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Revision as of 04:45, 28 August 2011
This page is a complete chronological listing of Australian Football League (AFL) premiers. 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. The premiership is awarded to the club that wins the AFL Grand Final, with the exception of the league's inaugural season in 1897 and 1924, when a finals series system was used rather than a single Grand Final match.
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 has played in a preliminary final, and ten of the sixteen clubs in the league have won a premiership in the past 14 seasons. This contrasts to the 23 seasons between 1967 and 1989 when only five of the fourteen clubs won premierships.
Results
VFL
Season | Premier | Runner-up | Score | Margin | Venue | Attendance |
1897 | Essendon * | Geelong | No Grand Final[1] | N/A | No Venue | N/A |
1898 | Fitzroy | Essendon | 5.8 (38) – 3.5 (23) | 15 | Junction Oval | 16,538 |
1899 | Fitzroy | South Melbourne | 3.9 (27) – 3.8 (26) | 1 | Junction Oval | 4,823 |
1900 | Melbourne | Fitzroy | 4.10 (34) – 3.12 (30) | 4 | East Melbourne | 20,181 |
1901 | Essendon | Collingwood | 6.7 (43) – 2.4 (16) | 27 | Lake Oval | 30,031 |
1902 | Collingwood | Essendon | 9.6 (60) – 3.9 (27) | 33 | MCG | 35,202 |
1903 | Collingwood | Fitzroy | 4.7 (31) – 3.11 (29) | 2 | MCG | 32,263 |
1904 | Fitzroy | Carlton | 9.7 (61) – 5.7 (37) | 24 | MCG | 32,688 |
1905 | Fitzroy | Collingwood | 4.6 (30) – 2.5 (17) | 13 | MCG | 30,000 |
1906 | Carlton | Fitzroy | 15.4 (94) – 6.9 (45) | 49 | MCG | 44,437 |
1907 | Carlton | South Melbourne | 6.14 (50) – 6.9 (45) | 5 | MCG | 45,477 |
1908 | Carlton | Essendon | 5.5 (35) – 3.8 (26) | 9 | MCG | 50,261 |
1909 | South Melbourne | Carlton | 4.14 (38) – 4.12 (36) | 2 | MCG | 37,759 |
1910 | Collingwood | Carlton | 9.7 (61) – 6.11 (47) | 14 | MCG | 42,790 |
1911 | Essendon | Collingwood | 5.11 (41) – 4.11 (35) | 6 | MCG | 43,905 |
1912 | Essendon | South Melbourne | 5.17 (47) – 4.9 (33) | 14 | MCG | 54,434 |
1913 | Fitzroy | St Kilda | 7.14 (56) – 5.13 (43) | 13 | MCG | 59,556 |
1914 | Carlton | South Melbourne | 6.9 (45) – 4.15 (39) | 6 | MCG | 30,495 |
1915 | Carlton | Collingwood | 11.12 (78) – 6.9 (45) | 33 | MCG | 39,343 |
1916 | Fitzroy | Carlton | 12.13 (85) – 8.8 (56) | 29 | MCG | 21,130 |
1917 | Collingwood | Fitzroy | 9.20 (74) – 5.9 (39) | 35 | MCG | 25,512 |
1918 | South Melbourne | Collingwood | 9.8 (62) – 7.15 (57) | 5 | MCG | 39,262 |
1919 | Collingwood | Richmond | 11.12 (78) – 7.11 (53) | 25 | MCG | 45,413 |
1920 | Richmond | Collingwood | 7.10 (52) – 5.5 (35) | 17 | MCG | 53,908 |
1921 | Richmond | Carlton | 5.6 (36) – 4.8 (32) | 4 | MCG | 43,122 |
1922 | Fitzroy | Collingwood | 11.13 (79) – 9.14 (68) | 11 | MCG | 50,054 |
1923 | Essendon | Fitzroy | 8.15 (63) – 6.10 (46) | 17 | MCG | 46,566 |
1924 | Essendon * | Richmond | No Grand Final[1] | N/A | No Venue | N/A |
1925 | Geelong | Collingwood | 10.19 (79) – 9.15 (69) | 10 | MCG | 64,288 |
1926 | Melbourne | Collingwood | 17.17 (119) – 9.8 (62) | 57 | MCG | 59,632 |
