1993 AFL season

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1993 AFL premiership season
Teams15
Premiers Essendon
15th premiership
Minor premiers Essendon
14th minor premiership
Pre-season cup Essendon
2nd pre-season cup win
Brownlow Medallist Gavin Wanganeen (Essendon)
Leading goalkicker Gary Ablett (Geelong)
Attendance
Matches played157
Total attendance4,657,489 (29,666 per match)
Highest96,862 (Grand Final, Essendon vs. Carlton)
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The 1993 AFL season was the 97th 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 26 March until 25 September, and comprised a 20-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top six clubs.

Contents

The premiership was won by the Essendon Football Club for the 15th time, after it defeated Carlton by 44 points in the 1993 AFL Grand Final.

Foster's Cup

The 1993 Foster's Cup saw Essendon 14.18 (102) defeated Richmond 11.13 (79) in the Grand Final.

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Footscray 13.17 (95) Collingwood 17.13 (115) MCG 58,997Friday 26, March
North Melbourne 24.22 (166) Brisbane Bears 22.11 (143) MCG 8,653Saturday 27, March
Hawthorn 13.15 (93) Melbourne 11.4 (70) Waverley Park 25,098Saturday 27, March
Carlton 17.10 (112) Fitzroy 17.16 (118) Princes Park 23,433Saturday 27, March
Geelong 20.16 (136) St Kilda 16.16 (112) Kardinia Park 24,337Saturday 27, March
West Coast 17.21 (123) Essendon 17.8 (110) Subiaco Oval 34,361Sunday 28, March
Richmond 12.12 (84) Adelaide 28.10 (178) MCG 18,473Sunday 28, March

Round 2

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Richmond 18.18 (126) Brisbane Bears 11.14 (80) MCG 14,497Friday 2, April
St Kilda 19.18 (132) North Melbourne 19.11 (125) Waverley Park 23,554Saturday 3, April
Essendon 20.12 (132) Carlton 19.18 (132) MCG 49,856Saturday 3, April
Melbourne 13.17 (95) Footscray 15.13 (103) Princes Park 13,076Saturday 3, April
Collingwood 17.11 (113) Geelong 15.13 (103) Victoria Park 24,147Saturday 3, April
Sydney 12.20 (92) Hawthorn 22.17 (149) SCG 10,144Sunday 4, April
Adelaide 15.11 (101) West Coast 12.14 (86) Football Park 46,258Sunday 4, April

Round 3

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
St Kilda 20.12 (132) Sydney 13.16 (94) Waverley Park 25,351Saturday 10, April
Fitzroy 14.14 (98) Footscray 14.17 (101) Princes Park 18,265Saturday 10, April
Brisbane Bears 17.13 (115) Melbourne 17.11 (113) Gabba 12,821Sunday 11, April
West Coast 15.19 (109) Richmond 9.11 (65) Subiaco Oval 31,110Sunday 11, April
Carlton 16.16 (112) Hawthorn 16.14 (110) Princes Park 33,274Monday 12, April
Geelong 13.6 (84) North Melbourne 15.18 (108) Kardinia Park 23,428Monday 12, April
Essendon 16.13 (109) Collingwood 21.13 (139) MCG 87,638Monday 12, April

Round 4

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Adelaide 15.13 (103) Fitzroy 15.12 (102) Football Park 45,671Friday 16, April
North Melbourne 19.14 (128) Melbourne 14.15 (99) MCG 24,362Saturday 17, April
Hawthorn 11.13 (79) Geelong 18.17 (125) Waverley Park 31,492Saturday 17, April
Collingwood 15.14 (104) St Kilda 18.18 (126) Victoria Park 28,350Saturday 17, April
Sydney 14.11 (95) Essendon 28.13 (181) SCG 9,023Sunday 18, April
West Coast 14.14 (98) Brisbane Bears 6.10 (46) Subiaco Oval 30,032Sunday 18, April

