List of VFL/AFL minor premiers
List of minor premiers
The following is a list of minor premiers, ladder details and results.

List of VFL/AFL minor premiers

Section Title: List of minor premiers
Table Section Text: The following is a list of minor premiers, ladder details and results.

Season	Minor premier	Premiership points	Percentage	Second place	Margin	Finish	Premiers

1897	Geelong	44	184.3	Essendon	25.3%	Runners-up	Essendon

1898	Essendon	44	202.1	Collingwood	4 points	Runners-up	Fitzroy

1899	Fitzroy	44	153.3	Geelong	4 points	Premiers

1900	Fitzroy	44	168.0	Geelong	8 points	Runners-up	Melbourne

1901	Geelong	56	142.9	Essendon	8 points	Third	Essendon

1902	Collingwood	60	199.5	Essendon	8 points	Premiers

1903	Collingwood	60	159.4	Fitzroy	4 points	Premiers

1904	Fitzroy	48	128.2	Carlton	6 points	Premiers

1905	Collingwood	60	175.0	Fitzroy	10 points	Runners-up	Fitzroy

1906	Carlton	56	153.5	Fitzroy	4 points	Premiers

1907	Carlton	52	155.7	South Melbourne	8 points	Premiers

1908	Carlton	68	169.4	Essendon	12 points	Premiers

1909	South Melbourne	56	168.9	Carlton	22.1%	Premiers

1910	Carlton	60	160.1	Collingwood	8 points	Runners-up	Collingwood

1911	Essendon	62	178.3	South Melbourne	8 points	Premiers

1912	South Melbourne	56	157.0	Carlton	25.8%	Runners-up	Essendon

1913	Fitzroy	64	144.3	South Melbourne	6 points	Premiers

1914	Carlton	56	129.7	South Melbourne	6 points	Premiers

1915	Collingwood	56	166.1	Carlton	2 points	Runners-up	Carlton

1916	Carlton	40	137.2	Collingwood	14 points	Runners-up	Fitzroy

1917	Collingwood	42	133.4	Carlton	4 points	Premiers

1918	South Melbourne	52	143.1	Collingwood	12 points	Premiers

1919	Collingwood	52	162.3	South Melbourne	4 points	Premiers

1920	Richmond	56	146.4	Fitzroy	3.2%	Premiers

1921	Carlton	56	142.0	Richmond	8 points	Runners-up	Richmond

1922	Collingwood	48	127.8	Essendon	6 points	Runners-up	Fitzroy

1923	Essendon	52	135.8	Fitzroy	8 points	Premiers

1924	Essendon	46	131.6	South Melbourne	2 points	Premiers

1925	Geelong	60	152.7	Essendon	8 points	Premiers

1926	Collingwood	60	149.3	Geelong	4.1%	Runners-up	Melbourne

1927	Collingwood	60	150.6	Richmond	4 points	Premiers

1928	Collingwood	60	134.6	Richmond	4 points	Premiers

1929	Collingwood	72	171.7	Carlton	12 points	Premiers

1930	Collingwood	60	144.3	Carlton	2.7%	Premiers

1931	Geelong	60	151.4	Richmond	10.3%	Premiers

1932	Carlton	60	137.8	Richmond	2 points	Runners-up	Richmond

1933	Richmond	60	141.1	South Melbourne	8 points	Runners-up	South Melbourne

1934	Richmond	60	121.3	Geelong	2 points	Premiers

1935	South Melbourne	64	137.6	Collingwood	4 points	Runners-up	Collingwood

1936	South Melbourne	64	118.5	Collingwood	4 points	Runners-up	Collingwood

1937	Geelong	60	135.3	Melbourne	4.1%	Premiers

1938	Carlton	56	116.1	Geelong	4 points	Premiers

1939	Melbourne	60	128.4	Collingwood	6.4%	Premiers

1940	Melbourne	56	125.8	Richmond	8 points	Premiers

1941	Carlton	56	120.3	Melbourne	3.1%	Third	Melbourne

1942	Essendon	52	127.1	Richmond	4 points	Premiers

1943	Richmond	44	123.1	Essendon	7.9%	Premiers

1944	Richmond	54	131.1	Fitzroy	0.1%	Runners-up	Fitzroy

1945	South Melbourne	64	131.8	Collingwood	4 points	Runners-up	Carlton

1946	Essendon	60	140.7	Collingwood	8 points	Premiers

1947	Carlton	60	134.0	Essendon	4 points	Premiers

1948	Essendon	66	137.2	Melbourne	14 points	Runners-up	Melbourne

1949	North Melbourne	56	119.1	Carlton	4 points	Third	Essendon

1950	Essendon	68	162.2	North Melbourne	16 points	Premiers

1951	Geelong	56	135.4	Collingwood	9.8%	Premiers

1952	Geelong	66	134.7	Collingwood	10 points	Premiers

1953	Geelong	60	143.3	Collingwood	4 points	Runners-up	Collingwood

1954	Geelong	52	133.1	Footscray	6 points	Third	Footscray

1955	Melbourne	60	150.5	Collingwood	4 points	Premiers

1956	Melbourne	64	146.0	Collingwood	12 points	Premiers