1927 | Collingwood | Richmond | 2.13 (25) – 1.7 (13) | 12 | MCG | 34,551 |
1928 | Collingwood | Richmond | 13.18 (96) – 9.9 (63) | 33 | MCG | 50,026 |
1929 | Collingwood | Richmond | 11.13 (79) – 7.8 (50) | 29 | MCG | 63,336 |
1930 | Collingwood | Geelong | 14.16 (100) – 9.16 (70) | 30 | MCG | 45,022 |
1931 | Geelong | Richmond | 9.14 (68) – 7.6 (48) | 20 | MCG | 60,712 |
1932 | Richmond | Carlton | 13.14 (92) – 12.11 (83) | 9 | MCG | 69,724 |
1933 | South Melbourne | Richmond | 9.17 (71) – 4.5 (29) | 42 | MCG | 75,754 |
1934 | Richmond | South Melbourne | 19.14 (128) – 12.17 (89) | 39 | MCG | 65,335 |
1935 | Collingwood | South Melbourne | 11.12 (78) – 7.16 (58) | 20 | MCG | 54,154 |
1936 | Collingwood | South Melbourne | 11.23 (89) – 10.18 (78) | 11 | MCG | 74,091 |
1937 | Geelong | Collingwood | 18.14 (122) – 12.18 (90) | 32 | MCG | 88,540 |
1938 | Carlton | Collingwood | 15.10 (100) – 13.7 (85) | 15 | MCG | 96,486 |
1939 | Melbourne | Collingwood | 21.22 (148) – 14.11 (95) | 53 | MCG | 78,110 |
1940 | Melbourne | Richmond | 15.17 (107) – 10.8 (68) | 39 | MCG | 70,330 |
1941 | Melbourne | Essendon | 19.13 (127) – 13.20 (98) | 29 | MCG | 79,687 |
1942 | Essendon | Richmond | 19.18 (132) – 11.13 (79) | 53 | Princes Park | 49,000 |
1943 | Richmond | Essendon | 12.14 (86) – 11.15 (81) | 5 | Princes Park | 42,100 |
1944 | Fitzroy | Richmond | 9.12 (66) – 7.9 (51) | 15 | Junction Oval | 43,000 |
1945 | Carlton | South Melbourne | 15.13 (103) – 10.15 (75) | 28 | Princes Park | 62,986 |
1946 | Essendon | Melbourne | 22.18 (150) – 13.9 (87) | 63 | MCG | 73,743 |
1947 | Carlton | Essendon | 13.8 (86) – 11.19 (85) | 1 | MCG | 85,815 |
1948 | Melbourne | Essendon | 13.11 (89) – 7.8 (50)[2] | 39 | MCG | 52,226 |
1949 | Essendon | Carlton | 18.17 (125) – 6.16 (52) | 73 | MCG | 90,453 |
1950 | Essendon | North Melbourne | 13.14 (92) – 7.12 (54) | 38 | MCG | 87,601 |
1951 | Geelong | Essendon | 11.15 (81) – 10.10 (70) | 11 | MCG | 84,109 |
1952 | Geelong | Collingwood | 13.8 (86) – 5.10 (40) | 46 | MCG | 81,304 |
1953 | Collingwood | Geelong | 11.11 (77) – 8.17 (65) | 12 | MCG | 89,060 |
1954 | Footscray | Melbourne | 15.12 (102) – 7.9 (51) | 51 | MCG | 80,897 |
1955 | Melbourne | Collingwood | 8.16 (64) – 5.6 (36) | 28 | MCG | 88,053 |
1956 | Melbourne | Collingwood | 17.19 (121) – 6.12 (48) | 73 | MCG | 115,803 |
1957 | Melbourne | Essendon | 17.14 (116) – 7.13 (55) | 61 | MCG | 100,324 |
1958 | Collingwood | Melbourne | 12.10 (82) – 9.10 (64) | 18 | MCG | 97,956 |
1959 | Melbourne | Essendon | 17.13 (115) – 11.12 (78) | 37 | MCG | 103,506 |
1960 | Melbourne | Collingwood | 8.14 (62) – 2.2 (14) | 48 | MCG | 97,457 |
1961 | Hawthorn | Footscray | 13.16 (94) – 7.9 (51) | 43 | MCG | 107,935 |
1962 | Essendon | Carlton | 13.12 (90) – 8.10 (58) | 32 | MCG | 98,385 |
1963 | Geelong | Hawthorn | 15.19 (109) – 8.12 (60) | 49 | MCG | 101,452 |
1964 | Melbourne | Collingwood | 8.16 (64) – 8.12 (60) | 4 | MCG | 102,469 |
1965 | Essendon | St Kilda | 14.21 (105) – 9.16 (70) | 35 | MCG | 104,846 |
1966 | St Kilda | Collingwood | 10.14 (74) – 10.13 (73) | 1 | MCG | 101,655 |
