1991 AFL season

95th season of the Australian Football League (AFL) December 2017 December 2017 the 1991 season of the Arena Football League 1991 Arena Football League season afl 1991 100px 15 9 1 2 172 4178884 75,230 (Grand Final, vs. WC) Tony Lockett (StK) Jim Stynes () 1990 1992 The 1991 AFL season was the 95th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), which was known previously as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season ran from 22 March until 28 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top six clubs, an increase from the top five clubs which had contested the finals since 1972. The season saw expansion of the league to fifteen clubs, with the admission of the newly established Adelaide Crows, based in Adelaide, South Australia. With at least one team representing each of the three major Australian rules football states, the league was now the highest level senior Australian rules football competition across Australia, as well as the top administrative body for football in Victoria. The premiership was won by the Hawthorn Football Club for the ninth time, after defeating West Coast by 53 points in the 1991 AFL Grand Final. Foster's Cup 1991 Foster's Cup defeated 14.19 (103) to 7.12 (54) in the final. Home-and-away season The league expanded to 15 teams with the admission of the Adelaide Crows, meaning byes were required for the first time since 1943. Each team played 22 games for the season with two byes: seven teams had a bye in round 1, and one team had a bye in each subsequent round. Round 1 Round 1 Friday, 22 March (7:40 pm) 24.11 (155) H 9.15 (69) Football Park 44,902 Report Saturday, 23 March (2:10 pm) StK 16.11 (107) H 12.10 (82) Waverley Park 33,192 Report Sunday, 24 March (2:10 pm) 11.10 (76) A 21.20 (146) Waverley Park 38,861 Report Sunday, 24 March (2:10 pm) 14.15 (99) H 2.8 (20) Subiaco Oval 26,105 Report , , , , , , The Jarman brothers Andrew (for Adelaide) and Darren (for Hawthorn) made their AFL debuts against each other in the season opener. Round 2 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 8.10 (58) |||| 13.7 (85) ||Waverley Park|| 39,266 ||Saturday 30, March |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 6.13 (49) |||| 27.18 (180) ||Princes Park|| 11,278 ||Saturday 30, March |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 8.10 (58) |||| 15.14 (104) ||Carrara Stadium|| 5,724 ||Saturday 30, March |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.9 (81) |||| 15.14 (104) ||Football Park|| 43,850 ||Sunday 31, March |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.7 (109) |||| 16.17 (113) ||MCG|| 31,793 ||Monday 1, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 18.22 (130) ||StK|| 16.8 (104) ||Kardinia Park|| 26,303 ||Monday 1, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 25.16 (166) |||| 10.15 (75) ||Princes Park|| 13,815 ||Monday 1, April Round 3 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 18.19 (127) |||| 9.16 (70) ||Princes Park|| 16,651 ||Saturday 6, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.21 (117) |||| 8.10 (58) ||Victoria Park|| 24,691 ||Saturday 6, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.16 (94) |||| 25.17 (167) ||MCG|| 24,961 ||Saturday 6, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.16 (136) |||| 11.13 (79) ||Waverley Park|| 25,960 ||Saturday 6, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 10.8 (68) |||| 15.27 (117) ||Whitten Oval|| 20,875 ||Sunday 7, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 21.19 (145) ||StK|| 24.10 (154) ||MCG|| 27,266 ||Sunday 7, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.18 (108) |||| 19.18 (132) ||SCG|| 10,649 ||Sunday 7, April Round 4 Round 4 Friday, 12 April (7:40 pm) 18.19 (127) H 8.7 (55) WACA Ground 28,362 Report Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) 12.20 (92) H 6.11 (47) Windy Hill 20,197 Report Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) 23.17 (155) H 17.8 (110) Waverley Park 32,573 Report Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) StK 13.16 (94) D 13.16 (94) Moorabbin Oval 31,213 Report Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) 12.18 (90) A 15.16 (106) Princes Park 10,351 Report Saturday, 13 April (2:10 pm) 19.13 (127) A 24.20 (164) MCG 17,294 Report Sunday, 14 April (2:10 pm) 12.16 (88) A 27.28 (190) The Gabba 12,654 Report This was the first time since 1981 that a match for VFL/AFL premiership points had been staged at The Gabba. Under the insistence of their new coach