The 1995 AFL season was the 99th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989.
The league expanded to sixteen clubs, with the newly established Fremantle Football Club, based in Fremantle, Western Australia, joining the league. The season ran from 31 March until 30 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
The crowd of 94,825 for the Anzac Day match was the second-largest crowd for a home and away game in AFL history. It is currently the third-largest crowd, having been surpassed by the crowd of 95,179 at the Round 6, 2023 Anzac Day match.
Tony Lockett kicked both his 100th goal for the season and his 1000th career goal during the Sydney Swans v Fremantle game at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Brisbane Bears vs Essendon Bombers game at the Gabba is the first ever night game in Brisbane.
Carlton won a record 16th premiership, winning twenty games for the home-and-away season, also a new record (subsequently surpassed by Essendon in 2000 and Geelong in 2008). They won their 16th consecutive match in the grand final, comfortably beating Geelong 21.15 (141) to 11.14 (80).
Amidst these records, they also suffered the rare ignominy of losing to the bottom team (St Kilda) while atop the ladder in their Round 9 game. In this game, they failed to score a goal in the first half and became the fifth (and to date last) premier team to have kicked a season's lowest score (also in 1923, 1968, 1970 and 1992).
Richmond reached the finals for the first time since 1982, finishing 3rd and making the preliminary finals.
They won their first 7 games, winning their first five games for the first time since the early 1980s.
They were on top of the ladder for the first time since 1982 (from rounds 9 to 12).
Brisbane Bears made an exceptional late season charge to reach the finals for the first time in team history.
The Bears sat 14th after 15 rounds with a win–loss record of 4–11 and a percentage of 83.2%.
In Round 16 at the Gabba against Hawthorn, the Bears trailed Hawthorn by 45 points at three-quarter time, but scored nine goals to one in the final quarter to pull off a seven-point victory. It remains the largest three-quarter time deficit ever overcome in VFL/AFL history. The Bears were still in 14th place at the end of the game.
Brisbane won its next two games against bottom eight opposition to reach 12th place, but were to face Carlton, Richmond and Essendon (who then held the top three places respectively) in the following three weeks. Against all odds, Brisbane lost to Carlton by only 14 points, then thrashed the Tigers by 77 points and beat Essendon by 32 points.
At the start of the final round, Melbourne, Collingwood and Brisbane sat 8th, 9th and 10th respectively, all on nine wins. Brisbane needed to beat Melbourne, and rely on Sydney (13th place) beating Collingwood to reach the finals. Brisbane beat Melbourne by 21 points on Friday night, then watched on Sunday as Sydney scored eight final quarter goals to overhaul Collingwood by 23 points.
The Bears finals appearance was short-lived, as the eventual premiers Carlton beat them by 13 points in the first week of the finals in a very high standard game.
However, the 10 wins and 12 losses of Brisbane in 1995, remains the worst record of a team in VFL/AFL history which qualified a team for the finals (excluding those seasons where more than half of teams qualified for the finals).
He had been given a "lap of honour" during the 1995 State of Origin match between Victoria and South Australia. The State of Origin saw Victoria win against South Australia in Melbourne and Allies win against Western Australia in Perth.
The Western Oval would be renamed the Whitten Oval in his memory.
Hawthorn missed out on the finals for the first time since the early 1980s.
The team finished second last, failing to register a win for its last seven matches.
Fitzroy continued to decline, failing to register a win from round 9 and finished on the bottom of the ladder with just 2 wins.
There were many significant changes to incumbent AFL team coaches:
After round 19, the Fitzroy coach Bernie Quinlan was sacked and replaced by caretaker coach Alan McConnell for the remaining three games of their season (Michael Nunan later was signed as coach for 1996).
