Australian Rules Football
- Australian Football League
- The Fremantle Dockers join the league
- Carlton wins the 99th AFL premiership (Carlton 21.15 (141) d Geelong 11.14 (80))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Kelly (Sydney Swans)
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