# List of VFL/AFL grand final match-ups

This page is a complete listing of grand Final matchups between two competing teams in the VFL/AFL and AFL Women's (AFLW) competitions. The Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1989, is the elite national competition in men's Australian rules football.
Excluding the inaugural 1897 and 1924 seasons, where the premiership was awarded as a result of a round-robin finals system;
For the AFLW, a grand final has decided the premiers of that season since the start of the competition in 2017. With the exception of the 2020 season, where no premiership was awarded after the season was curtailed and eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Grand Final Matchups

| # | Match-up | Grand Final Appearances | Team(s) Premiership Years | Team(s) Premiership Years |
| | | | Team(s) | Premiership Years |
| 7 | Melbourne vs Collingwood | 1926, 1939, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1964 | Melbourne | 1926, 1939, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1964 |
| 7 | Melbourne vs Collingwood | 1926, 1939, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1964 | Collingwood | 1958 |
| 6 | Essendon vs Carlton | 1908, 1947, 1949, 1962, 1968, 1993 | Essendon | 1949, 1962, [[1993 AFL Grand Final|1993] |
| 6 | Essendon vs Carlton | 1908, 1947, 1949, 1962, 1968, 1993 | Carlton | 1908, 1947, 1968 |
| 6 | Carlton vs Collingwood | 1910, 1915, 1938, 1970, 1979, 1981 | Carlton | 1915, 1938, 1970, 1979, 1981 |
| 6 | Carlton vs Collingwood | 1910, 1915, 1938, 1970, 1979, 1981 | Collingwood | 1910 |
| 6 | Richmond vs Collingwood | 1919, 1920, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1980 | Richmond | 1920, 1980 |
| 6 | Richmond vs Collingwood | 1919, 1920, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1980 | Collingwood | 1919, 1927, 1928, 1929 |
| 6 | Carlton vs {AFL Ric}} | 1921, 1932, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1982 | Carlton | 1972, 1982 |
| 6 | Carlton vs {AFL Ric}} | 1921, 1932, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1982 | Richmond | 1921, 1932, 1969, 1973 |
| 6 | Collingwood vs Geelong | 1925, 1930, 1937, 1952, 1953, 2011 | Collingwood | 1930, 1953 |
| 6 | Collingwood vs Geelong | 1925, 1930, 1937, 1952, 1953, 2011 | Geelong | 1925, 1937, 1952, 2011 |
| 6 | Melbourne VS Essendon | 1941, 1946, 1948, 1957, 1959, 2000 | Melbourne | 1941, 1948 (Replay), 1957, 1959 |
| 6 | Melbourne VS Essendon | 1941, 1946, 1948, 1957, 1959, 2000 | Essendon | 1946, 2000 |
| 6 | Melbourne VS Essendon | 1941, 1946, 1948, 1957, 1959, 2000 | Draw | 1948 |
| 4 | Collingwood vs Essendon | 1901, 1902, 1911, 1990 | Collingwood | 1902, 1990 |
| 4 | Collingwood vs Essendon | 1901, 1902, 1911, 1990 | Essendon | 1901, 1911 |
| 4 | Fitzroy vs Collingwood | 1903, 1905, 1917, 1922 | Fitzroy | 1905, 1922 |
| 4 | Fitzroy vs Collingwood | 1903, 1905, 1917, 1922 | Collingwood | 1903, 1917 |
| 4 | rowspan="2" | South Melbourne vs Carlton | rowspan="2" | 1907, 1909, 1914, 1945 | South Melbourne | 1909 |
| 4 | Carlton | 1907, 1914, 1945 |
| 3 | Fitzroy vs Carlton | 1904, 1906, 1916 | Fitzroy | 1904, 1916 |
| Carlton | Fitzroy vs Carlton | 1904, 1906, 1916 | 1906 |
| South Melbourne vs Collingwood | 1918, 1935, 1936 | 1904, 1906, 1916 | South Melbourne | 1918 |
| South Melbourne vs Collingwood | 1918, 1935, 1936 | Collingwood | 1935, 1936 |
| Richmond vs Geelong | 1931, 1967, 2020 | Richmond | 1967, 2020 |
| Richmond vs Geelong | 1931, 1967, 2020 | Geelong | 1931 |
| Geelong vs Hawthorn | 1963, 1989, 2008 | Geelong | 1963 |
| Geelong vs Hawthorn | 1963, 1989, 2008 | Hawthorn | 1989, 2008 |
