List of Australian Football League premiers

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This page is a complete chronological listing of Australian Football League (AFL) premiers (champions). The Australian Football League, also known as the AFL (formerly called the Victorian Football League until 1990) is the elite competition in Australian rules football.

In almost all seasons, the premiership is awarded to the club that wins the AFL Grand Final, with the exception of 1897 and 1924, when the premiers were decided by a round-robin finals tournament without the need for a Grand Final.

Since the introduction by the League of equalisation policies of a salary cap and draft in the late 1980s,[1] every AFL club has played finals football. Since 1998, every club (except for Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney) has played in a preliminary final, and ten different clubs have won a premiership in the past 14 seasons. This contrasts to the 23 seasons between 1967 and 1989 when only five clubs won premierships.

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[edit] Premiers

[edit] VFL premiers (1897-1989)

Season Premier Score Runner-up Score Margin Venue Attendance Date Local time Television broadcaster
1897[1] Essendon N/A Geelong N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1898 Fitzroy 5.8 (38) Essendon 3.5 (23) 15 Junction Oval 16,538 01898-09-24 24 September 1898 2:10 pm N/A
1899[2] Fitzroy (2) 3.9 (27) South Melbourne 3.8 (26) 1 Junction Oval 4,823 01899-09-16 16 September 1899 2:10 pm N/A
1900 Melbourne 4.10 (34) Fitzroy 3.12 (30) 4 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 20,181 01900-09-22 22 September 1900 2:10 pm N/A
1901 Essendon (2) 6.7 (43) Collingwood 2.4 (16) 27 Lake Oval 30,031 01901-09-07 7 September 1901 2:10 pm N/A
1902 Collingwood 9.6 (60) Essendon (2) 3.9 (27) 33 Melbourne Cricket Ground 35,202 01902-09-20 20 September 1902 2:10 pm N/A
1903 Collingwood (2) 4.7 (31) Fitzroy (2) 3.11 (29) 2 Melbourne Cricket Ground 32,263 01903-09-12 12 September 1903 2:10 pm N/A
1904[2] Fitzroy (3) 9.7 (61) Carlton 5.7 (37) 24 Melbourne Cricket Ground 32,688 01904-09-17 17 September 1904 2:10 pm N/A
1905 Fitzroy (4) 4.6 (30) Collingwood (2) 2.5 (17) 13 Melbourne Cricket Ground 30,000 01905-09-30 30 September 1905 2:10 pm N/A
1906 Carlton 15.4 (94) Fitzroy (3) 6.9 (45) 49 Melbourne Cricket Ground 44,437 01906-09-22 22 September 1906 2:10 pm N/A
1907[2] Carlton (2) 6.14 (50) South Melbourne (2) 6.9 (45) 5 Melbourne Cricket Ground 45,477 01907-09-21 21 September 1907 2:10 pm N/A
1908[2] Carlton (3) 5.5 (35) Essendon (3) 3.8 (26) 9 Melbourne Cricket Ground 50,261 01908-09-26 26 September 1908 2:10 pm N/A
1909 South Melbourne 4.14 (38) Carlton (2) 4.12 (36) 2 Melbourne Cricket Ground 37,759 01909-10-02 2 October 1909 2:10 pm N/A
1910 Collingwood (3) 9.7 (61) Carlton (3) 6.11 (47) 14 Melbourne Cricket Ground 42,790 01910-10-01 1 October 1910 2:10 pm N/A
1911[2] Essendon (3) 5.11 (41) Collingwood (3) 4.11 (35) 6 Melbourne Cricket Ground 43,905 01911-09-23 23 September 1911 2:10 pm N/A
1912 Essendon (4) 5.17 (47) South Melbourne (3) 4.9 (33) 14 Melbourne Cricket Ground 54,434 01912-09-28 28 September 1912 2:10 pm N/A
1913 Fitzroy (5) 7.14 (56) St Kilda 5.13 (43) 13 Melbourne Cricket Ground 59,556 01913-09-27 27 September 1913 2:10 pm N/A
1914 Carlton (4) 6.9 (45) South Melbourne (4) 4.15 (39) 6 Melbourne Cricket Ground 30,495 01914-09-26 26 September 1914 2:10 pm N/A