1967 | Richmond | Geelong | 16.18 (114) – 15.15 (105) | 9 | MCG | 109,396 |
1968 | Carlton | Essendon | 7.14 (56) – 8.5 (53) | 3 | MCG | 116,828 |
1969 | Richmond | Carlton | 12.13 (85) – 8.12 (60) | 25 | MCG | 119,165 |
1970 | Carlton | Collingwood | 17.9 (111) – 14.17 (101) | 10 | MCG | 121,696 |
1971 | Hawthorn | St Kilda | 12.10 (82) – 11.9 (75) | 7 | MCG | 118,192 |
1972 | Carlton | Richmond | 28.9 (177) – 22.18 (150) | 27 | MCG | 112,393 |
1973 | Richmond | Carlton | 16.20 (116) – 12.14 (86) | 30 | MCG | 116,956 |
1974 | Richmond | North Melbourne | 18.20 (128) – 13.9 (87) | 41 | MCG | 113,839 |
1975 | North Melbourne | Hawthorn | 19.8 (122) – 9.13 (67) | 55 | MCG | 110,551 |
1976 | Hawthorn | North Melbourne | 13.22 (100) – 10.10 (70) | 30 | MCG | 110,143 |
1977 | North Melbourne | Collingwood | 21.25 (151) – 19.10 (124)[3] | 27 | MCG | 98,366 |
1978 | Hawthorn | North Melbourne | 18.13 (121) – 15.13 (103) | 18 | MCG | 101,704 |
1979 | Carlton | Collingwood | 11.16 (82) – 11.11 (77) | 5 | MCG | 113,545 |
1980 | Richmond | Collingwood | 23.21 (159) – 9.24 (78) | 81 | MCG | 113,461 |
1981 | Carlton | Collingwood | 12.20 (92) – 10.12 (72) | 20 | MCG | 112,964 |
1982 | Carlton | Richmond | 14.19 (103) – 12.13 (85) | 18 | MCG | 107,537 |
1983 | Hawthorn | Essendon | 20.20 (140) – 8.9 (57) | 83 | MCG | 110,332 |
1984 | Essendon | Hawthorn | 14.21 (105) – 12.9 (81) | 24 | MCG | 92,685 |
1985 | Essendon | Hawthorn | 26.14 (170) – 14.8 (92) | 78 | MCG | 100,042 |
1986 | Hawthorn | Carlton | 16.14 (110) – 9.14 (68) | 42 | MCG | 101,861 |
1987 | Carlton | Hawthorn | 15.14 (104) – 9.17 (71) | 33 | MCG | 92,754 |
1988 | Hawthorn | Melbourne | 22.20 (152) – 6.20 (56) | 96 | MCG | 93,754 |
1989 | Hawthorn | Geelong | 21.18 (144) – 21.12 (138) | 6 | MCG | 94,796 |
AFL
- 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[4] has resulted in a much more even spread of teams being in contention for the Premiership. Only three teams, Richmond, Fremantle and Western Bulldogs, 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.[5]
Season | Premier | Runner-up | Score | Margin | Venue | Attendance |
1990 | Collingwood | Essendon | 13.11 (89) – 5.11 (41) | 48 | MCG | 98,944 |
1991 | Hawthorn | West Coast | 20.19 (139) – 13.8 (86) | 53 | Waverley Park | 75,230 |
1992 | West Coast | Geelong | 16.17 (113) – 12.13 (85) | 28 | MCG | 95,007 |
1993 | Essendon | Carlton | 20.13 (133) – 13.11 (89) | 44 | MCG | 96,862 |
1994 | West Coast | Geelong | 20.23 (143) – 8.15 (63) | 80 | MCG | 93,860 |
1995 | Carlton | Geelong | 21.15 (141) – 11.14 (80) | 61 | MCG | 93,670 |
1996 | North Melbourne | Sydney Swans | 19.17 (131) – 13.10 (88) | 43 | MCG | 93,102 |
1997 | Adelaide | St Kilda | 19.11 (125) – 13.16 (94) | 31 | MCG | 99,645 |
1998 | Adelaide | North Melbourne | 15.15 (105) – 8.22 (70) | 35 | MCG | 94,431 |
1999 | North Melbourne | Carlton | 19.10 (124) – 12.17 (89) | 35 | MCG | 94,228 |
2000 | Essendon | Melbourne | 19.21 (135) – 11.9 (75) | 60 | MCG | 96,249 |
2001 | Brisbane Lions | Essendon | 15.18 (108) – 12.10 (82) | 26 | MCG | 91,482 |
