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List of VFA/VFL premiers

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List of VFA/VFL premiers

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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

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.
  • 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

YearPremiersRunners-upScoreVenueCrowdDateReportVictorian Football Association premiership officially establishedVictorian Football League (present-day Australian Football League) establishedBeginning of throw-pass eraEnd of the throw-pass eraCompetition partitioned into two divisions; Division 1 premiers followCompetition recombined to a single division'Victorian Football Association' renamed 'Victorian Football League', transition to state league model
1877
1878(2)5.12 d. 1.4Melbourne Cricket Ground7,500
1879(2)
1880(3)
1881
1882(4)
1883(5)(2)
1884(6)(2)
1885(2)(3)
1886(7)(3)
1887(2)(2)
1888(3)(3)
1889(4)(2)
1890(5)(3)
1891(4)
1892(2)
1893(3)(3)
1894(4)(4)
1895
(4)
(5)
1896(4)6.9 d. 5.10East Melbourne Cricket Ground12,000
1897Port Melbourne
1898(2)
1899(2)(3)
1900(3)Williamstown
1901Port Melbourne (2)
1902Port Melbourne
1903(2)7.6 (48) d. 3.9 (27)East Melbourne Cricket Ground19,000
1904(2)(3)Forfeited by RichmondEast Melbourne Cricket GroundN/A
1905(2)(4)9.7 (61) d. 5.6 (36)East Melbourne Cricket Ground17,500
1906West Melbourne7.8 (50) d. 5.9 (39)East Melbourne Cricket Ground20,000
1907WilliamstownWest Melbourne7.10 (52) d. 3.16 (24)East Melbourne Cricket Ground25,000
1908(4)Brunswick9.10 (64) d. 6.4 (40)Melbourne Cricket Ground40,000
1909BrunswickPrahran10.12 (72) d. 8.7 (55)North Melbourne Recreation Reserve20,000
1910(3)Brunswick (2)9.14 (68) d. 5.9 (39)North Melbourne Recreation Reserve25,000
1911Essendon (A.)Brunswick (3)4.10 (34) d. 3.8 (26)North Melbourne Recreation Reserve30,000
1912Essendon (A.) (2)(2)9.8 (62) d. 5.11 (41)North Melbourne Recreation Reserve25,000
1913(5)(5)10.14 (74) d. 11.7 (73)East Melbourne Cricket Ground20,000newspaper=The Arguspublication-place=Melbournetitle=The Association Final – Magnificent Gamedate=8 September 1913page=11author=Old Boy}}
1914(4)(3)12.14 (86) d. 7.9 (51)East Melbourne Cricket Ground10,000
1915(5)Brunswick (4)11.10 (76) d. 3.10 (28)North Melbourne Recreation Reserve8,000
1916Season not contested due to World War I
1917Season not contested due to World War I
1918(6)Prahran (2)18.13 (121) d. 3.10 (28)North Melbourne Recreation Reserve7,000
1919(6)(6)8.17 (65) d. 6.7 (43)East Melbourne Cricket Ground20,000
1920(7)Brunswick (5)10.9 (69) d. 8.18 (66)East Melbourne Cricket Ground18,000
1921Williamstown (2)(4)8.9 (57) d. 5.9 (39)Fitzroy Cricket Ground20,000
1922Port Melbourne (3)(5)9.6 (60) d. 8.10 (58)North Melbourne Recreation Reserve20,000
1923(8)Port Melbourne (2)7.10 (52) d. 5.8 (38)North Melbourne Recreation Reserve18,000
1924(9)Williamstown (2)11.11 (77) d. 3.4 (22)North Melbourne Recreation Reserve15,000
1925Brunswick (2)Port Melbourne (3)10.9 (69) d. 7.11 (53)Motordrome15,000
1926CoburgBrighton12.9 (81) d. 9.11 (65)Motordrome15,000
1927Coburg (2)Brighton (2)19.10 (124) d. 13.12 (90)Motordrome20,000
1928Coburg (3)Port Melbourne (4)17.12 (114) d. 16.11 (107)Brunswick Cricket Ground10.854
1929NorthcotePort Melbourne (5)15.21 (111) d. 10.9 (69)Melbourne Cricket Ground17,304
1930OakleighNorthcote9.6 (60) d. 7.9 (51)North Melbourne Recreation Reserve8,000
1931Oakleigh (2)Northcote (2)10.14 (74) d. 11.5 (71)North Port Oval10,000
1932Northcote (2)Coburg13.11 (89) d. 8.15 (63)Coburg Cricket Ground9,000
1933Northcote (3)Coburg (2)11.20 (86) d. 9.16 (70)Olympic Park12,000
1934Northcote (4)Coburg (3)19.16 (130) d. 10.9 (69)Showgrounds2,300
1935YarravilleCamberwell10.10 (70) d. 8.13 (61)Toorak Park14,600newspaper=The Arguspublication-place=Melbournetitle=Yarraville Association premiersdate=9 September 1935page=13}}
1936Northcote (5)Prahran (3)19.6 (120) d. 15.15 (105)Toorak Park12,000newspaper=The Arguspublication-place=Melbournetitle=Association Grand Finaldate=14 September 1935page=14author=Rover}}
1937PrahranBrunswick (6)12.13 (85) d. 11.17 (83)Toorak Park9,000
1938Brunswick (3)Brighton (3)19.17 (131) d. 14.14 (98)Toorak Park20,000