1915 Carlton (5) 11.12 (78) Collingwood (4) 6.9 (45) 33 Melbourne Cricket Ground 39,343 01915-09-18 18 September 1915 2:10 pm N/A
1916 Fitzroy (6) 12.13 (85) Carlton (4) 8.8 (56) 29 Melbourne Cricket Ground 21,130 01916-09-02 2 September 1916 2:10 pm N/A
1917 Collingwood (4) 9.20 (74) Fitzroy (4) 5.9 (39) 35 Melbourne Cricket Ground 25,512 01917-09-22 22 September 1917 2:10 pm N/A
1918[2] South Melbourne (2) 9.8 (62) Collingwood (5) 7.15 (57) 5 Melbourne Cricket Ground 39,262 01918-09-07 7 September 1918 2:10 pm N/A
1919 Collingwood (5) 11.12 (78) Richmond 7.11 (53) 25 Melbourne Cricket Ground 45,413 01919-10-11 11 October 1919 2:10 pm N/A
1920 Richmond 7.10 (52) Collingwood (6) 5.5 (35) 17 Melbourne Cricket Ground 53,908 01920-10-02 2 October 1920 2:10 pm N/A
1921 Richmond (2) 5.6 (36) Carlton (5) 4.8 (32) 4 Melbourne Cricket Ground 43,122 01921-10-15 15 October 1921 2:10 pm N/A
1922 Fitzroy (7) 11.13 (79) Collingwood (7) 9.14 (68) 11 Melbourne Cricket Ground 50,054 01922-10-14 14 October 1922 2:10 pm N/A
1923 Essendon (5) 8.15 (63) Fitzroy (5) 6.10 (46) 17 Melbourne Cricket Ground 46,566 01923-10-20 20 October 1923 2:10 pm N/A
1924[1] Essendon (6) N/A Richmond (2) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1925 Geelong 10.19 (79) Collingwood (8) 9.15 (69) 10 Melbourne Cricket Ground 64,288 01925-10-10 10 October 1925 2:10 pm N/A
1926 Melbourne (2) 17.17 (119) Collingwood (9) 9.8 (62) 57 Melbourne Cricket Ground 59,632 01926-10-09 9 October 1926 2:10 pm N/A
1927[2] Collingwood (6) 2.13 (25) Richmond (3) 1.7 (13) 12 Melbourne Cricket Ground 34,551 01927-10-01 1 October 1927 2:10 pm N/A
1928[2] Collingwood (7) 13.18 (96) Richmond (4) 9.9 (63) 33 Melbourne Cricket Ground 50,026 01928-09-29 29 September 1928 2:10 pm N/A
1929 Collingwood (8) 11.13 (79) Richmond (5) 7.8 (50) 29 Melbourne Cricket Ground 63,336 01929-09-28 28 September 1929 2:10 pm N/A
1930 Collingwood (9) 14.16 (100) Geelong (2) 9.16 (70) 30 Melbourne Cricket Ground 45,022 01930-10-11 11 October 1930 2:10 pm N/A
1931 Geelong (2) 9.14 (68) Richmond (6) 7.6 (48) 20 Melbourne Cricket Ground 60,712 01931-10-10 10 October 1931 2:10 pm N/A
1932 Richmond (3) 13.14 (92) Carlton (6) 12.11 (83) 9 Melbourne Cricket Ground 69,724 01932-10-01 1 October 1932 2:10 pm N/A
1933 South Melbourne (3) 9.17 (71) Richmond (7) 4.5 (29) 42 Melbourne Cricket Ground 75,754 01933-09-30 30 September 1933 2:10 pm N/A
1934 Richmond (4) 19.14 (128) South Melbourne (5) 12.17 (89) 39 Melbourne Cricket Ground 65,335 01934-10-13 13 October 1934 2:10 pm N/A
1935 Collingwood (10) 11.12 (78) South Melbourne (6) 7.16 (58) 20 Melbourne Cricket Ground 54,154 01935-10-05 5 October 1935 2:10 pm N/A
1936 Collingwood (11) 11.23 (89) South Melbourne (7) 10.18 (78) 11 Melbourne Cricket Ground 74,091 01936-10-03 3 October 1936 2:10 pm N/A
1937 Geelong (3) 18.14 (122) Collingwood (10) 12.18 (90) 32 Melbourne Cricket Ground 88,540 01937-09-25 25 September 1937 2:10 pm N/A
1938 Carlton (6) 15.10 (100) Collingwood (11) 13.7 (85) 15 Melbourne Cricket Ground 96,486 01938-09-24 24 September 1938 2:10 pm N/A
1939 Melbourne (3) 21.22 (148) Collingwood (12) 14.11 (95) 53 Melbourne Cricket Ground 78,110 01939-09-30 30 September 1939 2:10 pm N/A
1940 Melbourne (4) 15.17 (107) Richmond (8) 10.8 (68) 39 Melbourne Cricket Ground 70,330 01940-09-28 28 September 1940 2:10 pm N/A
