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) defeat Richmond 11.13 (79) in the Grand Final.
Home-and-away season
Round 1
! 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 |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.15 (93) |||| 11.4 (70) ||Waverley Park || 25,098 ||Saturday 27, March |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.10 (112) |||| 17.16 (118) ||Princes Park|| 23,433 ||Saturday 27, March |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.16 (136) |||| 16.16 (112) ||Kardinia Park || 24,337 ||Saturday 27, March |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.21 (123) |||| 17.8 (110) ||Subiaco Oval || 34,361 ||Sunday 28, March |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.12 (84) |||| 28.10 (178) ||MCG || 18,473 ||Sunday 28, March
Round 2
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 18.18 (126) |||| 11.14 (80) ||MCG || 14,497 ||Friday 2, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.18 (132) |||| 19.11 (125) ||Waverley Park || 23,554 ||Saturday 3, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.12 (132) |||| 19.18 (132) ||MCG || 49,856 ||Saturday 3, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.17 (95) |||| 15.13 (103) ||Princes Park|| 13,076 ||Saturday 3, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.11 (113) |||| 15.13 (103) ||Victoria Park|| 24,147 ||Saturday 3, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.20 (92) |||| 22.17 (149) ||SCG|| 10,144 ||Sunday 4, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.11 (101) |||| 12.14 (86) ||Football Park || 46,258 ||Sunday 4, April
Carlton and Essendon played out the highest scoring draw in VFL/AFL history.
Round 3
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.12 (132) |||| 13.16 (94) ||Waverley Park || 25,351 ||Saturday 10, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.14 (98) |||| 14.17 (101) ||Princes Park|| 18,265 ||Saturday 10, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.13 (115) |||| 17.11 (113) ||Gabba|| 12,821 ||Sunday 11, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.19 (109) |||| 9.11 (65) ||Subiaco Oval || 31,110 ||Sunday 11, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.16 (112) |||| 16.14 (110) ||Princes Park|| 33,274 ||Monday 12, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.6 (84) |||| 15.18 (108) ||Kardinia Park || 23,428 ||Monday 12, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.13 (109) |||| 21.13 (139) ||MCG || 87,638 ||Monday 12, April
Round 4
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.13 (103) |||| 15.12 (102) ||Football Park || 45,671 ||Friday 16, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.14 (128) |||| 14.15 (99) ||MCG || 24,362 ||Saturday 17, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 11.13 (79) |||| 18.17 (125) ||Waverley Park || 31,492 ||Saturday 17, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.14 (104) |||| 18.18 (126) ||Victoria Park|| 28,350 ||Saturday 17, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.11 (95) |||| 28.13 (181) ||SCG|| 9,023 ||Sunday 18, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.14 (98) |||| 6.10 (46) ||Subiaco Oval || 30,032 ||Sunday 18, April
Round 5
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.20 (122) |||| 25.9 (159) ||MCG || 35,113 ||Friday 23, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 24.23 (167) |||| 11.8 (74) ||Princes Park|| 10,257 ||Saturday 24, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.7 (127) |||| 11.15 (81) ||Whitten Oval || 26,923 ||Saturday 24, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 11.12 (78) |||| 17.21 (123) ||Waverley Park || 51,211 ||Sunday 25, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.12 (126) |||| 18.19 (127) ||Gabba|| 12,996 ||Sunday 25, April |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 10.17 (77) |||| 9.14 (68) ||MCG || 17,011 ||Sunday 25, April
Round 6
Round 7
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.22 (136) |||| 16.8 (104) ||MCG || 29,296 ||Saturday 8, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.17 (113) |||| 10.10 (70) ||Waverley Park || 14,375 ||Saturday 8, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.7 (79) |||| 11.12 (78) ||Princes Park|| 13,498 ||Saturday 8, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.8 (110) |||| 22.9 (141) ||Whitten Oval || 20,942 ||Saturday 8, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.17 (101) |||| 11.10 (76) ||Victoria Park|| 25,854 ||Saturday 8, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.17 (95) |||| 21.13 (139) ||SCG|| 9,214 ||Sunday 9, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.15 (105) |||| 16.17 (113) ||Kardinia Park || 23,697 ||Sunday 9, May
Round 8
Round 9
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.14 (134) |||| 14.12 (96) ||MCG || 44,833 ||Friday 21, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.11 (131) |||| 19.7 (121) ||Waverley Park || 20,316 ||Saturday 22, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.8 (92) |||| 10.13 (73) ||Princes Park|| 24,442 ||Saturday 22, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 22.11 (143) |||| 11.13 (79) ||Whitten Oval || 17,458 ||Saturday 22, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.15 (111) |||| 10.5 (65) ||MCG || 34,372 ||Saturday 22, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.14 (104) |||| 19.15 (129) ||SCG|| 9,594 ||Sunday 23, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.17 (101) |||| 13.10 (88) ||MCG || 22,032 ||Sunday 23, May
Round 10
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.15 (129) |||| 19.11 (125) ||MCG || 50,567 ||Friday 28, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.20 (122) |||| 14.9 (93) ||MCG || 17,781 ||Saturday 29, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.26 (128) |||| 11.8 (74) ||Princes Park|| 23,702 ||Saturday 29, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 9.8 (62) |||| 20.12 (132) ||Whitten Oval || 19,397 ||Saturday 29, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 9.10 (64) |||| 9.12 (66) ||Waverley Park || 19,918 ||Saturday 29, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 5.13 (43) |||| 19.12 (126) ||Victoria Park|| 29,779 ||Saturday 29, May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.13 (85) |||| 18.14 (122) ||Gabba|| 12,395 ||Sunday 30, May
