1992 AFL reserves season

1992 AFL reserves season
Date	21 March – 26 September
Teams	13
Premiers	Essendon 6th premiership
Minor premiers	Essendon
Wooden spooners	Sydney
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The 1992 AFL reserves season, also known as the 1992 VSFL season, was the 73rd season of the AFL reserve grade competition, the Australian rules football competition operating as the second-tier competition to the Australian Football League (AFL). ^[1]

The premiership was won by Essendon for the sixth time after they defeated Melbourne in the 1992 AFL reserves grand final, held as a curtain-raiser to the 1992 AFL Grand Final at the MCG on 26 September. ^[2]

At the end of the 1991 season, the Victorian State Football League (VSFL) was established to take over administration of football in Victoria from the AFL, which was now becoming preoccupied with administration of the game nationally. This saw the reserves competition adopt the "VSFL" name, although both "AFL reserves" and "VSFL" are used to refer to the competition from 1992 until 1999. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

This was the final reserves season for the Brisbane Bears, who had entered the competition just four years prior in 1989 and won a premiership the previous season in 1991. ^{[6] [7]}

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Essendon (P)	22	19	3	0	3048	1821	167.38	76	Finals series
2	Carlton	22	16	5	1	2684	2081	128.98	66
3	Melbourne	22	16	6	0	2898	2136	135.67	64
4	Footscray	22	15	7	0	2744	1870	146.74	60
5	St Kilda	22	13	9	0	2365	2241	105.53	52
6	North Melbourne	22	12	10	0	2482	2140	115.98	48
7	Collingwood	22	11	11	0	2359	2463	95.78	44
8	Hawthorn	22	9	12	1	2163	2552	84.76	38
9	Geelong	22	9	12	0	2537	2765	91.75	36
10	Fitzroy	22	9	12	0	2171	2715	79.96	36
11	Brisbane Bears	22	7	15	0	1940	2752	70.49	28
12	Richmond	22	4	18	0	1969	2727	72.20	16
13	Sydney	22	2	20	0	2108	3205	65.77	8

Source: ^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Finals series

Grand Final

	1992 AFL reserves Grand Final
Saturday, 26 September (11:00am)	Essendon	def.	Melbourne	Melbourne Cricket Ground	[9]
	2.5 (17) 9.11 (65) 14.16 (100) 18.19 (127)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	2.3 (15) 3.5 (23) 7.9 (51) 14.10 (94)	Umpires: Andrew Coates, Brett Allen [10]

References

1. "1992 Reserves Season". Demonwiki. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
2. "Daniher bows out in triumph". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. 27 September 1992. p. 19 (sport).
3. "1994 VSFL (AFL Reserves) GF scores". newspapers.com. The Age. 2 October 1994. p. 58. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
4. Stephen Linnell (21 March 1995). "North to push for new jumpers". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 42.
5. "The good ol' Victorian Australian State Football League Association (V.A.S.F.L.A)". theholybootsfootballemporium.com. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
6. "Brisbane Reserves". Australian Football. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
7. "Recognising the Bears". Brisbane Lions. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
8. "1992 AFL Victorian State Football League". Australian Football. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
9. "1992 Reserves Grand Final". Demonwiki. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
10. "1992 VSFL Grand Final teams". Archive Today. AFL Record. 26 September 1992. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.