# 1992 AFL season

The 1992 AFL season was the 96th 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 21 March until 26 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top six clubs.
Prior to the season, the AFL ceased its role as the administrative body for football in Victoria after 95 years: this role was transferred, along with control of the reserves competition, to the newly established Victorian State Football League (VSFL). Subsequently, the Victorian AFL clubs' under-19s competition was dissolved, and zone-based recruiting was abolished.
The premiership was won by the West Coast Eagles, after it defeated Geelong by 28 points in the 1992 AFL Grand Final. It was West Coast's first premiership, and the first premiership won by a non-Victorian club following the league's interstate expansion.

## Foster's Cup

| | Foster's Cup Final | Foster's Cup Final | Foster's Cup Final | |
| Saturday, 14 March | Fitzroy 8.15 (63) | def. by | Hawthorn 19.14 (128) | Waverley Park (crowd: 49,453) |

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

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Saturday, 21 March (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 21.15 (141) | def. | Geelong 18.13 (121) | Waverley Park (crowd: 34,677) |
| Saturday, 21 March (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Bears 10.8 (68) | def. by | Carlton 13.14 (94) | Carrara Stadium (crowd: 9,066) |
| Sunday, 22 March (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 18.20 (128) | def. | Essendon 17.9 (111) | Waverley Park (crowd: 44,520) |
| Sunday, 22 March (2:10 pm) | Adelaide 12.15 (87) | def. by | Footscray 17.12 (114) | Football Park (crowd: 40,381) |
| | Bye Collingwood, Fitzroy, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney, West Coast | Bye Collingwood, Fitzroy, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney, West Coast | Bye Collingwood, Fitzroy, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney, West Coast | |

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 23.16 (154) | def. | Brisbane Bears 13.10 (88) | Victoria Park (crowd: 26,166) |
| Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) | Carlton 17.13 (115) | def. | Hawthorn 12.17 (89) | Princes Park (crowd: 25,689) |
| Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) | Melbourne 17.11 (113) | def. | Geelong 15.15 (105) | MCG (crowd: 38,646) |
| Saturday, 28 March (2:10 pm) | Richmond 9.11 (65) | def. by | North Melbourne 19.17 (131) | Waverley Park (crowd: 21,969) |
| Sunday, 29 March (2:10 pm) | Essendon 15.8 (98) | def. by | Fitzroy 22.18 (150) | MCG (crowd: 29,206) |
| Sunday, 29 March (2:10 pm) | Footscray 16.12 (108) | def. | St Kilda 9.22 (76) | Western Oval (crowd: 25,072) |
| Sunday, 29 March (2:10 pm) | Sydney 14.14 (98) | def. | West Coast 14.11 (95) | SCG (crowd: 9,325) |
| | Bye Adelaide | Bye Adelaide | Bye Adelaide | |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) | Melbourne 13.17 (95) | def. by | Adelaide 15.14 (104) | Princes Park (crowd: 9,278) |
| Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 17.14 (116) | def. | Sydney 13.19 (97) | Victoria Park (crowd: 25,432) |
| Saturday, 4 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne 10.15 (75) | def. by | Hawthorn 14.17 (101) | MCG (crowd: 25,323) |
| Sunday, 5 April (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears 11.16 (82) | def. | Fitzroy 8.10 (58) | Carrara Oval (crowd: 3,876) |
| Sunday, 5 April (2:10 pm) | Footscray 9.15 (69) | def. by | Essendon 13.13 (91) | Western Oval (crowd: 21,569) |
| Sunday, 5 April (2:10 pm) | Geelong 29.24 (198) | def. | Richmond 11.6 (72) | Kardinia Park (crowd: 22,122) |
| Sunday, 5 April (2:10 pm) | West Coast 16.17 (113) | def. | St Kilda 12.8 (80) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,428) |
| | Bye Carlton | Bye Carlton | Bye Carlton | |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Friday, 10 April (7:40 pm) | North Melbourne 16.14 (110) | def. by | Carlton 19.11 (125) | MCG (crowd: 43,231) |
| Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy 19.16 (130) | def. | Adelaide 14.13 (97) | Princes Park (crowd: 8,243) |
| Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon 17.13 (115) | def. by | Collingwood 19.10 (124) | Waverley Park (crowd: 54,984) |
| Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 16.12 (108) | def. | Hawthorn 14.14 (98) | Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 27,350) |
| Saturday, 11 April (2:10 pm) | Richmond 17.17 (119) | def. | Melbourne 9.15 (69) | MCG (crowd: 27,572) |
| Sunday, 12 April (2:10 pm) | Sydney 17.17 (119) | def. by | Footscray 25.15 (165) | SCG (crowd: 8,309) |
| Sunday, 12 April (2:10 pm) | West Coast 15.17 (107) | def. by | Geelong 20.11 (131) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,101) |
| | Bye Brisbane Bears | Bye Brisbane Bears | Bye Brisbane Bears | |