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For the 1995 season of the Arena Football League see 1995 Arena Football League season Not to be confused with 1995 ARL season The 1995 AFL season was the 99th season of the Australian Football League AFL the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989 1995 AFL premiership seasonTeams16PremiersCarlton16th premiershipMinor premiersCarlton17th minor premiershipPre season cupNorth Melbourne1st pre season cup winBrownlow MedallistPaul Kelly Sydney Leading goalkickerGary Ablett Geelong AttendanceMatches played185Total attendance5 712 693 30 879 per match Highest94 825 round 4 Collingwood vs Essendon 19941996 The league expanded to sixteen clubs with the newly established Fremantle Football Club based in Fremantle Western Australia joining the league The season ran from 31 March until 30 September and comprised a 22 game home and away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the 16th time after it defeated Geelong by 61 points in the 1995 AFL Grand Final Contents 1 AFL Draft 2 Ansett Australia Cup 3 Premiership season 3 1 Round 1 3 2 Round 2 3 3 Round 3 3 4 Round 4 3 5 Round 5 3 6 Round 6 3 7 Round 7 3 8 Round 8 3 9 Round 9 3 10 Round 10 3 11 Round 11 3 12 Round 12 3 13 Round 13 3 14 Round 14 3 15 Round 15 3 16 Round 16 3 17 Round 17 3 18 Round 18 3 19 Round 19 3 20 Round 20 3 21 Round 21 3 22 Round 22 4 Ladder 4 1 Ladder progression 5 Finals 5 1 Qualifying Finals 5 2 Semi finals 5 3 Preliminary Finals 5 4 Grand final 6 Awards 7 Notable events 8 ReferencesAFL Draft editSee 1995 AFL Draft Ansett Australia Cup editMain article 1995 Ansett Australia Cup North Melbourne defeated Adelaide 14 9 93 to 8 15 63 in the final Premiership season editRound 1 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateNorth Melbourne 11 13 79 Adelaide 10 16 76 MCG 24 882 Friday 31 MarchRichmond 12 18 90 Fremantle 12 13 85 MCG 26 219 Saturday 1 AprilHawthorn 20 7 127 Brisbane Bears 11 4 70 Waverley Park 14 653 Saturday 1 AprilGeelong 12 15 87 Melbourne 11 7 73 Kardinia Park 22 707 Saturday 1 AprilFitzroy 6 2 38 Essendon 16 16 112 Whitten Oval 17 869 Saturday 1 AprilWest Coast 18 13 121 St Kilda 11 9 75 WACA 28 083 Sunday 2 AprilCarlton 14 11 95 Collingwood 9 12 66 MCG 87 119 Sunday 2 AprilFootscray 15 12 102 Sydney 12 13 85 Whitten Oval 19 189 Sunday 2 AprilRound 2 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateFremantle 11 16 82 Essendon 12 19 91 WACA 23 688 Friday 7 AprilMelbourne 12 15 87 North Melbourne 16 10 106 MCG 25 010 Saturday 8 AprilHawthorn 10 11 71 Footscray 14 11 95 Waverley Park 18 136 Saturday 8 AprilCarlton 18 17 125 Fitzroy 8 8 56 Princes Park 16 586 Saturday 8 AprilBrisbane Bears 18 18 126 Adelaide 14 15 99 Gabba 9 334 Sunday 9 AprilCollingwood 11 10 76 West Coast 11 14 80 MCG 33 129 Sunday 9 AprilSt Kilda 9 15 69 Richmond 14 11 95 Waverley Park 26 037 Sunday 9 AprilSydney 10 15 75 Geelong 11 14 80 SCG 12 973 Sunday 9 AprilRound 3 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateFitzroy 11 12 78 Fremantle 18 13 121 Whitten Oval 7 561 Saturday 15 AprilGeelong 18 14 122 Collingwood 14 11 95 Kardinia Park 27 057 Saturday 15 AprilFootscray 8 12 60 Carlton 23 20 158 MCG 41 576 Saturday 15 AprilWest Coast 12 19 91 North Melbourne 5 13 43 WACA 16 586 Saturday 15 AprilHawthorn 5 4 34 Richmond 4 16 40 Waverley Park 24 820 Sunday 16 AprilBrisbane