Robert Walls, the Bears would eventually relocate there permanently in 1993. The match is also noticeable with Geelong’s Bill Brownless kicking 11 goals in the match, which remains the record for most goals kicked in a match at the venue. Round 5 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.16 (130) |||| 24.17 (161) ||SCG|| 13,140 ||Friday 19, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.19 (115) |||| 14.9 (93) ||Victoria Park|| 20,403 ||Saturday 20, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.17 (89) |||| 16.17 (113) ||Princes Park|| 12,124 ||Saturday 20, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.16 (118) |||| 16.11 (107) ||Waverley Park|| 21,448 ||Saturday 20, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 28.14 (182) |||| 17.10 (112) ||MCG|| 22,928 ||Saturday 20, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.17 (95) |||| 8.10 (58) ||Kardinia Park|| 27,365 ||Sunday 21, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.16 (130) |||| 9.11 (65) ||Subiaco Oval|| 34,704 ||Sunday 21, April Round 6 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 10.17 (77) |||| 17.11 (113) ||Waverley Park|| 55,735 ||Thursday 25, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 27.26 (188) |||| 21.8 (134) ||MCG|| 15,664 ||Thursday 25, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.16 (94) ||StK|| 7.18 (60) ||Princes Park|| 29,005 ||Saturday 27, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.11 (89) |||| 19.20 (134) ||Waverley Park|| 33,905 ||Saturday 27, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.11 (83) |||| 16.18 (114) ||Carrara Stadium|| 9,253 ||Saturday 27, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 11.8 (74) |||| 36.15 (231) ||North Hobart Oval|| 13,335 ||Sunday 28, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.14 (128) |||| 14.13 (97) ||Football Park|| 36,695 ||Sunday 28, April Round 7 Round 7 Friday, 3 May (7:40 pm) 21.15 (141) H 14.13 (97) MCG 13,111 Report Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) StK 24.18 (162) H 4.7 (31) Moorabbin Oval 25,057 Report Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) 18.18 (126) H 17.11 (113) MCG 14,722 Report Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) 17.13 (115) H 13.16 (94) Waverley Park 47,651 Report Saturday, 4 May (2:10 pm) 8.14 (62) A 21.18 (144) Princes Park 18,585 Report Sunday, 5 May (2:10 pm) 20.13 (133) H 14.17 (101) Western Oval 18,644 Report Sunday, 5 May (2:10 pm) 20.24 (144) H 14.14 (98) SCG 11,244 Report StK stars Nicky Winmar and Tony Lockett marked their long-awaited return to action with outstanding performances as the Saints set a new club record for biggest win, eclipsing their 110-point win against Fitzroy in 1970. The signs were ominous when Lockett goaled in the opening minute after marking a pass from Robert Harvey, eventually finishing with 12 goals. The Crows weren't helped by the loss of Andrew Jarman to a shoulder injury in the first quarter.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122360237 Saints go on record rampage The Canberra Times 65 20,476 Australian Capital Territory, Australia 5 May 1991 10 June 2021 11 National Library of Australia In their match at the MCG, led for much of the afternoon, and appeared to have won when former Geelong player Shane Hamilton put the Bears 19 points ahead at the 19-minute mark of the final quarter. The Demons mounted a comeback when Darren Cuthbertson goaled from a controversial free kick after Bears defender John Gastev was penalized for holding the ball, and hit the front with goals to Jim Stynes and Ricky Jackson to eventually run out 13-point winners. Cuthbertson and Darren Bennett kicked five goals each for the winners.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122360235 Demons pull a rabbit out of the hat at MCG The Canberra Times 65 20,476 Australian Capital Territory, Australia 5 May 1991 10 June 2021 11 National Library of Australia Round 8 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 18.14 (122) |||| 11.12 (78) ||Waverley Park|| 29,727 ||Saturday 11, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.9 (87) |||| 14.10 (94) ||Windy Hill|| 21,438 ||Saturday 11, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 10.10 (70) |||| 21.21 (147) ||Princes Park|| 7,416 ||Saturday 11, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.19 (121) |||| 12.10 (82) ||MCG|| 23,617 ||Saturday 11, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.17 (119) |||| 22.18 (150) ||Kardinia Park|| 17,746 ||Saturday 11, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 24.15 (159) |||| 15.12 (102) ||MCG|| 28,322 ||Sunday 12, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.7 (79) ||StK|| 21.22 (148) ||Gabba|| 9,828 ||Sunday 12, May Round 9 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 18.12 (120) |||| 18.10 (118) ||MCG|| 16,175 ||Friday 17, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.15 (93) |||| 12.9 (81) ||Princes Park|| 23,087 ||Saturday 18, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.12 (90) |||| 18.24 (132) ||Victoria Park|| 26,262 ||Saturday 18, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.13 (103) |||| 13.9 (87) ||Waverley Park|| 40,537 ||Saturday 18, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.11 (101) |||| 14.12 (96) ||Whitten Oval|| 10,585 ||Saturday 18, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.23 (125) |||| 3.8 (26) ||Subiaco Oval|| 23,586 ||Sunday 19, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.17 (113) ||StK|| 18.11 (119) ||SCG|| 13,284 ||Sunday 19, May Round 10 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.16 (106) |||| 10.12 (72) ||Football Park|| 43,722 ||Friday 24, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.12 (108) |||| 23.13 (151) ||Waverley Park|| 45,595 ||Saturday 25, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |StK|| 11.15 (81) |||| 16.13 (109) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 33,832 ||Saturday 25, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.13 (127) |||| 14.22 (106) ||Princes Park|| 10,214 ||Saturday 25, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 21.15 (141) |||| 18.19 (127) ||MCG|| 17,254 ||Saturday 25, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 10.15 (75) |||| 12.10 (82) ||Carrara Stadium|| 7,330 ||Sunday 26, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.16 (106) |||| 10.12 (72) ||Subiaco Oval|| 33,498 ||Sunday 26, May Round 11 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 18.22 (130) |||| 17.12 (114) ||MCG|| 28,299 ||Saturday 1, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.14 (86) |||| 12.8 (80) ||Windy Hill|| 21,635 ||Saturday 1, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 27.15 (177) |||| 14.9 (93) ||Kardinia Park|| 17,644 ||Saturday 1, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 10.17 (77) ||StK|| 15.13 (103) ||Princes Park|| 20,832 ||Saturday 1, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.8 (80) |||| 17.15 (117) ||Waverley Park|| 15,476 ||Saturday 1, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 8.9 (57) |||| 1.10 (16) ||Whitten Oval|| 16,036 ||Sunday 2, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 18.13 (121) |||| 26.12 (168) ||SCG|| 7,657 ||Sunday 2, June Round 12 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.10 (82) |||| 10.2 (62) ||Waverley Park|| 39,832 ||Saturday 8, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 4.11 (35) |||| 5.5 (35) ||Whitten Oval|| 11,236 ||Saturday 8, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.9 (93) |||| 21.19 (145) ||Carrara Stadium|| 5,728 ||Sunday 9, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 7.8 (50) |||| 7.5 (47) ||Football Park|| 31,273 ||Sunday 9, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.18 (96) |||| 20.16 (136) ||Princes Park|| 23,123 ||Monday 10, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.12 (90) |||| 14.12 (96) ||MCG|| 29,415 ||Monday 10, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |StK|| 15.11 (101) |||| 8.18 (66) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 31,242 ||Monday 10, June Round 13 Round 13 Friday, 14 June (7:40 pm) 25.15 (165) H 7.5 (47) WACA Ground 25,117 Report Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) 6.11 (47) A 12.13 (85) MCG 16,235 Report Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) 22.17 (149) H 9.8 (62) Princes Park 5,741 Report Saturday, 15 June (2:10 pm) 10.14 (74) A 11.10 (76) Waverley Park 41,948 Report Sunday, 16 June (1:10 pm) 15.8 (98) A StK 17.9 (111) North Hobart Oval 13,746 Report Sunday, 16 June (2:10 pm) 16.8 (104) A 20.14 (134) MCG 40,930 Report Sunday, 16 June (3:10 pm) 18.16 (124) H 17.8 (110) SCG 12,769 Report In the Friday evening game in Perth, continued their unbeaten start to the season and extended their winning streak to 12 games when they pounded by 118 points, equalling their biggest winning margin which was set against in 1988. Full-forward Peter Sumich became the first Eagles player to kick ten or more goals in a game and finished with a career-best 13 goals. Going into three-quarter time with a one-point lead, kicked six goals to none in the final quarter to defeat and win their first game in Melbourne. After the match, Crows coach Graham Cornes acknowledged the significance of the win and took the opportunity to accuse the Victorian football media of a "xenophobic" attitude towards non-Victorian teams, also claiming that South Australian football crowds were "angels" compared to the crowds at Melbourne's suburban football grounds.