List of Australian Football League premiers - wikipedia List of Australian Football League premiers This page is a complete chronological listing of Australian Football League premiers. The Australian Football League ( AFL ), known as the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) until 1990, is the elite national competition in Australian rules football. Each year, the premiership is awarded to the club that wins the AFL Grand Final. The grand final has been played in all VFL / AFL seasons except for 1897 and 1924 ( where the premiership was awarded without a Grand final being played ), and has been an annual tradition in its current format since 1931. Since the introduction by the League of equalisation policies of a salary cap and draft in 1987, every AFL club ( except for Gold Coast, which has not yet qualifed for a final series ) has made a preliminary final. This has had a significant impact on the spread of premierships : since 1987, thirteen clubs have won premiership, compared with only five clubs in the twenty - three seasons between 1967 and 1989. Essendon and Carlton have won the most VFL / AFL premierships, with a total of 16 each. Of the current teams competing in the Australian Football League, only Fremantle, Gold Coast Suns and Greater Western Sydney are yet to win a premiership. Contents 1 List of premiers 1.1 VFL / AFL premierships 1.2 AFL Women 's premierships 1.3 Minor grade premierships 1.3. 1 VFL / AFL Reserves premierships 1.3. 2 VFL / AFL Under - 19s premierships 1.3. 3 VFL / AFL Night premierships 2 Premiership and grand final statistics 2.1 Premierships by team 2.2 Premiership frequency 2.3 Premiership droughts 2.4 Consecutive premierships 2.5 Consecutive grand finals 3 Premierships at all levels 3.1 Premierships across multiple grades in a season 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Sources List of premiers The following is a list of the premiers, and the grand final results and circumstances. Most conventional grand finals are a single match at the end of a finals series where the winner of the match wins the premiership. Under the early VFL finals systems in 1898 - 1923 and 1925 - 1930, the circumstances of the grand final were often different : in twenty - nine of these thirty - two years, the minor premiers had the right to challenge the winner of the finals series for the premiership, meaning the grand finals of this era were a mixture of challenge matches, non-challenge matches ( which would have been followed by challenge matches had the minor premier been defeated ), while in 1901, 1903 and 1906 there was no right of challenge. Regardless of the circumstances at that time, all of these games are now recognised as grand finals. Premiership decided by a conventional grand final, 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 finals system or similar Premiership decided without a challenge final being required under the Argus finals system or similar ; in these cases, had the other team won the match, a rematch would have been played the following weekend Premiership decided without a grand final being required VFL / AFL premierships Season Premiers Runners - up Score Venue Attendance Date 1897 Essendon Geelong N / A N / A N / A N / A 1898 Fitzroy Essendon 5.8 ( 38 ) d. 3.5 ( 23 ) Junction Oval 16,538 000000001898 - 09 - 24 - 0000 24 September 1898 1899 Fitzroy ( 2 ) South Melbourne 3.9 ( 27 ) d. 3.8 ( 26 ) Junction Oval 4,823 000000001899 - 09 - 16 - 0000 16 September 1899 1900 Melbourne Fitzroy 4.10 ( 34 ) d. 3.12 ( 30 ) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 20,181 000000001900 - 09 - 22 - 0000 22 September 1900 1901 Essendon ( 2 ) Collingwood 6.7 ( 43 ) d. 2.4 ( 16 ) Lake Oval 30,031 000000001901 - 09 - 07 - 0000 7 September 1901 1902 Collingwood Essendon ( 2 ) 9.6 ( 60 ) d. 3.9 ( 27 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 35,202 000000001902 - 09 - 20 - 0000 20 September 1902 1903 Collingwood ( 2 ) Fitzroy ( 2 ) 4.7 ( 31 ) d. 3.11 ( 29 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 32,263 000000001903 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 1903 1904 Fitzroy ( 3 ) Carlton 9.7 ( 61 ) d. 5.7 ( 37 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 32,688 000000001904 - 09 - 17 - 0000 17 September 1904 1905 Fitzroy ( 4 ) Collingwood ( 2 ) 4.6 ( 30 ) d. 2.5 ( 17 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 30,000 000000001905 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 1905 1906 Carlton Fitzroy ( 3 ) 15.4 ( 94 ) d. 6.9 ( 45 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 44,437 000000001906 - 09 - 22 - 0000 22 September 1906 1907 Carlton ( 2 ) South Melbourne ( 2 ) 6.14 ( 50 ) d. 6.9 ( 45 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 45,477 000000001907 - 09 - 21 - 0000 21 September 1907 1908 Carlton ( 3 ) Essendon ( 3 ) 5.5 ( 35 ) d. 3.8 ( 26 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 50,261 000000001908 - 09 - 26 - 0000 26 September 1908 1909 South Melbourne Carlton ( 2 ) 4.14 ( 38 ) d. 4.12 ( 36 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 37,759 000000001909 - 10 - 02 - 0000 2 October 1909 1910 Collingwood ( 3 ) Carlton ( 3 ) 9.7 ( 61 ) d. 6.11 ( 47 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 42,790 000000001910 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 1910 1911 Essendon ( 3 ) Collingwood ( 3 ) 5.11 ( 41 ) d. 4.11 ( 35 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 43,905 000000001911 - 09 - 23 - 0000 23 September 1911 1912 Essendon ( 4 ) South Melbourne ( 3 ) 5.17 ( 47 ) d. 4.9 ( 33 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 54,434 000000001912 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1912 1913 Fitzroy ( 5 ) St Kilda 7.14 ( 56 ) d. 5.13 ( 43 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 59,556 000000001913 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1913 1914 