Australian Football League (1897-present)

Australian Football League

Established as Victorial Football League: 1897
Re-named Australian Football League: 1990

18 Total Franchises
16 Current Franchises
2 Merged franchises
1 Defunct franchise

2 Franchise movements
2 Franchise name changes

AFL Franchise History

AFL Premierships

1	Carlton Blues (1897-present)
2	Collingwood Magpies (1897-present)
3	Essendon Bombers (1897-present)
4	*Fitzroy Lions (1897-1996) <Brisbane Lions (1997-present)>
5	Geelong Cats (1897-present)
6	Melborne Demons (1897-present)
7	St. Kilda Saints (1897-present)
8	South Melborne (1897-1981) Sydney Swans (1982-present)
9	Richmond Tigers (1908-present)
10	University F.C. (1908-1914)
11	Hawthorn Hawks (1925-present)
12	North Melbourne Kangaroos (1925-1998) Kangaroos F.C. (1999-present)
13	Footscray Bulldogs (1925-1996) Western Bulldogs (1997-present)
14	Brisbane Bears (1987-1996) Brisbane Lions (1997-present)
15	West Coast Eagles (1987-present)
16	Adelaide Crows (1991-present)
17	Fremantle Dockers (1995-present)
18	Port Adelaide Power (1997-present)

*-In 1997 the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy merged
to form the Brisbane Lions

AFL Premierships by Franchise

16	Carlton Blues	1906	1907	1908	1914	1915	1938
		1945	1947	1968	1970	1972	1979
		1981	1982	1987	1995
16	Essendon Bombers	1897	1901	1911	1912	1923	1924
		1942	1946	1949	1950	1962	1965
		1984	1985	1993	2000
14	Collingwood Magpies	1902	1903	1910	1917	1919	1927
		1928	1929	1930	1935	1936	1953
		1958	1990
12	Melbourne Demons	1900	1926	1939	1940	1941	1948
		1955	1956	1957	1959	1960	1964
10	Richmond Tigers	1920	1921	1932	1934	1943	1967
		1969	1973	1974	1980
9	Hawthorn Hawks	1961	1971	1976	1978	1983	1986
		1988	1989	1991
8	Fitzroy	1898	1899	1904	1905	1913	1916
		1922	1944
6	Geelong Cats	1925	1931	1937	1951	1952	1963
4	N. Melbourne/Kangaroos	1975	1977	1996	1999
3	Brisbane Lions	2001	2002	2003
3	South Melbourne	1909	1918	1933
2	Adelaide Crows	1997	1998
2	West Coast Eagles	1992	1994
1	Footscray	1954
1	Port Adelaide Power	2004
1	St. Kilda Saints	1966

Year	Premiership	Runner-Up	Score
2004	Port Adelaide Power	Brisbane Lions	113-73
2003	Brisbane Lions	Collingwood Magpies	134-84
2002	Brisbane Lions	Collingwood Magpies	75-66
2001	Brisbane Lions	Essendon Bombers	108-82
2000	Essendon Bombers	Melborne Demons	135-75
1999	Kangaroos F.C.	Carlton Blues	124-89
1998	Adelaide Crows	North Melbourne	105-70
1997	Adelaide Crows	St. Kilda Saints	125-94
1996	North Melbourne	Sydney Swans	131-88
1995	Carlton Blues	Geelong Cats	141-80
1994	West Coast Eagles	Geelong Cats	143-63
1993	Essendon Bombers	Carlton Blues	133-89
1992	West Coast Eagles	Geelong Cats	113-85
1991	Hawthorn Hawks	West Coast Eagles	139-86
1990	Collingwood Magpies	Essendon Bombers	89-41
1989	Hawthorn Hawks	Geelong Cats	144-138
1988	Hawthorn Hawks	Melbourne Demons	152-56
1987	Carlton Blues	Hawthorn Hawks	104-71
1986	Hawthorn Hawks	Carlton Blues	110-68
1985	Essendon Bombers	Hawthorn Hawks	170-92
1984	Essendon Bombers	Hawthorn Hawks	105-81
1983	Hawthorn Hawks	Essendon Bombers	140-57
1982	Carlton Blues	Richmond Tigers	103-85
1981	Carlton Blues	Collingwood Magpies	92-72
1980	Richmond Tigers	Collingwood Magpies	159-78
1979	Carlton Blues	Collingwood Magpies	82-77
1978	Hawthorn Hawks	North Melbourne	121-103
1977	North Melbourne	Collingwood Magpies	151-124
1976	Hawthorne	North Melbourne	100-70
1975	North Melbourne	Hawthorn Hawks	122-67
1974	Richmond Tigers	North Melbourne	128-87
1973	Richmond Tigers	Carlton Blues	116-86
1972	Carlton Blues	Richmond Tigers	177-150
1971	Hawthorn Hawks	St. Kilda Saints	82-75
1970	Carlton Blues	Collingwood Magpies	111-101
1969	Richmond Tigers	Carlton Blues	85-60
1968	Carlton Blues	Essendon Bombers	56-53
1967	Richmond Tigers	Geelong Cats	114-105
1966	St. Kilda Saints	Collingwood Magpies	74-73
1965	Essendon Bombers	St. Kilda Saints	105-70
1964	Melbourne Demons	Collingwood Magpies	64-60
1963	Geelong Cats	Hawthorn Hawks	109-60
1962	Essendon Bombers	Carlton Blues	90-58
1961	Hawthorn Hawks	Footscray	94-51
1960	Melbourne Demons	Collingwood Magpies	62-14
1959	Melbourne Demons	Essendon Bombers	115-78
1958	Collingwood Magpies	Melbourne Demons	82-64
1957	Melbourne Demons	Essendon Bombers	116-55
1956	Melbourne Demons	Collingwood Magpies	121-48
1955	Melbourne Demons	Collingwood Magpies	64-36
1954	Footscray	Melbourne Demons	102-51
1953	Collingwood Magpies	Geelong Cats	77-65
1952	Geelong Cats	Collingwood Magpies	86-40
1951	Geelong Cats	Essendon Bombers	81-70

