richmond (8-13) vs carlton (12-9) uor
tigers stun blues by 11. richmond (9-13) finish 12th. carlton (12-10) play brisbane in the 2nd qual final.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Richmond | 4.7 | 7.9 | 10.12 | 13.12 | 90 | Fri 27-Aug-1999 8:10 pm | M.C.G. | 34,013 | |
| Carlton | 1.2 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 11.13 | 79 | Richmond won by 11 points | |||
collingwood (4-17) vs brisbane (15-6)
instead of a happy fairwell for collingwood at victoria park they get the wooden spoon losing to lionns by 7 goals. brisbane (16-6) host carlton in the first week of the finals. collingwood (4-18) finish last.
| Collingwood | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 52 | Sat 28-Aug-1999 2:10 pm | Victoria Park | 24,493 |
| Brisbane | 6.4 | 8.6 | 10.11 | 13.16 | 94 | Brisbane won by 42 points | ||
essendon (17-4) vs melborune (6-15)
dons beat dees by 17. essendon (18-4) host sydney in the first week of the finals. melbournr (6-16) finish 14th contining their roller coaster.
| Essendon | 3.2 | 8.5 | 12.13 | 17.14 | 116 | Sat 28-Aug-1999 2:10 pm | M.C.G. | 47,480 |
| Melbourne | 7.2 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 15.9 | 99 | Essendon won by 17 points | ||
bulldogs (14-1-6) vs port (12-9)
bulldogs beat port by 67. bulldogs (15-1-6) host west coast port (12-10) play north (port have the worse perecntage of a finalist ever) in the first week of the finals.
| Western Bulldogs | 2.2 | 7.5 | 15.7 | 22.13 | 145 | Sat 28-Aug-1999 2:10 pm | Princes Park | 15,183 |
| Port Adelaide | 0.3 | 4.6 | 8.10 | 11.12 | 78 | Western Bulldogs won by 67 points | ||
west coast (12-9) vs st kilda (9-12)
saints stun eagles by 41. st kilda (10-12) finish 10th. west coast (12-10) play bulldogs in the first week of the finals.
| West Coast | 3.5 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 12.8 | 80 | Sat 28-Aug-1999 8:40 pm | W.A.C.A. | 24,696 |
| St. Kilda | 4.3 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 18.13 | 121 | St. Kilda won by 41 points | ||
adelaide (8-13) vs north (16-5)
roos beat crows by 76. north (17-5) host port to start the finals. adelaide (8-14) go from back to back premiers to 13th in one year.
| Adelaide | 0.5 | 3.12 | 4.16 | 8.18 | 66 | Sun 29-Aug-1999 2:10 pm | Football Park | 37,662 |
| North Melbourne | 8.4 | 13.5 | 17.7 | 22.10 | 142 | North Melbourne won by 76 points | ||
geelong (9-12) vs freo (5-16)
cats beat freo by 51. geelong (10-12) finish 11th. freo (5-17) finish 15th.
| Geelong | 4.7 | 7.11 | 15.12 | 21.13 | 139 | Sun 29-Aug-1999 2:10 pm | Kardinia Park | 17,378 |
| Fremantle | 4.2 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 13.10 | 88 | Geelong won by 51 points | ||
hawthorn (9-1-11) vs sydney (11-10)
hawks fairwell waverly by beating swans by 85. hawthorn (10-1-11) finish 9th. sydney (11-11) play essendon in the first week of the finals.
| Hawthorn | 6.6 | 10.11 | 17.13 | 23.15 | 153 | Sun 29-Aug-1999 2:10 pm | Waverley Park | 72,130 |
| Sydney | 2.0 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 68 | Hawthorn won by 85 points | ||
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2400 | 1905 | 125.98 | 72 |
| 2 | North Melbourne | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2463 | 2129 | 115.69 | 68 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2422 | 1671 | 144.94 | 64 |
| 4 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2363 | 1993 | 118.57 | 62 |
| 5 | West Coast | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2068 | 1937 | 106.76 | 48 |
| 6 | Carlton | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2088 | 2028 | 102.96 | 48 |
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1851 | 2054 | 90.12 | 48 |
| 8 | Sydney | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2184 | 2128 | 102.63 | 44 |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1858 | 1943 | 95.63 | 42 |
| 10 | St. Kilda | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1978 | 2021 | 97.87 | 40 |
| 11 | Geelong | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2328 | 2454 | 94.87 | 40 |
| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1977 | 2170 | 91.11 | 36 |
| 13 | Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1903 | 2232 | 85.26 | 32 |
| 14 | Melbourne | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1850 | 2293 | 80.68 | 24 |
| 15 | Fremantle | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1981 | 2403 | 82.44 | 20 |
| 16 | Collingwood | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1973 | 2326 | 84.82 | 16 |
finals week 1
bulldogs v west coast
brisbane v carlton
north v port
essendon v sydney
with the form of the teams it is unlikely to have an upset to start the finals.