1991 AFL season - Factbites

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	Team - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		A charter member of the AFL in 1960, the Oilers were that league's first champions winning back-to-back titles in 1960 and 1961 and qualified for the post-season five times in 10 years that the AFL existed.
		They won four AFL Eastern division championships in that league's 10-year existence and AFC Central Division titles in 1991 and 1993.
		The AFL championships Houston won in its first two years of play remain the only league titles the Oilers have claimed.
	www.profootballhof.com /history/team.jsp?franchise_id=31 (978 words)

	NFL Sportsbooks Gambling [NFL betting Odds,kick off 2003,nfl playoffs gambling odds]
		The AFL established a playoff format for the 1969 season, with the winner in one division playing the runner-up in the other, January 11.
		The NFL was realigned for the 1967-69 seasons into the Capitol and Century Divisions in the Eastern Conference and the Central and Coastal Divisions in the Western Conference, December 2.
		NFL Charities was set up to support education and charitable activities and to supply economic support to persons formerly associated with professional football who were no longer able to support themselves.
	www.nfl-sportsbooks-gambling.com /history.html (978 words)

	National Football League - CBS SportsLine.com
		Peyton Manning, Colts, topped the 3,000-yard passing mark for the fifth straight year, the first NFL quarterback to open his career with five straight 3,000-yard seasons.
		DE Michael Strahan, Giants, had a sack that forced a fumble against Tennessee, giving him at least a half-sack in 10 straight games, tying an NFL record held by Jevon Kearse (1999) and Simon Fletcher (1991).
		The Raiders beat the Jets in a playoff game last January, one week after New York won the season finale at Oakland to get into postseason.
	cbs.sportsline.com /nfl/story/5965884 (1316 words)

	football history
		1892-Albert Thurgood was the first player to kick a half centeny he kicked 56 goals in his first season.
		1990- The V.F.L. Victorian Football League is changed to the AFL Australian Football League.
		1991- Michael Tuck retiers playing 426 games the most games played by a footballer ever.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~basiced3/footy/history.html (1316 words)

	Alastair Lynch - An Eighties Tasmanian Football Legend
		Alastair Lynch is a champion key position utility player, a former co-captain of the Lions, and one of the AFL's truly elite players at his best, who retired after playing his 17th AFL season in 2004.
		Equally at home in attack and defence, with blistering pace, enormous strength and the athletic capability of matching anyone in the game, he won the 1991 AFL "Mark of the Year", was Fitzroy vice-captain 1991-92-93, Runner-Up in the Lions BandF in 1991, and 3rd in 1992.
		Indeed, it was a credit to Lynch’s professionalism, perseverance and sheer class when he formed a dynamic partnership with Luke Power and Daniel Bradshaw in 2000, where the trio became only the 10th players in history to kick 50 goals or more in a season for the same club.
	www.footballlegends.org /alastair_lynch.htm (1676 words)

	Adelaide Crows
		Then, notwithstanding the unanimous resolution of the SANFL clubs in May 1990 that a team would not be entered into the AFL until season 1993, the Port Adelaide Football Club, in July 1990, reached heads of agreement with the AFL to enter a team into its competition in season 1991.
		At the Annual General Meeting of the South Australian National Football League on February 25th, 1991, directors of the league elected the first permanent board of the Adelaide Football Club.
		Friday June 12th, 1981 a special meeting of the South Australian National Football League, the then League Directors voted unanimously to support an application for the inclusion of an SANFL team in the Victorian Football League competition commencing Season 1982.
	users.bigpond.net.au /rs/crows/pages/aflhistory.htm (660 words)

	Adelaide Crows
		Then, notwithstanding the unanimous resolution of the SANFL clubs in May 1990 that a team would not be entered into the AFL until season 1993, the Port Adelaide Football Club, in July 1990, reached heads of agreement with the AFL to enter a team into its competition in season 1991.
		At the Annual General Meeting of the South Australian National Football League on February 25th, 1991, directors of the league elected the first permanent board of the Adelaide Football Club.
		Friday June 12th, 1981 a special meeting of the South Australian National Football League, the then League Directors voted unanimously to support an application for the inclusion of an SANFL team in the Victorian Football League competition commencing Season 1982.
	users.bigpond.net.au /rs/crows/pages/aflhistory.htm (660 words)

