Grand Finals
| Year |
Winner |
Runner Up |
| 1897 |
Essendon |
Geelong |
| 1898 |
Fitzroy |
Essendon |
| 1899 |
Fitzroy |
South Melbourne |
| 1900 |
Melbourne |
Fitzroy |
| 1901 |
Essendon |
Collingwood |
| 1902 |
Collingwood |
Essendon |
| 1903 |
Collingwood |
Fitzroy |
| 1904 |
Fitzroy |
Carlton |
| 1905 |
Fitzroy |
Collingwood |
| 1906 |
Carlton |
Fitzroy |
| 1907 |
Carlton |
South Melbourne |
| 1908 |
Carlton |
Essendon |
| 1909 |
South Melbourne |
Carlton |
| 1910 |
Collingwood |
Carlton |
| 1911 |
Essendon |
Collingwood |
| 1912 |
Essendon |
South Melbourne |
| 1913 |
Fitzroy |
St Kilda |
| 1914 |
Carlton |
South Melbourne |
| 1915 |
Carlton |
Collingwood |
| 1916 |
Fitzroy |
Carlton |
| 1917 |
Collingwood |
Fitzroy |
| 1918 |
South Melbourne |
Collingwood |
| 1919 |
Collingwood |
Richmond |
| 1920 |
Richmond |
Collingwood |
| 1921 |
Richmond |
Carlton |
| 1922 |
Fitzroy |
Collingwood |
| 1923 |
Essendon |
Fitzroy |
| 1924 |
Essendon |
Richmond |
| 1925 |
Geelong |
Collingwood |
| 1926 |
Melbourne |
Collingwood |
| 1927 |
Collingwood |
Richmond |
| 1928 |
Collingwood |
Richmond |
| 1929 |
Collingwood |
Richmond |
| 1930 |
Collingwood |
Geelong |
| 1931 |
Geelong |
Richmond |
| 1932 |
Richmond |
Carlton |
| 1933 |
South Melbourne |
Richmond |
| 1934 |
Richmond |
South Melbourne |
| 1935 |
Collingwood |
South Melbourne |
| 1936 |
Collingwood |
South Melbourne |
| 1937 |
Geelong |
Collingwood |
| 1938 |
Carlton |
Collingwood |
| 1939 |
Melbourne |
Collingwood |
| 1940 |
Melbourne |
Richmond |
| 1941 |
Melbourne |
Essendon |
| 1942 |
Essendon |
Richmond |
| 1943 |
Richmond |
Essendon |
| 1944 |
Fitzroy |
Richmond |
| 1945 |
Carlton |
South Melbourne |
| 1946 |
Essendon |
Melbourne |
| 1947 |
Carlton |
Essendon |
| 1948 |
Melbourne |
Essendon |
| 1949 |
Essendon |
Carlton |
| 1950 |
Essendon |
North Melbourne |
| 1951 |
Geelong |
Essendon |
| 1952 |
Geelong |
Collingwood |
| 1953 |
Collingwood |
Geelong |
| 1954 |
Footscray |
Melbourne |
| 1955 |
Melbourne |
Collingwood |
| 1956 |
Melbourne |
Collingwood |
| 1957 |
Melbourne |
Essendon |
| 1958 |
Collingwood |
Melbourne |
| 1959 |
Melbourne |
Essendon |
| 1960 |
Melbourne |
Collingwood |
| 1961 |
Hawthorn |
Footscray |
| 1962 |
Essendon |
Carlton |
| 1963 |
Geelong |
Hawthorn |
| 1964 |
Melbourne |
Collingwood |
| 1965 |
Essendon |
St Kilda |
| 1966 |
St Kilda |
Collingwood |
| 1967 |
Richmond |
Geelong |
| 1968 |
Carlton |
Essendon |
| 1969 |
Richmond |
Carlton |
| 1970 |
Carlton |
Collingwood |
| 1971 |
Hawthorn |
St Kilda |
| 1972 |
Carlton |
Richmond |
| 1973 |
Richmond |
Carlton |
| 1974 |
Richmond |
North Melbourne |
| 1975 |
North Melbourne |
Hawthorn |
| 1976 |
Hawthorn |
North Melbourne |
| 1977 |
North Melbourne |
Collingwood |
| 1978 |
Hawthorn |
North Melbourne |
| 1979 |
Carlton |
Collingwood |
| 1980 |
Richmond |
Collingwood |
| 1981 |
Carlton |
Collingwood |
| 1982 |
Carlton |
Richmond |
| 1983 |
Hawthorn |
Essendon |
| 1984 |
Essendon |
Hawthorn |
| 1985 |
Essendon |
Hawthorn |
| 1986 |
Hawthorn |
Carlton |
| 1987 |
Carlton |
Hawthorn |
| 1988 |
Hawthorn |
Melbourne |
| 1989 |
Hawthorn |
Geelong |
| 1990 |
Collingwood |
Essendon |
| 1991 |
Hawthorn |
West Coast Eagles |
| 1992 |
West Coast Eagles |
Geelong |
| 1993 |
Essendon |
Carlton |
| 1994 |
West Coast Eagles |
Geelong |
| 1995 |
Carlton |
Geelong |
| 1996 |
North Melbourne |
Sydney |
| 1997 |
Adelaide |
St Kilda |
| 1998 |
Adelaide |
North Melbourne |
| 1999 |
Kangaroos |
Carlton |
| 2000 |
Essendon |
Melbourne |
| 2001 |
Brisbane |
Essendon |
| 2002 |
Brisbane |
Collingwood |
| 2003 |
Brisbane |
Collingwood |
| 2004 |
Port Adelaide |
Brisbane |
| 2005 |
Sydney |
West Coast Eagles |
| 2006 |
West Coast Eagles |
Sydney |
| 2007 |
Geelong |
Port Adelaide |
