# 1993 AFL season

The 1993 AFL season was the 97th 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 season featured fifteen clubs, ran from 26 March until 25 September, and comprised a 20-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top six clubs.
The premiership was won by the Essendon Football Club for the 15th time, after it defeated Carlton by 44 points in the 1993 AFL Grand Final.

## Foster's Cup

The 1993 Foster's Cup saw Essendon 14.18 (102) defeated Richmond 11.13 (79) in the Grand Final.

## Home-and-away season
### Round 1

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 13.17 (95) | Collingwood | 17.13 (115) | MCG | 58,997 | Friday 26, March |
| North Melbourne | 24.22 (166) | Brisbane Bears | 22.11 (143) | MCG | 8,653 | Saturday 27, March |
| Hawthorn | 13.15 (93) | Melbourne | 11.4 (70) | Waverley Park | 25,098 | Saturday 27, March |
| Carlton | 17.10 (112) | Fitzroy | 17.16 (118) | Princes Park | 23,433 | Saturday 27, March |
| Geelong | 20.16 (136) | St Kilda | 16.16 (112) | Kardinia Park | 24,337 | Saturday 27, March |
| West Coast | 17.21 (123) | Essendon | 17.8 (110) | Subiaco Oval | 34,361 | Sunday 28, March |
| Richmond | 12.12 (84) | Adelaide | 28.10 (178) | MCG | 18,473 | Sunday 28, March |

### Round 2

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 18.18 (126) | Brisbane Bears | 11.14 (80) | MCG | 14,497 | Friday 2, April |
| St Kilda | 19.18 (132) | North Melbourne | 19.11 (125) | Waverley Park | 23,554 | Saturday 3, April |
| Essendon | 20.12 (132) | Carlton | 19.18 (132) | MCG | 49,856 | Saturday 3, April |
| Melbourne | 13.17 (95) | Footscray | 15.13 (103) | Princes Park | 13,076 | Saturday 3, April |
| Collingwood | 17.11 (113) | Geelong | 15.13 (103) | Victoria Park | 24,147 | Saturday 3, April |
| Sydney | 12.20 (92) | Hawthorn | 22.17 (149) | SCG | 10,144 | Sunday 4, April |
| Adelaide | 15.11 (101) | West Coast | 12.14 (86) | Football Park | 46,258 | Sunday 4, April |
* Carlton and Essendon played out the highest scoring draw in VFL/AFL history.

### Round 3

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 20.12 (132) | Sydney | 13.16 (94) | Waverley Park | 25,351 | Saturday 10, April |
| Fitzroy | 14.14 (98) | Footscray | 14.17 (101) | Princes Park | 18,265 | Saturday 10, April |
| Brisbane Bears | 17.13 (115) | Melbourne | 17.11 (113) | Gabba | 12,821 | Sunday 11, April |
| West Coast | 15.19 (109) | Richmond | 9.11 (65) | Subiaco Oval | 31,110 | Sunday 11, April |
| Carlton | 16.16 (112) | Hawthorn | 16.14 (110) | Princes Park | 33,274 | Monday 12, April |
| Geelong | 13.6 (84) | North Melbourne | 15.18 (108) | Kardinia Park | 23,428 | Monday 12, April |
| Essendon | 16.13 (109) | Collingwood | 21.13 (139) | MCG | 87,638 | Monday 12, April |

### Round 4

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Adelaide | 15.13 (103) | Fitzroy | 15.12 (102) | Football Park | 45,671 | Friday 16, April |
| North Melbourne | 19.14 (128) | Melbourne | 14.15 (99) | MCG | 24,362 | Saturday 17, April |
| Hawthorn | 11.13 (79) | Geelong | 18.17 (125) | Waverley Park | 31,492 | Saturday 17, April |
| Collingwood | 15.14 (104) | St Kilda | 18.18 (126) | Victoria Park | 28,350 | Saturday 17, April |
| Sydney | 14.11 (95) | Essendon | 28.13 (181) | SCG | 9,023 | Sunday 18, April |
| West Coast | 14.14 (98) | Brisbane Bears | 6.10 (46) | Subiaco Oval | 30,032 | Sunday 18, April |

