List of VFA/VFL premiers

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English This page is a complete chronological listing of the premiers of the Australian rules football competition known as the Victorian Football Association until 1995 and as the Victorian Football League since 1996. The Victorian Football Association was the top Victorian competition in Australian rules football from 1877 until 1896, and has been the second-tier Victorian competition since.

Each year, the premiership is awarded to the club which wins the VFL Grand Final. The Grand Final has been an annual tradition in its current format since 1933, and some form of Grand Final has been scheduled in each season since 1903 VFA season.

List of premiers

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The VFL Premiership Cup

Premiership systems

Premierships are recognised for all seasons of VFA/VFL competition. Several different methods have existed to determine the premiers:

  • From 1877 until 1887, the premiership was a title given to the best performing team, determined largely by press consensus. These premierships, as well as premierships between 1870 and 1876 decided in the same manner prior to the foundation of the VFA, were at the time an informal title, but have since been considered official.[1][2]
  • In 1888, the premiership became a formal competition controlled by the VFA. From 1888 until 1902, the premiership was determined based on win–loss record, with a playoff match played only in the event of teams finishing with equal records
  • From 1903 until 1932, the Argus system was in place, and the circumstances of the Grand Final could vary; in those years, the minor premiers had the right to challenge the winner of the finals series for the premiership, so the Grand Finals of this era are a mixture of challenge matches and non-challenge matches which would have been followed by challenge matches had the minor premier been defeated.
  • Since 1933, the premiership has been determined by a conventional Grand Final at the end of a finals series.

VFA/VFL premiers

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  Premiership decided by a conventional grand final or playoff match, in which neither team had any right to challenge

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  Premiership decided by a grand final replay, after the scheduled grand final was drawn

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  Premiership decided by a challenge final under the Argus system

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  Premiership decided without the need for a challenge final under the Argus system; in these cases, had the runners-up won the match, a rematch would have been played the following weekend

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  Premiership decided by full season win–loss record

