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class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">99,645</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Favourite</th><td class="infobox-data">St Kilda</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Umpires</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hayden_Kennedy" title="Hayden Kennedy">Hayden Kennedy</a> (7), <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Sheehan_(umpire)" title="Bryan Sheehan (umpire)">Bryan Sheehan</a> (9), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Nash_(umpire)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mark Nash (umpire) (page does not exist)">Mark Nash</a> (14)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coin toss won by</th><td class="infobox-data">St Kilda</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Kicked toward</th><td class="infobox-data">Punt Road End</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: var(--background-color-neutral, #efefef); color: var(--color-base, #fff);">Ceremonies</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pre-match entertainment</th><td class="infobox-data">Marina Prior</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">National anthem</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marina_Prior" title="Marina Prior">Marina Prior</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: var(--background-color-neutral, #efefef); color: var(--color-base, #fff);">Accolades</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medallist</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_McLeod" title="Andrew McLeod">Andrew McLeod</a> (<a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Jock_McHale_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Jock McHale Medal">Jock McHale Medallist</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Blight" title="Malcolm Blight">Malcolm Blight</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: var(--background-color-neutral, #efefef); color: var(--color-base, #fff);">Broadcast in Australia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commentators</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_McAvaney" title="Bruce McAvaney">Bruce McAvaney</a> (host and commentator)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Cometti" title="Dennis Cometti">Dennis Cometti</a> (commentator)<br /><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Roberts" title="Sandy Roberts">Sandy Roberts</a> (commentator)<br /><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews" title="Leigh Matthews">Leigh Matthews</a> (expert commentator)<br /><a href="/wiki/Peter_McKenna" title="Peter McKenna">Peter McKenna</a> (“sharp shooter”)<br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_Dipierdomenico" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Dipierdomenico">Robert Dipierdomenico</a> (boundary rider)<br /><a href="/wiki/Neil_Kerley" title="Neil Kerley">Neil Kerley</a> (boundary rider)<br /><a href="/wiki/Russell_Morris_(footballer)" title="Russell Morris (footballer)">Russell Morris</a> (boundary rider)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><table style="font-weight:bold; width:100%; border:1px; border-collapse:collapse; background: var(--background-color-neutral, #efefef); color: var(--color-base, #fff);"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center; width:25%; text-align:left;">← <a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1996 AFL Grand Final">1996</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; width:50%"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">AFL Grand Final</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; width:25%; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1998 AFL Grand Final">1998</a> →</td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1997 AFL Grand Final</b> was an <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> game contested between the <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide Football Club</a> and the <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda Football Club</a>, held at the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a> on 27 September 1997. It was the 101st annual <a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">grand final</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (formerly the Victorian Football League), staged to determine the <a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_premiers" class="mw-redirect" title="List of AFL premiers">premiers</a> for the <a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997 AFL season</a>. The match, attended by 99,645 spectators, was won by Adelaide by a margin of 31 points, marking that club's first premiership victory. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_AFL_Grand_Final&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997 AFL season</a></div> <p>The Saints were playing in their first premiership decider since losing the <a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 VFL Grand Final">1971 VFL Grand Final</a>, and looking to win just their second premiership after their famous one-point win against <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> in <a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 VFL Grand Final">1966</a>, while the Crows were appearing in their first Grand final since entering the competition in 1991. </p><p>It had been a very even <a href="/wiki/Home_and_away_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Home and away season">home-and-away season</a>, with St Kilda finishing on top of the AFL ladder after 22 rounds, winning the <a href="/wiki/McClelland_Trophy" title="McClelland Trophy">McClelland Trophy</a>. Their record of 15 wins and 7 losses was the lowest season tally to win the award in the modern era. The Saints had won their last seven matches to overtake <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> and claim top spot by percentage. Adelaide, who had brought in <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Blight" title="Malcolm Blight">Malcolm Blight</a> as coach and future coach <a href="/wiki/Neil_Craig" title="Neil Craig">Neil Craig</a> as fitness advisor, had finished fourth with 13 wins and 9 losses. They had made the finals for only the second time in their club history, after