VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE - PREMIERSHIP PLACINGS 1937 TO 1976

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1937 to 1946    1947 to 1956    1957 to 1966    1967 to 1976

1937 to 1946

Grand Final Result
Year Premiers G B Pts Runners Up G B Pts 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
1937 Geelong 18 14 122 Collingwood 12 18 90 Melbourne Richmond Carlton St Kilda Fitzroy Hawthorn South Melbourne Essendon Footscray North Melbourne
1938 Carlton 15 10 100 Collingwood 13 7 85 Geelong Footscray Melbourne Richmond Essendon St Kilda North Melbourne Fitzroy Hawthorn South Melbourne
1939 Melbourne 21 22 148 Collingwood 14 11 95 St Kilda Richmond Carlton Essendon Geelong Fitzroy North Melbourne Hawthorn Footscray South Melbourne
1940 Melbourne 15 17 107 Richmond 10 8 68 Essendon Geelong Carlton Footscray Fitzroy Collingwood Hawthorn South Melbourne St Kilda North Melbourne
1941 Melbourne 19 13 127 Essendon 13 20 98 Carlton Richmond Collingwood Footscray Fitzroy South Melbourne Geelong North Melbourne St Kilda Hawthorn
1942 Essendon 19 18 132 Richmond 11 13 79 South Melbourne Footscray Carlton Fitzroy St Kilda Melbourne North Melbourne Collingwood Hawthorn -
1943 Richmond 12 14 86 Essendon 11 15 81 Fitzroy Carlton Hawthorn Footscray Melbourne South Melbourne North Melbourne Collingwood St Kilda -
1944 Fitzroy 9 12 66 Richmond 7 9 51 Essendon Footscray Carlton North Melbourne South Melbourne Melbourne St Kilda Collingwood Hawthorn Geelong
1945 Carlton 15 13 103 South Melbourne 10 15 75 Collingwood North Melbourne Footscray Fitzroy Richmond Essendon Melbourne Hawthorn Geelong St Kilda
1946 Essendon 22 18 150 Melbourne 13 9 87 Collingwood Footscray Richmond Carlton South Melbourne Fitzroy North Melbourne Geelong St Kilda Hawthorn

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1947 to 1956

Grand Final Result
Year Premiers G B Pts Runners Up G B Pts 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
1947 Carlton 13 8 86 Essendon 11 19 85 Fitzroy Richmond Collingwood Melbourne Geelong South Melbourne Footscray North Melbourne Hawthorn St Kilda
1948 Melbourne 13 11 89 Essendon 7 8 50 Collingwood Footscray Richmond Carlton Fitzroy North Melbourne Geelong South Melbourne Hawthorn St Kilda
1949 Essendon 18 17 125 Carlton 6 16 52 North Melbourne Collingwood Melbourne Richmond Fitzroy Geelong Footscray South Melbourne St Kilda Hawthorn
1950 Essendon 13 14 92 North Melbourne 7 12 54 Geelong Melbourne Fitzroy Richmond Collingwood Carlton St Kilda Footscray South Melbourne Hawthorn
1951 Geelong 11 15 81 Essendon 10 10 70 Collingwood Footscray Fitzroy Richmond Carlton South Melbourne North Melbourne St Kilda Hawthorn Melbourne
1952 Geelong 13 8 86 Collingwood 5 10 40 Fitzroy Carlton South Melbourne Melbourne North Melbourne Essendon Richmond Footscray Hawthorn St Kilda
1953 Collingwood 11 11 77 Geelong 8 17 65 Footscray Essendon Carlton Fitzroy North Melbourne South Melbourne St Kilda Richmond Melbourne Hawthorn
1954 Footscray 15 12 102 Melbourne 7 9 51 Geelong North Melbourne Richmond Essendon Collingwood Carlton Hawthorn South Melbourne Fitzroy St Kilda
1955 Melbourne 8 16 64 Collingwood 5 6 36 Geelong Essendon Footscray Richmond Carlton Hawthorn Fitzroy South Melbourne North Melbourne St Kilda
1956 Melbourne 17 19 121 Collingwood 6 12 48 Footscray Geelong Carlton Essendon Hawthorn Fitzroy South Melbourne Richmond St Kilda North Melbourne

