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34 quizzes and 363 trivia questions.
1.
  AFL or Not?    
Collection Quiz
 18 Qns
Name the 18 AFL clubs in 2023
Can you recognise the 18 teams that played in the Australian Football League in 2023?
Average, 18 Qns, looney_tunes, Oct 01 23
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looney_tunes editor
Oct 01 23
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2.
  AFL Season 2015    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some of the good, the bad, the sad and the ugly moments from the 2015 season. This quiz covers the regular season.
Average, 10 Qns, 4sunflowers, Sep 13 15
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4sunflowers
205 plays
3.
  AFL: 2001-2010    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz focuses on key events, players, and premierships in the Australian Football League in the years 2001 to 2010.
Average, 10 Qns, redwaldo, Sep 05 11
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redwaldo gold member
993 plays
4.
  AFL 2000-2009    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
AFL questions based on the exciting decade of the naughties
Average, 10 Qns, dmk93, Apr 10 24
Average
dmk93
Apr 10 24
774 plays
5.
  2008 AFL Season    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about the 2008 AFL season.
Average, 10 Qns, theverybest, Nov 25 16
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theverybest
1031 plays
6.
  AFL 2012 Season in Review    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Australian Football League's 2012 season saw an expansion of the competition to eighteen teams. This quiz tests your knowledge of key events in 2012 such as the progress of teams, key players and the final series.
Average, 10 Qns, redwaldo, Aug 04 13
Average
redwaldo gold member
253 plays
7.
  2004 AFL Season    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This quiz will test your knowledge of what happened during the 2004 AFL season. I have tried to include questions from all areas and involving most clubs, to test everyone. Please tell me what you think.
Average, 20 Qns, skturner, Dec 26 10
Average
skturner
937 plays
8.
  AFL: 2005 The Minor Round    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A footy quiz to do if your team didn't make the finals.
Average, 10 Qns, quogequox, Dec 26 10
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quogequox
757 plays
9.
  Sirengate    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
One of the more controversial moments from the season, 'Sirengate' took place on 30 April 2006. It involved the Fremantle Dockers and St Kilda Saints and is one of many contentious moments between the clubs.
Tough, 10 Qns, 4sunflowers, Jun 26 15
Tough
4sunflowers
116 plays
10.
  2006: The Year of the Eagle    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 2006, the West Coast Eagles won their third premiership since entering the competition in 1987. What do you remember about this fantastic game?
Average, 10 Qns, Firestone3, Dec 26 10
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Firestone3
762 plays
trivia question Quick Question
The stadium at Docklands had a unique feature with regard to its roof. What is it?

From Quiz "Aussie Rules 2000 Season"