losing in a preliminary final in 1993 to eventual premiers <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>. <a href="/wiki/Tony_Modra" title="Tony Modra">Tony Modra</a> was the club's leading goalkicker for the fifth-straight season, with a total of 84. </p><p>The finals series was contested using the <a href="/wiki/McIntyre_final_eight_system" title="McIntyre final eight system">McIntyre final eight system</a>. Adelaide won their qualifying final encounter against <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a> at <a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> by 33 points. They won their second final, also at <a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a>, by 8 points against <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Cats" class="mw-redirect" title="Geelong Cats">Geelong</a>, in a game perhaps best remembered for a crucial mark not being paid to Geelong's <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Colbert" title="Leigh Colbert">Leigh Colbert</a> during a critical period in the third quarter. The Crows then progressed to a preliminary final against the <a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> at the <a href="/wiki/MCG" class="mw-redirect" title="MCG">MCG</a>, in which they trailed for most of the match. The Bulldogs' <a href="/wiki/Tony_Liberatore" title="Tony Liberatore">Tony Liberatore</a> famously celebrated what he thought was a winning goal early in the last quarter, but it was a behind; Adelaide then scored the last four goals of the match to snatch victory by 2 points. However, in this game, Adelaide lost Modra in the first quarter to an <a href="/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament_injury" title="Anterior cruciate ligament injury">ACL injury</a>, meaning he would not be available for the grand final. </p><p>St Kilda won their qualifying final against the eighth-placed <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> by 46 points at <a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">Waverley Park</a> before a crowd of over 50,000, sending them to a home preliminary final against seventh-placed <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> at the <a href="/wiki/MCG" class="mw-redirect" title="MCG">MCG</a>, which they won by 31 points in front of crowd of 87,531. The Saints went into the grand final as heavy favourites.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="I've heard them been described as "warm" favourites. Do you have decimal odds or "heavy" favourites elsewhere in writing? (October 2024)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>St Kilda's <a href="/wiki/Robert_Harvey_(footballer)" title="Robert Harvey (footballer)">Robert Harvey</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medal</a> earlier in the week for having been deemed by the field umpires as being the best player in the AFL for the 1997 season, a feat he would repeat the following year. Western Bulldogs player <a href="/wiki/Chris_Grant_(footballer)" title="Chris Grant (footballer)">Chris Grant</a> polled the highest number of votes, but as he had been suspended for a one-match ban—in Round 7 against Hawthorn for striking—he was deemed ineligible for the award.<sup id="cite_ref-brownlow97_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brownlow97-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_AFL_Grand_Final&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both sides were missing key players from their teams. </p> <table width="92%"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #000066;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Kit_body_adelaidecrows16h.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Kit_shorts_redsides.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #000066"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Kit_socks_hoops_red_gold.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Adelaide</b></div> </div> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Kit_body_stkilda_1997.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #000000"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Kit_shorts_whitesides.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #000000"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Kit_socks_band_red.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="25" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="25" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>St Kilda</b></div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </caption> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Back_line" title="Australian rules football positions">B</a>:</b> </td> <td>44 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Caven" title="Peter Caven">Peter Caven</a> </td> <td>35 <a href="/wiki/Rod_Jameson" title="Rod Jameson">Rod Jameson</a> </td> <td>34 <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hart_(Australian_footballer)" title="Ben Hart (Australian footballer)">Ben Hart</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Half-back_line" title="Australian rules football positions">HB</a>:</b> </td> <td>23 <a href="/wiki/Andrew_McLeod" title="Andrew McLeod">Andrew McLeod</a> </td> <td>15 <a href="/wiki/David_Pittman" title="David Pittman">David Pittman</a> </td> <td>36 <a href="/wiki/Simon_Goodwin" title="Simon Goodwin">Simon Goodwin</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Midfield" title="Australian rules football positions">C</a>:</b> </td> <td>14 <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Connell" title="Matthew Connell">Matthew Connell</a> </td> <td>3 <a href="/wiki/Darren_Jarman" title="Darren Jarman">Darren Jarman</a> </td> <td>5 <a href="/wiki/Kym_Koster" title="Kym Koster">Kym Koster</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Half-forward_line" title="Australian rules football positions">HF</a>:</b> </td> <td>24 <a href="/wiki/Clay_Sampson" title="Clay Sampson">Clay Sampson</a> </td> <td>10 <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Robran" title="Matthew Robran">Matthew Robran</a> </td> <td>7 <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Smart" title="Nigel Smart">Nigel Smart</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Forward_line" title="Australian rules football positions">F</a>:</b> </td> <td>42 <a href="/wiki/Chad_Rintoul" title="Chad