The 1993 AFL season was the 97th season of the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...

(AFL), the highest level senior

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

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

Foster's Cup

The 1993 Foster's Cup saw

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington * Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport * Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United Ki ...

14.18 (102) defeated

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

11.13 (79) in the Grand Final.

Premiership season

Round 1

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.17 (95) , , , , 17.13 (115) , ,

MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...

, , 58,997 , , Friday 26, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 24.22 (166) , , , , 22.11 (143) , ,

, , 8,653 , , Saturday 27, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.15 (93) , , , , 11.4 (70) , ,

Waverley Park Waverley Park (also and originally called VFL Park) was an Australian rules football stadium in Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia. For most of its history, its purpose was as a neutral venue and used by all Victorian-based Victorian Football ...

, , 25,098 , , Saturday 27, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.10 (112) , , , , 17.16 (118) , , Princes Park, , 23,433 , , Saturday 27, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.16 (136) , , , , 16.16 (112) , ,

Kardinia Park Kardinia Park is a major public park located in South Geelong, Victoria. A number of public and sporting facilities are located in the park: a major AFL stadium, a secondary football oval, a cricket field, an open air swimming pool, a numb ...

, , 24,337 , , Saturday 27, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.21 (123) , , , , 17.8 (110) , ,

Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval (; nicknamed Subi) was a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Subiaco. It was opened in 1908 and closed in 2017 after the completion of the new Perth Stadium in Burswood. Subiaco Oval was the high ...

, , 34,361 , , Sunday 28, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.12 (84) , , , , 28.10 (178) , ,

, , 18,473 , , Sunday 28, March

Round 2

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 18.18 (126) , , , , 11.14 (80) , ,

, , 14,497 , , Friday 2, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.18 (132) , , , , 19.11 (125) , ,

, , 23,554 , , Saturday 3, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.12 (132) , , , , 19.18 (132) , ,

, , 49,856 , , Saturday 3, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.17 (95) , , , , 15.13 (103) , , Princes Park, , 13,076 , , Saturday 3, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.11 (113) , , , , 15.13 (103) , ,

Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...

, , 24,147 , , Saturday 3, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.20 (92) , , , , 22.17 (149) , , SCG, , 10,144 , , Sunday 4, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.11 (101) , , , , 12.14 (86) , ,

Football Park Football Park, known commercially as AAMI Stadium, was an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, the state capital of South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian Na ...

, , 46,258 , , Sunday 4, April

Round 3

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.12 (132) , , , , 13.16 (94) , ,

, , 25,351 , , Saturday 10, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.14 (98) , , , , 14.17 (101) , , Princes Park, , 18,265 , , Saturday 10, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.13 (115) , , , , 17.11 (113) , , Gabba, , 12,821 , , Sunday 11, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.19 (109) , , , , 9.11 (65) , ,

, , 31,110 , , Sunday 11, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.16 (112) , , , , 16.14 (110) , , Princes Park, , 33,274 , , Monday 12, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.6 (84) , , , , 15.18 (108) , ,

, , 23,428 , , Monday 12, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.13 (109) , , , , 21.13 (139) , ,

, , 87,638 , , Monday 12, April

Round 4

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.13 (103) , , , , 15.12 (102) , ,

, , 45,671 , , Friday 16, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.14 (128) , , , , 14.15 (99) , ,

, , 24,362 , , Saturday 17, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.13 (79) , , , , 18.17 (125) , ,

, , 31,492 , , Saturday 17, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.14 (104) , , , , 18.18 (126) , ,

, , 28,350 , , Saturday 17, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.11 (95) , , , , 28.13 (181) , , SCG, , 9,023 , , Sunday 18, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.14 (98) , , , , 6.10 (46) , ,

, , 30,032 , , Sunday 18, April

Round 5

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.20 (122) , , , , 25.9 (159) , ,

, , 35,113 , , Friday 23, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 24.23 (167) , , , , 11.8 (74) , , Princes Park, , 10,257 , , Saturday 24, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.7 (127) , , , , 11.15 (81) , ,

Whitten Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administr ...