1941 Melbourne (5) 19.13 (127) Essendon (4) 13.20 (98) 29 Melbourne Cricket Ground 79,687 01941-09-27 27 September 1941 2:10 pm N/A
1942 Essendon (7) 19.18 (132) Richmond (9) 11.13 (79) 53 Princes Park 49,000 01942-09-19 19 September 1942 2:10 pm N/A
1943 Richmond (5) 12.14 (86) Essendon (5) 11.15 (81) 5 Princes Park 42,100 01943-09-25 25 September 1943 2:10 pm N/A
1944 Fitzroy (8) 9.12 (66) Richmond (10) 7.9 (51) 15 Junction Oval 43,000 01944-09-30 30 September 1944 2:10 pm N/A
1945 Carlton (7) 15.13 (103) South Melbourne (8) 10.15 (75) 28 Princes Park 62,986 01945-09-29 29 September 1945 2:10 pm N/A
1946 Essendon (8) 22.18 (150) Melbourne 13.9 (87) 63 Melbourne Cricket Ground 73,743 01946-10-05 5 October 1946 2:10 pm N/A
1947 Carlton (8) 13.8 (86) Essendon (6) 11.19 (85) 1 Melbourne Cricket Ground 85,815 01947-09-27 27 September 1947 2:10 pm N/A
1948[3] Melbourne 10.9 (69) Essendon 7.27 (69) 0 Melbourne Cricket Ground 85,658 01948-10-02 2 October 1948 2:10 pm N/A
Melbourne (6) 13.11 (89) Essendon (7) 7.8 (50) 39 Melbourne Cricket Ground 52,226 01948-10-09 9 October 1948 2:10 pm N/A
1949 Essendon (9) 18.17 (125) Carlton (7) 6.16 (52) 73 Melbourne Cricket Ground 90,453 01949-09-24 24 September 1949 2:10 pm N/A
1950 Essendon (10) 13.14 (92) North Melbourne 7.12 (54) 38 Melbourne Cricket Ground 87,601 01950-09-23 23 September 1950 2:10 pm N/A
1951 Geelong (4) 11.15 (81) Essendon (8) 10.10 (70) 11 Melbourne Cricket Ground 84,109 01951-09-29 29 September 1951 2:10 pm N/A
1952 Geelong (5) 13.8 (86) Collingwood (13) 5.10 (40) 46 Melbourne Cricket Ground 81,304 01952-09-27 27 September 1952 2:10 pm N/A
1953 Collingwood (12) 11.11 (77) Geelong (3) 8.17 (65) 12 Melbourne Cricket Ground 89,060 01953-09-26 26 September 1953 2:10 pm N/A
1954 Footscray 15.12 (102) Melbourne (2) 7.9 (51) 51 Melbourne Cricket Ground 80,897 01954-09-25 25 September 1954 2:10 pm N/A
1955 Melbourne (7) 8.16 (64) Collingwood (14) 5.6 (36) 28 Melbourne Cricket Ground 88,053 01955-09-17 17 September 1955 2:10 pm N/A
1956 Melbourne (8) 17.19 (121) Collingwood (15) 6.12 (48) 73 Melbourne Cricket Ground 115,803 01956-09-15 15 September 1956 2:10 pm N/A
1957 Melbourne (9) 17.14 (116) Essendon (9) 7.13 (55) 61 Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,324 01957-09-21 21 September 1957 2:10 pm N/A
1958 Collingwood (13) 12.10 (82) Melbourne (3) 9.10 (64) 18 Melbourne Cricket Ground 97,956 01958-09-20 20 September 1958 2:10 pm N/A
1959 Melbourne (10) 17.13 (115) Essendon (10) 11.12 (78) 37 Melbourne Cricket Ground 103,506 01959-09-26 26 September 1959 2:10 pm N/A
1960 Melbourne (11) 8.14 (62) Collingwood (16) 2.2 (14) 48 Melbourne Cricket Ground 97,457 01960-09-24 24 September 1960 2:10 pm N/A
1961 Hawthorn 13.16 (94) Footscray 7.9 (51) 43 Melbourne Cricket Ground 107,935 01961-09-23 23 September 1961 2:10 pm N/A
1962 Essendon (11) 13.12 (90) Carlton (8) 8.10 (58) 32 Melbourne Cricket Ground 98,385 01962-09-29 29 September 1962 2:10 pm N/A
1963 Geelong (6) 15.19 (09) Hawthorn 8.12 (60) 49 Melbourne Cricket Ground 101,452 01963-10-05 5 October 1963 2:10 pm N/A
1964 Melbourne (12) 8.16 (64) Collingwood (17) 8.12 (60) 4 Melbourne Cricket Ground 102,469 01964-09-19 19 September 1964 2:10 pm N/A
1965 Essendon (12) 14.21 (105) St Kilda 9.16 (70) 35 Melbourne Cricket Ground 104,846 01965-09-25 25 September 1965 2:10 pm N/A
1966 St Kilda 10.14 (74) Collingwood (18) 10.13 (73) 1 Melbourne Cricket Ground 101,655 01966-09-24 24 September 1966 2:10 pm N/A
