The 1994 AFL season was the 98th 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 1 October, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs – an increase from the six clubs which had contested the finals in previous years. The premiership was won by the

West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football L ...

for the second time, after it defeated by 80 points in the 1994 AFL Grand Final.

Foster's Cup

15.12 (102) defeated 9.14 (68) in the final.

Rule changes

There were several significant alterations to the laws of the game brought in for the 1994 season: * The number of interchange players was increased from two to three which, when added to the "run on" team of 18 on-the-field players, increased the standard team squad size to 21 players. * The number of field umpires was increased from two to three. * Playing time was reduced from 25 minutes per quarter to 20 minutes, but additional stoppages (including all scores and boundary throw-ins) attracted "time-on" allocations; the total reduction of playing time was approximately 10%. * The size of each club's senior playing list was significantly reduced from 52 to 42 players from the 1994 season (with the exception of the struggling , which was granted a list of 50 players). Victorian clubs could list ten players on a supplementary list to make up the numbers in their reserves teams, but those players were not eligible for AFL senior selection. The change was part of an

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plan to completely abolish the Victorian clubs' reserves competition by 1995, but this final stage did not occur until 2000. * Advertising was permitted for the first time on the backs of guernseys. Small sponsors' logos had previously been permitted over the breast and on the shorts, but the new regulations allowed for logos 30 cm long and 8 cm high below the number on the back of the guernsey, which has since become the prime advertising location on guernseys. Under the original rules, the logo was required to be consistent with the colour of the guernsey, a stipulation which has since been relaxed.

Premiership season

Round 1

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.12 (114) , , , , 16.7 (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 ...

, , 25,602 , , Saturday 26, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.11 (113) , , , , 17.9 (111) , ,

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 ...

, , 18,592 , , Saturday 26, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.7 (97) , , , , 23.15 (153) , ,

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 ...

, , 29,582 , , Saturday 26, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.10 (82) , , , , 11.13 (79) , ,

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 ...

, , 39,492 , , Saturday 26, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 26.18 (174) , , , , 16.13 (109) , ,

, , 39,741 , , Sunday 27, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.21 (99) , , , , 12.17 (89) , , Gabba, , 7,901 , , Sunday 27, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 22.18 (150) , , , , 13.6 (84) , ,

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 ...

, , 44,953 , , Sunday 27, March

Round 2

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.10 (112) , , , , 14.15 (99) , ,

Optus Oval Princes Park (or Carlton Recreation Ground, currently known by its sponsored name Ikon Park) is an Australian rules football ground located inside the wider Princes Park in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North. It is a historic venue, ...

, , 24,872 , , Saturday 2, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 21.16 (142) , , , , 10.13 (73) , ,

, , 27,195 , , Saturday 2, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 8.16 (64) , , , , 17.16 (118) , ,

, , 29,581 , , Saturday 2, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.13 (97) , , , , 11.12 (78) , ,

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 ...

, , 28,228 , , Sunday 3, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.14 (134) , , , , 11.6 (72) , ,

, , 15,333 , , Sunday 3, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 22.20 (152) , , , , 8.16 (64) , ,

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 ...

, , 24,019 , , Monday 4, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.12 (66) , , , , 14.16 (100) , ,

, , 85,063 , , Monday 4, April

Round 3

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 25.23 (173) , , , , 6.10 (46) , ,

, , 36,726 , , Friday 8, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.12 (108) , , , , 14.10 (94) , ,

, , 30,454 , , Saturday 9, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.9 (111) , , , , 12.6 (78) , ,

, , 8,829 , , Saturday 9, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 5.9 (39) , , , , 20.15 (135) , ,

, , 19,609 , , Saturday 9, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.15 (99) , , , , 10.10 (70) , ,

, , 28,496 , , Sunday 10, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.11 (95) , , , , 12.22 (94) , ,

, , 38,307 , , Sunday 10, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 21.9 (135) , , , , 24.10 (154) , , SCG, , 11,068 , , Sunday 10, April

