1993 VFA season

none October 2026 December 2017 1993 12 1 15 17 1st pre-season cup win Michael Sinni(Prahran – 19 votes) Jack Aziz( – 97 goals) white 1992 VFA season 1992 white 1994 VFA season 1994 The 1993 VFA season was the 112th season of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. The premiership was won by the Werribee Football Club, after it defeated Port Melbourne in the grand final on 19 September by 42 points. Association membership Leading up to the season, the Dandenong Football Club's financial troubles threatened to destroy the club. Its financial position had been weak since the 1980s; and the heavy spending which delivered it the 1991 premiership had worsened the situation, having not resulted in enough of a revenue boost to reverse the situation. The club was more than $220,000 in debt, including a $38,000 debt to the Dandenong Council which threatened its tenancy of Shepley Oval. Less than two weeks before the start of the season, the club succeeded in securing another lease for Shepley Oval.The Age Melbourne, VIC 32 Nicole Brady 3 April 1993 Dandenong completes deal with council A few days later, the club announced a controversial plan to deal with its debt: it would liquidate the club, then immediately establish a new and legally distinct debt-free club which carried the same on-field team forward.The Age Melbourne, VIC 36 Nicole Brady 6 April 1993 Dandenong to clear the debts The new club was known as Dandenong Redlegs Ltd, and the onfield team remained known as the Dandenong Redlegs, as it had been prior to the liquidation; a new guernsey, still incorporating its traditional navy blue and red colours, was adopted.The Age Melbourne, VIC 22 Nicole Brady 15 April 1993 Dandenong back as the Redlegs Several other clubs were unimpressed with Dandenong's actions, worrying that it damaged the credibility of the Association clubs as a whole and would make it more difficult for them to obtain credit in the future.The Age Melbourne, VIC 24 Nicole Brady 16 April 1993 VFA kicks off with hard times ahead Administrative structure In May, the clubs voted to disband the Association's Board of Directors, handing over complete administration of the Association to the Board of Management and streamlining the process by taking the clubs entirely out of it. Since the changes made in 1988, the Association had been administered by a six-man Board of Management which was elected by but independent from the clubs; but, decisions could be vetoed by a 75% majority vote of the Board of Directors, which comprised one delegate from each club.The Age Melbourne, VIC 36 Nicole Brady 20 April 1993 VFA looks to major shake-up of boardThe Age Melbourne, VIC 38 Nicole Brady 18 May 1993 VFA vote for new structure Home-and-away season In the home-and-away season, each team played eighteen games; the top five then contested the finals under the McIntyre final five system. Finals were played at Moorabbin Oval, and the grand final was played at Princes Park. Ladder main WDL Q 5 true points y 4 2 PMB Port Melbourne WER Werribee PRA Prahran FRA Frankston SPR Springvale BOX Box Hill SAN Sandringham DAN Dandenong WIL Williamstown PRE Preston OAK Oakleigh COB Coburg 16 2 0 2318 1584 13 5 0 2288 1563 P 13 5 0 2254 1620 12 6 0 2185 1551 10 8 0 1784 1713 10 8 0 1852 1880 9 9 0 2042 1642 8 10 0 1898 2029 7 11 0 1497 1745 7 11 0 1619 1895 3 15 0 1521 2559 0 18 0 1321 2798 Premiers #CCFFCC QF QF QF QF QF 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete Herald Sun Melbourne, VIC 51 Adrian Dunn 23 August 1993 Vales clear final hurdle Finals Qualifying and elimination finals Qualifying final Saturday, 28 August Werribee 12.16 (88) H Prahran 11.13 (79) Moorabbin Oval 1,786 The Sunday Age (Sport Liftout) Melbourne, VIC 17 Ross Booth 29 August 1993 Werribee shuts out Two Blues Elimination final Sunday, 29 August Frankston 14.10 (94) A Springvale 17.17 (119) Moorabbin Oval 4,194 The Age Melbourne, VIC 26 Nicole Brady 30 August 1993 Speedy Springvale knocks Dolphis out of the VFA finals Semi-finals First semi-final Saturday, 4 September Prahran 12.16 (88) A Springvale 14.16 (100) Moorabbin Oval The Age Melbourne, VIC 30 6 September 1993 Football Second semi-final Sunday, 5 September Port Melbourne 11.25 (91) H Werribee 11.14 (80) Moorabbin Oval 3,964 Preliminary final Preliminary final Sunday, 12 September Werribee 14.14 (98) H Springvale 