### Round 5

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 17.20 (122) | North Melbourne | 25.9 (159) | MCG | 35,113 | Friday 23, April |
| Fitzroy | 24.23 (167) | Sydney | 11.8 (74) | Princes Park | 10,257 | Saturday 24, April |
| Footscray | 20.7 (127) | Essendon | 11.15 (81) | Whitten Oval | 26,923 | Saturday 24, April |
| St Kilda | 11.12 (78) | Carlton | 17.21 (123) | Waverley Park | 51,211 | Sunday 25, April |
| Brisbane Bears | 19.12 (126) | Geelong | 18.19 (127) | Gabba | 12,996 | Sunday 25, April |
| Melbourne | 10.17 (77) | Adelaide | 9.14 (68) | MCG | 17,011 | Sunday 25, April |

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | | |
| Friday, 30 April (7:38 pm) | Melbourne 22.21 (153) | def. | Richmond 8.12 (60) | MCG (crowd: 33933) | Report |
| Friday, 30 April (8:38 pm) | Adelaide 12.16 (88) | def. by | Hawthorn 16.9 (105) | Football Park (crowd: 46689) | Report |
| Saturday, 1 May (2:08 pm) | Essendon 23.18 (156) | def. | Geelong 19.18 (132) | MCG (crowd: 46588) | Report |
| Saturday, 1 May (2:08 pm) | North Melbourne 35.19 (229) | def. | Sydney 16.9 (105) | Princes Park (crowd: 9230) | Report |
| Sunday, 2 May (1:15 pm) | Brisbane Bears 17.8 (110) | def. | Fitzroy 12.11 (83) | The Gabba (crowd: 9893) | Report |
| Sunday, 2 May (2:08 pm) | Carlton 15.11 (101) | def. by | Collingwood 21.11 (137) | MCG (crowd: 86196) | Report |
| Sunday, 2 May (4:08 pm) | West Coast 19.11 (125) | def. | Footscray 13.6 (84) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32579) | Report |
| | Bye St Kilda | Bye St Kilda | Bye St Kilda | | |
| In one of the games of the year, Essendon prevailed over Geelong in a very entertaining shoot-out. Gary Ablett put on one of his finest individual displays, kicking 14 goals 7 behinds. At the other end, Paul Salmon kicked 10 goals. ||||||

### Round 7

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 19.22 (136) | St Kilda | 16.8 (104) | MCG | 29,296 | Saturday 8, May |
| Hawthorn | 16.17 (113) | Brisbane Bears | 10.10 (70) | Waverley Park | 14,375 | Saturday 8, May |
| Fitzroy | 12.7 (79) | Melbourne | 11.12 (78) | Princes Park | 13,498 | Saturday 8, May |
| Footscray | 17.8 (110) | North Melbourne | 22.9 (141) | Whitten Oval | 20,942 | Saturday 8, May |
| Collingwood | 14.17 (101) | Adelaide | 11.10 (76) | Victoria Park | 25,854 | Saturday 8, May |
| Sydney | 13.17 (95) | Carlton | 21.13 (139) | SCG | 9,214 | Sunday 9, May |
| Geelong | 15.15 (105) | West Coast | 16.17 (113) | Kardinia Park | 23,697 | Sunday 9, May |