Bears 15 14 104 Sydney 14 15 99 Gabba 8 460 Sunday 16 AprilAdelaide 13 14 92 St Kilda 3 8 26 Football Park 38 046 Sunday 16 AprilEssendon 14 14 98 Melbourne 12 10 82 MCG 60 057 Monday 17 AprilRound 4 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateFremantle 12 22 94 Geelong 10 15 75 WACA 26 455 Friday 21 AprilSt Kilda 10 10 70 Hawthorn 16 10 106 Waverley Park 24 972 Saturday 22 AprilSydney 17 14 116 Fitzroy 12 12 84 SCG 10 762 Saturday 22 AprilBrisbane Bears 12 10 82 Carlton 18 11 119 Gabba 12 009 Sunday 23 AprilMelbourne 12 8 80 Footscray 16 7 103 Optus Oval 16 969 Sunday 23 AprilAdelaide 7 14 56 West Coast 6 10 46 Football Park 42 723 Sunday 23 AprilRichmond 21 8 134 North Melbourne 13 7 85 MCG 62 606 Monday 24 AprilCollingwood 17 9 111 Essendon 16 15 111 MCG 94 825 Tuesday 25 AprilThis round featured the first Anzac Day match held between Collingwood and Essendon which famously ended in a draw The crowd of 94 825 for the Anzac Day match was the second largest crowd for a home and away game in AFL history It is currently the third largest crowd having been surpassed by the crowd of 95 179 at the Round 6 2023 Anzac Day match Round 5 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateRichmond 17 14 116 Brisbane Bears 14 12 96 MCG 24 379 Saturday 29 AprilGeelong 28 13 181 Fitzroy 13 14 92 Kardinia Park 19 644 Saturday 29 AprilFootscray 14 14 98 Fremantle 14 12 96 Whitten Oval 16 800 Saturday 29 AprilWest Coast 13 12 90 Melbourne 11 8 74 WACA 30 294 Saturday 29 AprilNorth Melbourne 7 8 50 Carlton 12 12 84 MCG 42 729 Sunday 30 AprilHawthorn 14 12 96 Collingwood 4 13 37 Waverley Park 40 715 Sunday 30 AprilEssendon 24 10 154 St Kilda 5 8 38 Optus Oval 17 930 Sunday 30 AprilSydney 20 24 144 Adelaide 12 15 87 SCG 15 491 Sunday 30 AprilRound 6 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateAdelaide 11 11 77 Melbourne 10 9 69 Football Park 40 406 Friday 5 MaySt Kilda 10 13 73 Fitzroy 12 12 84 Waverley Park 15 440 Saturday 6 MayCarlton 13 12 90 West Coast 10 7 67 Optus Oval 24 527 Saturday 6 MayFootscray 8 14 62 Geelong 22 18 150 Whitten Oval 20 749 Saturday 6 MayCollingwood 12 10 82 Richmond 13 16 94 MCG 59 954 Saturday 6 MayFremantle 25 13 163 Sydney 16 9 105 WACA 22 804 Sunday 7 MayNorth Melbourne 22 12 144 Hawthorn 14 13 97 MCG 32 207 Sunday 7 MayEssendon 19 14 128 Brisbane Bears 14 16 100 Optus Oval 17 646 Sunday 7 MayRound 7 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateRichmond 10 12 72 Adelaide 9 4 58 MCG 38 791 Friday 12 MayCarlton 10 15 75 Essendon 9 13 67 MCG 73 753 Saturday 13 MaySt Kilda 15 15 105 Footscray 12 15 87 Waverley Park 13 280 Saturday 13 MayGeelong 9 19 73 Hawthorn 11 12 78 Kardinia Park 24 842 Saturday 13 MayFitzroy 13 10 88 North Melbourne 17 16 118 Whitten Oval 11 082 Saturday 13 MayCollingwood 13 19 97 Sydney 11 10 76 Victoria Park 22 835 Saturday 13 MayWest Coast 23 13 151 Fremantle 9 12 66 Subiaco Oval 40 356 Sunday 14 MayMelbourne 12 10 82 Brisbane Bears 10 15 75 MCG 12 783 Sunday 14 MayRound 8 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateSydney 21 6 132 Carlton 8 12 60 SCG 23 744 Friday 19 MayRichmond 14 7 91 Geelong 24 19 163 MCG 65 335 Saturday 20 MayHawthorn 7 8 50 Melbourne 17 10 112 Waverley Park 24 372 Saturday 20 MayFootscray 13 6 84 North Melbourne 15 15 105 Whitten Oval 17 741 Saturday 20 MayCollingwood 20 11 131 Fremantle 14 9 93 Victoria Park 