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List of VFA/VFL premiers

April 20, 2023

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

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

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

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 10 September 1961 [166]
1962 Dandenong Prahran 16.24 (120) d. 8.12 (60) Toorak Park 12,000 9 September 1962 [167]
1963 Preston Waverley 11.14 (80) d. 9.15 (69) Toorak Park 15,000 15 September 1963 [168]
1964 Geelong West Sunshine 14.14 (98) d. 11.11 (77) Toorak Park 10,000 13 September 1964 [169]
1965 Preston (2) Mordialloc 15.12 (102) d. 9.10 (64) Toorak Park 10,000 12 September 1965 [170]
1966 Prahran Geelong West 17.12 (114) d. 5.15 (45) Toorak Park 10,000 11 September 1966 [171]
1967 Oakleigh Geelong West (2) 12.14 (86) d. 11.7 (73) Coburg Oval 4,000 10 September 1967 [172]
1968 Geelong West (2) Williamstown 20.15 (135) d. 18.15 (123) Toorak Park 6,000 26 August 1968 [173]
1969 Williamstown Sunshine (2) 15.14 (104) d. 12.12 (84) Toorak Park 6,000 7 September 1969 [174]
1970 Coburg Box Hill 20.17 (137) d. 16.11 (107) Toorak Park 8,000 6 September 1970 [175]
1971 Sunshine Brunswick 22.26 (158) d. 16.8 (104) Toorak Park 10,000 12 September 1971 [176]
1972 Geelong West (3) Caulfield 14.16 (100) d. 14.10 (94) Toorak Park 10,000 10 September 1972 [177]
1973 Caulfield Brunswick (2) 18.20 (128) d. 14.22 (106) Toorak Park 8,000 9 September 1973 [178]
1974 Coburg (2) Brunswick (3) 18.17 (125) d. 9.15 (69) Toorak Park 11,000 8 September 1974 [179]
1975 Brunswick Camberwell 18.22 (130) d. 12.11 (83) Toorak Park 9,000 7 September 1975 [180]
1976 Williamstown (2) Mordialloc (2) 19.13 (127) d. 9.16 (70) Toorak Park 10,000 5 September 1976 [181]
1977 Mordialloc Yarraville 19.19 (133) d. 14.11 (95) Toorak Park 7,300 11 September 1977 [182]
1978 Frankston Camberwell 15.13 (103) d. 13.11 (89) Toorak Park 8,000 10 September 1978 [183]
1979 Camberwell Oakleigh 18.13 (121) d. 12.11 (83) Toorak Park 12,023 9 September 1979 [184]
1980 Brunswick (2) Yarraville 20.27 (147) d. 14.14 (98) Toorak Park 5,243 7 September 1980 [185]
1981 Camberwell (2) Waverley (2) 15.16 (106) d. 11.8 (74) Toorak Park 8,250 6 September 1981 [186]
1982 Northcote (2) Caulfield (2) 12.15 (87) d. 11.16 (82) Toorak Park 6,000 12 September 1982 [187]
1983 Springvale Brunswick (4) 17.9 (111) d. 13.16 (94) Toorak Park 4,000 11 September 1983 [188]
1984 Box Hill Oakleigh (2) 32.23 (215) d. 11.14 (80) Toorak Park 10,735 16 September 1984 [189]
1985 Brunswick (3) Oakleigh (3) 25.18 (168) d. 22.12 (144) St Kilda Cricket Ground 22,341 (C-R) 22 September 1985 [129]
1986 Box Hill (2) Sunshine (3) 14.14 (98) d. 11.14 (80) St Kilda Cricket Ground 20,146 (C-R) 21 September 1986 [130]
1987 Prahran (2) Waverley (3) 18.9 (117) d. 14.14 (98) St Kilda Cricket Ground 19,620 (C-R) 20 September 1987 [131]
1988 Oakleigh (4) Sunshine (4) 22.17 (149) d. 15.9 (99) Windy Hill 22,034 (C-R) 18 September 1988 [190]

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
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
Werribee 1 4 5 1993 1991, 1998, 2001, 2005
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
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 1 1 2022

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 14 14 0 0 1990–1993, 1996, 2001–2007, 2019, 2022
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
North Melbourne 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 North Melbourne 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.