Round 5

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Richmond 17.20 (122) North Melbourne 25.9 (159) MCG 35,113Friday 23, April
Fitzroy 24.23 (167) Sydney 11.8 (74) Princes Park 10,257Saturday 24, April
Footscray 20.7 (127) Essendon 11.15 (81) Whitten Oval 26,923Saturday 24, April
St Kilda 11.12 (78) Carlton 17.21 (123) Waverley Park 51,211Sunday 25, April
Brisbane Bears 19.12 (126) Geelong 18.19 (127) Gabba 12,996Sunday 25, April
Melbourne 10.17 (77) Adelaide 9.14 (68) MCG 17,011Sunday 25, April

Round 6

Round 6
Friday, 30 April (7:38 pm) Melbourne 22.21 (153)def. Richmond 8.12 (60) MCG (crowd: 33933) Report
Friday, 30 April (8:38 pm) Adelaide 12.16 (88)def. by Hawthorn 16.9 (105) Football Park (crowd: 46689) Report
Saturday, 1 May (2:08 pm) Essendon 23.18 (156)def. Geelong 19.18 (132) MCG (crowd: 46588) Report
Saturday, 1 May (2:08 pm) North Melbourne 35.19 (229)def. Sydney 16.9 (105) Princes Park (crowd: 9230) Report
Sunday, 2 May (1:15 pm) Brisbane Bears 17.8 (110)def. Fitzroy 12.11 (83) The Gabba (crowd: 9893) Report
Sunday, 2 May (2:08 pm) Carlton 15.11 (101)def. by Collingwood 21.11 (137) MCG (crowd: 86196) Report
Sunday, 2 May (4:08 pm) West Coast 19.11 (125)def. Footscray 13.6 (84) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32579) Report
Bye
St Kilda
  • In one of the games of the year, Essendon prevailed over Geelong in a very entertaining shoot-out. Gary Ablett put on one of his finest individual displays, kicking 14 goals 7 behinds. At the other end, Paul Salmon kicked 10 goals.

Round 7

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Richmond 19.22 (136) St Kilda 16.8 (104) MCG 29,296Saturday 8, May
Hawthorn 16.17 (113) Brisbane Bears 10.10 (70) Waverley Park 14,375Saturday 8, May
Fitzroy 12.7 (79) Melbourne 11.12 (78) Princes Park 13,498Saturday 8, May
Footscray 17.8 (110) North Melbourne 22.9 (141) Whitten Oval 20,942Saturday 8, May
Collingwood 14.17 (101) Adelaide 11.10 (76) Victoria Park 25,854Saturday 8, May
Sydney 13.17 (95) Carlton 21.13 (139) SCG 9,214Sunday 9, May
Geelong 15.15 (105) West Coast 16.17 (113) Kardinia Park 23,697Sunday 9, May

Round 8

Round 8
Friday, 14 May (8:38 pm) West Coast 7.16 (58)def. by Fitzroy 11.10 (76) WACA (crowd: 28506) Report
Saturday, 15 May (2:00 pm) St Kilda 9.13 (67)def. by Essendon 19.11 (125) Waverley Park (crowd: 43886 ) Report
Saturday, 15 May (2:00 pm) Carlton 11.12 (78)def. by Footscray 15.16 (106) Princes Park (crowd:  24133) Report
Saturday, 15 May (2:08 pm) Collingwood 14.10 (94)def. Hawthorn 10.16 (76) Victoria Park (crowd: 29880) Report
Sunday, 16 May (2:00 pm) Geelong 19.14 (128)def. Richmond 9.24 (78) Kardinia Park (crowd: 25224) Report
Sunday, 16 May (2:15 pm) Brisbane Bears 33.21 (219)def. Sydney 8.9 (57) The Gabba (crowd:  8916) Report
Sunday, 16 May (5:38 pm) Adelaide 19.9 (123)def. North Melbourne 18.13 (121) Football Park (crowd: 45562) Report
Bye
Melbourne
  • Against a hapless Sydney team, the Brisbane Bears kicked their highest score in a game - 33.21 (219) - and recorded their biggest win (162 points). Their three-quarter time score of 27.17 (179) also set a League record as the highest three-quarter time score until it was surpassed in 2007.
  • At Football Park, Adelaide came back from 26 points down at three-quarter time against North Melbourne to win by 2 points. Crows full-forward Tony Modra kicked 10 goals, and took the Mark of the Year early in the third quarter, using North's Ian Fairley and teammate Mark Mickan as a stepladder to pull down a strong overhead mark near the goalsquare. [1]