Rintoul">Chad Rintoul</a> </td> <td>13 <a href="/wiki/Shane_Ellen" title="Shane Ellen">Shane Ellen</a> </td> <td>18 <a href="/wiki/Troy_Bond" title="Troy Bond">Troy Bond</a> <br /> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Followers" title="Australian rules football positions">Foll</a>:</b> </td> <td>52 <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Rehn" title="Shaun Rehn">Shaun Rehn</a> </td> <td>28 <a href="/wiki/Kane_Johnson" title="Kane Johnson">Kane Johnson</a> </td> <td>26 <a href="/wiki/Mark_Bickley" title="Mark Bickley">Mark Bickley</a> (Capt) <br /> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Interchange_bench" title="Australian rules football positions">Int</a>:</b> </td> <td>9 <a href="/wiki/Tyson_Edwards_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyson Edwards (footballer)">Tyson Edwards</a> </td> <td>11 <a href="/wiki/Brett_James_(footballer)" title="Brett James (footballer)">Brett James</a> </td> <td>20 <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Keating" title="Aaron Keating">Aaron Keating</a> <br /> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Coach_(sport)" title="Coach (sport)">Coach</a>:</b> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Blight" title="Malcolm Blight">Malcolm Blight</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </caption> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Back_line" title="Australian rules football positions">B</a>:</b> </td> <td>19 <a href="/wiki/Steven_Sziller" title="Steven Sziller">Steven Sziller</a> </td> <td>31 <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Shanahan" title="Jamie Shanahan">Jamie Shanahan</a> </td> <td>1 <a href="/wiki/Justin_Peckett" title="Justin Peckett">Justin Peckett</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Half-back_line" title="Australian rules football positions">HB</a>:</b> </td> <td>18 <a href="/wiki/Jason_Cripps" title="Jason Cripps">Jason Cripps</a> </td> <td>15 <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Wakelin" title="Darryl Wakelin">Darryl Wakelin</a> </td> <td>8 <a href="/wiki/Max_Hudghton" title="Max Hudghton">Max Hudghton</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Midfield" title="Australian rules football positions">C</a>:</b> </td> <td>34 <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Daniels" title="Jayson Daniels">Jayson Daniels</a> </td> <td>29 <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Thompson_(footballer)" title="Andrew Thompson (footballer)">Andrew Thompson</a> </td> <td>5 <a href="/wiki/Austinn_Jones" title="Austinn Jones">Austinn Jones</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Half-forward_line" title="Australian rules football positions">HF</a>:</b> </td> <td>22 <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Lappin" title="Matthew Lappin">Matthew Lappin</a> </td> <td>23 <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Loewe" title="Stewart Loewe">Stewart Loewe</a> (Capt) </td> <td>17 <a href="/wiki/Rod_Keogh" title="Rod Keogh">Rod Keogh</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Forward_line" title="Australian rules football positions">F</a>:</b> </td> <td>25 <a href="/wiki/Barry_Hall" title="Barry Hall">Barry Hall</a> </td> <td>24 <a href="/wiki/Jason_Heatley" title="Jason Heatley">Jason Heatley</a> </td> <td>7 <a href="/wiki/Nicky_Winmar" title="Nicky Winmar">Nicky Winmar</a> <br /> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Followers" title="Australian rules football positions">Foll</a>:</b> </td> <td>42 <a href="/wiki/Brett_Cook" title="Brett Cook">Brett Cook</a> </td> <td>35 <a href="/wiki/Robert_Harvey_(footballer)" title="Robert Harvey (footballer)">Robert Harvey</a> </td> <td>3 <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Burke" title="Nathan Burke">Nathan Burke</a> (Capt) <br /> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Interchange_bench" title="Australian rules football positions">Int</a>:</b> </td> <td>2 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brown_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Tony Brown (Australian rules footballer)">Tony Brown</a> </td> <td>13 <a href="/wiki/David_Sierakowski" title="David Sierakowski">David Sierakowski</a> </td> <td>16 <a href="/wiki/Robert_Neill_(Australian_footballer)" title="Robert Neill (Australian footballer)">Robert Neill</a> <br /> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Coach_(sport)" title="Coach (sport)">Coach</a>:</b> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Alves" title="Stan Alves">Stan Alves</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Match_summary">Match summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_AFL_Grand_Final&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Match summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With over 99,000 in attendance, the crowd was the largest for a VFL/AFL Grand Final since <a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 VFL Grand Final">1986</a>. On a sombre note, it was revealed during the pre-match coverage that St Kilda star <a href="/wiki/Nicky_Winmar" title="Nicky Winmar">Nicky Winmar</a>'s father Neal had died from heart disease at the age of 50 the day before the grand final. The St Kilda players wore black armbands in his honour. In an odd coincidence, the two opposing coaches, <a href="/wiki/Stan_Alves" title="Stan Alves">Stan Alves</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Blight" title="Malcolm Blight">Malcolm Blight</a>, had been premiership teammates for <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> exactly <a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_grand_final" title="1977 VFL grand final">20 years earlier</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_quarter">First quarter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_AFL_Grand_Final&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: First quarter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was an intense and exciting Grand Final, with Adelaide starting well and leading by 2 points at quarter time (with unlikely goalkicker <a href="/wiki/Shane_Ellen" title="Shane Ellen">Shane Ellen</a>, who was playing at full-forward to replace the injured <a href="/wiki/Tony_Modra" title="Tony Modra">Tony Modra</a>, kicking the Crows first goal—a move which was later regarded as a