22 466 Saturday 20 MayAdelaide 9 12 66 Fitzroy 15 9 99 Football Park 39 888 Saturday 20 MayBrisbane Bears 17 13 115 St Kilda 14 10 94 Gabba 7 648 Sunday 21 MayWest Coast 13 12 90 Essendon 16 12 108 Subiaco Oval 34 731 Sunday 21 MayRound 9 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateNorth Melbourne 12 7 79 Geelong 20 20 140 MCG 44 780 Friday 26 MayEssendon 15 11 101 Footscray 9 13 67 MCG 38 719 Saturday 27 MaySt Kilda 11 14 80 Carlton 3 6 24 Waverley Park 17 902 Saturday 27 MayFitzroy 8 6 54 West Coast 12 10 82 Bruce Stadium 11 282 Saturday 27 MayAdelaide 9 6 60 Hawthorn 7 16 58 Football Park 38 740 Saturday 27 MaySydney 14 6 90 Richmond 17 14 116 SCG 23 475 Sunday 28 MayMelbourne 12 13 85 Collingwood 7 16 58 MCG 51 774 Sunday 28 MayFremantle 17 18 120 Brisbane Bears 8 6 54 Subiaco Oval 17 574 Sunday 28 MayRound 10 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateNorth Melbourne 19 12 126 Essendon 15 9 99 MCG 59 354 Friday 2 JuneMelbourne 15 12 102 Sydney 11 11 77 MCG 26 630 Saturday 3 JuneSt Kilda 9 6 60 Fremantle 20 11 131 Waverley Park 14 890 Saturday 3 JuneGeelong 16 20 116 Adelaide 14 7 91 Kardinia Park 26 314 Saturday 3 JuneCollingwood 13 15 93 Fitzroy 10 19 79 Victoria Park 23 356 Saturday 3 JuneWest Coast 17 10 112 Brisbane Bears 10 7 67 Subiaco Oval 26 261 Sunday 4 JuneFootscray 9 10 64 Richmond 13 18 96 MCG 33 042 Sunday 4 JuneCarlton 26 16 172 Hawthorn 10 10 70 Optus Oval 29 520 Sunday 4 JuneRound 11 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateCollingwood 25 11 161 St Kilda 13 9 87 MCG 36 528 Friday 9 JuneEssendon 17 10 112 Geelong 19 9 123 MCG 77 643 Saturday 10 JuneRichmond 18 15 123 West Coast 9 9 63 Optus Oval 17 041 Saturday 10 JuneAdelaide 12 18 90 Footscray 6 10 46 Football Park 36 955 Saturday 10 JuneBrisbane Bears 17 30 132 Fitzroy 10 14 74 Gabba 8 209 Sunday 11 JuneFremantle 11 6 72 North Melbourne 22 11 143 Subiaco Oval 28 013 Sunday 11 JuneMelbourne 12 8 80 Carlton 16 16 112 MCG 53 290 Monday 12 JuneHawthorn 17 11 113 Sydney 9 17 71 Waverley Park 19 737 Monday 12 JuneRound 12 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateEssendon 10 18 78 Hawthorn 8 12 60 MCG 47 237 Friday 23 JuneRichmond 15 19 109 Fitzroy 15 13 103 MCG 26 403 Saturday 24 JuneFootscray 10 11 71 Collingwood 10 11 71 Waverley Park 27 421 Saturday 24 JuneCarlton 16 16 112 Geelong 15 19 109 Optus Oval 30 843 Saturday 24 JuneAdelaide 16 9 105 Fremantle 12 12 84 Football Park 40 981 Saturday 24 JuneBrisbane Bears 13 11 89 North Melbourne 20 13 133 Gabba 11 996 Sunday 25 JuneSt Kilda 11 7 73 Melbourne 13 12 90 Waverley Park 18 390 Sunday 25 JuneWest Coast 11 7 73 Sydney 10 12 72 Subiaco Oval 24 574 Sunday 25 JuneRound 13 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateCollingwood 24 8 152 Adelaide 7 14 56 MCG 33 407 Friday 30 JuneMelbourne 14 11 95 Richmond 12 12 84 MCG 42 548 Saturday 1 JulySt Kilda 12 12 84 North Melbourne 18 13 121 Waverley Park 14 301 Saturday 1 JulyGeelong 17 14 116 West Coast 9 10 64 Kardinia Park 23 743 Saturday 1 JulyFootscray 9 15 69 Brisbane Bears 8 5 53 Whitten Oval 11 556 Saturday 1 JulySydney 21 12 138 Essendon 17 17 119 SCG 21 853 Sunday 2 JulyFitzroy 7 10 52 Hawthorn 21 25 151 Optus Oval 12 503 Sunday 2 JulyFremantle 7 7 49 Carlton 15 16 106 Subiaco Oval 25 465 Sunday 2 JulyRound 14 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateNorth Melbourne 18 