2005: Sydney defeats West Coast in the AFL grand final to win a first senior premiership since 1933. Central District wins a third successive SANFL premiership, and the club's fifth in six years. Burnie Dockers' 8.15 (63) to 6.10 (46) NTasFL grand final defeat of Devonport earns them a league record-equalling fifth successive flag. Other Grand Final results - AFL: Sydney 8.10 (58) d. West Coast 7.12 (54); SANFL: Central District 15.14 (104) d. Woodville-West Torrens 11.10 (76); WAFL: South Fremantle 17.8 (110) d. Claremont 7.12 (54); VFL: Sandringham 11.17 (83) d. Werribee 11.8 (74); SthFL: New Norfolk 19.16 (130) d. Clarence 14.8 (92); SAFL: North Shore 13.9 (87) d. Western Suburbs 6.10 (46); NTFL: St Marys 15.10 (110) d. Wanderers 10.12 (72); AFL Qld: Southport 16.15 (111) d. Morningside 6.14 (50); AFL Canberra: Sydney Swans 12.8 (80) d. Belconnen Magpies 8.15 (63)
2006: Sandringham wins third successive VFL premiership. Grand Final results - AFL: West Coast 12.13 (85) d. Sydney 12.12 (84); SANFL: Woodville-West Torrens 17.19 (121) d. Central District 7.3 (45); WAFL: Subiaco 24.9 (153) d. South Fremantle 10.10 (70); VFL: Sandringham 13.13 (91) d. Geelong 11.7 (73); SthFL: Clarence 17.13 (115) d. Glenorchy 11.12 (78); NTasFL: Launceston 22.14 (146) d. Devonport 13.11 (89); SAFL: Pennant Hills 5.20 (50) d. East Coast Eagles 7.6 (48); NTFL: Darwin 13.14 (92) d. St Marys 7.14 (56); AFL Qld: Southport 17.14 (116) d. Zillmere Eagles 16.8 (104); AFL Canberra: Sydney Swans 10.16 (76) d. Belconnen Magpies 6.7 (43)
2007: Grand final results - AFL: Geelong 24.19 (163) d. Port Adelaide 6.8 (44); SANFL: Central District 16.11 (107) d. North Adelaide 5.12 (42); WAFL: Subiaco 15.13 (103) d. Claremont 9.8 (62); VFL: Geelong 17.24 (126) d. Coburg 7.10 (52); SthFL: Glenorchy 14.22 (106) d. Clarence 4.14 (38); NTasFL: Launceston 19.9 (123) d. Ulverstone 16.12 (108); SAFL: North Shore 12.15 (87) d. St George 9.12 (66); NTFL: Southern Districts 13.12 (90) d. Waratahs 11.15 (81); AFL Qld: Mt Gravatt 16.12 (108) d. Southport 10.10 (70); AFL Canberra: Sydney Swans 18.14 (122) d. Queanbeyan 14.10 (94)
2008: The AFL and other controlling bodies throughout Australia arrange a variety of commemorative events, activities and publications to highlight what by common consent is the 150th anniversary of the code's commencement. Grand Final results - AFL: Hawthorn 18.7 (115) d. Geelong 11.23 (89); SANFL: Central District 17.11 (113) d. Glenelg 10.11 (71); WAFL: Subiaco 22.16 (148) d. Swan Districts 14.7 (91); VFL: North Ballarat 18.12 (120) d. Port Melbourne 11.9 (75)); SthFL: Glenorchy 21.17 (143) d. North Hobart 12.17 (89); NTasFL: Launceston 17.18 (120) d. Burnie Dockers 14.23 (107); SAFL: Pennant Hills 20.12 (132) d. East Coast Eagles 3.10 (28); NTFL: St Marys 21.20 (146) d. Nightcliff 7.8 (50); AFL Qld: Southport 17.14 (116) d. Zillmere Eagles 16.8 (104); AFL Canberra: Sydney Swans 11.4 (70) d. Belconnen Magpies 9.15 (69)
2009: Grand Final results - AFL: Geelong 12.8 (80) d. St Kilda 9.14 (68); SANFL: Central District 13.14 (92) d. Sturt 7.12 (54); South Fremantle 17.11 (113) d. Subiaco 13.17 (95); VFL: North Ballarat 14.7 (91) d. Northern Bullants 10.8 (68); Tas Statewide: Clarence 15.11 (101) d. Glenorchy 14.11 (95); NTasFL: Ulverstone 22.14 (146) d. Smithton 8.10 (58); SAFL: East Coast Eagles 22.12 (144) d. University of New South Wales-Eastern Suburbs 13.12 (90); NTFL: St Marys 22.13 (145) d. Wanderers 11.15 (81); AFL Qld: Morningside 14.10 (94) d. Mt Gravatt 8.15 (63); AFL Canberra: Belconnen Magpies 11.13 (79) d. Ainslie 10.13 (73)
2010: The AFL grand final ends in a draw, St Kilda 10.8 (68) to Collingwood 9.14 (68). Collingwood wins the following week's replay comfortably, 16.12 (108) to 7.10 (52), a margin of 56 points. In the SANFL Central District wins its ninth flag in eleven seasons continuing one of the most dominant phases enjoyed by any club in the competition's history. Opposed in the grand final by Norwood, the Bulldogs have to fight tooth and nail before triumphing in the end by a single straight kick, 10.11 (71) to 9.11 (65). The WAFL grand final is almost as close as the AFL's with Swan Districts overcoming favourites Claremont by the narrowest of margins, 14.16 (100) to 14.15 (99). Other grand final results - VFL: North Ballarat 20.13 (133) d Northern Bullants 13.8 (86); Tas Statewide: Clarence 15.13 (103) d. Devonport 6.10 (46)); NTasFL: Latrobe 20.13 (133) d. Ulverstone 16.7 (103); SAFL: East Coast Eagles 13.9 (87) d. Sydney University 10.10 (70); NTFL: St Marys 11.8 (74) d. Tiwi Bombers 9.10 (64); AFL Qld: Morningside 17.16 (118) d. Labrador 14.12 (96); AFL Canberra: Ainslie 13.10 (88) d. Eastlake Demons 9.9 (63)