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118150927 Crow pecks at media after win The Canberra Times Australian Capital Territory, Australia 16 June 1991 11 June 2021 11 National Library of Australia The game between and marked the much-anticipated return of Gary Ablett from his premature retirement announcement earlier in the year. He had a modest game with ten touches and two goals, while teammate Bill Brownless took several spectacular marks and kicked seven goals as the Cats ran out winners by 30 points and consigned the Demons to a fourth straight loss.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118151200 Demons sink out of top six The Canberra Times Australian Capital Territory, Australia 17 June 1991 10 June 2021 26 National Library of Australia Round 14 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.14 (128) |||| 26.16 (172) ||MCG|| 23,353 ||Friday 21, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.11 (83) |||| 11.14 (80) ||Princes Park|| 19,588 ||Saturday 22, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.23 (143) |||| 6.8 (44) ||Victoria Park|| 22,332 ||Saturday 22, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.20 (122) |||| 12.11 (83) ||Windy Hill|| 16,519 ||Saturday 22, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |StK|| 16.6 (102) |||| 8.21 (69) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 23,963 ||Saturday 22, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 11.11 (77) |||| 19.13 (127) ||Waverley Park|| 30,664 ||Saturday 22, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 23.18 (156) |||| 13.12 (90) ||Football Park|| 35,355 ||Sunday 23, June Round 15 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 18.7 (115) |||| 27.17 (179) ||MCG|| 25,819 ||Friday 28, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 23.22 (160) |||| 5.7 (37) ||Victoria Park|| 25,164 ||Saturday 29, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 6.5 (41) |||| 8.12 (60) ||Princes Park|| 15,147 ||Saturday 29, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 11.23 (89) |||| 6.7 (43) ||Whitten Oval|| 17,536 ||Saturday 29, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.17 (131) |||| 14.14 (98) ||Waverley Park|| 22,688 ||Saturday 29, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.10 (94) |||| 26.21 (177) ||SCG|| 10,569 ||Sunday 30, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 21.11 (137) ||StK|| 14.9 (93) ||Subiaco|| 42,255 ||Sunday 30, June Round 16 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.5 (89) |||| 13.17 (95) ||Princes Park|| 23,191 ||Saturday 6, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.13 (133) |||| 13.2 (80) ||Victoria Park|| 27,757 ||Saturday 6, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 23.20 (158) |||| 14.11 (95) ||Waverley Park|| 21,715 ||Saturday 6, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 11.10 (76) |||| 14.16 (100) ||MCG|| 25,799 ||Saturday 6, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.21 (99) |||| 10.15 (75) ||Kardinia Park|| 31,096 ||Sunday 7, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 26.14 (170) |||| 15.15 (105) ||Gabba|| 7,373 ||Sunday 7, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.18 (96) ||StK|| 18.16 (124) ||MCG|| 32,782 ||Sunday 7, July Round 17 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.15 (135) |||| 8.6 (54) ||WACA|| 30,715 ||Friday 12, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 6.12 (48) |||| 7.13 (55) ||Princes Park|| 13,509 ||Saturday 13, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 6.7 (43) |||| 7.18 (60) ||Windy Hill|| 13,501 ||Saturday 13, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.20 (92) |||| 7.13 (55) ||MCG|| 12,710 ||Saturday 13, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |StK|| 9.13 (67) |||| 18.8 (116) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 28,789 ||Saturday 13, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.13 (103) |||| 14.6 (90) ||Waverley Park|| 7,239 ||Saturday 13, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.19 (103) |||| 15.24 (114) ||SCG|| 12,143 ||Sunday 14, July Round 18 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.21 (111) |||| 18.16 (124) ||Princes Park|| 14,129 ||Saturday 20, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.9 (123) |||| 5.19 (49) ||Windy Hill|| 19,322 ||Saturday 20, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.10 (88) |||| 13.16 (94) ||Waverley Park|| 24,731 ||Saturday 20, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |StK|| 16.14 (110) |||| 17.9 (111) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 24,950 ||Saturday 20, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.16 (100) |||| 12.21 (93) ||Carrara Stadium|| 9,735 ||Sunday 21, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.16 (136) |||| 10.8 (68) ||Kardinia Park|| 22,145 ||Sunday 21, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.22 (118) |||| 19.8 (122) ||Football Park|| 40,794 ||Sunday 21, July Round 19 Round 19 Friday, 26 July (7:40 pm) 12.13 (85) H 11.16 (82) MCG 19,399 Report Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) 24.15 (159) H 8.10 (58) Kardinia Park 13,639 Report Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) 10.8 (68) A 11.14 (80) Princes Park 16,110 Report Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) 13.7 (85) H StK 7.11 (53) Waverley Park 53,315 Report Saturday, 27 July (2:10 pm) 16.12 (108) H 7.9 (51) Western Oval 8,977 Report Sunday, 28 July (2:10 pm) 14.15 (99) H 12.20 (92) SCG 9,276 Report Sunday, 28 July (7:40 pm) 16.12 (108) H 12.9 (81) Football Park 41,716 Report Round 20 Round 20 Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) 16.9 (105) H 14.19 (103) Princes Park 20,277 Report Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) 22.19 (151) H 12.12 (84) Windy Hill 14,341 Report Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) 12.11 (83) H 10.9 (69) Waverley Park 20,670 Report Saturday, 3 August (2:10 pm) 13.10 (88) A 20.20 (140) MCG 28,323 Report Saturday, 3 August (7:40 pm) 10.11 (71) A 26.16 (172) Carrara Stadium 9,302 Report Sunday, 4 August (2:10 pm) 13.19 (97) A 23.18 (156) MCG 16,434 Report Sunday, 4 August (2:10 pm) 11.14 (80) A 14.11 (95) Football Park 45,864 Report StK produced its second major upset of the season, shaking off four consecutive narrow losses and surviving a last-quarter fightback from second-placed to win by two points. The Blues players kept a promise to coach David Parkin that they would produce a four-quarter effort, while Cats coach Malcolm Blight lamented his side's inconsistency.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122375548 'One of those days' for Blues and Cats The Canberra Times 65 20,567 Australian Capital Territory, Australia 4 August 1991 12 June 2021 11 National Library of Australia Round 21 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 11.16 (82) |||| 12.9 (81) ||WACA|| 30,987 ||Friday 9, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |StK|| 23.17 (155) |||| 15.11 (101) ||Waverley Park|| 32,615 ||Saturday 10, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 8.7 (55) |||| 19.13 (127) ||MCG|| 50,085 ||Saturday 10, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 23.19 (157) |||| 17.10 (112) ||Windy Hill|| 12,970 ||Saturday 10, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 28.27 (195) |||| 10.9 (69) ||Princes Park|| 11,500 ||Saturday 10, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 8.16 (64) |||| 6.4 (40) ||Whitten Oval|| 11,452 ||Saturday 10, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.22 (100) |||| 20.16 (136) ||SCG|| 13,252 ||Sunday 11, August Round 22 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.9 (81) ||StK|| 20.12 (132) ||Football Park|| 45,440 ||Friday 16, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.12 (84) |||| 13.10 (88) ||Waverley Park|| 34,588 ||Saturday 17, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 22.16 (148) |||| 21.21 (147) ||Princes Park|| 8,588 ||Saturday 17, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.11 (95) |||| 11.12 (78) ||MCG|| 15,466 ||Saturday 17, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.13 (115) |||| 13.10 (88) ||Kardinia Park|| 17,755 ||Saturday 17, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.13 (91) |||| 15.13 (103) ||Gabba|| 6,480 ||Sunday 18, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.9 (99) |||| 11.9 (75) ||Subiaco Oval|| 35,001 ||Sunday 18, August Round 23 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 21.14 (140) |||| 13.16 (94) ||SCG|| 