masterstroke by coach <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Blight" title="Malcolm Blight">Malcolm Blight</a>). St Kilda's <a href="/wiki/Austinn_Jones" title="Austinn Jones">Austinn Jones</a> kicked what was universally considered the goal of the match, or what could have been the goal of the year had the award be eligible for goals kicked in finals. In an effort reminiscent of <a href="/wiki/Phil_Manassa" title="Phil Manassa">Phil Manassa</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_grand_final" title="1977 VFL grand final">1977 VFL Grand final replay</a>, Jones ran almost the full length of the ground and kicked the goal on his non-preferred left foot from just inside the 50-metre arc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_quarter">Second quarter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_AFL_Grand_Final&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Second quarter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Inspired by Jones's heroics, the Saints began the second term strongly and took control for the only time in the game when <a href="/wiki/Barry_Hall" title="Barry Hall">Barry Hall</a> broke away from <a href="/wiki/Peter_Caven" title="Peter Caven">Peter Caven</a> to kick three goals in four minutes. For the rest of the match, Caven had the better of the duel.<br /> The Crows maintained their composure. <a href="/wiki/Simon_Goodwin" title="Simon Goodwin">Simon Goodwin</a> took a handball from <a href="/wiki/Troy_Bond" title="Troy Bond">Troy Bond</a> and snapped truly. Ten minutes later, Bond himself added a goal from a tight angle after <a href="/wiki/Chad_Rintoul" title="Chad Rintoul">Chad Rintoul</a> cleverly knocked the ball back into play. But just before the break, a snap by Harvey put St Kilda twelve points up and held the Crows at bay. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_quarter">Third quarter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_AFL_Grand_Final&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Third quarter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The third term belonged to Adelaide, inspired mainly by the brilliance of <a href="/wiki/Andrew_McLeod" title="Andrew McLeod">Andrew McLeod</a>, who was now playing in the midfield. Bond, from a free kick paid 45 metres out, began the second half with a goal; and, although Loewe, well held by Pittman, answered for St Kilda, the Crows then scored what could be considered a fortuitous goal when Rintoul's 65-metre <a href="/wiki/Bomb_(kick)" title="Bomb (kick)">bomb</a> took a shocking bounce over <a href="/wiki/Max_Hudghton" title="Max Hudghton">Max Hudghton</a>'s head and went through. On a roll, the Crows quickly scored again with the brilliant Ellen, now playing half-back, drifting downfield to mark unattended two metres out. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fourth_quarter">Fourth quarter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_AFL_Grand_Final&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Fourth quarter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the game still in the balance, Blight made another winning tactical move, swinging the mercurial <a href="/wiki/Darren_Jarman" title="Darren Jarman">Darren Jarman</a>, who had played most of the game in the midfield, to full-forward. Jarman would live up to his reputation as one of the finest sharpshooters, kicking five straight goals for the quarter; it would be last time a player would score six or more goals in an AFL Grand Final until <a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021</a> when <a href="/wiki/Bayley_Fritsch" title="Bayley Fritsch">Bayley Fritsch</a> also scored six goals. The Saints continued to fight to stay in the game, but Jarman's final goal for the quarter, an elegant snap off a quarter-step around his body on a tight angle from 35 metres, split the middle to make certain that the premiership was headed to South Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-barr_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-barr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_AFL_Grand_Final&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Adelaide became the first team to win four consecutive finals to claim the AFL premiership—a feat matched by the <a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> in <a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a> in <a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2024 AFL Grand Final">2024</a>. <br />The <a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a> was presented by Fitzroy legend <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Murray_(Australian_footballer)" title="Kevin Murray (Australian footballer)">Kevin Murray</a> to <a href="/wiki/Andrew_McLeod" title="Andrew McLeod">Andrew McLeod</a>, who, at 21 years old, was the youngest player since <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Harmes" title="Wayne Harmes">Wayne Harmes</a> to win the award. Named on a half-back flank against <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Lappin" title="Matthew Lappin">Matthew Lappin</a>, McLeod was instrumental in foiling a number of St Kilda attacks in an even first quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in one of several successful positional moves he would make for the match, <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Blight" title="Malcolm Blight">Malcolm Blight</a> sensed McLeod would be even more damaging in a midfield role.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Making full use of his pace, agility and ball-winning skills, McLeod kept his side in the game when the Saints looked to pull away, and then continued to pump the ball into attack as the Crows eventually took control in the second half.