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  Premiership decided by press consensus
Season Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Attendance Date Report
1877 Carlton Melbourne [3]
1878 Geelong Melbourne (2) 5.12 d. 1.4Template:NoteTag Melbourne Cricket Ground 7,500 Template:Dts [4]
1879 Geelong (2) Carlton [5][6]
1880 Geelong (3) South Melbourne [7]
1881 South Melbourne Geelong [8]
1882 Geelong (4) Essendon [9]
1883 Geelong (5) South Melbourne (2) [10]
1884 Geelong (6) Essendon (2) [11]
1885 South Melbourne (2) Essendon (3) [12]
1886 Geelong (7) South Melbourne (3) [13]
1887 Carlton (2) Geelong (2) [14]
Victorian Football Association premiership officially established
1888 South Melbourne (3) Geelong (3) [15]
1889 South Melbourne (4) Carlton (2) [16]
1890 South Melbourne (5) Carlton (3) [17]
1891 Essendon Carlton (4) [18]
1892 Essendon (2) Fitzroy [19]
1893 Essendon (3) Melbourne (3) [20]
1894 Essendon (4) Melbourne (4) [21]
1895 Fitzroy Collingwood
Geelong (4)
Melbourne (5)
[22]
1896 Collingwood South Melbourne (4) 6.9 d. 5.10 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 12,000 Template:Dts [23][24]
Victorian Football League (present-day Australian Football League) established
1897 Port Melbourne Template:AFL NM [25]
1898 Footscray Template:AFL NM (2) [26][27]
1899 Footscray (2) Template:AFL NM (3) [28]
1900 Footscray (3) Williamstown [29]
1901 Port Melbourne (2) Richmond [30]
1902 Richmond Port Melbourne [31]
1903 Template:AFL NM Richmond (2) 7.6 (48) d. 3.9 (27) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 19,000 Template:Dts [32][33]
1904 Template:AFL NM (2) Richmond (3) Forfeited by Richmond East Melbourne Cricket Ground N/A Template:Dts [34]
1905 Richmond (2) Template:AFL NM (4) 9.7 (61) d. 5.6 (36) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 17,500 Template:Dts [35][36]
1906 West Melbourne Footscray 7.8 (50) d. 5.9 (39) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 20,000 Template:Dts [37][38]
1907 Williamstown West Melbourne 7.10 (52) d. 3.16 (24) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 25,000 Template:Dts [39]
1908 Footscray (4) Brunswick 9.10 (64) d. 6.4 (40) Melbourne Cricket Ground 40,000 Template:Dts [40][41]
1909 Brunswick Prahran 10.12 (72) d. 8.7 (55) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 20,000 Template:Dts [42]
1910 Template:AFL NM (3) Brunswick (2) 9.14 (68) d. 5.9 (39) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 25,000 Template:Dts [43][44]
1911 Essendon (A.) Brunswick (3) 4.10 (34) d. 3.8 (26) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 30,000 Template:Dts [45]
1912 Essendon (A.) (2) Footscray (2) 9.8 (62) d. 5.11 (41) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 25,000 Template:Dts [46]
1913 Footscray (5) Template:AFL NM (5) 10.14 (74) d. 11.7 (73) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 20,000 Template:Dts [47][48]
1914 Template:AFL NM (4) Footscray (3) 12.14 (86) d. 7.9 (51) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 10,000 Template:Dts [49]
1915 Template:AFL NM (5) Brunswick (4) 11.10 (76) d. 3.10 (28) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 8,000 Template:Dts [50][51]
1916 Season not contested due to World War I [52]
1917 Season not contested due to World War I [53]
1918 Template:AFL NM (6) Prahran (2) 18.13 (121) d. 3.10 (28) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 7,000 Template:Dts [54][55][56]
1919 Footscray (6) Template:AFL NM (6) 8.17 (65) d. 6.7 (43) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 20,000 Template:Dts [57][58]
1920 Footscray (7) Brunswick (5) 10.9 (69) d. 8.18 (66) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 18,000 Template:Dts [59]
