1993 AFL season

1993 AFL Premiership season
Teams	15
Premiers	Essendon (15th premiership)
Minor Premiers	Essendon (14th minor premiership)
Pre-season Cup	Essendon (2nd pre-season cup win)
Matches played	172
Highest attendance	96,862
Coleman Medallist	Gary Ablett (Geelong)
Brownlow Medallist	Gavin Wanganeen (Essendon)
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Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1993.

National Cup

Essendon 14.18 (102) def Richmond 11.13 (79)

Premiership season

Round 1

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Footscray	13.17 (95)	Collingwood	17.13 (115)	MCG	58,997	Friday 26, March
North Melbourne	24.22 (166)	Brisbane Bears	22.11 (143)	MCG	8,653	Saturday 27, March
Hawthorn	13.15 (93)	Melbourne	11.4 (70)	Waverley Park	25,098	Saturday 27, March
Carlton	17.10 (112)	Fitzroy	17.16 (118)	Princes Park	23,433	Saturday 27, March
Geelong	20.16 (136)	St Kilda	16.16 (112)	Kardinia Park	24,337	Saturday 27, March
West Coast	17.21 (123)	Essendon	17.8 (110)	Subiaco Oval	34,361	Sunday 28, March
Richmond	12.12 (84)	Adelaide	28.10 (178)	MCG	18,473	Sunday 28, March

Round 2

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Richmond	18.18 (126)	Brisbane Bears	11.14 (80)	MCG	14,497	Friday 2, April
St Kilda	19.18 (132)	North Melbourne	19.11 (125)	Waverley Park	23,554	Saturday 3, April
Essendon	20.12 (132)	Carlton	19.18 (132)	MCG	49,856	Saturday 3, April
Melbourne	13.17 (95)	Footscray	15.13 (103)	Princes Park	13,076	Saturday 3, April
Collingwood	17.11 (113)	Geelong	15.13 (103)	Victoria Park	24,147	Saturday 3, April
Sydney	12.20 (92)	Hawthorn	22.17 (149)	SCG	10,144	Sunday 4, April
Adelaide	15.11 (101)	West Coast	12.14 (86)	Football Park	46,258	Sunday 4, April

Round 3

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
St Kilda	20.12 (132)	Sydney	13.16 (94)	Waverley Park	25,351	Saturday 10, April
Fitzroy	14.14 (98)	Footscray	14.17 (101)	Princes Park	18,265	Saturday 10, April
Brisbane Bears	17.13 (115)	Melbourne	17.11 (113)	Gabba	12,821	Sunday 11, April
West Coast	15.19 (109)	Richmond	9.11 (65)	Subiaco Oval	31,110	Sunday 11, April
Carlton	16.16 (112)	Hawthorn	16.14 (110)	Princes Park	33,274	Monday 12, April
Geelong	13.6 (84)	North Melbourne	15.18 (108)	Kardinia Park	23,428	Monday 12, April
Essendon	16.13 (109)	Collingwood	21.13 (139)	MCG	87,638	Monday 12, April

Round 4

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Adelaide	15.13 (103)	Fitzroy	15.12 (102)	Football Park	45,671	Friday 16, April
North Melbourne	19.14 (128)	Melbourne	14.15 (99)	MCG	24,362	Saturday 17, April
Hawthorn	11.13 (79)	Geelong	18.17 (125)	Waverley Park	31,492	Saturday 17, April
Collingwood	15.14 (104)	St Kilda	18.18 (126)	Victoria Park	28,350	Saturday 17, April
Sydney	14.11 (95)	Essendon	28.13 (181)	SCG	9,023	Sunday 18, April
West Coast	14.14 (98)	Brisbane Bears	6.10 (46)	Subiaco Oval	30,032	Sunday 18, April

Round 5

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Richmond	17.20 (122)	North Melbourne	25.9 (159)	MCG	35,113	Friday 23, April
Fitzroy	24.23 (167)	Sydney	11.8 (74)	Princes Park	10,257	Saturday 24, April
Footscray	20.7 (127)	Essendon	11.15 (81)	Whitten Oval	26,923	Saturday 24, April
St Kilda	11.12 (78)	Carlton	17.21 (123)	Waverley Park	51,211	Sunday 25, April
Brisbane Bears	19.12 (126)	Geelong	18.19 (127)	Gabba	12,996	Sunday 25, April
Melbourne	10.17 (77)	Adelaide	9.14 (68)	MCG	17,011	Sunday 25, April

