List of VFL/AFL premiers

This page is a complete chronological listing of VFL/AFL 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.[1]

Essendon won the inaugural VFL premiership in 1897
An example of a premiership medal, awarded to Norm Clark in 1907
Geelong players doing a lap of honour with the premiership cup after their grand final win in 2009

The inaugural premiership was awarded as a result of a round-robin finals system;[2] this format was replaced after the first season, and a grand final has been held every season since 1898 to determine the premiers,[3] with the exception of 1924 when a modified round-robin system was used.[4][5] The formation of a national competition, beginning in 1987,[6] has resulted in the league attempting to develop "an even and stable competition"[7] through a range of equalisation policies, such as a salary cap and draft (introduced in 1985 and 1986 respectively).[7][8] This has had a significant impact on the spread of premierships: since 1990, thirteen clubs have won a premiership,[9] compared with only five clubs between 1967 and 1989.[10]

Two clubs, Essendon and Carlton, have won the most VFL/AFL premierships with sixteen each.[11] Every team currently competing in the Australian Football League (except for Gold Coast, which has not yet qualified for a finals series) has made a grand final; only Fremantle, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney – three of the competition's four newest teams – are yet to win a premiership.[12]

VFL/AFL premierships

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 from 1898–1930 (except 1924), the circumstances of the grand final were often different: in twenty-nine of these 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 and 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.