17 125 Collingwood 10 13 73 MCG 66 719 Friday 7 JulyEssendon 27 20 182 Adelaide 8 12 60 MCG 40 269 Saturday 8 JulyHawthorn 8 8 56 West Coast 14 13 97 Waverley Park 19 373 Saturday 8 JulyGeelong 15 21 111 Brisbane Bears 15 8 98 Kardinia Park 22 459 Saturday 8 JulySydney 14 10 94 St Kilda 17 17 119 SCG 14 979 Sunday 9 JulyCarlton 17 13 115 Richmond 12 13 85 MCG 84 745 Sunday 9 JulyFitzroy 12 7 79 Footscray 23 8 146 Whitten Oval 16 745 Sunday 9 JulyFremantle 7 8 50 Melbourne 15 12 102 Subiaco Oval 16 161 Sunday 9 JulyRound 15 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateRichmond 15 11 101 Essendon 15 11 101 MCG 76 628 Friday 14 JulyNorth Melbourne 12 12 84 Sydney 16 17 113 MCG 22 524 Saturday 15 JulyHawthorn 18 10 118 Fremantle 11 8 74 Waverley Park 14 167 Saturday 15 JulyCarlton 20 13 133 Adelaide 15 10 100 Optus Oval 22 543 Saturday 15 JulyFitzroy 7 8 50 Melbourne 20 11 131 Whitten Oval 8 862 Saturday 15 JulyBrisbane Bears 11 14 80 Collingwood 19 15 129 Gabba 11 467 Sunday 16 JulyGeelong 13 7 85 St Kilda 13 15 93 MCG 37 382 Sunday 16 JulyWest Coast 8 13 61 Footscray 12 15 87 Subiaco Oval 30 169 Sunday 16 JulyRound 16 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateAdelaide 9 11 65 North Melbourne 7 12 54 Football Park 34 301 Friday 21 JulyEssendon 22 18 150 Fitzroy 12 7 79 MCG 25 295 Saturday 22 JulySt Kilda 9 10 64 West Coast 19 8 122 Waverley Park 13 490 Saturday 22 JulyMelbourne 12 10 82 Geelong 15 21 111 Optus Oval 18 416 Saturday 22 JulySydney 12 7 79 Footscray 21 8 134 SCG 15 708 Saturday 22 JulyBrisbane Bears 14 20 104 Hawthorn 14 13 97 Gabba 8 209 Sunday 23 JulyCollingwood 10 8 68 Carlton 12 18 90 MCG 78 934 Sunday 23 JulyFremantle 9 13 67 Richmond 10 14 74 Subiaco Oval 18 723 Sunday 23 July Brisbane Bears came from 45 points down at 3 quarter time to beat Hawthorn by 7 points Round 17 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateNorth Melbourne 12 8 80 Melbourne 15 12 102 MCG 28 838 Friday 28 JulyEssendon 21 9 135 Fremantle 13 9 87 MCG 29 102 Saturday 29 JulyRichmond 9 8 62 St Kilda 15 17 107 Optus Oval 15 715 Saturday 29 JulyGeelong 23 13 151 Sydney 11 8 74 Kardinia Park 28 600 Saturday 29 JulyFootscray 8 9 57 Hawthorn 7 10 52 Whitten Oval 16 673 Saturday 29 JulyWest Coast 18 21 129 Collingwood 11 13 79 Subiaco Oval 35 332 Sunday 30 JulyFitzroy 9 10 64 Carlton 24 17 161 Waverley Park 15 567 Sunday 30 JulyAdelaide 6 10 46 Brisbane Bears 11 10 76 Football Park 33 829 Sunday 30 JulyRound 18 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateRichmond 13 21 99 Hawthorn 8 7 55 MCG 37 543 Friday 4 AugustMelbourne 11 7 73 Essendon 15 16 106 MCG 52 523 Saturday 5 AugustSt Kilda 10 8 68 Adelaide 14 14 98 Waverley Park 13 141 Saturday 5 AugustNorth Melbourne 15 16 106 West Coast 7 2 44 Optus Oval 11 822 Saturday 5 AugustSydney 17 9 111 Brisbane Bears 19 12 126 SCG 8 150 Sunday 6 AugustCollingwood 15 9 99 Geelong 14 11 95 MCG 62 212 Sunday 6 AugustCarlton 15 16 106 Footscray 11 15 81 Optus Oval 24 084 Sunday 6 AugustFremantle 17 14 116 Fitzroy 9 10 64 Subiaco Oval 20 073 Sunday 6 AugustRound 19 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateNorth Melbourne 16 14 110 Richmond 15 10 100 MCG 51 247 Friday 11 AugustEssendon 16 14 110 Collingwood 15 12 102 MCG 77 448 Saturday 12 AugustHawthorn 14 13 97 St Kilda 16 9 105 Waverley Park 19 852 Saturday 12 AugustGeelong 16 10 106 Fremantle 