1939Williamstown (3)Brunswick (7)14.20 (104) d. 14.11 (95)Melbourne Cricket Ground47,098newspaper=The Arguspublication-place=Melbournetitle=Williamstown triumphsdate=9 October 1939page=12author=Percy Taylor}}
1940Port Melbourne (4)Prahran (4)23.22 (160) d. 17.11 (113)Melbourne Cricket Ground30,882newspaper=The Arguspublication-place=Melbournetitle=Football – Pt. Melbourne premiersdate=7 October 1940page=9}}
1941Port Melbourne (5)Coburg (4)15.18 (108) d. 11.23 (89)Melbourne Cricket Ground36,289newspaper=The Arguspublication-place=Melbournetitle=Port too soliddate=6 October 1941page=8author=Rover}}
1942Season not contested due to World War II
1943Season not contested due to World War II
1944Season not contested due to World War II
1945Williamstown (4)Port Melbourne (6)16.21 (117) d. 10.20 (80)St Kilda Cricket Ground39,000newspaper=The Arguspublication-place=Melbournetitle=Poor display in VFA finaldate=8 October 1945page=14author=Roy Shaw}}
1946SandringhamCamberwell (2)14.15 (99) d. 13.14 (92)St Kilda Cricket Ground30,000
1947Port Melbourne (6)Sandringham15.13 (103) d. 11.8 (74)St Kilda Cricket Ground24,000newspaper=The Agedate=6 October 1947title=Port wins V.F.A. premiershippage=8publication-place=Melbourneauthor=Centre}}
1948BrightonWilliamstown (3)13.16 (94) d. 13.7 (85)St Kilda Cricket Ground18,000newspaper=The Agedate=11 October 1948title=Courage and stamina gave Brighton winpage=8publication-place=Melbourneauthor=Follower}}
1949Williamstown (5)Oakleigh10.5 (65) d. 8.14 (62)St Kilda Cricket Ground40,000
1950Oakleigh (3)Port Melbourne (7)13.9 (87) d. 9.14 (68)St Kilda Cricket Ground38,000newspaper=The Argusdate=2 October 1950title=Third-quarter burst made game safepage=12publication-place=Melbourneauthor=Jack Dunn}}
1951Prahran (2)Port Melbourne (8)11.13 (79) d. 10.10 (70)St Kilda Cricket Ground32,500newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialdate=8 October 1951title=Lucky title win to Prahranpage=23publication-place=Melbourneauthor=Jack Oates}}
1952Oakleigh (4)Port Melbourne (9)11.18 (84) d. 8.15 (63)St Kilda Cricket Ground39,500newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialdate=6 October 1952title=Pace, team-work, gives Oakleigh V.F.A. title winpage=23publication-place=Melbourneauthor=Gavin Cook}}
1953Port Melbourne (7)Yarraville21.15 (141) d. 12.9 (81)St Kilda Cricket Ground40,000newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialdate=5 October 1952title=Port trounces Yarraville to win pennantpage=29publication-place=Melbourneauthor=Jack Oates}}
1954Williamstown (6)Port Melbourne (10)11.20 (86) d. 7.12(54)St Kilda Cricket Ground30,000newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialdate=4 October 1954title='Town, buffeted early, had easy pennant winpage=32publication-place=Melbourneauthor=Jack Dunn}}
1955Williamstown (7)Port Melbourne (11)13.19 (97) d. 13.10 (88)St Kilda Cricket Ground30,000
1956Williamstown (8)Port Melbourne (12)14.18 (102) d. 10.18 (78)St Kilda Cricket Ground28,000newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialdate=1 October 1956title=Fitness in last 10 mins. gave flag to Seagullspage=31publication-place=Melbourneauthor=Noel Carrick}}
1957MoorabbinPort Melbourne (13)15.12 (102) d. 7.20 (62)St Kilda Cricket Ground26,000
1958WilliamstownMoorabbin6.15 (51) drew 7.9 (51)St Kilda Cricket Ground20,000
Williamstown (9)Moorabbin13.18 (96) d. 8.16 (64)St Kilda Cricket Ground22,000
1959Williamstown (10)Coburg (5)15.21 (111) d. 11.10 (76)St Kilda Cricket Ground26,000
1960Oakleigh (5)Sandringham (2)18.14 (122) d. 8.14 (62)St Kilda Cricket Ground30,000newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialdate=3 October 1960title=Premier side aims for VFLpage=47publication-place=Melbourneauthor=Scot Palmer}}
1961Yarraville (2)Williamstown (4)22.7 (139) d. 11.10 (76)St Kilda Cricket Ground20,000newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialdate=2 October 1961title=Whiff of gas – and Yarraville "took off"page=39publication-place=Melbourneauthor=Scot Palmer}}
1962Sandringham (2)Moorabbin (2)14.10 (94) d. 13.15 (93)St Kilda Cricket Ground11,000newspaper=The Agedate=1 October 1962title=Great burst gives Sandringham Grand Finalpage=20publication-place=Melbourneauthor=Graeme Kelly}}
