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1990s AFL Trivia Quiz

The 1990s was the decade that football became a truly national game, expanding to become a 16 team competition, with the top 8 finals system also introduced. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by zoomba23. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
zoomba23

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
380,867

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. A hilarious incident occurred in the Sydney v St Kilda clash in Round 18, 1993, when a Swans fan, trying to put St Kilda star Tony 'Plugger' Lockett off his game, released a pig with the word 'Plugga' and the No. 4 painted on its side onto the SCG, causing commentator Sandy Roberts to quip, "there's a pig at full forward!" The pig was on the field for a couple of minutes before a Sydney player laid the perfect tackle to get it off the field. Who laid the tackle? Hint

Paul Bryce

Paul Kelly

Darren Holmes

Daryn Cresswell

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the second qualifying final of 1994, extra time was needed for the first time in a final, as North Melbourne and Hawthorn were tied 91-91 at the end of the game. Hawthorn were scoreless after extra time. How many points did North score in the extra time period? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. The 1991 finals series certainly involved some big goal totals kicked by forwards. Which of these players didn't kick a bag of 8 or more goals in a game in this high-scoring finals series? Hint

Allen Jakovich (Melbourne)

Billy Brownless (Geelong)

Danny Del-Re (Footscray)

Tony Lockett (St Kilda)

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Round 10, 1992, Essendon lost to Carlton by 52 points at Princes Park 64-116. What was unique about this game? Hint

Essendon had two goalkickers

Carlton had 16 fit players for the whole last quarter

Essendon had more scoring shots

Essendon led in the third quarter

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Question 5 of 10

5. I played 18 games for the Brisbane Bears in 1992, kicking 43 goals for the season. When Brisbane lost to Geelong by 164 points in Round 7 of that year, I kicked 8 of my team's 11 goals for the match. Who am I?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname ... also played for Sydney and Fremantle)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where was 1980s and 90s Carlton stalwart Mil Hanna born? Hint

Lebanon

Malta

England

Greece

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Question 7 of 10

7. The classic 1999 preliminary final between Carlton and Essendon, that Carlton won by a point, 104-103, will always be remembered as the game Essendon's Dean Wallis was brilliantly tackled by Carlton's Fraser Brown in the last thirty seconds as Essendon moved the ball forward. Who picked up the loose ball after Brown's dispossessing tackle to basically seal the match for Carlton? Hint

Justin Murphy

Craig Bradley

Fraser Brown himself

Lance Whitnall

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1996, three Sydney players polled 14 Brownlow votes. Which of these wasn't one of those players? Hint

Paul Kelly

Tony Lockett

Paul Roos

Daryn Cresswell

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Question 9 of 10

9. Some seriously on-the-fringe Grand Final pre-game entertainment happened before the 1991 Grand Final between Hawthorn and West Coast, when singer-songwriter Angry Anderson was paraded around in a Batmobile, before belting out which of his songs?

Answer: (Three Words ... released in 1990)

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the Fremantle v St Kilda match of Round 15, 1999, field umpire Peter Carey showed his versatility by taking a mark in the middle of the ground, after the ball was kicked towards him (but not aimed at him) by a Fremantle player. What player kicked the ball that Carey marked? Hint

Jason Norrish

Heath Black

Dale Kickett

Adrian Fletcher

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Darren Holmes

After the pig had evaded many 'opponents' successfully, Swan Darren Holmes laid a fantastic tackle on the pig to stop its weaving run. Unfortunately, this great tackle didn't seem to boost the Swan's confidence, as they ended up losing the match, at home, 118-155.

Answer: 23

North Melbourne held the Hawks scoreless in extra time, while scoring 3 goals 5 behinds themselves, to run out victors, 15.24.114, to Hawthorn 13.13.91.

3. The 1991 finals series certainly involved some big goal totals kicked by forwards. Which of these players didn't kick a bag of 8 or more goals in a game in this high-scoring finals series?

Answer: Danny Del-Re (Footscray)

Brownless and Lockett had a shootout between themselves in the Geelong-St Kilda second elimination final of 1991, with Brownless kicking 8 goals and Lockett 9 in Geelong's 104-97 win. Melbourne's Jakovich also kicked 8 goals in a 113-75 first elimination final win over Essendon. Footscray didn't even make the finals in 1991, making it impossible for Del-Re to have any sort of impact in the finals.

He did, however, kick 8 goals in Footscray's 1992 qualifying final, in a 61-point loss to Geelong, 111-172.

4. In Round 10, 1992, Essendon lost to Carlton by 52 points at Princes Park 64-116. What was unique about this game?

Answer: Essendon had more scoring shots

Essendon had actually had 3 more scoring shots than the Blues, losing with an incredibly inaccurate 7.22.64 to Carlton's 18.8.116. A total of 14 Essendon players kicked at least one behind, with Simon Madden the most accurate with 4 of their 7 goals.

Answer: John Hutton

Despite Hutton kicking 8 goals for the match, and almost matching Geelong's Gary Ablett, who kicked 9, it wasn't a happy day for the Bears, who conceded a colossal 39 goals 17 behinds 239 points, while only kicking 11.9.75 themselves.

6. Where was 1980s and 90s Carlton stalwart Mil Hanna born?

Answer: Lebanon

Hanna was remembered as not only the first VFL/AFL player born in Lebanon, he was also remembered as an athletic, pacy wingman who played in a premiership side with Carlton.

Answer: Justin Murphy

Murphy picked up the ball after it had been jarred free and sent Carlton forwards to seal the match. This was considered a huge upset as Essendon had finished top of the ladder and were premiership favourites, whereas Carlton had finished 6th with 12 wins and 10 losses. Some Essendon fans never forgave Wallis after he was tackled in this game.

8. In 1996, three Sydney players polled 14 Brownlow votes. Which of these wasn't one of those players?

Answer: Daryn Cresswell

Lockett, Roos and Kelly all polled 14 votes in 1996 to lead Sydney in the Brownlow count. Cresswell, despite having a very solid season, was only given 3 votes that year, and was also one of Sydney's best in their Grand Final loss that year to North Melbourne.

Answer: Bound For Glory

Memorably priceless for the people witnessing it, this began a long trend of pretty awful Grand Final entertainment, but nothing will ever better this ridiculousness before the 1991 Grand Final.

Answer: Adrian Fletcher

Fremantle's Adrian Fletcher, at his fifth club, kicked a short pass into the centre of the ground, and umpire Carey took the mark on his chest instead of moving out of the way, much to the amusement of the players around him. This famous incident was treated with light-heartedness by almost everybody in the football world, and Toyota even use it for an ad once!
Freemantle won the match, at home, 107-84.

Source: Author zoomba23

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