VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics#Longest premiership droughts
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This page is a collection of VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics. The Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1990, is the elite national competition in men's Australian rules football. Each year, the premiership is awarded to the club that wins the AFL Grand Final. The grand final has been played in all VFL/AFL seasons except for 1897 and 1924 (where the premiership was awarded without a grand final being played), and has been an annual tradition in its current format since 1931.
Since the introduction by the League of equalisation policies of a salary cap and draft in 1987,[http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=33841 NAB AFL Draft] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725010110/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=33841 |date=2008-07-25 }} every team currently competing in the Australian Football League (except for {{AFL GC}}, which has not yet qualified for a finals series as of 2024) has qualified for a grand final. This has had a significant impact on the spread of premierships: since 1990, fourteen clubs have won a premiership, compared with only five clubs between 1967 and 1989.{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/01/1064988270219.html?from=storyrhs|title=An object lesson in the perils of hindsight|newspaper=The Age|date=October 2, 2003}} Of the teams currently competing in the Australian Football League, only {{AFL Fre}}, Gold Coast and {{AFL GWS}} are yet to win a premiership.
As of 2024, Collingwood, Essendon and Carlton are all tied for winning 16 premierships, with Collingwood winning the most consecutive premierships, at four between 1927 and 1930.
Premierships by team
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! rowspan=2 width=16% | Club ! rowspan=2 | Years in ! colspan=2 | Premierships ! colspan=2 | Runners-up | |||||
Total
! class=unsortable | Years ! Total ! class=unsortable | Years | |||||
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{{AFL Col}} | 1897–present | align=center | 16 | 1902, 1903, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1953, 1958, 1990, 2010, 2023 | align=center | 27 | 1901, 1905, 1911, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2018 |
{{AFL Ess}} | 1897–present | align=center | 16 | 1897, 1901, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1962, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000 | align=center | 14 | 1898, 1902, 1908, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1983, 1990, 2001 |
{{AFL Car}} | 1897–present | align=center | 16 | 1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1995 | align=center | 13 | 1904, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1949, 1962, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1993, 1999 |
{{AFL Ric}} | 1908–present | align="center" | 13 | 1920, 1921, 1932, 1934, 1943, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980, 2017, 2019, 2020 | align="center" | 12 | 1919, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1972, 1982 |
{{AFL Haw}} | 1925–present | align=center | 13 | 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015 | align=center | 6 | 1963, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2012 |
{{AFL Mel}} | 1897–present | align="center" | 13 | 1900, 1926, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 2021 | align="center" | 5 | 1946, 1954, 1958, 1988, 2000 |
{{AFL Gee}} | 1897–present | align=center | 10 | 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2022 | align=center | 10 | 1897, 1930, 1953, 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2020 |
{{AFL Fit}} | 1897–1996 | align=center | 8 | 1898, 1899, 1904, 1905, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1944 | align="center" | 5 | 1900, 1903, 1906, 1917, 1923 |
{{AFL SM}} / {{AFL Syd}} | 1897–present | align=center | 5 | 1909, 1918, 1933, 2005, 2012 | align=center | 14 | 1899, 1907, 1912, 1914, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024 |
{{AFL NM}} | 1925–present | align=center | 4 | 1975, 1977, 1996, 1999 | align=center | 5 | 1950, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1998 |
{{AFL WC}} | 1987–present | align=center | 4 | 1992, 1994, 2006, 2018 | align=center | 3 | 1991, 2005, 2015 |
{{AFL BL}} | 1997–present | align=center | 4 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2024 | align=center | 2 | 2004, 2023 |