Carlton ( 4 ) South Melbourne ( 4 ) 6.9 ( 45 ) d. 4.15 ( 39 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 30,495 000000001914 - 09 - 26 - 0000 26 September 1914 1915 Carlton ( 5 ) Collingwood ( 4 ) 11.12 ( 78 ) d. 6.9 ( 45 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 39,343 000000001915 - 09 - 18 - 0000 18 September 1915 1916 Fitzroy ( 6 ) Carlton ( 4 ) 12.13 ( 85 ) d. 8.8 ( 56 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 21,130 000000001916 - 09 - 02 - 0000 2 September 1916 1917 Collingwood ( 4 ) Fitzroy ( 4 ) 9.20 ( 74 ) d. 5.9 ( 39 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 25,512 000000001917 - 09 - 22 - 0000 22 September 1917 1918 South Melbourne ( 2 ) Collingwood ( 5 ) 9.8 ( 62 ) d. 7.15 ( 57 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 39,262 000000001918 - 09 - 07 - 0000 7 September 1918 1919 Collingwood ( 5 ) Richmond 11.12 ( 78 ) d. 7.11 ( 53 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 45,413 000000001919 - 10 - 11 - 0000 11 October 1919 1920 Richmond Collingwood ( 6 ) 7.10 ( 52 ) d. 5.5 ( 35 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 53,908 000000001920 - 10 - 02 - 0000 2 October 1920 1921 Richmond ( 2 ) Carlton ( 5 ) 5.6 ( 36 ) d. 4.8 ( 32 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 43,122 000000001921 - 10 - 15 - 0000 15 October 1921 1922 Fitzroy ( 7 ) Collingwood ( 7 ) 11.13 ( 79 ) d. 9.14 ( 68 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 50,054 000000001922 - 10 - 14 - 0000 14 October 1922 1923 Essendon ( 5 ) Fitzroy ( 5 ) 8.15 ( 63 ) d. 6.10 ( 46 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 46,566 000000001923 - 10 - 20 - 0000 20 October 1923 1924 Essendon ( 6 ) Richmond ( 2 ) N / A N / A N / A N / A 1925 Geelong Collingwood ( 8 ) 10.19 ( 79 ) d. 9.15 ( 69 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 64,288 000000001925 - 10 - 10 - 0000 10 October 1925 1926 Melbourne ( 2 ) Collingwood ( 9 ) 17.17 ( 119 ) d. 9.8 ( 62 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 59,632 000000001926 - 10 - 09 - 0000 9 October 1926 1927 Collingwood ( 6 ) Richmond ( 3 ) 2.13 ( 25 ) d. 1.7 ( 13 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 34,551 000000001927 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 1927 1928 Collingwood ( 7 ) Richmond ( 4 ) 13.18 ( 96 ) d. 9.9 ( 63 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 50,026 000000001928 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 1928 1929 Collingwood ( 8 ) Richmond ( 5 ) 11.13 ( 79 ) d. 7.8 ( 50 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 63,336 000000001929 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1929 1930 Collingwood ( 9 ) Geelong ( 2 ) 14.16 ( 100 ) d. 9.16 ( 70 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 45,022 000000001930 - 10 - 11 - 0000 11 October 1930 1931 Geelong ( 2 ) Richmond ( 6 ) 9.14 ( 68 ) d. 7.6 ( 48 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 60,712 000000001931 - 10 - 10 - 0000 10 October 1931 1932 Richmond ( 3 ) Carlton ( 6 ) 13.14 ( 92 ) d. 12.11 ( 83 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 69,724 000000001932 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 1932 1933 South Melbourne ( 3 ) Richmond ( 7 ) 9.17 ( 71 ) d. 4.5 ( 29 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 75,754 000000001933 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 1933 1934 Richmond ( 4 ) South Melbourne ( 5 ) 19.14 ( 128 ) d. 12.17 ( 89 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 65,335 000000001934 - 10 - 13 - 0000 13 October 1934 1935 Collingwood 10 ! ( 10 ) South Melbourne ( 6 ) 11.12 ( 78 ) d. 7.16 ( 58 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 54,154 000000001935 - 10 - 05 - 0000 5 October 1935 1936 Collingwood 11 ! ( 11 ) South Melbourne ( 7 ) 11.23 ( 89 ) d. 10.18 ( 78 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 74,091 000000001936 - 10 - 03 - 0000 3 October 1936 1937 Geelong ( 3 ) Collingwood 10 ! ( 10 ) 18.14 ( 122 ) d. 12.18 ( 90 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 88,540 000000001937 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 1937 1938 Carlton ( 6 ) Collingwood 11 ! ( 11 ) 15.10 ( 100 ) d. 13.7 ( 85 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 96,486 000000001938 - 09 - 24 - 0000 24 September 1938 1939 Melbourne ( 3 ) Collingwood 12 ! ( 12 ) 21.22 ( 148 ) d. 14.11 ( 95 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 78,110 000000001939 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 1939 1940 Melbourne ( 4 ) Richmond ( 8 ) 15.17 ( 107 ) d. 10.8 ( 68 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 70,330 000000001940 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1940 1941 Melbourne ( 5 ) Essendon ( 4 ) 19.13 ( 127 ) d. 13.20 ( 98 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 79,687 000000001941 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1941 1942 Essendon ( 7 ) Richmond ( 9 ) 19.18 ( 132 ) d. 11.13 ( 79 ) Princes Park 49,000 000000001942 - 09 - 19 - 0000 19 September 1942 1943 Richmond ( 5 ) Essendon ( 5 ) 12.14 ( 86 ) d. 11.15 ( 81 ) Princes Park 42,100 000000001943 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 1943 1944 Fitzroy ( 8 ) Richmond 10 ! ( 10 ) 9.12 ( 66 ) d. 7.9 ( 51 ) Junction Oval 43,000 000000001944 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 1944 1945 Carlton ( 7 ) South Melbourne ( 8 ) 15.13 ( 103 ) d. 10.15 ( 75 ) Princes Park 62,986 000000001945 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 1945 1946 Essendon ( 8 ) Melbourne 22.18 ( 150 ) d. 13.9 ( 87 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 73,743 000000001946 - 10 - 05 - 0000 5 October 1946 1947 Carlton ( 8 ) Essendon ( 6 ) 13.8 ( 86 ) d. 11.19 ( 85 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 85,815 000000001947 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1947 1948 Melbourne ( 6 ) Essendon ( 7 ) 