1963Moorabbin (2)Sandringham (3)19.16 (130) d. 9.12 (66)North Port Oval15,000newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialpublication-place=Melbournepage=46author=Scot Palmerdate=23 September 1963title=Moorabbin has set VFA 'problem'}}
1964Port Melbourne (8)Williamstown (5)14.17 (101) d. 10.5 (65)North Port Oval26,000newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialpublication-place=Melbournepage=43author=Scot Palmerdate=28 September 1964title=Port's "cool heads" gave it title}}
1965WaverleyPort Melbourne (14)14.13 (97) d. 10.25 (85)North Port Oval25,000newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialpublication-place=Melbournepage=41author=Bob Crimeendate=27 September 1965title=Waverley flag: game of incidents}}
1966Port Melbourne (9)Waverley13.12 (90) d. 6.11 (47)St Kilda Cricket Ground25,000newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialpublication-place=Melbournepage=40author=Trevor Nashdate=26 September 1966title=Revenge... and flag for Port}}
1967DandenongPort Melbourne (15)16.13 (109) d. 12.12 (84)Punt Road Oval25,000first=Chrislast=de Kretsertitle=Morrow's men are premierspage=54newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialdate=25 September 1967publication-place=Melbourne}}
1968PrestonPrahran15.8 (98) d. 12.12 (84)Punt Road Oval18,000author=Noel Pascoetitle=Heard was star for Prestonpage=48newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialdate=23 September 1968publication-place=Melbourne}}
1969Preston (2)Dandenong12.11 (83) d. 10.11 (71)Punt Road Oval10,000newspaper=The Agepublication-place=Melbournepage=29author=Mike Smithdate=22 September 1969title=Preston wins final for second year}}
1970Prahran (3)Williamstown (6)17.18 (120) d. 10.10 (70)St Kilda Cricket Ground26,000
1971Dandenong (2)Preston14.14 (98) d. 13.14 (92)St Kilda Cricket Ground14,529
1972Oakleigh (6)Dandenong (2)25.17 (167) d. 18.15 (123)St Kilda Cricket Ground22,400
1973Prahran (4)Oakleigh (2)15.23 (113) d. 10.18 (78)St Kilda Cricket Ground21,200
1974Port Melbourne (10)Oakleigh (3)22.20 (152) d. 11.17 (83)St Kilda Cricket Ground23,936
1975Geelong WestDandenong (3)18.13 (121) d. 14.9 (93)St Kilda Cricket Ground27,582
1976Port Melbourne (11)Dandenong (4)19.18 (132) d. 10.15 (75)St Kilda Cricket Ground32,137
1977Port Melbourne (12)Sandringham (4)23.19 (157) d. 7.15 (57)St Kilda Cricket Ground29,664
1978Prahran (5)Preston (2)21.15 (141) d. 17.17 (119)St Kilda Cricket Ground29,595
1979Coburg (4)Geelong West16.15 (111) d. 14.19 (103)St Kilda Cricket Ground17,947
1980Port Melbourne (13)Coburg (6)11.15 (81) d. 10.10 (70)St Kilda Cricket Ground22,010title=Port snatches flag in Lion taming finaleauthor=Marc Fiddiandate=22 September 1980newspaper=The Agepage=27publication-place=Melbourne}}
1981Port Melbourne (14)Preston (3)32.19 (211) d. 15.8 (98)St Kilda Cricket Ground20,180title=Port storms to Grand Final recordauthor=Marc Fiddiandate=21 September 1981newspaper=The Agepage=29publication-place=Melbourne}}
1982Port Melbourne (15)Preston (4)21.15 (141) d. 20.14 (134)St Kilda Cricket Ground20,732title=Port scores a hat-trickauthor=Marc Fiddiandate=20 September 1982newspaper=The Agepage=29publication-place=Melbourne}}
1983Preston (3)Geelong West (2)14.10 (94) d. 12.15 (87)St Kilda Cricket Ground14,719
1984Preston (4)Frankston19.21 (135) d. 12.9 (81)St Kilda Cricket Ground8,664title=Bullants win flag doubleauthor=Michael Reiddate=24 September 1984newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialpage=75publication-place=Melbourne}}
1985Sandringham (3)Williamstown (7)14.16 (100) d. 13.16 (94)St Kilda Cricket Ground22,341title=Sandringham takes flag in cliffhangerauthor=Dennis Josedate=23 September 1985newspaper=The Agepage=38publication-place=Melbourne}}
1986Williamstown (11)Coburg (7)17.9 (111) d. 14.14 (98)St Kilda Cricket Ground20,146title=Wonderful Willy takes VFA flagauthor=Brian Walshdate=22 September 1986newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialpage=77publication-place=Melbourne}}
1987SpringvalePort Melbourne (16)14.16 (100) d. 7.20 (62)St Kilda Cricket Ground19,620newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialpublication-place=Melbourneauthor=Paul Cunninghampage=90date=21 September 1987title=Springvale grabs historic first flag}}
