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This page is a chronological listing of Australian Football League premiers . The Australian Football League (formerly Victorian Football League ) is the elite competition in Australian rules football . Between 1897 , when the VFL was formed, and the 1980s where the VFL expanded nationally and was eventually renamed, it was theoretically just one of the state-based competitions. However, Melbourne's superior financial resources and population saw the VFL competition the strongest league in the country for most of that period.
Note that the current nicknames for the teams were devised subsequent to the beginning of the competition, and many have changed - for instance, the Kangaroos were at one stage known as "The Shinboners".
Since the introduction of the salary cap and the draft in the late 80's, every AFL club has played finals football. From 1990 every club except for Richmond, Fremantle, Fitzroy, the Brisbane Bears and the Western Bulldogs have played in a Grand Final. This is all part of the AFL's plan to allow each club to have a chance to win a premiership. And with Sydney winning its first flag in the harbor city in 2005 (it's first since 1933 ), this has shown that each club has a genuine chance to win a premiership in modern footy.
Results
VFL
Year Premier Runner Up Score Venue Attendance Details for this season
1897 Essendon Geelong No Grand Final *
No Venue
N/A
Season 1897
1898 Fitzroy Essendon 5.8 (38) - 3.5 (23)
Junction Oval 16,538
Season 1898
1899 Fitzroy South Melbourne 3.9 (27) - 3.8 (26)
Junction Oval 4,823
Season 1899
1900 Melbourne Fitzroy 4.10 (34) - 3.12 (30)
East Melbourne 20,181
Season 1900
1901 Essendon Collingwood 6.7 (43) - 2.4 (16)
Lake Oval 30,031
Season 1901
1902 Collingwood Essendon 9.6 (60) - 3.9 (27
MCG 35,202
Season 1902
1903 Collingwood Fitzroy 4.7 (31) - 3.11 (29)
MCG 32,263
Season 1903
1904 Fitzroy Carlton 9.7 (61) - 5.7 (37)
MCG 32,688
Season 1904
1905 Fitzroy Collingwood 4.6 (30) - 2.5 (17)
MCG 30,000
Season 1905
1906 Carlton Fitzroy 15.4 (94) - 6.9 (45)
MCG 44,437
Season 1906
1907 Carlton South Melbourne 6.14 (50) - 6.9 (45)
MCG 45,477
Season 1907
1908 Carlton Essendon 5.5 (35) - 3.8 (26)
MCG 50,261
Season 1908
1909 South Melbourne Carlton 4.14 (38) - 4.12 (36)
MCG 37,759
Season 1909
1910 Collingwood Carlton 9.7 (61) - 6.11 (47)
MCG 42,790
Season 1910
1911 Essendon Collingwood 5.11 (41) - 4.11 (35)
MCG 43,905
Season 1911
1912 Essendon South Melbourne 5.17 (47) - 4.9 (33)
MCG 54,434
Season 1912
1913 Fitzroy St Kilda 7.14 (56) - 5.13 (43)
MCG 59,556
Season 1913
1914 Carlton South Melbourne 6.9 (45) - 4.15 (39)
MCG 30,495
Season 1914
1915 Carlton Collingwood 11.12 (78) - 6.9 (45)
MCG 39,343
Season 1915
1916 Fitzroy Carlton 12.13 (85) - 8.8 (56)
MCG 21,130
Season 1916
1917 Collingwood Fitzroy 9.20 (74) - 5.9 (39)
MCG 25,512
Season 1917
1918 South Melbourne Collingwood 9.8 (62) - 7.15 (57)
MCG 39,262
Season 1918
1919 Collingwood Richmond 11.12 (78) - 7.1 (53)
MCG 45,413
Season 1919
1920 Richmond Collingwood 7.10 (52) - 5.5 (35)
MCG 53,908
Season 1920
1921 Richmond Carlton 5.6 (36) - 4.8 (32)
MCG 43,122
Season 1921
1922 Fitzroy Collingwood 11.13 (79) - 9.14 (68)
MCG 50,054
Season 1922
1923 Essendon Fitzroy 8.15 (63) - 6.10 (46)
