1999 Ansett Australia Cup | |
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AFL pre-season competition | |
Season | 1999 |
Teams | 16 |
Winners | Hawthorn (3rd title) |
Matches played | 15 |
Attendance | 274,488 (average 18,299 per match) |
Michael Tuck Medallist | Paul Salmon (Hawthorn) |
The 1999 AFL Ansett Australia Cup was the Australian Football League Pre-season Cup competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 1999 Premiership Season began. It culminated the final in March 1999.
1. Hawthorn
2. Port Adelaide
3. Western Bulldogs
4. St Kilda
5. Kangaroos
6. Brisbane
7. Richmond
8. Sydney
9. Collingwood
10. Essendon
11. Melbourne
12. West Coast
13. Adelaide
14. Fremantle
15. Geelong
16. Carlton
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