Round 4

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.20 (86) , , , , 10.12 (72) , , SCG, , 9,727 , , Friday 15, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.7 (73) , , , , 24.16 (160) , ,

, , 30,944 , , Saturday 16, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.15 (99) , , , , 17.10 (112) , ,

, , 21,630 , , Saturday 16, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.12 (66) , , , , 12.12 (84) , ,

, , 61,193 , , Saturday 16, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 18.21 (129) , , , , 8.5 (53) , , WACA, , 28,980 , , Saturday 16, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 22.19 (151) , , , , 15.8 (98) , , Gabba, , 11,290 , , Sunday 17, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.14 (104) , , , , 11.11 (77) , ,

, , 45,638 , , Sunday 17, April

Round 5

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.15 (117) , , , , 4.6 (30) , ,

, , 20,946 , , Friday 22, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.18 (120) , , , , 15.15 (105) , ,

, , 23,490 , , Saturday 23, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.17 (137) , , , , 20.9 (129) , ,

, , 10,514 , , Saturday 23, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.14 (98) , , , , 14.10 (94) , ,

, , 74,330 , , Saturday 23, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.15 (93) , , , , 17.8 (110) , ,

, , 44,426 , , Sunday 24, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 8.10 (58) , , , , 19.15 (129) , ,

, , 27,357 , , Sunday 24, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.10 (70) , , , , 15.22 (112) , ,

, , 37,870 , , Monday 25, April

Round 6

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.14 (134) , , , , 11.8 (74) , ,

, , 22,810 , , Saturday 30, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 8.7 (55) , , , , 9.6 (60) , ,

, , 47,211 , , Saturday 30, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.8 (86) , , , , 18.15 (123) , ,

, , 27,022 , , Saturday 30, April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.8 (110) , , , , 18.13 (121) , , Gabba, , 9,457 , , Saturday 30, April

Round 7

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.16 (88) , , , , 11.9 (75) , ,

, , 33,927 , , Saturday 7, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.13 (133) , , , , 13.14 (92) , ,

, , 14,614 , , Saturday 7, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 8.10 (58) , , , , 13.12 (90) , ,

, , 34,601 , , Saturday 7, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.7 (109) , , , , 16.14 (110) , , SCG, , 9,295 , , Sunday 8, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 18.16 (124) , , , , 13.18 (96) , ,

, , 52,342 , , Sunday 8, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.14 (86) , , , , 7.7 (49) , ,

, , 12,181 , , Sunday 8, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.19 (115) , , , , 6.13 (49) , ,

, , 26,676 , , Sunday 8, May

Round 8

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.11 (107) , , , , 20.15 (135) , ,

, , 50,227 , , Friday 13, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 25.16 (166) , , , , 10.7 (67) , ,

, , 12,233 , , Saturday 14, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.12 (90) , , , , 17.17 (119) , ,

, , 11,334 , , Saturday 14, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.13 (127) , , , , 11.12 (78) , ,

, , 35,851 , , Saturday 14, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.13 (91) , , , , 14.10 (94) , ,

, , 28,559 , , Sunday 15, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.17 (71) , , , , 25.15 (165) , , SCG, , 11,142 , , Sunday 15, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.11 (131) , , , , 13.10 (88) , ,

, , 28,626 , , Sunday 15, May

Round 9

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.19 (121) , , , , 13.10 (88) , ,

, , 72,216 , , Friday 20, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 21.16 (142) , , , , 11.12 (78) , ,

, , 22,777 , , Saturday 21, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.13 (97) , , , , 16.10 (106) , ,

, , 19,333 , , Saturday 21, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 7.20 (62) , , , , 9.9 (63) , ,

, , 40,080 , , Saturday 21, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 7.10 (52) , , , , 12.11 (83) , ,

, , 14,923 , , Saturday 21, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 7.6 (48) , , , , 22.13 (145) , ,

, , 44,403 , , Sunday 22, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.9 (75) , , , , 8.14 (62) , ,