MCG 46,566
Season 1923
1924 Essendon Richmond No Grand Final *
No Venue
N/A
Season 1924
1925 Geelong Collingwood 10.19 (79) - 9.15 (69)
MCG 64,288
Season 1925
1926 Melbourne Collingwood 17.17 (119) - 9.8 (62)
MCG 59,632
Season 1926
1927 Collingwood Richmond 2.13 (25) - 1.7 (13)
MCG 34,551
Season 1927
1928 Collingwood Richmond 13.18 (96) - 9.9 (63)
MCG 50,026
Season 1928
1929 Collingwood Richmond 11.13 (79) - 7.8 (50)
MCG 63,336
Season 1929
1930 Collingwood Geelong 14.16 (100) - 9.16 (70)
MCG 45,022
Season 1930
1931 Geelong Richmond 9.14 (68) - 7.6 (48)
MCG 60,712
Season 1931
1932 Richmond Carlton 13.14 (92) - 12.11 (83)
MCG 69,724
Season 1932
1933 South Melbourne Richmond 9.17 (71) - 4.5 (29)
MCG 75,754
Season 1933
1934 Richmond South Melbourne 19.14 (128) - 12.17 (89)
MCG 65,335
Season 1934
1935 Collingwood South Melbourne 11.12 (78) - 7.16 (58)
MCG 54,154
Season 1935
1936 Collingwood South Melbourne 11.23 (89) - 10.18 (78)
MCG 74,091
Season 1936
1937 Geelong Collingwood 18.14 (122) - 12.18 (90)
MCG 88,540
Season 1937
1938 Carlton Collingwood 15.10 (100) - 13.7 (85)
MCG 96,486
Season 1938
1939 Melbourne Collingwood 21.22 (148) - 14.11 (95)
MCG 78,110
Season 1939
1940 Melbourne Richmond 15.17 (107) - 10.8 (68)
MCG 70,330
Season 1940
1941 Melbourne Essendon 19.13 (127) - 13.20 (98)
MCG 79,687
Season 1941
1942 Essendon Richmond 19.18 (132) - 11.13 (79)
Optus Oval 49,000
Season 1942
1943 Richmond Essendon 12.14 (86) - 11.15 (81)
Optus Oval 42,100
Season 1943
1944 Fitzroy Richmond 9.12 (66) - 7.9 (51)
Junction Oval 43,000
Season 1944
1945 Carlton South Melbourne 15.13 (103) - 10.15 (76)
Optus Oval 62,986
Season 1945
1946 Essendon Carlton 13.8 (86) - 11.19(85)
MCG 73,743
Season 1946
1947 Carlton Essendon 13.8 (86) - 11.17 (83)
MCG 85,815
Season 1947
1948 Melbourne Essendon 13.11 (89) - 7.8 (50) **
MCG 52,226
Season 1948
1949 Essendon Carlton 18.17 (125) - 6.16 (52)
MCG 90,453
Season 1949
1950 Essendon North Melbourne 13.14 (92) - 7.12 (54)
MCG 87,601
Season 1950
1951 Geelong Essendon 11.15 (81) - 10.10 (70)
MCG 84,109
Season 1951
1952 Geelong Collingwood 13.8 (86) - 5.10 (40)
MCG 81,304
Season 1952
1953 Collingwood Geelong 11.11 (77) - 8.17 (65)
MCG 89,060
Season 1953
1954 Footscray Melbourne 15.12 (102) - 7.9 (51)
MCG 80,897
Season 1954
1955 Melbourne Collingwood 8.16 (64) - 5.6 (36)
MCG 88,053
Season 1955
1956 Melbourne Collingwood 17.19 (121) - 6.12 (48)
MCG 115,803
Season 1956
1957 Melbourne Essendon 17.14 (116) - 7.13 (55)
MCG 100,324
Season 1957
1958 Collingwood Melbourne 12.10 (82) - 9.10 (64)
MCG 97,956
Season 1958
1959 Melbourne Essendon 17.13 (115) - 11.12 (78)
MCG 103,506
Season 1959
1960 Melbourne Collingwood 8.14 (62) - 2.2 (14)
MCG 97,457
Season 1960
1961 Hawthorn Footscray 13.16 (94) - 7.9 (51)
MCG 107,935
Season 1961
1962 Essendon Carlton 13.12 (90) - 8.10 (58)
MCG 98,385
Season 1962
1963 Geelong Hawthorn 15.19 (109) - 8.12 (60)
MCG 101,452
Season 1963
1964 Melbourne Collingwood 8.16 (64) - 8.12 (60)
MCG 102,469
Season 1964
1965 Essendon St Kilda 14.21 (105) - 9.16 (70)
MCG 104,846
Season 1965
1966 St Kilda Collingwood 10.14 (74) - 10.13 (73)
MCG 101,655
Season 1966
1967 Richmond Geelong 16.18 (114) - 15.15 (105)
MCG 109,396
Season 1967
1968 Carlton Essendon 7.14 (56) - 8.5 (53)
MCG 116,828
Season 1968
