1999 AFL finals series

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.[1]

1999 AFL premiership season
Teams8
PremiersKangaroos
4th premiership
Minor premiersEssendon
Attendance
Matches played9
Total attendance472,007 (52,445 per match)

The top eight teams on the home and away rounds (regular season) ladder qualified for the Finals Series.

Final Ladder 1999

1999 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Essendon 22 18 4 0 2400 1905 126.0 72 Finals series
2 Kangaroos (P) 22 17 5 0 2463 2129 115.7 68
3 Brisbane Lions 22 16 6 0 2422 1671 144.9 64
4 Western Bulldogs 22 15 6 1 2363 1993 118.6 62
5 West Coast 22 12 10 0 2068 1937 106.8 48
6 Carlton 22 12 10 0 2088 2028 103.0 48
7 Port Adelaide 22 12 10 0 1851 2054 90.1 48
8 Sydney 22 11 11 0 2184 2128 102.6 44
9 Hawthorn 22 10 11 1 1858 1943 95.6 42
10 St Kilda 22 10 12 0 1978 2021 97.9 40
11 Geelong 22 10 12 0 2328 2454 94.9 40
12 Richmond 22 9 13 0 1977 2170 91.1 36
13 Adelaide 22 8 14 0 1903 2232 85.3 32
14 Melbourne 22 6 16 0 1850 2293 80.7 24
15 Fremantle 22 5 17 0 1981 2403 82.4 20
16 Collingwood 22 4 18 0 1973 2326 84.8 16
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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 Brisbane Lions in third place with 16 wins, but with the best percentage of any team in the Eight. In fourth place were the Western Bulldogs who finished with 15 wins and a draw. The following three teams (West Coast, Carlton and Port Adelaide) finished with 12 wins each, separated by percentage. Sydney (with 11 wins) rounded out the Eight.

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 Carlton 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
Team123Final
(4) Western Bulldogs2.54.76.98.12 (60)
(5) West Coast2.37.58.99.11 (65)
Date Friday, 3 September 1999 19:45 AEST
Goals (W. Bulldogs) 4: Kolyniuk
1: Darcy, Garlick, Southern, West
Goals (W. Coast) 4: Cummings
2: Wirrpanda
1: Peter Matera, Rintoul, White
Best Western Bulldogs: Darcy, Liberatore, Johnson,
West, Ellis, Kolyniuk[2]
West Coast: Jakovich, McKenna, Rintoul,
Cummings, Banfield, Wirrpanda, Kemp[3]
Injuries None
Reports None
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance 41,227
Umpires

Preliminary Final: Essendon vs. Carlton
Main article: 1999 AFL First Preliminary Final

Grand Final: Kangaroos vs. Carlton
Main article: 1999 AFL Grand Final

References
  1. "1999 Season Results". AFL Tables.
  2. Roberts, 1999, p. 42
  3. Roberts, 1999, p. 42

Bibliography
  • Roberts, Michael (1999). The official AFL yearbook 1999. Australia: Penguin Books Australia Ltd. ISBN 0 670 88825 7.
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