, , 26,923 , , Saturday 24, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.12 (78) , , , , 17.21 (123) , ,

, , 51,211 , , Sunday 25, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.12 (126) , , , , 18.19 (127) , , Gabba, , 12,996 , , Sunday 25, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.17 (77) , , , , 9.14 (68) , ,

, , 17,011 , , Sunday 25, April

Round 6

Round 7

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.22 (136) , , , , 16.8 (104) , ,

, , 29,296 , , Saturday 8, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.17 (113) , , , , 10.10 (70) , ,

, , 14,375 , , Saturday 8, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.7 (79) , , , , 11.12 (78) , , Princes Park, , 13,498 , , Saturday 8, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.8 (110) , , , , 22.9 (141) , ,

, , 20,942 , , Saturday 8, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.17 (101) , , , , 11.10 (76) , ,

, , 25,854 , , Saturday 8, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.17 (95) , , , , 21.13 (139) , , SCG, , 9,214 , , Sunday 9, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.15 (105) , , , , 16.17 (113) , ,

, , 23,697 , , Sunday 9, May

Round 8

Round 9

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.14 (134) , , , , 14.12 (96) , ,

, , 44,833 , , Friday 21, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.11 (131) , , , , 19.7 (121) , ,

, , 20,316 , , Saturday 22, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.8 (92) , , , , 10.13 (73) , , Princes Park, , 24,442 , , Saturday 22, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 22.11 (143) , , , , 11.13 (79) , ,

, , 17,458 , , Saturday 22, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.15 (111) , , , , 10.5 (65) , ,

, , 34,372 , , Saturday 22, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.14 (104) , , , , 19.15 (129) , , SCG, , 9,594 , , Sunday 23, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.17 (101) , , , , 13.10 (88) , ,

, , 22,032 , , Sunday 23, May

Round 10

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.15 (129) , , , , 19.11 (125) , ,

, , 50,567 , , Friday 28, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.20 (122) , , , , 14.9 (93) , ,

, , 17,781 , , Saturday 29, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.26 (128) , , , , 11.8 (74) , , Princes Park, , 23,702 , , Saturday 29, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.8 (62) , , , , 20.12 (132) , ,

, , 19,397 , , Saturday 29, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.10 (64) , , , , 9.12 (66) , ,

, , 19,918 , , Saturday 29, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 5.13 (43) , , , , 19.12 (126) , ,

, , 29,779 , , Saturday 29, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.13 (85) , , , , 18.14 (122) , , Gabba, , 12,395 , , Sunday 30, May

Round 11

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 7.14 (56) , , , , 12.10 (82) , , Princes Park, , 11,366 , , Saturday 12, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.10 (130) , , , , 11.9 (75) , ,

, , 11,748 , , Saturday 12, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.11 (89) , , , , 17.16 (118) , ,

, , 37,119 , , Saturday 12, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.3 (63) , , , , 17.18 (120) , , SCG, , 8,794 , , Sunday 13, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.17 (107) , , , , 8.14 (62) , ,

, , 44,979 , , Sunday 13, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 24.16 (160) , , , , 16.13 (109) , ,

, , 57,833 , , Monday 14, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.14 (86) , , , , 17.14 (116) , ,

, , 47,295 , , Monday 14, June

Round 12

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.11 (101) , , , , 16.11 (107) , , WACA, , 30,183 , , Friday 18, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.15 (105) , , , , 10.11 (71) , ,

, , 44,094 , , Saturday 19, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 23.14 (152) , , , , 11.8 (74) , ,

, , 28,975 , , Saturday 19, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.16 (94) , , , , 10.9 (69) , ,

, , 11,797 , , Saturday 19, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 24.12 (156) , , , , 11.11 (77) , , Princes Park, , 21,405 , , Saturday 19, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.17 (113) , , , , 15.16 (106) , ,

, , 19,308 , , Sunday 20, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.13 (97) , , , , 20.18 (138) , , Gabba, , 15,471 , , Sunday 20, June

Round 13

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.14 (80) , , , , 12.11 (83) , ,

, , 47,705 , , Friday 25, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.7 (79) , , , , 17.10 (112) , ,

, , 15,181 , , Saturday 26, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 21.15 (141) , , , , 8.15 (63) , , Princes Park, , 19,105 , , Saturday 26, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.19 (121) , , , , 14.9 (93) , ,

, , 15,397 , , Saturday 26, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.5 (71) , , , , 14.10 (94) , ,

, , 24,371 , , Saturday 26, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 23.11 (149) , , , , 16.13 (109) , , SCG, , 8,250 , , Sunday 27, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.19 (115) , , , , 14.11 (95) , ,