1969 Richmond Carlton 12.13 (85) - 8.12 (60)
MCG 119,165
Season 1969
1970 Carlton Collingwood 17.9 (111) - 14.17 (101)
MCG 121,696
Season 1970
1971 Hawthorn St Kilda 12.10 (82) - 11.9 (75)
MCG 118,192
Season 1971
1972 Carlton Richmond 28.9 (177) - 22.18 (150)
MCG 112,393
Season 1972
1973 Richmond Carlton 16.20 (116) - 12.14 (86)
MCG 116,956
Season 1973
1974 Richmond North Melbourne 18.20 (128) - 13.9 (87)
MCG 113,839
Season 1974
1975 North Melbourne Hawthorn 19.8 (122) - 9.13 (67)
MCG 110,551
Season 1975
1976 Hawthorn North Melbourne 13.22 (100) - 10.10 (70)
MCG 110,143
Season 1976
1977 North Melbourne Collingwood 21.25 (151) - 19.10 (124) ***
MCG 98,366
Season 1977
1978 Hawthorn North Melbourne 18.13 (121) - 15.13 (103)
MCG 101,704
Season 1978
1979 Carlton Collingwood 11.16 (82) - 11.11 (77)
MCG 113,545
Season 1979
1980 Richmond Collingwood 23.21 (159) - 9.24 (78)
MCG 113,461
Season 1980
1981 Carlton Collingwood 12.20 (92) - 10.12 (72)
MCG 112,964
Season 1981
1982 Carlton Richmond 14.19 (103) - 12.13 (83)
MCG 107,537
Season 1982
1983 Hawthorn Essendon 20.20 (140) - 8.9 (57)
MCG 110,332
Season 1983
1984 Essendon Hawthorn 14.21 (105) - 12.9 (81)
MCG 92,685
Season 1984
1985 Essendon Hawthorn 26.14 (170) - 14.8 (92)
MCG 100,042
Season 1985
1986 Hawthorn Carlton 16.14 (110) - 9.14 (68)
MCG 101,861
Season 1986
1987 Carlton Hawthorn 15.14 (104) - 9.17 (71)
MCG 92,754
Season 1987
1988 Hawthorn Melbourne 22.20 (152) - 6.20 (56)
MCG 93,754
Season 1988
1989 Hawthorn Geelong 21.18 (144) - 21.12 (138)
MCG 94,796
Season 1989
(*) Round Robin finals series in 1897 and 1924 didn't allow for a Grand Final.
(**) Was the result of the re-played Grand Final between Melb and Ess.
(***) Was also the result of the re-played Grand Final between North and Collingwood.
AFL
Year Premier Runner Up Score Venue Attendance Details for this season
1990 Collingwood Essendon 13.11 (89) - 5.11 (41)
MCG 98,944
Season 1990
1991 Hawthorn West Coast Eagles 20.19 (139) - 13.8 (86)
Waverley Park 75,230
Season 1991
1992 West Coast Eagles Geelong 16.17 (113) - 12.13 (85)
MCG 95,007
Season 1992
1993 Essendon Carlton 20.13 (133) - 13.11 (89)
MCG 96,862
Season 1993
1994 West Coast Eagles Geelong 20.23 (143) - 8.15 (63)
MCG 93,860
Season 1994
1995 Carlton Geelong 21.15 (141) - 11.14 (80)
MCG 93,670
Season 1995
1996 North Melbourne Sydney Swans 19.17 (131) - 13.10 (88)
MCG 93,102
Season 1996
1997 Adelaide Crows St Kilda 19.11 (125) - 13.16 (94)
MCG 98,828
Season 1997
1998 Adelaide Crows North Melbourne 15.15 (105) - 8.22 (70)
MCG 94,431
Season 1998
1999 Kangaroos Carlton 19.10 (124) - 12.17 (89)
MCG 94,228
Season 1999
2000 Essendon Melbourne 19.21 (135) - 11.9 (75)
MCG 96,249
Season 2000
2001 Brisbane Lions Essendon 15.18 (108) - 12.10 (82)
MCG 91,482
Season 2001
2002 Brisbane Lions Collingwood 10.15 (75) - 9.12 (66)
MCG 91,817
Season 2002
2003 Brisbane Lions Collingwood 20.14 (134) - 12.12 (84)
MCG 79,451
Season 2003
2004 Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions 17.11 (113) - 10.13 (73)
MCG 77,671
Season 2004
2005 Sydney Swans West Coast Eagles 8.10 (58) - 7.12 (54)
MCG 91,898
Season 2005
Premiership Tally
Top 4 Clubs
Trivia
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 Grand Final.
See also
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