1988Coburg (5)Williamstown (8)16.18 (114) d. 12.15 (87)Windy Hill22,034newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialpublication-place=Melbourneauthor=Linda Pearcepage=100date=19 September 1988title=Lions roar}}
1989Coburg (6)Williamstown (9)10.13 (73) d. 7.11 (53)Windy Hill23,272newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialpublication-place=Melbourneauthor=Amanda Buividspage=89date=25 September 1989title=Coburg clearly best}}
1990Williamstown (12)Springvale16.11 (107) d. 15.15 (105)Princes Park18,634newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorialpublication-place=Melbourneauthor=Amanda Buividspage=77date=1 October 1990title=Seagulls steal glory}}
1991Dandenong (3)Werribee15.15 (105) d. 14.12 (96)Princes Park13,565newspaper=Herald-Sunpublication-place=Melbourneauthor=Damian Barrettpage=82date=23 September 1991title=Gutsy Redlegs survive the heat}}
1992Sandringham (4)Williamstown (10)19.16 (130) d. 13.8 (86)Princes Park20,847
1993WerribeePort Melbourne (17)10.10 (70) d. 4.4 (28)Princes Park14,389
1994Sandringham (5)Box Hill11.12 (78) d. 10.9 (69)Victoria Park13,168newspaper=The Agepublication-place=Melbourneauthor=Stewart Oldfieldpage=30date=26 September 1994title=Zebras fight back to grab flag}}
1995Springvale (2)Sandringham (5)14.10 (94) d. 6.15 (51)Victoria Park6,445newspaper=The Agepublication-place=Melbourneauthor=Jason Koutsoukispages=38, 36date=25 September 1994title=Springvale steams home to win flag}}
1996Springvale (3)Frankston (2)11.7 (73) d. 10.10 (70)Princes Park8,183newspaper=Herald Sunpage=52date=23 September 1996author=Adrian Dunntitle=Gotcha – with 47sec to go}}
1997Sandringham (6)Frankston (3)10.13 (73) d. 5.14 (44)North Port Oval10,000newspaper=Herald Sunpublication-place=Melbournetitle=Collins earns his stripesdate=22 September 1997page=54author=Tim Stoney}}
1998Springvale (4)Werribee (2)11.17 (83) d. 5.15 (45)North Port Oval8,672
1999Springvale (5)North Ballarat19.11 (125) d. 9.11 (65)North Port Oval6,212
2000Sandringham (7)North Ballarat (2)15.18 (108) d. 11.11 (77)Waverley Park8,652newspaper=Herald Sunpublication-place=Melbournetitle=Zebras set scene for Demonsauthor=Michael Warnerdate=28 August 2000page=40}}
2001Box HillWerribee (3)13.13 (91) d. 7.12 (54)Princes Park11,500
2002Geelong reservesPort Melbourne (18)15.15 (105) d. 12.11 (83)Princes Park11,500newspaper=Herald Sunpublication-place=Melbournetitle=Mensch spurs Cats to break droughtdate=23 September 2002page=61author=Jon Ralph}}
2003Williamstown (13)Box Hill (2)13.14 (92) d. 9.9 (63)Princes Park10,500
2004Sandringham (8)Port Melbourne (19)9.13 (67) d. 9.9 (63)Princes Park8,196
2005Sandringham (9)Werribee (4)11.17 (83) d. 11.8 (74)Princes Park9,000
2006Sandringham (10)Geelong reserves13.13 (91) d. 11.7 (73)Princes Park6,000
2007Geelong reserves (2)Coburg (8)17.24 (126) d. 7.10 (52)Princes Park13,842
2008North BallaratPort Melbourne (20)18.12 (120) d. 11.9 (75)Docklands Stadium11,641
2009North Ballarat (2)Northern Bullants (5)14.7 (91) d. 10.8 (68)Docklands Stadium14,026
2010North Ballarat (3)Northern Bullants (6)20.13 (133) d. 13.8 (86)Docklands Stadium11,000
2011Port Melbourne (16)Williamstown (11)22.12 (144) d. 13.10 (88)Docklands Stadium11,804
2012Geelong reserves (3)Port Melbourne (21)14.24 (108) d. 11.9 (75)Docklands Stadium14,536
2013Box Hill (2)Geelong reserves (2)14.15 (99) d. 11.12 (78)Docklands Stadium15,199
2014Footscray reservesBox Hill (3)16.13 (109) d. 13.9 (87)Docklands Stadium23,816
2015Williamstown (14)Box Hill (4)18.12 (120) d. 8.18 (66)Docklands Stadium12,900
2016Footscray reserves (2)Casey (2)13.19 (97) d. 10.6 (66)Docklands Stadium17,348
2017Port Melbourne (17)Richmond reserves11.8 (74) d. 10.10 (70)Docklands Stadium17,159
2018Box Hill (3)Casey (3)10.12 (72) d. 8.14 (62)Docklands Stadium12,884
2019Richmond reservesWilliamstown (12)8.10 (58) d. 7.13 (55)Princes Park13,165
2020Season not contested due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
2021Finals series not contested and premiership not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
2022Casey (6)Southport10.10 (70) d. 5.8 (38)Princes Park4,500
2023Gold Coast reservesWerribee (5)17.10 (112) d. 14.9 (93)Princes Park7,148
2024Werribee (2)Southport (2)10.9 (69) d. 8.15 (63)Princes Park5,500
2025(3)Southport (3)14.5 (89) d. 11.13 (79)Princes Park8,818