, , 46,496 , , Sunday 27, June

Round 14

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.10 (82) , , , , 18.18 (126) , , SCG, , 13,057 , , Friday 2, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 23.17 (155) , , , , 4.15 (39) , ,

, , 20,453 , , Saturday 3, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 6.10 (46) , , , , 14.8 (92) , ,

, , 23,398 , , Saturday 3, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 18.11 (119) , , , , 17.16 (118) , , Princes Park, , 13,965 , , Saturday 3, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.20 (110) , , , , 8.6 (54) , ,

, , 19,293 , , Saturday 3, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.13 (91) , , , , 14.8 (92) , ,

, , 39,789 , , Sunday 4, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.15 (117) , , , , 22.15 (147) , ,

, , 49,980 , , Sunday 4, July

Round 15

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.15 (129) , , , , 13.13 (91) , ,

, , 55,693 , , Friday 9, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.20 (110) , , , , 9.10 (64) , ,

, , 21,744 , , Saturday 10, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.17 (131) , , , , 14.13 (97) , , Princes Park, , 16,934 , , Saturday 10, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 25.19 (169) , , , , 11.11 (77) , ,

, , 20,394 , , Saturday 10, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 22.9 (141) , , , , 20.7 (127) , ,

, , 40,819 , , Saturday 10, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 23.18 (156) , , , , 8.15 (63) , ,

, , 46,667 , , Sunday 11, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 8.14 (62) , , , , 10.18 (78) , ,

, , 24,832 , , Sunday 11, July

Round 16

Round 17

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.13 (97) , , , , 16.16 (112) , ,

, , 28,410 , , Friday 23, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.9 (87) , , , , 11.13 (79) , ,

, , 38,166 , , Saturday 24, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.13 (97) , , , , 16.14 (110) , ,

, , 14,469 , , Saturday 24, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.11 (83) , , , , 15.14 (104) , ,

, , 67,035 , , Saturday 24, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 18.10 (118) , , , , 14.15 (99) , , Gabba, , 8,797 , , Sunday 25, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 24.15 (159) , , , , 9.13 (67) , ,

, , 13,397 , , Sunday 25, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.17 (107) , , , , 10.10 (70) , ,

, , 36,081 , , Sunday 25, July

Round 18

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 7.13 (55) , , , , 18.15 (123) , ,

, , 87,573 , , Friday 30, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.12 (72) , , , , 25.16 (166) , ,

, , 34,439 , , Saturday 31, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 22.14 (146) , , , , 13.6 (84) , ,

, , 13,029 , , Saturday 31, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.15 (81) , , , , 15.10 (100) , , Princes Park, , 6,025 , , Saturday 31, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.13 (91) , , , , 17.20 (122) , ,

, , 40,850 , , Saturday 31, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.16 (118) , , , , 24.11 (155) , , SCG, , 9,756 , , Sunday 1, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.18 (138) , , , , 6.13 (49) , ,

, , 15,664 , , Sunday 1, August

Round 19

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 18.9 (117) , , , , 13.18 (96) , ,

, , 22,813 , , Friday 6, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.11 (83) , , , , 16.10 (106) , ,

, , 30,874 , , Saturday 7, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.14 (68) , , , , 10.20 (80) , ,

, , 40,327 , , Saturday 7, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.9 (99) , , , , 13.16 (94) , , Princes Park, , 8,545 , , Saturday 7, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 22.18 (150) , , , , 10.8 (68) , ,

, , 25,817 , , Saturday 7, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.11 (71) , , , , 19.17 (131) , , Gabba, , 9,046 , , Sunday 8, August

Round 20

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.9 (99) , , , , 17.12 (114) , , SCG, , 8,214 , , Friday 13, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.17 (77) , , , , 11.18 (84) , , Princes Park, , 22,774 , , Saturday 14, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.14 (98) , , , , 12.13 (85) , ,

, , 40,229 , , Saturday 14, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.7 (67) , , , , 6.9 (45) , ,

, , 41,988 , , Sunday 15, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.14 (128) , , , , 11.18 (84) , ,

, , 17,585 , , Sunday 15, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.27 (105) , , , , 6.10 (46) , ,

, , 46,310 , , Sunday 15, August

Round 21

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 22.15 (147) , , , , 5.13 (43) , , Princes Park, , 6,214 , , Saturday 21, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.12 (126) , , , , 14.10 (94) , ,