11.
  The AFL Centenary Year: 1996    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In 1996, the Australian Football League celebrated its 100th year as a league, representing the highest competition of Australian Rules football. How well do you know what happened in this historic year for the game?
Tough, 10 Qns, AFL1996man, Dec 26 10
Tough
AFL1996man
457 plays
12.
  AFL 2006    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz covers some of the great players and moments of the 2006 AFL season. Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, shessica, Dec 26 10
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shessica
891 plays
13.
  2006 AFL Season    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz shall test your knowledge of what occurred in what was another exciting season of AFL football in 2006.
Average, 10 Qns, skturner, Dec 26 10
Average
skturner
1101 plays
14.
  2005 AFL season    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Test your knowledge on what happened during what was an eventful 2005 AFL season.
Tough, 20 Qns, Avatar5991, Mar 11 20
Tough
Avatar5991
Mar 11 20
114 plays
15.
  2013 AFL Season    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your knowledge on what happened during the 2013 AFL season.
Tough, 10 Qns, Avatar5991, Mar 04 20
Tough
Avatar5991
Mar 04 20
103 plays
16.
  2002 AFL Season    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What a fantastic year for AFL! It had everything including great goals, marks, you name it. The premiership winner was only known when the siren rang. This is a recollection for what was a great year for the AFL.
Average, 10 Qns, skturner, Dec 26 10
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skturner
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17.
  1980s VFL    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 1980s saw some crazy things on the football field, like 'Jacko' Jackson's antics, Hawthorn dominating for most of the decade, and the famous 1989 Grand Final, when the Hawks finished with 13 fit players. Test your knowledge on this decade.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, zoomba23, Apr 07 16
Very Difficult
zoomba23
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18.
  1960s VFL    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 60s saw some great things happen on the football field, namely St Kilda's first ever premiership in 1966 by one point, although it also saw the rise of Richmond late in the decade, and my favourite, the birth of the Colliwobbles!
Tough, 10 Qns, zoomba23, Apr 05 16
Tough
zoomba23
111 plays
19.
  1950s VFL    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 50s saw Melbourne become almost unbeatable for much of the decade. It saw crowd numbers rise astonishingly too. See if you can answer these tough questions on this popular time in footy.
Tough, 10 Qns, zoomba23, Apr 04 16
Tough
zoomba23
97 plays
20.
  Aussie Rules 2000 Season    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The very latest questions on the game that is by far the best in the world, Australian Rules.
Average, 10 Qns, wilko, Dec 26 10
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21.
  1990s AFL    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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!
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, zoomba23, Apr 09 16
Very Difficult
zoomba23
178 plays
22.
  1970s VFL    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 1970s began the era of mega game plans. Fast, skilful, high-scoring games were common, so it was a very exciting time to watch football, even if every player in the league had the same hairdo!
Difficult, 10 Qns, zoomba23, Apr 06 16
Difficult
zoomba23
114 plays
23.
  2010 AFL Premiership Season    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz of AFL 2010 with awards, statistics, Final Series And More
Tough, 10 Qns, AFLMaster, Aug 25 11
Tough
AFLMaster
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24.
  1940s VFL    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In the 40s, World War 2 was a setback to the VFL, with debate over stopping it. However, many positive things came out of footy in the 40s. Test your knowledge on this turmoil-ridden decade
Tough, 10 Qns, zoomba23, Apr 03 16
Tough
zoomba23
89 plays
25.
  2001: An AFL Odyssey    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz contains question about the AFL Season 2001 and the people, matches and events involved. Enjoy
Average, 10 Qns, childman, Dec 26 10
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childman
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26.
  1930s VFL    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
VFL football was brutal back in the 30s, although it was the era of the great full-forwards, which made for some spectacular matches. See how much you know about this era which began the high-scoring trend.
Tough, 10 Qns, zoomba23, Apr 03 16
Tough
zoomba23
105 plays
27.
  AFL in 2002    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz to test the followers off the game of AFL, with questions relating to one of the greatest ever season.
Average, 10 Qns, Fairboy, Dec 26 10
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Fairboy
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28.
  2000s AFL    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The ever-expanding AFL thrived in the 2000s, with some brilliant moments, such as Leo Barry's mark in the 2005 Grand Final, and some less savoury moments, such as Ben Cousin's drug problem. Whether it was good or bad, this decade was always entertaining!
Tough, 10 Qns, zoomba23, May 08 16
Tough
zoomba23
108 plays
29.
  AFL Mixed 2006    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A mixture of the 2006 season in Australian Rules. Good luck.
Average, 10 Qns, wame93, Dec 26 10
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wame93
689 plays
30.
  AFL 2005    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The first half of the 2005 season.
Difficult, 10 Qns, lonie_from_50, Dec 26 10
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31.
  15 Questions on AFL 2003    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Think you know all about the 2003 AFL Season?
Difficult, 15 Qns, David28, Dec 26 10
Difficult
David28
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32.
  The People's 2000 AFL    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
10 questions about the AFL in the year 2000.
Average, 10 Qns, michael.s, Dec 26 10
Average
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33.
  AFL Footy 2002    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
See if you can answer these questions about the 2002 AFL season
Average, 5 Qns, footyfan, Dec 26 10
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34.
  Take this AFL 2003 Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
This is an AFL quiz about various things that happened in the AFL in 2003. Should be easy if you watched AFL in 2003.
Average, 5 Qns, amanda01, Dec 26 10
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AFL by Season Trivia Questions

1. Who were the defending premiers entering the 2013 AFL season?

From Quiz
2013 AFL Season

Answer: Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans won the previous year's AFL premiership, defeating Hawthorn by ten points.