1921 Williamstown (2) Footscray (4) 8.9 (57) d. 5.9 (39) Fitzroy Cricket Ground 20,000 Template:Dts [60]
1922 Port Melbourne (3) Footscray (5) 9.6 (60) d. 8.10 (58) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 20,000 Template:Dts [61]
1923 Footscray (8) Port Melbourne (2) 7.10 (52) d. 5.8 (38) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 18,000 Template:Dts [62]
1924 Footscray (9) Williamstown (2) 11.11 (77) d. 3.4 (22) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 15,000 Template:Dts [63][64]
1925 Brunswick (2) Port Melbourne (3) 10.9 (69) d. 7.11 (53) Motordrome 15,000 Template:Dts [65]
1926 Coburg Brighton 12.9 (81) d. 9.11 (65) Motordrome 15,000 Template:Dts [66]
1927 Coburg (2) Brighton (2) 19.10 (124) d. 13.12 (90) Motordrome 20,000 Template:Dts [67][68]
1928 Coburg (3) Port Melbourne (4) 17.12 (114) d. 16.11 (107) Brunswick Cricket Ground 10.854 Template:Dts [69]
1929 Northcote Port Melbourne (5) 15.21 (111) d. 10.9 (69) Melbourne Cricket Ground 17,304 Template:Dts [70]
1930 Oakleigh Northcote 9.6 (60) d. 7.9 (51) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 8,000 Template:Dts [71]
1931 Oakleigh (2) Northcote (2) 10.14 (74) d. 11.5 (71) Port Melbourne Cricket Ground 10,000 Template:Dts [72]
1932 Northcote (2) Coburg 13.11 (89) d. 8.15 (63) Coburg Cricket Ground 9,000 Template:Dts [73]
1933 Northcote (3) Coburg (2) 11.20 (86) d. 9.16 (70) Olympic Park 12,000 Template:Dts [74]
1934 Northcote (4) Coburg (3) 19.16 (130) d. 10.9 (69) Showgrounds 2,300 Template:Dts [75]
1935 Yarraville Camberwell 10.10 (70) d. 8.13 (61) Toorak Park 14,600 Template:Dts [76]
1936 Northcote (5) Prahran (3) 19.6 (120) d. 15.15 (105) Toorak Park 12,000 Template:Dts [77]
1937 Prahran Brunswick (6) 12.13 (85) d. 11.17 (83) Toorak Park 9,000 Template:Dts [78]
Beginning of throw-pass era
1938 Brunswick (3) Brighton (3) 19.17 (131) d. 14.14 (98) Toorak Park 20,000 Template:Dts [79]
1939 Williamstown (3) Brunswick (7) 14.20 (104) d. 14.11 (95) Melbourne Cricket Ground 47,098 Template:Dts [80]
1940 Port Melbourne (4) Prahran (4) 23.22 (160) d. 17.11 (113) Melbourne Cricket Ground 30,882 Template:Dts [81]
1941 Port Melbourne (5) Coburg (4) 15.18 (108) d. 11.23 (89) Melbourne Cricket Ground 36,289 Template:Dts [82]
1942 Season not contested due to World War II [83]
1943 Season not contested due to World War II [84]
1944 Season not contested due to World War II [85]
1945 Williamstown (4) Port Melbourne (6) 16.21 (117) d. 10.20 (80) St Kilda Cricket Ground 39,000 Template:Dts [86]
1946 Sandringham Camberwell (2) 14.15 (99) d. 13.14 (92) St Kilda Cricket Ground 30,000 Template:Dts [87]
1947 Port Melbourne (6) Sandringham 15.13 (103) d. 11.8 (74) St Kilda Cricket Ground 24,000 Template:Dts [88]
1948 Brighton Williamstown (3) 13.16 (94) d. 13.7 (85) St Kilda Cricket Ground 18,000 Template:Dts [89]
1949 Williamstown (5) Oakleigh 10.5 (65) d. 8.14 (62) St Kilda Cricket Ground 40,000 Template:Dts [90]
End of the throw-pass era
1950 Oakleigh (3) Port Melbourne (7) 13.9 (87) d. 9.14 (68) St Kilda Cricket Ground 38,000 Template:Dts [91]
1951 Prahran (2) Port Melbourne (8) 11.13 (79) d. 10.10 (70) St Kilda Cricket Ground 32,500 Template:Dts [92]
1952 Oakleigh (4) Port Melbourne (9) 11.18 (84) d. 8.15 (63) St Kilda Cricket Ground 39,500 Template:Dts [93]
1953 Port Melbourne (7) Yarraville 21.15 (141) d. 12.9 (81) St Kilda Cricket Ground 40,000 Template:Dts [94]
1954 Williamstown (6) Port Melbourne (10) 11.20 (86) d. 7.12(54) St Kilda Cricket Ground 30,000 Template:Dts [95]
1955 Williamstown (7) Port Melbourne (11) 13.19 (97) d. 13.10 (88) St Kilda Cricket Ground 30,000 Template:Dts [96][97]
