The AFL Quiz: 20 AFL trivia questions and answers
20 questions for footy fans! Read the question, have a guess and reveal the answer to mark yourself. No sign-up required :)
Which club was known as South Melbourne until it relocated in 1982?
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Sydney Swans
Three clubs are tied for the most VFL/AFL premierships, with 16 each. Name two of them.
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Any two of: Carlton, Collingwood or Essendon
Who kicked the match-sealing goal from the centre square in the 2016 Grand Final between the Western Bulldogs and Sydney?
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Tom Boyd
Who has signed a five-year deal to become the first coach of the Tasmania Devils?
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Ken Hinkley
In the 2005 Grand Final, Sydney beat West Coast by 4 points. West Coast won the 2006 rematch. By how many points?
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1 point West Coast 12.13 (85) to Sydney 12.12 (84).
In August 2019, snow fell during an AFL match for the first time, at Canberra’s Manuka Oval. Name either team that played.
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Either: GWS Giants or Hawthorn
Which current club has the lowest all-time winning percentage?
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Gold Coast Suns About 33%.
The “Miracle on Grass” is the name given to a legendary home-and-away game from 2013. Which two teams played?
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Brisbane Lions and Geelong Brisbane came back from 52 points down, with Ash McGrath kicking the winner after the siren.
In 2019, which player became the first in 67 years to make his debut in a Grand Final?
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Marlion Pickett
These three links all appear on one AFL player’s Wikipedia page: Crown Casino, 2009 Brownlow Medal, Lara Bingle. Who is the page about?
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Brendan Fevola
In Round 5, 2006, a draw between St Kilda and Fremantle in Launceston was overturned three days later, after an official protest from the Dockers and a four-hour AFL Commission hearing. What happened to cause the protest?
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The umpires didn't hear the final siren, so play went on and St Kilda kicked a behind to level the scores Known as “Sirengate”. The behind was scrubbed and Fremantle were awarded a one-point win.
Name four of the top five goalkickers in VFL/AFL history.
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Any four of: Tony Lockett (1,360), Gordon Coventry (1,299), Jason Dunstall (1,254), Lance Franklin (1,066), Doug Wade (1,057)
Three current AFL clubs have never won a premiership. Name all three.
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Fremantle, GWS Giants and Gold Coast Suns
Since 2000, more than a dozen players have kicked 10 or more goals in a game. Name five.
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Any five of: Scott Cummings, Matthew Lloyd, Matthew Richardson, Fraser Gehrig, Stephen Milne, Jonathan Brown, Mark LeCras, Jack Riewoldt, Josh Kennedy, Lance Franklin, Tom Lynch (Adelaide), Ben Brown, Josh Bruce, Charlie Curnow, Taylor Walker, Jeremy Cameron
Four West Coast players touched the ball in the passage that led to the match-winning goal in the 2018 Grand Final. Name three of them.
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Any three of: Jeremy McGovern, Nathan Vardy, Liam Ryan, Dom Sheed McGovern’s intercept mark, to Vardy on the wing, Ryan’s mark, then Sheed from the boundary.
Which player has the highest average Brownlow votes per game in VFL/AFL history (minimum 50 games)?
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Nick Daicos About 1.42 votes per game.
In September, AFL.com.au published a fan-voted list of the 10 greatest games this century. Four preliminary finals made the cut. Name two of them.
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Any two of: Brisbane v Hawthorn (2026), Western Bulldogs v GWS (2016), Hawthorn v Geelong (2013), Brisbane v Geelong (2024)
Events in the 2008 Grand Final led to what rule change for the 2009 season?
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A free kick for deliberately rushing a behind Hawthorn repeatedly rushed behinds late in the game to protect their lead against Geelong.
The biggest Grand Final win came in 2007, when Geelong thrashed Port Adelaide. To within 5 points either side, what was the margin?
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119 points So anything from 114 to 124 is correct.
Herd Mentality: Who is the greatest AFL player of all time?
No right answer: match the most popular answer from other players.