1991 Foster's Cup

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1991 Foster's Cup
AFL pre-season competition
Season1991
Teams15
Winners Hawthorn (2nd title)
Matches played14
Attendance220,847 (average 15,775 per match)

The 1991 AFL Foster's Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season cup competition played in its entirety before the 1991 season began.

Contents

Games

1st Round

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Fitzroy 13.8 (86) Carlton 27.9 (171) North Hobart Oval 10,100Sunday, 3 February
Footscray 9.6 (60) Hawthorn 19.25 (139) Waverley Park 13,196Wednesday, 6 February
Brisbane 20.20 (140) Collingwood 11.17 (83) Gabba 12,461Sunday, 10 February
Adelaide 23.18 (156) Geelong 11.13 (79) Football Park 20,069Wednesday, 13 February
St Kilda 12.10 (82) West Coast 9.11 (65) Waverley Park 13,625Saturday, 16 February
Melbourne 15.13 (103) Richmond 12.10 (82) Waverley Park 14,993Wednesday, 20 February
North Melbourne 19.20 (134) Sydney 13.17 (95) Bruce Stadium 5,120Sunday, 24 February

Quarter-finals

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Carlton 14.15 (99) Essendon 17.7 (109) Waverley Park 20,435Saturday, 23 February
Hawthorn 17.15 (117) Brisbane 10.8 (68) Waverley Park 8,070Wednesday, 27 February
St Kilda 10.16 (76) Adelaide 12.14 (86) Waverley Park 16,729Saturday, 2 March
Melbourne 11.14 (80) North Melbourne 13.12 (90) Waverley Park 9,030Sunday, 3 March

Semi-finals

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Essendon 6.11 (47) Hawthorn 22.17 (149) Waverley Park 20,508Wednesday, 6 March
North Melbourne 15.13 (103) Adelaide 6.9 (45) Waverley Park 9,882Saturday, 9 March

Final

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Hawthorn 14.19 (103) North Melbourne 7.12 (54) Waverley Park 46,629Saturday, 16 March

Final Standings

1989 Panasonic Cup
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Hawthorn 4400508229221.816 Premiers
2 North Melbourne 4310381323118.012 Grand Final
3 Adelaide 3210287258111.28
4 Essendon 321015624862.98
5 Carlton 2110270195138.54
6 Melbourne 2110183172106.44
7 St Kilda 2110158151104.64
8 Brisbane Bears 2110208200104.04
9 Richmond 10108210379.60
10 West Coast 1010658279.30
11 Sydney 10109513470.90
12 Collingwood 10108314059.30
13 Geelong 10107915650.60
14 Fitzroy 10108617150.30
15 Footscray 10106013943.20
Source: NAB Cup AFL Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

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