| North Melbourne vs Hawthorn | 1975, 1976, 1978 | North Melbourne | 1975 |
| North Melbourne vs Hawthorn | 1975, 1976, 1978 | Hawthorn | 1976, 1978 |
| Hawthorn vs Essendon | 1983, 1984, 1985 | Hawthorn | 1983 |
| Hawthorn vs Essendon | 1983, 1984, 1985 | Essendon | 1984, 1985 |
| Collingwood vs Brisbane Lions | 2002, 2003, 2023 | Collingwood | 2023 |
| Collingwood vs Brisbane Lions | 2002, 2003, 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 2002, 2003 |
| 2 | Fitzroy vs Essendon | 1898, 1923 | Fitzroy | 1898 |
| 2 | Fitzroy vs Essendon | 1898, 1923 | Essendon | 1923 |
| 2 | Richmond vs South Melbourne | 1933, 1934 | Richmond | 1934 |
| 2 | Richmond vs South Melbourne | 1933, 1934 | South Melbourne | 1933 |
| 2 | Essendon vs Richmond | 1942, 1943 | Essendon | 1942 |
| 2 | Essendon vs Richmond | 1942, 1943 | Richmond | 1943 |
| 2 | Footscray/Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne | 1954, 2021 | Footscray/Western Bulldogs | 1954 |
| 2 | Footscray/Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne | 1954, 2021 | Melbourne | 2021 |
| 2 | Collingwood vs St Kilda | 1966, 2010 | Collingwood | 2010 (Replay) |
| 2 | Collingwood vs St Kilda | 1966, 2010 | St Kilda | 1966 |
| 2 | Collingwood vs St Kilda | 1966, 2010 | Draw | 2010 |
| 2 | Carlton vs Hawthorn | 1986, 1987 | Carlton | 1987 |
| 2 | Carlton vs Hawthorn | 1986, 1987 | Hawthorn | 1986 |
| 2 | West Coast vs Hawthorn | 1991, 2015 | West Coast | - |
| 2 | West Coast vs Hawthorn | 1991, 2015 | Hawthorn | 1991, 2015 |
| 2 | Geelong vs West Coast | 1992, 1994 | Geelong | - |
| 2 | Geelong vs West Coast | 1992, 1994 | West Coast | 1992, 1994 |
| 2 | Sydney vs West Coast | 2005, 2006 | Sydney | 2005 |
| 2 | Sydney vs West Coast | 2005, 2006 | West Coast | 2006 |
| 2 | Hawthorn vs Sydney | 2012, 2014 | Hawthorn | 2014 |
| 2 | Hawthorn vs Sydney | 2012, 2014 | Sydney | 2012 |
| 1 | South Melbourne vs Fitzroy | 1899 | South Melbourne | - |
| Fitzroy | South Melbourne vs Fitzroy | 1899 | 1899 |
| Melbourne vs Fitzroy | 1900 | Melbourne | 1900 |
| Melbourne vs Fitzroy | 1900 | Fitzroy | - |
| South Melbourne vs Essendon | 1912 | South Melbourne | - |
| South Melbourne vs Essendon | 1912 | Essendon | 1912 |
| St Kilda vs Fitzroy | 1913 | St Kilda | - |
| St Kilda vs Fitzroy | 1913 | Fitzroy | 1913 |
| Richmond vs Melbourne | 1940 | Richmond | - |
| Richmond vs Melbourne | 1940 | Melbourne | 1940 |
| Fitzroy vs Richmond | 1944 | Fitzroy | 1944 |
| Fitzroy vs Richmond | 1944 | Richmond | - |
| Essendon vs North Melbourne | 1950 | Essendon | 1950 |
| Essendon vs North Melbourne | 1950 | North Melbourne | - |
| Essendon vs Geelong | 1951 | Essendon | - |
| Essendon vs Geelong | 1951 | Geelong | 1951 |
| Hawthorn vs Footscray | 1961 | Hawthorn | 1961 |
| Hawthorn vs Footscray | 1961 | Footscray | - |
| St Kildavs Essendon | 1965 | St Kilda | - |
| St Kildavs Essendon | 1965 | Essendon | 1965 |
| Hawthorn vs St Kilda | 1971 | Hawthorn | 1971 |
| Hawthorn vs St Kilda | 1971 | St Kilda | - |
| North Melbourne vs Richmond | 1974 | North Melbourne | - |
| North Melbourne vs Richmond | 1974 | Richmond | 1974 |
| North Melbourne vs Collingwood | 1977 | North Melbourne | 1977 (Replay) |
| North Melbourne vs Collingwood | 1977 | Collingwood | - |
| North Melbourne vs Collingwood | 1977 | Draw | 1977 |
| Hawthorn vs Melbourne | 1988 | Hawthorn | 1988 |
| Hawthorn vs Melbourne | 1988 | Melbourne | - |
| Geelong vs Carlton | 1995 | Geelong | - |
| Geelong vs Carlton | 1995 | Carlton | 1995 |
| North Melbourne vs Sydney | 1996 | North Melbourne | 1996 |
| North Melbourne vs Sydney | 1996 | Sydney | - |
