List of VFL/AFL premiers
This page is a complete chronological listing of VFL/AFL premiers. The Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1989, is the elite national competition in men's Australian rules football.[1]
The inaugural premiership was awarded as a result of a round-robin finals system;[2] this format was replaced after the first season, and a grand final has been held every season since 1898 to determine the premiers,[3] with the exception of 1924 when a modified round-robin system was used.[4][5] The formation of a national competition, beginning in 1987,[6] has resulted in the league attempting to develop "an even and stable competition"[7] through a range of equalisation policies, such as a salary cap and draft (introduced in 1985 and 1986, respectively).[7][8] This has had a significant impact on the spread of premierships: since 1990, thirteen clubs have won a premiership,[9] compared with only five clubs between 1967 and 1989.[10]
Three clubs, Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon, have won the most VFL/AFL premierships, with 16 each.[11] All teams currently competing in the AFL except Fremantle, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney (three of the four newest clubs) have won a premiership, and all except Gold Coast have played in a grand final.[12]
List of premiers
Essendon won the inaugural VFL premiership in 1897
Fitzroy won the inaugural grand final in 1898
Carlton has won the equal-most premierships with 16, with their first coming in the 1906 season
Collingwood's premiership win in 1930 was the club's fourth successive premiership, a record for the league
Geelong players doing a lap of honour with the premiership cup after their grand final win in 2009
| NF | Premiership decided without a grand final being required |
| CF | Premiership decided by a challenge final under the Argus finals system or similar |
| F | Premiership decided without a challenge final being required under the Argus finals system or similar[a] |
| GF | Premiership decided by a conventional grand final, in which neither team had any right to challenge |
| GF | Premiership decided by a grand final replay, after the scheduled grand final was drawn |
| R |
| Season | Premiers | Runners-up | Margin | Type | Venue | Crowd | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | ||||||
| 1897 | Essendon | Geelong | N/A | NF | |||||
| 1898 | Fitzroy | 5.8 (38) | Essendon | 3.5 (23) | 15 | CF | Junction Oval | 16,538 | 24 September 1898 |
| 1899 | Fitzroy (2) | 3.9 (27) | South Melbourne | 3.8 (26) | 1 | F | Junction Oval | 4,823 | 16 September 1899 |
| 1900 | Melbourne | 4.10 (34) | Fitzroy | 3.12 (30) | 4 | CF | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 20,181 | 22 September 1900 |
| 1901 | Essendon (2) | 6.7 (43) | Collingwood | 2.4 (16) | 27 | GF | Lake Oval | 30,031 | 7 September 1901 |
| 1902 | Collingwood | 9.6 (60) | Essendon | 3.9 (27) | 33 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 35,202 | 20 September 1902 |
| 1903 | Collingwood (2) | 4.7 (31) | Fitzroy | 3.11 (29) | 2 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 32,263 | 12 September 1903 |
| 1904 | Fitzroy (3) | 9.7 (61) | Carlton | 5.7 (37) | 24 | F | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 32,688 | 17 September 1904 |
| 1905 | Fitzroy (4) | 4.6 (30) | Collingwood | 2.5 (17) | 13 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 30,000 | 30 September 1905 |
| 1906 | Carlton | 15.4 (94) | Fitzroy | 6.9 (45) | 49 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 44,437 | 22 September 1906 |
| 1907 | Carlton (2) | 6.14 (50) | South Melbourne | 6.9 (45) | 5 | F | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 45,477 | 21 September 1907 |
| 1908 | Carlton (3) | 5.5 (35) | Essendon | 3.8 (26) | 9 | F | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 50,261 | 26 September 1908 |
| 1909 | South Melbourne | 4.14 (38) | Carlton | 4.12 (36) | 2 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 37,759 | 2 October 1909 |
| 1910 | Collingwood (3) | 9.7 (61) | Carlton | 6.11 (47) | 14 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 42,790 | 1 October 1910 |
| 1911 | Essendon (3) | 5.11 (41) | Collingwood | 4.11 (35) | 6 | F | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 43,905 | 23 September 1911 |
| 1912 | Essendon (4) | 5.17 (47) | South Melbourne | 4.9 (33) | 14 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 54,434 | 28 September 1912 |
| 1913 | Fitzroy (5) | 7.14 (56) | St Kilda | 5.13 (43) | 13 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 59,556 | 27 September 1913 |