Division 2 premiers

YearPremiersRunners-upScoreVenueCrowdDateReport
1961NorthcoteDandenong12.15 (87) d. 9.18 (72)Toorak Park10,000
1962DandenongPrahran16.24 (120) d. 8.12 (60)Toorak Park12,000
1963PrestonWaverley11.14 (80) d. 9.15 (69)Toorak Park15,000
1964Geelong WestSunshine14.14 (98) d. 11.11 (77)Toorak Park10,000
1965Preston (2)Mordialloc15.12 (102) d. 9.10 (64)Toorak Park10,000
1966PrahranGeelong West17.12 (114) d. 5.15 (45)Toorak Park10,000
1967OakleighGeelong West (2)12.14 (86) d. 11.7 (73)Coburg Oval4,000
1968Geelong West (2)Williamstown20.15 (135) d. 18.15 (123)Toorak Park6,000
1969WilliamstownSunshine (2)15.14 (104) d. 12.12 (84)Toorak Park6,000
1970CoburgBox Hill20.17 (137) d. 16.11 (107)Toorak Park8,000
1971SunshineBrunswick22.26 (158) d. 16.8 (104)Toorak Park10,000
1972Geelong West (3)Caulfield14.16 (100) d. 14.10 (94)Toorak Park10,000
1973CaulfieldBrunswick (2)18.20 (128) d. 14.22 (106)Toorak Park8,000
1974Coburg (2)Brunswick (3)18.17 (125) d. 9.15 (69)Toorak Park11,000
1975BrunswickCamberwell18.22 (130) d. 12.11 (83)Toorak Park9,000
1976Williamstown (2)Mordialloc (2)19.13 (127) d. 9.16 (70)Toorak Park10,000
1977MordiallocYarraville19.19 (133) d. 14.11 (95)Toorak Park7,300
1978FrankstonCamberwell15.13 (103) d. 13.11 (89)Toorak Park8,000
1979CamberwellOakleigh18.13 (121) d. 12.11 (83)Toorak Park12,023
1980Brunswick (2)Yarraville20.27 (147) d. 14.14 (98)Toorak Park5,243
1981Camberwell (2)Waverley (2)15.16 (106) d. 11.8 (74)Toorak Park8,250newspaper=The Agepage=25author=Marc Fiddiandate=7 September 1981title=Bullants' bluff no match for Boroughs' brilliancepublication-place=Melbourne}}
1982Northcote (2)Caulfield (2)12.15 (87) d. 11.16 (82)Toorak Park6,000newspaper=The Agepage=27author=Marc Fiddiantitle=Great last quarter the winner for Portdate=13 September 1982publication-place=Melbourne}}
1983SpringvaleBrunswick (4)17.9 (111) d. 13.16 (94)Toorak Park4,000
1984Box HillOakleigh (2)32.23 (215) d. 11.14 (80)Toorak Park10,735newspaper=The Agepage=25author=Dennis Josetitle=Box Hill the best – by 135 pointsdate=17 September 1984publication-place=Melbourne}}
1985Brunswick (3)Oakleigh (3)25.18 (168) d. 22.12 (144)St Kilda Cricket Ground22,341 (C-R)
1986Box Hill (2)Sunshine (3)14.14 (98) d. 11.14 (80)St Kilda Cricket Ground20,146 (C-R)
1987Prahran (2)Waverley (3)18.9 (117) d. 14.14 (98)St Kilda Cricket Ground19,620 (C-R)
1988Oakleigh (4)Sunshine (4)22.17 (149) d. 15.9 (99)Windy Hill22,034 (C-R)