, , 15,249 , , Sunday 22, May

Round 10

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.17 (101) , , , , 10.15 (75) , , WACA, , 27,901 , , Friday 27, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.13 (109) , , , , 13.19 (97) , ,

, , 23,691 , , Saturday 28, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 4.8 (32) , , , , 15.16 (106) , ,

, , 19,914 , , Saturday 28, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.14 (110) , , , , 10.14 (74) , ,

, , 26,718 , , Saturday 28, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.16 (112) , , , , 15.11 (101) , ,

, , 75,129 , , Saturday 28, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.18 (120) , , , , 12.21 (93) , , Gabba, , 10,953 , , Sunday 29, May , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.13 (103) , , , , 9.10 (64) , ,

, , 42,915 , , Sunday 29, May

Round 11

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.8 (80) , , , , 20.15 (135) , ,

, , 19,090 , , Saturday 4, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 24.10 (154) , , , , 17.6 (108) , ,

, , 22,547 , , Saturday 4, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.11 (101) , , , , 19.12 (126) , ,

, , 18,599 , , Saturday 4, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.12 (90) , , , , 8.19 (67) , ,

, , 27,390 , , Saturday 4, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.5 (125) , , , , 8.13 (61) , ,

, , 22,895 , , Sunday 5, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.10 (106) , , , , 19.12 (126) , , SCG, , 11,182 , , Sunday 5, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.8 (74) , , , , 18.10 (118) , ,

, , 31,324 , , Sunday 5, June

Round 12

Round 13

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 22.13 (145) , , , , 10.5 (65) , ,

, , 22,927 , , Saturday 18, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 7.11 (53) , , , , 10.6 (66) , ,

, , 17,599 , , Saturday 18, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.18 (72) , , , , 10.7 (67) , ,

, , 26,917 , , Saturday 18, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.14 (134) , , , , 9.6 (60) , ,

, , 13,070 , , Sunday 19, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.12 (114) , , , , 11.15 (81) , , Gabba, , 18,484 , , Sunday 19, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 18.13 (121) , , , , 12.12 (84) , ,

, , 27,699 , , Sunday 19, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.17 (83) , , , , 12.6 (78) , ,

, , 41,189 , , Sunday 19, June

Round 14

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.10 (88) , , , , 15.16 (106) , ,

, , 45,177 , , Friday 24, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 21.18 (144) , , , , 6.4 (40) , ,

, , 16,085 , , Saturday 25, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.8 (62) , , , , 11.12 (78) , ,

, , 32,528 , , Saturday 25, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.7 (79) , , , , 11.13 (79) , ,

, , 13,868 , , Saturday 25, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.15 (75) , , , , 14.9 (93) , ,

, , 21,939 , , Saturday 25, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.15 (129) , , , , 14.11 (95) , ,

, , 27,094 , , Sunday 26, June , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.19 (121) , , , , 11.11 (77) , , Gabba, , 18,881 , , Sunday 26, June

Round 15

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.14 (128) , , , , 7.7 (49) , , WACA, , 24,632 , , Friday 1, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.19 (85) , , , , 14.8 (92) , ,

, , 50,141 , , Saturday 2, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.19 (115) , , , , 11.13 (79) , ,

, , 35,267 , , Saturday 2, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.11 (65) , , , , 16.15 (111) , ,

, , 8,484 , , Saturday 2, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 22.12 (144) , , , , 6.10 (46) , ,

, , 21,119 , , Saturday 2, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.13 (73) , , , , 13.15 (93) , , SCG, , 13,083 , , Sunday 3, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.11 (83) , , , , 13.12 (90) , ,

, , 43,052 , , Sunday 3, July

Round 16

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.14 (80) , , , , 19.15 (129) , ,

, , 15,394 , , Saturday 9, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 22.13 (145) , , , , 17.13 (115) , ,

, , 23,687 , , Saturday 9, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 21.16 (142) , , , , 11.12 (78) , ,