| 1914 | Carlton (4) | 6.9 (45) | South Melbourne | 4.15 (39) | 6 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 30,495 | 26 September 1914 |
| 1915 | Carlton (5) | 11.12 (78) | Collingwood | 6.9 (45) | 33 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 39,343 | 18 September 1915 |
| 1916 | Fitzroy (6) | 12.13 (85) | Carlton | 8.8 (56) | 29 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 21,130 | 2 September 1916 |
| 1917 | Collingwood (4) | 9.20 (74) | Fitzroy | 5.9 (39) | 35 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 25,512 | 22 September 1917 |
| 1918 | South Melbourne (2) | 9.8 (62) | Collingwood | 7.15 (57) | 5 | F | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 39,262 | 7 September 1918 |
| 1919 | Collingwood (5) | 11.12 (78) | Richmond | 7.11 (53) | 25 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 45,413 | 11 October 1919 |
| 1920 | Richmond | 7.10 (52) | Collingwood | 5.5 (35) | 17 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 53,908 | 2 October 1920 |
| 1921 | Richmond (2) | 5.6 (36) | Carlton | 4.8 (32) | 4 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 43,122 | 15 October 1921 |
| 1922 | Fitzroy (7) | 11.13 (79) | Collingwood | 9.14 (68) | 11 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 50,054 | 14 October 1922 |
| 1923 | Essendon (5) | 8.15 (63) | Fitzroy | 6.10 (46) | 17 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 46,566 | 20 October 1923 |
| 1924 | Essendon (6) | Richmond | N/A | NF | |||||
| 1925 | Geelong | 10.19 (79) | Collingwood | 9.15 (69) | 10 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 64,288 | 10 October 1925 |
| 1926 | Melbourne (2) | 17.17 (119) | Collingwood | 9.8 (62) | 57 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 59,632 | 9 October 1926 |
| 1927 | Collingwood (6) | 2.13 (25) | Richmond | 1.7 (13) | 12 | F | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 34,551 | 1 October 1927 |
| 1928 | Collingwood (7) | 13.18 (96) | Richmond | 9.9 (63) | 27 | F | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 50,026 | 29 September 1928 |
| 1929 | Collingwood (8) | 11.13 (79) | Richmond | 7.8 (50) | 29 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 63,336 | 28 September 1929 |
| 1930 | Collingwood (9) | 14.16 (100) | Geelong | 9.16 (70) | 30 | CF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 45,022 | 11 October 1930 |
| 1931 | Geelong (2) | 9.14 (68) | Richmond | 7.6 (48) | 20 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 60,712 | 10 October 1931 |
| 1932 | Richmond (3) | 13.14 (92) | Carlton | 12.11 (83) | 9 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 69,724 | 1 October 1932 |
| 1933 | South Melbourne (3) | 9.17 (71) | Richmond | 4.5 (29) | 42 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 75,754 | 30 September 1933 |
| 1934 | Richmond (4) | 19.14 (128) | South Melbourne | 12.17 (89) | 39 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 65,335 | 13 October 1934 |
| 1935 | Collingwood (10) | 11.12 (78) | South Melbourne | 7.16 (58) | 20 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 54,154 | 5 October 1935 |
| 1936 | Collingwood (11) | 11.23 (89) | South Melbourne | 10.18 (78) | 11 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 74,091 | 3 October 1936 |
| 1937 | Geelong (3) | 18.14 (122) | Collingwood | 12.18 (90) | 32 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 88,540 | 25 September 1937 |
| 1938 | Carlton (6) | 15.10 (100) | Collingwood | 13.7 (85) | 15 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 96,486 | 24 September 1938 |
| 1939 | Melbourne (3) | 21.22 (148) | Collingwood | 14.11 (95) | 53 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 78,110 | 30 September 1939 |
| 1940 | Melbourne (4) | 15.17 (107) | Richmond | 10.8 (68) | 39 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 70,330 | 28 September 1940 |
| 1941 | Melbourne (5) | 19.13 (127) | Essendon | 13.20 (98) | 29 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 79,687 | 27 September 1941 |
| 1942 | Essendon (7) | 19.18 (132) | Richmond | 11.13 (79) | 53 | GF | Princes Park | 49,000 | 19 September 1942 |
| 1943 | Richmond (5) | 12.14 (86) | Essendon | 11.15 (81) | 5 | GF | Princes Park | 42,100 | 25 September 1943 |
| 1944 | Fitzroy (8) | 9.12 (66) | Richmond | 7.9 (51) | 15 | GF | Junction Oval | 43,000 | 30 September 1944 |
| 1945 | Carlton (7) | 15.13 (103) | South Melbourne | 10.15 (75) | 28 | GF | Princes Park | 62,986 | 29 September 1945 |
| 1946 | Essendon (8) | 22.18 (150) | Melbourne | 13.9 (87) | 63 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 73,743 | 5 October 1946 |