Division 1
Division 2

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
Division 2

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
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 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 6
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

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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 Contents 1 List of premiers 1 1 Premiership systems 1 2 VFA VFL Premiers 1 3 Division 2 premiers 2 Premierships by team 2 1 Division 1 2 2 Division 2 3 Grand Finals by venue 3 1 Division 1 3 2 Division 2 4 Consecutive premierships 5 Minor grades 5 1 Seconds Reserves Development League 5 2 Thirds 5 3 Total premierships at all levels 5 4 Premierships in all three grades in a season 6 See also 7 References 8 SourcesList of premiers EditPremiership systems Edit 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 Edit Premiership decided by a conventional Grand Final or playoff match in which neither team had any right to challenge Premiership decided by a Grand Final Replay after the scheduled Grand Final was drawn Premiership decided by a Challenge Final under the Argus system 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 Premiership decided by full season win loss record Premiership decided by press consensus Season Premiers Runners up Score Venue Attendance Date Report1877 Carlton Melbourne 3 1878 Geelong Melbourne 2 5 12 d 1 4 note 1 Melbourne Cricket Ground 7 500 5 October 1878 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 established1888 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 CollingwoodGeelong 4 Melbourne 5 22 1896 Collingwood South Melbourne 4 6 9 d 5 10 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 12 000 3 October 1896 23 24 Victorian Football League present day Australian Football League established1897 Port Melbourne North Melbourne 25 1898 Footscray North Melbourne 2 26 27 1899 Footscray 2 North Melbourne 3 28 1900 Footscray 3 Williamstown 29 1901 Port Melbourne 2 Richmond 30 1902 Richmond Port Melbourne 31 1903 North Melbourne Richmond 2 7 6 48 d 3 9 27 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 19 000 19 September 1903 32 33 1904 North Melbourne 2 Richmond 3 Forfeited by Richmond East Melbourne Cricket Ground N A 1 October 1904 34 1905 Richmond 2 North Melbourne 4 9 7 61 d 5 6 36 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 17 500 7 October 1905 35 36 1906 West Melbourne Footscray 7 8 50 d 5 9 39 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 20 000 29 September 1906 37 38 1907 Williamstown West Melbourne 7 10 52 d 3 16 24 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 25 000 28 September 1907 39 1908 Footscray 4 Brunswick 9 10 64 d 6 4 40 Melbourne Cricket Ground 40 000 31 August 1908 40 41 1909 Brunswick Prahran 10 12 72 d 8 7 55 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 20 000 25 September 1909 42 1910 North Melbourne 3 Brunswick 2 9 14 68 d 5 9 39 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 25 000 8 October 1910 43 44 1911 Essendon A Brunswick 3 4 10 34 d 3 8 26 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 30 000 23 September 1911 45 1912 Essendon A 2 Footscray 2 9 8 62 d 5 11 41 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 25 000 28 September 1912 46 1913 Footscray 5 North Melbourne 5 10 14 74 d 11 7 73 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 20 000 6 September 1913 47 48 1914 North Melbourne 4 Footscray 3 12 14 86 d 7 9 51 