1956 Williamstown (8) Port Melbourne (12) 14.18 (102) d. 10.18 (78) St Kilda Cricket Ground 28,000 Template:Dts [98]
1957 Moorabbin Port Melbourne (13) 15.12 (102) d. 7.20 (62) St Kilda Cricket Ground 26,000 Template:Dts [99]
1958 Williamstown Moorabbin 6.15 (51) drew 7.9 (51) St Kilda Cricket Ground 20,000 Template:Dts [100]
Williamstown (9) Moorabbin 13.18 (96) d. 8.16 (64) St Kilda Cricket Ground 22,000 Template:Dts [101]
1959 Williamstown (10) Coburg (5) 15.21 (111) d. 11.10 (76) St Kilda Cricket Ground 26,000 Template:Dts [102][103]
1960 Oakleigh (5) Sandringham (2) 18.14 (122) d. 8.14 (62) St Kilda Cricket Ground 30,000 Template:Dts [104]
Competition partitioned into two divisions; Division 1 premiers follow
1961 Yarraville (2) Williamstown (4) 22.7 (139) d. 11.10 (76) St Kilda Cricket Ground 20,000 Template:Dts [105]
1962 Sandringham (2) Moorabbin (2) 14.10 (94) d. 13.15 (93) St Kilda Cricket Ground 11,000 Template:Dts [106]
1963 Moorabbin (2) Sandringham (3) 19.16 (130) d. 9.12 (66) North Port Oval 15,000 Template:Dts [107]
1964 Port Melbourne (8) Williamstown (5) 14.17 (101) d. 10.5 (65) North Port Oval 26,000 Template:Dts [108]
1965 Waverley Port Melbourne (14) 14.13 (97) d. 10.25 (85) North Port Oval 25,000 Template:Dts [109]
1966 Port Melbourne (9) Waverley 13.12 (90) d. 6.11 (47) St Kilda Cricket Ground 25,000 Template:Dts [110]
1967 Dandenong Port Melbourne (15) 16.13 (109) d. 12.12 (84) Punt Road Oval 25,000 Template:Dts [111]
1968 Preston Prahran 15.8 (98) d. 12.12 (84) Punt Road Oval 18,000 Template:Dts [112]
1969 Preston (2) Dandenong 12.11 (83) d. 10.11 (71) Punt Road Oval 10,000 Template:Dts [113]
1970 Prahran (3) Williamstown (6) 17.18 (120) d. 10.10 (70) St Kilda Cricket Ground 26,000 Template:Dts [114]
1971 Dandenong (2) Preston 14.14 (98) d. 13.14 (92) St Kilda Cricket Ground 14,529 Template:Dts [115]
1972 Oakleigh (6) Dandenong (2) 25.17 (167) d. 18.15 (123) St Kilda Cricket Ground 22,400 Template:Dts [116]
1973 Prahran (4) Oakleigh (2) 15.23 (113) d. 10.18 (78) St Kilda Cricket Ground 21,200 Template:Dts [117]
1974 Port Melbourne (10) Oakleigh (3) 22.20 (152) d. 11.17 (83) St Kilda Cricket Ground 23,936 Template:Dts [118]
1975 Geelong West Dandenong (3) 18.13 (121) d. 14.9 (93) St Kilda Cricket Ground 27,582 Template:Dts [119]
1976 Port Melbourne (11) Dandenong (4) 19.18 (132) d. 10.15 (75) St Kilda Cricket Ground 32,137 Template:Dts [120]
1977 Port Melbourne (12) Sandringham (4) 23.19 (157) d. 7.15 (57) St Kilda Cricket Ground 29,664 Template:Dts [121]
1978 Prahran (5) Preston (2) 21.15 (141) d. 17.17 (119) St Kilda Cricket Ground 29,595 Template:Dts [122]
1979 Coburg (4) Geelong West 16.15 (111) d. 14.19 (103) St Kilda Cricket Ground 17,947 Template:Dts [123]
1980 Port Melbourne (13) Coburg (6) 11.15 (81) d. 10.10 (70) St Kilda Cricket Ground 22,010 Template:Dts [124]
1981 Port Melbourne (14) Preston (3) 32.19 (211) d. 15.8 (98) St Kilda Cricket Ground 20,180 Template:Dts [125]
1982 Port Melbourne (15) Preston (4) 21.15 (141) d. 20.14 (134) St Kilda Cricket Ground 20,732 Template:Dts [126]
1983 Preston (3) Geelong West (2) 14.10 (94) d. 12.15 (87) St Kilda Cricket Ground 14,719 Template:Dts [127]
1984 Preston (4) Frankston 19.21 (135) d. 12.9 (81) St Kilda Cricket Ground 8,664 Template:Dts [128]
1985 Sandringham (3) Williamstown (7) 14.16 (100) d. 13.16 (94) St Kilda Cricket Ground 22,341 Template:Dts [129]
1986 Williamstown (11) Coburg (7) 17.9 (111) d. 14.14 (98) St Kilda Cricket Ground 20,146 Template:Dts [130]
1987 Springvale Port Melbourne (16) 14.16 (100) d. 7.20 (62) St Kilda Cricket Ground 19,620 Template:Dts [131]
1988 Coburg (5) Williamstown (8) 16.18 (114) d. 12.15 (87) Windy Hill 22,034 Template:Dts [132]
Competition recombined to a single division