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) | Carlton 10.13 (73) | def. by | Sydney 14.10 (94) | Princes Park (crowd: 21,182) |
| Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 16.18 (114) | def. by | Essendon 22.9 (141) | Waverley Park (crowd: 32,509) |
| Saturday, 18 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne 14.17 (101) | def. by | Footscray 20.20 (140) | MCG (crowd: 22,562) |
| Saturday, 18 April (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Bears 14.8 (92) | drew with | West Coast 13.14 (92) | Carrara Stadium (crowd: 6,923) |
| Sunday, 19 April (2:10 pm) | Adelaide 23.13 (151) | def. | Richmond 17.15 (117) | Football Park (crowd: 39,022) |
| Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) | Melbourne 14.14 (98) | def. by | Collingwood 19.17 (131) | MCG (crowd: 63,711) |
| Monday, 20 April (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy 16.12 (108) | def. by | St Kilda 17.26 (128) | Princes Park (crowd: 20,298) |
| | Bye Geelong | Bye Geelong | Bye Geelong | |

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Friday, 24 April (7:40 pm) | Sydney 11.10 (76) | def. by | North Melbourne 18.17 (125) | SCG (crowd: 9,226) |
| Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | Carlton 18.13 (121) | def. | St Kilda 17.11 (113) | Princes Park (crowd: 34,661) |
| Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 17.9 (111) | def. by | Hawthorn 20.15 (135) | Waverley Park (crowd: 72,765) |
| Saturday, 25 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon 18.16 (124) | def. | Melbourne 19.9 (123) | MCG (crowd: 41,405) |
| Sunday, 26 April (2:10 pm) | Adelaide 19.20 (134) | def. | Brisbane Bears 11.8 (74) | Football Park (crowd: 42,759) |
| Sunday, 26 April (2:10 pm) | Geelong 25.25 (175) | def. | Fitzroy 11.11 (77) | Kardinia Park (crowd: 22,062) |
| Sunday, 26 April (2:10 pm) | Richmond 14.12 (96) | def. by | West Coast 14.13 (97) | MCG (crowd: 17,629) |
| | Bye Footscray | Bye Footscray | Bye Footscray | |
| Essendon trailed Melbourne by 41 points at three-quarter time, and by 47 points after five minutes of the final quarter, before kicking the last eight goals of the match to win by one point. ||||||

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 21.13 (139) | def. | Adelaide 9.11 (65) | Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 22,350) |
| Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 16.20 (116) | def. | North Melbourne 9.12 (66) | Victoria Park (crowd: 27,262) |
| Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 25.22 (172) | def. | Richmond 14.9 (93) | Waverley Park (crowd: 26,789) |
| Saturday, 2 May (2:10 pm) | Melbourne 13.18 (96) | drew with | Sydney 13.18 (96) | MCG (crowd: 17,532) |
| Sunday, 3 May (3:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears 11.9 (75) | def. by | Geelong 37.17 (239) | Carrara Oval (crowd: 7,645) |
| Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | Footscray 18.20 (128) | def. | Carlton 11.6 (72) | MCG (crowd: 49,406) |
| Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy 15.12 (102) | def. | West Coast 11.16 (82) | North Hobart Oval (crowd: 8,819) |
| | Bye Essendon | Bye Essendon | Bye Essendon | |
| Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) kicked 17 goals and 5 behinds against Richmond. It was the most goals by a player in a match since Fred Fanning kicked a record 18 goals in 1947. Geelong's score of 37.17 (239) against Brisbane Bears broke the record held by Fitzroy since 1979 for the highest score in VFL/AFL history. ||||||

