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Для сезона 1993 года Футбольной лиги Арены см. Сезон 1993 года Футбольной лиги Арены .
1993 сезон премьер-лиги AFL
Команды15
ПремьерыЭссендон
(15-е место в премьер-лиге)
Незначительные премьерыЭссендон
(14-е младшее премьерство)
Предсезонный кубокЭссендон
(2-я победа в предсезонном кубке)
Сыгранные матчи157
Посещаемость4657489 (29666 за матч)
Самая высокая посещаемость96862 ( Гранд-финал , Эссендон против Карлтона )
Ведущий вратарьГэри Эблетт ( Джилонг )
Медалист БраунлоуГэвин Ванганин ( Эссендон )
←  1992
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Сезон Австралийской футбольной лиги 1993 года стал 97-м сезоном элитных австралийских футбольных соревнований по правилам и 4-м сезоном под названием «Австралийская футбольная лига», перейдя из «Викторианской футбольной лиги» после 1989 года.

Кубок Фостера [ править ]

Основная статья: 1993 Foster's Cup

Эссендон 14,18 (102) победил Ричмонд 11,13 (79) в финале.

Премьер-сезон [ править ]

Раунд 1 [ править ]

Домашняя командаСчет домашней командыГостиная командаСчет команды гостейЗемляТолпа людейДата
Footscray13,17 (95)Collingwood17,13 (115)MCG58 99726 марта, пятница
Северный Мельбурн24,22 (166)Brisbane Bears22,11 (143)MCG8 653Суббота, 27 марта
Боярышник13,15 (93)Мельбурн11,4 (70)Waverley Park25 098Суббота, 27 марта
Карлтон17,10 (112)Фицрой17,16 (118)Принцев Парк23 433Суббота, 27 марта
Джилонг20,16 (136)Сент-Кильда16,16 (112)Кардиния Парк24 337Суббота, 27 марта
западное побережье17,21 (123)Эссендон17,8 (110)Субиако Овал34 36128 марта, воскресенье
Ричмонд12,12 (84)Аделаида28,10 (178)MCG18 47328 марта, воскресенье

Раунд 2 [ править ]

Домашняя командаСчет домашней командыГостиная командаСчет команды гостейЗемляТолпа людейДата
Ричмонд18,18 (126)Brisbane Bears11,14 (80)MCG14 4972 апреля, пятница
Сент-Кильда19,18 (132)Северный Мельбурн19,11 (125)Waverley Park23 554Saturday 3, April
Essendon20.12 (132)Carlton19.18 (132)MCG49,856Saturday 3, April
Melbourne13.17 (95)Footscray15.13 (103)Princes Park13,076Saturday 3, April
Collingwood17.11 (113)Geelong15.13 (103)Victoria Park24,147Saturday 3, April
Sydney12.20 (92)Hawthorn22.17 (149)SCG10,144Sunday 4, April
Adelaide15.11 (101)West Coast12.14 (86)Football Park46,258Sunday 4, April

Round 3[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
St Kilda20.12 (132)Sydney13.16 (94)Waverley Park25,351Saturday 10, April
Fitzroy14.14 (98)Footscray14.17 (101)Princes Park18,265Saturday 10, April
Brisbane Bears17.13 (115)Melbourne17.11 (113)Gabba12,821Sunday 11, April
West Coast15.19 (109)Richmond9.11 (65)Subiaco Oval31,110Sunday 11, April
Carlton16.16 (112)Hawthorn16.14 (110)Princes Park33,274Monday 12, April
Geelong13.6 (84)North Melbourne15.18 (108)Kardinia Park23,428Monday 12, April
Essendon16.13 (109)Collingwood21.13 (139)MCG87,638Monday 12, April

Round 4[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Adelaide15.13 (103)Fitzroy15.12 (102)Football Park45,671Friday 16, April
North Melbourne19.14 (128)Melbourne14.15 (99)MCG24,362Saturday 17, April
Hawthorn11.13 (79)Geelong18.17 (125)Waverley Park31,492Saturday 17, April
Collingwood15.14 (104)St Kilda18.18 (126)Victoria Park28,350Saturday 17, April
Sydney14.11 (95)Essendon28.13 (181)SCG9,023Sunday 18, April
West Coast14.14 (98)Brisbane Bears6.10 (46)Subiaco Oval30,032Sunday 18, April

Round 5[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Richmond17.20 (122)North Melbourne25.9 (159)MCG35,113Friday 23, April
Fitzroy24.23 (167)Sydney11.8 (74)Princes Park10,257Saturday 24, April
Footscray20.7 (127)Essendon11.15 (81)Whitten Oval26,923Saturday 24, April
St Kilda11.12 (78)Carlton17.21 (123)Waverley Park51,211Sunday 25, April
Brisbane Bears19.12 (126)Geelong18.19 (127)Gabba12,996Sunday 25, April
Melbourne10.17 (77)Adelaide9.14 (68)MCG17,011Sunday 25, April

