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1995 Ansett Australia Cup

The 1995 AFL Ansett Australia Cup was the Australian Football League Pre-season Cup competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 1995 Premiership Season began.

Adrian Whitehead

A defender, he was the youngest member of the club's premiership winning side of 1995, playing in every game.

Alastair Lynch

In 1995, he contracted a mystery virus which was later revealed that he was suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome which sidelined him for the entire 1995 season.

Andrew McKay

He also represented South Australia at State of Origin that season, a feat he repeated in 1994 and 1995.

Brisbane Bears

The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995.

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Then, in 1995, the club reached the finals after an extraordinary late-season recovery.

Clinton Wolf

Wolf only played four matches for Fremantle in the 1995 AFL season before retiring due to recurring knee injuries.

Corey McKernan

After another solid season in 1995 in which he continued to improve, McKernan took his game to new level in 1996.

Craig Callaghan

After winning the 1994 Swan Districts Best & Fairest award, Gerard Neesham saw him as a natural selection for Fremantle's inaugural squad for the 1995 AFL season.

Darren Gaspar

Gaspar continued his good form in 2001, winning the Jack Dyer Medal and helping Richmond reach the finals for the first time since the 1995 AFL season.

David Hynes

From 1992 to 1995 he played finals football every year, including West Coast's 1994 AFL Grand Final win over Geelong.

Fraser Brown

Originally from Lilydale, Victoria and known for his fierce style of play, Brown's highest achievements in football were playing in the 1995 premiership and winning the 1998 Carlton best and fairest.

Jamie Merillo

Jamie Merillo (born 27 November 1972) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Dockers between 1995 and 1997.

Jeff Gieschen

In 1995 and 1996 he was assistant coach for the Geelong Football club which included a grand final appearance in the former season.

Martin Pike

After playing 14 games for Fitzroy in 1995, Pike played all 22 games in 1996, winning Fitzroy's best-and-fairest award, beating later Port Adelaide captain Matthew Primus for the honour.

Nick Holland

In 1995 Holland was tried at centre-half forward and was awarded the Norwich Rising Star Award that season and achieved a second placing in Hawthorn's Best and Fairest award.

Richard Champion

When it became apparent that the Bears would make the finals for the first time in 1995, Champion openly wept, a sign of his endurance as a player through tough times.

Sam Smart

Originally from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Norwood, Smart was drafted by Carlton at the 1994 AFL Draft but remained in South Australia to complete his medical studies, moving to Victoria at the end of the 1995 AFL season.

Scott Cummings

Despite a strong start to his career, Cummings' performance throughout 1995 and 1996 was inconsistent, in part as a result of being played out of position.

Shane Hodges

He didn't play AFL in 1994 and made his first league appearance in round 11 of the 1995 season, a win over Fitzroy at The Gabba.

Shayne Breuer

Breuer started at Geelong and played every game in Geelong's AFL Grand Final years of 1994 and 1995, having 50 games on the board after only two seasons.

St Kilda–Fremantle AFL controversies

Contests between the two clubs since Fremantle's admission in 1995 have a particularly high frequency of controversial and unusual events.

Trent Ormond-Allen

A half-back, he broke into the seniors just once in 1995 and after playing just seven further games in 1996 was traded to Adelaide for pick 83 in the draft, Ashley Gehling.