12 11 83 Kardinia Park 20 679 Saturday 12 AugustFootscray 11 12 78 Melbourne 7 16 58 Whitten Oval 17 697 Saturday 12 AugustWest Coast 26 21 177 Adelaide 5 12 42 Subiaco Oval 30 507 Sunday 13 AugustCarlton 11 19 85 Brisbane Bears 10 11 71 Optus Oval 16 350 Sunday 13 AugustFitzroy 6 8 44 Sydney 27 8 170 Whitten Oval 7 426 Sunday 13 AugustRound 20 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateCollingwood 15 14 104 Hawthorn 15 11 101 MCG 51 746 Friday 18 AugustMelbourne 10 15 75 West Coast 16 8 104 MCG 24 874 Saturday 19 AugustSt Kilda 10 15 75 Essendon 23 13 151 Waverley Park 34 121 Saturday 19 AugustCarlton 18 14 122 North Melbourne 15 13 103 Optus Oval 32 065 Saturday 19 AugustFitzroy 8 17 65 Geelong 15 16 106 Whitten Oval 9 196 Saturday 19 AugustAdelaide 13 15 93 Sydney 22 7 139 Football Park 38 529 Saturday 19 AugustBrisbane Bears 24 16 160 Richmond 13 5 83 Gabba 11 524 Sunday 20 AugustFremantle 17 14 116 Footscray 12 13 85 Subiaco Oval 18 175 Sunday 20 AugustRound 21 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateMelbourne 18 7 115 Adelaide 23 8 146 MCG 22 800 Friday 25 AugustRichmond 14 25 109 Collingwood 7 13 55 MCG 70 809 Saturday 26 AugustHawthorn 9 14 68 North Melbourne 17 11 113 Waverley Park 21 513 Saturday 26 AugustGeelong 15 20 110 Footscray 19 11 125 Kardinia Park 25 057 Saturday 26 AugustFitzroy 13 12 90 St Kilda 16 21 117 Optus Oval 9 363 Saturday 26 AugustBrisbane Bears 17 14 116 Essendon 12 12 84 Gabba 12 657 Saturday 26 AugustSydney 19 13 127 Fremantle 20 24 144 SCG 10 410 Sunday 27 AugustWest Coast 16 8 104 Carlton 15 15 105 Subiaco Oval 41 492 Sunday 27 AugustTony Lockett kicked both his 100th goal for the season and his 1000th career goal during the Sydney Swans v Fremantle game at the Sydney Cricket Ground The Brisbane Bears vs Essendon Bombers game at the Gabba is the first ever night game in Brisbane Round 22 edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateBrisbane Bears 16 14 110 Melbourne 13 11 89 Gabba 11 842 Friday 1 SeptemberEssendon 9 13 67 Carlton 16 12 108 MCG 87 984 Saturday 2 SeptemberHawthorn 15 12 102 Geelong 23 10 148 Waverley Park 32 747 Saturday 2 SeptemberNorth Melbourne 30 24 204 Fitzroy 15 11 101 Optus Oval 14 907 Saturday 2 SeptemberFootscray 11 12 78 St Kilda 20 12 132 Whitten Oval 19 442 Saturday 2 SeptemberAdelaide 12 14 86 Richmond 19 9 123 Football Park 40 168 Saturday 2 SeptemberSydney 19 13 127 Collingwood 15 14 104 SCG 18 191 Sunday 3 SeptemberFremantle 8 10 58 West Coast 16 15 111 Subiaco Oval 39 844 Sunday 3 SeptemberLadder edit1995 AFL ladder Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts1 Carlton P 22 20 2 0 2357 1711 137 8 80 Finals2 Geelong 22 16 6 0 2558 1939 131 9 643 Richmond 22 15 6 1 2096 1943 107 9 624 Essendon 22 14 6 2 2464 1931 127 6 605 West Coast 22 14 8 0 2079 1692 122 9 566 North Melbourne 22 14 8 0 2311 2013 114 8 567 Footscray 22 11 10 1 1879 2054 91 5 468 Brisbane Bears 22 10 12 0 2104 2207 95 3 409 Melbourne 22 9 13 0 1938 1925 100 7 3610 Collingwood 22 8 12 2 2043 2111 96 8 3611 Adelaide 22 9 13 0 1749 2184 80 1 3612 Sydney 22 8 14 0 2314 2299 100 7 3213 Fremantle 22 8 14 0 2051 2209 92 8 3214 St Kilda 22 8 14 0 1814 2258 80 3 3215 Hawthorn 22 7 15 0 1857 1975 94 0 2816 Fitzroy 22 2 20 0 1617 2780 58 2 8Source AFL ladderRules for classification 1 points 2 percentage 3 number of points for P Premiers Ladder