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Andrew McKay (Australian Footballer)
Andrew Ian McKay (born 14 July 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Playing career McKay grew up in south eastern South Australia, and played junior football for Lucindale in the Kowree Naracoorte Football League. Recruited by South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Glenelg, McKay moved to Adelaide in 1991 and played 40 games for Glenelg as a half-back flanker, finishing second in the Magarey Medal in 1992 behind Port Adelaide's Nathan Buckley. Carlton McKay was recruited by Carlton Football Club with its first round selection in the 1992 AFL Draft (No. 13 overall), although he was later fined $10,000 when it emerged that he had contacted four of the AFL's struggling clubs (, , and ) and warned them that he would stay in South Australia if one of those clubs drafted him – which contravene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide
Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre; the demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Native title in Australia#Traditional owner, traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna, with the name referring to the area of the city centre and surrounding Adelaide Park Lands, Park Lands, in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the Adelaide Hills, foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's sports governing body, governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the South Australian Football Association on 30 April 1877, the SANFL is the oldest surviving football league of any code in Australia and is the Oldest football competitions, 7th-oldest club football league in the world. For most of its existence, the league was considered one of the traditional "big three" Australian rules football leagues, along with the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League and West Australian Football League. Since the introduction of two South Australia-based clubs into the Australian Football League – the Adelaide Football Club, Adelaide Crows in 1991 AFL season, 1991 and the Port Adelaide Football Club, Port Adelaide Power in 1997 AFL season, 1997 – the popularit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Ratten
Brett Ratten (born 11 July 1971) is an Australian rules football coach and former player in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played 255 games for the Carlton Football Club between 1990 and 2003, including the club's 1995 premiership. He then served as Carlton's senior coach from 2007 to 2012. After a seven-year stint as an assistant coach with and , in 2019 he was appointed as St Kilda's senior coach, a role he held until his sacking at the end of the 2022 AFL season. Ratten was also the caretaker senior coach at during Alastair Clarkson's leave of absence. Playing career Carlton Originally from Yarra Glen, Ratten made his debut for Carlton Football Club in the fifteenth round of the 1990 season. In a career lasting 14 years, Ratten played mainly as an in-and-under midfielder. His unobtrusive style often escaped the attention of media and umpires early in his career. Famously, he won Carlton's best and fairest award in the record-breaking premiership season of 1995, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 AFL Season
The 2003 AFL season was the 107th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level of senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 28 March until 27 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. The premiership was won by the Brisbane Lions for the third time and third time consecutively, after it defeated by 50 points in the AFL Grand Final. AFL Draft ''See 2003 AFL Draft.'' Wizard Home Loans Cup The 2003 Wizard Home Loans Cup saw defeat 15.14 (104) to 10.13 (73) in the final. Premiership season Round 1 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.16 (94) , , 8.18 (66) , MCG , 61,058 , Friday, 28 March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.20 (122) , , 11.8 (74) , Subiaco Oval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 AFL Season
The 2001 AFL season was the 105th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured sixteen clubs, ran from 30 March until 29 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. The premiership was won by the Brisbane Lions for the first time, after it defeated by 26 points in the AFL Grand Final. AFL Draft ''See 2001 AFL Draft.'' Ansett Australia Cup Port Adelaide defeated the Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) to 3.8 (26) in the grand final. Premiership season Round 1 , - style="background:#ccf;" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - style="background:#fff;" , , 9.7 (61) , , 23.8 (146) , MCG , 56,028 , Friday, 30 March , - style="background:#fff;" , , 13.7 (85) , , 11.15 (81) , MCG , 52,190 , Saturday, 31 March , - style="background:#fff;" , , 18.10 (118) , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 AFL Season
