VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE/AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE - PREMIERSHIP PLACINGS 1977 TO 2008

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1977 to 1986    1987 to 1996    1997 to 2008    Summary of Premierships

1977 to 1986

Grand Final Result
Year Premiers G B Pts Runners Up G B Pts 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
1977 North Melbourne 21 25 151 Collingwood 19 10 124 Hawthorn Richmond South Melbourne Carlton Footscray Geelong Essendon Fitzroy Melbourne St Kilda
1978 Hawthorn 18 13 121 North Melbourne 15 13 103 Collingwood Carlton Geelong St Kilda Richmond South Melbourne Fitzroy Essendon Footscray Melbourne
1979 Carlton 11 16 82 Collingwood 11 11 77 North Melbourne Fitzroy Essendon Geelong Hawthorn Richmond Footscray South Melbourne Melbourne St Kilda
1980 Richmond 23 21 159 Collingwood 9 24 78 Geelong Carlton North Melbourne South Melbourne Essendon Hawthorn Melbourne Footscray St Kilda Fitzroy
1981 Carlton 12 20 92 Collingwood 10 12 72 Geelong Fitzroy Essendon Hawthorn Richmond North Melbourne South Melbourne St Kilda Footscray Melbourne
1982 Carlton 14 19 103 Richmond 12 13 85 Hawthorn North Melbourne Essendon Fitzroy Swans Melbourne Geelong Collingwood St Kilda Footscray
1983 Hawthorn 20 20 140 Essendon 8 9 57 North Melbourne Fitzroy Carlton Collingwood Footscray Melbourne Geelong Richmond Sydney Swans St Kilda
1984 Essendon 14 21 105 Hawthorn 12 9 81 Collingwood Carlton Fitzroy Geelong Footscray Richmond Melbourne Sydney Swans North Melbourne St Kilda
1985 Essendon 26 14 170 Hawthorn 14 8 92 Footscray North Melbourne Carlton Geelong Collingwood Richmond Fitzroy Sydney Swans Melbourne St Kilda
1986 Hawthorn 16 14 110 Carlton 9 14 68 Fitzroy Sydney Swans Essendon Collingwood North Melbourne Footscray Geelong Richmond Melbourne St Kilda

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1987 to 1996

Grand Final Result
Year Premiers G B Pts Runners Up G B Pts 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
1987 Carlton 15 14 104 Hawthorn 9 17 71 Melbourne Sydney Swans North Melbourne Geelong Footscray West Coast Essendon St Kilda Fitzroy Collingwood Brisbane Richmond - -
1988 Hawthorn 22 20 152 Melbourne 6 20 56 Carlton Collingwood West Coast Essendon Sydney Swans Footscray Geelong Richmond North Melbourne Fitzroy Brisbane St Kilda - -
1989 Hawthorn 21 18 144 Geelong 21 12 138 Essendon Melbourne Collingwood Fitzroy Sydney Swans Carlton North Melbourne Brisbane West Coast St Kilda Footscray Richmond - -
1990 Collingwood 13 11 89 Essendon 5 11 41 West Coast Melbourne Hawthorn North Melbourne Footscray Carlton St Kilda Geelong Richmond Fitzroy Sydney Swans Brisbane - -
1991 Hawthorn 20 19 139 West Coast 13 8 86 Geelong Melbourne St Kilda Essendon Collingwood North Melbourne Adelaide Footscray Carlton Sydney Swans Richmond Fitzroy Brisbane -
1992 West Coast 16 17 113 Geelong 12 13 85 Footscray St Kilda Collingwood Hawthorn Carlton Essendon Adelaide Fitzroy Melbourne North Melbourne Richmond Brisbane Sydney Swans -
1993 Essendon 20 13 133 Carlton 13 11 89 Adelaide West Coast North Melbourne Hawthorn Geelong Collingwood Footscray Melbourne Fitzroy St Kilda Brisbane Richmond Sydney Swans -
1994 West Coast 20 23 143 Geelong 8 15 63 North Melbourne Melbourne Carlton Footscray Hawthorn Collingwood Richmond Essendon Adelaide Brisbane St Kilda Fitzroy Sydney Swans -
1995 Carlton 21 15 141 Geelong 11 14 80 North Melbourne Richmond Essendon West Coast Footscray Brisbane Melbourne Collingwood Adelaide Sydney  Fremantle St Kilda Hawthorn Fitzroy
1996 North Melbourne 19 17 131 Sydney 13 10 88 Brisbane Essendon West Coast Carlton Geelong Hawthorn Richmond St Kilda Collingwood Adelaide Fremantle Melbourne Footscray Fitzroy