Round 9

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
North Melbourne 20.14 (134) Carlton 14.12 (96) MCG 44,833Friday 21, May
Hawthorn 20.11 (131) Richmond 19.7 (121) Waverley Park 20,316Saturday 22, May
Fitzroy 14.8 (92) Collingwood 10.13 (73) Princes Park 24,442Saturday 22, May
Footscray 22.11 (143) St Kilda 11.13 (79) Whitten Oval 17,458Saturday 22, May
Essendon 16.15 (111) Adelaide 10.5 (65) MCG 34,372Saturday 22, May
Sydney 15.14 (104) Geelong 19.15 (129) SCG 9,594Sunday 23, May
Melbourne 14.17 (101) West Coast 13.10 (88) MCG 22,032Sunday 23, May

Round 10

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Essendon 19.15 (129) Fitzroy 19.11 (125) MCG 50,567Friday 28, May
Richmond 17.20 (122) Sydney 14.9 (93) MCG 17,781Saturday 29, May
Carlton 17.26 (128) Melbourne 11.8 (74) Princes Park 23,702Saturday 29, May
Footscray 9.8 (62) Hawthorn 20.12 (132) Whitten Oval 19,397Saturday 29, May
St Kilda 9.10 (64) West Coast 9.12 (66) Waverley Park 19,918Saturday 29, May
Collingwood 5.13 (43) North Melbourne 19.12 (126) Victoria Park 29,779Saturday 29, May
Brisbane Bears 12.13 (85) Adelaide 18.14 (122) Gabba 12,395Sunday 30, May

Round 11

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Fitzroy 7.14 (56) Richmond 12.10 (82) Princes Park 11,366Saturday 12, June
St Kilda 20.10 (130) Brisbane Bears 11.9 (75) Waverley Park 11,748Saturday 12, June
Geelong 13.11 (89) Carlton 17.16 (118) MCG 37,119Saturday 12, June
Sydney 10.3 (63) West Coast 17.18 (120) SCG 8,794Sunday 13, June
Adelaide 15.17 (107) Footscray 8.14 (62) Football Park 44,979Sunday 13, June
Melbourne 24.16 (160) Collingwood 16.13 (109) MCG 57,833Monday 14, June
Hawthorn 12.14 (86) Essendon 17.14 (116) Waverley Park 47,295Monday 14, June

Round 12

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
West Coast 15.11 (101) North Melbourne 16.11 (107) WACA 30,183Friday 18, June
Melbourne 15.15 (105) Essendon 10.11 (71) MCG 44,094Saturday 19, June
Hawthorn 23.14 (152) St Kilda 11.8 (74) Waverley Park 28,975Saturday 19, June
Footscray 13.16 (94) Sydney 10.9 (69) Whitten Oval 11,797Saturday 19, June
Carlton 24.12 (156) Adelaide 11.11 (77) Princes Park 21,405Saturday 19, June
Geelong 16.17 (113) Fitzroy 15.16 (106) Kardinia Park 19,308Sunday 20, June
Brisbane Bears 14.13 (97) Collingwood 20.18 (138) Gabba 15,471Sunday 20, June