progression edit Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top 8 Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished in last place on the ladder in that round Team Round12345678910111213141516171819202122Carlton P 481216202428282832364044485256606468727680Geelong481212162020242832363640444448525256606064Richmond481216202428283236404444465050505454545862Essendon481214182222263030303434384044485256606060West Coast Eagles481212161620202428283232363640444448525256North Melbourne488881216202024283236404040404448485256Footscray48812161616161616161822263034383842424646Brisbane Bears0488888121212161616162020242828323640Melbourne000000481216162024283232363636363636Collingwood0002226101014182024242828283232363636Adelaide004881212121616202424242828283232323636Sydney0004888121212121216162020202024282832Fremantle004881212121620202020202020202424283232St Kilda0000004488888121616202024242832Hawthorn4448121216161616202024242828282828282828Fitzroy0000044888888888888888Source citation needed Finals editQualifying Finals edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateRichmond 12 12 84 North Melbourne 17 12 114 MCG 68 226 Friday 8 SeptemberEssendon 11 8 74 West Coast 8 7 55 Waverley Park 36 102 Saturday 9 SeptemberGeelong 24 11 155 Footscray 10 13 73 MCG 59 889 Saturday 9 SeptemberCarlton 13 12 90 Brisbane Bears 12 5 77 MCG 52 092 Sunday 10 SeptemberSemi finals edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateEssendon 11 7 73 Richmond 12 14 86 MCG 88 308 Saturday 16 SeptemberNorth Melbourne 18 21 129 West Coast 10 11 71 MCG 53 759 Sunday 17 SeptemberPreliminary Finals edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateGeelong 20 9 129 Richmond 6 4 40 Waverley Park 70 321 Saturday 23 SeptemberCarlton 18 10 118 North Melbourne 8 8 56 MCG 72 552 Saturday 23 SeptemberGrand final edit Main article 1995 AFL Grand Final Home team Score Away team Score Venue Attendance DateGeelong 11 14 80 Carlton 21 15 141 MCG 93 102 Saturday 30 SeptemberAwards editThe Brownlow Medal was awarded to Paul Kelly of Sydney The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Wayne Carey of North Melbourne The Coleman Medal was awarded to Gary Ablett of Geelong The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Greg Williams of Carlton The AFL Rising Star award was awarded to Nick Holland of Hawthorn The Wooden Spoon was awarded to Fitzroy Notable events editThe Fremantle Dockers made their debut in the competition They played their first game against Richmond at the MCG and won their first game against Fitzroy at Whitten Oval The first ANZAC Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon was held in round 4 which ended in a draw Carlton won a record 16th premiership winning twenty games for the home and away season also a new record subsequently surpassed by Essendon in 2000 and Geelong in 2008 They won their 16th consecutive match in the grand final comfortably beating Geelong 21 15 141 to 11 14 80 Amidst these records they also suffered the rare ignominy of losing to the bottom team St Kilda while atop the ladder in their Round 9 game In this game they failed to score a goal in the first half and became the fifth and to date last premier team to have kicked a season s lowest score also in 1923 1968 1970 and 1992 Richmond reached the finals for the first time since 1982 finishing 3rd and making the preliminary