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Thursday, 7 May (7:40 pm) | Collingwood 9.18 (72) | def. by | Carlton 16.9 (105) | MCG (crowd: 83,262) |
| Friday, 8 May (7:40 pm) | Sydney 19.21 (135) | def. | Brisbane Bears 8.13 (61) | SCG (crowd: 7,425) |
| Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) | Geelong 32.18 (210) | def. | Adelaide 12.15 (87) | Kardinia Park (crowd: 18,565) |
| Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne 19.18 (132) | def. | Essendon 11.14 (80) | Princes Park (crowd: 15,911) |
| Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) | Richmond 15.12 (102) | def. by | Fitzroy 24.17 (161) | MCG (crowd: 20,101) |
| Saturday, 9 May (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 18.17 (125) | def. | Melbourne 10.5 (65) | Waverley Park (crowd: 31,556) |
| Sunday, 10 May (2:10 pm) | West Coast 19.19 (133) | def. | Footscray 11.8 (74) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 25,234) |
| | Bye Hawthorn | Bye Hawthorn | Bye Hawthorn | |
| The Thursday night match between Collingwood and Carlton formed part of the Collingwood Football Club's centenary celebrations. It was scheduled to be played on the 100th anniversary of Collingwood's inaugural senior game, which was played against Carlton on Saturday 7 May 1892. ||||||

### Round 9

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 9.12 (66) | Fitzroy | 15.15 (105) | MCG | 17,371 | Friday 15, May |
| Carlton | 11.16 (82) | West Coast | 15.16 (106) | Princes Park | 19,077 | Saturday 16, May |
| Essendon | 17.22 (124) | Geelong | 28.13 (181) | MCG | 41,244 | Saturday 16, May |
| Hawthorn | 18.12 (120) | Melbourne | 7.6 (48) | Waverley Park | 22,686 | Saturday 16, May |
| Brisbane Bears | 6.6 (42) | Footscray | 11.18 (84) | Carrara Stadium | 3,059 | Sunday 17, May |
| Richmond | 19.20 (134) | Sydney | 14.18 (102) | MCG | 17,487 | Sunday 17, May |
| Adelaide | 9.10 (64) | Collingwood | 9.15 (69) | Football Park | 44,723 | Sunday 17, May |

### Round 10

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 17.16 (118) | Adelaide | 11.12 (78) | WACA | 23,046 | Friday 22, May |
| Carlton | 18.8 (116) | Essendon | 7.22 (64) | Princes Park | 27,993 | Saturday 23, May |
| Geelong | 9.12 (66) | Collingwood | 12.9 (81) | Waverley Park | 60,228 | Saturday 23, May |
| Footscray | 16.11 (107) | Richmond | 13.12 (90) | Whitten Oval | 18,508 | Saturday 23, May |
| Melbourne | 21.14 (140) | North Melbourne | 16.8 (104) | MCG | 18,634 | Saturday 23, May |
| St Kilda | 25.18 (168) | Brisbane Bears | 9.6 (60) | Moorabbin Oval | 18,360 | Saturday 23, May |
| Sydney | 12.13 (85) | Hawthorn | 21.20 (146) | SCG | 12,217 | Sunday 24, May |

### Round 11

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 10.5 (65) | Carlton | 14.15 (99) | Waverley Park | 30,177 | Saturday 30, May |
| Fitzroy | 13.14 (92) | Collingwood | 13.11 (89) | Princes Park | 25,343 | Saturday 30, May |
| Geelong | 19.15 (129) | St Kilda | 18.18 (126) | Kardinia Park | 22,429 | Saturday 30, May |
| Richmond | 22.10 (142) | Brisbane Bears | 11.17 (83) | MCG | 13,174 | Saturday 30, May |
| Essendon | 16.20 (116) | Sydney | 10.13 (73) | MCG | 20,476 | Sunday 31, May |
| Footscray | 16.13 (109) | Hawthorn | 11.9 (75) | Whitten Oval | 25,829 | Sunday 31, May |
| Adelaide | 21.16 (142) | North Melbourne | 16.11 (107) | Football Park | 36,312 | Sunday 31, May |