Round 13

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
North Melbourne 11.14 (80) Hawthorn 12.11 (83) MCG 47,705Friday 25, June
Fitzroy 12.7 (79) St Kilda 17.10 (112) Waverley Park 15,181Saturday 26, June
Essendon 21.15 (141) Richmond 8.15 (63) Princes Park 19,105Saturday 26, June
Footscray 17.19 (121) Brisbane Bears 14.9 (93) Whitten Oval 15,397Saturday 26, June
Collingwood 11.5 (71) West Coast 14.10 (94) Victoria Park 24,371Saturday 26, June
Sydney 23.11 (149) Melbourne 16.13 (109) SCG 8,250Sunday 27, June
Adelaide 16.19 (115) Geelong 14.11 (95) Football Park 46,496Sunday 27, June

Round 14

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Sydney 12.10 (82) Adelaide 18.18 (126) SCG 13,057Friday 2, July
Essendon 23.17 (155) Brisbane Bears 4.15 (39) MCG 20,453Saturday 3, July
St Kilda 6.10 (46) Melbourne 14.8 (92) Waverley Park 23,398Saturday 3, July
Fitzroy 18.11 (119) North Melbourne 17.16 (118) Princes Park 13,965Saturday 3, July
Geelong 15.20 (110) Footscray 8.6 (54) Kardinia Park 19,293Saturday 3, July
West Coast 13.13 (91) Carlton 14.8 (92) Subiaco Oval 39,789Sunday 4, July
Richmond 17.15 (117) Collingwood 22.15 (147) MCG 49,980Sunday 4, July

Round 15

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
North Melbourne 19.15 (129) Essendon 13.13 (91) MCG 55,693Friday 9, July
Hawthorn 15.20 (110) Fitzroy 9.10 (64) Waverley Park 21,744Saturday 10, July
Carlton 19.17 (131) Brisbane Bears 14.13 (97) Princes Park 16,934Saturday 10, July
Collingwood 25.19 (169) Sydney 11.11 (77) Victoria Park 20,394Saturday 10, July
Melbourne 22.9 (141) Geelong 20.7 (127) MCG 40,819Saturday 10, July
Adelaide 23.18 (156) St Kilda 8.15 (63) Football Park 46,667Sunday 11, July
Richmond 8.14 (62) Footscray 10.18 (78) MCG 24,832Sunday 11, July

Round 16

Round 16
Friday, 16 July (8:38 pm) Adelaide 26.15 (171)def. Richmond 4.8 (32) Football Park (crowd: 45109) Report
Saturday, 17 July (2:00 pm) Fitzroy 14.11 (95)def. by Carlton 27.19 (181) Princes Park (crowd: 24987) Report
Saturday, 17 July (2:00 pm) Collingwood 21.19 (145)def. Footscray 11.15 (81) Victoria Park (crowd: 26156) Report
Saturday, 17 July (2:00 pm) St Kilda 27.15 (177)def. Geelong 15.16 (106) Waverley Park (crowd: 22059) Report
Saturday, 17 July (2:08 pm) Melbourne 12.18 (90)def. by Hawthorn 16.10 (106) MCG (crowd: 44303) Report
Sunday, 18 July (2:08 pm) Brisbane Bears 15.14 (104)def. by North Melbourne 22.14 (146) The Gabba (crowd: 9609) Report
Sunday, 18 July (2:08 pm) Essendon 12.17 (89)def. West Coast 13.9 (87) MCG (crowd: 44507) Report
Bye
Sydney
  • Adelaide continued their recent run of good form against Richmond, notching up the biggest win in the club's history to date (139 points). In their previous two clashes, the Crows had won by 110 and 94 points respectively. Tony Modra also kicked his third haul of 10 or more goals in a game, ending up with 13 goals 4 behinds. He had also kicked 10 against the Tigers in Round 1.
  • After being held to only three behinds from four kicks for the afternoon, Essendon full-forward Paul Salmon was awarded a free kick and converted the set shot in the dying minutes to give Essendon a two-point win against the reigning premiers West Coast. The win put Essendon back in the Top Six, and coach Kevin Sheedy acknowledged the importance of the win by waving his jacket in helicopter fashion as he was coming down from the coaches box. [2] This iconic gesture instigated a scarf-waving tradition in matches between the two clubs for several years.