{{AFL Foo}} / {{AFL WB}} | 1925–present | align=center | 2 | 1954, 2016 | align=center | 2 | 1961, 2021 |
{{AFL Ade}} | 1991–present | align=center | 2 | 1997, 1998 | align=center | 1 | 2017 |
{{AFL StK}} | 1897–present | align=center | 1 | 1966 | align=center | 6 | 1913, 1965, 1971, 1997, 2009, 2010 |
{{AFL PA}} | 1997–present | align=center | 1 | 2004 | align=center | 1 | 2007 |
{{AFL GWS}} | 2012–present | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | — | align="center" | 1 | 2019 |
{{AFL Fre}} | 1995–present | align=center | 0 | align=center | — | align=center | 1 | 2013 |
{{AFL GC}} | 2011–present | align=center | 0 | align=center | — | align=center | 0 | align=center | — |
{{AFL BB}} | 1987–1996 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | — | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | — |
{{AFL Uni}} | 1908–1914 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | — | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Premiership frequency
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! rowspan=2 | Club ! rowspan=2 | Years in competition ! rowspan=2 | Seasons ! rowspan=2 | Premierships ! rowspan=2 | Runners-up ! rowspan=2 | Strike rate (based on ! colspan=2 | Average years per | |||||||
Premiership
! Grand final | |||||||
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align=left | {{AFL Haw}} | align=left | 1925–present | 99 | 13 | 6 | 13.13% | 7.62 | 5.21 |
align=left | {{AFL Ess}} | align=left | 1897–1915, 1918–present | 125 | 16 | 14 | 12.80% | 7.81 | 4.17 |
align=left | {{AFL Col}} | align=left | 1897–present | 127 | 16 | 27 | 12.60% | 7.94 | 2.95 |
align=left | {{AFL Car}} | align=left | 1897–present | 127 | 16 | 13 | 12.60% | 7.94 | 4.38 |
align=left | {{AFL Ric}} | align=left | 1908–present | 116 | 13 | 12 | 11.21% | 8.92 | 4.64 |
align=left | {{AFL BL}} | align=left | 1997–present | 27 | 4 | 2 | 14.81% | 6.75 | 4.50 |
align=left | {{AFL WC}} | align=left | 1987–present | 37 | 4 | 3 | 10.81% | 9.25 | 5.29 |
align=left | {{AFL Mel}} | align=left | 1897–1915, 1919–present | 124 | 13 | 5 | 10.48% | 9.54 | 6.89 |
align=left | {{AFL Gee}} | align=left | 1897–1915, 1917–1941, 1944–present | 124 | 10 | 10 | 8.06% | 12.40 | 6.20 |
align=left | {{AFL Fit}} | align=left | 1897–1996 | 100 | 8 | 5 | 8.00% | 12.50 | 7.69 |
align=left | {{AFL Ade}} | align=left | 1991–present | 33 | 2 | 1 | 6.06% | 16.50 | 11.00 |
align=left | {{AFL NM}} | align=left | 1925–present | 99 | 4 | 5 | 4.04% | 24.75 | 11.00 |
align=left| {{AFL SM}} / {{AFL Syd}} | align=left | 1897–1915, 1917–present | 126 | 5 | 13 | 3.97% | 25.20 | 7.00 |
align=left | {{AFL PA}} | align=left | 1997–present | 27 | 1 | 1 | 3.70% | 27.00 | 13.50 |
align=left | {{AFL Foo}} / {{AFL WB}} | align=left | 1925–present | 99 | 2 | 2 | 2.02% | 49.50 | 24.75 |
align=left | {{AFL StK}} | align=left | 1897–1915, 1918–present | 125 | 1 | 6 | 0.80% | 125.00 | 17.86 |
align=left | {{AFL GWS}} | align=left | 2012–present | 12 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 12.00 |
align=left | {{AFL Fre}} | align=left | 1995–present | 29 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 29.00 |
align=left | {{AFL Uni}} | align=left | 1908–1914 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
align=left | {{AFL BB}} | align=left | 1987–1996 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
align=left | {{AFL GC}} | align=left | 2011–present | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Premiership droughts
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| style="background:#C0C0FF; width:1em" | + | Drought began upon club's entry to league |
style="background:#C0FFC0; width:1em" | †
| Drought ended upon club's exit from league |
style="background:#FFFFC0; width:1em" | | Also the longest club premiership drought |
The following tables summarise the different premiership droughts for each club. The first table is limited to droughts lasting fifty or more seasons, while the other three are specific to each club (two of which span the entire competition, including all 21 teams). The duration of the drought is given as the number of full seasons contested between premierships; the season in which the drought is broken is considered to be part of the drought, and if the drought began from a club's entry to the league, the club's inaugural season is also considered to be part of the drought. Grand final replays are not included in grand final appearances.