1989 Coburg (6) Williamstown (9) 10.13 (73) d. 7.11 (53) Windy Hill 23,272 Template:Dts [133]
1990 Williamstown (12) Springvale 16.11 (107) d. 15.15 (105) Princes Park 18,634 Template:Dts [134]
1991 Dandenong (3) Werribee 15.15 (105) d. 14.12 (96) Princes Park 13,565 Template:Dts [135]
1992 Sandringham (4) Williamstown (10) 19.16 (130) d. 13.8 (86) Princes Park 20,847 Template:Dts [136]
1993 Werribee Port Melbourne (17) 10.10 (70) d. 4.4 (28) Princes Park 14,389 Template:Dts [137]
1994 Sandringham (5) Box Hill 11.12 (78) d. 10.9 (69) Victoria Park 13,168 Template:Dts [138]
1995 Springvale (2) Sandringham (5) 14.10 (94) d. 6.15 (51) Victoria Park 6,445 Template:Dts [139]
'Victorian Football Association' renamed 'Victorian Football League', transition to state league model
1996 Springvale (3) Frankston (2) 11.7 (73) d. 10.10 (70) Optus Oval 8,183 Template:Dts [140]
1997 Sandringham (6) Frankston (3) 10.13 (73) d. 5.14 (44) North Port Oval 10,000 Template:Dts [141]
1998 Springvale (4) Werribee (2) 11.17 (83) d. 5.15 (45) North Port Oval 8,672 Template:Dts [142]
1999 Springvale (5) North Ballarat 19.11 (125) d. 9.11 (65) North Port Oval 6,212 Template:Dts [143]
2000 Sandringham (7) North Ballarat (2) 15.18 (108) d. 11.11 (77) Waverley Park 8,652 Template:Dts [144]
2001 Box Hill Werribee (3) 13.13 (91) d. 7.12 (54) Optus Oval 11,500 Template:Dts [145]
2002 Geelong reserves Port Melbourne (18) 15.15 (105) d. 12.11 (83) Optus Oval 11,500 Template:Dts [146]
2003 Williamstown (13) Box Hill (2) 13.14 (92) d. 9.9 (63) Optus Oval 10,500 Template:Dts [147]
2004 Sandringham (8) Port Melbourne (19) 9.13 (67) d. 9.9 (63) Optus Oval 8,196 Template:Dts [148]
2005 Sandringham (9) Werribee (4) 11.17 (83) d. 11.8 (74) Optus Oval 9,000 Template:Dts [149]
2006 Sandringham (10) Geelong reserves 13.13 (91) d. 11.7 (73) Optus Oval 6,000 Template:Dts [150]
2007 Geelong reserves (2) Coburg (8) 17.24 (126) d. 7.10 (52) MC Labour Park 13,842 Template:Dts [151]
2008 North Ballarat Port Melbourne (20) 18.12 (120) d. 11.9 (75) Telstra Dome 11,641 Template:Dts [152]
2009 North Ballarat (2) Northern Bullants (5) 14.7 (91) d. 10.8 (68) Etihad Stadium 14,026 Template:Dts [153]
2010 North Ballarat (3) Northern Bullants (6) 20.13 (133) d. 13.8 (86) Etihad Stadium 11,000 Template:Dts [154]
2011 Port Melbourne (16) Williamstown (11) 22.12 (144) d. 13.10 (88) Etihad Stadium 11,804 Template:Dts [155]
2012 Geelong reserves (3) Port Melbourne (21) 14.24 (108) d. 11.9 (75) Etihad Stadium 14,536 Template:Dts [156]
2013 Box Hill (2) Geelong reserves (2) 14.15 (99) d. 11.12 (78) Etihad Stadium 15,199 Template:Dts [157]
2014 Footscray reserves Box Hill (3) 16.13 (109) d. 13.9 (87) Etihad Stadium 23,816 Template:Dts [158]
2015 Williamstown (14) Box Hill (4) 18.12 (120) d. 8.18 (66) Etihad Stadium 12,900 Template:Dts [159]
2016 Footscray reserves (2) Casey (2) 13.19 (97) d. 10.6 (66) Etihad Stadium 17,348 Template:Dts [160]
2017 Port Melbourne (17) Richmond reserves 11.8 (74) d. 10.10 (70) Etihad Stadium 17,159 Template:Dts [161]
2018 Box Hill (3) Casey (3) 10.12 (72) d. 8.14 (62) Marvel Stadium 12,884 Template:Dts [162]
2019 Richmond reserves Williamstown (12) 8.10 (58) d. 7.13 (55) Ikon Park 13,165 Template:Dts [163]
2020 Season not contested due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
2021 Finals series not contested and premiership not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria [164]
2022 Casey (6) Southport 10.10 (70) d. 5.8 (38) Ikon Park 4,500 Template:Dts [165]
2023 Gold Coast reserves Werribee (5) 17.10 (112) d. 14.9 (93) Ikon Park 7,148 Template:Dts [166]
2024 Werribee (2) Southport (2) 10.9 (69) d. 8.15 (63) Ikon Park TBC Template:Dts [167]