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished the game with 18 kicks, 13 handpasses and 11 marks. <a href="/wiki/Shane_Ellen" title="Shane Ellen">Shane Ellen</a>, typically a defensive player for the Crows, provided a cameo at full-forward in place of Modra and finished with five goals, while <a href="/wiki/Darren_Jarman" title="Darren Jarman">Darren Jarman</a> booted a grand final record of five in the last quarter, taking him to six for the match and sealing the game. Other influential Crows players included <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Rehn" title="Shaun Rehn">Shaun Rehn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kane_Johnson" title="Kane Johnson">Kane Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Pittman" title="David Pittman">David Pittman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Troy_Bond" title="Troy Bond">Troy Bond</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hart_(Australian_footballer)" title="Ben Hart (Australian footballer)">Ben Hart</a>. </p><p>St Kilda defender <a href="/wiki/Justin_Peckett" title="Justin Peckett">Justin Peckett</a>, reflecting on the game over 20 years later, admitted to feeling an ominous sense of dread in the second half as the Crows finished the game strongly: </p> <blockquote><p>My memories going into the day was one of super excitement and then it became an absolute nightmare in that second half. When the siren blows it’s the worst experience that you’ve ever had, so you get all of that in the one day. As the game was unfolding in that second half in particular, you get the sense that this is it, we’re done, it’s devastating.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>In 2020, AFL journalist <a href="/wiki/Damian_Barrett" title="Damian Barrett">Damian Barrett</a> rated Jarman's five-goal last quarter as the most memorable finals moment he had witnessed, calling it "the greatest individual quarter ever played" and claiming that there was no chance the Crows would have won the premiership without him.<sup id="cite_ref-barr_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-barr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scorecard">Scorecard</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_AFL_Grand_Final&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Scorecard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background-color: #f1f5fc; border: 2px solid #D0E5F5"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td width="20%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="8%"> </td> <td width="21%"> </td> <td width="22.32%"> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #D0E5F5"> <td> </td> <th style="text-align:center;" colspan="3">1997 AFL Grand Final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 27 September (2:30 pm) </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. by </td> <td style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> </td> <td style="font-size: 100%"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> (crowd: 99,645) </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1997/011519970927.html">Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.6 (24)<br />7.11 (53)<br />9.13 (67)<br /><span>13.16 (94)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;font-weight: bold;">Q1<br />Q2<br />Q3<br />Final </td> <td>3.8 (26)<br />5.10 (40)<br />11.11 (77)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">19.11 (125)</span> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top" colspan="2"><b>Umpires:</b> <a href="/wiki/Hayden_Kennedy" title="Hayden Kennedy">Kennedy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Sheehan_(umpire)" title="Bryan Sheehan (umpire)">Sheehan</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Nash_(umpire)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mark Nash (umpire) (page does not exist)">Nash</a><br /> <b><a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_McLeod" title="Andrew McLeod">Andrew McLeod</a> (<a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a>)<br /> <b>Television broadcast:</b> <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Seven Network</a><br /> <b>National anthem:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marina_Prior" title="Marina Prior">Marina Prior</a><br /> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size: 85%"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Heatley" title="Jason Heatley">Heatley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Hall" title="Barry Hall">Hall</a> 3 <br /><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Loewe" title="Stewart Loewe">Loewe</a> 2 <br /><a href="/wiki/Austinn_Jones" title="Austinn Jones">Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Burke" title="Nathan Burke">Burke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nicky_Winmar" title="Nicky Winmar">Winmar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justin_Peckett" title="Justin Peckett">Peckett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Harvey_(footballer)" title="Robert Harvey (footballer)">Harvey</a> 1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>Goals</b> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%">6 <a href="/wiki/Darren_Jarman" title="Darren Jarman">Jarman</a> <br />5 <a href="/wiki/Shane_Ellen" title="Shane Ellen">Ellen</a><br />4 <a href="/wiki/Troy_Bond" title="Troy Bond">Bond</a><br />1 <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Smart" title="Nigel Smart">Smart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Simon_Goodwin" title="Simon Goodwin">Goodwin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chad_Rintoul" title="Chad Rintoul">Rintoul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Caven" title="Peter Caven">Caven</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Harvey_(footballer)" title="Robert Harvey (footballer)">Harvey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Austinn_Jones" title="Austinn Jones">Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Burke" title="Nathan Burke">Burke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Hall" title="Barry Hall">Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Wakelin" title="Darryl Wakelin">Wakelin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brett_Cook" title="Brett Cook">Cook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rod_Keogh" title="Rod Keogh">Keogh</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>Best</b> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_McLeod" title="Andrew McLeod">McLeod</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darren_Jarman" title="Darren Jarman">Jarman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kane_Johnson" title="Kane Johnson">Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shane_Ellen" title="Shane Ellen">Ellen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Troy_Bond" title="Troy