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | | |
| Friday, 14 May (8:38 pm) | West Coast 7.16 (58) | def. by | Fitzroy 11.10 (76) | WACA (crowd: 28506) | Report |
| Saturday, 15 May (2:00 pm) | St Kilda 9.13 (67) | def. by | Essendon 19.11 (125) | Waverley Park (crowd: 43886 ) | Report |
| Saturday, 15 May (2:00 pm) | Carlton 11.12 (78) | def. by | Footscray 15.16 (106) | Princes Park (crowd: 24133) | Report |
| Saturday, 15 May (2:08 pm) | Collingwood 14.10 (94) | def. | Hawthorn 10.16 (76) | Victoria Park (crowd: 29880) | Report |
| Sunday, 16 May (2:00 pm) | Geelong 19.14 (128) | def. | Richmond 9.24 (78) | Kardinia Park (crowd: 25224) | Report |
| Sunday, 16 May (2:15 pm) | Brisbane Bears 33.21 (219) | def. | Sydney 8.9 (57) | The Gabba (crowd: 8916) | Report |
| Sunday, 16 May (5:38 pm) | Adelaide 19.9 (123) | def. | North Melbourne 18.13 (121) | Football Park (crowd: 45562) | Report |
| | Bye Melbourne | Bye Melbourne | Bye Melbourne | | |
| Against a hapless Sydney team, the Brisbane Bears kicked their highest score in a game - 33.21 (219) - and recorded their biggest win (162 points). Their three-quarter time score of 27.17 (179) also set a League record as the highest three-quarter time score until it was surpassed in 2007. At Football Park, Adelaide came back from 26 points down at three-quarter time against North Melbourne to win by 2 points. Crows full-forward Tony Modra kicked 10 goals, and took the Mark of the Year early in the third quarter, using North's Ian Fairley and teammate Mark Mickan as a stepladder to pull down a strong overhead mark near the goalsquare. ||||||

### Round 9

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 20.14 (134) | Carlton | 14.12 (96) | MCG | 44,833 | Friday 21, May |
| Hawthorn | 20.11 (131) | Richmond | 19.7 (121) | Waverley Park | 20,316 | Saturday 22, May |
| Fitzroy | 14.8 (92) | Collingwood | 10.13 (73) | Princes Park | 24,442 | Saturday 22, May |
| Footscray | 22.11 (143) | St Kilda | 11.13 (79) | Whitten Oval | 17,458 | Saturday 22, May |
| Essendon | 16.15 (111) | Adelaide | 10.5 (65) | MCG | 34,372 | Saturday 22, May |
| Sydney | 15.14 (104) | Geelong | 19.15 (129) | SCG | 9,594 | Sunday 23, May |
| Melbourne | 14.17 (101) | West Coast | 13.10 (88) | MCG | 22,032 | Sunday 23, May |

### Round 10

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 19.15 (129) | Fitzroy | 19.11 (125) | MCG | 50,567 | Friday 28, May |
| Richmond | 17.20 (122) | Sydney | 14.9 (93) | MCG | 17,781 | Saturday 29, May |
| Carlton | 17.26 (128) | Melbourne | 11.8 (74) | Princes Park | 23,702 | Saturday 29, May |
| Footscray | 9.8 (62) | Hawthorn | 20.12 (132) | Whitten Oval | 19,397 | Saturday 29, May |
| St Kilda | 9.10 (64) | West Coast | 9.12 (66) | Waverley Park | 19,918 | Saturday 29, May |
| Collingwood | 5.13 (43) | North Melbourne | 19.12 (126) | Victoria Park | 29,779 | Saturday 29, May |
| Brisbane Bears | 12.13 (85) | Adelaide | 18.14 (122) | Gabba | 12,395 | Sunday 30, May |

### Round 11

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 7.14 (56) | Richmond | 12.10 (82) | Princes Park | 11,366 | Saturday 12, June |
| St Kilda | 20.10 (130) | Brisbane Bears | 11.9 (75) | Waverley Park | 11,748 | Saturday 12, June |
| Geelong | 13.11 (89) | Carlton | 17.16 (118) | MCG | 37,119 | Saturday 12, June |
| Sydney | 10.3 (63) | West Coast | 17.18 (120) | SCG | 8,794 | Sunday 13, June |
| Adelaide | 15.17 (107) | Footscray | 8.14 (62) | Football Park | 44,979 | Sunday 13, June |
| Melbourne | 24.16 (160) | Collingwood | 16.13 (109) | MCG | 57,833 | Monday 14, June |
| Hawthorn | 12.14 (86) | Essendon | 17.14 (116) | Waverley Park | 47,295 | Monday 14, June |