| Adelaide vs St Kilda | 1997 | Adelaide | 1997 |
| Adelaide vs St Kilda | 1997 | St Kilda | - |
| Adelaide vs North Melbourne | 1998 | Adelaide | 1998 |
| Adelaide vs North Melbourne | 1998 | North Melbourne | - |
| Carlton vs North Melbourne | 1999 | Carlton | - |
| Carlton vs North Melbourne | 1999 | North Melbourne | 1999 |
| Brisbane Lions vs Essendon | 2001 | Brisbane Lions | 2001 |
| Brisbane Lions vs Essendon | 2001 | Essendon | - |
| Port Adelaide vs Brisbane Lions | 2004 | Port Adelaide | 2004 |
| Port Adelaide vs Brisbane Lions | 2004 | Brisbane Lions | - |
| Geelong vs Port Adelaide | 2007 | Geelong | 2007 |
| Geelong vs Port Adelaide | 2007 | Port Adelaide | - |
| St Kilda vs Geelong | 2009 | St Kilda | - |
| St Kilda vs Geelong | 2009 | Geelong | 2009 |
| Fremantle vs Hawthorn | 2013 | Fremantle | - |
| Fremantle vs Hawthorn | 2013 | Hawthorn | 2013 |
| Western Bulldogs vs Sydney | 2016 | Western Bulldogs | 2016 |
| Western Bulldogs vs Sydney | 2016 | Sydney | - |
| Richmond vs Adelaide | 2017 | Richmond | 2017 |
| Richmond vs Adelaide | 2017 | Adelaide | - |
| West Coast vs Collingwood | 2018 | West Coast | 2018 |
| West Coast vs Collingwood | 2018 | Collingwood | - |
| Greater Western Sydney vs Richmond | 2019 | Greater Western Sydney | - |
| Greater Western Sydney vs Richmond | 2019 | Richmond | 2019 |
| Geelong vs Sydney | 2022 | Geelong | 2022 |
| Geelong vs Sydney | 2022 | Sydney | - |

## AFL Women’s Grand Final Matchups

| # | Match-up | Grand Final Appearances | Team(s) Premiership Years | Team(s) Premiership Years |
| | | | Team(s) | Premiership Years |
| 2 | ‹See Tfd›Brisbane vs ‹See Tfd›Adelaide | 2017, 2021 | ‹See Tfd›Brisbane | 2021 |
| 2 | ‹See Tfd›Brisbane vs ‹See Tfd›Adelaide | 2017, 2021 | ‹See Tfd›Adelaide | 2017 |
| 1 | ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs vs ‹See Tfd›Brisbane | 2018 | ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs | 2018 |
| ‹See Tfd›Brisbane | ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs vs ‹See Tfd›Brisbane | 2018 | - |
| ‹See Tfd›Adelaide vs ‹See Tfd›Carlton | 2019 | ‹See Tfd›Adelaide | 2019 |
| ‹See Tfd›Adelaide vs ‹See Tfd›Carlton | 2019 | ‹See Tfd›Carlton | - |
| ‹See Tfd›Adelaide vs ‹See Tfd›Melbourne | 2022 (S6) | ‹See Tfd›Adelaide | 2022 (S6) |
| ‹See Tfd›Adelaide vs ‹See Tfd›Melbourne | 2022 (S6) | ‹See Tfd›Melbourne | - |
| ‹See Tfd›Melbourne vs ‹See Tfd›Brisbane | 2022 (S7) | ‹See Tfd›Melbourne | 2022 (S7) |
| ‹See Tfd›Melbourne vs ‹See Tfd›Brisbane | ‹See Tfd›Brisbane | - |
| ‹See Tfd›Brisbane vs ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne | 2023 | ‹See Tfd›Brisbane | 2023 |
| ‹See Tfd›Brisbane vs ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne | 2023 | ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne | - |
* ↑ McFarlane, Glenn (9 June 2016). "AFL allows clubs to include VFA flags in their own VFL-AFL premiership records". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
* ↑ "1897 Premiership". essendonfc.com.au. Essendon Football Club. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
* ↑ {{cite news|title=Essendon premiers|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2041206?%7Caccess-date=22 July 2018|work=The Argus|date=29 September 1924|archive- a grand final has been held every season since 1898 to determine the premiers.<ref>McGarry, Andrew (29 September 2017). "Adelaide, Richmond to make AFL grand final history, with no players having previous experience". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
* ↑ Canil, Jourdan (22 March 2020). "No premiership in 2020: AFLW season ends immediately". womens.afl. Retrieved 23 March 2020.