=Longest premiership droughts=
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! Club ! Seasons ! Start ! End ! Grand final appearances | ||||
align=left | {{AFL SM}} / {{AFL Syd}} | 72 | 1933 | 2005 | align=left | 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996 |
align=left | {{AFL StK}} | 69{{efn|name=StK|As St Kilda did not contest the 1916 and 1917 seasons, the duration of this drought was 68 contested seasons (across 70 calendar years).}} | bgcolor=C0C0FF | 1897+ | 1966 | align=left | 1913, 1965 |
align=left | {{AFL Foo}} / {{AFL WB}} | 62 | 1954 | 2016 | align=left | 1961 |
align=left | {{AFL StK}} | 59 | 1966 | — | align=left | 1971, 1997, 2009, 2010 |
align=left | {{AFL Mel}} | 57 | 1964 | 2021 | align=left | 1988, 2000 |
align=left | {{AFL Fit}} | 52 | 1944 | bgcolor=C0FFC0 | 1996† | — |
align=left | {{AFL NM}} | 50 | bgcolor=C0C0FF | 1925+ | 1975 | align=left | 1950, 1974 |
Table correct to the beginning of the 2025 season.
=Longest club premiership droughts=
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! Club ! Seasons ! Start ! End ! Grand final appearances during drought | ||||
align=left | {{AFL Ade}} | 27 | 1998 | — | align=left | 2017 |
align=left | {{AFL BB}} | 10 | bgcolor=C0C0FF | 1987+ | bgcolor=C0FFC0 | 1996† | — |
align=left | {{AFL BL}} | 21 | 2003 | 2024 | align=left | 2004, 2023 |
align=left | {{AFL Car}} | 30 | 1995 | — | align=left | 1999 |
align=left | {{AFL Col}} | 32 | 1958 | 1990 | align=left | 1960, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 |
align=left | {{AFL Ess}} | 25 | 2000 | — | align=left | 2001 |
align=left | {{AFL Fit}} | 52 | 1944 | bgcolor=C0FFC0 | 1996† | — |
align=left | {{AFL Foo}} / {{AFL WB}} | 62 | 1954 | 2016 | align=left | 1961 |
align=left | {{AFL Fre}} | 30 | bgcolor=C0C0FF | 1995+ | — | align=left | 2013 |
align=left | {{AFL Gee}} | 44 | 1963 | 2007 | align=left | 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995 |
align=left | {{AFL GC}} | 14 | bgcolor=C0C0FF | 2011+ | — | — |
align=left | {{AFL GWS}} | 13 | bgcolor=C0C0FF | 2012+ | — | align=left | 2019 |
align=left | {{AFL Haw}} | 36 | bgcolor=C0C0FF | 1925+ | 1961 | — |
align=left | {{AFL Mel}} | 57 | 1964 | 2021 | align=left | 1988, 2000 |
align=left | {{AFL NM}} | 50 | bgcolor=C0C0FF | 1925+ | 1975 | align=left | 1950, 1974 |
align=left | {{AFL PA}} | 21 | 2004 | — | align=left | 2007 |
align=left | {{AFL Ric}} | 37 | 1980 | 2017 | align=left | 1982 |
align=left | {{AFL StK}} | 68{{efn|name=StK}} | bgcolor=C0C0FF | 1897+ | 1966 | align=left | 1913, 1965 |
align=left | {{AFL SM}} / {{AFL Syd}} | 72 | 1933 | 2005 | align=left | 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996 |
align=left | {{AFL Uni}} | 6 | bgcolor=C0C0FF | 1908+ | bgcolor=C0FFC0 | 1914† | — |
rowspan=2 align=left | {{AFL WC}} | rowspan=2 | 12 | 1994 | 2006 | align=left | 2005 |
2006 | 2018 | align=left | 2015 |
Table correct to the beginning of the 2025 season.