| 1947 | Carlton (8) | 13.8 (86) | Essendon | 11.19 (85) | 1 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 85,815 | 27 September 1947 |
| 1948 | Melbourne (6) | 10.9 (69) | Essendon | 7.27 (69) | 0 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 85,658 | 2 October 1948 |
| 13.11 (89) | 7.8 (50) | 39 | R | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 52,226 | 9 October 1948 | |||
| 1949 | Essendon (9) | 18.17 (125) | Carlton | 6.16 (52) | 73 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 90,453 | 24 September 1949 |
| 1950 | Essendon (10) | 13.14 (92) | North Melbourne | 7.12 (54) | 38 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 87,601 | 23 September 1950 |
| 1951 | Geelong (4) | 11.15 (81) | Essendon | 10.10 (70) | 11 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 84,109 | 29 September 1951 |
| 1952 | Geelong (5) | 13.8 (86) | Collingwood | 5.10 (40) | 46 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 81,304 | 27 September 1952 |
| 1953 | Collingwood (12) | 11.11 (77) | Geelong | 8.17 (65) | 12 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 89,060 | 26 September 1953 |
| 1954 | Footscray | 15.12 (102) | Melbourne | 7.9 (51) | 51 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 80,897 | 25 September 1954 |
| 1955 | Melbourne (7) | 8.16 (64) | Collingwood | 5.6 (36) | 28 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 88,053 | 17 September 1955 |
| 1956 | Melbourne (8) | 17.19 (121) | Collingwood | 6.12 (48) | 73 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 115,803 | 15 September 1956 |
| 1957 | Melbourne (9) | 17.14 (116) | Essendon | 7.13 (55) | 61 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,324 | 21 September 1957 |
| 1958 | Collingwood (13) | 12.10 (82) | Melbourne | 9.10 (64) | 18 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 97,956 | 20 September 1958 |
| 1959 | Melbourne (10) | 17.13 (115) | Essendon | 11.12 (78) | 37 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 103,506 | 26 September 1959 |
| 1960 | Melbourne (11) | 8.14 (62) | Collingwood | 2.2 (14) | 48 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 97,457 | 24 September 1960 |
| 1961 | Hawthorn | 13.16 (94) | Footscray | 7.9 (51) | 43 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 107,935 | 23 September 1961 |
| 1962 | Essendon (11) | 13.12 (90) | Carlton | 8.10 (58) | 32 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 98,385 | 29 September 1962 |
| 1963 | Geelong (6) | 15.19 (109) | Hawthorn | 8.12 (60) | 49 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 101,452 | 5 October 1963 |
| 1964 | Melbourne (12) | 8.16 (64) | Collingwood | 8.12 (60) | 4 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 102,469 | 19 September 1964 |
| 1965 | Essendon (12) | 14.21 (105) | St Kilda | 9.16 (70) | 35 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 104,846 | 25 September 1965 |
| 1966 | St Kilda | 10.14 (74) | Collingwood | 10.13 (73) | 1 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 101,655 | 24 September 1966 |
| 1967 | Richmond (6) | 16.18 (114) | Geelong | 15.15 (105) | 11 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 109,396 | 23 September 1967 |
| 1968 | Carlton (9) | 7.14 (56) | Essendon | 8.5 (53) | 3 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 116,828 | 28 September 1968 |
| 1969 | Richmond (7) | 12.13 (85) | Carlton | 8.12 (60) | 25 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 119,165 | 27 September 1969 |
| 1970 | Carlton (10) | 17.9 (111) | Collingwood | 14.17 (101) | 10 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 121,696 | 26 September 1970 |
| 1971 | Hawthorn (2) | 12.10 (82) | St Kilda | 11.9 (75) | 7 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 118,192 | 25 September 1971 |
| 1972 | Carlton (11) | 28.9 (177) | Richmond | 22.18 (150) | 27 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 112,393 | 7 October 1972 |
| 1973 | Richmond (8) | 16.20 (116) | Carlton | 12.14 (86) | 30 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 116,956 | 29 September 1973 |
| 1974 | Richmond (9) | 18.20 (128) | North Melbourne | 13.9 (87) | 41 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 113,839 | 28 September 1974 |
| 1975 | North Melbourne | 19.8 (122) | Hawthorn | 9.13 (67) | 55 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 110,551 | 27 September 1975 |
| 1976 | Hawthorn (3) | 13.22 (100) | North Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | 30 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 110,143 | 25 September 1976 |
