List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers

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This page is a complete chronological listing of the premiers of the Australian rules football competition known as the Victorian Junior Football League from its formation in 1919 until 1924, the VFL seconds from 1925 until 1959, the VFL reserves from 1960 until 1989 and as the AFL reserves from 1990 until it merged into the Victorian Football League at the end of the 1999 season.[1][2]

Geelong won the most reserves premierships, with a total of 13.[3] South Melbourne/Sydney was the only VFL club's reserves team never to win a reserves premiership.

List of premiers[edit]

Season Premiers Runners-up Score Date Venue
1919 Collingwood District University A 6.11 (47) d. 4.8 (32) 11 October 1919 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1920 Collingwood District University A 7.14 (56) d. 7.2 (44) 25 September 1920 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1921 Essendon Juniors Collingwood District 10.9 (69) d. 8.13 (61) 15 October 1921 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1922 Collingwood District Essendon Juniors 8.10 (58) d. 1.9 (15) 14 October 1922 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1923 Geelong Richmond 9.12 (66) d. 5.10 (40) 20 October 1923 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1924 Geelong Essendon No grand final played[a] N/A Corio Oval
VFL seconds name adopted
1925 Collingwood District Fitzroy 13.16 (94) d. 11.4 (70) 10 October 1925 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1926 Carlton Geelong 14.11 (95) d. 5.13 (43) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1927 Carlton South Melbourne 12.22 (94) d. 11.9 (75) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1928 Carlton Geelong 18.18 (126) d. 14.11 (95) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1929 Richmond Geelong 12.8 (80) d. 7.15 (57) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1930 Geelong Richmond 14.12 (96) d. 11.8 (74) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1931 Melbourne Geelong 8.13 (61) d. 8.6 (53) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1932 Melbourne Essendon 8.12 (60) d. 4.10 (34) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1933 Melbourne St Kilda 10.15 (75) d. 10.14 (74) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1934 Melbourne Geelong 15.18 (108) d. 12.4 (76) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1935 Melbourne Geelong 12.11 (83) d. 9.6 (60) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1936 Footscray Melbourne 15.11 (101) d. 6.14 (50) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1937 Geelong Collingwood District 12.12 (84) d. 9.11 (65) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1938 Geelong Footscray 12.19 (91) d. 12.8 (80) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1939 Melbourne Richmond 22.12 (144) d. 17.13 (115) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1940 Collingwood Carlton 6.16 (52) d. 3.12 (30) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1941 Essendon Fitzroy 12.16 (88) d. 3.12 (30) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1942 St Kilda Fitzroy 13.10 (88) d. 7.15 (57) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1943 St Kilda Fitzroy 11.14 (80) d. 8.5 (54) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1944 Fitzroy Collingwood 11.12 (80) d. 8.6 (54) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1945 Footscray Fitzroy 9.16 (70) d. 9.3 (57) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1946 Richmond Fitzroy 7.15 (57) d. 7.14 (56) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1947 North Melbourne Richmond 16.13 (109) d. 14.10 (94) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1948 Geelong Richmond 17.12 (114) d. 12.9 (81) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1949 Melbourne Essendon 17.10 (112) d. 9,14 (68) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1950 Essendon North Melbourne 12.8 (80) d. 8.7 (55) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1951 Carlton Essendon 8.15 (63) d. 7.9 (51) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1952 Essendon Collingwood 7.14 (56) d. 4.5 (29) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1953 Carlton Essendon 15.7 (97) d. 11.7 (73) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1954 Richmond Melbourne 10.20 (80) d. 4.9 (33) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1955 Richmond Footscray 13.18 (96) d. 9.12 (66) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1956 Melbourne South Melbourne 16.14 (110) d. 10.12 (72) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1957 North Melbourne Fitzroy 14.13 (97) d. 13.15 (93) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1958 Hawthorn Collingwood 7.11 (53) d. 6.13 (49) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1959 Hawthorn Fitzroy 13.18 (96) d. 9.11 (65) Melbourne Cricket Ground
VFL reserves name adopted