1967 Richmond (6) 16.18 (114) Geelong (4) 15.15 (105) 9 Melbourne Cricket Ground 109,396 01967-09-23 23 September 1967 2:10 pm N/A
1968 Carlton (9) 7.14 (56) Essendon (11) 8.5 (53) 3 Melbourne Cricket Ground 116,828 01968-09-28 28 September 1968 2:10 pm N/A
1969 Richmond (7) 12.13 (85) Carlton (9) 8.12 (60) 25 Melbourne Cricket Ground 119,165 01969-09-27 27 September 1969 2:10 pm N/A
1970 Carlton (10) 17.9 (111) Collingwood (19) 14.17 (101) 10 Melbourne Cricket Ground 121,696 01970-09-26 26 September 1970 2:10 pm N/A
1971 Hawthorn (2) 12.10 (82) St Kilda (2) 11.9 (75) 7 Melbourne Cricket Ground 118,192 01971-09-25 25 September 1971 2:10 pm N/A
1972 Carlton (11) 28.9 (177) Richmond (11) 22.18 (150) 27 Melbourne Cricket Ground 112,393 01972-10-07 7 October 1972 2:10 pm N/A
1973 Richmond (8) 16.20 (116) Carlton (10) 12.14 (86) 30 Melbourne Cricket Ground 116,956 01973-09-29 29 September 1973 2:10 pm N/A
1974 Richmond (9) 18.20 (128) North Melbourne (2) 13.9 (87) 41 Melbourne Cricket Ground 113,839 01974-09-28 28 September 1974 2:10 pm N/A
1975 North Melbourne 19.8 (122) Hawthorn (2) 9.13 (67) 55 Melbourne Cricket Ground 110,551 01975-09-27 27 September 1975 2:10 pm N/A
1976 Hawthorn (3) 13.22 (100) North Melbourne (3) 10.10 (70) 30 Melbourne Cricket Ground 110,143 01976-09-25 25 September 1976 2:10 pm N/A
1977[4] North Melbourne 9.22 (76) Collingwood 10.16 (76) 0 Melbourne Cricket Ground 108,224 01977-09-24 24 September 1977 2:10 pm Seven Network
North Melbourne (2) 21.25 (151) Collingwood (20) 19.10 (124) 27 Melbourne Cricket Ground 98,366 01977-10-01 1 October 1977 2:10 pm Seven Network (2)
1978 Hawthorn (4) 18.13 (121) North Melbourne (4) 15.13 (103) 18 Melbourne Cricket Ground 101,704 01978-09-30 30 September 1978 2:10 pm Seven Network (3)
1979 Carlton (12) 11.16 (82) Collingwood (21) 11.11 (77) 5 Melbourne Cricket Ground 113,545 01979-09-29 29 September 1979 2:10 pm Seven Network (4)
1980 Richmond (10) 23.21 (159) Collingwood (22) 9.24 (78) 81 Melbourne Cricket Ground 113,461 01980-09-27 27 September 1980 2:10 pm Seven Network (5)
1981 Carlton (13) 12.20 (92) Collingwood (23) 10.12 (72) 20 Melbourne Cricket Ground 112,964 01981-09-26 26 September 1981 2:10 pm Seven Network (6)
1982 Carlton (14) 14.19 (103) Richmond (12) 12.13 (85) 18 Melbourne Cricket Ground 107,537 01982-09-26 26 September 1982 2:10 pm Seven Network (7)
1983 Hawthorn (5) 20.20 (140) Essendon (12) 8.9 (57) 83 Melbourne Cricket Ground 110,332 01983-09-25 25 September 1983 2:10 pm Seven Network (8)
1984 Essendon (13) 14.21 (105) Hawthorn (3) 12.9 (81) 24 Melbourne Cricket Ground 92,685 01985-09-29 29 September 1985 2:10 pm Seven Network (9)
1985 Essendon (14) 26.14 (170) Hawthorn (4) 14.8 (92) 78 Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,042 01985-09-28 28 September 1985 2:10 pm Seven Network (10)
1986 Hawthorn (6) 16.14 (110) Carlton (11) 9.14 (68) 42 Melbourne Cricket Ground 101,861 01986-09-27 27 September 1986 2:10 pm Seven Network (11)
1987 Carlton (15) 15.14 (104) Hawthorn (5) 9.17 (71) 33 Melbourne Cricket Ground 92,754 01987-09-26 26 September 1987 2:10 pm ABC Television
1988 Hawthorn (7) 22.20 (152) Melbourne (4) 6.20 (56) 96 Melbourne Cricket Ground 93,754 01988-09-24 24 September 1988 2:10 pm Seven Network (12)
1989 Hawthorn (8) 21.18 (144) Geelong (4) 21.12 (138) 6 Melbourne Cricket Ground 94,796 01989-09-30 30 September 1989 2:10 pm Seven Network (13)

