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".

Contents

1 Results 2 Notes 3 See also 4 Sources

Results

Year	Premier	Runner Up	Score	Details for this season
1897	Essendon	Geelong	No Grand Final	Season 1897
1898	Fitzroy	Essendon	5.8 (38) - 3.5 (23)	Season 1898
1899	Fitzroy	South Melbourne	3.9 (27) - 3.8 (26)	Season 1899
1900	Melbourne	Fitzroy	4.10 (34) - 3.12 (30)	Season 1900
1901	Essendon	Collingwood	6.7 (43) - 2.4 (16)	Season 1901
1902	Collingwood	Essendon	9.6 (60) - 3.9 (27)	Season 1902
1903	Collingwood	Fitzroy	4.7 (31) - 3.11 (29)	Season 1903
1904	Fitzroy	Carlton	9.7 (61) - 5.7 (37)	Season 1904
1905	Fitzroy	Collingwood	4.6 (30) - 2.5 (17)	Season 1905
1906	Carlton	Fitzroy Lions	15.4 (94) - 6.9 (45)	Season 1906
1907	Carlton	South Melbourne	6.14 (50) - 6.9 (45)	Season 1907
1908	Carlton	Essendon	5.5 (35) - 3.8 (26)	Season 1908
1909	South Melbourne	Carlton	4.14 (38) - 4.12 (36)	Season 1909
1910	Collingwood	Carlton<TD>9.7 (61) - 6.11 (47)	Season 1910
1911	Essendon	Collingwood	5.11 (41) - 4.11 (35)	Season 1911
1912	Essendon	South Melbourne	5.17 (47) - 4.9 (33)	Season 1912
1913	Fitzroy	St Kilda	7.14 (56) - 5.13 (43)	Season 1913
1914	Carlton	South Melbourne	6.9 (45) - 4.15 (39)	Season 1914
1915	Carlton	Collingwood	11.12 (78) - 6.9 (45)	Season 1915
1916	Fitzroy	Carlton	12.13 (85) - 8.8 (56)	Season 1916
1917	Collingwood	Fitzroy	9.20 (74) - 5.9 (39)	Season 1917
1918	South Melbourne	Collingwood	9.8 (62) - 7.15 (57)	Season 1918
1919	Collingwood	Richmond	11.12 (78) - 7.1 (53)	Season 1919
1920	Richmond	Collingwood	7.10 (52) - 5.5 (35)	Season 1920
1921	Richmond	Carlton	5.6 (36) - 4.8 (32)	Season 1921
1922	Fitzroy	Collingwood	11.13 (79) - 9.14 (68)	Season 1922
1923	Essendon	Fitzroy	8.15 (63) - 6.10 (46)	Season 1923
1924	Essendon	Richmond	No Grand Final *	Season 1924
1925	Geelong	Collingwood	10.19 (79) - 9.15 (69)	Season 1925
1926	Melbourne	Collingwood	17.17 (119) - 9.8 (62)	Season 1926
1927	Collingwood	Richmond	2.13 (25) - 1.7 (13)	Season 1927
1928	Collingwood	Richmond	13.18 (96) - 9.9 (63)	Season 1928
1929	Collingwood	Richmond	11.13 (79) - 7.8 (50)	Season 1929
1930	Collingwood	Geelong	14.16 (100) - 9.16 (70)	Season 1930
1931	Geelong	Richmond	9.14 (68) - 7.6 (48)	Season 1931
1932	Richmond	Carlton	13.14 (92) - 12.11 (83)	Season 1932
1933	South Melbourne	Richmond	9.17 (71) - 4.5 (29)	Season 1933
1934	Richmond	South Melbourne	19.14 (128) - 12.17 (89)	Season 1934
1935	Collingwood	South Melbourne	11.12 (78) - 7.16 (58)	Season 1935
1936	Collingwood	South Melbourne	11.23 (89) - 10.18 (78)	Season 1936
1937	Geelong	Collingwood	18.14 (122) - 12.18 (90)	Season 1937
1938	Carlton	Collingwood	15.10 (100) - 13.7 (85)	Season 1938
1939	Melbourne	Collingwood	21.22 (148) - 14.11 (95)	Season 1939
1940	Melbourne	Richmond	15.17 (107) - 10.8 (68)	Season 1940
1941	Melbourne	Essendon	19.13 (127) - 13.20 (98)	Season 1941
1942	Essendon	Richmond	19.18 (132) - 11.13 (79)	Season 1942
1943	Richmond	Essendon	12.14 (86) - 11.15 (81)	Season 1943
1944	Fitzroy	Richmond	9.12 (66) - 7.9 (51)	Season 1944
1945	Carlton	South Melbourne	15.13 (103) - 10.15 (76)	Season 1945
1946	Essendon	Carlton	13.8 (86) - 11.19(85)	Season 1946
1947	Carlton	Essendon	13.8 (86) - 11.17 (83)	Season 1947
1948	Melbourne	Essendon	13.11 (89) - 7.8 (50) **	Season 1948
1949	Essendon	Carlton	18.17 (125) - 6.16 (52)	Season 1949
1950	Essendon	North Melbourne	13.14 (92) - 7.12 (54)	Season 1950
1951	Geelong	Essendon	11.15 (81) - 10.10 (70)	Season 1951
1952	Geelong	Collingwood	13.8 (86) - 5.10 (40)	Season 1952
1953	Collingwood	Geelong	11.11 (77) - 8.17 (65)	Season 1953
1954	Footscray	Melbourne	15.12 (102) - 7.9 (51)	Season 1954
1955	Melbourne	Collingwood	8.16 (64) - 5.6 (36)	Season 1955
1956	Melbourne	Collingwood	17.19 (121) - 6.12 (48)	Season 1956
1957	Melbourne	Essendon	17.14 (116) - 7.13 (55)	Season 1957