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 10 000 22 August 1914 49 1915 North Melbourne 5 Brunswick 4 11 10 76 d 3 10 28 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 8 000 7 August 1915 50 51 1916 Season not contested due to World War I 52 1917 Season not contested due to World War I 53 1918 North Melbourne 6 Prahran 2 18 13 121 d 3 10 28 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 7 000 10 August 1918 54 55 56 1919 Footscray 6 North Melbourne 6 8 17 65 d 6 7 43 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 20 000 27 September 1919 57 58 1920 Footscray 7 Brunswick 5 10 9 69 d 8 18 66 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 18 000 9 October 1920 59 1921 Williamstown 2 Footscray 4 8 9 57 d 5 9 39 Fitzroy Cricket Ground 20 000 22 October 1921 60 1922 Port Melbourne 3 Footscray 5 9 6 60 d 8 10 58 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 20 000 23 September 1922 61 1923 Footscray 8 Port Melbourne 2 7 10 52 d 5 8 38 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 18 000 29 September 1923 62 1924 Footscray 9 Williamstown 2 11 11 77 d 3 4 22 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 15 000 20 September 1924 63 64 1925 Brunswick 2 Port Melbourne 3 10 9 69 d 7 11 53 Motordrome 15 000 29 August 1925 65 1926 Coburg Brighton 12 9 81 d 9 11 65 Motordrome 15 000 18 September 1926 66 1927 Coburg 2 Brighton 2 19 10 124 d 13 12 90 Motordrome 20 000 15 October 1927 67 68 1928 Coburg 3 Port Melbourne 4 17 12 114 d 16 11 107 Brunswick Cricket Ground 10 854 8 September 1928 69 1929 Northcote Port Melbourne 5 15 21 111 d 10 9 69 Melbourne Cricket Ground 17 304 12 October 1929 70 1930 Oakleigh Northcote 9 6 60 d 7 9 51 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 8 000 27 September 1924 71 1931 Oakleigh 2 Northcote 2 10 14 74 d 11 5 71 Port Melbourne Cricket Ground 10 000 26 September 1931 72 1932 Northcote 2 Coburg 13 11 89 d 8 15 63 Coburg Cricket Ground 9 000 24 September 1932 73 1933 Northcote 3 Coburg 2 11 20 86 d 9 16 70 Olympic Park 12 000 7 October 1933 74 1934 Northcote 4 Coburg 3 19 16 130 d 10 9 69 Showgrounds 2 300 6 October 1934 75 1935 Yarraville Camberwell 10 10 70 d 8 13 61 Toorak Park 14 600 7 September 1935 76 1936 Northcote 5 Prahran 3 19 6 120 d 15 15 105 Toorak Park 12 000 12 September 1936 77 1937 Prahran Brunswick 6 12 13 85 d 11 17 83 Toorak Park 9 000 4 September 1937 78 Beginning of throw pass era1938 Brunswick 3 Brighton 3 19 17 131 d 14 14 98 Toorak Park 20 000 20 August 1938 79 1939 Williamstown 3 Brunswick 7 14 20 104 d 14 11 95 Melbourne Cricket Ground 47 098 7 October 1939 80 1940 Port Melbourne 4 Prahran 4 23 22 160 d 17 11 113 Melbourne Cricket Ground 30 882 5 October 1940 81 1941 Port Melbourne 5 Coburg 4 15 18 108 d 11 23 89 Melbourne Cricket Ground 36 289 4 October 1941 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 6 October 1945 86 1946 Sandringham Camberwell 2 14 15 99 d 13 14 92 St Kilda Cricket Ground 30 000 5 October 1946 87 1947 Port Melbourne 6 Sandringham 15 13 103 d 11 8 74 St Kilda Cricket Ground 24 000 4 October 1947 88 1948 Brighton Williamstown 3 13 16 94 d 13 7 85 St Kilda Cricket Ground 18 000 9 October 1948 89 1949 Williamstown 5 Oakleigh 10 5 65 d 8 14 62 St Kilda Cricket Ground 40 000 1 October 1949 90 End of the throw pass era1950 Oakleigh 3 Port Melbourne 7 13 9 87 d 9 14 68 St Kilda Cricket Ground 38 000 30 September 1950 91 1951 Prahran 2 Port Melbourne 8 11 13 79 d 10 10 70 St Kilda Cricket Ground 32 500 6 October 1951 92 1952 Oakleigh 4 Port Melbourne 9 11 18 84 d 8 15 63 St Kilda