2. Melbourne were dominant for much of the 50s, making every Grand Final from 1954-1960. They weren't always so dominant in the 50s however. What was the lowest position on the ladder the Dees finished in this decade, in 1951?

From Quiz 1950s VFL

Answer: 12th (last)

Melbourne finished last in 1951, winning just one game. Even the great teams had bad seasons in between golden eras. They also finished second last in 1953, one year before they were runner-up to Footscray in the Grand Final.

3. Round 5. Who, in this round, set the record for the longest coaching career in the AFL, with 715 games?

From Quiz AFL Season 2015

Answer: Mick Malthouse

The previous record of 714 games as coach was held by Jack McCale who coached Collingwood from 1912-1949. Mick Malthouse began his sporting career as a player for St Kilda then moved to Richmond Tigers. His coaching career began in 1984 with Footscray (previous name of Western Bulldogs) whom he coached until 1989. He moved west to take over the head job at West Coast Eagles. In his ten years there, they made the finals series each year, playing in three Grand Finals, and winning two of those. He moved to Melbourbe and, from 2000 until 2011 he was coach of Collingwood, guiding them to four Grand Final appearances, only one of which they won. He left Collingwood at the end of 2011 after a three year plan by club President Eddie McGuire to have him train up former player Nathan Buckley as the new coach. He refused the job offered to him for 2012 at Collingwood as Director of Coaching, instead taking a role as commentator for that season. He returned to coaching in 2013 as coach of Carlton with hopes of taking them to his past successes. They finished in ninth place in his first season, but due to the supplements scandal at Essendon and penalties imposed against them, Carlton made it to the finals series as Essendon were disqulified. They won their elimination final, giving Malthouse the record of the most successful finals coach. The following week they lost and their season was over. Season 2014 was not a successful year and Carlton finished in thirteenth place at the end of the home and away season. Things did not improve in 2015, and after Round 8, sitting at one win and seven losses and 718 games as a coach, he was sacked after he was critical of the club board and administrators in a radio interview, though whispers were rife that his job was already under consideration. Carlton would go on to win only three more games in the season and take out the wooden spoon.

4. What happened that caused the controversy known as 'Sirengate' in Australian Rules football in 2006?

From Quiz Sirengate

Answer: The siren sounded signalling the end of the game but the umpires didn't hear it and called for the match to go on.

