1999 AFL finals series

May 2020 December 2017 afl 1999 8 4 9 472007 The 1999 finals series of the Australian Football League began on 3 September 1999 and ended with the 103rd AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September 1999 contested between the Kangaroos and Carlton. The Kangaroos, (formerly and later known as North Melbourne), emerged victorious to claim their fourth VFL/AFL Premiership.http://afltables.com/afl/seas/1999.html 1999 Season Results AFL Tables The top eight teams on the home and away rounds (regular season) ladder qualified for the Finals Series. Final Ladder 1999 Ladder Essendon finished one game clear on top of the ladder with 18 wins, and thus claimed its 15th minor premiership. The Kangaroos were second with 17 wins, trailed by the in third place with 16 wins, but with the best percentage of any team in the Eight. In fourth place were the who finished with 15 wins and a draw. The following three teams (, and ) finished with 12 wins each, separated by percentage. (with 11 wins) rounded out the Eight. <br/ > According to the McIntyre final eight system, this was how the first week of finals matches were arranged: Essendon vs. Sydney Kangaroos vs. Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions vs. Carlton Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast The 1999 finals series was probably best remembered by the preliminary final boilover, in which upset minor premier Essendon by one point at the MCG, which qualified them for an unexpected Grand Final appearance against the Kangaroos. The 1999 AFL season would also be the last season which used the McIntyre system. It was replaced the following year with the AFL final eight system. Match Reports Qualifying Final: Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast Team 1 2 3 Final (4) 2.5 4.7 6.9 8.12 (60) (5) 2.3 7.5 8.9 9.11 (65) Date Friday, 3 September 1999 19:45 AEST Goals (W. Bulldogs) 4: Kolyniuk1: Darcy, Garlick, Southern, West Goals (W. Coast) 4: Cummings2: Wirrpanda1: Peter Matera, Rintoul, White Best Western Bulldogs: Darcy, Liberatore, Johnson,<br/ > West, Ellis, KolyniukRoberts, 1999, p. 42West Coast: Jakovich, McKenna, Rintoul,<br/ > Cummings, Banfield, Wirrpanda, KempRoberts, 1999, p. 42 Injuries None Reports None Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance 41,227 Umpires Qualifying Final: Kangaroos vs. Port Adelaide |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 15.10 (100) | PA | 8.8 (56) | MCG | 31,476 | Saturday, 4 September Qualifying Final: Brisbane Lions vs. Carlton |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 20.18 (138) | | 8.17 (65) | The Gabba | 26,112 | Saturday, 4 September Qualifying Final: Essendon vs. Sydney |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 18.15 (123) | | 7.12 (54) | MCG | 57,687 | Sunday, 5 September Semi-final: West Coast vs. Carlton |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 10.10 (70) | | 18.16 (124) | MCG | 55,682 | Saturday, 11 September Semi-final: Brisbane Lions vs. Western Bulldogs |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.12 (126) | | 10.13 (73) | The Gabba | 24,045 | Saturday, 11 September Preliminary Final: Kangaroos vs. Brisbane |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.9 (123) | | 11.12 (78) | MCG | 61,031 | Friday, 17 September Preliminary Final: Essendon vs. Carlton 1999 AFL First Preliminary Final |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 14.19 (103) | | 16.8 (104) | MCG | 80,519 | Saturday, 18 September Grand Final: Kangaroos vs. Carlton 1999 AFL Grand Final |- ! Home team ! Score ! Away team ! Score ! Venue ! Attendance ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | | 19.10 (124) | | 12.17 (89) | MCG | 94,228 | Saturday, 25 September References Bibliography Roberts Michael The official AFL yearbook 1999 1999 Penguin Books Australia Ltd Australia 0-670-88825-7 Category:1999 in Australian rules football Finals Series