1993 premiership season
Teams10
PremiersNorthern Knights
1st premiership
Minor premiersWestern Jets
1st minor premiership
Wooden spoonersBendigo Pioneers
1st wooden spoon

The 1993 TAC Cup season was the 2nd season of the TAC Cup competition.[1]

The league expanded from the inaugural six teams, all based in Melbourne or Geelong, to a ten-team statewide league by including teams from Bendigo, Ballarat, Gippsland and Murray regions.[2]

The competition was won by the Northern Knights after when they crushed the Western Jets in the grand final by 83 points claiming their 1st of four consecutive premierships.[3]

Dean Watson from Southern Stingrays won the Morrish Medal, with Angelo Lekkas winning the coaches player of the year award and Shannon Gibson the TAC Medal for being the best player in the Grand Final.[4]

Clubs

ClubSeason No.PlacingAfter Season
Bendigo Pioneers110DNQ
Southern Stingrays24Elimination Finalist
Eastern Ranges26Elimination Finalist
Geelong Falcons25Semi Finalist
Gippsland Power17DNQ
Murray Bushrangers18DNQ
North Ballarat Rebels19DNQ
Northern Knights22Premiers
Central Dragons23Preliminary Finalist
Western Jets21Runners Up

Ladder

1993 VSFLU18 Cup Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA %PTS
1 Western Jets 18 17 1 0 2355 1228 191.78 68
2 Northern Knights (P) 18 14 4 0 2138 1379 155.04 56
3 Prahran Dragons 18 13 5 0 1952 1363 143.21 52
4 Southern Stingrays 18 12 6 0 1771 1311 135.09 48
5 Geelong Falcons 18 10 8 0 1626 1481 109.79 40
6 Eastern Ranges 18 8 10 0 1494 1482 100.81 32
7 Gippsland Power 18 8 10 0 1610 1814 88.75 32
8 Murray Bushrangers 18 5 13 0 1579 2035 77.59 20
9 North Ballarat Rebels 18 2 16 0 1170 2263 51.70 8
10 Bendigo Pioneers 18 1 17 0 1011 2350 43.02 4
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers

Grand Final

1993 Grand Final
25 September Northern Knights 32.10 (202) def. Western Jets 18.11 (119) A

References

  1. "Australian Football - 1993 TAC Cup Season". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  2. "Youth Competition Goes Statewide". Football Record. 82 (26/27/28 March 1993): 39. Retrieved 2020-01-26 via State Library Victoria.
  3. "History of Competition - NAB League". SportsTG. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  4. Lovett, Michael, ed. (2016). "TAC Cup History". AFL Record Season 2016. AFL Media: 1074–1075. ISSN 1839-8383.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.