Cricket Ground 39 500 4 October 1952 93 1953 Port Melbourne 7 Yarraville 21 15 141 d 12 9 81 St Kilda Cricket Ground 40 000 3 October 1953 94 1954 Williamstown 6 Port Melbourne 10 11 20 86 d 7 12 54 St Kilda Cricket Ground 30 000 2 October 1954 95 1955 Williamstown 7 Port Melbourne 11 13 19 97 d 13 10 88 St Kilda Cricket Ground 30 000 24 September 1955 96 97 1956 Williamstown 8 Port Melbourne 12 14 18 102 d 10 18 78 St Kilda Cricket Ground 28 000 29 September 1956 98 1957 Moorabbin Port Melbourne 13 15 12 102 d 7 20 62 St Kilda Cricket Ground 26 000 5 October 1957 99 1958 Williamstown Moorabbin 6 15 51 drew 7 9 51 St Kilda Cricket Ground 20 000 27 September 1958 100 Williamstown 9 Moorabbin 13 18 96 d 8 16 64 St Kilda Cricket Ground 22 000 4 October 1958 101 1959 Williamstown 10 Coburg 5 15 21 111 d 11 10 76 St Kilda Cricket Ground 26 000 10 October 1959 102 103 1960 Oakleigh 5 Sandringham 2 18 14 122 d 8 14 62 St Kilda Cricket Ground 30 000 1 October 1960 104 Competition partitioned into two divisions Division 1 premiers follow1961 Yarraville 2 Williamstown 4 22 7 139 d 11 10 76 St Kilda Cricket Ground 20 000 30 September 1961 105 1962 Sandringham 2 Moorabbin 2 14 10 94 d 13 15 93 St Kilda Cricket Ground 11 000 29 September 1962 106 1963 Moorabbin 2 Sandringham 3 19 16 130 d 9 12 66 North Port Oval 15 000 21 September 1963 107 1964 Port Melbourne 8 Williamstown 5 14 17 101 d 10 5 65 North Port Oval 26 000 26 September 1964 108 1965 Waverley Port Melbourne 14 14 13 97 d 10 25 85 North Port Oval 25 000 26 September 1965 109 1966 Port Melbourne 9 Waverley 13 12 90 d 6 11 47 St Kilda Cricket Ground 25 000 25 September 1966 110 1967 Dandenong Port Melbourne 15 16 13 109 d 12 12 84 Punt Road Oval 25 000 24 September 1967 111 1968 Preston Prahran 15 8 98 d 12 12 84 Punt Road Oval 18 000 22 September 1968 112 1969 Preston 2 Dandenong 12 11 83 d 10 11 71 Punt Road Oval 10 000 21 September 1969 113 1970 Prahran 3 Williamstown 6 17 18 120 d 10 10 70 St Kilda Cricket Ground 26 000 20 September 1970 114 1971 Dandenong 2 Preston 14 14 98 d 13 14 92 St Kilda Cricket Ground 14 529 26 September 1971 115 1972 Oakleigh 6 Dandenong 2 25 17 167 d 18 15 123 St Kilda Cricket Ground 22 400 24 September 1972 116 1973 Prahran 4 Oakleigh 2 15 23 113 d 10 18 78 St Kilda Cricket Ground 21 200 23 September 1973 117 1974 Port Melbourne 10 Oakleigh 3 22 20 152 d 11 17 83 St Kilda Cricket Ground 23 936 22 September 1974 118 1975 Geelong West Dandenong 3 18 13 121 d 14 9 93 St Kilda Cricket Ground 27 582 21 September 1975 119 1976 Port Melbourne 11 Dandenong 4 19 18 132 d 10 15 75 St Kilda Cricket Ground 32 137 19 September 1976 120 1977 Port Melbourne 12 Sandringham 4 23 19 157 d 7 15 57 St Kilda Cricket Ground 29 664 25 September 1977 121 1978 Prahran 5 Preston 2 21 15 141 d 17 17 119 St Kilda Cricket Ground 29 595 24 September 1978 122 1979 Coburg 4 Geelong West 16 15 111 d 14 19 103 St Kilda Cricket Ground 17 947 23 September 1979 123 1980 Port Melbourne 13 Coburg 6 11 15 81 d 10 10 70 St Kilda Cricket Ground 22 010 21 September 1980 124 1981 Port Melbourne 14 Preston 3 32 19 211 d 15 8 98 St Kilda Cricket Ground 20 180 20 September 1981 125 1982 Port Melbourne 15 Preston 4 21 15 141 d 20 14 134 St Kilda Cricket Ground 20 732 19 September 1982 126 1983 Preston 3 Geelong West 2 14 10 94 d 12 15 87 St Kilda Cricket Ground 14 719 18 September 1983 127 1984 Preston 4 Frankston 19 21 135 d 12 9 81 St Kilda Cricket Ground 8 664 23 September 1984 128 1985 Sandringham 3 Williamstown 7 14 16 100 d 13 16 94 St Kilda Cricket Ground 22 