List of VFL/AFL minor premiers

This page is a complete chronological listing of VFL/AFL minor premiers. The Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1990, is the elite national competition in men's Australian rules football.

The team that finishes the home-and-away season on top of the premiership ladder is known as the "minor premier". Since 1991, the McClelland Trophy has been awarded to the minor premier.[1] Finishing on top of the ladder provides only minor benefits during the AFL finals series, and the main league award is the AFL premiership, which is awarded to the winner of the AFL Grand Final.[2][3][4]

As of 2018, 64 of the 122 minor premiers have won the VFL/AFL premiership, 43 have finished as runners-up, and 15 have failed to qualify for the grand final.

List of minor premiers

The following is a list of minor premiers, ladder details and runners-up.

Season Minor premier Premiership points Percentage Runner-up Margin Finish
1897Geelong44184.3Essendon25.3%2nd
1898Essendon44202.1Collingwood4 points2nd
1899Fitzroy44153.3Geelong4 pointsPremiers
1900Fitzroy44168.0Geelong8 points2nd
1901Geelong56142.9Essendon8 points3rd
1902Collingwood60199.5Essendon8 pointsPremiers
1903Collingwood60159.4Fitzroy4 pointsPremiers
1904Fitzroy48128.2Carlton6 pointsPremiers
1905Collingwood60175.0Fitzroy10 points2nd
1906Carlton56153.5Fitzroy4 pointsPremiers
1907Carlton52155.7South Melbourne8 pointsPremiers
1908Carlton68169.4Essendon12 pointsPremiers
1909South Melbourne56168.9Carlton22.1%Premiers
1910Carlton60160.1Collingwood8 points2nd
1911Essendon62178.3South Melbourne8 pointsPremiers
1912South Melbourne56157.0Carlton25.8%2nd
1913Fitzroy64144.3South Melbourne6 pointsPremiers
1914Carlton56129.7South Melbourne6 pointsPremiers
1915Collingwood56166.1Carlton2 points2nd
1916Carlton40137.2Collingwood14 points2nd
1917Collingwood42133.4Carlton4 pointsPremiers
1918South Melbourne52143.1Collingwood12 pointsPremiers
1919Collingwood52162.3South Melbourne4 pointsPremiers
1920Richmond56146.4Fitzroy3.2%Premiers
1921Carlton56142.0Richmond8 points2nd
1922Collingwood48127.8Essendon6 points2nd
1923Essendon52135.8Fitzroy8 pointsPremiers
1924Essendon46131.6South Melbourne2 pointsPremiers
1925Geelong60152.7Essendon8 pointsPremiers
1926Collingwood60149.3Geelong4.1%2nd
1927Collingwood60150.6Richmond4 pointsPremiers
1928Collingwood60134.6Richmond4 pointsPremiers
1929Collingwood72171.7Carlton12 pointsPremiers
1930Collingwood60144.3Carlton2.7%Premiers
1931Geelong60151.4Richmond10.3%Premiers
1932Carlton60137.8Richmond2 points2nd
1933Richmond60141.1South Melbourne8 points2nd
1934Richmond60121.3Geelong2 pointsPremiers
1935South Melbourne64137.6Collingwood4 points2nd
1936South Melbourne64118.5Collingwood4 points2nd
1937Geelong60135.3Melbourne4.1%Premiers
1938Carlton56116.1Geelong4 pointsPremiers
1939Melbourne60128.4Collingwood6.4%Premiers
1940Melbourne56125.8Richmond8 pointsPremiers
1941Carlton56120.3Melbourne3.1%3rd
1942Essendon52127.1Richmond4 pointsPremiers
1943Richmond44123.1Essendon7.9%Premiers
1944Richmond54131.1Fitzroy0.06%2nd
1945South Melbourne64131.8Collingwood4 points2nd
1946Essendon60140.7Collingwood8 points Premiers
1947Carlton60134.0Essendon4 pointsPremiers
1948Essendon66137.2Melbourne14 points2nd
1949North Melbourne56119.1Carlton4 points3rd
1950Essendon68162.2North Melbourne16 pointsPremiers
1951Geelong56135.4Collingwood9.8%Premiers
1952Geelong66134.7Collingwood10 pointsPremiers
1953Geelong60143.3Collingwood4 points2nd
1954Geelong52133.1Footscray6 points3rd
1955Melbourne60150.5Collingwood4 pointsPremiers
1956Melbourne64146.0Collingwood12 pointsPremiers