### Round 12

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 15.11 (101) | North Melbourne | 16.11 (107) | WACA | 30,183 | Friday 18, June |
| Melbourne | 15.15 (105) | Essendon | 10.11 (71) | MCG | 44,094 | Saturday 19, June |
| Hawthorn | 23.14 (152) | St Kilda | 11.8 (74) | Waverley Park | 28,975 | Saturday 19, June |
| Footscray | 13.16 (94) | Sydney | 10.9 (69) | Whitten Oval | 11,797 | Saturday 19, June |
| Carlton | 24.12 (156) | Adelaide | 11.11 (77) | Princes Park | 21,405 | Saturday 19, June |
| Geelong | 16.17 (113) | Fitzroy | 15.16 (106) | Kardinia Park | 19,308 | Sunday 20, June |
| Brisbane Bears | 14.13 (97) | Collingwood | 20.18 (138) | Gabba | 15,471 | Sunday 20, June |

### Round 13

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 11.14 (80) | Hawthorn | 12.11 (83) | MCG | 47,705 | Friday 25, June |
| Fitzroy | 12.7 (79) | St Kilda | 17.10 (112) | Waverley Park | 15,181 | Saturday 26, June |
| Essendon | 21.15 (141) | Richmond | 8.15 (63) | Princes Park | 19,105 | Saturday 26, June |
| Footscray | 17.19 (121) | Brisbane Bears | 14.9 (93) | Whitten Oval | 15,397 | Saturday 26, June |
| Collingwood | 11.5 (71) | West Coast | 14.10 (94) | Victoria Park | 24,371 | Saturday 26, June |
| Sydney | 23.11 (149) | Melbourne | 16.13 (109) | SCG | 8,250 | Sunday 27, June |
| Adelaide | 16.19 (115) | Geelong | 14.11 (95) | Football Park | 46,496 | Sunday 27, June |

### Round 14

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Sydney | 12.10 (82) | Adelaide | 18.18 (126) | SCG | 13,057 | Friday 2, July |
| Essendon | 23.17 (155) | Brisbane Bears | 4.15 (39) | MCG | 20,453 | Saturday 3, July |
| St Kilda | 6.10 (46) | Melbourne | 14.8 (92) | Waverley Park | 23,398 | Saturday 3, July |
| Fitzroy | 18.11 (119) | North Melbourne | 17.16 (118) | Princes Park | 13,965 | Saturday 3, July |
| Geelong | 15.20 (110) | Footscray | 8.6 (54) | Kardinia Park | 19,293 | Saturday 3, July |
| West Coast | 13.13 (91) | Carlton | 14.8 (92) | Subiaco Oval | 39,789 | Sunday 4, July |
| Richmond | 17.15 (117) | Collingwood | 22.15 (147) | MCG | 49,980 | Sunday 4, July |

### Round 15

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 19.15 (129) | Essendon | 13.13 (91) | MCG | 55,693 | Friday 9, July |
| Hawthorn | 15.20 (110) | Fitzroy | 9.10 (64) | Waverley Park | 21,744 | Saturday 10, July |
| Carlton | 19.17 (131) | Brisbane Bears | 14.13 (97) | Princes Park | 16,934 | Saturday 10, July |
| Collingwood | 25.19 (169) | Sydney | 11.11 (77) | Victoria Park | 20,394 | Saturday 10, July |
| Melbourne | 22.9 (141) | Geelong | 20.7 (127) | MCG | 40,819 | Saturday 10, July |
| Adelaide | 23.18 (156) | St Kilda | 8.15 (63) | Football Park | 46,667 | Sunday 11, July |
| Richmond | 8.14 (62) | Footscray | 10.18 (78) | MCG | 24,832 | Sunday 11, July |