341 22 September 1985 129 1986 Williamstown 11 Coburg 7 17 9 111 d 14 14 98 St Kilda Cricket Ground 20 146 21 September 1986 130 1987 Springvale Port Melbourne 16 14 16 100 d 7 20 62 St Kilda Cricket Ground 19 620 20 September 1987 131 1988 Coburg 5 Williamstown 8 16 18 114 d 12 15 87 Windy Hill 22 034 18 September 1988 132 Competition recombined to a single division1989 Coburg 6 Williamstown 9 10 13 73 d 7 11 53 Windy Hill 23 272 24 September 1989 133 1990 Williamstown 12 Springvale 16 11 107 d 15 15 105 Princes Park 18 634 30 September 1990 134 1991 Dandenong 3 Werribee 15 15 105 d 14 12 96 Princes Park 13 565 22 September 1991 135 1992 Sandringham 4 Williamstown 10 19 16 130 d 13 8 86 Princes Park 20 847 20 September 1992 136 1993 Werribee Port Melbourne 17 10 10 70 d 4 4 28 Princes Park 14 389 19 September 1993 137 1994 Sandringham 5 Box Hill 11 12 78 d 10 9 69 Victoria Park 13 168 25 September 1994 138 1995 Springvale 2 Sandringham 5 14 10 94 d 6 15 51 Victoria Park 6 445 24 September 1995 139 VFA renamed Victorian Football League transition to state league model1996 Springvale 3 Frankston 2 11 7 73 d 10 10 70 Optus Oval 8 183 22 September 1996 140 1997 Sandringham 6 Frankston 3 10 13 73 d 5 14 44 North Port Oval 10 000 21 September 1997 141 1998 Springvale 4 Werribee 2 11 17 83 d 5 15 45 North Port Oval 8 672 20 September 1998 142 1999 Springvale 5 North Ballarat 19 11 125 d 9 11 65 North Port Oval 6 212 19 September 1999 143 2000 Sandringham 7 North Ballarat 2 15 18 108 d 11 11 77 Waverley Park 8 652 27 August 2000 144 2001 Box Hill Werribee 3 13 13 91 d 7 12 54 Optus Oval 11 500 23 September 2001 145 2002 Geelong reserves Port Melbourne 18 15 15 105 d 12 11 83 Optus Oval 11 500 22 September 2002 146 2003 Williamstown 13 Box Hill 2 13 14 92 d 9 9 63 Optus Oval 10 500 21 September 2003 147 2004 Sandringham 8 Port Melbourne 19 9 13 67 d 9 9 63 Optus Oval 8 196 19 September 2004 148 2005 Sandringham 9 Werribee 4 11 17 83 d 11 8 74 Optus Oval 9 000 18 September 2005 149 2006 Sandringham 10 Geelong reserves 13 13 91 d 11 7 73 Optus Oval 6 000 24 September 2006 150 2007 Geelong reserves 2 Coburg 8 17 24 126 d 7 10 52 MC Labour Park 13 842 23 September 2007 151 2008 North Ballarat Port Melbourne 20 18 12 120 d 11 9 75 Telstra Dome 11 641 26 September 2008 152 2009 North Ballarat 2 Northern Bullants 5 14 7 91 d 10 8 68 Etihad Stadium 14 026 25 September 2009 153 2010 North Ballarat 3 Northern Bullants 6 20 13 133 d 13 8 86 Etihad Stadium 11 000 19 September 2010 154 2011 Port Melbourne 16 Williamstown 11 22 12 144 d 13 10 88 Etihad Stadium 11 804 25 September 2011 155 2012 Geelong reserves 3 Port Melbourne 21 14 24 108 d 11 9 75 Etihad Stadium 14 536 23 September 2012 156 2013 Box Hill 2 Geelong reserves 2 14 15 99 d 11 12 78 Etihad Stadium 15 199 22 September 2013 157 2014 Footscray reserves Box Hill 3 16 13 109 d 13 9 87 Etihad Stadium 23 816 21 September 2014 158 2015 Williamstown 14 Box Hill 4 18 12 120 d 8 18 66 Etihad Stadium 12 900 27 September 2015 159 2016 Footscray reserves 2 Casey Scorpions 2 13 19 97 d 10 6 66 Etihad Stadium 17 348 25 September 2016 160 2017 Port Melbourne 17 Richmond reserves 11 8 74 d 10 10 70 Etihad Stadium 17 159 24 September 2017 161 2018 Box Hill 3 Casey Demons 3 10 12 72 d 8 14 62 Marvel Stadium 12 884 23 September 2018 162 2019 Richmond reserves Williamstown 12 8 10 58 d 7 13 55 Ikon Park 13 165 22 September 2019 163 2020 Season not contested due to COVID 19 pandemic in Victoria2021 Finals series not contested and premiership not awarded due to COVID 19 pandemic