1960 Geelong Hawthorn 7.15 (57) d. 7.10 (52) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1961 St Kilda Geelong 7.14 (56) d. 5.16 (46) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1962 Footscray St Kilda 13.13 (91) d. 10.8 (68) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1963 Geelong St Kilda 13.12 (90) d. 7.11 (53) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1964 Geelong Richmond 9.13 (67) d. 6.8 (44) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1965 Collingwood Geelong 16.9 (105) d. 10.20 (80) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1966 Richmond Collingwood 14.11 (95) d. 12.12 (90) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1967 Richmond Collingwood 14.11 (95) d. 12.12 (90) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1968 Essendon Richmond 15.7 (97) d. 13.14 (92) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1969 Melbourne Carlton 12.16 (88) d. 8.12 (60) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1970 Melbourne Richmond 16.10 (106) d. 16.8 (104) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1971 Richmond Essendon 14.14 (98) d. 8.18 (66) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1972 Hawthorn Melbourne 13.10 (88) d. 12.12 (84) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1973 Richmond Geelong 17.18 (120) d. 8.12 (60) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1974 Fitzroy Footscray 26.13 (169) d. 16.12 (108) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1975 Geelong Richmond 16.18 (114) d. 11.17 (83) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1976 Collingwood North Melbourne 23.17 (155) d. 19.15 (129) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1977 Richmond Footscray 19.18 (132) d. 10.15 (75) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1978 North Melbourne Hawthorn 17.29 (131) d. 11.13 (79) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1979 North Melbourne Collingwood 13.14 (92) d. 9.13 (67) Melbourne Cricket Ground
1980 Geelong South Melbourne 24.15 (159) d. 19.12 (126) 27 September 1980 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1981 Geelong Essendon 12.14 (14) d. 18.6 (114) 26 September 1981 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1982 Geelong St Kilda 19.18 (132) d. 12.11 (83) 25 September 1982 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1983 Essendon Collingwood 19.14 (128) d. 15.9 (99) 24 September 1983 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1984 Melbourne Carlton 11.15 (81) d. 6.9 (45) 29 September 1984 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1985 Hawthorn Carlton 18.16 (124) d. 16.12 (108) 28 September 1985 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1986 Carlton Footscray 22.14 (146) d. 10.12 (72) 27 September 1986 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1987 Carlton St Kilda 18.17 (125) d. 15.15 (105) 26 September 1987 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1988 Footscray North Melbourne 17.14 (116) d. 14.12 (96) 24 September 1988[4] Melbourne Cricket Ground
1989 Fitzroy Geelong 17.12 (114) d. 16.16 (112) 30 September 1989 Melbourne Cricket Ground
VSFL/AFL reserves name adopted
1990 Carlton Melbourne 14.15 (99) d. 11.15 (81) 6 October 1990[5] Melbourne Cricket Ground
1991 Brisbane Melbourne 16.13 (109) d. 11.9 (75) 28 September 1991[6] Waverley Park/VFL Park
1992 Essendon Melbourne 18.19 (127) d. 14.10 (94) 26 September 1992[7] Melbourne Cricket Ground
1993 Melbourne North Melbourne 13.12 (90) d. 7.14 (56) 25 September 1993[8] Melbourne Cricket Ground
1994 Footscray North Melbourne 16.16 (112) d. 13.14 (92) 1 October 1994[9] Melbourne Cricket Ground
1995 North Melbourne Sydney 13.16 (94) d. 11.14 (80) 30 September 1995[10] Melbourne Cricket Ground
1996 North Melbourne Essendon 23.18 (156) d. 7.10 (52) 28 September 1996[11] Melbourne Cricket Ground
1997 Richmond Hawthorn 17.12 (114) d. 10.10 (70) 27 September 1997[12] Melbourne Cricket Ground
1998 Footscray Essendon 20.16 (136) d. 12.8 (80) 26 September 1998[13] Melbourne Cricket Ground
1999 Essendon St Kilda 20.12 (133) d. 11.10 (76) 25 September 1999[14] Melbourne Cricket Ground
  • The 1924 VFL Grand Final was scheduled for October. When Essendon refused to play the Grand Final at Corio Oval, Geelong was awarded the reserves premiership by default.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Essendon refused to play the Grand Final at Corio Oval, meaning Geelong was awarded the flag by default.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "AFL - RESERVES - GRAND FINALS". Australian Football.
  2. ^ "Fitzroy's reserves reunite". Brisbane Lions.
  3. ^ "Premierships". Geelong Cats.
  4. ^ Kelly, Hugo (26 September 1998). "Nine-goal burst wins flag for Dogs". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. p. 4 (Grand Final special).
  5. ^ "Blues fight back to overhaul Demons". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. 7 October 1990. p. 21 (sport).
  6. ^ Hinds, Richard (29 September 1991). "Bears reserves make history". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. p. 22.
  7. ^ "Daniher bows out in triumph". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. 27 September 1992. p. 19 (sport).
  8. ^ Pearce, Linda (26 September 1993). "Demons finally hail in premiership flag". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. p. 17 (sport).
  9. ^ Wright, Gerard (2 October 1994). "Dogs upstage fading North". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. p. 8 (sport).
  10. ^ "Roos' turn to celebrate". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. 1 October 1995. p. 13 (sports).
  11. ^ Lewis, Bryce (29 September 1996). "Roo reserves set the scene early". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. p. 18 (sport).
  12. ^ Daffey, Paul (28 September 1997). "Tiger victory in style of old". The Age. Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. p. 20 (sport).
  13. ^ "Dogs down Bombers". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. 27 September 1998. p. 19 (sport).
  14. ^ "Bombers twos win eighth flag". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. 26 September 1999. p. 12 (sport).
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