VICTORIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION - PREMIERSHIP PLACINGS 1877 TO 1930

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            1877 to 1887    1888 to 1897    1898 to 1907    1908 to 1920    1921 to 1930

1877 to 1887

Prior to 1888, VFA ladders published in newspapers typically included all matches played by the Association's member clubs, including those against junior and country clubs, and even against clubs from other colonies.  It is thus extremely difficult to provide a meaningful summary of club's final ladder positions for the first twelve years of the Association's existence, although the VFA's official records did at least formally acknowledge the four leading clubs for each of those seasons, i.e. -  

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Formal premiership ladders of the type used today began to be published in 1888.  The VFA did not introduce a finals system until 1903, six years after the VFL, although there was a play-off the determine the premier in 1896 after Collingwood and South Melbourne finished with identical win/loss records.

1888 to 1897

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1898 to 1907

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1908 to 1920

1921 to 1930