in Victoria 164 2022 Casey Demons 6 Southport 10 10 70 d 5 8 38 Ikon Park TBC 18 September 2022 165 The 1878 end of season playoff match between top metropolitan team Melbourne and undefeated provincial team Geelong was understood to be a premiership deciding game but had no official status as such Division 2 premiers Edit Season Premiers Runners up Score Venue Attendance Date Report1961 Northcote Dandenong 12 15 87 d 9 18 72 Toorak Park 10 000 10 September 1961 166 1962 Dandenong Prahran 16 24 120 d 8 12 60 Toorak Park 12 000 9 September 1962 167 1963 Preston Waverley 11 14 80 d 9 15 69 Toorak Park 15 000 15 September 1963 168 1964 Geelong West Sunshine 14 14 98 d 11 11 77 Toorak Park 10 000 13 September 1964 169 1965 Preston 2 Mordialloc 15 12 102 d 9 10 64 Toorak Park 10 000 12 September 1965 170 1966 Prahran Geelong West 17 12 114 d 5 15 45 Toorak Park 10 000 11 September 1966 171 1967 Oakleigh Geelong West 2 12 14 86 d 11 7 73 Coburg Oval 4 000 10 September 1967 172 1968 Geelong West 2 Williamstown 20 15 135 d 18 15 123 Toorak Park 6 000 26 August 1968 173 1969 Williamstown Sunshine 2 15 14 104 d 12 12 84 Toorak Park 6 000 7 September 1969 174 1970 Coburg Box Hill 20 17 137 d 16 11 107 Toorak Park 8 000 6 September 1970 175 1971 Sunshine Brunswick 22 26 158 d 16 8 104 Toorak Park 10 000 12 September 1971 176 1972 Geelong West 3 Caulfield 14 16 100 d 14 10 94 Toorak Park 10 000 10 September 1972 177 1973 Caulfield Brunswick 2 18 20 128 d 14 22 106 Toorak Park 8 000 9 September 1973 178 1974 Coburg 2 Brunswick 3 18 17 125 d 9 15 69 Toorak Park 11 000 8 September 1974 179 1975 Brunswick Camberwell 18 22 130 d 12 11 83 Toorak Park 9 000 7 September 1975 180 1976 Williamstown 2 Mordialloc 2 19 13 127 d 9 16 70 Toorak Park 10 000 5 September 1976 181 1977 Mordialloc Yarraville 19 19 133 d 14 11 95 Toorak Park 7 300 11 September 1977 182 1978 Frankston Camberwell 15 13 103 d 13 11 89 Toorak Park 8 000 10 September 1978 183 1979 Camberwell Oakleigh 18 13 121 d 12 11 83 Toorak Park 12 023 9 September 1979 184 1980 Brunswick 2 Yarraville 20 27 147 d 14 14 98 Toorak Park 5 243 7 September 1980 185 1981 Camberwell 2 Waverley 2 15 16 106 d 11 8 74 Toorak Park 8 250 6 September 1981 186 1982 Northcote 2 Caulfield 2 12 15 87 d 11 16 82 Toorak Park 6 000 12 September 1982 187 1983 Springvale Brunswick 4 17 9 111 d 13 16 94 Toorak Park 4 000 11 September 1983 188 1984 Box Hill Oakleigh 2 32 23 215 d 11 14 80 Toorak Park 10 735 16 September 1984 189 1985 Brunswick 3 Oakleigh 3 25 18 168 d 22 12 144 St Kilda Cricket Ground 22 341 C R 22 September 1985 129 1986 Box Hill 2 Sunshine 3 14 14 98 d 11 14 80 St Kilda Cricket Ground 20 146 C R 21 September 1986 130 1987 Prahran 2 Waverley 3 18 9 117 d 14 14 98 St Kilda Cricket Ground 19 620 C R 20 September 1987 131 1988 Oakleigh 4 Sunshine 4 22 17 149 d 15 9 99 Windy Hill 22 034 C R 18 September 1988 190 Premierships by team EditThese 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 Edit Club Premierships Runners up Grand final matches Premiership years Runner up yearsPort 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 2012Williamstown 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 2019Sandringham 10 5 15 1946 1962 1985 1992 1994 1997 2000 2004 2005 2006 1947 1960 1963 1977 1995Footscray 9 5 11 1898 1899 1900 1908 1913 1919 1920 1923 1924 1906 1912 1914 1921 1922Geelong 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 2007Hotham North Melbourne 6 6 8 1903 1904 1910 1914 1915 1918 1897 1898 1899 1905 1913 1919Oakleigh 6 3 9 1930 1931 1950 1952 