=Current club premiership droughts=
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! Club ! Seasons ! Start ! Grand final appearances | |||
align=left | {{AFL Ade}} | bgcolor=FFFFC0 | 26 | 1998 | align=left | 2017 |
align=left | {{AFL BL}} | 0 | 2024 | — |
align=left | {{AFL Car}} | bgcolor=FFFFC0 | 29 | 1995 | align=left | 1999 |
align=left | {{AFL Col}} | 1 | 2023 | — |
align=left | {{AFL Ess}} | bgcolor=FFFFC0 | 24 | 2000 | align=left | 2001 |
align=left | {{AFL Fre}} | bgcolor=FFFFC0 | 29 | bgcolor="C0C0FF" | 1995+ | align=left | 2013 |
align=left | {{AFL Gee}} | 2 | 2022 | — |
align=left | {{AFL GC}} | bgcolor=FFFFC0 | 13 | bgcolor="C0C0FF" | 2011+ | — |
align=left | {{AFL GWS}} | bgcolor=FFFFC0 | 12 | bgcolor="C0C0FF" | 2012+ | align=left | 2019 |
align=left | {{AFL Haw}} | 9 | 2015 | — |
align=left | {{AFL Mel}} | 3 | 2021 | — |
align=left | {{AFL NM}} | 25 | 1999 | — |
align=left | {{AFL PA}} | bgcolor=FFFFC0 | 20 | 2004 | align=left | 2007 |
align=left | {{AFL Ric}} | 4 | 2020 | — |
align=left | {{AFL StK}} | 58 | 1966 | align=left | 1971, 1997, 2009, 2010 |
align=left | {{AFL Syd}} | 12 | 2012 | align=left | 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024 |
align=left | {{AFL WC}} | 6 | 2018 | — |
align=left | {{AFL WB}} | 8 | 2016 | align=left | 2021 |
Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.
=Time taken to win first premiership=
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| style="background:#FFE0C0; width:1em" | ° | Club has not yet won a premiership |
style="background:#C0C0C0; width:1em" | ×
| Club exited the league without winning a premiership |
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! Club ! Seasons ! Entry to ! First ! Grand final appearances | ||||
align=left | {{AFL Ade}} | 7 | 1991 | 1997 | — |
align=left | {{AFL BB}} | bgcolor=C0C0C0 | 10× | 1987 | — | — |
align=left | {{AFL BL}} | 5 | 1997 | 2001 | — |
align=left | {{AFL Car}} | 10 | 1897 | 1906 | align=left | 1904 |
align=left | {{AFL Col}} | 6 | 1897 | 1902 | align=left | 1901 |
align=left | {{AFL Ess}} | 1 | 1897 | 1897 | — |
align=left | {{AFL Fit}} | 2 | 1897 | 1898 | — |
align=left | {{AFL Foo}} / {{AFL WB}} | 30 | 1925 | 1954 | — |
align=left | {{AFL Fre}} | bgcolor=FFE0C0 | 29° | 1995 | — | align=left | 2013 |
align=left | {{AFL Gee}} | 29 | 1897 | 1925 | align=left | 1897 |
align=left | {{AFL GC}} | bgcolor=FFE0C0 | 13° | 2011 | — | — |
align=left | {{AFL GWS}} | bgcolor=FFE0C0 | 12° | 2012 | — | align=left | 2019 |
align=left | {{AFL Haw}} | bgcolor=FFFFC0 | 37 | 1925 | 1961 | — |
align=left | {{AFL Mel}} | 4 | 1897 | 1900 | — |
align=left | {{AFL NM}} | bgcolor=FFFFC0 | 51 | 1925 | 1975 | align=left | 1950, 1974 |
align=left | {{AFL PA}} | 8 | 1997 | 2004 | — |
align=left | {{AFL Ric}} | 13 | 1908 | 1920 | align=left | 1919 |
align=left | {{AFL StK}} | bgcolor=FFFFC0 | 68 | 1897 | 1966 | align=left | 1913, 1965 |
align=left | {{AFL SM}} / {{AFL Syd}} | 13 | 1897 | 1909 | align=left | 1899, 1907 |
align=left | {{AFL Uni}} | bgcolor=C0C0C0 | 7× | 1908 | — | — |
align=left | {{AFL WC}} | 6 | 1987 | 1992 | align=left | 1991 |
Table correct to the end of the 2023 season.