Round 6[edit]

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. byHawthorn 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. byCollingwood 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[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Richmond19.22 (136)St Kilda16.8 (104)MCG29,296Saturday 8, May
Hawthorn16.17 (113)Brisbane Bears10.10 (70)Waverley Park14,375Saturday 8, May
Fitzroy12.7 (79)Melbourne11.12 (78)Princes Park13,498Saturday 8, May
Footscray17.8 (110)North Melbourne22.9 (141)Whitten Oval20,942Saturday 8, May
Collingwood14.17 (101)Adelaide11.10 (76)Victoria Park25,854Saturday 8, May
Sydney13.17 (95)Carlton21.13 (139)SCG9,214Sunday 9, May
Geelong15.15 (105)West Coast16.17 (113)Kardinia Park23,697Sunday 9, May

Round 8[edit]

Round 8
Friday, 14 May (8:38 pm)West Coast 7.16 (58)def. byFitzroy 11.10 (76)WACA (crowd: 28506)Report
Saturday, 15 May (2:00 pm)St Kilda 9.13 (67)def. byEssendon 19.11 (125)Waverley Park (crowd: 43886 )Report
Saturday, 15 May (2:00 pm)Carlton 11.12 (78)def. byFootscray 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[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
North Melbourne20.14 (134)Carlton14.12 (96)MCG44,833Friday 21, May
Hawthorn20.11 (131)Richmond19.7 (121)Waverley Park20,316Saturday 22, May
Fitzroy14.8 (92)Collingwood10.13 (73)Princes Park24,442Saturday 22, May
Footscray22.11 (143)St Kilda11.13 (79)Whitten Oval17,458Saturday 22, May
Essendon16.15 (111)Adelaide10.5 (65)MCG34,372Saturday 22, May
Sydney15.14 (104)Geelong19.15 (129)SCG9,594Sunday 23, May
Melbourne14.17 (101)West Coast13.10 (88)MCG22,032Sunday 23, May

Round 10[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Essendon19.15 (129)Fitzroy19.11 (125)MCG50,567Friday 28, May
Richmond17.20 (122)Sydney14.9 (93)MCG17,781Saturday 29, May
Carlton17.26 (128)Melbourne11.8 (74)Princes Park23,702Saturday 29, May
Footscray9.8 (62)Hawthorn20.12 (132)Whitten Oval19,397Saturday 29, May
St Kilda9.10 (64)West Coast9.12 (66)Waverley Park19,918Saturday 29, May
Collingwood5.13 (43)North Melbourne19.12 (126)Victoria Park29,779Saturday 29, May
Brisbane Bears12.13 (85)Adelaide18.14 (122)Gabba12,395Sunday 30, May

Round 11[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Fitzroy7.14 (56)Richmond12.10 (82)Princes Park11,366Saturday 12, June
St Kilda20.10 (130)Brisbane Bears11.9 (75)Waverley Park11,748Saturday 12, June
Geelong13.11 (89)Carlton17.16 (118)MCG37,119Saturday 12, June
Sydney10.3 (63)West Coast17.18 (120)SCG8,794Sunday 13, June
Adelaide15.17 (107)Footscray8.14 (62)Football Park44,979Sunday 13, June
Melbourne24.16 (160)Collingwood16.13 (109)MCG57,833Monday 14, June
Hawthorn12.14 (86)Essendon17.14 (116)Waverley Park47,295Monday 14, June

Round 12[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
West Coast15.11 (101)North Melbourne16.11 (107)WACA30,183Friday 18, June
Melbourne15.15 (105)Essendon10.11 (71)MCG44,094Saturday 19, June
Hawthorn23.14 (152)St Kilda11.8 (74)Waverley Park28,975Saturday 19, June
Footscray13.16 (94)Sydney10.9 (69)Whitten Oval11,797Saturday 19, June
Carlton24.12 (156)Adelaide11.11 (77)Princes Park21,405Saturday 19, June
Geelong16.17 (113)Fitzroy15.16 (106)Kardinia Park19,308Sunday 20, June
Brisbane Bears14.13 (97)Collingwood20.18 (138)Gabba15,471Sunday 20, June

Round 13[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
North Melbourne11.14 (80)Hawthorn12.11 (83)MCG47,705Friday 25, June
Fitzroy12.7 (79)St Kilda17.10 (112)Waverley Park15,181Saturday 26, June
Essendon21.15 (141)Richmond8.15 (63)Princes Park19,105Saturday 26, June
Footscray17.19 (121)Brisbane Bears14.9 (93)Whitten Oval15,397Saturday 26, June
Collingwood11.5 (71)West Coast14.10 (94)Victoria Park24,371Saturday 26, June
Sydney23.11 (149)Melbourne16.13 (109)SCG8,250Sunday 27, June
Adelaide16.19 (115)Geelong14.11 (95)Football Park46,496Sunday 27, June

