1991 AFL reserves season

The 1991 AFL reserves season was the 72nd season of the AFL reserve grade competition, the Australian rules football competition operating as the second-tier competition to the Australian Football League (AFL).

1991 AFL reserves season
Date23 March – 28 September
Teams13
PremiersBrisbane Bears
1st premiership
Minor premiersCollingwood
Wooden spoonersSydney
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The premiership was won by the Brisbane Bears after they defeated Melbourne in the 1991 AFL reserves grand final, held as a curtain-raiser to the 1991 AFL Grand Final at Waverley Park on 28 September.[1] This was the first time a non-Victorian club had won an AFL premiership in any grade, and the Bears' only premiership before the club merged with Fitzroy at the end of the 1996 season.[2]

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Collingwood 22 17 5 0 2705 2027 133.45 60 Finals series
2 Melbourne 22 15 7 0 2923 2314 126.32 60
3 Brisbane Bears (P) 22 14 8 0 2488 2366 105.16 56
4 Geelong 22 13 9 0 2625 2183 120.25 52
5 North Melbourne 22 13 9 0 2545 2346 108.48 52
6 St Kilda 22 12 10 0 2347 2042 114.94 48
7 Hawthorn 22 12 10 0 2394 2161 110.78 48
8 Carlton 22 11 11 0 2284 2183 106.83 44
9 Richmond 22 10 12 0 2293 2456 93.36 40
10 Essendon 22 10 12 0 2025 2425 83.51 40
11 Fitzroy 22 6 18 0 1984 2617 75.81 24
12 Footscray 22 5 17 0 1859 2588 71.83 20
13 Sydney 22 5 17 0 1972 2781 70.91 20

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

Finals series

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Semi-finals

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Semi-finals
Saturday, 14 September Collingwood 12.8 (80) def. by Brisbane Bears 17.14 (116) Waverley Park
Saturday, 14 September Melbourne 17.14 (116) def. St Kilda 11.8 (74) Waverley Park

Preliminary final

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Preliminary final
Saturday, 21 September (11:10am) Collingwood 19.11 (125) def. Melbourne 9.10 (64) Waverley Park

Grand Final

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1991 AFL reserves Grand Final
Saturday, 28 September Melbourne def. by Brisbane Bears Waverley Park (crowd: 75,000) [4]
2.3 (15)
5.5 (35)
9.9 (63)
11.9 (75)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
2.4 (16)
3.7 (25)
8.8 (56)
16.13 (109)
Umpires: A. McKernan, M. Viney[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Bears make history". Trove. The Canberra Times. 29 September 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Recognising the Bears". Brisbane Lions. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ "1991 AFL Reserves". Australian Football. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. ^ "1991 Reserves Grand Final". Demonwiki. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ "1991 RESERVE TEAMS Grand Final". Archive Today. AFL Record. 28 September 1991. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.