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| 1992 Foster's Cup | |
|---|---|
| AFL pre-season competition | |
| Season | 1992 |
| Teams | 15 |
| Winners | Hawthorn (3rd title) |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Attendance | 238,919 (average 17,066 per match) |
| Michael Tuck Medallist | Paul Hudson (Hawthorn) |
The 1992 AFL Foster's Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season cup competition played in its entirety before the 1992 season began. [1]
| Saturday, 1 February | West Coast 20.7 (127) | def. | Adelaide 8.7 (55) | Football Park (crowd: 29,736) | [2] |
| Sunday, 2 February | Richmond 19.10 (124) | def. | Geelong 13.13 (91) | Waverley Park (crowd: 7,500) | [3] |
| Sunday, 2 February | Footscray 20.15 (135) | def. | Collingwood 16.12 (108) | Skinner Reserve (crowd: 8,500) | [4] |
| Saturday, 8 February | Fitzroy 13.21 (99) | def. | Melbourne 10.14 (74) | Bulleen Park | [5] |
| Sunday, 9 February | Adelaide 18.12 (120) | def. | Essendon 8.13 (61) | Football Park (crowd: 21,208) | [6] |
| Sunday, 9 February | Hawthorn 18.18 (126) | def. | Footscray 13.12 (90) | Waverley Park (crowd: 1,500) | [7] |
| Saturday, 15 February | Fitzroy 20.12 (180) | def. | Richmond 10.5 (65) | Bulleen Park (crowd: 2,500) | [8] |
| Sunday, 16 February | Hawthorn 15.13 (103) | def. | Sydney 8.17 (65) | Waverley Park (crowd: 3,000) | [9] |
| Sunday, 16 February | North Melbourne 23.23 (161) | def. | Essendon 16.9 (105) | Boronia (crowd: 3,500) | [10] |
| Saturday, 29 February | Richmond 19.14 (128) | def. | Melbourne 18.12 (120) | Skinner Reserve (crowd: 2,000) | [11] |
| Saturday, 7 March | Collingwood 26.20 (176) | def. | Melbourne 8.10 (58) | Ballarat (crowd: 9,000) | [12] |
| Sunday, 8 March | North Melbourne 22.21 (153) | def. | Carlton 17.17 (119) | Traralgon (crowd: 4,500) | [13] |
| Sunday, 8 March | Brisbane Bears 18.19 (127) | def. | St Kilda 15.13 (103) | Sunshine (crowd: 2,500) | [14] |
| Saturday, 14 March | Geelong 23.15 (153) | def. | Footscray 11.7 (73) | Skinner Reserve | [15] |
| Saturday, 14 March | West Coast 31.17 (203) | def. | Sydney 10.6 (66) | Subiaco Oval | [16] |
| Saturday, 14 March | Melbourne 20.8 (128) | def. | Brisbane Bears 9.11 (65) | Carrara Oval | [17] |
| Sunday, 15 March | North Melbourne 25.30 (180) | def. | Richmond 11.12 (78) | Waverley Park | [18] |
| Sunday, 15 March | Collingwood 17.17 (119) | def. | Essendon 15.7 (97) | Skinner Reserve | [19] |
| Sunday, 15 March | Carlton 13.15 (93) | def. | St Kilda 12.11 (83) | West Park Oval, Burnie | [20] |
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