10.9 ( 69 ) drew 7.27 ( 69 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 85,658 000000001948 - 10 - 02 - 0000 2 October 1948 13.11 ( 89 ) d. 7.8 ( 50 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 52,226 000000001948 - 10 - 09 - 0000 9 October 1948 1949 Essendon ( 9 ) Carlton ( 7 ) 18.17 ( 125 ) d. 6.16 ( 52 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 90,453 000000001949 - 09 - 24 - 0000 24 September 1949 1950 Essendon 10 ! ( 10 ) North Melbourne 13.14 ( 92 ) d. 7.12 ( 54 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 87,601 000000001950 - 09 - 23 - 0000 23 September 1950 1951 Geelong ( 4 ) Essendon ( 8 ) 11.15 ( 81 ) d. 10.10 ( 70 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 84,109 000000001951 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 1951 1952 Geelong ( 5 ) Collingwood 13 ! ( 13 ) 13.8 ( 86 ) d. 5.10 ( 40 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 81,304 000000001952 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1952 1953 Collingwood 12 ! ( 12 ) Geelong ( 3 ) 11.11 ( 77 ) d. 8.17 ( 65 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 89,060 000000001953 - 09 - 26 - 0000 26 September 1953 1954 Footscray Melbourne ( 2 ) 15.12 ( 102 ) d. 7.9 ( 51 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 80,897 000000001954 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 1954 1955 Melbourne ( 7 ) Collingwood 14 ! ( 14 ) 8.16 ( 64 ) d. 5.6 ( 36 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 88,053 000000001955 - 09 - 17 - 0000 17 September 1955 1956 Melbourne ( 8 ) Collingwood 15 ! ( 15 ) 17.19 ( 121 ) d. 6.12 ( 48 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 115,803 000000001956 - 09 - 15 - 0000 15 September 1956 1957 Melbourne ( 9 ) Essendon ( 9 ) 17.14 ( 116 ) d. 7.13 ( 55 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,324 000000001957 - 09 - 21 - 0000 21 September 1957 1958 Collingwood 13 ! ( 13 ) Melbourne ( 3 ) 12.10 ( 82 ) d. 9.10 ( 64 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 97,956 000000001958 - 09 - 20 - 0000 20 September 1958 1959 Melbourne 10 ! ( 10 ) Essendon 10 ! ( 10 ) 17.13 ( 115 ) d. 11.12 ( 78 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 103,506 000000001959 - 09 - 26 - 0000 26 September 1959 1960 Melbourne 11 ! ( 11 ) Collingwood 16 ! ( 16 ) 8.14 ( 62 ) d. 2.2 ( 14 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 97,457 000000001960 - 09 - 24 - 0000 24 September 1960 1961 Hawthorn Footscray 13.16 ( 94 ) d. 7.9 ( 51 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 107,935 000000001961 - 09 - 23 - 0000 23 September 1961 1962 Essendon 11 ! ( 11 ) Carlton ( 8 ) 13.12 ( 90 ) d. 8.10 ( 58 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 98,385 000000001962 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 1962 1963 Geelong ( 6 ) Hawthorn 15.19 ( 109 ) d. 8.12 ( 60 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 101,452 000000001963 - 10 - 05 - 0000 5 October 1963 1964 Melbourne 12 ! ( 12 ) Collingwood 17 ! ( 17 ) 8.16 ( 64 ) d. 8.12 ( 60 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 102,469 000000001964 - 09 - 19 - 0000 19 September 1964 1965 Essendon 12 ! ( 12 ) St Kilda ( 2 ) 14.21 ( 105 ) d. 9.16 ( 70 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 104,846 000000001965 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 1965 1966 St Kilda Collingwood 18 ! ( 18 ) 10.14 ( 74 ) d. 10.13 ( 73 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 101,655 000000001966 - 09 - 24 - 0000 24 September 1966 1967 Richmond ( 6 ) Geelong ( 4 ) 16.18 ( 114 ) d. 15.15 ( 105 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 109,396 000000001967 - 09 - 23 - 0000 23 September 1967 1968 Carlton ( 9 ) Essendon 11 ! ( 11 ) 7.14 ( 56 ) d. 8.5 ( 53 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 116,828 000000001968 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1968 1969 Richmond ( 7 ) Carlton ( 9 ) 12.13 ( 85 ) d. 8.12 ( 60 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 119,165 000000001969 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1969 1970 Carlton 10 ! ( 10 ) Collingwood 19 ! ( 19 ) 17.9 ( 111 ) d. 14.17 ( 101 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 121,696 000000001970 - 09 - 26 - 0000 26 September 1970 1971 Hawthorn ( 2 ) St Kilda ( 3 ) 12.10 ( 82 ) d. 11.9 ( 75 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 118,192 000000001971 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 1971 1972 Carlton 11 ! ( 11 ) Richmond 11 ! ( 11 ) 28.9 ( 177 ) d. 22.18 ( 150 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 112,393 000000001972 - 10 - 07 - 0000 7 October 1972 1973 Richmond ( 8 ) Carlton 10 ! ( 10 ) 16.20 ( 116 ) d. 12.14 ( 86 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 116,956 000000001973 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 1973 Richmond ( 9 ) North Melbourne ( 2 ) 18.20 ( 128 ) d. 13.9 ( 87 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 113,839 000000001974 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1974 North Melbourne Hawthorn ( 2 ) 19.8 ( 122 ) d. 9.13 ( 67 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 110,551 000000001975 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1975 1976 Hawthorn ( 3 ) North Melbourne ( 3 ) 13.22 ( 100 ) d. 10.10 ( 70 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 110,143 000000001976 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 1976 1977 North Melbourne ( 2 ) Collingwood 20 ! ( 20 ) 9.22 ( 76 ) drew 10.16 ( 76 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 108,224 000000001977 - 09 - 24 - 0000 24 September 1977 21.25 ( 151 ) d. 19.10 ( 124 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 98,366 000000001977 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 1977 1978 Hawthorn ( 4 ) North Melbourne ( 4 ) 18.13 ( 121 ) d. 15.13 ( 103 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 