The 1999 Australian Football League season was the 103rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 10th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series. The 1999 finals series of the Australian Football League began on 3 September 1999 and ended with the 103rd AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 September 1999 contested between the Kangaroos and Carlton. It was the 103rd annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the premiers for the 1999 AFL season. The 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.. The 1999 AFL draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period, a rookie draft and rookie elevation. Note: West Coast Eagles played its "home" final at the MCG despite being ranked above Carlton due to the agreement then in place with the For the 1999 season of the Arena Football League, see Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924 In 1999 there were 93 picks to be drafted between 16 teams in the national draft. The 1999 Australian Football League season was the 103rd season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 10th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989. The Kangaroos, (formerly and later known as North Melbourne), emerged victorious to claim their fourth VFL/AFL Premiership. An additional 9 games were played during the finals series.Note: West Coast Eagles played its "home" final at the MCG despite being ranked above Carlton due to the agreement then in place with the The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian rules football club, based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Note: The Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions match was the last VFL/AFL match to be held at All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176. AFL Draft; Ansett Australia Cup; Premiership season; Round 1; Round 2; Round 3; Round 4; Round 5; Round 6; Round 7; Round 8; Round 9 Contents. Note: The Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions match was the last VFL/AFL match to be held at All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 176. The history of the Adelaide Football Club dates back to their founding in 1990, when the Australian Football League (AFL) approved a license application by the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) to base a new club out of Adelaide, South Australia in the expanding AFL competition. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest league in the country. The club also operates a side in the AFL Women's competition, which held its first season in 2017.For the 1999 season of the Arena Football League, see 1999 AFL premiership season; Teams: 16: Premiers: Kangaroos (4th premiership) Minor premiers: Essendon (15th minor premiership) Pre-season cup: Hawthorn (3rd pre-season cup win) Matches played: 185: Attendance: 6,243,586 (33,749 per match) Highest attendance: 94,228 (Grand Final, Kangaroos v Carlton) Coleman Medallist: Scott Cummings (West Coast) Brownlow Medallist