	Shane Crawford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Crawford was recruited from Assumption College in Victoria, and selected by the Hawks with the 13th pick in the 1991 AFL National Draft.
		Shane Crawford stepped down from the Hawthorn captaincy after the disastrous 2004 season, where he broke his arm and the Hawks finished second last on the AFL premiership season ladder.
		Crawford has played over 200 career AFL games, and is a four-time All-Australia player, and has played in three International Rules series for Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shane_Crawford (260 words)

	AZSPORTSFAN.COM: Members: Sports Page
		Teams competing in the 2002 AFL season are: Arizona Rattlers, Buffalo Destroyers, Carolina Cobras, Chicago Rush, Dallas Desperados, Detroit Fury, Georgia Force, Grand Rapids Rampage, Indiana Firebirds, Los Angeles Avengers, New Jersey Gladiators, New York Dragons, Orlando Predators, San Jose SaberCats, Tampa Bay Storm and Toronto Phantoms.
		Sixteen teams will kickoff the AFL's 16th season on April 19, 2002 including new teams in Atlanta (Georgia Force) and Dallas (Desperados).
		QUINTON KNIGHT, Lineman, New York Knights 1988, Denver Dynamite 1989- 90, Orlando Predators 1991, Detroit Drive 1992, Massachusetts Marauders 1994, Tampa Bay Storm 1994-95, Miami Hooters 1995.
	azsportsfan.com /members/sports/04172002.4.html (260 words)

	Tampa Bay Storm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Storm won the ArenaBowl in its first Tampa Bay season (1991) and have won four subsequent championships (1993, 1995, 1996, and 2003).
		The Storm acknowledged that some of the rings did, in fact, include cubic zirconium instead of diamonds- and that different players received greater amounts of diamonds in their rings based on their contributions that season.
		The reason: Seven of the Storm's players claimed that some of the diamonds in their 2003 AFL championship rings were fake.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pittsburgh_Gladiators (472 words)

	Philadelphia Soul - Arena Football
		From 1991-93, Trigg was the offensive coordinator and director of pro scouting for the AFL¿s Dallas Texans, and served at his alma mater, East Texas State University, as quarterbacks coach in 1990.
		In 1996, Trigg¿s second year with the Milwaukee Mustangs, he set the then-AFL record for single-season turnaround, guiding the Mustangs from 4-8 in 1995 to a 10-4 mark in 1996.
		Trigg guided the Rampage to five straight playoff appearances and became just the fifth Arena Football League Coach to reach the 70-win plateau, making him the fourth winningest coach in AFL history (78 wins).
	www.philadelphiasoul.com /team/coaches/michael_trigg (396 words)

	Geelong
		Time and again, the Cats eclipsed both club and League scoring records, including the AFL/VFL record for the highest ever score in a match (37.17 (239) against Brisbane in 1992), and the largest ever season's 'points for' aggregate (3,558 in 25 matches, also in 1992).
		Mark Bairstow 1991 and 1992; Bill Brownless 1991; Paul Couch 1991 and 1995; Ken Hinkley 1991 and 1992; Gary Hocking 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1996; Gary Ablett 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995; Barry Stoneham 1992; Michael Mansfield 1994 and 1995; Steven King 2000; Matthew Scarlett 2003 and 2004 (21 total)
		Players like Couch, Ablett, Hinkley, Barnes, Bairstow and Brownless possessed the ability, when on song, to take opposition sides apart, and to do so in a manner which impressed even the supporters of rival clubs (assuming their own clubs were not on the receiving end, of course).
	www.fullpointsfooty.net /geelong_(1).htm (2655 words)

	Sportal.com.au
		Wanganeen, 32, has played 15 of the 16 home-and-away season matches this year to boost his regular-season total to 291 - 127 with Essendon from 1991-96 and 164 with Port since 1997.
		Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams says he hopes Gavin Wanganeen will try to push his aching body through at least one more AFL season.
		As much as his body is crying 'enough' because of the punishment the fearless 1993 Brownlow medallist and five-time All-Australian has absorbed over his long, illustrious career, the lure of reaching the 300-game milestone, probably early next season, might convince him to play on.
	www.sportal.com.au /?i=news&id=68690 (353 words)