With forty seconds on the clock St Kilda kicked a goal to bring them within one point of the Dockers after an errant kick from the Dockers lead to St Kilda gaining possession. The Dockers had at one stage been up by 33 points but midway through the third quarter, St Kilda had fought their way back into the match. The ball was returned to the centre circle for clearance with the time clock now down to thirty seven seconds. St Kilda knocked it out of the middle and brought the ball within their 50m line. The clock was ticking down and a battle was on for possession with each team having the ball before losing it. At eight seconds left on the clock and still inside St Kilda's fifty, the ball was locked in to a pack and the umpire called for a bounce. The ball was knocked out, the clocked restarted and with seconds still ticking down dribbled across the ground as a pack again formed on the ball. The umpire blew his whistle to call for a bounce. At this point, the time clock which is not displayed at grounds, but visible to home viewers and the broadcast commentators disappeared from the television screen, which should indicate that the match had finished. The clock had showed 0.00. Commentators on the match were confused as to if the match had finished and were unsure themselves as to if the siren had sounded. The siren at the ground had previously been noted due to its low volume, though without any impact on the result of a match. Combined with the loudness of the 15000+ crowd at the match on the day, it was even harder to hear. Dockers players, believing they had heard the siren, threw their hands in the air celebrating that they had won before realising that the umpire was going for a bounce and play was continuing. They started to argue that the siren had sounded, the umpire disagreed and continued with the bounce. The Dockers were unprepared for the bounce. The ball was knocked out and possession was taken by St Kilda and kicked through for a behind (one point), tying the match. The time keeper having being informed by a member of the crowd that the match was continuing, had sounded the siren again while the ball was in air. This time field umpires indicated that it had been heard. The field umpires came together to confer on the claim that the siren had sounded twice. None of the field umpires claim to have heard the first siren. During the shot on goal Dockers' Daniel Gilmore bumped St Kildas' Stephen Baker, this was deemed illegal in the game and a free kick was awarded to St Kilda. He took a shot on goal which missed, going through for a behind. At this time there was confusion as to whether the previous point stood and the second point meant that St Kilda had won, or if the first point was cancelled and the second point meant a draw. After review, the first point was declared to have been cancelled as it happened after the incident that led to the free kick. The goal umpires, who make note of scores during the match met in the middle of the field to compare scores. They signaled all correct to the scorekeeper and the score on the board St Kilda 13.16(94) to Dockers 14.10(94) was ruled to be correct. The Dockers immediately lodged an appeal as to the outcome of the match, contesting that the siren sounded at the same time as the bounce had been called for and therefore the behinds, both the one from the contest, as well as the one from the free kick, occurred after the siren and should not stand. In game time, an extra twelve seconds of play continued, though in real time it took almost six minutes to play out. Most betting agencies paid out the match as a draw, but some paid the match as a gratuitous win for the Dockers. The name 'Sirengate' was given by Channel Nine's "AFL Footy Show".

5. Who won the Coleman Medal in 2010?

From Quiz 2010 AFL Premiership Season

Answer: Jack Riewoldt

Barry Hall kicked 75 goals for the regular season but Jack Riewoldt kicked 78.

6. By what margin did St Kilda defeat reigning premiers Carlton in the preseason Grand Final?

From Quiz The AFL Centenary Year: 1996

Answer: 56 points

In an upset win, St Kilda won its first flag since 1966 and only their second night premiership. Ironically, this was the same margin the Saints had beaten the Blues by the last time the two teams had met in Round 9 1995. It was one of only two losses for Carlton that year.

7. By how many points did Essendon defeat Melbourne in round two?

From Quiz 2013 AFL Season

Answer: 148

This was Essendon's highest-ever winning margin against Melbourne, 184-36. The previous record margin was 11 points in 1986.

8. In the elimination final of 1987, Melbourne star Robert Flower made his finals debut, a 118 point belting over North Melbourne, after he had played how many games?

From Quiz 1980s VFL

Answer: 271

Flower had certainly been starved of finals, finally playing one in his 272nd game. Melbourne seemed to have a good chance of a Grand Final in 1987, but they lost the preliminary final to Hawthorn by two points, after big Jim Stynes famously ran over the mark, giving Hawthorn a great opportunity to score a goal, which they did.

9. AFL Round 9. What did Sydney Swans player Adam Goodes throw into the crowd during the annual Indigenous Round celebrations that would have an effect for weeks to come?

