1995 AFL season
The 1995 AFL season was the 99th 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.
| 1995 AFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers | Carlton 16th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Carlton 17th minor premiership |
| Pre-season cup | North Melbourne 1st pre-season cup win |
| Brownlow Medallist | Paul Kelly (Sydney) |
| Leading goalkicker | Gary Ablett (Geelong) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 185 |
| Total attendance | 5,712,693 (30,879 per match) |
| Highest | 94,825 (round 4, Collingwood vs. Essendon) |
The league expanded to sixteen clubs, with the newly established Fremantle Football Club, based in Fremantle, Western Australia, joining the league. The season ran from 31 March until 30 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs.
The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the 16th time, after it defeated Geelong by 61 points in the 1995 AFL Grand Final.
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