101,704 000000001978 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 1978 1979 Carlton 12 ! ( 12 ) Collingwood 21 ! ( 21 ) 11.16 ( 82 ) d. 11.11 ( 77 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 113,545 000000001979 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 1979 1980 Richmond 10 ! ( 10 ) Collingwood 22 ! ( 22 ) 23.21 ( 159 ) d. 9.24 ( 78 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 113,461 000000001980 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1980 1981 Carlton 13 ! ( 13 ) Collingwood 23 ! ( 23 ) 12.20 ( 92 ) d. 10.12 ( 72 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 112,964 000000001981 - 09 - 26 - 0000 26 September 1981 1982 Carlton 14 ! ( 14 ) Richmond 12 ! ( 12 ) 14.19 ( 103 ) d. 12.13 ( 85 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 107,537 000000001982 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 1982 Hawthorn ( 5 ) Essendon 12 ! ( 12 ) 20.20 ( 140 ) d. 8.9 ( 57 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 110,332 000000001983 - 09 - 24 - 0000 24 September 1983 1984 Essendon 13 ! ( 13 ) Hawthorn ( 3 ) 14.21 ( 105 ) d. 12.9 ( 81 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 92,685 000000001984 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 1984 1985 Essendon 14 ! ( 14 ) Hawthorn ( 4 ) 26.14 ( 170 ) d. 14.8 ( 92 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,042 000000001985 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1985 1986 Hawthorn ( 6 ) Carlton 10 ! ( 11 ) 16.14 ( 110 ) d. 9.14 ( 68 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 101,861 000000001986 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1986 Carlton 15 ! ( 15 ) Hawthorn ( 5 ) 15.14 ( 104 ) d. 9.17 ( 71 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 92,754 000000001987 - 09 - 26 - 0000 26 September 1987 1988 Hawthorn ( 7 ) Melbourne ( 4 ) 22.20 ( 152 ) d. 6.20 ( 56 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 93,754 000000001988 - 09 - 24 - 0000 24 September 1988 1989 Hawthorn ( 8 ) Geelong ( 5 ) 21.18 ( 144 ) d. 21.12 ( 138 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 94,796 000000001989 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 1989 Australian Football League name adopted 1990 Collingwood ( 14 ) Essendon ( 13 ) 13.11 ( 89 ) d. 5.11 ( 41 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 98,944 000000001990 - 10 - 06 - 0000 6 October 1990 1991 Hawthorn ( 9 ) West Coast 20.19 ( 139 ) d. 13.8 ( 86 ) VFL Park 75,230 000000001991 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1991 1992 West Coast Geelong ( 6 ) 16.17 ( 113 ) d. 12.13 ( 85 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 95,007 000000001992 - 09 - 26 - 0000 26 September 1992 1993 Essendon ( 15 ) Carlton ( 12 ) 20.13 ( 133 ) d. 13.11 ( 89 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 96,862 000000001993 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 1993 1994 West Coast ( 2 ) Geelong ( 7 ) 20.23 ( 143 ) d. 8.15 ( 63 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 93,860 000000001994 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 1994 1995 Carlton ( 16 ) Geelong ( 8 ) 21.15 ( 141 ) d. 11.14 ( 80 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 93,670 000000001995 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 1995 North Melbourne ( 3 ) Sydney ( 9 ) 19.17 ( 131 ) d. 13.10 ( 88 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 93,102 000000001996 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1996 1997 Adelaide St Kilda ( 4 ) 19.11 ( 125 ) d. 13.16 ( 94 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 99,645 000000001997 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1997 1998 Adelaide ( 2 ) North Melbourne ( 5 ) 15.15 ( 105 ) d. 8.22 ( 70 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 94,431 000000001998 - 09 - 26 - 0000 26 September 1998 1999 North Melbourne ( 4 ) Carlton ( 13 ) 19.10 ( 124 ) d. 12.17 ( 89 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 94,228 000000001999 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 1999 2000 Essendon ( 16 ) Melbourne ( 5 ) 19.21 ( 135 ) d. 11.9 ( 75 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 96,249 000000002000 - 09 - 02 - 0000 2 September 2000 2001 Brisbane Lions Essendon ( 14 ) 15.18 ( 108 ) d. 12.10 ( 82 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 91,482 000000002001 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 2001 2002 Brisbane Lions ( 2 ) Collingwood ( 24 ) 10.15 ( 75 ) d. 9.12 ( 66 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 91,817 000000002002 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 2002 2003 Brisbane Lions ( 3 ) Collingwood ( 25 ) 20.14 ( 134 ) d. 12.12 ( 84 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 79,451 000000002003 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 2003 Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions 17.11 ( 113 ) d. 10.13 ( 73 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 77,671 000000002004 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 2004 2005 Sydney ( 4 ) West Coast ( 2 ) 8.10 ( 58 ) d. 7.12 ( 54 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 91,828 000000002005 - 09 - 24 - 0000 24 September 2005 2006 West Coast ( 3 ) Sydney 10 ! ( 10 ) 12.13 ( 85 ) d. 12.12 ( 84 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 97,431 000000002006 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 2006 2007 Geelong ( 7 ) Port Adelaide 24.19 ( 163 ) d. 6.8 ( 44 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 97,302 000000002007 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 2007 2008 Hawthorn 10 ! ( 10 ) Geelong ( 9 ) 18.7 ( 115 ) d. 11.23 ( 89 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,012 000000002008 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 2008 2009 Geelong ( 8 ) St Kilda ( 5 ) 12.8 ( 80 ) d. 9.14 ( 68 