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Division 2 premiers

Season Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Attendance Date Report
1961 Northcote Dandenong 12.15 (87) d. 9.18 (72) Toorak Park 10,000 Template:Dts [168]
1962 Dandenong Prahran 16.24 (120) d. 8.12 (60) Toorak Park 12,000 Template:Dts [169]
1963 Preston Waverley 11.14 (80) d. 9.15 (69) Toorak Park 15,000 Template:Dts [170]
1964 Geelong West Sunshine 14.14 (98) d. 11.11 (77) Toorak Park 10,000 Template:Dts [171]
1965 Preston (2) Mordialloc 15.12 (102) d. 9.10 (64) Toorak Park 10,000 Template:Dts [172]
1966 Prahran Geelong West 17.12 (114) d. 5.15 (45) Toorak Park 10,000 Template:Dts [173]
1967 Oakleigh Geelong West (2) 12.14 (86) d. 11.7 (73) Coburg Oval 4,000 Template:Dts [174]
1968 Geelong West (2) Williamstown 20.15 (135) d. 18.15 (123) Toorak Park 6,000 Template:Dts [175]
1969 Williamstown Sunshine (2) 15.14 (104) d. 12.12 (84) Toorak Park 6,000 Template:Dts [176]
1970 Coburg Box Hill 20.17 (137) d. 16.11 (107) Toorak Park 8,000 Template:Dts [177]
1971 Sunshine Brunswick 22.26 (158) d. 16.8 (104) Toorak Park 10,000 Template:Dts [178]
1972 Geelong West (3) Caulfield 14.16 (100) d. 14.10 (94) Toorak Park 10,000 Template:Dts [179]
1973 Caulfield Brunswick (2) 18.20 (128) d. 14.22 (106) Toorak Park 8,000 Template:Dts [180]
1974 Coburg (2) Brunswick (3) 18.17 (125) d. 9.15 (69) Toorak Park 11,000 Template:Dts [181]
1975 Brunswick Camberwell 18.22 (130) d. 12.11 (83) Toorak Park 9,000 Template:Dts [182]
1976 Williamstown (2) Mordialloc (2) 19.13 (127) d. 9.16 (70) Toorak Park 10,000 Template:Dts [183]
1977 Mordialloc Yarraville 19.19 (133) d. 14.11 (95) Toorak Park 7,300 Template:Dts [184]
1978 Frankston Camberwell 15.13 (103) d. 13.11 (89) Toorak Park 8,000 Template:Dts [185]
1979 Camberwell Oakleigh 18.13 (121) d. 12.11 (83) Toorak Park 12,023 Template:Dts [186]
1980 Brunswick (2) Yarraville 20.27 (147) d. 14.14 (98) Toorak Park 5,243 Template:Dts [187]
1981 Camberwell (2) Waverley (2) 15.16 (106) d. 11.8 (74) Toorak Park 8,250 Template:Dts [188]
1982 Northcote (2) Caulfield (2) 12.15 (87) d. 11.16 (82) Toorak Park 6,000 Template:Dts [189]
1983 Springvale Brunswick (4) 17.9 (111) d. 13.16 (94) Toorak Park 4,000 Template:Dts [190]
1984 Box Hill Oakleigh (2) 32.23 (215) d. 11.14 (80) Toorak Park 10,735 Template:Dts [191]
1985 Brunswick (3) Oakleigh (3) 25.18 (168) d. 22.12 (144) St Kilda Cricket Ground 22,341 (C-R) Template:Dts [129]
1986 Box Hill (2) Sunshine (3) 14.14 (98) d. 11.14 (80) St Kilda Cricket Ground 20,146 (C-R) Template:Dts [130]
1987 Prahran (2) Waverley (3) 18.9 (117) d. 14.14 (98) St Kilda Cricket Ground 19,620 (C-R) Template:Dts [131]
1988 Oakleigh (4) Sunshine (4) 22.17 (149) d. 15.9 (99) Windy Hill 22,034 (C-R) Template:Dts [192]

Premierships by team

These tables summarise all senior premierships won by each team. The "Grand Final Matches" column includes all Grand Finals and Grand Final Replays listed in the previous section (including the forfeiture in 1904), and because of this, the column will not necessary equal the sum of the premierships and runners-up columns.