2002 | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood | 10.15 (75) – 9.12 (66) | 9 | MCG | 91,817 |
2003 | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood | 20.14 (134) – 12.12 (84) | 50 | MCG | 79,451* |
2004 | Port Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | 17.11 (113) – 10.13 (73) | 40 | MCG | 77,671* |
2005 | Sydney Swans | West Coast | 8.10 (58) – 7.12 (54) | 4 | MCG | 91,828 |
2006 | West Coast | Sydney Swans | 12.13 (85) – 12.12 (84) | 1 | MCG | 97,431 |
2007 | Geelong | Port Adelaide | 24.19 (163) – 6.8 (44) | 119 | MCG | 97,302 |
2008 | Hawthorn | Geelong | 18.7 (115) – 11.23 (89) | 26 | MCG | 100,012 |
2009 | Geelong | St Kilda | 12.8 (80) – 9.14 (68) | 12 | MCG | 99,251 |
2010 | Collingwood | St Kilda | 16.12 (108) – 7.10 (52)[6] | 56 | MCG | 93,853 |
*Decreased capacity at the MCG due to the construction of the northern stand.
Premiership tally
Club | Premierships | Most recent Premiership |
Most recent Grand Final |
Runners-up | Grand Finals |
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Essendon | 16 | 2000 | 2001 | 14 | 29[1][2][3] |
Carlton | 16 | 1995 | 1999 | 13 | 29 |
Collingwood | 15 | 2010 | 2010 | 25 | 42[4][5] |
Melbourne | 12 | 1964 | 2000 | 5 | 18[3] |
Richmond | 10 | 1980 | 1982 | 12 | 21[1] |
Hawthorn | 10 | 2008 | 2008 | 5 | 15 |
Fitzroy | 8 | 1944 | 1944 | 5 | 13 |
Geelong | 8 | 2009 | 2009 | 9 | 16[2] |
South Melbourne / Sydney | 4 | 2005 | 2006 | 10 | 14 |
North Melbourne / Kangaroos | 4 | 1999 | 1999 | 5 | 10[4] |
West Coast | 3 | 2006 | 2006 | 2 | 5 |
Brisbane Lions | 3 | 2003 | 2004 | 1 | 4 |
Adelaide | 2 | 1998 | 1998 | 0 | 2 |
St Kilda | 1 | 1966 | 2010 | 6 | 8[5] |
Port Adelaide | 1 | 2004 | 2007 | 1 | 2 |
Footscray / Western Bulldogs | 1 | 1954 | 1961 | 1 | 2 |
University | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
Brisbane Bears | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
Fremantle* | 0* | N/A* | N/A* | 0* | 0* |
* Fremantle entered the league in 1995 and is yet to win a premiership or play in a Grand Final
Premierships at all levels
This table summarises the premierships and silverware won by teams in all forms of the VFL/AFL. The statistics for the Minor Premiership are not included, as it did not attract its own trophy until 1991 (the McClelland Trophy). 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 |
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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 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
North Melbourne / Kangaroos | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
Fitzroy | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Footscray / Western Bulldogs | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
South Melbourne / Sydney | 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 |
Efficiency of teams
In the interest of interpreting the premiership tallies to compare recently added non-Victorian teams and long-standing Victorian teams, this is the average number of years that each team takes to win a premiership.