From Quiz AFL Season 2015

Answer: An imaginary spear

Indigenous Round is a round to celebrate the contribution of Aboriginal players in the league. Ceremonies such as Welcome to Country are preformed before the match as well as entertainment featuring Indigenous performers. Teams wear specially designed guernseys of Aboriginal art in their club colours. On scoring a goal, Goodes performed a dance which finished with him throwing an imaginary spear into the crowd. Playing at his home ground, he threw the "spear" towards a group of Carlton fans sitting in the stands. Incorrectly labeled in some media outlets as a traditional war dance, it was actually created by an under 16 Indigenous football team (the Flying Boomerangs) that Adam was involved with and was his homage to future stars of the game as well as a celebration of the Indigenous Round. Though the move was imitated by children across playgrounds and football fields around the country, reaction to his dance was seen by some as an act of aggression and as a threat and over the next several weeks anger towards this action would build. Adam Goodes, at the time held the record for the longest playing Indigenous player in the AFL, having taken that title in 2014. He has English, Irish and Scottish ancestry on his fathers side and Indigenous Australian (Adnyamanthanha/Narungga) on his mothers. Some of his other achievements have been: Rising Star (1999), Club Captain (2009-20012), Premiership player (2005, 2012), Club Champion (2003, 2006, 2011), Brownlow Medalist (2003, 2006), All Australian (2003, 2006, 2009, 2011) Indigenous All-Stars (2003), Indigenous Team of the Century (2008), Club leading goal kicker (2009-2011) as well as many media awards. Off the field he is an ambassador for Recognise, campaigning for Indigenous Australians to be mentioned in the Constitution, co-founder of GO Foundation, providing scholarships for Indigenous youth and the face of the government program "Racism. It stops with me." In 2014 he was awarded Australian of the Year for his sporting achievements as well as his charity and youth work. Other themed rounds that occurred during the season were Women's Round, Multicultural Round, Heritage Round and Rivalry Round.

10. 'Sirengate' took place in round five of the 2006 season. Going into the match, how many wins and losses had the Dockers and Saints had that season?

From Quiz Sirengate

Answer: Dockers 2-2 and Saints 2-2

Sitting at two wins and losses each, the match had been touted as a must win for each side for paving their way for the rest of the season. Speculation as to the safety of the job of coach was beginning to stir for Dockers Chris Connolly. The contest between the two was already heated due to a close victory and controversy in their last meeting at Subiaco Oval in Perth in the preceding season, with the Dockers snatching the victory in the final seconds of the game by five points. A contentious umpiring decision had gone the way of the Dockers, resulted in free kick and score on goal. There were allegations that one of the field umpires deliberately favoured giving free kicks to the Dockers. The matter was investigated and ruled to be unfounded. The previous match at Aurora stadium between the two in Season 2005, was won by St Kilda by the margin of one point. Another memorable, but far more humourous incident between the clubs, happened in 1999, when umpire Peter Carey took a spectacular mark (catch)from a kick by Dockers player Adrian Fletcher.

11. Who kicked the most goals in a game?

From Quiz 2010 AFL Premiership Season

Answer: Mark LeCras

Mark LeCras kicked 12 in Round 16, Jack Riewoldt kicked 10 in Round 12, and his cousin Nick booted 7 on two occasions, rounds 2 and 20. Steve Johnson kicked six goals on 3 occasions in rounds 4, 8, and 18.

12. In the opening week of the season proper, eventual Grand Finalists Sydney suffered the second biggest loss of the round. Which club humiliated them by 90 points?

From Quiz The AFL Centenary Year: 1996

Answer: Adelaide

The following week, the Swans would lose on their own turf to Fremantle, but then went on to win 12 of their next 14 matches. The only loss was to West Coast in Round 8 by 36 points, while the other disappointment was a come-from-behind draw against Essendon in Round 6.

13. Which team, that came into the VFL in 1925, finished last on the ladder five times throughout the 1930s (in 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935 and 1937), as well as going through two seasons winless?

From Quiz 1930s VFL

Answer: North Melbourne

North were the epitome of the bad throughout the 1930s, winning an average of 3.6 games out of 18 a year. They were win-less in 1931 and 1934.

14. AFL Round 10. Which team, with their best ever start to the season, had their first loss of the year in this round?

From Quiz AFL Season 2015

Answer: Fremantle Dockers

The previous best start to the season had been three consecutive wins for the Dockers. They lost their Round 10 match at home, with Richmond the winners by 27 points. Of those teams mentioned, West Coast lost their season opener in Round one, and the Magpies and the reigning Premiers Hawthorn had their first loss in Round two. The Dockers had been on top of the ladder since Round 4 and would remain there for the remainder of the home and away season. Though they had an impressive start to the season, Fremantle were not a favourite with punters to win the flag with Hawthorn the leading the betting.