Round 17

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
North Melbourne 14.13 (97) St Kilda 16.16 (112) MCG 28,410Friday 23, July
Geelong 13.9 (87) Collingwood 11.13 (79) Waverley Park 38,166Saturday 24, July
Footscray 14.13 (97) Melbourne 16.14 (110) Whitten Oval 14,469Saturday 24, July
Carlton 12.11 (83) Essendon 15.14 (104) MCG 67,035Saturday 24, July
Brisbane Bears 18.10 (118) Richmond 14.15 (99) Gabba 8,797Sunday 25, July
Hawthorn 24.15 (159) Sydney 9.13 (67) Waverley Park 13,397Sunday 25, July
West Coast 15.17 (107) Adelaide 10.10 (70) Subiaco Oval 36,081Sunday 25, July

Round 18

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Collingwood 7.13 (55) Essendon 18.15 (123) MCG 87,573Friday 30, July
North Melbourne 10.12 (72) Geelong 25.16 (166) MCG 34,439Saturday 31, July
Footscray 22.14 (146) Fitzroy 13.6 (84) Whitten Oval 13,029Saturday 31, July
Richmond 11.15 (81) West Coast 15.10 (100) Princes Park 6,025Saturday 31, July
Hawthorn 13.13 (91) Carlton 17.20 (122) Waverley Park 40,850Saturday 31, July
Sydney 17.16 (118) St Kilda 24.11 (155) SCG 9,756Sunday 1, August
Melbourne 20.18 (138) Brisbane Bears 6.13 (49) MCG 15,664Sunday 1, August

Round 19

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Essendon 18.9 (117) Sydney 13.18 (96) MCG 22,813Friday 6, August
Richmond 12.11 (83) Carlton 16.10 (106) MCG 30,874Saturday 7, August
St Kilda 9.14 (68) Collingwood 10.20 (80) Waverley Park 40,327Saturday 7, August
Fitzroy 15.9 (99) Adelaide 13.16 (94) Princes Park 8,545Saturday 7, August
Geelong 22.18 (150) Hawthorn 10.8 (68) Kardinia Park 25,817Saturday 7, August
Brisbane Bears 10.11 (71) West Coast 19.17 (131) Gabba 9,046Sunday 8, August

Round 20

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Sydney 15.9 (99) Fitzroy 17.12 (114) SCG 8,214Friday 13, August
Carlton 10.17 (77) St Kilda 11.18 (84) Princes Park 22,774Saturday 14, August
Essendon 14.14 (98) Footscray 12.13 (85) MCG 40,229Saturday 14, August
West Coast 10.7 (67) Hawthorn 6.9 (45) Subiaco Oval 41,988Sunday 15, August
North Melbourne 19.14 (128) Richmond 11.18 (84) MCG 17,585Sunday 15, August
Adelaide 13.27 (105) Melbourne 6.10 (46) Football Park 46,310Sunday 15, August

Round 21

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Fitzroy 22.15 (147) Brisbane Bears 5.13 (43) Princes Park 6,214Saturday 21, August
Geelong 19.12 (126) Essendon 14.10 (94) Kardinia Park 32,808Saturday 21, August
Collingwood 8.15 (63) Carlton 17.15 (117) MCG 84,054Saturday 21, August
Hawthorn 17.13 (115) Adelaide 13.10 (88) Waverley Park 26,540Saturday 21, August
Footscray 14.10 (94) West Coast 7.10 (52) Whitten Oval 12,444Saturday 21, August
Richmond 8.6 (54) Melbourne 26.19 (175) MCG 21,654Sunday 22, August
Sydney 14.14 (98) North Melbourne 25.10 (160) SCG 8,180Sunday 22, August