List of premiers
Premiership decided without a grand final being required
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 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
Season Premiers Runners-up Score Norm Smith Medal Venue Attendance Date
1897EssendonGeelong
1898FitzroyEssendon5.8 (38) d. 3.5 (23)N/AJunction Oval16,53824 September 1898
1899Fitzroy (2)South Melbourne3.9 (27) d. 3.8 (26)N/AJunction Oval4,82316 September 1899
1900MelbourneFitzroy4.10 (34) d. 3.12 (30)N/AEast Melbourne Cricket Ground20,18122 September 1900
1901Essendon (2)Collingwood6.7 (43) d. 2.4 (16)N/ALake Oval30,0317 September 1901
1902CollingwoodEssendon9.6 (60) d. 3.9 (27)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground35,20220 September 1902
1903Collingwood (2)Fitzroy4.7 (31) d. 3.11 (29)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground32,26312 September 1903
1904Fitzroy (3)Carlton9.7 (61) d. 5.7 (37)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground32,68817 September 1904
1905Fitzroy (4)Collingwood4.6 (30) d. 2.5 (17)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground30,00030 September 1905
1906CarltonFitzroy15.4 (94) d. 6.9 (45)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground44,43722 September 1906
1907Carlton (2)South Melbourne6.14 (50) d. 6.9 (45)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground45,47721 September 1907
1908Carlton (3)Essendon5.5 (35) d. 3.8 (26)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground50,26126 September 1908
1909South MelbourneCarlton4.14 (38) d. 4.12 (36)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground37,7592 October 1909
1910Collingwood (3)Carlton9.7 (61) d. 6.11 (47)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground42,7901 October 1910
1911Essendon (3)Collingwood5.11 (41) d. 4.11 (35)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground43,90523 September 1911
1912Essendon (4)South Melbourne5.17 (47) d. 4.9 (33)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground54,43428 September 1912
1913Fitzroy (5)St Kilda7.14 (56) d. 5.13 (43)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground59,55627 September 1913
1914Carlton (4)South Melbourne6.9 (45) d. 4.15 (39)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground30,49526 September 1914
1915Carlton (5)Collingwood11.12 (78) d. 6.9 (45)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground39,34318 September 1915
1916Fitzroy (6)Carlton12.13 (85) d. 8.8 (56)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground21,1302 September 1916
1917Collingwood (4)Fitzroy9.20 (74) d. 5.9 (39)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground25,51222 September 1917
1918South Melbourne (2)Collingwood9.8 (62) d. 7.15 (57)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground39,2627 September 1918
1919Collingwood (5)Richmond11.12 (78) d. 7.11 (53)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground45,41311 October 1919
1920RichmondCollingwood7.10 (52) d. 5.5 (35)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground53,9082 October 1920
1921Richmond (2)Carlton5.6 (36) d. 4.8 (32)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground43,12215 October 1921
1922Fitzroy (7)Collingwood11.13 (79) d. 9.14 (68)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground50,05414 October 1922
1923Essendon (5)Fitzroy8.15 (63) d. 6.10 (46)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground46,56620 October 1923
1924Essendon (6)Richmond
1925GeelongCollingwood10.19 (79) d. 9.15 (69)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground64,28810 October 1925
1926Melbourne (2)Collingwood17.17 (119) d. 9.8 (62)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground59,6329 October 1926
1927Collingwood (6)Richmond2.13 (25) d. 1.7 (13)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground34,5511 October 1927
1928Collingwood (7)Richmond13.18 (96) d. 9.9 (63)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground50,02629 September 1928
1929Collingwood (8)Richmond11.13 (79) d. 7.8 (50)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground63,33628 September 1929
1930Collingwood (9)Geelong14.16 (100) d. 9.16 (70)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground45,02211 October 1930
1931Geelong (2)Richmond9.14 (68) d. 7.6 (48)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground60,71210 October 1931
1932Richmond (3)Carlton13.14 (92) d. 12.11 (83)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground69,7241 October 1932
1933South Melbourne (3)Richmond9.17 (71) d. 4.5 (29)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground75,75430 September 1933
1934Richmond (4)South Melbourne19.14 (128) d. 12.17 (89)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground65,33513 October 1934
1935Collingwood (10)South Melbourne11.12 (78) d. 7.16 (58)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground54,1545 October 1935
1936Collingwood (11)South Melbourne11.23 (89) d. 10.18 (78)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground74,0913 October 1936
1937Geelong (3)Collingwood18.14 (122) d. 12.18 (90)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground88,54025 September 1937
1938Carlton (6)Collingwood15.10 (100) d. 13.7 (85)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground96,48624 September 1938