Division 1

Club Premierships Runners-up Grand final matches Premiership years Runner-up years
Port Melbourne 17 21 35 1897, 1901, 1922, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2011, 2017 1902, 1923, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1987, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012
Williamstown 14 12 26 1907, 1921, 1939, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2015 1900, 1924, 1948, 1961, 1964, 1970, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2011, 2019
Sandringham 10 5 15 1946, 1962, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006 1947, 1960, 1963, 1977, 1995
Footscray 9 5 11 1898, 1899, 1900, 1908, 1913, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924 1906, 1912, 1914, 1921, 1922
Geelong 7 4 1 1878, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886 1881, 1887, 1888, 1895 (equal)
Coburg 6 8 14 1926, 1927, 1928, 1979, 1988, 1989 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941, 1959, 1980, 1986, 2007
Hotham/North Melbourne 6 6 8 1903, 1904, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1918 1897, 1898, 1899, 1905, 1913, 1919
Oakleigh 6 3 9 1930, 1931, 1950, 1952, 1960, 1972 1949, 1973, 1974
Springvale/Casey 6 3 9 1987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2022 1990, 2016, 2018
Prahran 5 5 10 1937, 1951, 1970, 1973, 1978 1909, 1918, 1936, 1940, 1968
South Melbourne 5 4 1 1881, 1885, 1888, 1889, 1890 1880, 1882, 1886, 1896
Northcote 5 2 7 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936 1930, 1931
Preston/Northern 4 6 10 1968, 1969, 1983, 1984 1971, 1978, 1981, 1982, 2009, 2010
Essendon 4 3 0 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894 1882, 1884, 1885
Brunswick 3 7 10 1909, 1925, 1938 1908, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1920, 1937, 1939
Dandenong 3 4 7 1967, 1971, 1991 1969, 1972, 1975, 1976
Box Hill 3 4 7 2001, 2013, 2018 1994, 2003, 2014, 2015
North Ballarat 3 2 5 2008, 2009, 2010 1999, 2000
Geelong reserves 3 2 5 2002, 2007, 2012 2006, 2013
Werribee 2 5 7 1993, 2024 1991, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2023
Carlton 2 4 0 1877, 1887 1879, 1889, 1890, 1891
Richmond 2 3 3 1902, 1905 1901, 1903, 1904
Moorabbin 2 2 5 1957, 1963 1958, 1962
Yarraville 2 1 2 1935, 1961 1953
Essendon (A.) 2 0 2 1911, 1912
Footscray reserves 2 0 2 2014, 2016
Brighton/Caulfield 1 3 4 1948 1926, 1927, 1938
Geelong West 1 2 3 1975 1979, 1983
Fitzroy 1 1 0 1895 1892
Collingwood 1 1 1 1896 1895 (equal)
West Melbourne 1 1 2 1906 1907
Waverley 1 1 2 1965 1966
Richmond reserves 1 1 2 2019 2017
Gold Coast reserves 1 0 1 2023
Melbourne 0 5 1 1877, 1878, 1893, 1894, 1895 (equal)
Frankston 0 3 3 1984, 1996, 1997
Camberwell 0 2 2 1935, 1946
Southport 0 2 2 2022, 2024

Division 2

Club Premierships Runners-up Grand final matches Premiership years Runner-up years
Brunswick 3 4 7 1975, 1980, 1985 1971, 1973, 1974, 1983
Geelong West 3 2 5 1964, 1968, 1972 1966, 1967
Oakleigh 2 3 5 1967, 1988 1979, 1984, 1985
Camberwell 2 2 4 1979, 1981 1975, 1978
Williamstown 2 1 3 1969, 1976 1968
Box Hill 2 1 3 1984, 1986 1970
Prahran 2 1 3 1966, 1987 1962
Preston 2 0 2 1963, 1965
Coburg 2 0 2 1970, 1974
Northcote 2 0 2 1961, 1982
Sunshine 1 4 5 1971 1964, 1969, 1986, 1988
Caulfield 1 2 3 1973 1972, 1982
Mordialloc 1 2 3 1977 1965, 1976
Dandenong 1 1 2 1962 1961
Frankston 1 0 1 1978
Springvale 1 0 1 1983
Waverley 0 3 3 1963, 1981, 1987
Yarraville 0 2 2 1977, 1980

Grand finals by venue

This table summarises the venues for all matches listed in the above table as grand finals, including grand final replays.

Division 1

Venue Total Grand finals Challenge finals Non-challenge finals Years
St Kilda Cricket Ground 38 38 0 0 1945–1962, 1966, 1970–1987
(Replay in 1958)
Princes Park 16 16 0 0 1990–1993, 1996, 2001–2007, 2019, 2022–2024
Docklands Stadium 11 11 0 0 2008–2018
North Melbourne Cricket Ground 10 0 6 4 1909–1912, 1915, 1918, 1922–1924, 1930
East Melbourne Cricket Ground 9 1 3 5 1896, 1903, 1905–1907, 1913–1914, 1919–1920
(Was to have hosted the cancelled 1904 final)
Port Melbourne Cricket Ground 7 6 1 0 1931, 1963–1965, 1997–1999
Melbourne Cricket Ground 6 4 1 1 1878, 1908, 1929, 1939–1941
Motordrome/Olympic Park 4 1 1 2

1925–1927, 1933

Toorak Park 4 4 0 0 1935–1938
Richmond Cricket Ground 3 3 0 0 1967–1969
Windy Hill 2 2 0 0 1988–1989
Victoria Park 2 2 0 0 1994–1995
Fitzroy Cricket Ground 1 0 1 0 1921
Brunswick Cricket Ground 1 0 0 1 1928
Coburg Cricket Ground 1 0 0 1 1932
Melbourne Showgrounds 1 1 0 0 1934
Waverley Park 1 1 0 0 2000

Division 2

Venue Total Grand finals Challenge finals Non-challenge finals Years
Toorak Park 23 23 0 0 1961–1966, 1968–1984
St Kilda Cricket Ground 3 3 0 0 1985–1987
Coburg Cricket Ground 1 1 0 0 1967
Windy Hill 1 1 0 0 1988

Consecutive premierships

The most VFA/VFL premierships won consecutively is four, achieved only once, by Essendon (1891–1894). A further eleven teams have won three premierships in a row, and a further thirteen teams have won back-to-back premierships.