[edit] AFL premiers (1990-present)

  • The change from the VFL to the AFL and the introduction of the AFL's equalisation policies of the Salary cap and the AFL Draft[2] has resulted in a much more even spread of teams being in contention for the Premiership. Only four teams, Richmond, Fremantle, Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney, have not made the Grand Final since 1990, with 11 different premiers in that time, compared to only five clubs winning the previous 23 premierships.[3]
Season Premier Score Runner-up Score Margin Venue Attendance Date Local time Television broadcaster
1990 Collingwood (14) 13.11 (89) Essendon (13) 5.11 (41) 48 Melbourne Cricket Ground 98,944 01990-10-06 6 October 1990 2:10 pm Seven Network (14)
1991 Hawthorn (9) 20.19 (139) West Coast 13.8 (86) 53 Waverley Park 75,230 01991-09-28 28 September 1991 2:10 pm Seven Network (15)
1992 West Coast 16.17 (113) Geelong (6) 12.13 (85) 28 Melbourne Cricket Ground 95,007 01992-09-26 26 September 1992 2:10 pm Seven Network (16)
1993 Essendon (15) 20.13 (133) Carlton (12) 13.11 (89) 44 Melbourne Cricket Ground 96,862 01993-09-25 25 September 1993 2:00 pm Seven Network (17)
1994 West Coast (2) 20.23 (143) Geelong (7) 8.15 (63) 80 Melbourne Cricket Ground 93,860 01994-10-01 1 October 1994 2:00 pm Seven Network (18)
1995 Carlton (16) 21.15 (141) Geelong (8) 11.14 (80) 61 Melbourne Cricket Ground 93,670 01995-09-30 30 September 1995 2:00 pm Seven Network (19)
1996 North Melbourne (3) 19.17 (131) Sydney (9) 13.10 (88) 43 Melbourne Cricket Ground 93,102 01996-09-28 28 September 1996 2:05 pm Seven Network (20)
1997 Adelaide 19.11 (125) St Kilda (4) 13.16 (94) 31 Melbourne Cricket Ground 99,645 01997-09-27 27 September 1997 2:05 pm Seven Network (21)
1998 Adelaide (2) 15.15 (105) North Melbourne (5) 8.22 (70) 35 Melbourne Cricket Ground 94,431 01998-09-26 26 September 1998 2:00 pm Seven Network (22)
1999 North Melbourne (4) 19.10 (124) Carlton (13) 12.17 (89) 35 Melbourne Cricket Ground 94,228 01999-09-25 25 September 1999 3:00 pm Seven Network (23)
2000 Essendon (16) 19.21 (135) Melbourne (5) 11.9 (75) 60 Melbourne Cricket Ground 96,249 02000-09-02 2 September 2000 2:10 pm Seven Network (24)
2001 Brisbane Lions 15.18 (108) Essendon (14) 12.10 (82) 26 Melbourne Cricket Ground 91,482 02001-09-28 28 September 2001 2:10 pm Seven Network (25)
2002 Brisbane Lions (2) 10.15 (75) Collingwood (24) 9.12 (66) 9 Melbourne Cricket Ground 91,817 02002-09-28 28 September 2002 2:10 pm Network Ten
2003 Brisbane Lions (3) 20.14 (134) Collingwood (25) 12.12 (84) 50 Melbourne Cricket Ground 79,451* 02003-09-27 27 September 2003 2:30 pm Network Ten (2)
2004 Port Adelaide 17.11 (113) Brisbane Lions 10.13 (73) 40 Melbourne Cricket Ground 77,671* 02004-09-25 25 September 2004 2:30 pm Network Ten (3)
2005 Sydney (4) 8.10 (58) West Coast (2) 7.12 (54) 4 Melbourne Cricket Ground 91,828 02005-09-24 24 September 2005 2:35 pm Network Ten (4)
2006 West Coast (3) 12.13 (85) Sydney (10) 12.12 (84) 1 Melbourne Cricket Ground 97,431 02006-09-30 30 September 2006 2:30 pm Network Ten (5)
2007 Geelong (7) 24.19 (163) Port Adelaide 6.8 (44) 119 Melbourne Cricket Ground 97,302 02007-09-29 29 September 2007 2:30 pm Network Ten (6)
2008 Hawthorn (10) 18.7 (115) Geelong (9) 11.23 (89) 26 Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,012 02008-09-27 27 September 2008 2:30 pm Seven Network (26)
2009 Geelong (8) 12.8 (80) St Kilda (5) 9.14 (68) 12 Melbourne Cricket Ground 99,251 02009-09-26 26 September 2009 2:30 pm Network Ten (7)
2010[5] Collingwood 9.14 (68) St Kilda 10.8 (68) 0 Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,016 02010-09-25 25 September 2010 2:30 pm Seven Network (27)
Collingwood (15) 16.12 (108) St Kilda (6) 7.10 (52) 56 Melbourne Cricket Ground 93,853 02010-10-02 2 October 2010 2:30 pm Seven Network (28)
2011 Geelong (9) 18.11 (119) Collingwood (26) 12.9 (81) 38 Melbourne Cricket Ground 99,537 02011-10-01 1 October 2011 2:30 pm Network Ten (8)