1939Melbourne (3)Collingwood21.22 (148) d. 14.11 (95)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground78,11030 September 1939
1940Melbourne (4)Richmond15.17 (107) d. 10.8 (68)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground70,33028 September 1940
1941Melbourne (5)Essendon19.13 (127) d. 13.20 (98)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground79,68727 September 1941
1942Essendon (7)Richmond19.18 (132) d. 11.13 (79)N/APrinces Park49,00019 September 1942
1943Richmond (5)Essendon12.14 (86) d. 11.15 (81)N/APrinces Park42,10025 September 1943
1944Fitzroy (8)Richmond9.12 (66) d. 7.9 (51)N/AJunction Oval43,00030 September 1944
1945Carlton (7)South Melbourne15.13 (103) d. 10.15 (75)N/APrinces Park62,98629 September 1945
1946Essendon (8)Melbourne22.18 (150) d. 13.9 (87)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground73,7435 October 1946
1947Carlton (8)Essendon13.8 (86) d. 11.19 (85)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground85,81527 September 1947
1948Melbourne (6)Essendon10.9 (69) drew 7.27 (69)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground85,6582 October 1948
13.11 (89) d. 7.8 (50)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground52,2269 October 1948
1949Essendon (9)Carlton18.17 (125) d. 6.16 (52)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground90,45324 September 1949
1950Essendon (10)North Melbourne13.14 (92) d. 7.12 (54)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground87,60123 September 1950
1951Geelong (4)Essendon11.15 (81) d. 10.10 (70)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground84,10929 September 1951
1952Geelong (5)Collingwood13.8 (86) d. 5.10 (40)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground81,30427 September 1952
1953Collingwood (12)Geelong11.11 (77) d. 8.17 (65)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground89,06026 September 1953
1954FootscrayMelbourne15.12 (102) d. 7.9 (51)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground80,89725 September 1954
1955Melbourne (7)Collingwood8.16 (64) d. 5.6 (36)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground88,05317 September 1955
1956Melbourne (8)Collingwood17.19 (121) d. 6.12 (48)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground115,80315 September 1956
1957Melbourne (9)Essendon17.14 (116) d. 7.13 (55)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground100,32421 September 1957
1958Collingwood (13)Melbourne12.10 (82) d. 9.10 (64)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground97,95620 September 1958
1959Melbourne (10)Essendon17.13 (115) d. 11.12 (78)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground103,50626 September 1959
1960Melbourne (11)Collingwood8.14 (62) d. 2.2 (14)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground97,45724 September 1960
1961HawthornFootscray13.16 (94) d. 7.9 (51)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground107,93523 September 1961
1962Essendon (11)Carlton13.12 (90) d. 8.10 (58)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground98,38529 September 1962
1963Geelong (6)Hawthorn15.19 (109) d. 8.12 (60)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground101,4525 October 1963
1964Melbourne (12)Collingwood8.16 (64) d. 8.12 (60)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground102,46919 September 1964
1965Essendon (12)St Kilda14.21 (105) d. 9.16 (70)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground104,84625 September 1965
1966St KildaCollingwood10.14 (74) d. 10.13 (73)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground101,65524 September 1966
1967Richmond (6)Geelong16.18 (114) d. 15.15 (105)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground109,39623 September 1967
1968Carlton (9)Essendon7.14 (56) d. 8.5 (53)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground116,82828 September 1968
1969Richmond (7)Carlton12.13 (85) d. 8.12 (60)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground119,16527 September 1969
1970Carlton (10)Collingwood17.9 (111) d. 14.17 (101)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground121,69626 September 1970
1971Hawthorn (2)St Kilda12.10 (82) d. 11.9 (75)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground118,19225 September 1971
1972Carlton (11)Richmond28.9 (177) d. 22.18 (150)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground112,3937 October 1972
1973Richmond (8)Carlton16.20 (116) d. 12.14 (86)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground116,95629 September 1973
1974Richmond (9)North Melbourne18.20 (128) d. 13.9 (87)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground113,83928 September 1974
1975North MelbourneHawthorn19.8 (122) d. 9.13 (67)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground110,55127 September 1975
1976Hawthorn (3)North Melbourne13.22 (100) d. 10.10 (70)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground110,14325 September 1976
1977North Melbourne (2)Collingwood9.22 (76) drew 10.16 (76)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground108,22424 September 1977
21.25 (151) d. 19.10 (124)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground98,3661 October 1977
1978Hawthorn (4)North Melbourne18.13 (121) d. 15.13 (103)N/AMelbourne Cricket Ground101,70430 September 1978