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | | |
| Friday, 16 July (8:38 pm) | Adelaide 26.15 (171) | def. | Richmond 4.8 (32) | Football Park (crowd: 45109) | Report |
| Saturday, 17 July (2:00 pm) | Fitzroy 14.11 (95) | def. by | Carlton 27.19 (181) | Princes Park (crowd: 24987) | Report |
| Saturday, 17 July (2:00 pm) | Collingwood 21.19 (145) | def. | Footscray 11.15 (81) | Victoria Park (crowd: 26156) | Report |
| Saturday, 17 July (2:00 pm) | St Kilda 27.15 (177) | def. | Geelong 15.16 (106) | Waverley Park (crowd: 22059) | Report |
| Saturday, 17 July (2:08 pm) | Melbourne 12.18 (90) | def. by | Hawthorn 16.10 (106) | MCG (crowd: 44303) | Report |
| Sunday, 18 July (2:08 pm) | Brisbane Bears 15.14 (104) | def. by | North Melbourne 22.14 (146) | The Gabba (crowd: 9609) | Report |
| Sunday, 18 July (2:08 pm) | Essendon 12.17 (89) | def. | West Coast 13.9 (87) | MCG (crowd: 44507) | Report |
| | Bye Sydney | Bye Sydney | Bye Sydney | | |
| Adelaide continued their recent run of good form against Richmond, notching up the biggest win in the club's history to date (139 points). In their previous two clashes, the Crows had won by 110 and 94 points respectively. Tony Modra also kicked his third haul of 10 or more goals in a game, ending up with 13 goals 4 behinds. He had also kicked 10 against the Tigers in Round 1. After being held to only three behinds from four kicks for the afternoon, Essendon full-forward Paul Salmon was awarded a free kick and converted the set shot in the dying minutes to give Essendon a two-point win against the reigning premiers West Coast. The win put Essendon back in the Top Six, and coach Kevin Sheedy acknowledged the importance of the win by waving his jacket in helicopter fashion as he was coming down from the coaches box. This iconic gesture instigated a scarf-waving tradition in matches between the two clubs for several years. ||||||

### Round 17

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 14.13 (97) | St Kilda | 16.16 (112) | MCG | 28,410 | Friday 23, July |
| Geelong | 13.9 (87) | Collingwood | 11.13 (79) | Waverley Park | 38,166 | Saturday 24, July |
| Footscray | 14.13 (97) | Melbourne | 16.14 (110) | Whitten Oval | 14,469 | Saturday 24, July |
| Carlton | 12.11 (83) | Essendon | 15.14 (104) | MCG | 67,035 | Saturday 24, July |
| Brisbane Bears | 18.10 (118) | Richmond | 14.15 (99) | Gabba | 8,797 | Sunday 25, July |
| Hawthorn | 24.15 (159) | Sydney | 9.13 (67) | Waverley Park | 13,397 | Sunday 25, July |
| West Coast | 15.17 (107) | Adelaide | 10.10 (70) | Subiaco Oval | 36,081 | Sunday 25, July |

### Round 18

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 7.13 (55) | Essendon | 18.15 (123) | MCG | 87,573 | Friday 30, July |
| North Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | Geelong | 25.16 (166) | MCG | 34,439 | Saturday 31, July |
| Footscray | 22.14 (146) | Fitzroy | 13.6 (84) | Whitten Oval | 13,029 | Saturday 31, July |
| Richmond | 11.15 (81) | West Coast | 15.10 (100) | Princes Park | 6,025 | Saturday 31, July |
| Hawthorn | 13.13 (91) | Carlton | 17.20 (122) | Waverley Park | 40,850 | Saturday 31, July |
| Sydney | 17.16 (118) | St Kilda | 24.11 (155) | SCG | 9,756 | Sunday 1, August |
| Melbourne | 20.18 (138) | Brisbane Bears | 6.13 (49) | MCG | 15,664 | Sunday 1, August |

### Round 19

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 18.9 (117) | Sydney | 13.18 (96) | MCG | 22,813 | Friday 6, August |
| Richmond | 12.11 (83) | Carlton | 16.10 (106) | MCG | 30,874 | Saturday 7, August |
| St Kilda | 9.14 (68) | Collingwood | 10.20 (80) | Waverley Park | 40,327 | Saturday 7, August |
| Fitzroy | 15.9 (99) | Adelaide | 13.16 (94) | Princes Park | 8,545 | Saturday 7, August |
| Geelong | 22.18 (150) | Hawthorn | 10.8 (68) | Kardinia Park | 25,817 | Saturday 7, August |
| Brisbane Bears | 10.11 (71) | West Coast | 19.17 (131) | Gabba | 9,046 | Sunday 8, August |