Round 6

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Melbourne	22.21 (153)	Richmond	8.12 (60)	MCG	33,933	Friday 30, April
Adelaide	12.16 (88)	Hawthorn	16.9 (105)	Football Park	46,689	Friday 30, April
Essendon	23.18 (156)	Geelong	19.18 (132)	MCG	46,588	Saturday 1, May
North Melbourne	35.19 (229)	Sydney	16.9 (105)	Princes Park	9,230	Saturday 1, May
Brisbane Bears	17.8 (110)	Fitzroy	12.11 (83)	Gabba	9,893	Sunday 2, May
Carlton	15.11 (101)	Collingwood	21.11 (137)	MCG	86,196	Sunday 2, May
West Coast	19.11 (125)	Footscray	13.6 (84)	Subiaco Oval	32,579	Sunday 2, May

Round 7

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Richmond	19.22 (136)	St Kilda	16.8 (104)	MCG	29,296	Saturday 8, May
Hawthorn	16.17 (113)	Brisbane Bears	10.10 (70)	Waverley Park	14,375	Saturday 8, May
Fitzroy	12.7 (79)	Melbourne	11.12 (78)	Princes Park	13,498	Saturday 8, May
Footscray	17.8 (110)	North Melbourne	22.9 (141)	Whitten Oval	20,942	Saturday 8, May
Collingwood	14.17 (101)	Adelaide	11.10 (76)	Victoria Park	25,854	Saturday 8, May
Sydney	13.17 (95)	Carlton	21.13 (139)	SCG	9,214	Sunday 9, May
Geelong	15.15 (105)	West Coast	16.17 (113)	Kardinia Park	23,697	Sunday 9, May

Round 8

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
West Coast	7.16 (58)	Fitzroy	11.10 (76)	WACA	28,506	Friday 14, May
St Kilda	9.13 (67)	Essendon	19.11 (125)	Waverley Park	43,886	Saturday 15, May
Carlton	11.12 (78)	Footscray	15.16 (106)	Princes Park	24,133	Saturday 15, May
Collingwood	14.10 (94)	Hawthorn	10.16 (76)	Victoria Park	29,880	Saturday 15, May
Geelong	19.14 (128)	Richmond	9.24 (78)	Kardinia Park	25,224	Sunday 16, May
Brisbane Bears	33.21 (219)	Sydney	8.9 (57)	Gabba	8,916	Sunday 16, May
Adelaide	19.9 (123)	North Melbourne	18.13 (121)	Football Park	45,562	Sunday 16, May

Round 9

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
North Melbourne	20.14 (134)	Carlton	14.12 (96)	MCG	44,833	Friday 21, May
Hawthorn	20.11 (131)	Richmond	19.7 (121)	Waverley Park	20,316	Saturday 22, May
Fitzroy	14.8 (92)	Collingwood	10.13 (73)	Princes Park	24,442	Saturday 22, May
Footscray	22.11 (143)	St Kilda	11.13 (79)	Whitten Oval	17,458	Saturday 22, May
Essendon	16.15 (111)	Adelaide	10.5 (65)	MCG	34,372	Saturday 22, May
Sydney	15.14 (104)	Geelong	19.15 (129)	SCG	9,594	Sunday 23, May
Melbourne	14.17 (101)	West Coast	13.10 (88)	MCG	22,032	Sunday 23, May

Round 10

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Essendon	19.15 (129)	Fitzroy	19.11 (125)	MCG	50,567	Friday 28, May
Richmond	17.20 (122)	Sydney	14.9 (93)	MCG	17,781	Saturday 29, May
Carlton	17.26 (128)	Melbourne	11.8 (74)	Princes Park	23,702	Saturday 29, May
Footscray	9.8 (62)	Hawthorn	20.12 (132)	Whitten Oval	19,397	Saturday 29, May
St Kilda	9.10 (64)	West Coast	9.12 (66)	Waverley Park	19,918	Saturday 29, May
Collingwood	5.13 (43)	North Melbourne	19.12 (126)	Victoria Park	29,779	Saturday 29, May
Brisbane Bears	12.13 (85)	Adelaide	18.14 (122)	Gabba	12,395	Sunday 30, May