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1997 to 2008

Grand Final Result
Year Premiers G B Pts Runners Up G B Pts 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th
1997 Adelaide 19 11 125 St Kilda 13 16 94 Western Bulldogs North Melbourne Geelong West Coast Sydney  Brisbane Port Adelaide Collingwood Carlton Fremantle Richmond Essendon Hawthorn Melbourne
1998 Adelaide 15 15 105 North Melbourne 8 22 70 Western Bulldogs Melbourne Sydney  St Kilda West Coast Essendon Richmond Port Adelaide Carlton Geelong Hawthorn Collingwood Fremantle Brisbane
1999 Kangaroos 19 10 124 Carlton 12 17 89 Essendon Brisbane West Coast Western Bulldogs Port Adelaide Sydney  Hawthorn St Kilda Geelong Richmond Adelaide Melbourne Fremantle Collingwood
2000 Essendon 19 21 135 Melbourne 11 9 75 Carlton Kangaroos Brisbane Hawthorn Geelong Western Bulldogs Richmond Sydney  Adelaide Fremantle West Coast Port Adelaide Collingwood St Kilda
2001 Brisbane 15 18 108 Essendon 12 10 82 Richmond Hawthorn Port Adelaide Carlton Sydney  Adelaide Collingwood Western Bulldogs Melbourne Geelong Kangaroos West Coast St Kilda Fremantle
2002 Brisbane 10 15 75 Collingwood 9 12 66 Port Adelaide Adelaide Essendon Melbourne Kangaroos West Coast Geelong Hawthorn Sydney  Western Bulldogs Fremantle Richmond St Kilda Carlton
2003 Brisbane 20 14 134 Collingwood 12 12 84 Sydney  Port Adelaide Adelaide Essendon Fremantle West Coast Hawthorn Kangaroos St Kilda Geelong Richmond Melbourne Carlton Western Bulldogs
2004 Port Adelaide 17 11 113 Brisbane 10 13 73 St Kilda Geelong Sydney  Essendon Melbourne West Coast Fremantle Kangaroos Carlton Adelaide Collingwood Western Bulldogs Hawthorn Richmond
2005 Sydney  8 10 58 West Coast 7 12 54 St Kilda Adelaide Geelong Port Adelaide Kangaroos Melbourne Western Bulldogs Fremantle Brisbane Richmond Essendon Hawthorn Collingwood Carlton
2006 West Coast 12 13 85 Sydney  12 12 84 Adelaide Fremantle Melbourne Western Bulldogs Collingwood St Kilda Richmond Geelong Hawthorn Port Adelaide Brisbane Kangaroos Essendon Carlton
2007 Geelong 24 19 163 Port Adelaide 6 8 44 Kangaroos Collingwood West Coast Hawthorn Sydney  Adelaide St Kilda Brisbane Fremantle Essendon Western Bulldogs Melbourne Carlton Richmond
2008 Hawthorn 18 7 115 Geelong 11 23 89 Western Bulldogs St Kilda Sydney  Collingwood Adelaide Kangaroos Richmond Brisbane Carlton Essendon Port Adelaide Fremantle West Coast Melbourne

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Go to Part 2: 1937 to 1976

VFL Premierships 1897-1986 - State Era
14 Carlton, Essendon
13 Collingwood
12 Melbourne
10 Richmond
8 Fitzroy
6 Geelong, Hawthorn
3 South Melbourne
2 North Melbourne
1 Footscray, St Kilda

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VFL/AFL Premierships 1987-2008 - National Era
3 Brisbane, Hawthorn, West Coast
2 Adelaide, Carlton, Essendon, North Melbourne/Kangaroos
1 Collingwood, Geelong, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, Sydney

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1977    North Melbourne won this season's grand final in a replay, the first game having ended in a draw with scores of North Melbourne 9.22 (76) to Collingwood 10.16 (76).    Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1982    South Melbourne re-located to Sydney in 1982 and became known as the Swans.    Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1983    The Swans added the pre-fix 'Sydney' to their name in 1983.    Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1995    Sydney Swans became officially known as the Sydney Football Club in 1995.    Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1990    The Victorian Football League became officially known as the Australian Football League this year.    Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1991    The AFL introduced a final six system of playing the finals in this year.    Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1994    The AFL introduced a final eight finals system in 1994.    Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1997    Brisbane merged with Fitzroy to become the Brisbane Lions.  Footscray became known as the Western Bulldogs.    Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1999    North Melbourne became known as the Kangaroos.    Back