finals They won their first 7 games winning their first five games for the first time since the early 1980s They were on top of the ladder for the first time since 1982 from rounds 9 to 12 Brisbane Bears made an exceptional late season charge to reach the finals for the first time in team history The Bears sat 14th after 15 rounds with a win loss record of 4 11 and a percentage of 83 2 In Round 16 at the Gabba against Hawthorn the Bears trailed Hawthorn by 45 points at three quarter time but scored nine goals to one in the final quarter to pull off a seven point victory It remains the largest three quarter time deficit ever overcome in VFL AFL history The Bears were still in 14th place at the end of the game Brisbane won its next two games against bottom eight opposition to reach 12th place but were to face Carlton Richmond and Essendon who then held the top three places respectively in the following three weeks Against all odds Brisbane lost to Carlton by only 14 points then thrashed the Tigers by 77 points and beat Essendon by 32 points At the start of the final round Melbourne Collingwood and Brisbane sat 8th 9th and 10th respectively all on nine wins Brisbane needed to beat Melbourne and rely on Sydney 13th place beating Collingwood to reach the finals Brisbane beat Melbourne by 21 points on Friday night then watched on Sunday as Sydney scored eight final quarter goals to overhaul Collingwood by 23 points The Bears finals appearance was short lived as the eventual premiers Carlton beat them by 13 points in the first week of the finals in a very high standard game However the 10 wins and 12 losses of Brisbane in 1995 remains the worst record of a team in VFL AFL history which qualified a team for the finals excluding those seasons where more than half of teams qualified for the finals Tony Lockett transferred from St Kilda to Sydney Footscray VFL and State of Origin legend Ted Whitten died He had been given a lap of honour during the 1995 State of Origin match between Victoria and South Australia The State of Origin saw Victoria win against South Australia in Melbourne and Allies win against Western Australia in Perth The Western Oval would be renamed the Whitten Oval in his memory Hawthorn missed out on the finals for the first time since the early 1980s The team finished second last failing to register a win for its last seven matches Fitzroy continued to decline failing to register a win from round 9 and finished on the bottom of the ladder with just 2 wins There were many significant changes to incumbent AFL team coaches After round 19 the Fitzroy coach Bernie Quinlan was sacked and replaced by caretaker coach Alan McConnell for the remaining three games of their season Michael Nunan later was signed as coach for 1996 Peter Knights was sacked as coach of Hawthorn John Northey resigned from Richmond he became coach of Brisbane Bears in 1996 Robert Walls resigned as coach of Brisbane Bears and joined Richmond as coach in 1996 Ron Barassi coached his last VFL AFL match resigning as coach of Sydney at the end of 1995 The first ever and to date only AFL game was played at Bruce Stadium in Canberra between Fitzroy and West Coast Eagles in round 9 References edit1995 Season AFL Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 AFL season amp oldid 1177149504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