8,553 ||Friday 23, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 8.10 (58) |||| 23.18 (156) ||Princes Park|| 18,521 ||Saturday 24, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 18.18 (126) |||| 14.9 (93) ||Victoria Park|| 29,541 ||Saturday 24, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 8.10 (58) |||| 13.12 (90) ||Waverley Park|| 26,445 ||Saturday 24, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |StK|| 27.12 (174) |||| 7.12 (54) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 16,364 ||Saturday 24, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.19 (115) |||| 7.10 (52) ||Subiaco Oval|| 38,990 ||Sunday 25, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 6.9 (45) |||| 8.8 (56) ||Whitten Oval|| 16,380 ||Sunday 25, August Round 24 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.18 (138) |||| 18.15 (123) ||MCG|| 21,854 ||Saturday 31, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.11 (107) |||| 8.18 (66) ||Kardinia Park|| 28,491 ||Saturday 31, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 9.9 (63) |||| 21.17 (143) ||Waverley Park|| 48,311 ||Saturday 31, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.15 (99) |||| 12.17 (89) ||Princes Park|| 7,308 ||Saturday 31, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |StK|| 24.14 (158) |||| 17.17 (119) ||Moorabbin Oval|| 24,106 ||Saturday 31, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 8.14 (62) |||| 14.14 (98) ||Carrara Stadium|| 4,721 ||Saturday 31, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 28.12 (180) |||| 16.11 (107) ||Football Park|| 36,220 ||Sunday 1, September Ladder (P) Premiers Qualified for finals |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 1 || align=left | || 22 || 19 || 3 || 0 || 2485 || 1532 || 162.2 || 76 |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 2 || align=left | (P) || 22 || 16 || 6 || 0 || 2793 || 2055 || 135.9 || 64 |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 3 || align=left | || 22 || 16 || 6 || 0 || 2660 || 2021 || 131.6 || 64 |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 4 || align=left | StK || 22 || 14 || 7 || 1 || 2512 || 2087 || 120.4 || 58 |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 5 || align=left | || 22 || 13 || 9 || 0 || 2355 || 2123 || 110.9 || 52 |- style=background:#FFFFBB | 6 || align=left | || 22 || 13 || 9 || 0 || 2203 || 2017 || 109.2 || 52 |- | 7 || align=left | || 22 || 12 || 9 || 1 || 2349 || 2033 || 115.5 || 50 |- | 8 || align=left | || 22 || 12 || 10 || 0 || 2456 || 2693 || 91.2 || 48 |- | 9 || align=left | || 22 || 10 || 12 || 0 || 2041 || 2282 || 89.4 || 40 |- | 10 || align=left | || 22 || 9 || 12 || 1 || 1815 || 2064 || 87.9 || 38 |- | 11 || align=left | || 22 || 8 || 14 || 0 || 1878 || 2113 || 88.9 || 32 |- | 12 || align=left | || 22 || 7 || 14 || 1 || 2360 || 2778 || 85.0 || 30 |- | 13 || align=left | || 22 || 7 || 15 || 0 || 2141 || 2450 || 87.4 || 28 |- | 14 || align=left | || 22 || 4 || 18 || 0 || 1837 || 2771 || 66.3 || 16 |- | 15 || align=left | || 22 || 3 || 19 || 0 || 1976 || 2842 || 69.5 || 12 |} Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points forAverage score: 102.6Source: AFL Tables Finals series 1991 AFL finals series Finals week 1 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.11 (113) || || 11.9 (75) ||Waverley Park|| 46,032 ||Saturday 7, September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.14 (104) ||StK|| 14.13 (97) ||Waverley Park|| 63,796 ||Sunday 8, September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.11 (101) |||| 18.16 (124) ||Subiaco Oval|| 44,142 ||Sunday 8, September Finals week 2 |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.17 (95) |||| 13.15 (93) ||Waverley Park|| 63,733 ||Saturday 14, September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.15 (117) |||| 12.7 (79) ||Waverley Park|| 41,136 ||Sunday 15, September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" Preliminary final |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 8.16 (64) |||| 11.13 (79) ||Waverley Park|| 47,638 ||Saturday 21, September |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" Grand final 1991 AFL Grand Final |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.19 (139) |||| 13.8 (86) ||Waverley Park|| 75,230 ||Saturday 28, September Season notes The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed the Crows, entered the AFL competition. The McIntyre "final five" system, which had operated from 1972 until 1990, was replaced by the first McIntyre "final six" system. This system lasted only this season, and it was replaced by the second McIntyre "final six" system in 1992. StK broke an eighteen year finals drought, making the finals for the first time since 1973. In round 6, North Melbourne and Sydney kicked a combined 32.18 (210) in the first half. It is the only aggregate of 200 points for a half in VFL/AFL history. In round 11, Carlton kicked its only goal through Mark Arceri 33 seconds from the end of its match with Footscray.Lerner Ronny Footy flashback: Blues had one goal against the Bulldogs https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/footy-flashback-blues-had-one-goal-against-the-bulldogs-20200327-p54elm.html www.theage.com.au 27 March 2020 16 September 2020 It was the Blues' lowest score since 1904, and the closest a team has come to a goalless match since 1961. In round 21, Essendon hosted its last senior VFL/AFL match at Windy Hill, its home venue since 1922. Essendon played its home matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the remainder of the 1990s. Jim Stynes became the first, and as of 2024 only, foreign-born winner of the highest individual award, the Brownlow Medal. West Coast did not concede more than 100 points in any game during the home-and-away season, being the first team to do this since 1967. In May, the AFL Commission adopted conditions to allow finals matches to be played outside Victoria for the first time, if the higher ranked team was non-Victorian and its ground managers could demonstrate there would be at least a comparable financial result to the match being played in Melbourne.Football Record 80 9 3 Finals' venues 17 May 1991 The season's qualifying final between West Coast and Hawthorn, played at Subiaco Oval, became the first finals match played outside Victoria under these conditions. The capacity of the Melbourne Cricket Ground was reduced by half during 1991 as the new Great Southern Stand was constructed in preparation for the 1992 Cricket World Cup, to be played there from February 1992. One consequence of this was that Waverley Park hosted all finals that were played in Melbourne, including the grand final for the first and only time in its history. The other was that Hawthorn's plans move its home games from Princes Park to Waverley Park were delayed by one year: Hawthorn had played five home games at Waverley Park and six at Princes Park in 1990 as part of transitional arrangements for a permanent move in 1991, but the AFL reneged on the deal when it became clear that the ground was needed for blockbuster games throughout the year: as a compromise, Hawthorn again played five home games at Waverley Park and six at Princes Park during 1991, and then moved permanently to Waverley Park in 1992.The Sun News-Pictorial Melbourne, VIC 88 Daryl Timms 2 July 1990 Feathers fly The reserves premiership was won by Brisbane, who became the first non-Victorian team to win a VFL/AFL premiership at any grade (main: 1991 AFL reserves season). The final under-19s premiership was won by North Melbourne. The AFL under-19s competition was shut down at the end of the season, being replaced by an under-18s competition featuring six district-based clubs in Victoria that were unaffiliated to the VFL/AFL clubs. At the end of the season, Hawthorn captain Michael Tuck retired, having played a then-record 426 VFL/AFL matches (including seven premierships from 11 grand finals). The record stood until passed by Brent Harvey () in Round 19 of 2016. Awards The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Jim Stynes of Melbourne The Coleman Medal was awarded to Tony Lockett of St Kilda The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Paul Dear of Hawthorn The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Jim Stynes of Melbourne The Under 19's Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Footscray The Reserves Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Sydney The Seniors Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Brisbane The Under 19's Grand Final was won by North Melbourne against Collingwood The Reserves Grand Final was won by Brisbane against Melbourne The Seniors Grand Final was won by Hawthorn against West Coast References Stephen Rodgers Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1991 3rd 1992 Penguin Books Australia 0-670-90526-7 Sources 1991 AFL season at AFL Tables 1991 AFL season at Australian Football 1991 Category:1991 in Australian men's sport Category:1991 in Australian rules football