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 99,251 000000002009 - 09 - 26 - 0000 26 September 2009 Collingwood ( 15 ) St Kilda ( 6 ) 9.14 ( 68 ) drew 10.8 ( 68 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,016 000000002010 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 2010 16.12 ( 108 ) d. 7.10 ( 52 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 93,853 000000002010 - 10 - 02 - 0000 2 October 2010 2011 Geelong ( 9 ) Collingwood ( 26 ) 18.11 ( 119 ) d. 12.9 ( 81 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 99,537 000000002011 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 2011 2012 Sydney ( 5 ) Hawthorn ( 6 ) 14.7 ( 91 ) d. 11.15 ( 81 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 99,683 000000002012 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 2012 2013 Hawthorn ( 11 ) Fremantle 11.11 ( 77 ) d. 8.14 ( 62 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,007 000000002013 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 2013 2014 Hawthorn ( 12 ) Sydney ( 11 ) 21.11 ( 137 ) d. 11.8 ( 74 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 99,454 000000002014 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 2014 2015 Hawthorn ( 13 ) West Coast ( 3 ) 16.11 ( 107 ) d. 8.13 ( 61 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 98,633 000000002015 - 10 - 03 - 0000 3 October 2015 2016 Western Bulldogs ( 2 ) Sydney ( 12 ) 13.11 ( 89 ) d. 10.7 ( 67 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 99,981 000000002016 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 2016 2017 Richmond ( 11 ) Adelaide 16.12 ( 108 ) d. 8.12 ( 60 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,021 000000002017 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 2017 AFL women 's premierships Further information : List of AFL Women 's premiers The AFL Women 's competition commenced in 2017 after four years of exhibition games. Today the league features eight AFL clubs women 's teams, with plans to expand in 2019. Season Premiers Runners - up Score Venue Attendance Date 2017 Adelaide Brisbane Lions 4.11 ( 35 ) d. 4.5 ( 29 ) Metricon Stadium 15,610 000000002017 - 03 - 25 - 0000 25 March 2017 Minor grade premierships In addition to the seniors, VFL / AFL clubs have competed in premierships in three minor grades : VFL / AFL Reserves premierships : 1919 -- 1999 VFL / AFL Under - 19s premierships : 1946 -- 1991 VFL / AFL Night premierships : 1956 -- 1971, 1977 -- 2013 VFL / AFL reserves premierships The reserve grade premiership was held in various formats between 1919 and 1999. It was known as the Victorian Junior Football League from 1919 until 1923, the Seconds from 1924 until 1959, the VFL Reserves from 1960 until 1989, and as the AFL reserves from 1990 until 1999. Until 1991, the competition was run by the VFL / AFL, and from 1992 until 1999 it was administered by the Victorian State Football League. Season Premiers Runners - up Score Venue Attendance Date 1919 Collingwood ( 1 ) University - A ( 1 ) 6.11 ( 47 ) d. 4.8 ( 32 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 45,413 ( C-R ) 000000001919 - 10 - 11 - 0000 11 October 1919 1920 Collingwood ( 2 ) University ( 2 ) 7.14 ( 56 ) d. 7.2 ( 44 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 58,255 ( C-R ) 000000001920 - 09 - 25 - 0000 25 September 1920 1921 Essendon ( 1 ) Collingwood ( 1 ) 10.9 ( 69 ) d. 8.13 ( 61 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 43,122 ( C-R ) 000000001921 - 10 - 15 - 0000 15 October 1921 1922 Collingwood ( 3 ) Essendon ( 1 ) 8.10 ( 58 ) d. 1.9 ( 15 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 50,054 ( C-R ) 000000001922 - 10 - 14 - 0000 14 October 1922 1923 Geelong ( 1 ) Richmond ( 1 ) 9.12 ( 66 ) d. 5.10 ( 40 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 46,566 ( C-R ) 000000001923 - 10 - 20 - 0000 20 October 1923 1924 Geelong ( 2 ) Essendon ( 2 ) Geelong won on forfeit Kardinia Park N / A N / A 1925 Collingwood ( 4 ) Fitzroy ( 1 ) 13.16 ( 94 ) d. 11.4 ( 70 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 64,288 ( C-R ) 000000001925 - 10 - 10 - 0000 10 October 1925 1926 Carlton ( 1 ) Geelong ( 1 ) 14.11 ( 95 ) d. 5.13 ( 43 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 59,632 ( C-R ) 000000001926 - 10 - 09 - 0000 9 October 1926 1927 Carlton ( 2 ) South Melbourne ( 1 ) 12.22 ( 94 ) d. 11.9 ( 75 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 4,210 000000001927 - 10 - 08 - 0000 8 October 1927 1928 Carlton ( 3 ) Geelong ( 2 ) 18.18 ( 126 ) d. 14.11 ( 95 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 8,000 000000001928 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1928 1929 Richmond ( 1 ) Geelong ( 3 ) 12.8 ( 80 ) d. 7.15 ( 57 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 6,544 000000001929 - 09 - 26 - 0000 26 September 1929 1930 Geelong ( 3 ) Richmond ( 2 ) 14.12 ( 96 ) d. 11. ( 74 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 41,495 ( C-R ) 000000001930 - 10 - 04 - 0000 4 October 1930 1931 Melbourne ( 1 ) Geelong ( 4 ) 8.13 ( 61 ) d. 8.5 ( 53 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 60,712 ( C-R ) 000000001931 - 10 - 10 - 0000 10 October 1931 1932 Melbourne ( 2 ) Essendon ( 3 ) 8.12 ( 60 ) d. 4.10 ( 34 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 69,724 ( C-R ) 000000001932 - 10 - 01 - 0000 1 October 1932 1933 Melbourne ( 3 ) St Kilda ( 1 ) 10.15 ( 75 ) d. 10.14 ( 74 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 9,500 000000001933 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1933 1934 Melbourne ( 4 ) Geelong ( 5 ) 15.18 ( 108 ) d. 12.4 ( 76 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 65,335 ( C-R ) 000000001934 - 10 - 13 - 0000 13 October 1934 1935 Melbourne ( 5 ) Geelong ( 6 ) 12.11 ( 83 ) d. 9.6 ( 60 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 54,154 ( C-R ) 000000001935 - 10 - 05 - 0000 5 October 1935 1936 Footscray ( 1 ) Melbourne ( 1 ) 15.11 ( 101 ) d. 6.14 ( 50 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 74,091 ( C-R ) 000000001936 - 10 - 03 - 0000 3 October 1936 1937 Geelong ( 4 ) Collingwood ( 2 ) 12.12 ( 84 ) d. 9.11 ( 65 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 000000001937 - 09 - 30 - 0000 30 September 1937 1938 Geelong ( 5 ) Footscray ( 1 ) 12.19 ( 91 ) d. 12.8 ( 80 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 5,500 000000001938 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 1938 1939 Melbourne ( 6 ) Richmond ( 2 ) 22.12 ( 144 ) d. 17.13 ( 115 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 4,100 000000001939 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1939 1940 Collingwood ( 5 ) Carlton ( 1 ) 6.16 ( 52 ) d. 3.12 ( 30 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 70,330 ( C-R ) 000000001940 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1940 1941 Essendon ( 2 ) Fitzroy ( 2 ) 12.16 ( 88 ) d. 9.17 ( 71 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 79,687 ( C-R ) 000000001941 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1941 1942 St Kilda ( 1 ) Fitzroy ( 3 ) 13.10 ( 88 ) d. 7.15 ( 57 ) Punt Road Oval 000000001942 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 1942 1943 St Kilda ( 2 ) Fitzroy ( 4 ) 11.14 ( 80 ) d. 8.6 ( 54 ) Victoria Park 000000001943 - 09 - 18 - 0000 18 September 1943 1944 Fitzroy ( 1 ) Collingwood ( 3 ) 11.12 ( 78 ) d. 9.9 ( 63 ) Victoria Park 7,500 000000001944 - 09 - 23 - 0000 23 September 1944 1945 Footscray ( 2 ) Fitzroy ( 5 ) 9.16 ( 70 ) d. 9.3 ( 57 ) Victoria Park 6,500 000000001945 - 09 - 22 - 0000 22 September 1945 1946 Richmond ( 2 ) Fitzroy ( 6 ) 7.15 ( 57 ) d. 7.14 ( 56 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 59,444 ( C-R ) 000000001946 - 09 - 28 - 0000 28 September 1946 1947 North Melbourne ( 1 ) Richmond ( 3 ) 16.13 ( 109 ) d. 14.10 ( 94 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 85,815 ( C-R ) 000000001947 - 09 - 27 - 0000 27 September 1947 1948 Geelong ( 6 ) Richmond ( 4 ) 17.12 ( 114 ) d. 12.9 ( 81 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 86,198 ( C-R ) 000000001948 - 10 - 02 - 0000 2 October 1948 1949 Melbourne ( 7 ) Essendon ( 4 ) 17.10 ( 112 ) d. 9.14 ( 68 ) Melbourne Cricket Ground 90,453 ( C-R ) 000000001949 - 09 - 24 - 0000 24 September 1949 1950 Essendon ( 3 ) 1951 Carlton ( 4 ) 1952 Essendon ( 4 ) 1953 Carlton ( 5 ) 1954 Richmond ( 3 ) 1955 Richmond ( 4 ) 1956 Melbourne ( 8 ) 1957 North Melbourne ( 2 ) 1958 Hawthorn ( 1 ) 1959 Hawthorn ( 2 ) 1960 Geelong ( 7 ) 1961 St Kilda ( 3 ) 1962 Footscray ( 3 ) 1963 Geelong ( 8 ) 1964 Geelong ( 9 ) 1965 Collingwood ( 6 ) 1966 Richmond ( 5 ) 1967 North Melbourne ( 3 ) 1968 Essendon ( 5 ) 1969 Melbourne ( 9 ) 1970 Melbourne ( 10 ) 1971 Richmond ( 6 ) 1972 Hawthorn ( 3 ) 1973 Richmond ( 7 ) 1974 Fitzroy ( 2 ) 1975 Geelong ( 10 ) 1976 Collingwood ( 7 ) 1977 Richmond ( 8 ) 1978 North Melbourne ( 4 ) 1979 North Melbourne ( 5 ) 1980 Geelong ( 11 ) 1981 Geelong ( 12 ) 1982 Geelong ( 13 ) 1983 Essendon ( 6 ) 1984 Melbourne ( 11 ) 1985 Hawthorn ( 4 ) 1986 Carlton ( 6 ) 1987 Carlton ( 7 ) 1988 Footscray ( 4 ) 1989 Fitzroy ( 3 ) 1990 Carlton ( 8 ) 1991 Brisbane Bears ( 1 ) 1992 Essendon ( 7 ) 1993 Melbourne ( 12 ) 1994 Footscray ( 5 ) 1995 North Melbourne ( 6 ) 1996 North Melbourne ( 7 ) 1997 Richmond ( 9 ) 1998 Western Bulldogs ( 6 ) 1999 Essendon ( 8 ) Source where unlisted VFL / AFL Under - 19s premierships The VFL / AFL 's Under - 19s competition was held between 1946 and 1991. It was known as the VFL Thirds until 1959, and as the Under - 19s thereafter. Season Premiers Runners - up Score Venue Attendance Date 1946 North Melbourne ( 1 ) Carlton ( 1 ) 11.9 ( 75 ) d. 5.12 ( 42 ) 000000001946 - 09 - 21 - 0000 21 September 1946 1947 Melbourne ( 1 ) North Melbourne ( 1 ) 12.13 ( 85 ) d. 11.7 ( 73 ) 000000001947 - 09 - 06 - 0000 6 September 1947 1948 Carlton ( 1 ) Essendon ( 1 ) 6.10 ( 46 ) d. 5.6 ( 36 ) 1949 Carlton ( 2 ) Geelong ( 1 ) 9.8 ( 62 ) d. 7.9 ( 51 ) 1950 Essendon ( 1 ) 1951 Carlton ( 3 ) 1952 Essendon ( 2 ) 1953 Melbourne ( 2 ) 1954 Footscray ( 1 ) 1955 Fitzroy ( 1 ) 1956 South Melbourne ( 1 ) 1957 St Kilda ( 1 ) 1958 Richmond ( 1 ) 1959 Essendon ( 3 ) 1960 Collingwood ( 1 ) 1961 Essendon ( 4 ) 1962 Geelong ( 1 ) 1963 Carlton ( 4 ) 1964 Melbourne ( 3 ) 1965 Collingwood ( 2 ) 1966 Essendon ( 5 ) 1967 Richmond ( 2 ) 1968 Richmond ( 3 ) 1969 Richmond ( 4 ) 1970 Richmond ( 5 ) 1971 Melbourne ( 4 ) 1972 Hawthorn ( 1 ) 1973 Richmond ( 6 ) 1974 Collingwood ( 3 ) 1975 Richmond ( 7 ) 1976 North Melbourne ( 2 ) 1977 Richmond ( 8 ) 1978 Carlton ( 5 ) 1979 Carlton ( 6 ) 1980 Richmond ( 9 ) 1981 Melbourne ( 5 ) 1982 Fitzroy ( 2 ) 1983 Melbourne ( 6 ) 1984 North Melbourne ( 3 ) 1985 Richmond ( 10 ) 1986 Collingwood ( 4 ) 1987 North Melbourne ( 4 ) 1988 North Melbourne ( 5 ) 1989 Richmond ( 11 ) 1990 North Melbourne ( 6 ) 1991 North Melbourne ( 7 ) Source VFL / AFL Night premierships The pre-season and night premiership covers three competitions which are considered historically equivalent in status : VFL Night Series, a consolation competition played amongst non-finalists between 1956 and 1971. Australian Football Championships Night Series, a mid-season knock - out competition played concurrently with the premiership and involving teams from interstate, played between 1977 and 1987. Australian Football League pre-season competition, played before each season from 1988 until 2013. For a list of premiers in these competitions, see list of Australian Football League pre-season and night series premiers. Premiership and grand final statistics Premierships by team This table summarises all senior premierships won by each club. The `` Grand final matches '' column includes all grand finals and replays listed in the previous section and, because of this, will not necessarily equal the sum of the premierships and runners - up