Round 11
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 7.14 (56) |||| 12.10 (82) ||Princes Park|| 11,366 ||Saturday 12, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.10 (130) |||| 11.9 (75) ||Waverley Park || 11,748 ||Saturday 12, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.11 (89) |||| 17.16 (118) ||MCG || 37,119 ||Saturday 12, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 10.3 (63) |||| 17.18 (120) ||SCG|| 8,794 ||Sunday 13, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.17 (107) |||| 8.14 (62) ||Football Park || 44,979 ||Sunday 13, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 24.16 (160) |||| 16.13 (109) ||MCG || 57,833 ||Monday 14, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.14 (86) |||| 17.14 (116) ||Waverley Park || 47,295 ||Monday 14, June
Round 12
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.11 (101) |||| 16.11 (107) ||WACA|| 30,183 ||Friday 18, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.15 (105) |||| 10.11 (71) ||MCG || 44,094 ||Saturday 19, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 23.14 (152) |||| 11.8 (74) ||Waverley Park || 28,975 ||Saturday 19, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.16 (94) |||| 10.9 (69) ||Whitten Oval || 11,797 ||Saturday 19, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 24.12 (156) |||| 11.11 (77) ||Princes Park|| 21,405 ||Saturday 19, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.17 (113) |||| 15.16 (106) ||Kardinia Park || 19,308 ||Sunday 20, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.13 (97) |||| 20.18 (138) ||Gabba|| 15,471 ||Sunday 20, June
Round 13
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 11.14 (80) |||| 12.11 (83) ||MCG || 47,705 ||Friday 25, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.7 (79) |||| 17.10 (112) ||Waverley Park || 15,181 ||Saturday 26, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 21.15 (141) |||| 8.15 (63) ||Princes Park|| 19,105 ||Saturday 26, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.19 (121) |||| 14.9 (93) ||Whitten Oval || 15,397 ||Saturday 26, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 11.5 (71) |||| 14.10 (94) ||Victoria Park|| 24,371 ||Saturday 26, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 23.11 (149) |||| 16.13 (109) ||SCG|| 8,250 ||Sunday 27, June |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 16.19 (115) |||| 14.11 (95) ||Football Park || 46,496 ||Sunday 27, June
Round 14
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.10 (82) |||| 18.18 (126) ||SCG|| 13,057 ||Friday 2, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 23.17 (155) |||| 4.15 (39) ||MCG || 20,453 ||Saturday 3, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 6.10 (46) |||| 14.8 (92) ||Waverley Park || 23,398 ||Saturday 3, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 18.11 (119) |||| 17.16 (118) ||Princes Park|| 13,965 ||Saturday 3, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.20 (110) |||| 8.6 (54) ||Kardinia Park || 19,293 ||Saturday 3, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.13 (91) |||| 14.8 (92) ||Subiaco Oval || 39,789 ||Sunday 4, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.15 (117) |||| 22.15 (147) ||MCG || 49,980 ||Sunday 4, July
Round 15
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.15 (129) |||| 13.13 (91) ||MCG || 55,693 ||Friday 9, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.20 (110) |||| 9.10 (64) ||Waverley Park || 21,744 ||Saturday 10, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 19.17 (131) |||| 14.13 (97) ||Princes Park|| 16,934 ||Saturday 10, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 25.19 (169) |||| 11.11 (77) ||Victoria Park|| 20,394 ||Saturday 10, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 22.9 (141) |||| 20.7 (127) ||MCG || 40,819 ||Saturday 10, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 23.18 (156) |||| 8.15 (63) ||Football Park || 46,667 ||Sunday 11, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 8.14 (62) |||| 10.18 (78) ||MCG || 24,832 ||Sunday 11, July
Round 16
Round 17
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.13 (97) |||| 16.16 (112) ||MCG || 28,410 ||Friday 23, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.9 (87) |||| 11.13 (79) ||Waverley Park || 38,166 ||Saturday 24, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 14.13 (97) |||| 16.14 (110) ||Whitten Oval || 14,469 ||Saturday 24, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 12.11 (83) |||| 15.14 (104) ||MCG || 67,035 ||Saturday 24, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 18.10 (118) |||| 14.15 (99) ||Gabba|| 8,797 ||Sunday 25, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 24.15 (159) |||| 9.13 (67) ||Waverley Park || 13,397 ||Sunday 25, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 15.17 (107) |||| 10.10 (70) ||Subiaco Oval || 36,081 ||Sunday 25, July
Round 18
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 7.13 (55) |||| 18.15 (123) ||MCG || 87,573 ||Friday 30, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 10.12 (72) |||| 25.16 (166) ||MCG || 34,439 ||Saturday 31, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 22.14 (146) |||| 13.6 (84) ||Whitten Oval || 13,029 ||Saturday 31, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 11.15 (81) |||| 15.10 (100) ||Princes Park|| 6,025 ||Saturday 31, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 13.13 (91) |||| 17.20 (122) ||Waverley Park || 40,850 ||Saturday 31, July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 17.16 (118) |||| 24.11 (155) ||SCG|| 9,756 ||Sunday 1, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 20.18 (138) |||| 6.13 (49) ||MCG || 15,664 ||Sunday 1, August
Round 19
! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Crowd ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" ||| 18.9 (117) |||| 13.18 (96) ||MCG || 22,813 ||Friday 6, August |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"