Round 14[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Sydney12.10 (82)Adelaide18.18 (126)SCG13,057Friday 2, July
Essendon23.17 (155)Brisbane Bears4.15 (39)MCG20,453Saturday 3, July
St Kilda6.10 (46)Melbourne14.8 (92)Waverley Park23,398Saturday 3, July
Fitzroy18.11 (119)North Melbourne17.16 (118)Princes Park13,965Saturday 3, July
Geelong15.20 (110)Footscray8.6 (54)Kardinia Park19,293Saturday 3, July
West Coast13.13 (91)Carlton14.8 (92)Subiaco Oval39,789Sunday 4, July
Richmond17.15 (117)Collingwood22.15 (147)MCG49,980Sunday 4, July

Round 15[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
North Melbourne19.15 (129)Essendon13.13 (91)MCG55,693Friday 9, July
Hawthorn15.20 (110)Fitzroy9.10 (64)Waverley Park21,744Saturday 10, July
Carlton19.17 (131)Brisbane Bears14.13 (97)Princes Park16,934Saturday 10, July
Collingwood25.19 (169)Sydney11.11 (77)Victoria Park20,394Saturday 10, July
Melbourne22.9 (141)Geelong20.7 (127)MCG40,819Saturday 10, July
Adelaide23.18 (156)St Kilda8.15 (63)Football Park46,667Sunday 11, July
Richmond8.14 (62)Footscray10.18 (78)MCG24,832Sunday 11, July

Round 16[edit]

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. byCarlton 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. byHawthorn 16.10 (106)MCG (crowd: 44303)Report
Sunday, 18 July (2:08 pm)Brisbane Bears 15.14 (104)def. byNorth 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.
  • In a tight, tense clash at the MCG, Paul Salmon converted a 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[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
North Melbourne14.13 (97)St Kilda16.16 (112)MCG28,410Friday 23, July
Geelong13.9 (87)Collingwood11.13 (79)Waverley Park38,166Saturday 24, July
Footscray14.13 (97)Melbourne16.14 (110)Whitten Oval14,469Saturday 24, July
Carlton12.11 (83)Essendon15.14 (104)MCG67,035Saturday 24, July
Brisbane Bears18.10 (118)Richmond14.15 (99)Gabba8,797Sunday 25, July
Hawthorn24.15 (159)Sydney9.13 (67)Waverley Park13,397Sunday 25, July
West Coast15.17 (107)Adelaide10.10 (70)Subiaco Oval36,081Sunday 25, July

Round 18[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Collingwood7.13 (55)Essendon18.15 (123)MCG87,573Friday 30, July
North Melbourne10.12 (72)Geelong25.16 (166)MCG34,439Saturday 31, July
Footscray22.14 (146)Fitzroy13.6 (84)Whitten Oval13,029Saturday 31, July
Richmond11.15 (81)West Coast15.10 (100)Princes Park6,025Saturday 31, July
Hawthorn13.13 (91)Carlton17.20 (122)Waverley Park40,850Saturday 31, July
Sydney17.16 (118)St Kilda24.11 (155)SCG9,756Sunday 1, August
Melbourne20.18 (138)Brisbane Bears6.13 (49)MCG15,664Sunday 1, August

Round 19[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Essendon18.9 (117)Sydney13.18 (96)MCG22,813Friday 6, August
Richmond12.11 (83)Carlton16.10 (106)MCG30,874Saturday 7, August
St Kilda9.14 (68)Collingwood10.20 (80)Waverley Park40,327Saturday 7, August
Fitzroy15.9 (99)Adelaide13.16 (94)Princes Park8,545Saturday 7, August
Geelong22.18 (150)Hawthorn10.8 (68)Kardinia Park25,817Saturday 7, August
Brisbane Bears10.11 (71)West Coast19.17 (131)Gabba9,046Sunday 8, August

Round 20[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Sydney15.9 (99)Fitzroy17.12 (114)SCG8,214Friday 13, August
Carlton10.17 (77)St Kilda11.18 (84)Princes Park22,774Saturday 14, August
Essendon14.14 (98)Footscray12.13 (85)MCG40,229Saturday 14, August
West Coast10.7 (67)Hawthorn6.9 (45)Subiaco Oval41,988Sunday 15, August
North Melbourne19.14 (128)Richmond11.18 (84)MCG17,585Sunday 15, August
Adelaide13.27 (105)Melbourne6.10 (46)Football Park46,310Sunday 15, August