columns. Club Years in competition Premierships Runners - up Grand final matches * Premiership years Runner - up years Years since last premiership Essendon 1897 -- present 16 14 29 1897, 1901, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1962, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000 1898, 1902, 1908, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1983, 1990, 2001 17 Carlton 1897 -- present 16 13 29 1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1995 1904, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1949, 1962, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1993, 1999 22 Collingwood 1897 -- present 15 26 43 1902, 1903, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1953, 1958, 1990, 2010 1901, 1905, 1911, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2002, 2003, 2011 7 Hawthorn 1925 -- present 13 6 19 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015 1963, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2012 Melbourne 1897 -- present 12 5 18 1900, 1926, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964 1946, 1954, 1958, 1988, 2000 53 Richmond 1908 -- present 11 12 22 1920, 1921, 1932, 1934, 1943, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980, 2017 1919, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1972, 1982 - Geelong 1897 -- present 9 9 17 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011 1897, 1930, 1953, 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2008 6 Fitzroy 1897 -- present 8 5 13 1898, 1899, 1904, 1905, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1944 1900, 1903, 1906, 1917, 1923 -- South Melbourne / Sydney 1897 -- present 5 12 17 1909, 1918, 1933, 2005, 2012 1899, 1907, 1912, 1914, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996, 2006, 2014, 2016 5 North Melbourne 1925 -- present 5 10 1975, 1977, 1996, 1999 1950, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1998 18 West Coast 1987 -- present 6 1992, 1994, 2006 1991, 2005, 2015 11 Brisbane Bears / Brisbane Lions 1987 -- present 2001, 2002, 2003 13 Adelaide 1991 -- present 1997, 1998 2017 19 Footscray / Western Bulldogs 1925 -- present 1954, 2016 1961 St Kilda 1897 -- present 6 8 1966 1913, 1965, 1971, 1997, 2009, 2010 51 Port Adelaide 1997 -- present 2007 13 University 1908 -- 1914 0 0 0 Fremantle 1995 -- present 0 2013 Gold Coast 2011 -- present 0 0 0 Greater Western Sydney 2012 -- present 0 0 0 Grand final matches are adjusted for the following reasons : Essendon -- includes 1948 replay, and excludes the 1897 and 1924 seasons in which no grand finals were held Collingwood -- includes the 1977 and 2010 replays Melbourne -- includes 1948 replay Richmond -- excludes the 1924 season in which no grand final was held Geelong -- excludes the 1897 season in which no grand final was held North Melbourne -- includes the 1977 replay St Kilda -- includes the 2010 replay Table correct to the end of the 2017 season Premiership frequency Club Years in competition Seasons Premierships Runners - up Percentage of premierships won Average years Based by seasons in comp per premiership per grand final Brisbane Lions 1997 -- 2017 21 14.29 % 7.00 5.25 Hawthorn 1925 -- 2017 93 13 6 13.98 % 7.15 4.89 Essendon 1897 -- 1915, 1918 -- 2017 119 16 14 13.44 % 7.44 3.97 Carlton 1897 -- 2017 121 16 13 13.22 % 7.56 4.17 Collingwood 1897 -- 2017 121 15 26 12.40 % 8.07 2.95 Melbourne 1897 -- 1915, 1919 -- 2017 118 12 5 10.17 % 9.83 6.94 Richmond 1908 -- 2017 110 11 12 10.00 % 10.00 4.78 West Coast 1987 -- 2017 31 9.67 % 10.33 5.16 Fitzroy 1897 -- 1996 100 8 5 8.00 % 12.50 7.69 Geelong 1897 -- 1915, 1917 -- 1941, 1944 -- 2017 118 9 9 7.63 % 13.11 6.55 Adelaide 1991 -- 2017 27 7.40 % 13.50 9.00 Port Adelaide 1997 -- 2017 21 4.76 % 21.00 10.50 North Melbourne 1925 -- 2017 93 5 4.30 % 23.25 10.33 Sydney 1897 -- 2017 121 5 12 4.13 % 24.20 7.12 Western Bulldogs 1925 -- 2017 93 2.15 % 46.50 31.00 St Kilda 1897 -- 1915, 1918 -- 2017 119 6 0.84 % 119.00 17.00 Fremantle 1995 -- 2017 23 0 -- -- 23.00 Greater Western Sydney 2012 -- 2017 6 0 0 -- -- -- Gold Coast 2011 -- 2017 7 0 0 -- -- -- University 1908 -- 1914 7 0 0 -- -- -- Brisbane Bears 1987 -- 1996 10 0 0 -- -- -- Premiership droughts The following table gives the longest premiership droughts in the competition 's history. The duration of the drought is given as the number of full seasons contested between premierships ; the season in which the drought is broken is considered to be part of the drought, and if the drought began from a club 's entry to the league, the club 's inaugural season is also considered to be part of the drought. Drought began upon club 's entry to league Drought ended upon club 's exit from league -- Current drought Club Seasons Start End Grand final appearances during drought South Melbourne / Sydney 72 1933 2005 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996 St Kilda 68 1897 1966 1913, 1965 Footscray / Western Bulldogs 62 1954 2016 1961 Melbourne 53 1964 -- 1988, 2000 Fitzroy 52 1944 St Kilda 51 1966 -- 1971, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2010 replay North Melbourne 51 1925 1950, 1974 St Kilda did not contest the 1916 and 1917 seasons ; the duration of this drought was either 68 contested seasons, or 70 calendar years. Tables correct to the end of the 2017 season Consecutive premierships The most VFL / AFL premierships won consecutively is four, achieved only once, by Collingwood ( 1927 -- 1930 ). Teams have won three premierships in a row on a further five occasions, and back - to - back premierships have been won on a further seventeen occasions. # Club Years Collingwood 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 Carlton 1906, 1907, 1908 Melbourne 1939, 1940, 1941 Melbourne 1955, 1956, 1957 Brisbane Lions 2001, 2002, 2003 Hawthorn 2013, 2014, 2015 Fitzroy 1898, 1899 Collingwood 1902, 1903 Fitzroy 1904, 1905 Essendon 1911, 1912 Carlton 