Australian Rules football (Aussie Rules) is the quintessential Australian sport and dates back to the 1800's. The Australian Football League (AFL) is the top professional level of the sport and was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL).
This page provides a list of the number of premierships won by each team, and also the AFL / VFL premiers per year for every season since the VFL's inaugural season in 1897.
Premierships won per Team
Adelaide: 2
Brisbane/Fitzroy: 11 combined
Collingwood: 15
Carlton: 16
Essendon: 16
Fremantle: 0
Geelong: 9
Gold Coast: 0
Greater Western Sydney: 0
Hawthorn: 13
Melbourne: 13
North Melbourne: 4
Port Adelaide: 1
Richmond: 12
Sydney/South Melbourne: 5 combined
St Kilda: 1
Western Bulldogs/Footscray: 2
West Coast: 3
Premiership Winners by Year
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Premiers
Melbourne
Richmond
Richmond
West Coast
Richmond
Western Bulldogs
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Sydney
Geelong
Collingwood
Geelong
Hawthorn
Geelong
West Coast
Sydney
Port Adelaide
Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane
Essendon
North Melbourne
Adelaide
Adelaide
North Melbourne
Carlton
West Coast
Essendon
West Coast
Hawthorn
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Carlton
Hawthorn
Essendon
Essendon
Hawthorn
Carlton
Carlton
Richmond
Carlton
Hawthorn
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
North Melbourne
Richmond
Richmond
Carlton
Hawthorn
Carlton
Richmond
Carlton
Richmond
St Kilda
Essendon
Melbourne
Geelong
Essendon
Hawthorn
Melbourne
Melbourne
Collingwood
Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne
Footscray
Collingwood
Geelong
Geelong
Essendon
Essendon
Melbourne
Carlton
Essendon
Carlton
Fitzroy
Richmond
Essendon
Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne
Carlton
Geelong
Collingwood
Collingwood
Richmond
South Melbourne
Richmond
Geelong
Collingwood
Collingwood
Collingwood
Collingwood
Melbourne
Geelong
Essendon
Essendon
Fitzroy
Richmond
Richmond
Collingwood
South Melbourne
Collingwood
Fitzroy
Carlton
Carlton
Fitzroy
Essendon
Essendon
Collingwood
South Melbourne
Carlton
Carlton
Carlton
Fitzroy
Fitzroy
Collingwood
Collingwood
Essendon
Melbourne
Fitzroy
Fitzroy
Essendon
Runner-Up
Western Bulldogs
Geelong
Greater Western Sydney
Collingwood
Adelaide
Sydney
West Coast
Sydney
Fremantle
Hawthorn
Collingwood
St Kilda
St Kilda
Geelong
Port Adelaide
Sydney
West Coast
Brisbane
Collingwood
Collingwood
Essendon
Melbourne
Carlton
North Melbourne
St Kilda
Sydney
Geelong
Geelong
Carlton
Geelong
West Coast
Essendon
Geelong
Melbourne
Hawthorn
Carlton
Hawthorn
Hawthorn
Essendon
Richmond
Collingwood
Collingwood
Collingwood
North Melbourne
Collingwood
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
North Melbourne
Carlton
Richmond
St Kilda
Collingwood
Carlton
Essendon
Geelong
Collingwood
St Kilda
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Carlton
Footscray
Collingwood
Essendon
Melbourne
Essendon
Collingwood
Collingwood
Melbourne
Geelong
Collingwood
Essendon
North Melbourne
Carlton
Essendon
Essendon
Melbourne
South Melbourne
Richmond
Essendon
Richmond
Essendon
Richmond
Collingwood
Collingwood
Collingwood
South Melbourne
South Melbourne
South Melbourne
Richmond
Carlton
Richmond
Geelong
Richmond
Richmond
Richmond
Collingwood
Collingwood
Richmond
Fitzroy
Collingwood
Carlton
Collingwood
Richmond
Collingwood
Fitzroy
Carlton
Collingwood
South Melbourne
St Kilda
South Melbourne
Collingwood
Carlton
Carlton
Essendon
South Melbourne
Fitzroy
Collingwood
Carlton
Fitzroy
Essendon
Collingwood
Fitzroy
South Melbourne
Essendon
Geelong