1950	Essendon Bombers	North Melbourne	92-54
1949	Essendon Bombers	Carlton Blues	125-52
1948	Melbourne Demons	Essendon Bombers	89-50
1947	Carlton Blues	Essendon Bombers	86-85
1946	Essendon Bombers	Melbourne Demons	150-87
1945	Carlton Blues	South Melbourne	103-75
1944	Fitzroy	Richmond Tigers	66-51
1943	Richmond Tigers	Essendon Bombers	86-81
1942	Essendon Bombers	Richmond Tigers	132-79
1941	Melbourne Demons	Essendon Bombers	127-98
1940	Melbourne Demons	Richmond Tigers	107-68
1939	Melbourne Demons	Collingwood Magpies	148-95
1938	Carlton Blues	Collingwood Magpies	100-85
1937	Geelong Cats	Collingwood Magpies	122-90
1936	Collingwood Magpies	South Melbourne	89-78
1935	Collingwood Magpies	South Melbourne	78-58
1934	Richmond Tigers	South Melbourne	128-89
1933	South Melbourne	Richmond Tigers	71-29
1932	Richmond Tigers	Carlton Blues	92-83
1931	Geelong Cats	Richmond Tigers	68-48
1930	Collingwood Magpies	Geelong Cats	100-70
1929	Collingwood Magpies	Richmond Tigers	79-50
1928	Collingwood Magpies	Richmond Tigers	96-63
1927	Collingwood Magpies	Richmond Tigers	25-13
1926	Melbourne Demons	Collingwood Magpies	119-62
1925	Geelong Cats	Collingwood Magpies	79-69
1924	Essendon Bombers	Richmond Tigers	*
1923	Essendon Bombers	Fitzroy	63-46
1922	Fitzroy	Collingwood Magpies	79-68
1921	Richmond Tigers	Carlton Blues	36-32
1920	Richmond Tigers	Collingwood Magpies	52-35
1919	Collingwood Magpies	Richmond Tigers	78-53
1918	South Melbourne	Collingwood Magpies	62-57
1917	Collingwood Magpies	Fitzroy	74-39
1916	Fitzroy	Carlton Blues	85-56
1915	Carlton Blues	Collingwood Magpies	78-45
1914	Carlton Blues	South Melbourne	45-39
1913	Fitzroy	St. Kilda Saints	56-43
1912	Essendon Bombers	South Melbourne	47-33
1911	Essendon Bombers	Collingwood Magpies	41-35
1910	Collingwood Magpies	Carlton Blues	61-47
1909	South Melbourne	Carlton Blues	38-36
1908	Carlton Blues	Essendon Bombers	35-26
1907	Carlton Blues	South Melbourne	50-45
1906	Carlton Blues	Fitzroy	94-45
1905	Fitzroy	Collingwood Magpies	30-17
1904	Fitzroy	Carlton Blues	61-37
1903	Collingwood Magpies	Fitzroy	31-29
1902	Collingwood Magpies	Essendon Bombers	60-27
1901	Essendon Bombers	Collingwood Magpies	43-16
1900	Melborne Demons	Fitzroy	34-30
1899	Fitzroy	South Melborne	27-26
1898	Fitzroy	Essendon Bombers	38-23
1897	Essendon Bombers	Geelong Cats	*

*-Final Series played, no final game

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