*Decreased capacity at the MCG due to the construction of the northern stand.

[edit] Premiership tally

† Defunct teams
‡ Grand Final not held
Club Premierships Runners-up Grand Finals* Premiership years Runner-up years
Essendon 16 14 28 1897‡, 1901, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1924‡, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1962, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000 1898, 1902, 1908, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1983, 1990, 2001,
Carlton 16 13 29 1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1995 1904, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1949, 1962, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1993, 1999
Collingwood 15 26 43 1902, 1903, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1953, 1958, 1990, 2010 1901, 1905, 1911, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2002, 2003, 2011
Melbourne 12 5 18 1900, 1926, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964 1946, 1954, 1958, 1988, 2000
Richmond 10 12 21 1920, 1921, 1932, 1934, 1943, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980 1919, 1924‡, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1972, 1982
Hawthorn 10 5 15 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008 1963, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1987
Geelong 9 9 17 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011 1897‡, 1930, 1953, 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2008
Fitzroy† 8 5 13 1898, 1899, 1904, 1905, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1944 1900, 1903, 1906, 1917, 1923
Sydney / South Melbourne (1897-1981) 4 10 14 1909, 1918, 1933, 2005 1899, 1907, 1912, 1914, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996, 2006
North Melbourne 4 5 10 1975, 1977, 1996, 1999 1950, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1998
West Coast 3 2 5 1992, 1994, 2006 1991, 2005
Brisbane Lions 3 1 4 2001, 2002, 2003 2004
Adelaide 2 0 2 1997, 1998 N/A
St Kilda 1 6 8 1966 1913, 1965, 1971, 1997, 2009, 2010
Port Adelaide 1 1 2 2004 2007
Western Bulldogs / Footscray (1925-1996) 1 1 2 1954 1961
University† 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Brisbane Bears† 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Fremantle 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Gold Coast 0 0 0 N/A N/A
Greater Western Sydney 0 0 0 N/A N/A

*This column includes all Grand Finals and Grand Final Replays contested by the team. Because of drawn Grand Finals and seasons where no Grand Final was contested, this column will not necessary equal the sum of the premierships and runners-up columns. *This column includes all Grand Finals and Grand Final Replays contested by the team. Because of drawn Grand Finals and seasons where no Grand Final was contested, this column will not necessary equal the sum of the premierships and runners-up columns.