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1957 to 1966

Grand Final Result
Year Premiers G B Pts Runners Up G B Pts 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
1957 Melbourne 17 14 116 Essendon 7 13 55 Hawthorn Carlton Collingwood Footscray Richmond North Melbourne St Kilda South Melbourne Fitzroy Geelong
1958 Collingwood 12 10 82 Melbourne 9 10 64 North Melbourne Fitzroy Essendon Hawthorn Carlton St Kilda South Melbourne Richmond Footscray Geelong
1959 Melbourne 17 13 115 Essendon 11 12 78 Carlton Collingwood Fitzroy North Melbourne Hawthorn St Kilda South Melbourne Geelong Richmond Footscray
1960 Melbourne 8 14 62 Collingwood 2 2 14 Fitzroy Essendon Hawthorn St Kilda Carlton South Melbourne Geelong Footscray North Melbourne Richmond
1961 Hawthorn 13 16 94 Footscray 7 9 51 Melbourne St Kilda Fitzroy Geelong Essendon Carlton Collingwood Richmond South Melbourne North Melbourne
1962 Essendon 13 12 90 Carlton 8 10 58 Geelong Melbourne Footscray St Kilda Collingwood Richmond Hawthorn Fitzroy North Melbourne South Melbourne
1963 Geelong 15 19 109 Hawthorn 8 12 60 Melbourne St Kilda Essendon Carlton North Melbourne Collingwood Footscray Richmond South Melbourne Fitzroy
1964 Melbourne 8 16 64 Collingwood 8 12 60 Geelong Essendon Hawthorn St Kilda Footscray North Melbourne Richmond Carlton South Melbourne Fitzroy
1965 Essendon 14 21 105 St Kilda 9 16 70 Collingwood Geelong Richmond Carlton Melbourne South Melbourne North Melbourne Footscray Fitzroy Hawthorn
1966 St Kilda 10 14 74 Collingwood 10 13 73 Essendon Geelong Richmond Carlton North Melbourne South Melbourne Hawthorn Footscray Melbourne Fitzroy

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1967 to 1976

Grand Final Result
Year Premiers G B Pts Runners Up G B Pts 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
1967 Richmond 16 18 114 Geelong 15 15 105 Carlton Collingwood St Kilda Essendon Melbourne North Melbourne South Melbourne Hawthorn Fitzroy Footscray
1968 Carlton 7 14 56 Essendon 8 5 53 Geelong St Kilda Richmond Hawthorn Collingwood Melbourne South Melbourne Footscray Fitzroy North Melbourne
1969 Richmond 12 13 85 Carlton 8 12 60 Collingwood Geelong Hawthorn Essendon St Kilda North Melbourne South Melbourne Fitzroy Footscray Melbourne
1970 Carlton 17 9 111 Collingwood 14 17 101 St Kilda South Melbourne Geelong Richmond Footscray Hawthorn Fitzroy Melbourne Essendon North Melbourne
1971 Hawthorn 12 10 82 St Kilda 11 9 75 Richmond Collingwood Carlton Fitzroy Melbourne Footscray North Melbourne Geelong Essendon South Melbourne
1972 Carlton 28 9 177 Richmond 22 18 150 St Kilda Collingwood Essendon Hawthorn Footscray Melbourne Fitzroy Geelong South Melbourne North Melbourne
1973 Richmond 16 20 116 Carlton 12 14 86 Collingwood St Kilda Essendon North Melbourne Hawthorn Fitzroy Footscray Melbourne Geelong South Melbourne
1974 Richmond 18 20 128 North Melbourne 13 9 87 Hawthorn Collingwood Footscray Geelong Carlton Essendon South Melbourne St Kilda Fitzroy Melbourne
1975 North Melbourne 19 8 122 Hawthorn 9 13 67 Richmond Carlton Collingwood St Kilda Footscray Essendon Fitzroy Melbourne Geelong South Melbourne
1976 Hawthorn 13 22 100 North Melbourne 10 10 70 Carlton Geelong Footscray Melbourne Richmond South Melbourne St Kilda Essendon Fitzroy Collingwood

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1948    Melbourne won this season's grand final in a replay, the first game having ended in a draw with scores of Melbourne 10.9 (69) to Essendon 7.27 (69).  Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1972    The VFL introduced a 'top five' system of playing the finals this year.  Back