Round 11

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Fitzroy	7.14 (56)	Richmond	12.10 (82)	Princes Park	11,366	Saturday 12, June
St Kilda	20.10 (130)	Brisbane Bears	11.9 (75)	Waverley Park	11,748	Saturday 12, June
Geelong	13.11 (89)	Carlton	17.16 (118)	MCG	37,119	Saturday 12, June
Sydney	10.3 (63)	West Coast	17.18 (120)	SCG	8,794	Sunday 13, June
Adelaide	15.17 (107)	Footscray	8.14 (62)	Football Park	44,979	Sunday 13, June
Melbourne	24.16 (160)	Collingwood	16.13 (109)	MCG	57,833	Monday 14, June
Hawthorn	12.14 (86)	Essendon	17.14 (116)	Waverley Park	47,295	Monday 14, June

Round 12

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
West Coast	15.11 (101)	North Melbourne	16.11 (107)	WACA	30,183	Friday 18, June
Melbourne	15.15 (105)	Essendon	10.11 (71)	MCG	44,094	Saturday 19, June
Hawthorn	23.14 (152)	St Kilda	11.8 (74)	Waverley Park	28,975	Saturday 19, June
Footscray	13.16 (94)	Sydney	10.9 (69)	Whitten Oval	11,797	Saturday 19, June
Carlton	24.12 (156)	Adelaide	11.11 (77)	Princes Park	21,405	Saturday 19, June
Geelong	16.17 (113)	Fitzroy	15.16 (106)	Kardinia Park	19,308	Sunday 20, June
Brisbane Bears	14.13 (97)	Collingwood	20.18 (138)	Gabba	15,471	Sunday 20, June

Round 13

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
North Melbourne	11.14 (80)	Hawthorn	12.11 (83)	MCG	47,705	Friday 25, June
Fitzroy	12.7 (79)	St Kilda	17.10 (112)	Waverley Park	15,181	Saturday 26, June
Essendon	21.15 (141)	Richmond	8.15 (63)	Princes Park	19,105	Saturday 26, June
Footscray	17.19 (121)	Brisbane Bears	14.9 (93)	Whitten Oval	15,397	Saturday 26, June
Collingwood	11.5 (71)	West Coast	14.10 (94)	Victoria Park	24,371	Saturday 26, June
Sydney	23.11 (149)	Melbourne	16.13 (109)	SCG	8,250	Sunday 27, June
Adelaide	16.19 (115)	Geelong	14.11 (95)	Football Park	46,496	Sunday 27, June

Round 14

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Sydney	12.10 (82)	Adelaide	18.18 (126)	SCG	13,057	Friday 2, July
Essendon	23.17 (155)	Brisbane Bears	4.15 (39)	MCG	20,453	Saturday 3, July
St Kilda	6.10 (46)	Melbourne	14.8 (92)	Waverley Park	23,398	Saturday 3, July
Fitzroy	18.11 (119)	North Melbourne	17.16 (118)	Princes Park	13,965	Saturday 3, July
Geelong	15.20 (110)	Footscray	8.6 (54)	Kardinia Park	19,293	Saturday 3, July
West Coast	13.13 (91)	Carlton	14.8 (92)	Subiaco Oval	39,789	Sunday 4, July
Richmond	17.15 (117)	Collingwood	22.15 (147)	MCG	49,980	Sunday 4, July

