Teams 8 Matches played 9 | Minor premiers Essendon | |
Premiers Kangaroos
(4th premiership) Attendance 472,007 (52,445 per match) | ||
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.
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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 Brisbane Lions in third place with 16 wins, but with the best percentage of any team in the Eight. In fourth place were the Western Bulldogs who finished with 15 wins and a draw. The following three teams (West Coast, Carlton and Port Adelaide) finished with 12 wins each, separated by percentage. Sydney (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:
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.