14.11 (95) Moorabbin Oval 4,216 The Age Melbourne, VIC 28 Nicole Brady 13 September 1993 Aziz puts Vales out with last kick Grand Final 1993 VFA Grand Final Sunday, 19 September Port Melbourne 1.1 (7) 2.1 (13) 3.2 (20) 4.4 (28) Bailey 2, Hicks, Stynes Chrimes, for striking Aziz in the first quarterChrimes, for striking Lesiputty in the fourth quarterChrimes, for striking Lesiputty in the fourth quarterChrimes, for striking Wilson in the fourth quarter A Werribee 1.4 (10) 4.6 (30) 7.9 (51) 10.10 (70) Geary 3, Lamont 3, Button 2, McDonald, Raeburn Aziz, for elbowing Barlow in the first quarterMacPherson, for using abusive language towards emergency umpire McKernonRieniets, for striking King in the third quarter Princes Park 14,389 The Age Melbourne, VIC Nicole Brady 30 20 September 1993 Werribee toughs its way to first VFA flag D. Agnew, M. Nash Norm Goss Memorial Medal David Allday (Werribee) Awards The leading goalkicker for the season was Jack Aziz (Werribee), who kicked 97 goals including finals. The J. J. Liston Trophy was won by Michael Sinni (Prahran), who polled 19 votes. Sinni finished ahead of David King (Port Melbourne), who was second with 18 votes; and Simon Clark (Springvale), Mark Lisle (Box Hill) and Paul Williams (Frankston), who finished equal-third with 15 votes apiece.The Age Melbourne, VIC 26 Nicole Brady 26 August 1993 Sinni captures Liston medal The Fothergill–Round Medal was won by Adam Williams (Sandringham).http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-118-0-0-0&sID=54554&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=4834467 Fothergill–Round Medallists 20 December 2014 29 October 2014 Sportingpulse Sandringham won the seconds premiership. Sandringham 11.13 (79) defeated Box Hill 5.7 (37) in the grand final, held as a curtain-raiser to the Seniors Grand Final on 19 September.The Age Melbourne, VIC 80 Darrin Farrant 21 September 1992 Zebras charge to victory Werribee won the inaugural pre-season competition. Werribee 29.21 (195) defeated Sandringham 14.18 (102) in the grand final,https://www.hardballget.net/vfa-vfl-npm-pre-season-cup.html VFA-VFL pre-season cup David Eastman 24 December 2014 19 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181119091929/https://www.hardballget.net/vfa-vfl-npm-pre-season-cup.html dead held on 11 April at Beach Oval.The Sunday Age (Sport Liftout) Melbourne, VIC 18 Phil Cleary 11 April 1993 Talented Zebras are still the team to beat Notable events During the offseason, John Grieve was replaced as president of the Association by former Williamstown president Tony Hannebery. Grieve had served as president since April 1988.The Age Melbourne, VIC 34 Stephen Linnell 24 March 1993 Plan for new state league strikes snag Three of the five games played on Sunday 20 June were decided by one point: Box Hill 13.15 (93) d. Prahran 13.14 (92); Oakleigh 17.16 (118) d. Coburg 17.15 (117); and, Springvale 9.17 (71) d. Williamstown 10.10 (70).The Age Melbourne, VIC 33–34 Nicole Brady 21 June 1993 Grit earns Box Hill a 1-point win On Sunday 15 August, Bill Swan (Williamstown) played his 301st senior Association game, passing the record set by Fred Cook (300 games) to become the games record holder in Association history.The Sunday Age (Sport Liftout) Melbourne, VIC 19 Phil Cleary 13 August 1993 Record awaits the gentle Swan Swan finished his career with 302 games and held the record until passed by Ben Jolley in 2023.Williamstown warrior: Billy Swan's admiration for the man breaking his VFA/VFL games record https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/state-leagues/williamstown-warrior-billy-swans-admiration-for-the-man-breaking-his-vfavfl-games-record/news-story/35f49f88db976f7ac69acfadde9ee08d CODE Sports In the preliminary final, Werribee came back from a 17-point deficit midway through the final quarter to defeat Springvale. Jack Aziz, who also kicked the penultimate goal, scored the match-winning goal on the final siren with a set shot from 50 metres. The goal ended a strong season recovery by Springvale, which had lost its first five games before recovering to play finals.The Sunday Age (Sport Liftout) Melbourne, VIC 17 Phil Cleary 12 September 1993 Giant-killing Vales serious contenders See also List of VFA/VFL premiers Australian rules football Victorian Football League References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL