1992 AFL season
The 1992 AFL season was the 96th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured fifteen clubs, ran from 21 March until 26 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top six clubs.
1992 AFL premiership season | |
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Teams | 15 |
Premiers | West Coast 1st premiership |
Minor premiers | Geelong 11th minor premiership |
Pre-season cup | Hawthorn 3rd pre-season cup win |
Brownlow Medallist | Scott Wynd (Footscray) |
Leading goalkicker | Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) |
Attendance | |
Matches played | 172 |
Total attendance | 4,814,265 (27,990 per match) |
Highest | 95,007 (Grand Final, West Coast vs. Geelong) |
Prior to the season, the AFL ceased its role as the administrative body for football in Victoria after 95 years: this role was transferred, along with control of the reserves competition, to the newly established Victorian State Football League (VSFL). Subsequently, the Victorian AFL clubs' under-19s competition was dissolved, and zone-based recruiting was abolished.
The premiership was won by the West Coast Eagles, after it defeated Geelong by 28 points in the 1992 AFL Grand Final. It was West Coast's first premiership, and also the first premiership won by a non-Victorian club following the league's interstate expansion.
Foster's Cup
Foster's Cup Final | |||||
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Saturday, 14 March | Fitzroy 8.15 (63) | def. by | Hawthorn 19.14 (128) | Waverley Park (crowd: 49,453) | |
Premiership season
Round 1
Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 March (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 21.15 (141) | def. | Geelong 18.13 (121) | Waverley Park (crowd: 34,677) | |
Saturday, 21 March (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Bears 10.8 (68) | def. by | Carlton 13.14 (94) | Carrara Stadium (crowd: 9,066) | |
Sunday, 22 March (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 18.20 (128) | def. | Essendon 17.9 (111) | Waverley Park (crowd: 44,520) | |
Sunday, 22 March (2:10 pm) | Adelaide 12.15 (87) | def. by | Footscray 17.12 (114) | Football Park (crowd: 40,381) | |
Bye Collingwood, Fitzroy, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney, West Coast |
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Round 2
Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 23.16 (154) | def. | Brisbane Bears 13.10 (88) | Victoria Park (crowd: 26,166) | |
Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) | Carlton 17.13 (115) | def. | Hawthorn 12.17 (89) | Princes Park (crowd: 25,689) | |
Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) | Melbourne 17.11 (113) | def. | Geelong 15.15 (105) | MCG (crowd: 38,646) | |
Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) | Richmond 9.11 (65) | def. by | North Melbourne 19.17 (131) | Waverley Park (crowd: 21,969) | |
Sunday, 29 March (2:10 pm) | Essendon 15.8 (98) | def. by | Fitzroy 22.18 (150) | MCG (crowd: 29,206) | |
Sunday, 29 March (2:10 pm) | Footscray 16.12 (108) | def. | St Kilda 9.22 (76) | Western Oval (crowd: 25,072) | |
Sunday, 29 March (2:10 pm) | Sydney 14.14 (98) | def. | West Coast 14.11 (95) | SCG (crowd: 9,325) | |
Bye Adelaide |
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Round 3
Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) | Melbourne 13.17 (95) | def. by | Adelaide 15.14 (104) | Princes Park (crowd: 9,278) | |
Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 17.14 (116) | def. | Sydney 13.19 (97) | Victoria Park (crowd: 25,432) | |
Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne 10.15 (75) | def. by | Hawthorn 14.17 (101) | MCG (crowd: 25,323) | |
Sunday, 5 April (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears 11.16 (82) | def. | Fitzroy 8.10 (58) | Carrara Oval (crowd: 3,876) | |
Sunday, 5 April (2:10 pm) | Footscray 9.15 (69) | def. by | Essendon 13.13 (91) | Western Oval (crowd: 21,569) | |
Sunday, 5 April (2:10 pm) | Geelong 29.24 (198) | def. | Richmond 11.6 (72) | Kardinia Park (crowd: 22,122) | |
Sunday, 5 April (2:10 pm) | West Coast 16.17 (113) | def. | St Kilda 12.8 (80) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,428) | |
Bye Carlton |
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Round 4
Round 4 | |||||
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Friday, 10 April (7:40 pm) | North Melbourne 16.14 (110) | def. by | Carlton 19.11 (125) | MCG (crowd: 43,231) | |
Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy 19.16 (130) | def. | Adelaide 14.13 (97) | Princes Park (crowd: 8,243) | |
Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon 17.13 (115) | def. by | Collingwood 19.10 (124) | Waverley Park (crowd: 54,984) | |
Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 16.12 (108) | def. | Hawthorn 14.14 (98) | Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 27,350) | |
Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | Richmond 17.17 (119) | def. | Melbourne 9.15 (69) | MCG (crowd: 27,572) | |
Sunday, 12 April (2:10 pm) | Sydney 17.17 (119) | def. by | Footscray 25.15 (165) | SCG (crowd: 8,309) | |
Sunday, 12 April (2:10 pm) | West Coast 15.17 (107) | def. by | Geelong 20.11 (131) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,101) | |
Bye Brisbane Bears |
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Round 5
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) | Carlton 10.13 (73) | def. by | Sydney 14.10 (94) | Princes Park (crowd: 21,182) | |
Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 16.18 (114) | def. by | Essendon 22.9 (141) | Waverley Park (crowd: 32,509) | |
Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne 14.17 (101) | def. by | Footscray 20.20 (140) | MCG (crowd: 22,562) | |
Saturday, 18 April (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Bears 14.8 (92) | drew with | West Coast 13.14 (92) | Carrara Stadium (crowd: 6,923) | |
Sunday, 19 April (2:10 pm) | Adelaide 23.13 (151) | def. | Richmond 17.15 (117) | Football Park (crowd: 39,022) | |
Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) | Melbourne 14.14 (98) | def. by | Collingwood 19.17 (131) | MCG (crowd: 63,711) | |
Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy 16.12 (108) | def. by | St Kilda 17.26 (128) | Princes Park (crowd: 20,298) | |
Bye Geelong |
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Round 6
Round 6 | |||||
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Friday, 24 April (7:40 pm) | Sydney 11.10 (76) | def. by | North Melbourne 18.17 (125) | SCG (crowd: 9,226) | |
Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | Carlton 18.13 (121) | def. | St Kilda 17.11 (113) | Princes Park (crowd: 34,661) | |
Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 17.9 (111) | def. by | Hawthorn 20.15 (135) | Waverley Park (crowd: 72,765) | |
Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon 18.16 (124) | def. | Melbourne 19.9 (123) | MCG (crowd: 41,405) | |
Sunday, 26 April (2:10 pm) | Adelaide 19.20 (134) | def. | Brisbane Bears 11.8 (74) | Football Park (crowd: 42,759) | |
Sunday, 26 April (2:10 pm) | Geelong 25.25 (175) | def. | Fitzroy 11.11 (77) | Kardinia Park (crowd: 22,062) | |
Sunday, 26 April (2:10 pm) | Richmond 14.12 (96) | def. by | West Coast 14.13 (97) | MCG (crowd: 17,629) | |
Bye Footscray |
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Round 7
Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 21.13 (139) | def. | Adelaide 9.11 (65) | Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 22,350) | |
Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 16.20 (116) | def. | North Melbourne 9.12 (66) | Victoria Park (crowd: 27,262) | |
Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 25.22 (172) | def. | Richmond 14.9 (93) | Waverley Park (crowd: 26,789) | |
Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | Melbourne 13.18 (96) | drew with | Sydney 13.18 (96) | MCG (crowd: 17,532) | |
Sunday, 3 May (3:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears 11.9 (75) | def. by | Geelong 37.17 (239) | Carrara Oval (crowd: 7,645) | |
Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | Footscray 18.20 (128) | def. | Carlton 11.6 (72) | MCG (crowd: 49,406) | |
Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy 15.12 (102) | def. | West Coast 11.16 (82) | North Hobart Oval (crowd: 8,819) | |
Bye Essendon |
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Round 8
Round 8 | |||||
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Thursday, 7 May (7:40 pm) | Collingwood 9.18 (72) | def. by | Carlton 16.9 (105) | MCG (crowd: 83,262) | |
Friday, 8 May (7:40 pm) | Sydney 19.21 (135) | def. | Brisbane Bears 8.13 (61) | SCG (crowd: 7,425) | |
Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) | Geelong 32.18 (210) | def. | Adelaide 12.15 (87) | Kardinia Park (crowd: 18,565) | |
Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne 19.18 (132) | def. | Essendon 11.14 (80) | Princes Park (crowd: 15,911) | |
Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) | Richmond 15.12 (102) | def. by | Fitzroy 24.17 (161) | MCG (crowd: 20,101) | |
Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 18.17 (125) | def. | Melbourne 10.5 (65) | Waverley Park (crowd: 31,556) | |
Sunday, 10 May (2:10 pm) | West Coast 19.19 (133) | def. | Footscray 11.8 (74) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 25,234) | |
Bye Hawthorn |
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Round 12
Round 12 | |||||
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Friday, 5 June (7:40 pm) | North Melbourne 10.6 (66) | def. by | West Coast 14.26 (110) | MCG (crowd: 10,165) | |
Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) | Essendon 19.16 (130) | def. | Richmond 11.13 (79) | MCG (crowd: 35,967) | |
Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy 11.18 (84) | def. by | Footscray 22.14 (146) | Princes Park (crowd: 20,020) | |
Sunday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears 16.7 (103) | def. | Melbourne 11.11 (77) | Carrara Oval (crowd: 4,902) | |
Sunday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | Carlton 13.12 (90) | def. by | Geelong 16.22 (118) | MCG (crowd: 62,586) | |
Monday, 8 June (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 15.12 (102) | def. by | Adelaide 15.13 (103) | Waverley Park (crowd: 21,119) | |
Monday, 8 June (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 11.10 (76) | def. by | St Kilda 10.17 (77) | MCG (crowd: 80,060) | |
Bye Sydney |
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Round 13
Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) | Carlton 17.13 (115) | def. | Adelaide 13.14 (92) | Princes Park (crowd: 14,433) | |
Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 22.13 (145) | def. | Fitzroy 13.11 (89) | Waverley Park (crowd: 22,289) | |
Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne 17.13 (115) | def. by | Geelong 29.18 (192) | MCG (crowd: 22,156) | |
Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 24.13 (157) | def. | Sydney 15.14 (104) | Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 19,716) | |
Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears 12.13 (85) | def. by | Essendon 18.11 (119) | Carrara Oval (crowd: 6,442) | |
Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) | West Coast 8.14 (62) | def. by | Collingwood 8.15 (63) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,622) | |
Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) | Footscray 25.11 (161) | def. | Melbourne 8.6 (54) | Western Oval (crowd: 19,185) | |
Bye Richmond |
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Round 15
Round 15 | |||||
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Friday, 26 June (7:40 pm) | Adelaide 22.17 (149) | def. | Sydney 13.4 (82) | Football Park (crowd: 31,593) | |
Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) | Richmond 19.9 (123) | def. | Carlton 17.18 (120) | Waverley Park (crowd: 24,072) | |
Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) | Essendon 9.8 (62) | def. by | West Coast 20.17 (137) | MCG (crowd: 32,849) | |
Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 18.9 (117) | def. | North Melbourne 16.13 (109) | Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 22,329) | |
Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears 15.14 (104) | def. by | Hawthorn 16.12 (108) | Carrara Oval (crowd: 7,573) | |
Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | Melbourne 16.13 (109) | def. | Fitzroy 13.9 (87) | MCG (crowd: 21,097) | |
Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | Geelong 14.18 (102) | def. | Footscray 14.9 (93) | Kardinia Park (crowd: 27,445) | |
Bye Collingwood |
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Round 20
Round 20 | |||||
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Friday, 31 July (7:40 pm) | West Coast 29.12 (186) | def. | Brisbane Bears 8.7 (55) | WACA Ground (crowd: 23,236) | |
Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 14.16 (100) | def. by | Melbourne 16.13 (109) | Victoria Park (crowd: 25,536) | |
Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | Essendon 8.8 (56) | def. by | Hawthorn 32.24 (216) | MCG (crowd: 41,070) | |
Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 14.18 (102) | def. | Fitzroy 10.24 (84) | Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 27,736) | |
Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | Footscray 24.8 (152) | def. | North Melbourne 16.9 (105) | Waverley Park (crowd: 13,373) | |
Sunday, 2 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond 7.11 (53) | def. by | Adelaide 24.19 (163) | MCG (crowd: 10,291) | |
Sunday, 2 August (2:10 pm) | Sydney 20.10 (130) | def. by | Carlton 21.13 (139) | SCG (crowd: 13,265) | |
Bye Geelong |
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Ladder
All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. An additional 7 games were played during the finals series.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
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1 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3057 | 2099 | 145.6 | 64 | Finals |
2 | Footscray | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2384 | 1836 | 129.8 | 64 | |
3 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2195 | 1911 | 114.9 | 64 | |
4 | West Coast (P) | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2206 | 1752 | 125.9 | 62 | |
5 | Hawthorn | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2579 | 2098 | 122.9 | 56 | |
6 | St Kilda | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2415 | 2009 | 120.2 | 56 | |
7 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2362 | 2103 | 112.3 | 56 | |
8 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2241 | 2414 | 92.8 | 48 | |
9 | Adelaide | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2317 | 2286 | 101.4 | 44 | |
10 | Fitzroy | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2166 | 2398 | 90.3 | 36 | |
11 | Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2083 | 2386 | 87.3 | 30 | |
12 | North Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2269 | 2535 | 89.5 | 28 | |
13 | Richmond | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2160 | 2938 | 73.5 | 20 | |
14 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1770 | 2742 | 64.6 | 18 | |
15 | Sydney | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1997 | 2694 | 74.1 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals series
The AFL used a modified version of the McIntyre final six, after criticism of the original final six system. The difference to the original version was that First Semi-final would be contested between the loser of the qualifying final and the Elimination Final winner which had finished in a lower qualifying position on the ladder, while the second Semi-final would be contested between the winner of the qualifying final and the Elimination Final winner which had finished in a higher qualifying position on the ladder. This system would be retained for the following season before being replaced by the McIntyre final eight system.
Elimination Finals
First Elimination Final[6] | |||||
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Sunday, 6 September 2:30pm | West Coast | def. | Hawthorn | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,237) | |
1.3 (9) 6.5 (41) 10.10 (70) 14.16 (100) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
4.6 (30) 6.8 (44) 10.13 (73) 12.15 (87) |
Umpires: C. Mitchell, Rich Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||
Sumich 4 Matera 3 Pyke, Langdon 2 Heady, Kemp, Lewis 1 |
Goals | 6 Dunstall 2 Hudson 1 Anderson, Jarman, Gowers, Platten | |||
Matera, Pyke, Harding, Kemp, McKenna, Waterman, Langdon | Best | Gowers, Allan, Taylor, Platten, Dunstall | |||
Second Elimination Final[6] | |||||
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Saturday, 5 September 2:30pm | Collingwood | def. by | St Kilda | Waverley Park (crowd: 74,253) | |
2.3 (15) 5.4 (34) 8.8 (56) 12.11 (83) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.4 (16) 6.7 (43) 10.9 (69) 13.13 (91) |
Umpires: Carey, Sheehan Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||
McKeown 5 Russell, Rowe 2 Francis, Brown, Starcevich 1 |
Goals | 5 Lockett 2 Dwyer, Loewe 1 Devonport, Morris, Fletcher, Kickett | |||
Monkhorst, Wright, Russell, McKeown, Pert, Shaw | Best | Harvey, Loewe, Ralphsmith, Dwyer, Devonport, Lockett | |||
Qualifying final
Qualifying Final | |||||
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Sunday, 6 September 2:30pm | Geelong | def. | Footscray | MCG (crowd: 68,753) | |
5.4 (34) 11.6 (72) 18.9 (117) 26.16 (172) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
7.2 (44) 14.4 (88) 15.7 (97) 17.9 (111) |
Umpires: Goldspink, Kennedy Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||
Brownless 9 Ablett 5 Hocking 3 Scott, Mansfield, Barnes 2 Couch, Stoneham, Bews 1 |
Goals | 8 Del-Re 2 Hawkins, Royal 1 Charles, Kellett, MacPherson, Grant, Atkins | |||
Couch, Brownless, Ablett, Scott, Mansfield, Bews, Simpson, Hocking | Best | Del-Re, Baxter, Liberatore, Kellett, Hawkins, Charles | |||
Grand Final
Awards
- The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Scott Wynd of Footscray.
- The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Jason Dunstall of Hawthorn.
- The Coleman Medal was awarded to Jason Dunstall of Hawthorn.
- The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Peter Matera of West Coast.
- The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Sydney.
Notable events
- The minor grades and recruitment processes for Victorian clubs in the AFL competition underwent significant changes for the 1992 season:
- Zone-based recruiting was abolished, firmly establishing the AFL Draft as the primary mechanism for player recruitment.
- The AFL ceased its role as the administrative body for football in Victoria after 95 years, with the Victorian State Football League (VSFL) being established as a new administrative body to oversee football in Victoria.
- The VSFL also took control of the AFL Reserves competition: this change was only administrative, with the VSFL serving as a continuation of the AFL Reserves.
- The AFL Under-19s competition (along with the twelve AFL clubs' under-19s teams) was dissolved, to be replaced by the VSFL's new Under-18s competition (later known as the TAC Cup and subsequently the NAB League) that featured six district-based clubs not affiliated with any AFL club.[7]
- Geelong also set records for most points scored in a home-and-away season (3,057) and in all games (3,558), which have not been broken as of 2022. The Cats managed to score over 175 points in six different games.[8]
- The Round 9 match between the Brisbane Bears and Footscray on a rainy Sunday at Carrara[9] saw only 3,059 attend. This remains the lowest attendance at a VFL/AFL match since the war-affected 1942 season. [10] [11]
- In Round 23, in torrential rain at the Western Oval, West Coast kicked only 0.2 (2) to three-quarter time. This is the lowest three-quarter time score since 1953.
- The first McIntyre "final six" system, which had operated in 1991, was replaced by the second McIntyre "final six" system. The second McIntyre "final six" system lasted two seasons; it was replaced by the McIntyre "final eight" system in 1994.
- The Round 20 match between St. Kilda and Fitzroy was the last senior AFL game to be played at Moorabbin Oval, which had been home to the Saints for twenty-eight seasons beginning in 1965. St. Kilda would play their home games at Waverley Park for the remainder of the 1990s before permanently moving to Docklands Stadium in 2000. St. Kilda's AFLW team has played its home games at Moorabbin since its 2019 formation.
See also
References
- Rohan Connolly (26 April 1992). "What a comeback". The Sunday Age. Melbourne. p. 2.
- "Miscellaneous goalkicking records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- "Carlton v. Collingwood". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 May 1892. p. 10.
- "SAINTS PROVE A POINT IN WAR OF WORDS". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 1992.
- Carter, Ron (8 June 1992). "Angry fans force entry after lock-out at MCG". The Age.
- Lovett, 2012, p. 914
- Geoff Poulter (12 March 1991). "AFL rings in the changes". Herald-Sun. Melbourne. p. 76.
- "1992 Season Scores and Results". afltables.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- Southport Ridgeway Avenue (040190) May 1992 rainfall
- This excludes 2020 and 2021, when the COVID-19 pandemic severely limited attendance or saw matches played behind closed doors.
- AFL Tables: Lowest Attendances