The last half of the final quarter of the 1991 Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final, which was played at Waverley Park on Saturday 28th September, 1991, between the Hawthorn Football Club (The Hawks) and the West Coast Eagles Football Club (The Eagles). The 95th VFL/AFL Grand Final saw an official attendance of 75,230 spectators. The commentators for this Grand Final were Bruce McAvaney, Dennis Cometti, Don Scott, and Bernie Quinlan. Alan Joyce was Hawthorn's coach, and Mick Malthouse was West Coast's coach.

The final score saw Hawthorn defeating West Coast by 53 points, to hand Hawthorn its ninth Premiership victory, and its last of the Hawthorn 'Golden era' of the late 1980s/early 1990s.

Recorded from the broadcast of the 2015 AFL Grand Final Marathon, October 3, 2015, on the Seven Network (HSV-7).


Vaxfacts: This was the last of five Premierships (1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991) that Hawthorn won in the 1980s/1990s, featuring players such as Michael Tuck, Jason Dunstall, Dermott Brereton, Gary Ayres, and John Platten. Hawthorn would have to wait until 2008 to win their next Premiership. Since then, they have won three Premierships in a row- 2013, 2014, 2015.

This match marked the first time a non-Victorian team (West Coast Eagles) would play in a Grand final- West Coast would become the first non-Victorian Team to win the following year. The link to that 1992 Grand Final is here:
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This Grand Final is noted for its rather memorable (for the wrong reasons!) half-time entertainment, featuring Australian rock singer Angry Anderson (of Rose Tattoo) singing his then hit single 'Bound For Glory'. His 'unique' performance (on top of what many people have dubbed 'the Batmobile'), was laughed at by the various athletes who were being paraded around in Ford Capris at the time. Footage of this performance can be found at the following link:
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The crowd of 75,230 was one of the lowest in a recent VFL/AFL Grand Final history. This was due to the fact that it was played at Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park), rather than the Melbourne Cricket Ground, due to redevelopment works at the MCG that year. This has been the only Grand Final in 70 years to have been played outside the MCG. Waverley Park, located in the outer south-eastern suburb of Mulgrave, exists today mainly as a training ground for the Hawthorn Football Club, and residential land, after its closure in 2000. The stadium is situated about 4km from Vaxman80's residence, and within 2km from Vaxman80's place of employment. Opened in 1970, it would host many football matches, and rock concerts, including KISS in November 1980.

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