1958	Collingwood	Melbourne	12.10 (82) - 9.10 (64)	Season 1958
1959	Melbourne	Essendon	17.13 (115) - 11.12 (78)	Season 1959
1960	Melbourne	Collingwood	8.14 (62) - 2.2 (14)	Season 1960
1961	Hawthorn	Footscray	13.16 (94) - 7.9 (51)	Season 1961
1962	Essendon	Carlton	13.12 (90) - 8.10 (58)	Season 1962
1963	Geelong	Hawthorn	15.19 (109) - 8.12 (60)	Season 1963
1964	Melbourne	Collingwood	8.16 (64) - 8.12 (60)	Season 1964
1965	Essendon	St Kilda	14.21 (105) - 9.16 (70)	Season 1965
1966	St Kilda	Collingwood	10.14 (74) - 10.13 (73)	Season 1966
1967	Richmond	Geelong	16.18 (114) - 15.15 (105)	Season 1967
1968	Carlton	Essendon	7.14 (56) - 8.5 (53)	Season 1968
1969	Richmond	Carlton	12.13 (85) - 8.12 (60)	Season 1969
1970	Carlton	Collingwood	17.9 (111) - 14.17 (101)	Season 1970
1971	Hawthorn	St Kilda	12.10 (82) - 11.9 (75)	Season 1971
1972	Carlton	Richmond	28.9 (177) - 22.18 (150)	Season 1972
1973	Richmond	Carlton	16.20 (116) - 12.14 (86)	Season 1973
1974	Richmond	North Melbourne	18.20 (128) - 13.9 (87)	Season 1974
1975	North Melbourne	Hawthorn	19.8 (122) - 9.13 (67)	Season 1975
1976	Hawthorn	North Melbourne	13.22 (100) - 10.10 (70)	Season 1976
1977	North Melbourne	Collingwood	21.25 (151) - 19.10 (124) ***	Season 1977
1978	Hawthorn	North Melbourne	18.13 (121) - 15.13 (103)	Season 1978
1979	Carlton	Collingwood	11.16 (82) - 11.11 (77)	Season 1979
1980	Richmond	Collingwood	23.21 (159) - 9.24 (78)	Season 1980
1981	Carlton	Collingwood	12.20 (92) - 10.12 (72)	Season 1981
1982	Carlton	Richmond	14.19 (103) - 12.13 (83)	Season 1982
1983	Hawthorn	Essendon	20.20 (140) - 8.9 (57)	Season 1983
1984	Essendon	Hawthorn	14.21 (105) - 12.9 (81)	Season 1984
1985	Essendon	Hawthorn	26.14 (170) - 14.8 (92)	Season 1985
1986	Hawthorn	Carlton	16.14 (110) - 9.14 (68)	Season 1986
1987	Carlton	Hawthorn	15.14 (104) - 9.17 (71)	Season 1987
1988	Hawthorn	Melbourne	22.20 (152) - 6.20 (56)	Season 1988
1989	Hawthorn	Geelong	21.18 (144) - 21.12 (138)	Season 1989
1990	Collingwood	Essendon	13.11 (89) - 5.11 (41)	Season 1990
1991	Hawthorn	West Coast Eagles	20.19 (139) - 13.8 (86)	Season 1991
1992	West Coast Eagles	Geelong	16.17 (113) - 12.13 (85)	Season 1992
1993	Essendon	Carlton	20.13 (133) - 13.11 (89)	Season 1993
1994	West Coast Eagles	Geelong	20.23 (143) - 8.15 (63)	Season 1994
1995	Carlton	Geelong	21.15 (141) - 11.14 (80)	Season 1995
1996	North Melbourne	Sydney Swans	19.17 (131) - 13.10 (88)	Season 1996
1997	Adelaide Crows	St Kilda	19.11 (125) - 13.16 (94)	Season 1997
1998	Adelaide Crows	North Melbourne	15.15 (105) - 8.22 (70)	Season 1998
1999	Kangaroos	Carlton	19.10 (124) - 12.17 (89)	Season 1999
2000	Essendon	Melbourne	19.21 (135) - 11.9 (75)	Season 2000
2001	Brisbane Lions	Essendon	15.18 (108) - 12.10 (82)	Season 2001
2002	Brisbane Lions	Collingwood	10.15 (75) - 9.12 (66)	Season 2002
2003	Brisbane Lions	Collingwood	20.14 (134) - 12.12 (84)	Season 2003
2004	Port Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	17.11 (113) - 10.13 (73)	Season 2004

Notes

• *: In 1924 there was no single "Grand Final", instead a 3 - week series of matches was played between the four teams that finished best after the home and away series. Essendon won the premiership on percentage despite losing to Richmond in their final match. The experiment was a flop with crowds and was never repeated.
• **: The grand final was actually drawn Melbourne 10.9 (69) - Essendon 7.27 (69). The game was replayed the next week, with Melbourne winning the replay.
• ***: The grand final was tied Collingwood 10.16 (76) - North 9.22 (76). The replay was won by the Kangaroos.

See also

• List of Australian Football League night premiers

Sources

• Australian Football League (http://www.afl.com.au)
• Full Points Footy (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net)