	Chuck Noll Biography
		Noll retired after the 1991 season with a record of 193-148-1 in regular season games and a 16-8 mark in the playoffs.
		Noll retired as a player after the 1959 season and became an assistant coach with the AFL's Los Angeles (later San Diego) Chargers and the NFL's Baltimore Colts.
		Noll became the first coach to guide a team to three Super Bowl victories when Pittsburgh beat Dallas 35-31 in Super Bowl XIII after the 1978 season.
	www.autographedtoyou.com /Chuck-Noll-biography.htm (267 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Chuck Noll
		Noll retired as a player after the 1959 season and became an assistant coach with the AFL's Los Angeles (later San Diego) Chargers and the NFL's Baltimore Colts.
		Noll retired after the 1991 season with a record of 193-148-1 in regular season games and a 16-8 mark in the playoffs.
		Noll became the first coach to guide a team to three Super Bowl victories when Pittsburgh beat Dallas 35-31 in Super Bowl XIII after the 1978 season.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/nollchuck.shtml (267 words)

	Grand Rapids Rampage - ArenaBowl XV Champions
		As a quarterback in the AFL, Trigg played with the Detroit Drive during their back-to-back championship seasons in 1989 and 1990, and in 1989 was the top-rated passer in the league.
		From 1991-1993, he was the offensive coordinator and director of pro scouting for the AFL's Dallas Texans.
		Trigg, whose next AFL opportunity will be announced within the coming weeks, compiled an overall record of 46-45 with the Rampage since being hired prior to their 1998 expansion season.
	rampagefootball.com /news?id=755 (762 words)

	BomberBlitz.com - Story
		It will be the 1993 Brownlow Medallist's 73rd game over four and a half seasons with Port Adelaide and after 127 games with Essendon from 1991 to 1996.
		Gavin Wanganeen, who turns 28 this Saturday 16th June, will celebrate his 200th AFL match against Carlton on Sunday 24th June at Football Park.
		At the end of last season Wanganeen gave up the captaincy that he held for four years to concentrate on getting his football career back on track after a couple of injury riddled seasons.
	essendon.rivals.net /default.asp?sid=1451&p=2&stid=8132709 (381 words)

	European Network for Indigenous Australian Rights: news
		Wanganeen’s 299 matches are made up of 264 in the AFL (127 with Essendon from 1991-96, 137 for Port since 1997), eight for South Australia in state-of-origin and 27 for Essendon and Port in the pre-season competition.
		12 May 2004- Gavin Wanganeen says he is ‘very honoured’ to be receiving AFL life membership for playing his 300th senior match on Sunday – against the Kangaroos at Telstra Dome.
		Port Adelaide's game against the Kangaroos will be Wanganeen's 300th official match, after 264 premiership games, eight Origin clashes and 27 pre-season cup matches.
	www.eniar.org /news/Wanganeen.html (940 words)

	Every Day is Like Sunday: Around The Grounds Archives
		But while it was a great start to the 2005 home-and-away season for Melbourne as they bid to make successive finals series for the first time since 1991, the Bombers played just as they did during the pre-season when they were one of just three clubs that failed to register a victory.
		The Demons and North Adelaide had both submitted the appropriate paperwork with the AFL by the 9.30am Tuesday deadline set by the League, but were unable to receive acknowledgement from the AFL that the deal had been approved because league officials were tied up in a meeting.
		Trisha Broadbridge knew it would be hard to go to the footy last night, when she should have been sitting with the other wives and girlfriends in the stands and following the No.20 guernsey around the MCG.
	www.demonblog.com /archives/around_the_grounds/index.php (2749 words)

	ESPN 1000 - WMVP-AM
		The Rush finished its 2002 season with a 10-6 overall record and advanced to the AFL semifinals.
		Veteran broadcaster Tom Dore will return for his third season as the play-by-play voice of the Chicago Rush and will be joined in the broadcast booth by ESPN Radio 1000 afternoon show co-host John Jurkovic, the Rush announced.
		ESPN Radio 1000 is the "Official Home of the Rush" and will broadcast all 16 regular season games plus playoffs.
	www.am1000.com /listingsEntry.asp?ID=57807&PT=teams (432 words)

	Grand Rapids Rampage - ArenaBowl XV Champions
		White, a 2002 AFL Hall of Fame inductee, was named the Rattlers first Head Coach and General Manager on October 10, 1991.
		White's leadership skills as a quarterback were evident when he broke the Dallas Cowboys single season touchdown passing record in his first year as a starter (1980).
		The Arena Football League Coach of the Year in only his second season (1993), Danny's 141 wins rank him second all time, and his.694 regular season winning percentage is fourth best in Arena Football history.
	rampagefootball.com /news?id=322 (453 words)