, , 25,037 , , Saturday 9, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.13 (97) , , , , 12.22 (94) , ,

, , 49,878 , , Saturday 9, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.20 (110) , , , , 21.9 (135) , , SCG, , 5,728 , , Sunday 10, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.14 (80) , , , , 5.14 (44) , ,

, , 29,723 , , Sunday 10, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.16 (136) , , , , 10.16 (76) , ,

, , 29,695 , , Sunday 10, July

Round 17

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.10 (112) , , , , 11.8 (74) , ,

, , 14,096 , , Saturday 16, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.11 (113) , , , , 13.7 (85) , ,

, , 23,953 , , Saturday 16, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 8.7 (55) , , , , 17.14 (116) , ,

, , 21,097 , , Saturday 16, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 7.12 (54) , , , , 14.13 (97) , ,

, , 85,831 , , Saturday 16, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 24.9 (153) , , , , 12.17 (89) , ,

, , 33,265 , , Sunday 17, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.12 (84) , , , , 15.8 (98) , , Gabba, , 14,936 , , Sunday 17, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.10 (82) , , , , 11.12 (78) , ,

, , 42,860 , , Sunday 17, July

Round 18

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.15 (75) , , , , 13.9 (87) , ,

, , 43,788 , , Friday 22, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.9 (87) , , , , 7.13 (55) , ,

, , 25,540 , , Saturday 23, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.10 (100) , , , , 18.2 (110) , ,

, , 38,858 , , Saturday 23, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.5 (59) , , , , 15.9 (99) , ,

, , 26,936 , , Saturday 23, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 8.17 (65) , , , , 7.16 (58) , , Gabba, , 8,236 , , Sunday 24, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.12 (90) , , , , 8.6 (54) , ,

, , 42,930 , , Sunday 24, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.17 (101) , , , , 7.11 (53) , ,

, , 26,020 , , Sunday 24, July

Round 19

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.12 (102) , , , , 12.10 (82) , ,

, , 32,845 , , Friday 29, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 21.9 (135) , , , , 8.10 (58) , ,

, , 43,132 , , Saturday 30, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 5.15 (45) , , , , 8.7 (55) , ,

, , 12,927 , , Saturday 30, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.14 (104) , , , , 9.18 (72) , ,

, , 25,265 , , Saturday 30, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.11 (95) , , , , 9.8 (62) , ,

, , 23,906 , , Sunday 31, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.13 (91) , , , , 5.8 (38) , ,

, , 15,383 , , Sunday 31, July , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 3.8 (26) , , , , 13.14 (92) , ,

, , 5,334 , , Sunday 31, July

Round 20

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.20 (134) , , , , 17.4 (106) , ,

, , 76,565 , , Friday 5, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.21 (93) , , , , 9.7 (61) , ,

, , 33,503 , , Saturday 6, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.11 (77) , , , , 10.18 (78) , ,

, , 26,014 , , Saturday 6, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.10 (100) , , , , 7.12 (54) , ,

, , 16,328 , , Saturday 6, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.12 (84) , , , , 14.15 (99) , , Gabba, , 12,341 , , Sunday 7, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.16 (118) , , , , 4.10 (34) , ,

, , 17,591 , , Sunday 7, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.12 (66) , , , , 13.16 (94) , , SCG, , 6,513 , , Sunday 7, August

Round 21

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.13 (73) , , , , 9.10 (64) , , WACA, , 31,948 , , Friday 12, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.12 (72) , , , , 17.15 (117) , ,

, , 14,653 , , Saturday 13, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 8.11 (59) , , , , 13.22 (100) , ,

, , 11,388 , , Saturday 13, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.10 (64) , , , , 13.14 (92) , ,

, , 49,872 , , Saturday 13, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 9.16 (70) , , , , 8.14 (62) , , SCG, , 9,622 , , Sunday 14, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 11.23 (89) , , , , 18.9 (117) , ,

