VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE - PREMIERSHIP PLACINGS 1897 TO 1936

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1897 to 1906    1907 to 1916    1917 to 1926    1927 to 1936

1897 to 1906

Grand Final Result
Year Premiers G B Pts Runners Up G B Pts 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
1897 Essendon No grand final Geelong No grand final Collingwood Melbourne South Melbourne Fitzroy Carlton St Kilda
1898 Fitzroy 5 8 38 Essendon 3 5 23 Collingwood Geelong South Melbourne Melbourne Carlton St Kilda
1899 Fitzroy 3 9 27 South Melbourne 3 8 26 Geelong Collingwood Essendon Melbourne Carlton St Kilda
1900 Melbourne 4 10 34 Fitzroy 3 12 30 Essendon Collingwood Geelong South Melbourne Carlton St Kilda
1901 Essendon 6 7 43 Collingwood 2 4 16 Geelong Fitzroy Melbourne South Melbourne Carlton St Kilda
1902 Collingwood 9 6 60 Essendon 3 9 27 Fitzroy Melbourne South Melbourne Carlton Geelong St Kilda
1903 Collingwood 4 7 31 Fitzroy 3 11 29 Carlton Geelong St Kilda Essendon Melbourne South Melbourne
1904 Fitzroy 9 7 61 Carlton 5 7 37 Collingwood Essendon South Melbourne Melbourne Geelong St Kilda
1905 Fitzroy 4 6 30 Collingwood 2 5 17 Carlton Essendon South Melbourne Geelong St Kilda Melbourne
1906 Carlton 15 4 94 Fitzroy 6 9 45 Collingwood Essendon South Melbourne St Kilda Geelong Melbourne

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1907 to 1916

Grand Final Result
Year Premiers G B Pts Runners Up G B Pts 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
1907 Carlton 6 14 50 South Melbourne 6 9 45 St Kilda Collingwood Fitzroy Geelong Melbourne Essendon - -
1908 Carlton 5 5 35 Essendon 3 8 26 St Kilda Collingwood South Melbourne University Fitzroy Melbourne Richmond Geelong
1909 South Melbourne 4 14 38 Carlton 4 12 36 Collingwood Essendon Melbourne Fitzroy University Richmond Geelong St Kilda
1910 Collingwood 9 7 61 Carlton 6 11 47 South Melbourne Essendon Geelong University Richmond Fitzroy Melbourne St Kilda
1911 Essendon 5 11 41 Collingwood 4 11 35 South Melbourne Carlton Fitzroy Geelong Melbourne Richmond St Kilda University
1912 Essendon 15 17 107 South Melbourne 4 9 33 Carlton Geelong Fitzroy Melbourne Collingwood St Kilda Richmond University
1913 Fitzroy 7 14 56 St Kilda 5 13 43 South Melbourne Collingwood Geelong Carlton Richmond Essendon Melbourne University
1914 Carlton 6 9 45 South Melbourne 4 15 39 Fitzroy Geelong Collingwood Essendon St Kilda Richmond Melbourne University
1915 Carlton 11 12 78 Collingwood 6 9 45 Fitzroy Melbourne South Melbourne Richmond St Kilda Essendon Geelong -
1916 Fitzroy 12 13 85 Carlton 8 8 56 Collingwood Richmond - - - - - -

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1917 to 1926

Grand Final Result
Year Premiers G B Pts Runners Up G B Pts 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
1917 Collingwood 9 20 74 Fitzroy 5 9 39 Carlton South Melbourne Geelong Richmond - - - - - -
1918 South Melbourne 9 8 62 Collingwood 7 15 57 Carlton St Kilda Fitzroy Richmond Geelong Essendon - - - -
1919 Collingwood 11 12 78 Richmond 7 11 53 South Melbourne Carlton Fitzroy Essendon St Kilda Geelong Melbourne - - -
1920 Richmond 7 10 52 Collingwood 5 5 35 Carlton Fitzroy South Melbourne Essendon Geelong Melbourne St Kilda - - -
1921 Richmond 5 6 36 Carlton 4 8 32 Collingwood Geelong Fitzroy Melbourne South Melbourne St Kilda Essendon - - -
1922 Fitzroy 11 13 79 Collingwood 9 14 68 Essendon Carlton Richmond Melbourne St Kilda Geelong South Melbourne - - -
1923 Essendon 8 15 63 Fitzroy 6 10 46 South Melbourne Geelong Collingwood St Kilda Carlton Richmond Melbourne - - -
1924 Essendon No grand final Richmond No grand final Fitzroy South Melbourne Geelong Collingwood Carlton Melbourne St Kilda - - -
1925 Geelong 10 19 79 Collingwood 9 15 69 Melbourne Essendon Fitzroy St Kilda Richmond South Melbourne Carlton North Melbourne Footscray Hawthorn
1926 Melbourne 17 17 119 Collingwood 9 8 62 Essendon Geelong South Melbourne Carlton Richmond Fitzroy St Kilda Footscray Hawthorn North Melbourne

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1927 to 1936

Grand Final Result
Year Premiers G B Pts Runners Up G B Pts 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
1927 Collingwood 2 13 25 Richmond 1 7 13 Geelong Carlton Melbourne South Melbourne St Kilda Essendon Fitzroy Footscray North Melbourne Hawthorn
1928 Collingwood 13 18 96 Richmond 9 9 63 Melbourne Carlton Essendon St Kilda Footscray Fitzroy Geelong South Melbourne North Melbourne Hawthorn
1929 Collingwood 11 13 79 Richmond 7 8 50 Carlton St Kilda Melbourne Essendon Geelong South Melbourne Footscray Hawthorn Fitzroy North Melbourne
1930 Collingwood 14 16 100 Geelong 9 16 70 Carlton Richmond Melbourne Essendon South Melbourne St Kilda Fitzroy Hawthorn Footscray North Melbourne
1931 Geelong 9 14 68 Richmond 7 6 48 Carlton Collingwood Footscray Essendon South Melbourne Melbourne St Kilda Fitzroy Hawthorn North Melbourne
1932 Richmond 13 14 92 Carlton 12 11 83 Collingwood South Melbourne Geelong Essendon Footscray North Melbourne Melbourne Fitzroy St Kilda Hawthorn
1933 South Melbourne 9 17 71 Richmond 4 5 29 Geelong Carlton Fitzroy Collingwood Footscray North Melbourne St Kilda Melbourne Hawthorn Essendon
1934 Richmond 19 14 128 South Melbourne 12 17 89 Geelong Collingwood Carlton Melbourne St Kilda Fitzroy Footscray Essendon Hawthorn North Melbourne
1935 Collingwood 11 12 78 South Melbourne 7 16 58 Richmond Carlton St Kilda Melbourne Fitzroy Essendon Geelong Hawthorn Footscray North Melbourne
1936 Collingwood 11 23 89 South Melbourne 10 18 78 Melbourne Carlton Geelong Richmond St Kilda Essendon Hawthorn Footscray North Melbourne Fitzroy

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