1957Melbourne50138.8Essendon6 pointsPremiers
1958Melbourne60123.7Collingwood12 points2nd
1959Melbourne54142.7Carlton2 pointsPremiers
1960Melbourne56143.1Fitzroy30.6%Premiers
1961Hawthorn56125.1Melbourne6 pointsPremiers
1962Essendon64130.4Geelong8 pointsPremiers
1963Hawthorn54130.6Geelong2.4%2nd
1964Melbourne56138.1Collingwood2 pointsPremiers
1965St Kilda56136.3Collingwood4 points2nd
1966Collingwood60157.2St Kilda4 points2nd
1967Richmond60145.9Carlton2 pointsPremiers
1968Essendon66130.3Carlton6 points2nd
1969Collingwood60129.0Carlton8.5%3rd
1970Collingwood72136.5Carlton8 points2nd
1971Hawthorn76153.7St Kilda12 pointsPremiers
1972Carlton74134.3Richmond2 pointsPremiers
1973Collingwood76125.5Richmond8 points3rd
1974Richmond68129.3North Melbourne4 pointsPremiers
1975Hawthorn68137.3Carlton4 points 2nd
1976Carlton66132.8Hawthorn2 points3rd
1977Collingwood72130.7Hawthorn4 points2nd
1978North Melbourne64120.9Hawthorn3.2%2nd
1979Carlton76139.6North Melbourne8 pointsPremiers
1980Geelong68125.1Carlton4%3rd
1981Carlton68130.3Collingwood7.7%Premiers
1982Richmond72126.2Hawthorn4 points2nd
1983North Melbourne64127.8Hawthorn4 points3rd
1984Essendon72128.2Hawthorn4 pointsPremiers
1985Essendon76138.4Footscray12 pointsPremiers
1986Hawthorn72141.6Sydney Swans8 pointsPremiers
1987Carlton72138.0Hawthorn4 pointsPremiers
1988Hawthorn76142.3Collingwood14 pointsPremiers
1989Hawthorn76153.2Essendon8 pointsPremiers
1990Essendon68139.2Collingwood4 points2nd
1991West Coast76162.2Hawthorn12 points 2nd
1992Geelong64145.6Footscray15.8%2nd
1993Essendon54119.1Carlton1.5%Premiers
1994West Coast64132.2Carlton4 pointsPremiers
1995Carlton80137.8Geelong16 pointsPremiers
1996Sydney66123.9North Melbourne2 points2nd
1997St Kilda60119.6Geelong2%2nd
1998North Melbourne64117.4Western Bulldogs4 points 2nd
1999Essendon72126.0Kangaroos4 points3rd
2000Essendon84159.1Carlton20 pointsPremiers
2001Essendon68134.5Brisbane Lions6.9% 2nd
2002Port Adelaide72132.4Brisbane Lions4 points3rd
2003Port Adelaide72127.2Collingwood12 points3rd
2004Port Adelaide68132.4Brisbane Lions4 pointsPremiers
2005Adelaide68136.5West Coast12.5%3rd
2006West Coast68120.4Adelaide4 pointsPremiers
2007Geelong72152.8Port Adelaide12 pointsPremiers
2008Geelong84161.8Hawthorn16 points2nd
2009St Kilda80155.7Geelong8 points2nd
2010Collingwood70141.7Geelong2 pointsPremiers
2011Collingwood80167.66Geelong4 points2nd
2012Hawthorn68154.59Adelaide22.13%2nd
2013Hawthorn76135.7Geelong4 pointsPremiers
2014Sydney68142.88Hawthorn2.55%2nd
2015Fremantle68118.7West Coast2 points3rd
2016Sydney68158.81Geelong7.99%2nd
2017Adelaide62135.98Geelong18.60%2nd
2018Richmond72136.15West Coast8 points3rd

Minor premiership wins

Club Minor premierships Most recent minor premiership Minor premiers and premiers in same year
Collingwood1920119
Carlton17199511
Essendon17200111
Geelong1320086
Hawthorn920136
Melbourne919648
Richmond920185
Sydney Swans920162
Fitzroy419133
North Melbourne419980
Port Adelaide320041
West Coast320062
St Kilda320090
Adelaide220170
Fremantle120150
Brisbane Lions0–0
Western Bulldogs0–0
Gold Coast0–0
GWS0–0

See also

References

  1. ↑ Football Record 30/31 March 1 April 1991 page 3, McClelland Trophy - A New Look -
  2. ↑ Stevens, Mark (18 July 2007). "Cats should be rewarded". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  3. ↑ Wilson, Caroline (13 November 2009). "Saints struggle for profit despite successful season". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Caroline (24 August 2003). "Only one trophy good enough for Port". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
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