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Friday, 5 June (7:40 pm) | North Melbourne 10.6 (66) | def. by | West Coast 14.26 (110) | MCG (crowd: 10,165) |
| Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) | Essendon 19.16 (130) | def. | Richmond 11.13 (79) | MCG (crowd: 35,967) |
| Saturday, 6 June (2:10 pm) | Fitzroy 11.18 (84) | def. by | Footscray 22.14 (146) | Princes Park (crowd: 20,020) |
| Sunday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears 16.7 (103) | def. | Melbourne 11.11 (77) | Carrara Oval (crowd: 4,902) |
| Sunday, 7 June (2:10 pm) | Carlton 13.12 (90) | def. by | Geelong 16.22 (118) | MCG (crowd: 62,586) |
| Monday, 8 June (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 15.12 (102) | def. by | Adelaide 15.13 (103) | Waverley Park (crowd: 21,119) |
| Monday, 8 June (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 11.10 (76) | def. by | St Kilda 10.17 (77) | MCG (crowd: 80,060) |
| | Bye Sydney | Bye Sydney | Bye Sydney | |
| St Kilda defeated Collingwood by one point in front of just over 80,000 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the Queen's Birthday holiday. The game was marred by a half-time brawl involving both teams as well as angry spectators who were locked out before the game, some of whom climbed over a fence and forced their way in. ||||||

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) | Carlton 17.13 (115) | def. | Adelaide 13.14 (92) | Princes Park (crowd: 14,433) |
| Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn 22.13 (145) | def. | Fitzroy 13.11 (89) | Waverley Park (crowd: 22,289) |
| Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne 17.13 (115) | def. by | Geelong 29.18 (192) | MCG (crowd: 22,156) |
| Saturday, 13 June (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 24.13 (157) | def. | Sydney 15.14 (104) | Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 19,716) |
| Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears 12.13 (85) | def. by | Essendon 18.11 (119) | Carrara Oval (crowd: 6,442) |
| Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) | West Coast 8.14 (62) | def. by | Collingwood 8.15 (63) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,622) |
| Sunday, 14 June (2:10 pm) | Footscray 25.11 (161) | def. | Melbourne 8.6 (54) | Western Oval (crowd: 19,185) |
| | Bye Richmond | Bye Richmond | Bye Richmond | |
| Tony Lockett (St Kilda) kicked 15 goals and 4 behinds against Sydney. ||||||

### Round 14

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 20.17 (137) | Brisbane Bears | 16.6 (102) | MCG | 6,396 | Friday 19, June |
| Fitzroy | 20.13 (133) | Carlton | 17.12 (114) | Princes Park | 21,405 | Saturday 20, June |
| Hawthorn | 8.12 (60) | West Coast | 11.8 (74) | Waverley Park | 26,346 | Saturday 20, June |
| Richmond | 15.18 (108) | St Kilda | 24.13 (157) | MCG | 30,922 | Saturday 20, June |
| Collingwood | 11.16 (82) | Footscray | 11.10 (76) | MCG | 67,835 | Sunday 21, June |
| Sydney | 11.17 (83) | Geelong | 24.14 (158) | SCG | 11,132 | Sunday 21, June |
| Adelaide | 14.8 (92) | Essendon | 21.10 (136) | Football Park | 43,163 | Sunday 21, June |

### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | |
| Friday, 26 June (7:40 pm) | Adelaide 22.17 (149) | def. | Sydney 13.4 (82) | Football Park (crowd: 31,593) |
| Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) | Richmond 19.9 (123) | def. | Carlton 17.18 (120) | Waverley Park (crowd: 24,072) |
| Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) | Essendon 9.8 (62) | def. by | West Coast 20.17 (137) | MCG (crowd: 32,849) |
| Saturday, 27 June (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 18.9 (117) | def. | North Melbourne 16.13 (109) | Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 22,329) |
| Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | Brisbane Bears 15.14 (104) | def. by | Hawthorn 16.12 (108) | Carrara Oval (crowd: 7,573) |
| Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | Melbourne 16.13 (109) | def. | Fitzroy 13.9 (87) | MCG (crowd: 21,097) |
| Sunday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | Geelong 14.18 (102) | def. | Footscray 14.9 (93) | Kardinia Park (crowd: 27,445) |
| | Bye Collingwood | Bye Collingwood | Bye Collingwood | |
| Peter Sumich (West Coast) kicked 11 goals and 8 behinds against Essendon. ||||||