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Consecutive appearances
=Consecutive premierships=
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! # ! Club ! Years | ||
align=center | 4 | {{AFL Col}} | 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 |
rowspan=5 align=center | 3 | {{AFL Car}} | 1906, 1907, 1908 |
{{AFL Mel}} | 1939, 1940, 1941 | |
{{AFL Mel}} | 1955, 1956, 1957 | |
{{AFL BL}} | 2001, 2002, 2003 | |
{{AFL Haw}} | 2013, 2014, 2015 | |
rowspan=17 align=center | 2 | {{AFL Fit}} | 1898, 1899 |
{{AFL Col}} | 1902, 1903 | |
{{AFL Fit}} | 1904, 1905 | |
{{AFL Ess}} | 1911, 1912 | |
{{AFL Car}} | 1914, 1915 | |
{{AFL Ric}} | 1920, 1921 | |
{{AFL Ess}} | 1923, 1924 | |
{{AFL Col}} | 1935, 1936 | |
{{AFL Ess}} | 1949, 1950 | |
{{AFL Gee}} | 1951, 1952 | |
{{AFL Mel}} | 1959, 1960 | |
{{AFL Ric}} | 1973, 1974 | |
{{AFL Car}} | 1981, 1982 | |
{{AFL Ess}} | 1984, 1985 | |
{{AFL Haw}} | 1988, 1989 | |
{{AFL Ade}} | 1997, 1998 | |
{{AFL Ric}} | 2019, 2020 |
Table correct to the end of the 2023 season.
=Consecutive grand finals=
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! # ! Club ! Years ! Win/loss | |||
rowspan=2 align=center | 7 | {{AFL Mel}} | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 | L, W, W, W, L, W, W |
{{AFL Haw}} | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 | W, L, L, W, L, W, W | |
rowspan=2 align=center | 6 | {{AFL Col}} | 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 | L, L, W, W, W, W |
{{AFL Ess}} | 1946, 1947, 19481, 1949, 1950, 1951 | W, L, L, W, W, L | |
rowspan=3 align=center | 5 | {{AFL Car}} | 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 | W, W, W, L, L |
{{AFL Col}} | 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 | W, W, L, L, L | |
{{AFL NM}} | 1974, 1975, 1976, 19772, 1978 | L, W, L, W, L | |
rowspan=6 align=center | 4 | {{AFL Fit}} | 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 | L, W, W, L |
{{AFL Col}} | 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920 | W, L, W, L | |
{{AFL Ric}} | 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 | L, W, L, W | |
{{AFL SM}} | 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 | W, L, L, L | |
{{AFL BL}} | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | W, W, W, L | |
{{AFL Haw}} | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | L, W, W, W | |
rowspan=14 align=center | 3 | {{AFL Fit}} | 1898, 1899, 1900 | W, W, L |
{{AFL Col}} | 1901, 1902, 1903 | L, W, W | |
{{AFL Car}} | 1914, 1915, 1916 | W, W, L | |
{{AFL Ric}} | 1919, 1920, 1921 | L, W, W | |
{{AFL Ric}} | 1927, 1928, 1929 | L, L, L | |
{{AFL Mel}} | 1939, 1940, 1941 | W, W, W | |
{{AFL Ess}} | 1941, 1942, 1943 | L, W, L | |
{{AFL Ric}} | 1942, 1943, 1944 | L, W, L | |
{{AFL Gee}} | 1951, 1952, 1953 | W, W, L | |
{{AFL Car}} | 1968, 1969, 1970 | W, L, W | |
{{AFL Ric}} | 1972, 1973, 1974 | L, W, W | |
{{AFL Col}} | 1979, 1980, 1981 | L, L, L | |
{{AFL Ess}} | 1983, 1984, 1985 | L, W, W | |
{{AFL Gee}} | 2007, 2008, 2009 | W, L, W |
1 Essendon drew the 1948 VFL Grand Final, and was defeated by Melbourne in the replay.
2 North Melbourne drew the 1977 VFL Grand Final, and defeated Collingwood in the replay.
Table correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Most common match-ups
The following table summarises the most common grand final match-ups (not including grand final replays).
