1992 AFL reserves season

1992 AFL reserves season
Date21 March – 26 September
Teams13
PremiersEssendon
6th premiership
Minor premiersEssendon
Wooden spoonersSydney
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The 1992 AFL reserves season, also known as the 1992 VSFL season, was the 73rd season of the AFL reserve grade competition, the Australian rules football competition operating as the second-tier competition to the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]

The premiership was won by Essendon for the sixth time after they defeated Melbourne in the 1992 AFL reserves grand final, held as a curtain-raiser to the 1992 AFL Grand Final at the MCG on 26 September.[2]

At the end of the 1991 season, the Victorian State Football League (VSFL) was established to take over administration of football in Victoria from the AFL, which was now becoming preoccupied with administration of the game nationally. This saw the reserves competition adopt the "VSFL" name, although both "AFL reserves" and "VSFL" are used to refer to the competition from 1992 until 1999.[3][4][5]

This was the final reserves season for the Brisbane Bears, who had entered the competition just four years prior in 1989 and won a premiership the previous season in 1991.[6][7]

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Essendon (P) 22 19 3 0 3048 1821 167.38 76 Finals series
2 Carlton 22 16 5 1 2684 2081 128.98 66
3 Melbourne 22 16 6 0 2898 2136 135.67 64
4 Footscray 22 15 7 0 2744 1870 146.74 60
5 St Kilda 22 13 9 0 2365 2241 105.53 52
6 North Melbourne 22 12 10 0 2482 2140 115.98 48
7 Collingwood 22 11 11 0 2359 2463 95.78 44
8 Hawthorn 22 9 12 1 2163 2552 84.76 38
9 Geelong 22 9 12 0 2537 2765 91.75 36
10 Fitzroy 22 9 12 0 2171 2715 79.96 36
11 Brisbane Bears 22 7 15 0 1940 2752 70.49 28
12 Richmond 22 4 18 0 1969 2727 72.20 16
13 Sydney 22 2 20 0 2108 3205 65.77 8

Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Finals series

Grand Final

1992 AFL reserves Grand Final
Saturday, 26 September (11:00am) Essendon def. Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground [9]
2.5 (17)
9.11 (65)
14.16 (100)
18.19 (127) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.3 (15)
3.5 (23)
7.9 (51)
14.10 (94) 		Umpires: Andrew Coates, Brett Allen[10]

References

  1. ^ "1992 Reserves Season". Demonwiki. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Daniher bows out in triumph". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. 27 September 1992. p. 19 (sport).
  3. ^ "1994 VSFL (AFL Reserves) GF scores". newspapers.com. The Age. 2 October 1994. p. 58. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  4. ^ Stephen Linnell (21 March 1995). "North to push for new jumpers". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 42.
  5. ^ "The good ol' Victorian Australian State Football League Association (V.A.S.F.L.A)". theholybootsfootballemporium.com. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Brisbane Reserves". Australian Football. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Recognising the Bears". Brisbane Lions. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. ^ "1992 AFL Victorian State Football League". Australian Football. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  9. ^ "1992 Reserves Grand Final". Demonwiki. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  10. ^ "1992 VSFL Grand Final teams". Archive Today. AFL Record. 26 September 1992. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.