# Club Years
4 Essendon (L.) 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894
3 Geelong 1878, 1879, 1880
Geelong 1882, 1883, 1884
South Melbourne 1888, 1889, 1890
Footscray 1898, 1899, 1900
Template:AFL NM 1914, 1915, 1918
Coburg 1926, 1927, 1928
Northcote 1932, 1933, 1934
Williamstown 1954, 1955, 1956
Port Melbourne 1980, 1981, 1982
Sandringham 2004, 2005, 2006
North Ballarat 2008, 2009, 2010
2 Template:AFL NM 1903, 1904
Essendon (A.) 1911, 1912
Footscray 1919, 1920
Footscray 1923, 1924
Oakleigh 1930, 1931
Port Melbourne 1940, 1941
Williamstown 1958, 1959
Preston 1968, 1969
Port Melbourne 1976, 1977
Preston 1983, 1984
Coburg 1988, 1989
Springvale 1995, 1996
Springvale 1998, 1999

Minor grades

Seconds/Reserves/Development League

Reserves teams for the VFA clubs competed in a dedicated competition from 1928 until 2017. This competition was known as the Victorian Junior Football Association until 1932, then throughout most of its history as the VFA Seconds, then later as the VFA Reserves, VFL Reserves and finally as the VFL Development League. The competition was disbanded at the end of 2017. As for the Seniors, the competition was played across two divisions between 1961 and 1988; clubs played in the same division as their senior teams.

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Thirds

Under age teams, usually Under-19s but for brief periods Under-18s, for the VFA clubs competed in a dedicated competition between 1952 and 1994. This competition was known throughout most of its history as the VFA Thirds, and eventually as the VFA Under-19s. This competition was disbanded when the VSFL took over administration of the VFA in 1995. The competition was played across two divisions between 1961 and 1988, with the clubs playing in the same division as their senior team – with the exceptions of 1984 and 1985, when clubs from both divisions played in a unified thirds competition.

Division 1

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Total premierships at all levels

Club Div 1
Seniors
Div 2
Seniors
Total
Seniors
Div 1
Seconds
Div 2
Seconds
Total
Seconds
Div 1
Thirds
Div 2
Thirds
Total
Thirds
Total
Box Hill 3 2 5 5 0 5 0 2 2 12
Brighton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Brunswick 3 3 6 5 5 10 1 1 2 18
Camberwell 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 4
Carlton 2 2 2
Casey/Springvale 6 1 7 3 1 4 1 0 1 12
Caulfield 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 3
Coburg 6 2 8 18 1 19 2 0 2 29
Collingwood 1 1 1
Dandenong 3 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 7
Essendon 4 4 4
Essendon (A.) 2 2 2
Fitzroy 1 1 1
Footscray 9 9 9
Footscray reserves 2 2 2
Frankston 0 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 2 7
Geelong 7 7 7
Geelong reserves 3 3 3
Geelong West 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
Gold Coast reserves 1 1 1
Moorabbin (1951–1963) 2 2 1 1 1 1 4
Moorabbin (1983–1987) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Mordialloc 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
North Ballarat 3 3 2 2 5
North Melbourne 6 6 6
Northern/Preston 4 2 6 6 2 8 11 2 13 27
Northcote 5 2 7 0 5 5 3 3 6 18
Oakleigh 6 2 8 1 1 2 1 2 3 13
Port Melbourne 17 17 14 14 2 2 33
Prahran 5 2 7 2 1 3 2 1 3 13
Richmond 2 2 2
Richmond reserves 1 1 1
Sandringham 10 10 9 9 10 10 29
South Melbourne 5 5 5
Sunshine 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 5
Waverley 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 5 7
Werribee 2 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 7
West Melbourne 1 1 1
Williamstown 14 2 16 13 2 15 4 3 7 38
Yarraville 2 0 2 3 2 5 1 0 1 8

Premierships in all three grades in a season

On six occasions did a club win premierships in all three grades in a single year. Preston achieved the feat in back-to-back seasons, and Williamstown also achieved the feat twice.

Year Club Division
1969 Williamstown Division 2
1973 Caulfield Division 2
1983 Preston Division 1
1984 Preston Division 1 (Seniors & Seconds)
Combined division (Thirds)
1986 Williamstown Division 1
1994 Sandringham Single division

See also

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