### Round 16

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 15.19 (109) | Melbourne | 13.9 (87) | WACA | 23,182 | Friday 3, July |
| Carlton | 27.17 (179) | Brisbane Bears | 12.8 (80) | Princes Park | 11,693 | Saturday 4, July |
| Collingwood | 24.17 (161) | Richmond | 14.14 (98) | Victoria Park | 31,168 | Saturday 4, July |
| Essendon | 16.15 (111) | St Kilda | 11.17 (83) | MCG | 42,461 | Saturday 4, July |
| Footscray | 22.11 (143) | Adelaide | 8.8 (56) | Waverley Park | 13,235 | Saturday 4, July |
| Geelong | 14.11 (95) | Hawthorn | 16.18 (114) | Kardinia Park | 26,257 | Saturday 4, July |
| Sydney | 11.17 (83) | Fitzroy | 21.10 (136) | SCG | 7,329 | Sunday 5, July |

### Round 17

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 7.12 (54) | Carlton | 9.12 (66) | Waverley Park | 52,481 | Saturday 11, July |
| St Kilda | 11.18 (84) | Footscray | 15.7 (97) | Moorabbin Oval | 27,347 | Saturday 11, July |
| Geelong | 21.10 (136) | Melbourne | 8.15 (63) | Kardinia Park | 19,829 | Saturday 11, July |
| North Melbourne | 18.11 (119) | Richmond | 17.16 (118) | Princes Park | 11,089 | Saturday 11, July |
| Brisbane Bears | 9.10 (64) | Collingwood | 14.19 (103) | Carrara Stadium | 13,053 | Saturday 11, July |
| Fitzroy | 10.17 (77) | Essendon | 11.14 (80) | North Hobart Oval | 10,265 | Sunday 12, July |
| West Coast | 16.11 (107) | Sydney | 8.6 (54) | Subiaco Oval | 28,397 | Sunday 12, July |

### Round 18

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Sydney | 14.12 (96) | Collingwood | 17.12 (114) | SCG | 15,240 | Friday 17, July |
| Essendon | 13.15 (93) | Footscray | 10.17 (77) | MCG | 44,142 | Saturday 18, July |
| Fitzroy | 10.13 (73) | Brisbane Bears | 16.18 (114) | Princes Park | 6,461 | Saturday 18, July |
| Hawthorn | 20.13 (133) | North Melbourne | 14.12 (96) | Waverley Park | 17,096 | Saturday 18, July |
| Richmond | 12.11 (83) | Geelong | 24.21 (165) | MCG | 26,131 | Sunday 19, July |
| Adelaide | 9.13 (67) | Melbourne | 18.8 (116) | Football Park | 31,963 | Sunday 19, July |
| St Kilda | 15.5 (95) | West Coast | 3.11 (29) | Waverley Park | 24,691 | Sunday 19, July |

### Round 19

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 10.23 (83) | Essendon | 8.13 (61) | MCG | 88,066 | Friday 24, July |
| Carlton | 15.18 (108) | North Melbourne | 15.11 (101) | Princes Park | 17,079 | Saturday 25, July |
| Footscray | 15.13 (103) | Sydney | 8.9 (57) | Whitten Oval | 12,742 | Saturday 25, July |
| Geelong | 12.5 (77) | West Coast | 15.6 (96) | Kardinia Park | 25,585 | Saturday 25, July |
| Hawthorn | 7.13 (55) | St Kilda | 19.16 (130) | Waverley Park | 43,132 | Saturday 25, July |
| Melbourne | 23.12 (150) | Richmond | 10.15 (75) | MCG | 20,184 | Saturday 25, July |
| Adelaide | 21.6 (132) | Fitzroy | 7.5 (47) | Football Park | 25,597 | Saturday 25, July |