| 1977 | North Melbourne (2) | 9.22 (76) | Collingwood | 10.16 (76) | 0 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 108,224 | 24 September 1977 |
| 21.25 (151) | 19.10 (124) | 27 | R | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 98,366 | 1 October 1977 | |||
| 1978 | Hawthorn (4) | 18.13 (121) | North Melbourne | 15.13 (103) | 18 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 101,704 | 30 September 1978 |
| 1979 | Carlton (12) | 11.16 (82) | Collingwood | 11.11 (77) | 5 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 113,545 | 29 September 1979 |
| 1980 | Richmond (10) | 23.21 (159) | Collingwood | 9.24 (78) | 81 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 113,461 | 27 September 1980 |
| 1981 | Carlton (13) | 12.20 (92) | Collingwood | 10.12 (72) | 20 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 112,964 | 26 September 1981 |
| 1982 | Carlton (14) | 14.19 (103) | Richmond | 12.13 (85) | 18 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 107,537 | 25 September 1982 |
| 1983 | Hawthorn (5) | 20.20 (140) | Essendon | 8.9 (57) | 83 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 110,332 | 24 September 1983 |
| 1984 | Essendon (13) | 14.21 (105) | Hawthorn | 12.9 (81) | 24 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 92,685 | 29 September 1984 |
| 1985 | Essendon (14) | 26.14 (170) | Hawthorn | 14.8 (92) | 78 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,042 | 28 September 1985 |
| 1986 | Hawthorn (6) | 16.14 (110) | Carlton | 9.14 (68) | 42 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 101,861 | 27 September 1986 |
| 1987 | Carlton (15) | 15.14 (104) | Hawthorn | 9.17 (71) | 33 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 92,754 | 26 September 1987 |
| 1988 | Hawthorn (7) | 22.20 (152) | Melbourne | 6.20 (56) | 96 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 93,754 | 24 September 1988 |
| 1989 | Hawthorn (8) | 21.18 (144) | Geelong | 21.12 (138) | 6 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 94,796 | 30 September 1989 |
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| 1990 | Collingwood (14) | 13.11 (89) | Essendon | 5.11 (41) | 48 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 98,944 | 6 October 1990 |
| 1991 | Hawthorn (9) | 20.19 (139) | West Coast | 13.8 (86) | 53 | GF | VFL Park | 75,230 | 28 September 1991 |
| 1992 | West Coast | 16.17 (113) | Geelong | 12.13 (85) | 28 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 95,007 | 26 September 1992 |
| 1993 | Essendon (15) | 20.13 (133) | Carlton | 13.11 (89) | 44 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 96,862 | 25 September 1993 |
| 1994 | West Coast (2) | 20.23 (143) | Geelong | 8.15 (63) | 80 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 93,860 | 1 October 1994 |
| 1995 | Carlton (16) | 21.15 (141) | Geelong | 11.14 (80) | 61 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 93,670 | 30 September 1995 |
| 1996 | North Melbourne (3) | 19.17 (131) | Sydney | 13.10 (88) | 43 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 93,102 | 28 September 1996 |
| 1997 | Adelaide | 19.11 (125) | St Kilda | 13.16 (94) | 31 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 99,645 | 27 September 1997 |
| 1998 | Adelaide (2) | 15.15 (105) | North Melbourne | 8.22 (70) | 35 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 94,431 | 26 September 1998 |
| 1999 | Kangaroos (4) | 19.10 (124) | Carlton | 12.17 (89) | 35 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 94,228 | 25 September 1999 |
| 2000 | Essendon (16) | 19.21 (135) | Melbourne | 11.9 (75) | 60 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 96,249 | 2 September 2000 |
| 2001 | Brisbane Lions | 15.18 (108) | Essendon | 12.10 (82) | 26 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 91,482 | 29 September 2001 |
| 2002 | Brisbane Lions (2) | 10.15 (75) | Collingwood | 9.12 (66) | 9 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 91,817 | 28 September 2002 |
| 2003 | Brisbane Lions (3) | 20.14 (134) | Collingwood | 12.12 (84) | 50 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 79,451 | 27 September 2003 |
| 2004 | Port Adelaide | 17.11 (113) | Brisbane Lions | 10.13 (73) | 40 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 77,671 | 25 September 2004 |
| 2005 | Sydney (4) | 8.10 (58) | West Coast | 7.12 (54) | 4 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 91,828 | 24 September 2005 |
| 2006 | West Coast (3) | 12.13 (85) | Sydney | 12.12 (84) | 1 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 97,431 | 30 September 2006 |