[edit] Premierships at all levels

This table summarises the premierships won by teams in all forms of the VFL/AFL. This incorporates four competitions:

  • VFL/AFL Seniors (1897–present)
  • VFL/AFL Reserves (1919–1999) (VFL Seconds prior to 1959)
  • VFL/AFL Under-19s (1946–1991) (VFL Thirds prior to 1959)
  • Night Series / Pre-Season (1956–1971, 1977–present)
Club Seniors Reserves Under 19s Night Total
Essendon 16 8 5 6 35
Carlton 16 8 6 4 34
Melbourne 12 12 6 3 33
Richmond 10 9 11 1 31
Collingwood 15 7 4 2 28
Hawthorn 10 5 1 9 25
Geelong 9 13 1 2 25
North Melbourne 4 7 7 5 23
Fitzroy 8 3 2 2 15
Western Bulldogs / Footscray (1925-1996) 1 6 1 4 12
Sydney / South Melbourne (1897-1981) 4 0 1 4 9
St Kilda 1 3 1 4 9
Brisbane Lions 3 0 — 0 3
West Coast 3 0 0 0 3
Adelaide 2 0 0 1 3
Port Adelaide 1 0 — 2 3
Brisbane Bears 0 1 0 0 1
University 0 — — — 0
Fremantle 0 0 — 0 0

[edit] Efficiency of teams

In the interest of comparing the premiership tallies to compare recently added non-Victorian teams and long-standing Victorian teams, this table reflects the frequency of premierships compared with number of seasons contested.

Club Years in competition Seasons Premierships Runners-up Average years per premiership Average years per Grand Final*
Brisbane Lions 1997–2011 15 3 1 5.00 3.75
Essendon 1897–1915, 1918–2011 113 16 14 7.06 4.04
Carlton 1897–2011 115 16 13 7.19 3.97
Collingwood 1897–2011 115 15 26 7.67 2.80
West Coast 1987–2011 25 3 2 8.33 5.00
Hawthorn 1925–2011 87 10 5 8.70 5.80
Melbourne 1897–1915, 1919–2011 112 12 5 9.33 6.59
Adelaide 1991–2011 21 2 0 10.50 10.50
Richmond 1908–2011 104 10 12 10.40 4.73
Fitzroy 1897–1996 100 8 5 12.50 7.69
Port Adelaide 1997–2011 15 1 1 15.00 7.50
Geelong 1897–1915, 1917–1941, 1944–2011 112 9 9 12.44 6.22
North Melbourne 1925–2011 87 4 5 21.75 9.67
Sydney / South Melbourne (1897-1981) 1897–1915, 1917–2011 114 4 9 28.50 8.77
Western Bulldogs / Footscray (1925-1996) 1925–2011 87 1 1 87.00 43.50
St Kilda 1897–1915, 1918–2011 113 1 6 113.00 16.14
Gold Coast 2011–2011 1 0 0 N/A N/A
University 1908–1914 7 0 0 N/A N/A
Brisbane Bears 1987–1996 10 0 0 N/A N/A
Fremantle 1995–2011 17 0 0 N/A N/A

*This column includes all Grand Finals and Grand Final Replays contested by the team. Because of drawn Grand Finals and seasons where no Grand Final was contested, this column will not necessary equal the sum of the premierships and runners-up columns.

[edit] Longest premiership droughts

+ Drought began upon club's entry to league
† Drought ended upon club's exit from league
^ Includes drawn and replayed Grand Finals
— Current drought
Club Seasons* Start** End** Grand Final appearances during drought
Sydney / South Melbourne (1897-1981) 72 1933 2005 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996
St Kilda 68a 1897+ 1966 1913, 1965
Western Bulldogs / Footscray (1925-1996) 57 1954 — 1961
Fitzroy 52 1944 1996† N/A
North Melbourne 50 1925+ 1975 1950, 1974
Melbourne 47 1964 — 1988, 2000
St Kilda 45 1966 — 1971, 1997, 2009, 2010^
Geelong 44 1963 2007 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995
Hawthorn 37 1925+ 1961 N/A
Collingwood 32 1958 1990 1960, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1977^, 1979, 1980, 1981
  • *The duration of the drought is given as the number of full seasons contested between premierships; by this definition, the season in which the drought is broken is considered to be part of the drought.
  • **Dates given are the premiership years that started and ended the drought, unless the drought started at entry into the VFL/AFL, or ended at folding/merging.
  • a St Kilda did not contest the 1916 or 1917 seasons; the duration of this drought was either 68 contested seasons, or 70 calendar years.