Club | Years in competition | Seasons | Premierships | Runners-up | Average years per premiership | Average years per Grand Final |
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Brisbane Lions | 1997–2010 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4.67 | 3.50 |
Essendon | 1897–1915, 1918–2010 | 112 | 16 | 14 | 7.00 | 4.00* |
Carlton | 1897–2010 | 114 | 16 | 13 | 7.13 | 3.93 |
Collingwood | 1897–2010 | 114 | 15 | 25 | 7.60 | 2.78 |
West Coast | 1987–2010 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 8.00 | 4.80 |
Hawthorn | 1925–2010 | 86 | 10 | 5 | 8.60 | 5.73 |
Melbourne | 1897–1915, 1919–2010 | 111 | 12 | 5 | 9.25 | 6.53 |
Adelaide | 1991–2010 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
Richmond | 1908–2010 | 103 | 10 | 12 | 10.30 | 4.68 |
Fitzroy | 1897–1996 | 100 | 8 | 5 | 12.50 | 7.69 |
Port Adelaide | 1997–2010 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14.00 | 7.00 |
Geelong | 1897–1915, 1917–1941, 1944–2010 | 111 | 8 | 9 | 13.88 | 6.53 |
North Melbourne / Kangaroos | 1925–2010 | 86 | 4 | 5 | 21.50 | 9.56 |
South Melbourne / Sydney | 1897–1915, 1917–2010 | 113 | 4 | 9 | 28.25 | 8.69 |
Footscray / Western Bulldogs | 1925–2010 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 86.00 | 43.00 |
St Kilda | 1897–1915, 1918–2010 | 112 | 1 | 6 | 112.00 | 16.00 |
University | 1908–1914 | 7 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
Brisbane Bears | 1987–1996 | 10 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
Fremantle | 1995–2010 | 16 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
*Essendon won premierships in 1897 and 1924 which were not decided by a Grand Final.
Longest premiership droughts
Club | Years | Start | End | Grand Final losses during drought |
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South Melbourne / Sydney | 72 | 1933 | 2005 | 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996 |
St Kilda | 69 | 1897 (ent) | 1966 | 1913, 1965 |
Footscray / Western Bulldogs | 56 | 1954 | Pres | 1961 |
Fitzroy | 52 | 1944 | 1996 (def) | – |
North Melbourne | 50 | 1925 (ent) | 1975 | 1950, 1974 |
Melbourne | 46 | 1964 | Pres | 1988, 2000 |
St Kilda | 44 | 1966 | Pres | 1971, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2010 replay |
Geelong | 44 | 1963 | 2007 | 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995 |
Hawthorn | 36 | 1925 (ent) | 1961 | – |
Collingwood | 32 | 1958 | 1990 | 1960, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1977 replay, 1979, 1980, 1981 |
Dates given are the premiership years that started and ended the drought, unless the drought started at entry into the VFL/AFL (ent), or ended at folding/merging (def).
Current premiership droughts
Club | Last premiership | Seasons without premiership | Last appearance in a Grand Final | Seasons without Grand Final |
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Western Bulldogs | 1954 | 56 | 1961 | 49 |
Melbourne | 1964 | 46 | 2000 | 10 |
St Kilda | 1966 | 44 | 2010 | 0 |
Richmond | 1980 | 30 | 1982 | 28 |
Fremantle | N/A* | 16 | N/A* | 16 |
Carlton | 1995 | 15 | 1999 | 11 |
Adelaide | 1998 | 12 | 1998 | 12 |
North Melbourne | 1999 | 11 | 1999 | 11 |
Essendon | 2000 | 10 | 2001 | 9 |
Brisbane Lions | 2003 | 7 | 2004 | 6 |
Port Adelaide | 2004 | 6 | 2007 | 3 |
Sydney Swans | 2005 | 5 | 2006 | 4 |
West Coast | 2006 | 4 | 2006 | 4 |
Hawthorn | 2008 | 2 | 2008 | 2 |
Geelong | 2009 | 1 | 2009 | 1 |
Collingwood | 2010 | 0 | 2010 | 0 |
*Fremantle entered the league in 1995 and is the only current side yet to win a premiership or play in a Grand Final
Back-to-back premierships
Club | Years |
---|---|
Fitzroy | 1898 and 1899 |
Collingwood | 1902 and 1903 |
Fitzroy | 1904 and 1905 |
Essendon | 1911 and 1912 |
Carlton | 1914 and 1915 |
Richmond | 1920 and 1921 |