1960 1972 1949 1973 1974Springvale Casey 6 3 9 1987 1995 1996 1998 1999 2022 1990 2016 2018Prahran 5 5 10 1937 1951 1970 1973 1978 1909 1918 1936 1940 1968South Melbourne 5 4 1 1881 1885 1888 1889 1890 1880 1882 1886 1896Northcote 5 2 7 1929 1932 1933 1934 1936 1930 1931Preston Northern 4 6 10 1968 1969 1983 1984 1971 1978 1981 1982 2009 2010Essendon 4 3 0 1891 1892 1893 1894 1882 1884 1885Brunswick 3 7 10 1909 1925 1938 1908 1910 1911 1915 1920 1937 1939Dandenong 3 4 7 1967 1971 1991 1969 1972 1975 1976Box Hill 3 4 7 2001 2013 2018 1994 2003 2014 2015North Ballarat 3 2 5 2008 2009 2010 1999 2000Geelong reserves 3 2 5 2002 2007 2012 2006 2013Carlton 2 4 0 1877 1887 1879 1889 1890 1891Richmond 2 3 3 1902 1905 1901 1903 1904Moorabbin 2 2 5 1957 1963 1958 1962Yarraville 2 1 2 1935 1961 1953Essendon A 2 0 2 1911 1912Footscray reserves 2 0 2 2014 2016Werribee 1 4 5 1993 1991 1998 2001 2005Brighton Caulfield 1 3 4 1948 1926 1927 1938Geelong West 1 2 3 1975 1979 1983Fitzroy 1 1 0 1895 1892Collingwood 1 1 1 1896 1895 equal West Melbourne 1 1 2 1906 1907Waverley 1 1 2 1965 1966Richmond reserves 1 1 2 2019 2017Melbourne 0 5 1 1877 1878 1893 1894 1895 equal Frankston 0 3 3 1984 1996 1997Camberwell 0 2 2 1935 1946Southport 0 1 1 2022Division 2 Edit Club Premierships Runners up Grand final matches Premiership years Runner up yearsBrunswick 3 4 7 1975 1980 1985 1971 1973 1974 1983Geelong West 3 2 5 1964 1968 1972 1966 1967Oakleigh 2 3 5 1967 1988 1979 1984 1985Camberwell 2 2 4 1979 1981 1975 1978Williamstown 2 1 3 1969 1976 1968Box Hill 2 1 3 1984 1986 1970Prahran 2 1 3 1966 1987 1962Preston 2 0 2 1963 1965Coburg 2 0 2 1970 1974Northcote 2 0 2 1961 1982Sunshine 1 4 5 1971 1964 1969 1986 1988Caulfield 1 2 3 1973 1972 1982Mordialloc 1 2 3 1977 1965 1976Dandenong 1 1 2 1962 1961Frankston 1 0 1 1978Springvale 1 0 1 1983Waverley 0 3 3 1963 1981 1987Yarraville 0 2 2 1977 1980Grand Finals by venue EditThis table summarises the venues for all matches listed in the above table as Grand Finals including Grand Final replays Division 1 Edit Venue Total Grand finals Challenge finals Non challenge finals YearsSt Kilda Cricket Ground 38 38 0 0 1945 1962 1966 1970 1987 Replay in 1958 Princes Park 14 14 0 0 1990 1993 1996 2001 2007 2019 2022Docklands Stadium 11 11 0 0 2008 2018North Melbourne Cricket Ground 10 0 6 4 1909 1912 1915 1918 1922 1924 1930East 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 1999Melbourne Cricket Ground 6 4 1 1 1878 1908 1929 1939 1941Motordrome Olympic Park 4 1 1 2 1925 1927 1933Toorak Park 4 4 0 0 1935 1938Richmond Cricket Ground 3 3 0 0 1967 1969Windy Hill 2 2 0 0 1988 1989Victoria Park 2 2 0 0 1994 1995Fitzroy Cricket Ground 1 0 1 0 1921Brunswick Cricket Ground 1 0 0 1 1928Coburg Cricket Ground 1 0 0 1 1932Melbourne Showgrounds 1 1 0 0 1934Waverley Park 1 1 0 0 2000Division 2 Edit Venue Total Grand finals Challenge finals Non challenge finals YearsToorak Park 23 23 0 0 1961 1966 1968 1984St Kilda Cricket Ground 3 3 0 0 1985 1987Coburg Cricket Ground 1 1 0 0 1967Windy Hill 1 1 0 0 1988Consecutive premierships EditThe 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 Years4 Essendon L 1891 1892 1893 18943 Geelong 1878 1879 1880Geelong 1882 1883 1884South Melbourne 1888 1889 1890Footscray 1898 1899 1900North Melbourne 1914 1915 1918Coburg 1926 1927 1928Northcote 1932 1933 1934Williamstown 1954 1955 1956Port Melbourne 1980 1981 1982Sandringham 2004 2005 2006North Ballarat 2008 2009 20102 North Melbourne 1903 1904Essendon A 1911 1912Footscray 1919 1920Footscray 1923 1924Oakleigh 1930 1931Port