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1999 AFL finals series

Field	Value
competition	afl
year	1999
teams	8
premiers
count	4
minor premiers
matches	9
attendance	472007

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The 1999 finals series of the Australian Football League began on 3 September 1999 and ended with the 103rd AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September 1999 contested between the Kangaroos and Carlton. The Kangaroos, (formerly and later known as North Melbourne), emerged victorious to claim their fourth VFL/AFL Premiership.

The top eight teams on the home and away rounds (regular season) ladder qualified for the Finals Series.

Final Ladder 1999

Essendon finished one game clear on top of the ladder with 18 wins, and thus claimed its 15th minor premiership. The Kangaroos were second with 17 wins, trailed by the in third place with 16 wins, but with the best percentage of any team in the Eight. In fourth place were the who finished with 15 wins and a draw. The following three teams (, and ) finished with 12 wins each, separated by percentage. (with 11 wins) rounded out the Eight.

According to the McIntyre final eight system, this was how the first week of finals matches were arranged:

Essendon vs. Sydney
Kangaroos vs. Port Adelaide
Brisbane Lions vs. Carlton
Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast

The 1999 finals series was probably best remembered by the preliminary final boilover, in which upset minor premier Essendon by one point at the MCG, which qualified them for an unexpected Grand Final appearance against the Kangaroos.

The 1999 AFL season would also be the last season which used the McIntyre system. It was replaced the following year with the AFL final eight system.

Match Reports

Qualifying Final: Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast

Team	1	2	3	Final
(4)	2.5	4.7	6.9	8.12 (60)
(5)	2.3	7.5	8.9	9.11 (65)

Date	Goals (W. Bulldogs)	Goals (W. Coast)	Best	Injuries	Reports	Venue	Attendance	Umpires
Friday, 3 September 1999 19:45 AEST
4: Kolyniuk
1: Darcy, Garlick, Southern, West
4: Cummings
2: Wirrpanda
1: Peter Matera, Rintoul, White
Western Bulldogs: Darcy, Liberatore, Johnson, West, Ellis, Kolyniuk
West Coast: Jakovich, McKenna, Rintoul, Cummings, Banfield, Wirrpanda, Kemp
None
None
Melbourne Cricket Ground
41,227

Qualifying Final: Kangaroos vs. Port Adelaide

Qualifying Final: Brisbane Lions vs. Carlton

Qualifying Final: Essendon vs. Sydney

Semi-final: West Coast vs. Carlton

Semi-final: Brisbane Lions vs. Western Bulldogs

Preliminary Final: Kangaroos vs. Brisbane

Preliminary Final: Essendon vs. Carlton

Main article: 1999 AFL First Preliminary Final

Grand Final: Kangaroos vs. Carlton

Main article: 1999 AFL Grand Final

References

Bibliography

References

"1999 Season Results". AFL Tables.
Roberts, 1999, p. 42
Roberts, 1999, p. 42

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