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! # ! Match-up ! Grand final appearances | ||
7 | align=left | {{AFL Col}} vs {{AFL Mel}} | align=left | 1926, 1939, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1964 |
rowspan=6 | 6 | align=left | {{AFL Car}} vs {{AFL Col}} | align=left | 1910, 1915, 1938, 1970, 1979, 1981 |
align=left | {{AFL Car}} vs {{AFL Ess}} | align=left | 1908, 1947, 1949, 1962, 1968, 1993 | |
align=left | {{AFL Car}} vs {{AFL Ric}} | align=left | 1921, 1932, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1982 | |
align=left | {{AFL Col}} vs {{AFL Gee}} | align=left | 1925, 1930, 1937, 1952, 1953, 2011 | |
align=left | {{AFL Col}} vs {{AFL Ric}} | align=left | 1919, 1920, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1980 | |
align=left | {{AFL Ess}} vs {{AFL Mel}} | align=left | 1941, 1946, 1948, 1957, 1959, 2000 | |
rowspan=3 | 4 | align=left | {{AFL Car}} vs {{AFL SM}} | align=left | 1907, 1909, 1914, 1945 |
align=left | {{AFL Col}} vs {{AFL Ess}} | align=left | 1901, 1902, 1911, 1990 | |
align=left | {{AFL Col}} vs {{AFL Fit}} | align=left | 1903, 1905, 1917, 1922 |
Table correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Premierships at all levels
This table summarises premierships won at all levels of the VFL/AFL competition: the seniors, seconds/reserves (1919–1999), thirds/under-19s (1946–1991), night series (1956–2013) and AFL Women's (since 2017). Only AFL and AFLW premierships can currently be won; excluded from this table are premierships won by reserves teams competing in state leagues (including the VFL from 2000 onwards).
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! Club ! Seniors ! Reserves ! Under-19s ! Night ! AFLW ! Total | |||||
align=left | {{AFL Ess}} | 16 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0
! 35 |
align=left | {{AFL Mel}} | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1
! 35 |
align=left | {{AFL Car}} | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0
! 34 |
align=left | {{AFL Ric}} | 13 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0
! 34 |
align=left | {{AFL Col}} | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0
! 28 |
align=left | {{AFL Gee}} | 10 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0
! 27 |
align=left | {{AFL Haw}} | 13 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0
! 27 |
align=left | {{AFL NM}} | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1
! 24 |
align=left | {{AFL Fit}} | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | —
! 15 |
align=left | {{AFL Foo}} / {{AFL WB}} | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1
! 14 |
align=left | {{AFL SM}} / {{AFL Syd}} | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0
! 10 |
align=left | {{AFL StK}} | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0
! 9 |
align=left | {{AFL Ade}} | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3
! 7 |
align=left | {{AFL BL}} | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2
! 7 |
align=left | {{AFL WC}} | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0
! 4 |
align=left | {{AFL PA}} | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0
! 3 |
align=left | {{AFL BB}} | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | —
! 1 |
align=left | {{AFL Uni}} | 0 | 0 | — | — | —
! 0 |
align=left | {{AFL Fre}} | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0
! 0 |
align=left | {{AFL GC}} | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0
! 1 |
align=left | {{AFL GWS}} | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0
! 0 |
Table correct to the end of the 2025 AFL season.
=Premierships across multiple grades in a season=
A club has won premierships in three grades in a single year on only two occasions – {{AFL Ess}} in 1950, and {{AFL Ric}} in 1973. During the years that it was achievable, no club ever won a senior, reserves, under-19s and night premiership in a single year.
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! Season ! Club ! Seniors ! Reserves ! {{nowrap|Under-19s}} ! Night ! AFLW ! Total |
1950
| align=left | {{AFL Ess}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 3/3 |
1951
| align=left | {{AFL Car}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/3 |
1952
| align=left | {{AFL Ess}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/3 |
1956
| align=left | {{AFL SM}} | File:Yes check.svg ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/4 |
1965
| align=left | {{AFL Col}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/3 |
1971
| align=left | {{AFL Mel}} | File:Yes check.svg ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/4 |
1972
| align=left | {{AFL Haw}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/3 |
1973
| align=left | {{AFL Ric}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 3/3 |
1977
| align=left | {{AFL Ric}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/4 |
1984
| align=left | {{AFL Ess}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/4 |
1985
| align=left | {{AFL Haw}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/4 |
1986
| align=left | {{AFL Haw}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/4 |
1988
| align=left | {{AFL Haw}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/4 |
1991
| align=left | {{AFL Haw}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/4 |
1993
| align=left | {{AFL Ess}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/3 |
1995
| align=left | {{AFL NM}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/3 |
1996
| align=left | {{AFL NM}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/3 |
2000
| align=left | {{AFL Ess}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/2 |
2009
| align=left | {{AFL Gee}} ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! style="color:#CCCCCC" width="50" | N/A ! 2/2 |
Table correct to the end of the 2023 AFL season.
See also
Notes
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References
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Sources
- [http://www.afl.com.au Australian Football League]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020414120045/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/ Full Points Footy]}}
- [http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/seasons.html#gf AFL Tables]
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