Bond">Bond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Simon_Goodwin" title="Simon Goodwin">Goodwin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Caven" title="Peter Caven">Caven</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Pittman" title="David Pittman">Pittman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Rehn" title="Shaun Rehn">Rehn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hart_(Australian_footballer)" title="Ben Hart (Australian footballer)">Hart</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>Injuries</b> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Rod_Jameson" title="Rod Jameson">Jameson</a> (hamstring) </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;font-size:85%"> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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inherit;">Club Champion (AFL Women's)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Adelaide_Football_Club_leading_goalkickers" title="List of Adelaide Football Club leading goalkickers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FFAC00; text-decoration: inherit;">Leading goalkickers</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFL coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Nicks" title="Matthew Nicks"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FFAC00; text-decoration: inherit;">Matthew Nicks</span></a></li> <li><b>AFL captain:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Dawson" title="Jordan Dawson"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FFAC00; text-decoration: inherit;">Jordan Dawson</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFL Women's coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Clarke_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Clarke (Australian footballer)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FFAC00; text-decoration: inherit;">Matthew Clarke</span></a></li> <li><b>AFL Women's co-captains:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Allan_(footballer)" title="Sarah Allan (footballer)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FFAC00; text-decoration: inherit;">Sarah Allan</span></a> & <a href="/wiki/Ebony_Marinoff" title="Ebony Marinoff"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FFAC00; text-decoration: inherit;">Ebony Marinoff</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#060C2E; color:#FFAC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF0018, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF0018;;width:1%">AFL home grounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> (1991–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Oval" title="Adelaide Oval">Adelaide Oval</a> (2014–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#060C2E; color:#FFAC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF0018, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF0018;;width:1%">AFLW home grounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thebarton_Oval" title="Thebarton Oval">Thebarton Oval</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Oval" title="Norwood Oval">Norwood Oval</a> (2017–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unley_Oval" title="Unley Oval">Unley Oval</a> (2019–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#060C2E; color:#FFAC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF0018, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF0018;;width:1%">AFL premierships (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1998 AFL Grand Final">1998</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#060C2E; color:#FFAC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF0018, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF0018;;width:1%">AFLW premierships (3)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2017 AFL Women's Grand Final">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Women's Grand Final">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Women%27s_season_6_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Women's season 6 Grand Final">2022 (S6)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#060C2E; color:#FFAC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF0018, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF0018;;width:1%">Seasons (35)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_season" title="1991 AFL season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_season" title="1992 AFL season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_season" title="1993 AFL season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_season" title="1994 AFL season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_season" title="1995 AFL season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_season" title="1998 AFL season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_season" title="1999 AFL season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_season" title="2001 AFL season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_season" title="2002 AFL season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season" title="2003 AFL season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_season" title="2004 AFL season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_season" title="2005 AFL season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2008 Adelaide Football Club season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2009 Adelaide Football Club season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2010 Adelaide Football Club season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2011 Adelaide Football Club season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Adelaide Football Club season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2013 Adelaide Football Club season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2014 Adelaide Football Club season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2015 Adelaide Football Club season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2016 Adelaide Football Club season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2017 Adelaide Football Club season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2018 Adelaide Football Club season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_season" title="2022 AFL