1991 AFL season
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Results and statistics for the Australian Football League
season of 1991.
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
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A team based in the state of South Australia, christened the "Adelaide Crows" after the epithet
bestowed upon those from South Australia by those living in other Australian states (viz., the "crow eaters" http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crow_eater) was admitted to the AFL competition in 1991.
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
season of 1991.
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
National Cup
defeated 14.19 (103) to 7.12 (54). (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules footballAustralian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
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Premiership Season
Due to the addition of the Adelaide Crows, the number of teams in the competition was uneven. Therefore each team had 2 byes for the season; 7 teams had a bye in Round 1, and then each succeding week 1 team had a bye. In total each team would play 22 games for the season.Ladder
All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. An additional 7 games were played during the finals series.A team based in the state of South Australia, christened the "Adelaide Crows" after the epithet
Epithet
An epithet or byname is a descriptive term accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, divinities, objects, and binomial nomenclature. It is also a descriptive title...
bestowed upon those from South Australia by those living in other Australian states (viz., the "crow eaters" http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crow_eater) was admitted to the AFL competition in 1991.
Match attendance
Total match attendance for the home-and-away season was 3,810,868 people. Total attendance for the finals series was 381,707 people. Attendance at the Grand Final was 75,230 people. The largest non-finals attendance was 55,735 people for the v game of Round 6.Awards
- The Brownlow MedalBrownlow MedalThe Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
was awarded to Jim StynesJim StynesJames "Jim" Stynes OAM is an Irish former professional Australian rules footballer who is currently a businessman, philanthropist, writer, youth worker, qualified teacher and chairman of Melbourne Football Club since 2008....
of - The Coleman MedalColeman MedalThe Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year...
was awarded to Tony LockettTony LockettAnthony Howard "Tony" Lockett is a former Australian rules football player. Lockett is the highest goal scorer in the history of the VFL/AFL with 1,360 goals in a career of 281 games, that commenced in 1983 with the St Kilda Football Club, and finished in 2002 with the Sydney Swans...
of - The Norm Smith MedalNorm Smith MedalThe Norm Smith Medal is the award given in the AFL Grand Final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match.-History:The Norm Smith Medal is named after former Melbourne player and coach, Norm Smith...
was awarded to Paul DearPaul DearPaul Dear is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn.A half forward flanker, Dear made his debut in the 1987 season and played in that year's Grand Final...
of - The Leigh Matthews TrophyLeigh Matthews TrophyThe Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. It is named in honour of Leigh Matthews, who won the first MVP award in 1982, when the league was still known as the Victorian Football League...
was awarded to Jim StynesJim StynesJames "Jim" Stynes OAM is an Irish former professional Australian rules footballer who is currently a businessman, philanthropist, writer, youth worker, qualified teacher and chairman of Melbourne Football Club since 2008....
of - The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to
Notable events
- The Adelaide Crows entered the AFL competition.
- The McIntyre "Final Five" system, which had operated from 1972 until 1991, was replaced by the First McIntyre "Final Six" system. The First McIntyre "Final Six" system only lasted a single season. It was replaced by the Second McIntyre "Final Six" system in 1992.
- In Round 6, and kicked 32.18 (210) in the first half. It is the only aggregate of 200 points for a half in V/AFL history, and included 18.8 (116) in the second quarter - the second highest aggregate for a quarter.
- In Round 11, kicked its only goal through Mark Arceri 33 seconds from the end of their match with Footscray. It was the Blues' lowest score since 19041904 VFL seasonResults and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1904.-Premiership season:In 1904, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume...
, and the closest a team had come to a goalless match since 19611961 VFL seasonResults and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1961.-Premiership season:In 1961, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
, when did not kick a goal against St. KildaSt. Kilda Football ClubThe St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club plays in the Australian Football League, the sport's premier league....
. - In Round 12, and played the lowest-scoring draw since 1904.
- In Round 22, and played the highest-scoring one-point result on record. During this match, North Melbourne became the only team ever to play in one season three quarters with aggregate scores of over 100 points each. did not concede a century score during the home-and-away season, being the first team to do this since 19671967 VFL seasonResults and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1967.-Premiership season:In 1967, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
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