### Round 20

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Sydney | 15.9 (99) | Fitzroy | 17.12 (114) | SCG | 8,214 | Friday 13, August |
| Carlton | 10.17 (77) | St Kilda | 11.18 (84) | Princes Park | 22,774 | Saturday 14, August |
| Essendon | 14.14 (98) | Footscray | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 40,229 | Saturday 14, August |
| West Coast | 10.7 (67) | Hawthorn | 6.9 (45) | Subiaco Oval | 41,988 | Sunday 15, August |
| North Melbourne | 19.14 (128) | Richmond | 11.18 (84) | MCG | 17,585 | Sunday 15, August |
| Adelaide | 13.27 (105) | Melbourne | 6.10 (46) | Football Park | 46,310 | Sunday 15, August |

### Round 21

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 22.15 (147) | Brisbane Bears | 5.13 (43) | Princes Park | 6,214 | Saturday 21, August |
| Geelong | 19.12 (126) | Essendon | 14.10 (94) | Kardinia Park | 32,808 | Saturday 21, August |
| Collingwood | 8.15 (63) | Carlton | 17.15 (117) | MCG | 84,054 | Saturday 21, August |
| Hawthorn | 17.13 (115) | Adelaide | 13.10 (88) | Waverley Park | 26,540 | Saturday 21, August |
| Footscray | 14.10 (94) | West Coast | 7.10 (52) | Whitten Oval | 12,444 | Saturday 21, August |
| Richmond | 8.6 (54) | Melbourne | 26.19 (175) | MCG | 21,654 | Sunday 22, August |
| Sydney | 14.14 (98) | North Melbourne | 25.10 (160) | SCG | 8,180 | Sunday 22, August |

### Round 22

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 14.12 (96) | Geelong | 17.14 (116) | WACA | 32,121 | Friday 27, August |
| St Kilda | 18.17 (125) | Richmond | 12.10 (82) | Waverley Park | 22,971 | Saturday 28, August |
| Carlton | 16.15 (111) | Sydney | 16.14 (110) | Princes Park | 21,900 | Saturday 28, August |
| North Melbourne | 18.15 (123) | Footscray | 20.15 (135) | MCG | 31,109 | Saturday 28, August |
| Brisbane Bears | 15.16 (106) | Hawthorn | 24.19 (163) | Gabba | 11,544 | Sunday 29, August |
| Melbourne | 11.9 (75) | Fitzroy | 14.14 (98) | MCG | 22,605 | Sunday 29, August |
| Adelaide | 19.21 (135) | Collingwood | 17.9 (111) | Football Park | 48,522 | Sunday 29, August |

## Ladder

| (P) | Premiers |
| | Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Essendon (P) | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2333 | 1959 | 119.1 | 54 |
| 2 | Carlton | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2315 | 1968 | 117.6 | 54 |
| 3 | North Melbourne | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2597 | 2150 | 120.8 | 52 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2166 | 1858 | 116.6 | 52 |
| 5 | Adelaide | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2168 | 1840 | 117.8 | 48 |
| 6 | West Coast | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1912 | 1651 | 115.8 | 48 |
| 7 | Geelong | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2354 | 2109 | 111.6 | 48 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2086 | 2060 | 101.3 | 44 |
| 9 | Footscray | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1978 | 1997 | 99.0 | 44 |
| 10 | Melbourne | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2101 | 1873 | 112.2 | 40 |
| 11 | Fitzroy | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2001 | 2011 | 99.5 | 40 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2040 | 2166 | 94.2 | 40 |
| 13 | Brisbane Bears | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1886 | 2504 | 75.3 | 16 |
| 14 | Richmond | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1753 | 2480 | 70.7 | 16 |
| 15 | Sydney | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1837 | 2901 | 63.3 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 105.1 Source: AFL Tables