Round 15

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
North Melbourne	19.15 (129)	Essendon	13.13 (91)	MCG	55,693	Friday 9, July
Hawthorn	15.20 (110)	Fitzroy	9.10 (64)	Waverley Park	21,744	Saturday 10, July
Carlton	19.17 (131)	Brisbane Bears	14.13 (97)	Princes Park	16,934	Saturday 10, July
Collingwood	25.19 (169)	Sydney	11.11 (77)	Victoria Park	20,394	Saturday 10, July
Melbourne	22.9 (141)	Geelong	20.7 (127)	MCG	40,819	Saturday 10, July
Adelaide	23.18 (156)	St Kilda	8.15 (63)	Football Park	46,667	Sunday 11, July
Richmond	8.14 (62)	Footscray	10.18 (78)	MCG	24,832	Sunday 11, July

Round 16

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Adelaide	26.15 (171)	Richmond	4.8 (32)	Football Park	45,109	Friday 16, July
St Kilda	27.15 (177)	Geelong	15.16 (106)	Waverley Park	22,059	Saturday 17, July
Fitzroy	14.11 (95)	Carlton	27.19 (181)	Princes Park	24,987	Saturday 17, July
Collingwood	21.19 (145)	Footscray	11.15 (81)	Victoria Park	26,156	Saturday 17, July
Melbourne	12.18 (90)	Hawthorn	16.10 (106)	MCG	44,303	Saturday 17, July
Essendon	12.17 (89)	West Coast	13.9 (87)	MCG	44,507	Sunday 18, July
Brisbane Bears	15.14 (104)	North Melbourne	22.14 (146)	Gabba	9,609	Sunday 18, July

Round 17

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
North Melbourne	14.13 (97)	St Kilda	16.16 (112)	MCG	28,410	Friday 23, July
Geelong	13.9 (87)	Collingwood	11.13 (79)	Waverley Park	38,166	Saturday 24, July
Footscray	14.13 (97)	Melbourne	16.14 (110)	Whitten Oval	14,469	Saturday 24, July
Carlton	12.11 (83)	Essendon	15.14 (104)	MCG	67,035	Saturday 24, July
Brisbane Bears	18.10 (118)	Richmond	14.15 (99)	Gabba	8,797	Sunday 25, July
Hawthorn	24.15 (159)	Sydney	9.13 (67)	Waverley Park	13,397	Sunday 25, July
West Coast	15.17 (107)	Adelaide	10.10 (70)	Subiaco Oval	36,081	Sunday 25, July

Round 18

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Collingwood	7.13 (55)	Essendon	18.15 (123)	MCG	87,573	Friday 30, July
North Melbourne	10.12 (72)	Geelong	25.16 (166)	MCG	34,439	Saturday 31, July
Footscray	22.14 (146)	Fitzroy	13.6 (84)	Whitten Oval	13,029	Saturday 31, July
Richmond	11.15 (81)	West Coast	15.10 (100)	Princes Park	6,025	Saturday 31, July
Hawthorn	13.13 (91)	Carlton	17.20 (122)	Waverley Park	40,850	Saturday 31, July
Sydney	17.16 (118)	St Kilda	24.11 (155)	SCG	9,756	Sunday 1, August
Melbourne	20.18 (138)	Brisbane Bears	6.13 (49)	MCG	15,664	Sunday 1, August

Round 19

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Essendon	18.9 (117)	Sydney	13.18 (96)	MCG	22,813	Friday 6, August
Richmond	12.11 (83)	Carlton	16.10 (106)	MCG	30,874	Saturday 7, August
St Kilda	9.14 (68)	Collingwood	10.20 (80)	Waverley Park	40,327	Saturday 7, August
Fitzroy	15.9 (99)	Adelaide	13.16 (94)	Princes Park	8,545	Saturday 7, August
Geelong	22.18 (150)	Hawthorn	10.8 (68)	Kardinia Park	25,817	Saturday 7, August
Brisbane Bears	10.11 (71)	West Coast	19.17 (131)	Gabba	9,046	Sunday 8, August

Round 20

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Sydney	15.9 (99)	Fitzroy	17.12 (114)	SCG	8,214	Friday 13, August
Carlton	10.17 (77)	St Kilda	11.18 (84)	Princes Park	22,774	Saturday 14, August
Essendon	14.14 (98)	Footscray	12.13 (85)	MCG	40,229	Saturday 14, August
West Coast	10.7 (67)	Hawthorn	6.9 (45)	Subiaco Oval	41,988	Sunday 15, August
North Melbourne	19.14 (128)	Richmond	11.18 (84)	MCG	17,585	Sunday 15, August
Adelaide	13.27 (105)	Melbourne	6.10 (46)	Football Park	46,310	Sunday 15, August