, , 52,562 , , Sunday 14, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.11 (89) , , , , 12.14 (86) , ,

, , 36,599 , , Sunday 14, August

Round 22

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 12.11 (83) , , , , 15.13 (103) , ,

, , 32,951 , , Friday 19, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.12 (114) , , , , 11.15 (81) , ,

, , 13,454 , , Saturday 20, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 10.9 (69) , , , , 19.15 (129) , ,

, , 12,122 , , Saturday 20, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 15.17 (107) , , , , 16.8 (104) , ,

, , 66,555 , , Saturday 20, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 20.16 (136) , , , , 12.12 (84) , ,

, , 49,354 , , Sunday 21, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.10 (88) , , , , 14.14 (98) , , Gabba, , 10,572 , , Sunday 21, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 19.12 (126) , , , , 8.14 (62) , ,

, , 28,038 , , Sunday 21, August

Round 23

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 25.10 (160) , , , , 10.14 (74) , ,

, , 17,960 , , Friday 26, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 25.11 (161) , , , , 6.12 (48) , ,

, , 32,486 , , Saturday 27, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 14.6 (90) , , , , 13.10 (88) , ,

, , 40,154 , , Saturday 27, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.15 (111) , , , , 15.9 (99) , ,

, , 22,208 , , Saturday 27, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 16.15 (111) , , , , 11.5 (71) , ,

, , 23,615 , , Saturday 27, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.13 (91) , , , , 15.12 (102) , , Gabba, , 13,718 , , Sunday 28, August , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 17.13 (115) , , , , 8.10 (58) , ,

, , 41,669 , , Sunday 28, August

Round 24

Ladder

All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series. It was the first season that the AFL implemented a top 8 team finals series.

Ladder progression

Finals

The Second McIntyre "Final Six" system, which had operated in 1992 and 1993, was replaced by the McIntyre "Final Eight" system. The McIntyre "Final Eight" system would be used until 1999 and was then replaced by the AFL’s Amended "Final Eight" system in 2000.

Week one

Semi finals

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.15 (105) , , 10.12 (72) ,

, 53,160 , Saturday, 17 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.18 (144) , , 9.11 (65) ,

, 65,577 , Sunday, 18 September

Preliminary Final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.19 (103) , , 16.13 (109) ,

, 80,121 , Saturday, 24 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.21 (117) , , 8.4 (52) , WACA , 34,317 , Saturday, 24 September

Grand final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.23 (143) , , 8.15 (63) ,

, 93,860 , Saturday, 1 October

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 Greg Williams of . * The

Leigh Matthews Trophy The 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 st ...

was awarded to Greg Williams of . * 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 Dean Kemp of . * The

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

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of . * The

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was "awarded" to .

Notable events

* moved its match-day home ground from Princes Park (which, due to the first ever ground

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deal affecting an AFL venue, became known as

from this season) to the

Western 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 administ ...

. However, this left as the sole tenant of Optus Oval, and an existing arrangement between Carlton and the AFL required eighteen matches to be played there during the year; consequently, Fitzroy and the MCG's four co-tenants (, , and ) were each forced to play one or two home games at Optus Oval to make up the balance. * Starting from Round 20, the "

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" was introduced in order to allay fears raised by the threat of

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. Under the rule, any bleeding player would be sent from the field by the umpires until his wound had been covered or closed and any blood-stained gear replaced. The rule, which for the first time ever gave umpires the ability to order players from the ground, was not initially well-received – particularly following a Round 23 incident in which ruckman

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was unable to return to the field after the third quarter because Hawthorn officials could not find a spare sock to replace his bloodstained one. * The MCG became Collingwood's predominant home ground for the first time, however they would still play sporadic home games at

until 1999 against mostly low crowd drawing and/or interstate opposition. To this day, the MCG has remained Collingwood's predominant home ground.

References

External Links

1994 Season - AFL Tables
{{DEFAULTSORT:1994 Afl Season AFL season Australian Football League seasons