15. At which AFL ground did 'Sirengate' occur?

From Quiz Sirengate

Answer: Aurora Stadium, Launceston

York Park or Aurora Stadium as it is known under sponsorship deals, is in Launceston, Tasmania. It's a small stadium holding a maximum crowd of just over 20000. It had been used as a home away from home ground by both St Kilda and Hawthorn since 2001. Other grounds in Tasmania that have used by the AFL include Bellerive Oval(sponsor name Bludstone arena) and North Hobart Oval. Tasmania had already been in the news in the preceding week due to the Beaconsfield mine disaster, in which one miner was killed and two were still missing and the tenth anniversary of the events at Port Arthur.

16. Including finals, who kicked the most goals in 2010?

From Quiz 2010 AFL Premiership Season

Answer: Barry Hall

Barry Hall kicked kicked 80 for the year. Jack Riewoldt had 78, Buddy Franklin had 64, and Steve Johnson booted 63.

17. In Round 2, eventual Premiers North Melbourne recorded a massive win at the MCG. Who was the club they defeated by 131 points?

From Quiz The AFL Centenary Year: 1996

Answer: Footscray

Footscray, who were later known as the Western Bulldogs were beaten 5.7.37 to 26.12.168, and went straight to the bottom of the ladder. The year didn't get much better for the Bulldogs finishing with just five and half wins from 22 matches.

18. How many goals did Tom Lynch kick in the Adelaide Crows' 135-point win over the GWS Giants in round seven?

From Quiz 2013 AFL Season

Answer: 10

Tom Lynch originally played for St Kilda, but switched to the Adelaide Crows at the end of the 2011 season. Adelaide Crows won the match 187-52.

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

From Quiz 1990s AFL

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.

20. In Round 6, 1977 at Princes Park, Hawthorn mauled St Kilda by 88 points, having an absolutely astonishing 66 scoring shots to St Kilda's 23. What was Hawthorn's final score?

From Quiz 1970s VFL

Answer: 25.41.191

Kicking a mind-boggling 41 behinds in their record-breaking 191-103 win it was, despite the total, one of the most inaccurate performances seen by any team ever, with an average of 6.25 goals and 10.25 behinds per quarter. Five Hawthorn players kicked at least four behinds, with Kelvin Matthews kicking the most with six.

21. The 1958 Queen's Birthday match between Melbourne and Collingwood attracted an absolutely colossal crowd for a home and away match. How big was the crowd that witnessed Melbourne run out 11 point winners, 84-73?

From Quiz 1950s VFL

Answer: 99,346

The crowd number for this game was bigger than the actual Grand Final crowd that year of 97,956 ... between the same teams, Melbourne and Collingwood!

22. Throughout the 1940s, just four teams won the wooden spoon. What were these four teams who shared this honour, generously?

From Quiz 1940s VFL

Answer: Hawthorn, St Kilda, Geelong, North Melbourne

It wasn't a fantastic decade for these four teams, although North actually finished top in 1949. Hawthorn and St Kilda each won the spoon four times, and North and Geelong won it once each, North in 1940, and the Cats did it in 1944.