Round 21

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
Fitzroy	22.15 (147)	Brisbane Bears	5.13 (43)	Princes Park	6,214	Saturday 21, August
Geelong	19.12 (126)	Essendon	14.10 (94)	Kardinia Park	32,808	Saturday 21, August
Collingwood	8.15 (63)	Carlton	17.15 (117)	MCG	84,054	Saturday 21, August
Hawthorn	17.13 (115)	Adelaide	13.10 (88)	Waverley Park	26,540	Saturday 21, August
Footscray	14.10 (94)	West Coast	7.10 (52)	Whitten Oval	12,444	Saturday 21, August
Richmond	8.6 (54)	Melbourne	26.19 (175)	MCG	21,654	Sunday 22, August
Sydney	14.14 (98)	North Melbourne	25.10 (160)	SCG	8,180	Sunday 22, August

Round 22

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
West Coast	14.12 (96)	Geelong	17.14 (116)	WACA	32,121	Friday 27, August
St Kilda	18.17 (125)	Richmond	12.10 (82)	Waverley Park	22,971	Saturday 28, August
Carlton	16.15 (111)	Sydney	16.14 (110)	Princes Park	21,900	Saturday 28, August
North Melbourne	18.15 (123)	Footscray	20.15 (135)	MCG	31,109	Saturday 28, August
Brisbane Bears	15.16 (106)	Hawthorn	24.19 (163)	Gabba	11,544	Sunday 29, August
Melbourne	11.9 (75)	Fitzroy	14.14 (98)	MCG	22,605	Sunday 29, August
Adelaide	19.21 (135)	Collingwood	17.9 (111)	Football Park	48,522	Sunday 29, August

Finals

Elimination Finals

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
North Melbourne	11.3 (69)	West Coast	17.18 (120)	Waverley Park	29,147	Saturday, 4 September
Hawthorn	13.17 (95)	Adelaide	16.14 (110)	MCG	55,287	Sunday, 5 September

Qualifying Final

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Essendon	14.14 (98)	Carlton	15.10 (100)	MCG	79,739	Saturday, 4 September

Semi finals

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Carlton	13.8 (86)	Adelaide	8.20 (68)	Waverley Park	59,233	Saturday, 11 September
Essendon	16.12 (108)	West Coast	11.10 (76)	MCG	75,453	Sunday, 12 September

Preliminary Final

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Adelaide	14.16 (100)	Essendon	17.9 (111)	MCG	76,380	Saturday, 18 September

Grand final

Main article: 1993 AFL Grand Final

Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Attendance	Date
Essendon	20.13 (133)	Carlton	13.11 (89)	MCG	96,862	Saturday, 25 September

Ladder

All teams played 20 games during the home and away season, for a total of 165. Each team also had two byes. An additional 7 games were played during the finals series.

1993 AFL Ladder

TEAM

PTS

Essendon (P)

2333

1959

119.09

Carlton

2315

1968

117.63

North Melbourne

2597

2150

120.79

Hawthorn

2166

1858

116.58

Adelaide

2168

1840

117.83

West Coast

1912

1651

115.81

Geelong

2354

2109

111.62

Collingwood

2086

2060

101.26

Footscray

1978

1997

99.05

Melbourne

2101

1873

112.17

Fitzroy

2001

2011

99.50

St Kilda

2040

2166

94.18

Brisbane Bears

1886

2504

75.32

Richmond

1753

2480

70.69

Sydney

1837

2901

63.32

Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against

Awards

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.

Notable events

North Melbourne and Brisbane Bears both set club-record high scores in this season. North Melbourne's 35.19 (229) in round 6 was the fifth-highest score of all time, and Brisbane's 33.21 (219) was the tenth-highest of all times. The opponent in both of these games was Sydney.
In the same game, Brisbane Bears set the record for the highest score at three-quarter time, 27.17 (179). This remained the record until 2007.

References

1993 Season - AFL Tables

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