1957	Melbourne	50	138.8	Essendon	6 points	Premiers

1958	Melbourne	60	123.7	Collingwood	12 points	Runners-up	Collingwood

1959	Melbourne	54	142.7	Carlton	2 points	Premiers

1960	Melbourne	56	143.1	Fitzroy	30.6%	Premiers

1961	Hawthorn	56	125.1	Melbourne	6 points	Premiers

1962	Essendon	64	130.4	Geelong	8 points	Premiers

1963	Hawthorn	54	130.6	Geelong	2.4%	Runners-up	Geelong

1964	Melbourne	56	138.1	Collingwood	2 points	Premiers

1965	St Kilda	56	136.3	Collingwood	4 points	Runners-up	Essendon

1966	Collingwood	60	157.2	St Kilda	4 points	Runners-up	St Kilda

1967	Richmond	60	145.9	Carlton	2 points	Premiers

1968	Essendon	66	130.3	Carlton	6 points	Runners-up	Carlton

1969	Collingwood	60	129.0	Carlton	8.5%	Third	Richmond

1970	Collingwood	72	136.5	Carlton	8 points	Runners-up	Carlton

1971	Hawthorn	76	153.7	St Kilda	12 points	Premiers

1972	Carlton	74	134.3	Richmond	2 points	Premiers

1973	Collingwood	76	125.5	Richmond	8 points	Third	Richmond

1974	Richmond	68	129.3	North Melbourne	4 points	Premiers

1975	Hawthorn	68	137.3	Carlton	4 points	Runners-up	North Melbourne

1976	Carlton	66	132.8	Hawthorn	2 points	Third	Hawthorn

1977	Collingwood	72	130.7	Hawthorn	4 points	Runners-up	North Melbourne

1978	North Melbourne	64	120.9	Hawthorn	3.2%	Runners-up	Hawthorn

1979	Carlton	76	139.6	North Melbourne	8 points	Premiers

1980	Geelong	68	125.1	Carlton	4.0%	Third	Richmond

1981	Carlton	68	130.3	Collingwood	7.7%	Premiers

1982	Richmond	72	126.2	Hawthorn	4 points	Runners-up	Carlton

1983	North Melbourne	64	127.8	Hawthorn	4 points	Third	Hawthorn

1984	Essendon	72	128.2	Hawthorn	4 points	Premiers

1985	Essendon	76	138.4	Footscray	12 points	Premiers

1986	Hawthorn	72	141.6	Sydney	8 points	Premiers

1987	Carlton	72	138.0	Hawthorn	4 points	Premiers

1988	Hawthorn	76	142.3	Collingwood	14 points	Premiers

1989	Hawthorn	76	153.2	Essendon	8 points	Premiers

1990	Essendon	68	139.2	Collingwood	4 points	Runners-up	Collingwood

1991	West Coast	76	162.2	Hawthorn	12 points	Runners-up	Hawthorn

1992	Geelong	64	145.6	Footscray	15.8%	Runners-up	West Coast

1993	Essendon	54	119.1	Carlton	1.5%	Premiers

1994	West Coast	64	132.2	Carlton	4 points	Premiers

1995	Carlton	80	137.8	Geelong	16 points	Premiers

1996	Sydney	66	123.9	North Melbourne	2 points	Runners-up	North Melbourne

1997	St Kilda	60	119.6	Geelong	1.7%	Runners-up	Adelaide

1998	North Melbourne	64	117.4	Western Bulldogs	4 points	Runners-up	Adelaide

1999	Essendon	72	126.0	Kangaroos	4 points	Third	Kangaroos

2000	Essendon	84	159.1	Carlton	20 points	Premiers

2001	Essendon	68	134.5	Brisbane Lions	6.9%	Runners-up	Brisbane Lions

2002	Port Adelaide	72	132.4	Brisbane Lions	4 points	Third	Brisbane Lions

2003	Port Adelaide	72	127.2	Collingwood	12 points	Third	Brisbane Lions

2004	Port Adelaide	68	132.4	Brisbane Lions	4 points	Premiers

2005	Adelaide	68	136.5	West Coast	12.5%	Third	Sydney

2006	West Coast	68	120.4	Adelaide	4 points	Premiers

2007	Geelong	72	152.8	Port Adelaide	12 points	Premiers

2008	Geelong	84	161.8	Hawthorn	16 points	Runners-up	Hawthorn

2009	St Kilda	80	155.7	Geelong	8 points	Runners-up	Geelong

2010	Collingwood	70	141.7	Geelong	2 points	Premiers

2011	Collingwood	80	167.7	Geelong	4 points	Runners-up	Geelong

2012	Hawthorn	68	154.6	Adelaide	22.1%	Runners-up	Sydney

2013	Hawthorn	76	135.7	Geelong	4 points	Premiers

2014	Sydney	68	142.9	Hawthorn	2.1%	Runners-up	Hawthorn

2015	Fremantle	68	118.7	West Coast	2 points	Third	Hawthorn

2016	Sydney	68	158.8	Geelong	7.4%	Runners-up	Western Bulldogs

2017	Adelaide	62	136.0	Geelong	18.6%	Runners-up	Richmond

2018	Richmond	72	136.1	West Coast	8 points	Third	West Coast

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St Kilda recently won the minor premiership in the 2009 AFL season.

final_sentence: St Kilda recently won the minor premiership in the 2009 AFL season.