Round 21[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
Fitzroy22.15 (147)Brisbane Bears5.13 (43)Princes Park6,214Saturday 21, August
Geelong19.12 (126)Essendon14.10 (94)Kardinia Park32,808Saturday 21, August
Collingwood8.15 (63)Carlton17.15 (117)MCG84,054Saturday 21, August
Hawthorn17.13 (115)Adelaide13.10 (88)Waverley Park26,540Saturday 21, August
Footscray14.10 (94)West Coast7.10 (52)Whitten Oval12,444Saturday 21, August
Richmond8.6 (54)Melbourne26.19 (175)MCG21,654Sunday 22, August
Sydney14.14 (98)North Melbourne25.10 (160)SCG8,180Sunday 22, August

Round 22[edit]

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreGroundCrowdDate
West Coast14.12 (96)Geelong17.14 (116)WACA32,121Friday 27, August
St Kilda18.17 (125)Richmond12.10 (82)Waverley Park22,971Saturday 28, August
Carlton16.15 (111)Sydney16.14 (110)Princes Park21,900Saturday 28, August
North Melbourne18.15 (123)Footscray20.15 (135)MCG31,109Saturday 28, August
Brisbane Bears15.16 (106)Hawthorn24.19 (163)Gabba11,544Sunday 29, August
Melbourne11.9 (75)Fitzroy14.14 (98)MCG22,605Sunday 29, August
Adelaide19.21 (135)Collingwood17.9 (111)Football Park48,522Sunday 29, August

Ladder[edit]

All teams played 20 games during the home and away season, for a total of 150. Each team also had two byes.

1993 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1Essendon (P)20136123331959119.154Finals
2Carlton20136123151968117.654
3North Melbourne20137025972150120.852
4Hawthorn20137021661858116.652
5Adelaide20128021681840117.848
6West Coast20128019121651115.848
7Geelong20128023542109111.648
8Collingwood20119020862060101.344
9Footscray2011901978199799.044
10Melbourne201010021011873112.240
11Fitzroy20101002001201199.540
12St Kilda20101002040216694.240
13Brisbane Bears2041601886250475.316
14Richmond2041601753248070.716
15Sydney2011901837290163.34
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.

Finals series[edit]

Main article: 1993 AFL finals series

Week one[edit]

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

Week two[edit]

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[edit]

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

Week four[edit]

Main article: 1993 AFL Grand Final
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.

Awards[edit]

  • The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Gavin Wanganeen of Essendon.
  • The AFLPA MVP was awarded to Gary Ablett of Geelong.
  • The Coleman Medal was awarded to Gary Ablett of Geelong.
  • The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Michael Long of Essendon.
  • The inaugural AFL Rising Star award was awarded to Nathan Buckley of Brisbane Bears.
  • The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Sydney.
  • The Reserves Grand Final was won by Melbourne

Notable events[edit]

  • Following the release of the Crawford Report, prepared by insolvency expert David Crawford, the clubs voted to make significant changes to the administrative structure of the AFL during the 1993 season:
    • The AFL Commission was expanded from six members to eight, and was given the power to make most administrative decisions relating to the league unilaterally (as opposed to ratification by a vote of club presidents).
    • The AFL Board of Directors, after 96 years of operation, voted itself out of existence.[3]
    • The clubs retained the right to veto any Commission decision by a two-thirds vote.
    • With several Victorian clubs, Brisbane and Sydney all worried about their long-term viability at the time, a stipulation was also included that any decisions relating to the expulsion, merger or relocation of a club required ratification by a simple majority of all clubs and the agreement of the club in question.[4] This was changed to a two-thirds vote of all clubs from 1998.
  • At the conclusion of their Round 4 game against Collingwood, St Kilda's Nicky Winmar responded to racial vilification from the Collingwood cheer squad by declaring, "I'm black and proud of it!" while raising his jumper and pointing to his skin, an image which has since become famous. This was also St Kilda's first win at Victoria Park in two decades.
  • North Melbourne and Brisbane Bears both set club-record high scores in this season. North Melbourne's 35.19 (229) in Round 6 was then the fifth-highest score of all time, and Brisbane's 33.21 (219) in Round 8 was then the tenth-highest of all time. The opponent in both of these games was Sydney.
  • In Round 18, a piglet with the word "PLUGA" and the number four painted on it was released onto the Sydney Cricket Ground during the match between Sydney and St Kilda; play was held up for two to three minutes as it managed to evade capture from trainers, security guards and players. The idea to release the pig had been devised by a small group of Sydney supporters and players the previous week, and was intended as a tactic to put dangerous St Kilda full-forward Tony "Plugger" Lockett off his game. As it happened, Lockett missed the game with injury, but was reportedly enraged when he saw the incident on television.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Modra - Mark of the Year 1993
  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.

External Links[edit]

  • 1993 Season - AFL Tables