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

ClubPremiershipsRunners-upGrand final matchesPremiership yearsRunner-up years
Port Melbourne1721351897, 1901, 1922, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2011, 20171902, 1923, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1987, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012
Williamstown1412261907, 1921, 1939, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1986, 1990, 2003, 20151900, 1924, 1948, 1961, 1964, 1970, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2011, 2019
Sandringham105151946, 1962, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 20061947, 1960, 1963, 1977, 1995
Footscray95111898, 1899, 1900, 1908, 1913, 1919, 1920, 1923, 19241906, 1912, 1914, 1921, 1922
Geelong7411878, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 18861881, 1887, 1888, 1895 (equal)
Coburg68141926, 1927, 1928, 1979, 1988, 19891932, 1933, 1934, 1941, 1959, 1980, 1986, 2007
Hotham/North Melbourne6681903, 1904, 1910, 1914, 1915, 19181897, 1898, 1899, 1905, 1913, 1919
Oakleigh6391930, 1931, 1950, 1952, 1960, 19721949, 1973, 1974
Springvale/Casey6391987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 20221990, 2016, 2018
Prahran55101937, 1951, 1970, 1973, 19781909, 1918, 1936, 1940, 1968
South Melbourne5411881, 1885, 1888, 1889, 18901880, 1882, 1886, 1896
Northcote5271929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 19361930, 1931
Preston/Northern46101968, 1969, 1983, 19841971, 1978, 1981, 1982, 2009, 2010
Essendon4301891, 1892, 1893, 18941882, 1884, 1885
Brunswick37101909, 1925, 19381908, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1920, 1937, 1939
Dandenong3471967, 1971, 19911969, 1972, 1975, 1976
Box Hill3472001, 2013, 20181994, 2003, 2014, 2015
North Ballarat3252008, 2009, 20101999, 2000
Geelong reserves3252002, 2007, 20122006, 2013
Footscray reserves3032014, 2016, 2025
Werribee2571993, 20241991, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2023
Carlton2401877, 18871879, 1889, 1890, 1891
Richmond2331902, 19051901, 1903, 1904
Moorabbin2251957, 19631958, 1962
Yarraville2121935, 19611953
Essendon (A.)2021911, 1912
Brighton/Caulfield13419481926, 1927, 1938
Geelong West12319751979, 1983
Fitzroy11018951892
Collingwood11118961895 (equal)
West Melbourne11219061907
Waverley11219651966
Richmond reserves11220192017
Gold Coast reserves1012023
Melbourne0511877, 1878, 1893, 1894, 1895 (equal)
Frankston0331984, 1996, 1997
Southport0332022, 2024, 2025
Camberwell0221935, 1946

Division 2

ClubPremiershipsRunners-upGrand final matchesPremiership yearsRunner-up years
Brunswick3471975, 1980, 19851971, 1973, 1974, 1983
Geelong West3251964, 1968, 19721966, 1967
Oakleigh2351967, 19881979, 1984, 1985
Camberwell2241979, 19811975, 1978
Williamstown2131969, 19761968
Box Hill2131984, 19861970
Prahran2131966, 19871962
Preston2021963, 1965
Coburg2021970, 1974
Northcote2021961, 1982
Sunshine14519711964, 1969, 1986, 1988
Caulfield12319731972, 1982
Mordialloc12319771965, 1976
Dandenong11219621961
Frankston1011978
Springvale1011983
Waverley0331963, 1981, 1987
Yarraville0221977, 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

VenueTotalGrand finalsChallenge finalsNon-challenge finalsYears
St Kilda Cricket Ground3838001945–1962, 1966, 1970–1987
(Replay in 1958)
Princes Park1717001990–1993, 1996, 2001–2007, 2019, 2022–2025
Docklands Stadium1111002008–2018
North Melbourne Cricket Ground100641909–1912, 1915, 1918, 1922–1924, 1930
East Melbourne Cricket Ground91351896, 1903, 1905–1907, 1913–1914, 1919–1920
(Was to have hosted the cancelled 1904 final)
Port Melbourne Cricket Ground76101931, 1963–1965, 1997–1999
Melbourne Cricket Ground64111878, 1908, 1929, 1939–1941
Motordrome/Olympic Park4112
Toorak Park44001935–1938
Richmond Cricket Ground33001967–1969
Windy Hill22001988–1989
Victoria Park22001994–1995
Fitzroy Cricket Ground10101921
Brunswick Cricket Ground10011928
Coburg Cricket Ground10011932
Melbourne Showgrounds11001934
Waverley Park11002000

Division 2

VenueTotalGrand finalsChallenge finalsNon-challenge finalsYears
Toorak Park2323001961–1966, 1968–1984
St Kilda Cricket Ground33001985–1987
Coburg Cricket Ground11001967
Windy Hill11001988

