List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers

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.

won the most reserves premierships, with a total of 13. / was the only VFL club's reserves team never to win a reserves premiership.

List of premiers Year Premiers Runners-up Score Date Venue 1919 University A 6.11 (47) d. 4.8 (32) 11 October 1919 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1920 University A 7.14 (56) d. 7.2 (44) 25 September 1920 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1921 Essendon Juniors 10.9 (69) d. 8.13 (61) 15 October 1921 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1922 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 N/A Corio Oval VFL seconds name adopted 1925 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 12.16 (88) d. 3.12 (30) Melbourne Cricket Ground 1942 St Kilda 13.10 (88) d. 7.15 (57) Melbourne Cricket Ground 1943 St Kilda 11.14 (80) d. 8.5 (54) Melbourne Cricket Ground 1944 Collingwood 11.12 (80) d. 8.6 (54) Melbourne Cricket Ground 1945 Footscray 9.16 (70) d. 9.3 (57) Melbourne Cricket Ground 1946 Richmond 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 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 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 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) VFL Park 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 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1989 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 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1991 Brisbane Melbourne 16.13 (109) d. 11.9 (75) 28 September 1991 Waverley Park/VFL Park 1992 Essendon Melbourne 18.19 (127) d. 14.10 (94) 26 September 1992 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1993 Melbourne North Melbourne 13.12 (90) d. 7.14 (56) 25 September 1993 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1994 Footscray North Melbourne 16.16 (112) d. 13.14 (92) 1 October 1994 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1995 North Melbourne Sydney 13.16 (94) d. 11.14 (80) 30 September 1995 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1996 North Melbourne Essendon 23.18 (156) d. 7.10 (52) 28 September 1996 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1997 Richmond Hawthorn 17.12 (114) d. 10.10 (70) 27 September 1997 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1998 Footscray Essendon 20.16 (136) d. 12.8 (80) 26 September 1998 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1999 Essendon St Kilda 20.12 (133) d. 11.10 (76) 25 September 1999 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

See also List of VFL/AFL reserves records

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