1979Carlton (12)Collingwood11.16 (82) d. 11.11 (77)Wayne Harmes (Carlton)Melbourne Cricket Ground113,54529 September 1979
1980Richmond (10)Collingwood23.21 (159) d. 9.24 (78)Kevin Bartlett (Richmond)Melbourne Cricket Ground113,46127 September 1980
1981Carlton (13)Collingwood12.20 (92) d. 10.12 (72)Bruce Doull (Carlton)Melbourne Cricket Ground112,96426 September 1981
1982Carlton (14)Richmond14.19 (103) d. 12.13 (85)Maurice Rioli (Richmond)Melbourne Cricket Ground107,53725 September 1982
1983Hawthorn (5)Essendon20.20 (140) d. 8.9 (57)Colin Robertson (Hawthorn)Melbourne Cricket Ground110,33224 September 1983
1984Essendon (13)Hawthorn14.21 (105) d. 12.9 (81)Billy Duckworth (Essendon)Melbourne Cricket Ground92,68529 September 1984
1985Essendon (14)Hawthorn26.14 (170) d. 14.8 (92)Simon Madden (Essendon)Melbourne Cricket Ground100,04228 September 1985
1986Hawthorn (6)Carlton16.14 (110) d. 9.14 (68)Gary Ayres (Hawthorn)Melbourne Cricket Ground101,86127 September 1986
1987Carlton (15)Hawthorn15.14 (104) d. 9.17 (71)David Rhys-Jones (Carlton)Melbourne Cricket Ground92,75426 September 1987
1988Hawthorn (7)Melbourne22.20 (152) d. 6.20 (56)Gary Ayres (Hawthorn)Melbourne Cricket Ground93,75424 September 1988
1989Hawthorn (8)Geelong21.18 (144) d. 21.12 (138)Gary Ablett Sr. (Geelong)Melbourne Cricket Ground94,79630 September 1989
Australian Football League name adopted
1990Collingwood (14)Essendon13.11 (89) d. 5.11 (41)Tony Shaw (Collingwood)Melbourne Cricket Ground98,9446 October 1990
1991Hawthorn (9)West Coast20.19 (139) d. 13.8 (86)Paul Dear (Hawthorn)VFL Park75,23028 September 1991
1992West CoastGeelong16.17 (113) d. 12.13 (85)Peter Matera (West Coast)Melbourne Cricket Ground95,00726 September 1992
1993Essendon (15)Carlton20.13 (133) d. 13.11 (89)Michael Long (Essendon)Melbourne Cricket Ground96,86225 September 1993
1994West Coast (2)Geelong20.23 (143) d. 8.15 (63)Dean Kemp (West Coast)Melbourne Cricket Ground93,8601 October 1994
1995Carlton (16)Geelong21.15 (141) d. 11.14 (80)Greg Williams (Carlton)Melbourne Cricket Ground93,67030 September 1995
1996North Melbourne (3)Sydney19.17 (131) d. 13.10 (88)Glenn Archer (North Melbourne)Melbourne Cricket Ground93,10228 September 1996
1997AdelaideSt Kilda19.11 (125) d. 13.16 (94)Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)Melbourne Cricket Ground99,64527 September 1997
1998Adelaide (2)North Melbourne15.15 (105) d. 8.22 (70)Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)Melbourne Cricket Ground94,43126 September 1998
1999North Melbourne (4)Carlton19.10 (124) d. 12.17 (89)Shannon Grant (Kangaroos)Melbourne Cricket Ground94,22825 September 1999
2000Essendon (16)Melbourne19.21 (135) d. 11.9 (75)James Hird (Essendon)Melbourne Cricket Ground96,2492 September 2000
2001Brisbane LionsEssendon15.18 (108) d. 12.10 (82)Shaun Hart (Brisbane Lions)Melbourne Cricket Ground91,48229 September 2001
2002Brisbane Lions (2)Collingwood10.15 (75) d. 9.12 (66)Nathan Buckley (Collingwood)Melbourne Cricket Ground91,81728 September 2002
2003Brisbane Lions (3)Collingwood20.14 (134) d. 12.12 (84)Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)Melbourne Cricket Ground79,45127 September 2003
2004Port AdelaideBrisbane Lions17.11 (113) d. 10.13 (73)Byron Pickett (Port Adelaide)Melbourne Cricket Ground77,67125 September 2004
2005Sydney (4)West Coast8.10 (58) d. 7.12 (54)Chris Judd (West Coast)Melbourne Cricket Ground91,82824 September 2005
2006West Coast (3)Sydney12.13 (85) d. 12.12 (84)Andrew Embley (West Coast)Melbourne Cricket Ground97,43130 September 2006
2007Geelong (7)Port Adelaide24.19 (163) d. 6.8 (44)Steve Johnson (Geelong)Melbourne Cricket Ground97,30229 September 2007
2008Hawthorn (10)Geelong18.7 (115) d. 11.23 (89)Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)Melbourne Cricket Ground100,01227 September 2008
2009Geelong (8)St Kilda12.8 (80) d. 9.14 (68)Paul Chapman (Geelong)Melbourne Cricket Ground99,25126 September 2009
2010Collingwood (15)St Kilda9.14 (68) drew 10.8 (68)Lenny Hayes (St Kilda)Melbourne Cricket Ground100,01625 September 2010
16.12 (108) d. 7.10 (52)Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)Melbourne Cricket Ground93,8532 October 2010
2011Geelong (9)Collingwood18.11 (119) d. 12.9 (81)Jimmy Bartel (Geelong)Melbourne Cricket Ground99,5371 October 2011
2012Sydney (5)Hawthorn14.7 (91) d. 11.15 (81)Ryan O'Keefe (Sydney)Melbourne Cricket Ground99,68329 September 2012
2013Hawthorn (11)Fremantle11.11 (77) d. 8.14 (62)Brian Lake (Hawthorn)Melbourne Cricket Ground100,00728 September 2013
2014Hawthorn (12)Sydney21.11 (137) d. 11.8 (74)Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)Melbourne Cricket Ground99,45427 September 2014
2015Hawthorn (13)West Coast16.11 (107) d. 8.13 (61)Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn)Melbourne Cricket Ground98,6333 October 2015
2016Western Bulldogs (2)Sydney13.11 (89) d. 10.7 (67)Jason Johannisen (Western Bulldogs)Melbourne Cricket Ground99,9811 October 2016
2017Richmond (11)Adelaide16.12 (108) d. 8.12 (60)Dustin Martin (Richmond)Melbourne Cricket Ground100,02130 September 2017
2018West Coast (4)Collingwood11.13 (79) d. 11.8 (74)Luke Shuey (West Coast)Melbourne Cricket Ground100,02229 September 2018
2019Richmond (12)Greater Western Sydney17.12 (114) d. 3.7 (25)Dustin Martin (Richmond)Melbourne Cricket Ground100,01428 September 2019