	Allen Jakovich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jakovich dominated the reserves competition in the first half of the 1991 season but failed to make the crucial breakthrough at senior level.
		He finished with 71 goals for his debut season; becoming one of a handful of players in AFL/VFL history to kick 50 goals in both the senior competition and now defunct 'reserves' league within the same season.
		Allen Jakovich (born March 21, 1968) is an Australian Rules Football player.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allen_Jakovich (453 words)

	Adelaide Crows - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While some sides named their "Team of the Century" to co-incide with the AFL centenary celebrations in 1996, Adelaide only joined the league in 1991, and so later on named their "Team of the Decade", covering the period from 1991 to 2000.
		Despite Blight only coaching the Crows for 3 seasons, in their short history he is deemed to be one of their greats, coaching Adelaide to back-to-back premierships.
		The Malcolm Blight Medal is Adelaide's official award for the player voted Best and Fairest throughout the season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adelaide_Crows (565 words)

	Racing and Sports news story
		Port Adelaide veteran Gavin Wanganeen says his second AFL premiership has not prompted thoughts of retirement and he wants to extend his glittering career for another two seasons.
		Wanganeen, 31, will enter his 15th season in 2005, after starting with Essendon in 1991 as a 17-year-old.
		Wanganeen has played 276 AFL games, meaning he could reach the 300-game milestone in 2005 if he remains injury-free and Port plays in at least two finals.
	www.aapracingandsports.com.au /cms/cmspopnews.asp?NID=53456 (308 words)

	Georgia Force Football - Official Site
		Teams competing in the 2002 AFL season are: Arizona Rattlers, Buffalo Destroyers, Carolina Cobras, Chicago Rush, Dallas Desperados, Detroit Fury, Georgia Force, Grand Rapids Rampage, Indiana Firebirds, Los Angeles Avengers, New Jersey Gladiators, New York Dragons, Orlando Predators, San Jose SaberCats, Tampa Bay Storm and Toronto Phantoms.
		Chicago (1988-89), Dallas (1990), Orlando (1991-95), San Jose (1996), Portland (1997).
		The team had a 46-10 record (.821) during the regular season and a 12-2 mark (.857) in the postseason.
	www.georgiaforce.com /news/041702AFLHallofFame.asp (1045 words)

	Glossary
		The 2004 season saw the resurrection of the William Leitch medal to reward the best and fairest player(s) in each season's AFL Southern Tasmania Premier League competition.
		Prior to that, the Larke Medal was bestowed on the best and fairest player in the Teal Cup under 17 interstate championships between 1976 and 1991, and on the best and fairest player in Division One of those championships between 1992 and 1995.
		Inaugurated in 2002, the Horrie Gorringe Medal was awarded annually to the best and fairest player in the Premier Division of Tasmania's Southern Football League for just 2 seasons, before being replaced by the William Leitch Medal.
	www.fullpointsfooty.net /glossary.htm (1045 words)

	Glossary
		The 2004 season saw the resurrection of the William Leitch medal to reward the best and fairest player(s) in each season's AFL Southern Tasmania Premier League competition.
		Prior to that, the Larke Medal was bestowed on the best and fairest player in the Teal Cup under 17 interstate championships between 1976 and 1991, and on the best and fairest player in Division One of those championships between 1992 and 1995.
		Inaugurated in 2002, the Horrie Gorringe Medal was awarded annually to the best and fairest player in the Premier Division of Tasmania's Southern Football League for just 2 seasons, before being replaced by the William Leitch Medal.
	www.fullpointsfooty.net /glossary.htm (3259 words)

	Glossary
		The 2004 season saw the resurrection of the William Leitch medal to reward the best and fairest player(s) in each season's AFL Southern Tasmania Premier League competition.
		Prior to that, the Larke Medal was bestowed on the best and fairest player in the Teal Cup under 17 interstate championships between 1976 and 1991, and on the best and fairest player in Division One of those championships between 1992 and 1995.
		Inaugurated in 2002, the Horrie Gorringe Medal was awarded annually to the best and fairest player in the Premier Division of Tasmania's Southern Football League for just 2 seasons, before being replaced by the William Leitch Medal.
	www.fullpointsfooty.net /glossary.htm (3259 words)

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