, , 32,808 , , Saturday 21, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 8.15 (63) , , , , 17.15 (117) , ,

, , 84,054 , , Saturday 21, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.13 (115) , , , , 13.10 (88) , ,

, , 26,540 , , Saturday 21, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.10 (94) , , , , 7.10 (52) , ,

, , 12,444 , , Saturday 21, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 8.6 (54) , , , , 26.19 (175) , ,

, , 21,654 , , Sunday 22, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.14 (98) , , , , 25.10 (160) , , SCG, , 8,180 , , Sunday 22, August

Round 22

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.12 (96) , , , , 17.14 (116) , , WACA, , 32,121 , , Friday 27, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 18.17 (125) , , , , 12.10 (82) , ,

, , 22,971 , , Saturday 28, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.15 (111) , , , , 16.14 (110) , , Princes Park, , 21,900 , , Saturday 28, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 18.15 (123) , , , , 20.15 (135) , ,

, , 31,109 , , Saturday 28, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.16 (106) , , , , 24.19 (163) , , Gabba, , 11,544 , , Sunday 29, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.9 (75) , , , , 14.14 (98) , ,

, , 22,605 , , Sunday 29, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.21 (135) , , , , 17.9 (111) , ,

, , 48,522 , , Sunday 29, August

Ladder

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

byes In cricket, a bye is a type of extra. It is a run scored by the batting team when the ball has not been hit by the batter and the ball has not hit the batter's body. Scoring byes Usually, if the ball passes the batter without being deflected, th ...

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Week one

Week two

Week three

Week four

Awards

*The

Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...

was awarded to

Gavin Wanganeen Gavin Adrian Wanganeen (born 18 June 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), and also for the Port Adelaide Magpies in ...

. *The AFLPA MVP was awarded to Gary Ablett of

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

. *The

Coleman Medal The Coleman Medal is an Australian rules football award given annually to the Australian Football League (AFL) player who kicks the most goals A goal is an objective that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve. Goal may also refer ...

was awarded to Gary Ablett of

. *The

Norm Smith Medal The Norm Smith Medal is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best on ground in the Grand Final of the Australian Football League (AFL). Prior to 1990 the competition was known as the Victorian Football ...

was awarded to Michael Long of

. *The inaugural

AFL Rising Star The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. It was first presented in the 1993 season, and was won by Nathan Buc ...

award was awarded to

Nathan Buckley Nathan Charles Buckley (born 26 July 1972) is a former professional Australian rules football coach, player and commentator. He is listed by journalist Mike Sheahan as one of the top 50 players of all time. Buckley won the inaugural Rising S ...

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

. *The

Wooden Spoon Wooden Spoon may refer to: * Wooden spoon, implement * Wooden spoon (award) A wooden spoon is an award that is given to an individual or team that has come last in a competition. Examples range from the academic to sporting and more frivolous e ...

was "awarded" to

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

. *The Reserves Grand Final was won by

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

against

North Melbourne North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at ...

*The Section 1 State of Origin was won by South Australia against Victoria *The Section 2 State of Origin was won by Queensland-Northern Territory against Tasmania

Notable events

*Following the release of the Crawford Report, prepared by insolvency expert David Crawford, the clubs voted to make several significant changes to the administrative structure of the AFL during the 1993 season: ** Firstly, the

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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). ** Secondly, the AFL Board of Directors, after 96 years of operation, voted itself out of existence. ** Thirdly, the clubs retained the right to veto any Commission decision by a two-thirds majority. ** Fourthly, with several Victorian clubs, as well as Brisbane and Sydney, being concerned about their long-term viability at the time, a stipulation was also included that any decisions relating to the expulsion, merger or relocation of any club required ratification by a simple majority of all clubs, and the agreement of the club(s) in question. *

played their first home game at their new home, the Brisbane Cricket Ground against

in Round 3, which resulted in a win. * At the conclusion of their Round 4 game against Collingwood, St Kilda's

Nicky Winmar Neil Elvis "Nicky" Winmar (born 25 September 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer, best known for his career for and the in the Australian Football League (AFL), as well as in the West Australian Football League. Growing up in ...

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. *

and

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

. * In Round 18, a piglet with the word "PLUGA" and the number four painted on it was released onto the

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during the match between

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.

References

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1993 Season - AFL Tables
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