### Round 20

| | Round 20 | Round 20 | Round 20 | |
| Friday, 31 July (7:40 pm) | West Coast 29.12 (186) | def. | Brisbane Bears 8.7 (55) | WACA Ground (crowd: 23,236) |
| Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | Collingwood 14.16 (100) | def. by | Melbourne 16.13 (109) | Victoria Park (crowd: 25,536) |
| Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | Essendon 8.8 (56) | def. by | Hawthorn 32.24 (216) | MCG (crowd: 41,070) |
| Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | St Kilda 14.18 (102) | def. | Fitzroy 10.24 (84) | Moorabbin Oval (crowd: 27,736) |
| Saturday, 1 August (2:10 pm) | Footscray 24.8 (152) | def. | North Melbourne 16.9 (105) | Waverley Park (crowd: 13,373) |
| Sunday, 2 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond 7.11 (53) | def. by | Adelaide 24.19 (163) | MCG (crowd: 10,291) |
| Sunday, 2 August (2:10 pm) | Sydney 20.10 (130) | def. by | Carlton 21.13 (139) | SCG (crowd: 13,265) |
| | Bye Geelong | Bye Geelong | Bye Geelong | |
| Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) kicked 12 goals and 8 behinds against Essendon. The match between St Kilda and Fitzroy was the last VFL/AFL game played at Moorabbin Oval; St Kilda moved its home ground to Waverley Park in 1993. ||||||

### Round 21

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 15.21 (111) | Sydney | 11.14 (80) | MCG | 9,739 | Friday 7, August |
| Hawthorn | 11.16 (82) | Collingwood | 8.15 (63) | Waverley Park | 53,369 | Saturday 8, August |
| Melbourne | 13.16 (94) | Essendon | 19.12 (126) | MCG | 25,508 | Saturday 8, August |
| Fitzroy | 10.8 (68) | Geelong | 17.18 (120) | Princes Park | 11,871 | Saturday 8, August |
| St Kilda | 12.15 (87) | Carlton | 18.14 (122) | Waverley Park | 50,883 | Sunday 9, August |
| West Coast | 15.14 (104) | Richmond | 12.12 (84) | Subiaco Oval | 23,245 | Sunday 9, August |
| Brisbane Bears | 11.11 (77) | Adelaide | 17.8 (110) | Carrara Stadium | 4,603 | Sunday 9, August |

### Round 22

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| West Coast | 14.22 (106) | Fitzroy | 10.16 (76) | WACA | 23,016 | Friday 14, August |
| Carlton | 19.22 (136) | Footscray | 7.12 (54) | Princes Park | 31,375 | Saturday 15, August |
| Geelong | 23.13 (151) | Brisbane Bears | 9.4 (58) | Kardinia Park | 17,187 | Saturday 15, August |
| Richmond | 13.8 (86) | Hawthorn | 25.20 (170) | MCG | 20,423 | Saturday 15, August |
| North Melbourne | 14.8 (92) | Collingwood | 14.14 (98) | MCG | 35,253 | Sunday 16, August |
| Sydney | 13.10 (88) | Melbourne | 21.13 (139) | SCG | 8,656 | Sunday 16, August |
| Adelaide | 13.15 (93) | St Kilda | 10.17 (77) | Football Park | 38,675 | Sunday 16, August |

### Round 23

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Carlton | 12.14 (86) | Collingwood | 15.12 (102) | Waverley Park | 77,357 | Saturday 22, August |
| Essendon | 20.19 (139) | North Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | MCG | 21,044 | Saturday 22, August |
| Fitzroy | 20.13 (133) | Richmond | 14.14 (98) | Princes Park | 9,244 | Saturday 22, August |
| Brisbane Bears | 19.15 (129) | Sydney | 9.16 (70) | Carrara Stadium | 4,349 | Saturday 22, August |
| Footscray | 7.11 (53) | West Coast | 3.5 (23) | Whitten Oval | 15,695 | Sunday 23, August |
| Adelaide | 24.25 (169) | Geelong | 11.12 (78) | Football Park | 46,543 | Sunday 23, August |
| Melbourne | 6.7 (43) | St Kilda | 8.10 (58) | MCG | 30,548 | Sunday 23, August |

### Round 24

| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Crowd | Date |
| Sydney | 13.17 (95) | Richmond | 18.17 (125) | SCG | 7,466 | Friday 28, August |
| Collingwood | 13.9 (87) | Adelaide | 11.16 (82) | Victoria Park | 28,990 | Saturday 29, August |
| Geelong | 16.14 (110) | Essendon | 9.10 (64) | Waverley Park | 42,968 | Saturday 29, August |
| Fitzroy | 14.12 (96) | North Melbourne | 19.16 (130) | Princes Park | 8,830 | Saturday 29, August |
| Footscray | 19.17 (131) | Brisbane Bears | 11.8 (74) | Whitten Oval | 15,390 | Saturday 29, August |
| Melbourne | 20.10 (130) | Hawthorn | 22.17 (149) | MCG | 42,549 | Saturday 29, August |
| West Coast | 18.12 (120) | Carlton | 12.15 (87) | Subiaco Oval | 40,441 | Sunday 30, August |