Melbourne 1940 1941Williamstown 1958 1959Preston 1968 1969Port Melbourne 1976 1977Preston 1983 1984Coburg 1988 1989Springvale 1995 1996Springvale 1998 1999Minor grades EditSeconds Reserves Development League Edit 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 11928 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 13 140 1997 Frankston 3 141 1998 North Ballarat 1 191 1999 North Ballarat 2 192 2000 Sandringham 9 144 2001 Werribee 1 193 2002 Williamstown 7 146 2003 Williamstown 8 194 2004 Port Melbourne 14 195 2005 Williamstown 9 196 2006 Box Hill 1 197 2007 Coburg 17 198 2008 Williamstown 10 199 2009 Box Hill 2 200 2010 Box Hill 3 201 2011 Box Hill 4 202 2012 Coburg 18 203 2013 Williamstown 11 204 2014 Williamstown 12 205 2015 Williamstown 13 206 2016 Box Hill 5 207 2017 Casey 3 208 Source where unlisted 209 Division 21961 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 209 Thirds Edit 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 11952 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 209 Division 21961 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 209 Total premierships at all levels Edit Club Div 1Seniors Div 2Seniors TotalSeniors Div 1Seconds Div 2Seconds TotalSeconds Div 1Thirds Div 2Thirds TotalThirds TotalBox Hill 3 2 5 5 0 5 0 2 2 12Brighton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Brunswick 3 3 6 5 5 10 1 1 2 18Camberwell 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 4Carlton 2 2 2Casey Springvale 6 1 7 3 1 4 1 0 1 12Caulfield 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 3Coburg 6 2 8 18 1 19 2 0 2 29Collingwood 1 1 1Dandenong 3 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 7Essendon 4 4 4Essendon A 2 2 2Fitzroy 1 1 1Footscray 9 9 9Footscray reserves 2 2 2Frankston 0 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 2 7Geelong 7 7 7Geelong reserves 3 3 3Geelong West 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 5Moorabbin 1951 1963 2 2 1 1 1 1 4Moorabbin 1983 1987 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1Mordialloc 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1North Ballarat 3 3 2 2 5North Melbourne 6 6 6Northern Preston 4 2 6 6 2 8 11 2 13 27Northcote 5 2 7 0 5 5 3 3 6 18Oakleigh 6 2 8 1 1 2 1 2 3 13Port Melbourne 17 17 14 14 2 2 33Prahran 5 2 7 2 1 3 2 1 3 13Richmond 2 2 2Richmond reserves 1 1 1Sandringham 10 10 9 9 10 10 29South Melbourne 5 5 5Sunshine 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 5Waverley 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 5 7Werribee 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 6West Melbourne 1 1 1Williamstown 14 2 16 13 2 15 4 3 7 38Yarraville 2 0 2 3 2 5 1 0 1 8Premierships in all three grades in a season Edit 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 Division1969 Williamstown Division 21973 Caulfield Division 21983 Preston Division 11984 Preston Division 1 Seniors amp Seconds Combined division Thirds 1986 Williamstown Division 11994 Sandringham Single divisionSee also EditList of VFA VFL minor premiersReferences Edit Follower 1 October 1887 Football The Past Season The Leader Melbourne p 20 Opening of the Football Season The Argus Melbourne 5 May 1888 p 14 Peter Pindar 13 October 1877 The Football Season of 1877 Part 1 The Australasian Vol XXIII no 602 Melbourne p 461 Peter Pindar 12 October 1878 Football Gossip The Australasian Vol XXV no 654 Melbourne p 461 Peter Pindar 18 October 1879 The Football Season of 1879 Part 1 The Australasian Vol XXVII no 707 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