Consecutive premierships

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

#ClubYears
4Essendon (L.)1891, 1892, 1893, 1894
31878, 1879, 1880
1882, 1883, 1884
1888, 1889, 1890
1898, 1899, 1900
1914, 1915, 1918
Coburg1926, 1927, 1928
Northcote1932, 1933, 1934
Williamstown1954, 1955, 1956
Port Melbourne1980, 1981, 1982
Sandringham2004, 2005, 2006
North Ballarat2008, 2009, 2010
21903, 1904
Essendon (A.)1911, 1912
1919, 1920
1923, 1924
Oakleigh1930, 1931
Port Melbourne1940, 1941
Williamstown1958, 1959
Preston1968, 1969
Port Melbourne1976, 1977
Preston1983, 1984
Coburg1988, 1989
Springvale1995, 1996
Springvale1998, 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.

;Division 1

  • 1928 Coburg (1)
  • 1929 Coburg (2)
  • 1930 Coburg (3)
  • 1931 Brunswick (1)
  • 1932 Brunswick (2)
  • 1933 Brunswick (3)
  • 1934 Coburg (4)
  • 1935 Coburg (5)
  • 1936 Brunswick (4)
  • 1937 Coburg (6)
  • 1938 Coburg (7)
  • 1939 Coburg (8)
  • 1940 Coburg (9)
  • 1941 Williamstown (1)
  • 1942 not contested
  • 1943 not contested
  • 1944 Port Melbourne (1)
  • 1945 Yarraville (1)
  • 1946 Prahran (1)
  • 1947 Coburg (10)
  • 1948 Williamstown (2)
  • 1949 Port Melbourne (2)
  • 1950 Coburg (11)
  • 1951 Port Melbourne (3)
  • 1952 Yarraville (2)
  • 1953 Yarraville (3)
  • 1954 Moorabbin (1)
  • 1955 Williamstown (3)
  • 1956 Williamstown (4)
  • 1957 Preston (1)
  • 1958 Coburg (12)
  • 1959 Port Melbourne (4)
  • 1960 Sandringham (1)
  • 1961 Sandringham (2)
  • 1962 Coburg (13)
  • 1963 Brunswick (5)
  • 1964 Port Melbourne (5)
  • 1965 Port Melbourne (6)
  • 1966 Williamstown (5)
  • 1967 Waverley (1)
  • 1968 Port Melbourne (7)
  • 1969 Sandringham (3)
  • 1970 Port Melbourne (8)
  • 1971 Oakleigh (1)
  • 1972 Port Melbourne (9)
  • 1973 Port Melbourne (10)
  • 1974 Port Melbourne (11)
  • 1975 Coburg (14)
  • 1976 Coburg (15)
  • 1977 Sandringham (4)
  • 1978 Preston (2)
  • 1979 Sandringham (5)
  • 1980 Port Melbourne (12)
  • 1981 Dandenong (1)
  • 1982 Sandringham (6)
  • 1983 Preston (3)
  • 1984 Preston (4)
  • 1985 Preston (5)
  • 1986 Williamstown (6)
  • 1987 Preston (6)
  • 1988 Springvale (1)
  • 1989 Frankston (1)
  • 1990 Coburg (16)
  • 1991 Prahran (2)
  • 1992 Frankston (2)
  • 1993 Sandringham (7)
  • 1994 Sandringham (8)
  • 1995 Springvale (2)
  • 1996 Port Melbourne (13)
  • 1997 Frankston (3)
  • 1998 North Ballarat (1)
  • 1999 North Ballarat (2)
  • 2000 Sandringham (9)
  • 2001 Werribee (1)
  • 2002 Williamstown (7)
  • 2003 Williamstown (8)
  • 2004 Port Melbourne (14)
  • 2005 Williamstown (9)
  • 2006 Box Hill (1)
  • 2007 Coburg (17)
  • 2008 Williamstown (10)
  • 2009 Box Hill (2)
  • 2010 Box Hill (3)
  • 2011 Box Hill (4)
  • 2012 Coburg (18)
  • 2013 Williamstown (11)
  • 2014 Williamstown (12)
  • 2015 Williamstown (13)
  • 2016 Box Hill (5)
  • 2017 Casey (3) Source where unlisted

;Division 2

  • 1961 Preston (1)
  • 1962 Preston (2)
  • 1963 Camberwell (1)
  • 1964 Northcote (1)
  • 1965 Prahran (1)
  • 1966 Sunshine (1)
  • 1967 Northcote (2)
  • 1968 Northcote (3)
  • 1969 Williamstown (1)
  • 1970 Northcote (4)
  • 1971 Brunswick (1)
  • 1972 Brunswick (2)
  • 1973 Caulfield (1)
  • 1974 Coburg (1)
  • 1975 Northcote (5)
  • 1976 Frankston (1)
  • 1977 Yarraville (1)
  • 1978 Oakleigh (1)
  • 1979 Yarraville (2)
  • 1980 Williamstown (2)
  • 1981 Camberwell (2)
  • 1982 Springvale (1)
  • 1983 Brunswick (3)
  • 1984 Brunswick (4)
  • 1985 Brunswick (5)
  • 1986 Dandenong (1)
  • 1987 Werribee (1)
  • 1988 Werribee (2) Source