## Ladder

| (P) | Premiers |
| | Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
| 1 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3057 | 2099 | 145.6 | 64 |
| 2 | Footscray | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2384 | 1836 | 129.8 | 64 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2195 | 1911 | 114.9 | 64 |
| 4 | West Coast (P) | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2206 | 1752 | 125.9 | 62 |
| 5 | Hawthorn | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2579 | 2098 | 122.9 | 56 |
| 6 | St Kilda | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2415 | 2009 | 120.2 | 56 |
| 7 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2362 | 2103 | 112.3 | 56 |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2241 | 2414 | 92.8 | 48 |
| 9 | Adelaide | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2317 | 2286 | 101.4 | 44 |
| 10 | Fitzroy | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2166 | 2398 | 90.3 | 36 |
| 11 | Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2083 | 2386 | 87.3 | 30 |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2269 | 2535 | 89.5 | 28 |
| 13 | Richmond | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2160 | 2938 | 73.5 | 20 |
| 14 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1770 | 2742 | 64.6 | 18 |
| 15 | Sydney | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1997 | 2694 | 74.1 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 103.6 Source: AFL Tables

## Finals series

The AFL used a modified version of the McIntyre final six, after criticism of the original final six system. The difference to the original version was that First Semi-final would be contested between the loser of the qualifying final and the Elimination Final winner which had finished in a lower qualifying position on the ladder, while the second Semi-final would be contested between the winner of the qualifying final and the Elimination Final winner which had finished in a higher qualifying position on the ladder. This system would be retained for the following season before being replaced by the McIntyre final eight system.

### Elimination Finals

| | First Elimination Final | First Elimination Final | First Elimination Final | | |
| Sunday, 6 September 2:30pm | West Coast | def. | Hawthorn | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 40,237) | |
| | 1.3 (9) 6.5 (41) 10.10 (70) 14.16 (100) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.6 (30) 6.8 (44) 10.13 (73) 12.15 (87) | Umpires: C. Mitchell, Rich Television broadcast: Seven Network | Umpires: C. Mitchell, Rich Television broadcast: Seven Network |
| Sumich 4 Matera 3 Pyke, Langdon 2 Heady, Kemp, Lewis 1 | Sumich 4 Matera 3 Pyke, Langdon 2 Heady, Kemp, Lewis 1 | Goals | 6 Dunstall 2 Hudson 1 Anderson, Jarman, Gowers, Platten | 6 Dunstall 2 Hudson 1 Anderson, Jarman, Gowers, Platten |
| Matera, Pyke, Harding, Kemp, McKenna, Waterman, Langdon | Matera, Pyke, Harding, Kemp, McKenna, Waterman, Langdon | Best | Gowers, Allan, Taylor, Platten, Dunstall | Gowers, Allan, Taylor, Platten, Dunstall |
| | Second Elimination Final | Second Elimination Final | Second Elimination Final | | |
| Saturday, 5 September 2:30pm | Collingwood | def. by | St Kilda | Waverley Park (crowd: 74,253) | |
| | 2.3 (15) 5.4 (34) 8.8 (56) 12.11 (83) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.4 (16) 6.7 (43) 10.9 (69) 13.13 (91) | Umpires: Carey, Sheehan Television broadcast: Seven Network | Umpires: Carey, Sheehan Television broadcast: Seven Network |
| McKeown 5 Russell, Rowe 2 Francis, Brown, Starcevich 1 | McKeown 5 Russell, Rowe 2 Francis, Brown, Starcevich 1 | Goals | 5 Lockett 2 Dwyer, Loewe 1 Devonport, Morris, Fletcher, Kickett | 5 Lockett 2 Dwyer, Loewe 1 Devonport, Morris, Fletcher, Kickett |
| Monkhorst, Wright, Russell, McKeown, Pert, Shaw | Monkhorst, Wright, Russell, McKeown, Pert, Shaw | Best | Harvey, Loewe, Ralphsmith, Dwyer, Devonport, Lockett | Harvey, Loewe, Ralphsmith, Dwyer, Devonport, Lockett |

