Past Results
VFL
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| 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 |
[edit] 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]
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Runner-up![]() |
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| 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.