| 2007 | Geelong (7) | 24.19 (163) | Port Adelaide | 6.8 (44) | 119 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 97,302 | 29 September 2007 |
| 2008 | Hawthorn (10) | 18.7 (115) | Geelong | 11.23 (89) | 26 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,012 | 27 September 2008 |
| 2009 | Geelong (8) | 12.8 (80) | St Kilda | 9.14 (68) | 12 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 99,251 | 26 September 2009 |
| 2010 | Collingwood (15) | 9.14 (68) | St Kilda | 10.8 (68) | 0 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,016 | 25 September 2010 |
| 16.12 (108) | 7.10 (52) | 56 | R | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 93,853 | 2 October 2010 | |||
| 2011 | Geelong (9) | 18.11 (119) | Collingwood | 12.9 (81) | 38 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 99,537 | 1 October 2011 |
| 2012 | Sydney (5) | 14.7 (91) | Hawthorn | 11.15 (81) | 10 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 99,683 | 29 September 2012 |
| 2013 | Hawthorn (11) | 11.11 (77) | Fremantle | 8.14 (62) | 15 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,007 | 28 September 2013 |
| 2014 | Hawthorn (12) | 21.11 (137) | Sydney | 11.8 (74) | 63 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 99,454 | 27 September 2014 |
| 2015 | Hawthorn (13) | 16.11 (107) | West Coast | 8.13 (61) | 46 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 98,633 | 3 October 2015 |
| 2016 | Western Bulldogs (2) | 13.11 (89) | Sydney | 10.7 (67) | 22 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 99,981 | 1 October 2016 |
| 2017 | Richmond (11) | 16.12 (108) | Adelaide | 8.12 (60) | 48 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,021 | 30 September 2017 |
| 2018 | West Coast (4) | 11.13 (79) | Collingwood | 11.8 (74) | 5 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,022 | 29 September 2018 |
| 2019 | Richmond (12) | 17.12 (114) | Greater Western Sydney | 3.7 (25) | 89 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,014 | 28 September 2019 |
| 2020 | Richmond (13) | 12.9 (81) | Geelong | 7.8 (50) | 31 | GF | The Gabba | 29,707 | 24 October 2020 |
| 2021 | Melbourne (13) | 21.14 (140) | Western Bulldogs | 10.6 (66) | 74 | GF | Optus Stadium | 61,118 | 25 September 2021 |
| 2022 | Geelong (10) | 20.13 (133) | Sydney | 8.4 (52) | 81 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,024 | 24 September 2022 |
| 2023 | Collingwood (16) | 12.18 (90) | Brisbane Lions | 13.8 (86) | 4 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,024 | 30 September 2023 |
| 2024 | Brisbane Lions (4) | 18.12 (120) | Sydney | 9.6 (60) | 60 | GF | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,013 | 28 September 2024 |
Premierships by club
Minor grade premierships
In addition to the seniors, VFL/AFL clubs have competed in premierships in three minor grades.
Night premierships
The pre-season and night premiership covers three competitions which are considered historically equivalent in status:
- VFL night series, a consolation competition played amongst non-finalists between 1956 and 1971, and again in 1977, 1978 and 1987.
- Australian Football Championships night series, a mid-season knock-out competition played concurrently with the premiership and involving teams from interstate, played between 1979 and 1986.
- VFL/AFL pre-season competition, played before each season from 1988 until 2013.
Seconds/reserves premierships
The reserve grade premiership was held in various formats between 1919 and 1999. It was known as the Victorian Junior Football League from 1919 until 1923, the Seconds from 1924 until 1959, the VFL Reserves from 1960 until 1989, and as the AFL reserves from 1990 until 1999.[13] Until 1991, the competition was run by the VFL/AFL, and from 1992 until 1999 it was administered by the Victorian State Football League.
Thirds/under-19s premierships
The VFL/AFL under-19s competition was held between 1946 and 1991. It was known as the VFL thirds from 1946 until 1959, and as the under-19s from 1960 until 1991.[13]
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Source[14]
See also
- AFL Grand Final
- List of AFL Women's premiers
- List of VFL/AFL pre-season and night series premiers
- List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches
- List of VFL/AFL wooden spoons
Notes
- a In these cases, had the other team won the match, a rematch would have been played the following weekend.
- b Sydney was known as South Melbourne prior to relocation in 1982.
- c North Melbourne was known simply as the Kangaroos from 1999 to 2007.
- d Western Bulldogs was known as Footscray prior to 1997.
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