23. Round 14. The coach of which AFL team was tragically killed in his home in the early hours of 3rd July 2015?

From Quiz AFL Season 2015

Answer: Adelaide Crows & Adelaide & Crows

Phil Walsh, in his first year as head coach, was stabbed to death at home. He was aged fifty five. His son was charged in relation to his death. With a career spanning thirty three years, first as a player, then in coaching roles, he had finally achieved his dream of head coach. In his career he had been involved with seven of the leagues clubs. The football world was in shock and mourning. The match between Adelaide and Geelong was cancelled, the first time in AFL/VFL history that had match was cancelled rather than postponed or rescheduled and the points split between the two. For the remaining matches on the weekend, all pre-game and post game ceremonies were scrapped, so too the playing of club songs and the banners the players run through. A video tribute to Walsh was played before the game and there was a minute of silence. Players wore black arms. At the end of each match both teams and coaches came together and stood arm in arm around the centre circle, alternating colours. Starting times of other matches were changed so that the memorial from Adelaide Oval could be shown across other arenas. On social media tributes flew with the hashtags We Fly As One (the club motto) and Put Out Your Scarves trending. Memes were created along the lines of "I support (team name), but this weekend We Fly As One." A makeshift memorial of flowers, candles and team memorabilia was set up by fans at Adelaide Oval. On the day the match was supposed to have been played, the gates were thrown open. A crowd of more than 15,000 representing fans of various AFL teams, had marched silently to the stadium. At 2.50pm local time, when the match was scheduled to start, the siren sounded. After a minutes silence the siren sounded again, the crowd clapped and cheered and shouted "Carn crows!" and then the tears flowed. Tribute was paid to him in the opposing football code, the NRL, with a minutes silence being observed at all matches there as well. Their first match back, in the following round, took place in Perth against the West Coast Eagles, where Walsh had been an assistant coach for five years. The team was given a standing ovation by the crowd. Adelaide were in the lead at the end of the first quarter but went on to lose the match. The players walked off the field in tears through an honour guard of family and friends flown in from interstate for the match to a heartfelt round of applause. Their Round 16 match was the Showdown, held between the two Adelaide clubs. Walsh had been an assistant coach for Port Power in the preceding season. Both teams ran onto the field together, through a single banner with the words "Vale Phil Walsh". Adelaide won the Showdown. A one time only medal, named in his honour, was created for the match. Awarded to the fairest and best on field that day, it was presented by Walsh's daughter to Crows midfielder Scott Thompson. A second tragic event, though not as widely felt came during Round 20 when the son of Hawthorn assistant coach Brett Ratten was killed in a car accident.

24. Which two teams played in the 2010 AFL Grand Final?

From Quiz 2010 AFL Premiership Season

Answer: Collingwood and St Kilda

Collingwood won by 41 points over Geelong at the MCG, and the Western failed to hold their lead as St Kilda won by 24 points at the MCG.

25. Which club brought Carlton's 18-game winning streak to an end in Round 3?

From Quiz The AFL Centenary Year: 1996

Answer: Fremantle

Carlton, struck with injuries, had to travel to Perth for the game and was trounced by second-season club Fremantle to the tune of 53 points. Coach Gerard Neesham called this their greatest victory.

26. Halfway through the season, Mark Neeld was sacked as Melbourne coach. Who replaced him in the interim?

From Quiz 2013 AFL Season

Answer: Neil Craig

Ex-Adelaide Crows coach Neil Craig replaced Neeld after the club's round twelve bye, and held the coaching role until the end of the season when Paul Roos was eventually appointed as head coach.

27. Footscray's Ted Whitten was one of the best players ever, despite never polling well in the Brownlow Medal. In 1961, he guided his team to their second Grand Final, which they lost to Hawthorn. What was unique about Whitten in 1961?

From Quiz 1960s VFL

Answer: He was captain, coach, won Footscray's best and fairest and was also their leading goalkicker

This was a remarkable thing to happen so late in the evolution of the VFL, as most teams had actual coaches who coached from the sidelines. It could certainly be said that Whitten was an integral part of the talented young Footscray team making it to the Grand Final. Hawthorn beat Footscray in the GF by 94-51.

28. This Collingwood forward, recruited from Warracknabeal, played from 1955-1958, participating in 3 Grand Finals in that time, and once kicked 8 goals in a 1956 final. Who is the player?

From Quiz 1950s VFL

Answer: Ken Smale & Smale

Smale had a huge reputation when he was recruited, and while he didn't live up to expectations, his talent and footy smarts were evident, kicking 98 goals in 60 games.

29. The 1940s was the time of World War 2, and many football players enlisted for the army, as they were fit, young and strong. This caused the Brownlow Medal to be suspended for several years. After being stopped after 1941, in what year did it return?

From Quiz 1940s VFL

Answer: 1946

The prestigious award returned in 1946 after the war finished. It was suspended because the general public didn't see fit to keep awards like the Brownlow during the War, as there were more important, serious things happening.

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