Premierships by club
Fitzroy won the inaugural grand final in 1898.
Carlton has won the equal-most premierships with sixteen, with their first coming in the 1906 season.
Collingwood's premiership win in 1930 was the club's fourth successive premiership, a record for the league.
Table of VFL/AFL premierships by club, with appearance details
Club Years Premierships Runners-up
Total Season(s) Total Season(s)
Essendon 1897–present161897, 1901, 1911, 1912,
1923, 1924, 1942, 1946,
1949, 1950, 1962, 1965,
1984, 1985, 1993, 2000		141898, 1902, 1908, 1941,
1943, 1947, 1948, 1951,
1957, 1959, 1968, 1983,
1990, 2001
Carlton 1897–present161906, 1907, 1908, 1914,
1915, 1938, 1945, 1947,
1968, 1970, 1972, 1979,
1981, 1982, 1987, 1995		131904, 1909, 1910, 1916,
1921, 1932, 1949, 1962,
1969, 1973, 1986, 1993,
1999
Collingwood 1897–present151902, 1903, 1910, 1917,
1919, 1927, 1928, 1929,
1930, 1935, 1936, 1953,
1958, 1990, 2010		271901, 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, 2018
Hawthorn 1925–present131961, 1971, 1976, 1978,
1983, 1986, 1988, 1989,
1991, 2008, 2013, 2014,
2015		61963, 1975, 1984, 1985,
1987, 2012
Richmond 1908–present121920, 1921, 1932, 1934,
1943, 1967, 1969, 1973,
1974, 1980, 2017, 2019		 121919, 1924, 1927, 1928,
1929, 1931, 1933, 1940,
1942, 1944, 1972, 1982
Melbourne 1897–present121900, 1926, 1939, 1940,
1941, 1948, 1955, 1956,
1957, 1959, 1960, 1964		51946, 1954, 1958, 1988,
2000
Geelong 1897–present91925, 1931, 1937, 1951,
1952, 1963, 2007, 2009,
2011		91897, 1930, 1953, 1967,
1989, 1992, 1994, 1995,
2008
Fitzroy 1897–199681898, 1899, 1904, 1905,
1913, 1916, 1922, 1944		51900, 1903, 1906, 1917,
1923
South Melbourne/Sydney[c] 1897–present51909, 1918, 1933, 2005,
2012		121899, 1907, 1912, 1914,
1934, 1935, 1936, 1945,
1996, 2006, 2014, 2016
North Melbourne/Kangaroos[d] 1925–present41975, 1977, 1996, 199951950, 1974, 1976, 1978,
1998
West Coast 1987–present41992, 1994, 2006, 201831991, 2005, 2015
Brisbane Lions 1997–present32001, 2002, 200312004
Adelaide 1991–present21997, 199812017
Footscray/Western Bulldogs[e] 1925–present21954, 201611961
St Kilda 1897–present1196661913, 1965, 1971, 1997,
2009, 2010
Port Adelaide 1997–present1200412007
Fremantle 1995–present0N/A12013
Greater Western Sydney 2012–present0N/A12019
University† 1908–19140N/A0N/A
Brisbane Bears† 1987–19960N/A0N/A
Gold Coast 2011–present0N/A0N/A

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.[13] Until 1991, the competition was run by the VFL/AFL, and from 1992 until 1999 it was administered by the Victorian State Football League.

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 from 1960 until 1991.[13]

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 VFL/AFL pre-season and night series premiers.

See also

Notes

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