1914, 1915 Richmond 1920, 1921 Essendon 1923, 1924 Collingwood 1935, 1936 Essendon 1949, 1950 Geelong 1951, 1952 Melbourne 1959, 1960 Richmond 1973, 1974 Carlton 1981, 1982 Essendon 1984, 1985 Hawthorn 1988, 1989 Adelaide 1997, 1998 Table correct to the end of the 2017 season Consecutive grand finals The most consecutive years in which a club has featured in the VFL / AFL grand final is seven, achieved by Melbourne and Hawthorn. # Club Years Win / loss 7 Melbourne 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 L, W, W, W, L, W, W Hawthorn 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 W, L, L, W, L, W, W 6 Collingwood 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 L, L, W, W, W, W Essendon 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 W, L, L, W, W, L 5 Carlton 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 W, W, W, L, L Collingwood 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939 W, W, L, L, L North Melbourne 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 L, W, L, W, L Fitzroy 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 L, W, W, L Collingwood 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920 W, L, W, L Richmond 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 L, W, L, W South Melbourne 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 W, L, L, L Brisbane Lions 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 W, W, W, L Hawthorn 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 L, W, W, W Fitzroy 1898, 1899, 1900 W, W, L Collingwood 1901, 1902, 1903 L, W, W Carlton 1914, 1915, 1916 W, W, L Richmond 1919, 1920, 1921 L, W, W Richmond 1927, 1928, 1929 L, L, L Melbourne 1939, 1940, 1941 W, W, W Essendon 1941, 1942, 1943 L, W, L Richmond 1942, 1943, 1944 L, W, L Geelong 1951, 1952, 1953 W, W, L Carlton 1968, 1969, 1970 W, L, W Richmond 1972, 1973, 1974 L, W, W Collingwood 1979, 1980, 1981 L, L, L Essendon 1983, 1984, 1985 L, W, W Geelong 2007, 2008, 2009 W, L, W Essendon drew the grand final, and lost the replay to Melbourne. North Melbourne drew the grand final, and defeated Collingwood in the replay. Table correct to the end of the 2017 season Premierships at all levels Club Seniors Reserves Under 19s Women 's Night Total Essendon 16 8 5 -- 6 35 Carlton 16 8 6 0 34 Melbourne 12 12 6 0 33 Richmond 11 9 11 -- 32 Collingwood 15 7 0 28 Hawthorn 13 -- 9 27 Geelong 9 13 -- 26 North Melbourne 7 7 -- 5 23 Fitzroy 8 -- 15 Western Bulldogs / Footscray ( 1925 -- 1996 ) 6 0 13 Sydney / South Melbourne ( 1897 -- 1981 ) 5 0 -- 10 St Kilda -- 9 Adelaide -- -- 5 Brisbane Lions -- -- 0 West Coast -- -- -- 0 Port Adelaide -- -- -- Brisbane Bears 0 -- -- 0 Fremantle 0 -- -- 0 0 0 Gold Coast 0 -- -- -- 0 0 Greater Western Sydney 0 -- -- 0 0 0 University 0 0 -- -- -- 0 Table correct to the end of the 2017 AFL season. Premierships across multiple grades in a season On only two occasions did a club win premierships in three grades in a single year. During the years that it was achievable, no club ever won premiership in all four grades. Season Club Seniors Reserves Under - 19s Women 's Night Total 1950 VFL season Essendon N / A N / A 3 / 3 1951 VFL season Carlton N / A N / A 2 / 3 1952 VFL season Essendon N / A N / A 2 / 3 1956 VFL season South Melbourne N / A 2 / 4 1965 VFL season Collingwood N / A N / A 2 / 3 1971 VFL season Melbourne N / A 2 / 4 1972 VFL season Hawthorn N / A N / A 2 / 3 1973 VFL season Richmond N / A N / A 3 / 3 1977 VFL season Richmond N / A 2 / 4 1984 VFL season Essendon N / A 2 / 4 1985 VFL season Hawthorn N / A 2 / 4 1986 VFL season Hawthorn N / A 2 / 4 1988 VFL season Hawthorn N / A 2 / 4 1991 AFL season Hawthorn N / A 2 / 4 1993 AFL season Essendon N / A N / A 2 / 3 1995 AFL season North Melbourne N / A N / A 2 / 3 2000 AFL season Essendon N / A N / A N / A 2 / 2 2009 AFL season Geelong N / A N / A N / A 2 / 2 Table correct to the end of the 2017 AFL season. See also List of Australian Football League premiership captains and coaches List of Australian Football League pre-season and night series premiers List of Australian Football League wooden spoons AFL Grand Final Notes Jump up ^ `` 1956 VFL Night Series Competition '' was only for the teams who missed the finals ( 5th to 12th on ladder ). Jump up ^ `` 1965 VFL Night Series Competition '' was only for the teams who missed the finals ( 5th to 12th on ladder ). Jump up ^ `` 1971 VFL Night Series Competition '' was only for the teams who missed the finals ( 5th to 12th on ladder ). References Jump up ^ NAB AFL Draft Archived 2008 - 07 - 25 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ An object lesson in the perils of hindsight ^ Jump up to : `` New name likely for thirds ''. The Sun News - Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. 2 April 1960. p. 66. Jump up ^ `` The Complete Book Of VFL Records '', ( 1986 ), Compileld by Stephhen Rodgers, ISBN 1 - 86252 - 802 - 0 Jump up ^ Michael Lovett ( 27 September 1992 ). `` Daniher bows out in triumph ''. The Sunday Age ( Sport Liftout ). Melbourne, VIC. p. 19. Jump up ^ Linda Pearce ( 26 September 1993 ). `` Demons finally haul in premiership flag ''. The Sunday Age ( Sport Liftout ). Melbourne, VIC. p. 17. Jump up ^ Gerard Wright ( 2 October 1994 ). `` Dogs upstage fading North ''. The Sunday Age ( Sport Liftout ). Melbourne, VIC. p. 8. Jump up ^ `` Roos ' turn to celebrate ''. The Sunday Age ( Sport Liftout ). 1 October 1995. p. 13. Jump up ^ Alistair Ogilvie ( 29 September 1996 ). `` Roos run away in reserves ''. Herald Sun. p. 58. Jump up ^ Glenn Connley ( 28 September 1997 ). `` By Gieschen, he 's good ''. Sunday Herald Sun Sports Liftout. p. 11. Jump up ^ `` Sport scoreboard ''. The Age. 28 September 1998. p. 18. Jump up ^ Howard Leigh ( 26 September 1999 ). `` Bombers blitz ''. 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Question: who's won the most premierships in afl
Answer: Essendon