### Qualifying final

| | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | | |
| Sunday, 6 September 2:30pm | Geelong | def. | Footscray | MCG (crowd: 68,753) | |
| | 5.4 (34) 11.6 (72) 18.9 (117) 26.16 (172) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 7.2 (44) 14.4 (88) 15.7 (97) 17.9 (111) | Umpires: Goldspink, Kennedy Television broadcast: Seven Network | Umpires: Goldspink, Kennedy Television broadcast: Seven Network |
| Brownless 9 Ablett 5 Hocking 3 Scott, Mansfield, Barnes 2 Couch, Stoneham, Bews 1 | Brownless 9 Ablett 5 Hocking 3 Scott, Mansfield, Barnes 2 Couch, Stoneham, Bews 1 | Goals | 8 Del-Re 2 Hawkins, Royal 1 Charles, Kellett, MacPherson, Grant, Atkins | 8 Del-Re 2 Hawkins, Royal 1 Charles, Kellett, MacPherson, Grant, Atkins |
| Couch, Brownless, Ablett, Scott, Mansfield, Bews, Simpson, Hocking | Couch, Brownless, Ablett, Scott, Mansfield, Bews, Simpson, Hocking | Best | Del-Re, Baxter, Liberatore, Kellett, Hawkins, Charles | Del-Re, Baxter, Liberatore, Kellett, Hawkins, Charles |

### Semi-finals

| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Footscray | 19.5 (119) | St Kilda | 14.6 (90) | Waverley Park | 59,512 | Saturday, 12 September |
| Geelong | 14.11 (95) | West Coast | 20.13 (133) | MCG | 71,745 | Sunday, 13 September |

### Preliminary final

| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Geelong | 22.17 (149) | Footscray | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 71,841 | Saturday, 19 September |

### Grand Final

| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| West Coast | 16.17 (113) | Geelong | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 95,007 | Saturday, 26 September |

## Awards

* The Brownlow Medal was awarded to Scott Wynd of Footscray.
* The Leigh Matthews Trophy was awarded to Jason Dunstall of Hawthorn.
* The Coleman Medal was awarded to Jason Dunstall of Hawthorn.
* The Norm Smith Medal was awarded to Peter Matera of West Coast.
* The Wooden Spoon was "awarded" to Sydney.

## Notable events

* The minor grades and recruitment processes for Victorian clubs in the AFL competition underwent significant changes for the 1992 season:
** Zone-based recruiting was abolished, firmly establishing the AFL Draft as the primary mechanism for player recruitment.
** The AFL ceased its role as the administrative body for football in Victoria after 95 years, with the Victorian State Football League (VSFL) being established as a new administrative body to oversee football in Victoria.
** The VSFL also took control of the AFL reserves competition: this change was only administrative, with the VSFL serving as a continuation of the AFL reserves (main: 1992 AFL reserves season).
** The AFL Under-19s competition and the twelve competing AFL clubs under-19s teams were dissolved, being replaced by the VSFL's new Under-18s competition (later known as the TAC Cup and currently as the Coates Talent League) that featured six district-based clubs not affiliated with any AFL club.
* Geelong also set records for most points scored in a home-and-away season (3,057) and in all games (3,558), which have not been broken as of 2024. The Cats managed to score over 175 points in six different games.
* The round 9 match between the Brisbane Bears and Footscray on a rainy Sunday at Carrara saw only 3,059 attend. As of 2024, this is the lowest attendance at an VFL/AFL match not subject to crowd restrictions since the war-affected 1942 season.
* In Round 23, in torrential rain at the Western Oval, West Coast kicked only 0.2 (2) to three-quarter time. This is the lowest three-quarter time score since 1953.
* The first McIntyre "final six" system, which had operated in 1991, was replaced by the second McIntyre "final six" system. The second McIntyre "final six" system lasted two seasons; it was replaced by the McIntyre "final eight" system in 1994.
* The Round 20 match between St. Kilda and Fitzroy was the last senior AFL game to be played at Moorabbin Oval, which had been home to the Saints for twenty-eight seasons beginning in 1965. St. Kilda would play their home games at Waverley Park for the remainder of the 1990s before permanently moving to Docklands Stadium in 2000. St. Kilda's AFLW team has played its home games at Moorabbin since its 2019 formation.