The 2000 AFL season was the 104th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia. The season featured 16 clubs and ran from 8 March until 2 September, comprising a 22-match home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. The season was scheduled earlier than usual to avoid a clash with the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. won the premiership, defeating by 60 points in the 2000 AFL Grand Final; it was Essendon's 16th VFL/AFL premiership. Essendon also won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 21–1 win–loss record, with its home-and-away and overall (24–1) win–loss records standing as the best in the league's history. Melbourne's Shane Woewodin won the Brownlow Medal as the league's best and fairest player, and Essendon's Matthew Lloyd won the Coleman Medal as the league's leading goalkicker. Ansett Australia Cup The 2000 pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 AFL Season
The 1999 AFL season was the 103rd 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 sixteen clubs, ran from 25 March until 25 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. The premiership was won by the Kangaroos (North Melbourne) for the fourth time, after it defeated by 35 points in the 1999 AFL Grand Final. AFL Draft ''See 1999 AFL Draft.'' Ansett Australia Cup Hawthorn defeated Port Adelaide 12.11 (83) to 5.6 (36). Home-and-away season Round 1 Round 2 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Attendance , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.16 (106) , , 22.9 (141) , MCG , 48,383 , Thursday, 1 April , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.18 (108) , , 13.18 (96) , MCG , 40,462 , Saturday, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 AFL Season
The 1996 AFL season was the 100th 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 sixteen clubs and ran from 29 March until 28 September, comprising a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series. won the premiership for the third time, after it defeated by 43 points in the 1996 AFL Grand Final. The season was notable as the final for , a founding member of the VFL/AFL in 1897, as well as for several celebrations of the league's centenary throughout the year. Pre-season AFL Draft Lightning Premiership In the 1996 AFL Lightning Premiership final, defeated the 6.2 (38) to 2.9 (21) at Waverley Park. Ansett Australia Cup In the 1996 Ansett Australia Cup final, defeated 20.10 (130) to 10.12 (72) at Waverley Park. Home-and-away season Round 1 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 AFL Season
The 1995 AFL season was the 99th 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 league expanded to sixteen clubs, with the newly established Fremantle Football Club, based in Fremantle, Western Australia, joining the league. The season ran from 31 March until 30 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the 16th time, after it defeated by 61 points in the 1995 AFL Grand Final. AFL Draft ''See 1995 AFL Draft.'' Ansett Australia Cup defeated 14.9 (93) to 8.15 (63) in the final. Home-and-away season Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 *This round featured the first Anzac Day match held between and , which famously ended in a draw. *The crowd of 94,825 for the Anzac Day match was the second-larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 AFL Season
The 1994 AFL season was the 98th 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 1 October, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs – an increase from the six clubs which had contested the finals in previous years. The premiership was won by the West Coast Eagles for the second time, after it defeated by 80 points in the 1994 AFL Grand Final. Foster's Cup 15.12 (102) defeated 9.14 (68) in the final. Rule changes There were several significant alterations to the laws of the game brought in for the 1994 season: * The number of interchange players was increased from two to three which, when added to the "run on" team of 18 on-the-field players, increased the standard team squad size to 21 players. * The number of fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Ground , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 13.17 (95) , , , , 17.13 (115) , , MCG , , 58,997 , , Friday 26, March , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , , 24.22 (166) , , , , 22.11 (143) , , MCG , , 8,653 , , Saturday 27, March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 AFL Draft
The 1992 AFL draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League. It consisted of the main national draft, the pre-season draft and the trade period. In 1992 there were 124 picks to be drafted between 15 teams in the main national draft. 1992 mid-season draft There was a mid-year draft held during the 1992 season. Players recruited in this draft were able to take their places in their AFL clubs in the latter part of the 1992 season, although not all chose to do so. Trades 1992 national draft Draft tampering The 1992 draft suffered from three high-profile cases of draft tampering involving highly rated South Australian players: No. 6 selection Robert Pyman, No. 10 selection Brett Chalmers, and No. 13 selection Andrew McKay. Prior to the draft, all three players contacted AFL clubs which they did not want to play for, and told those clubs that they woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