Essendon | 1923 and 1924 |
Collingwood | 1935 and 1936 |
Melbourne | 1959 and 1960 |
Richmond | 1973 and 1974 |
Carlton | 1981 and 1982 |
Essendon | 1984 and 1985 |
Hawthorn | 1988 and 1989 |
Adelaide | 1997 and 1998 |
Premiership history (2 out of 3)
Club | Years |
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Collingwood | 1917 (Premier), 1918 (Runner Up) and 1919 (Premier) |
Richmond | 1932 (Premier), 1933 (Runner Up) and 1934 (Premier) |
Melbourne | 1957 (Premier), 1958 (Runner Up) and 1959 (Premier) |
Carlton | 1968 (Premier), 1969 (Runner Up) and 1970 (Premier) |
North Melbourne | 1975 (Premier), 1976 (Runner Up) and 1977 (Premier) |
Hawthorn | 1986 (Premier), 1987 (Runner Up) and 1988 (Premier) |
Geelong | 2007 (Premier), 2008 (Runner Up) and 2009 (Premier) |
Premiership hat-tricks
Club | Years |
---|---|
Carlton | 1906, 1907 and 1908 |
Melbourne | 1939, 1940 and 1941 |
Melbourne | 1955, 1956 and 1957 |
Brisbane Lions | 2001, 2002 and 2003 |
Four consecutive premierships
Club | Years |
---|---|
Collingwood | 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 |
Back-to-back Grand Final losses
Club | Years |
---|---|
Carlton | 1909, 1910 |
Collingwood | 1925, 1926 |
Essendon | 1947, 1948 |
Collingwood | 1955, 1956 |
Hawthorn | 1984, 1985 |
Geelong | 1994, 1995 |
Collingwood | 2002, 2003 |
St Kilda | 2009, 2010 |
Runner Up Hat-Tricks
Club | Years |
---|---|
Richmond | 1927, 1928 and 1929 |
South Melbourne | 1934, 1935 and 1936 |
Collingwood | 1937, 1938 and 1939 |
Collingwood | 1979, 1980 and 1981 |
Notes
- From 2000 to 2004 a pattern emerged that the team that won the premiership 100 years earlier, lost the premiership 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 25, which is 9 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. Also that Collingwood was involved with two out of the three drawn Grand Finals in the AFL/VFL history.
- Collingwood holds the record for the most consecutive premierships won with four in a row from 1927 to 1930. Three teams have won three premierships in a row: Carlton (1906–1908); Melbourne (1939–1941 and 1955–1957) and the Brisbane Lions (2001–2003). Of these teams, only Melbourne in 1942 did not make the Finals the following season and have the chance to compete for a forth consecutive premiership. Although these three teams did compete in the following season's Grand Final, none of the three were successful; Carlton fell two points short of South Melbourne in 1909, Melbourne lost to Collingwood in 1958, and Brisbane lost to Port Adelaide in 2004.
- 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 wooden spoon and premiership in the same season.
See also
- List of Australian Football League premiership captains and coaches
- List of Australian Football League night premiers
- List of Australian Football League wooden spoons
References
- Notes & Web references
- ^ NAB AFL Draft
- ^ Was the result of the re-played Grand Final. Original scores were Melbourne 10.9 (69) – Essendon 7.27 (69).
- ^ Was the result of the re-played Grand Final. Original scores were North Melbourne 9.22 (76) – Collingwood 10.16 (76).
- ^ No 'tanking' in footy, says Leigh Matthews
- ^ An object lesson in the perils of hindsight
- ^ Was the result of the re-played Grand Final. Original scores were Collingwood 9.14 (68) – St Kilda 10.8 (68). Official Crowd: 100,016.
- a b Round Robin finals series in 1897 and 1924 did not allow for a Grand Final.
- a Tally does not include 1897, when the premiers and runners-up were decided by a round robin system.
- b Tally does not include 1924, when the premiers and runners-up were decided by a round robin system.
- c Tally includes the drawn grand final in 1948.
- d Tally includes the drawn grand final in 1977.
- e Tally includes the drawn grand final in 2010.