## Finals series
### Week one

| | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | | |
| EF1: Saturday, 4 September (2:30 pm) | North Melbourne 11.3 (69) | def. by | West Coast 17.18 (120) | Waverley Park (crowd: 29147) | Report |
| EF2: Sunday, 5 September (2:30 pm) | Hawthorn 13.17 (95) | def. by | Adelaide 16.14 (110) | MCG (crowd: 55287) | Report |
| | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | | |
| Saturday, 4 September (7:45 pm) | Essendon 14.14 (98) | def. by | Carlton 15.10 (100) | MCG (crowd: 79739) | Report |

### Week two

| | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | |
| SF1: Sunday, 12 September (2:30 pm) | Essendon 16.12 (108) | def. | West Coast 11.10 (76) | MCG (crowd: 75453) | Report |
| SF2: Saturday, 11 September (2:30 pm) | Carlton 13.8 (86) | def. | Adelaide 8.20 (68) | Waverley Park (crowd: 59233) | Report |

### Week three

| | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | | |
| Saturday, 18 September (2:30 pm) | Essendon 17.9 (111) | def. | Adelaide 14.16 (100) | MCG (crowd: 76380) | Report |

### Week four

| | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | | |
| Saturday, 25 September (2:30 pm) | Essendon 20.13 (133) | def. | Carlton 13.11 (89) | MCG (crowd: 96862) | Report |
| Essendon won its 15th League Premiership. Kevin Sheedy won his third premiership as a League coach. ||||||

## Awards

* The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Gavin Wanganeen of Essendon.
* The AFLPA MVP was awarded to Gary Ablett of Geelong.
* The Coleman Medal was awarded to Gary Ablett of Geelong.
* The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Michael Long of Essendon.
* The inaugural AFL Rising Star award was awarded to Nathan Buckley of Brisbane.
* The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Sydney.
* The Reserves Grand Final was won by Melbourne against North Melbourne
* The Section 1 State of Origin was won by South Australia against Victoria
* The Section 2 State of Origin was won by Queensland-Northern Territory against Tasmania

## Notable events

* Following the release of the Crawford Report, prepared by insolvency expert David Crawford, the clubs voted to make several significant changes to the administrative structure of the AFL during the 1993 season:
** Firstly, the AFL Commission was expanded from six members to eight, and was given the power to make most administrative decisions relating to the league unilaterally (as opposed to ratification by a vote of club presidents).
** Secondly, the AFL Board of Directors, after 96 years of operation, voted itself out of existence.
** Thirdly, the clubs retained the right to veto any Commission decision by a two-thirds majority.
** Fourthly, with several Victorian clubs, as well as Brisbane and Sydney, being concerned about their long-term viability at the time, a stipulation was also included that any decisions relating to the expulsion, merger or relocation of any club required ratification by a simple majority of all clubs, and the agreement of the club(s) in question.
* The Brisbane Bears, which despite its name had played its home games in Gold Coast at Carrara Stadium for the first six years of its existence, relocated to Brisbane in 1993. Its first home game at its new home ground, the Gabba, against Melbourne in Round 3 resulted in a win.
* At the conclusion of their Round 4 game against Collingwood, St Kilda's Nicky Winmar responded to racial vilification from the Collingwood cheer squad by declaring, "I'm black and proud of it!" while raising his jumper and pointing to his skin, an image which has since become famous. This was also St Kilda's first win at Victoria Park in two decades.
* Brisbane and North Melbourne both set club-record high scores in this season. North Melbourne's 35.19 (229) in Round 6 was then the fifth-highest score of all time, and Brisbane's 33.21 (219) in Round 8 was then the tenth-highest of all time. The opponent in both of these games was Sydney.
* In Round 18, a piglet with the word "PLUGA" and the number four painted on it was released onto the Sydney Cricket Ground during the match between Sydney and St Kilda; play was held up for two to three minutes as it managed to evade capture from trainers, security guards and players. The idea to release the pig had been devised by a small group of Sydney supporters and players the previous week, and was intended as a tactic to put dangerous St Kilda full-forward Tony "Plugger" Lockett off his game. As it happened, Lockett missed the game with injury, but was reportedly enraged when he saw the incident on television.