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

  • 1952 Port Melbourne (1)
  • 1953 Moorabbin (1)
  • 1954 Preston (1)
  • 1955 Yarraville (1)
  • 1956 Brunswick (1)
  • 1957 Northcote (1)
  • 1958 Williamstown (1)
  • 1959 Preston (2)
  • 1960 Preston (3)
  • 1961 Coburg (1)
  • 1962 Northcote (2)
  • 1963 Northcote (3)
  • 1964 Preston (4)
  • 1965 Waverley (1)
  • 1966 Sandringham (1)
  • 1967 Sandringham (2)
  • 1968 Sandringham (3)
  • 1969 Sandringham (4)
  • 1970 Prahran (1)
  • 1971 Williamstown (2)
  • 1972 Prahran (2)
  • 1973 Sandringham (5)
  • 1974 Preston (5)
  • 1975 Oakleigh (1)
  • 1976 Preston (6)
  • 1977 Sandringham (6)
  • 1978 Sandringham (7)
  • 1979 Sandringham (8)
  • 1980 Sandringham (9)
  • 1981 Preston (7)
  • 1982 Preston (8)
  • 1983 Preston (9)
  • 1984 Preston (10)
  • 1985 Springvale (1)
  • 1986 Williamstown (3)
  • 1987 Williamstown (4)
  • 1988 Coburg (2)
  • 1989 Preston (11)
  • 1990 Werribee (1)
  • 1991 Frankston (1)
  • 1992 Werribee (2)
  • 1993 Port Melbourne (2)
  • 1994 Sandringham (10) Source

;Division 2

  • 1961 Preston (1)
  • 1962 Preston (2)
  • 1963 Sunshine (1)
  • 1964 Prahran (1)
  • 1965 Sunshine (2)
  • 1966 Northcote (1)
  • 1967 Oakleigh (1)
  • 1968 Box Hill (1)
  • 1969 Williamstown (1)
  • 1970 Frankston (1)
  • 1971 Sunshine (3)
  • 1972 Geelong West (1)
  • 1973 Caulfield (1)
  • 1974 Northcote (2)
  • 1975 Waverley (1)
  • 1976 Box Hill (2)
  • 1977 Waverley (2)
  • 1978 Waverley (3)
  • 1979 Williamstown (2)
  • 1980 Northcote (3)
  • 1981 Williamstown (3)
  • 1982 Brunswick (1)
  • 1983 Moorabbin (1983–1987) (1)
  • 1984 not contested
  • 1985 not contested
  • 1986 Oakleigh (2)
  • 1987 Waverley (4)
  • 1988 Dandenong (1) Source

Total premierships at all levels

ClubDiv 1
SeniorsDiv 2
SeniorsTotal
SeniorsDiv 1
SecondsDiv 2
SecondsTotal
SecondsDiv 1
ThirdsDiv 2
ThirdsTotal
ThirdsTotal
Box Hill325505022*12*
Brighton101000000*1*
Brunswick3365510112*18*
Camberwell022022000*4*
Carlton22*2*
Casey/Springvale617314101*12*
Caulfield011011011*3*
Coburg62818119202*29*
Collingwood11*1*
Dandenong314112011*7*
Essendon44*4*
Essendon (A.)22*2*
Fitzroy11*1*
Footscray99*9*
Footscray reserves33*3*
Frankston011314112*7*
Geelong77*7*
Geelong reserves33*3*
Geelong West134000011*5*
Gold Coast reserves11*1*
Moorabbin (1951–1963)221111*4*
Moorabbin (1983–1987)0000011*1*
Mordialloc011000000*1*
North Ballarat3322*5*
North Melbourne66*6*
Northern/Preston42662811213*27*
Northcote527055336*18*
Oakleigh628112123*13*
Port Melbourne1717141422*33*
Prahran527213213*13*
Richmond22*2*
Richmond reserves11*1*
Sandringham1010991010*29*
South Melbourne55*5*
Sunshine011011033*5*
Waverley101101145*7*
Werribee202123202*7*
West Melbourne11*1*
Williamstown1421613215437*38*
Yarraville202325101*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.

YearClubDivision
1969WilliamstownDivision 2
1973CaulfieldDivision 2
1983PrestonDivision 1
1984PrestonDivision 1 (Seniors & Seconds)
Combined division (Thirds)
1986WilliamstownDivision 1
1994SandringhamSingle division

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