Round 22

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
West Coast 14.12 (96) Geelong 17.14 (116) WACA 32,121Friday 27, August
St Kilda 18.17 (125) Richmond 12.10 (82) Waverley Park 22,971Saturday 28, August
Carlton 16.15 (111) Sydney 16.14 (110) Princes Park 21,900Saturday 28, August
North Melbourne 18.15 (123) Footscray 20.15 (135) MCG 31,109Saturday 28, August
Brisbane Bears 15.16 (106) Hawthorn 24.19 (163) Gabba 11,544Sunday 29, August
Melbourne 11.9 (75) Fitzroy 14.14 (98) MCG 22,605Sunday 29, August
Adelaide 19.21 (135) Collingwood 17.9 (111) Football Park 48,522Sunday 29, August

Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Essendon (P)20136123331959119.154
2 Carlton 20136123151968117.654
3 North Melbourne 20137025972150120.852
4 Hawthorn 20137021661858116.652
5 Adelaide 20128021681840117.848
6 West Coast 20128019121651115.848
7 Geelong 20128023542109111.648
8 Collingwood 20119020862060101.344
9 Footscray 2011901978199799.044
10 Melbourne 201010021011873112.240
11 Fitzroy 20101002001201199.540
12 St Kilda 20101002040216694.240
13 Brisbane Bears 2041601886250475.316
14 Richmond 2041601753248070.716
15 Sydney 2011901837290163.34

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 105.1
Source: AFL Tables

Finals series

Week one

Elimination Finals
EF1: Saturday, 4 September (2:30 pm) North Melbourne 11.3 (69)def. by West Coast 17.18 (120) Waverley Park (crowd: 29147) Report
EF2: Sunday, 5 September (2:30 pm) Hawthorn 13.17 (95)def. by Adelaide 16.14 (110) MCG (crowd: 55287) Report
Qualifying Final
Saturday, 4 September (7:45 pm) Essendon 14.14 (98)def. by Carlton 15.10 (100) MCG (crowd: 79739) Report

Week two

Semi-finals
SF1: Sunday, 12 September (2:30 pm) Essendon 16.12 (108)def. West Coast 11.10 (76) MCG (crowd: 75453) Report
SF2: Saturday, 11 September (2:30 pm) Carlton 13.8 (86)def. Adelaide 8.20 (68) Waverley Park (crowd: 59233) Report

Week three

Preliminary Final
Saturday, 18 September (2:30 pm) Essendon 17.9 (111)def. Adelaide 14.16 (100) MCG (crowd: 76380) Report

Week four

Grand Final
Saturday, 25 September (2:30 pm) Essendon 20.13 (133)def. Carlton 13.11 (89) MCG (crowd: 96862) Report
  • Essendon won its 15th League Premiership.
  • Kevin Sheedy won his third premiership as a League coach.

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The 2014 AFL season was the 118th 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 eighteen clubs, ran from 14 March until 27 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.

The history of the Geelong Football Club, began in 1859 in the city of Geelong, Australia, is significant as the club is the oldest AFL club, is believed to be the fourth oldest football club in Australia and one of the oldest in the world and one of the most successful. Initially playing under its own rules, some of which, notably, were permanently introduced into Australian Football. It adopted the Laws of Australian Football in the early 1860s after a series of compromises with the Melbourne Football Club.

The 1989 Victorian Football League finals series was the 93rd annual edition of the VFL/AFL final series, the Australian rules football tournament staged to determine the winner of the 1989 VFL Premiership season. The series ran over four weekends in September 1989, culminating with the 1989 VFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 1989.

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  2. ↑ Mighty Moment | The Jacket Wave
  3. ↑ Stephen Linnell (2 March 1993). "Clubs give up their control". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. pp. 38, 34.
  4. ↑ Stephen Linnell; Patrick Smithers (20 July 1993). "United club stand forces AFL to back down on expulsion power". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. pp. 37–38.
  5. ↑ "The day a pitch-invading porker made Plugger feel pig sick". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, NSW. 15 July 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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