[edit] Current premiership droughts

Club Last
premiership		 Seasons without
premiership		 Last appearance
in a Grand Final		 Seasons without
Grand Final
Western Bulldogs 1954 57 1961 50
Melbourne 1964 47 2000 11
St Kilda 1966 45 2010 1
Richmond 1980 31 1982 29
Fremantle N/A* 17 N/A* 17
Carlton 1995 16 1999 12
Adelaide 1998 13 1998 13
North Melbourne 1999 12 1999 12
Essendon 2000 11 2001 10
Brisbane Lions 2003 8 2004 7
Port Adelaide 2004 7 2007 4
Sydney 2005 6 2006 5
West Coast 2006 5 2006 5
Hawthorn 2008 3 2008 3
Gold Coast N/A* 1 N/A* 1
Collingwood 2010 1 2011 0
Geelong 2011 0 2011 0

*Fremantle and Gold Coast entered the league in 1995 and 2011 respectively and are the only current sides yet to win a premiership or play in a Grand Final

[edit] Consecutive premierships

The most VFL/AFL premierships won consecutively is four, achieved only once, by Collingwood (1927–1930). Teams have won three premierships in a row on a further three occasions, and back-to-back premierships have been won on a further sixteen occasions.

# Club Years
4 Collingwood 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930
3 Carlton 1906, 1907, 1908
Melbourne 1939, 1940, 1941
Melbourne 1955, 1956, 1957
Brisbane Lions 2001, 2002, 2003
2 Fitzroy 1898, 1899
Collingwood 1902, 1903
Fitzroy 1904, 1905
Essendon 1911, 1912
Carlton 1914, 1915
Richmond 1920, 1921
Essendon 1923, 1924
Collingwood 1935, 1936
Essendon 1949, 1950
Geelong 1951, 1952
Melbourne 1959, 1960
Richmond 1973, 1974
Carlton 1981, 1982
Essendon 1984, 1985
Hawthorn 1988, 1989
Adelaide 1997, 1998

[edit] Notes

  • From 2000 to 2004 a pattern emerged that the team that won the premiership 100 years earlier, lost the Grand Final 100 years later. In 1900, Melbourne won the premiership, 100 years later in 2000, Melbourne lost the Grand Final. In 1901, Essendon won the premiership, 100 years later in 2001, Essendon lost the Grand Final. Collingwood won the premierships in 1902 and 1903, but lost the Grand Finals in 2002 and 2003. And in 1904, Fitzroy won the premiership, and in 2004 the Brisbane Lions (made from the merger with Fitzroy and The Bears), lost the Grand Final.
  • Collingwood has lost more Grand Finals than any other club: A total of 26, which is 10 more than any other club has won. This included a premiership drought featuring eight Grand Final losses and a draw between 1958 and 1990, in a period of time referred to as the Colliwobbles.
  • Only four teams have won five or more premierships in a decade: Collingwood (six) 1927–1936; Melbourne (six) 1955–1964; Carlton (five) 1906–1915; Hawthorn (five) 1983–1992.
  • In 1916 there were only four teams playing in the league due to World War I. Fitzroy ended the season in last place, but because the top four finals system was still in place, the Lions found form in the finals to eventually win the 1916 premiership against Carlton. This is the only time a team has won the minor wooden spoon and the major premiership in the same season.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Notes & Web references
  1. ^ NAB AFL Draft
  2. ^ No 'tanking' in footy, says Leigh Matthews
  3. ^ An object lesson in the perils of hindsight
  1. a b Round-robin finals series in 1897 and 1924 were decided without the need for a Grand Final.
  2. a b c d e f g h The matches whose scores are indicated for the 1899, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1918, 1927 and 1928 seasons were not Grand Finals by the strictest definition, but are retrospectively considered Grand Finals. In each case, if the other team had won, a rematch would have been played the following week, which would have become the Grand Final. This was because of the minor premiers "right to challenge", which had existed under the finals systems in use at the time.
  3. c Tally includes the drawn grand final in 1948.
  4. d Tally includes the drawn grand final in 1977.
  5. e Tally includes the drawn grand final in 2010.

[edit] Sources

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