season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2023 Adelaide Football Club season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2024 Adelaide Football Club season">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Adelaide_Football_Club_season" title="2025 Adelaide Football Club season">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#060C2E; color:#FFAC00; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FF0018, inset -2px -2px 0 #FF0018;;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide Football Club (AFL Women's)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club_(SANFL)" title="Adelaide Football Club (SANFL)">Adelaide Football Club (SANFL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Showdown_(AFL)" title="Showdown (AFL)">Showdown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="St_Kilda_Football_Club" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="color:white; background:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ED0F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #ED0F05;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="Template:St Kilda Football Club"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:white">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="Template talk:St Kilda Football Club"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:white">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="Special:EditPage/Template:St Kilda Football Club"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:white">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="St_Kilda_Football_Club" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">St Kilda Football Club</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="color:white; background:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ED0F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #ED0F05;"><div> <ul><li><b>Nickname:</b> Saints</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="History of the St Kilda Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">History</span></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_St_Kilda_Football_Club_honours&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of St Kilda Football Club honours (page does not exist)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Club honours</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St_Kilda_Football_Club_individual_honours" title="List of St Kilda Football Club individual honours"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Individual honours</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St_Kilda_Football_Club_players" title="List of St Kilda Football Club players"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Players</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St_Kilda_Football_Club_captains" title="List of St Kilda Football Club captains"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Captains</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St_Kilda_Football_Club_coaches" title="List of St Kilda Football Club coaches"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Coaches</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St_Kilda_Football_Club_records_and_statistics" title="List of St Kilda Football Club records and statistics"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Records and statistics</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Barker_Award" title="Trevor Barker Award"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Trevor Barker Award</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_best_and_fairest_(AFL_Women%27s)" title="St Kilda best and fairest (AFL Women's)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">AFLW best and fairest</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St_Kilda_Football_Club_leading_goalkickers" title="List of St Kilda Football Club leading goalkickers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Leading goalkickers</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFL coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ross_Lyon" title="Ross Lyon"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Ross Lyon</span></a></li> <li><b>AFL captains:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Steele" title="Jack Steele"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Jack Steele</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFLW coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Dal_Santo" title="Nick Dal Santo"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Nick Dal Santo</span></a></li> <li><b>AFLW captain:</b> <a href="/wiki/Hannah_Priest" title="Hannah Priest"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Hannah Priest</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ED0F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #ED0F05;;width:1%">VFL/AFL home grounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a> (2000–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">Waverley Park</a> (1992–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> (1965–1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a> (1897–1964)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ED0F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #ED0F05;;width:1%">AFLW home grounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">Moorabbin Oval</a> (2020–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ED0F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #ED0F05;;width:1%">Premierships (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_grand_final" title="1966 VFL grand final">1966</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ED0F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #ED0F05;;width:1%">Runner-up (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_grand_final" title="1913 VFL grand final">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_grand_final" title="1965 VFL grand final">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_grand_final" title="1971 VFL grand final">1971</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2009 AFL Grand Final">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2010 AFL Grand Final">2010</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ED0F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #ED0F05;;width:1%">Seasons (139)<br />(non-club articles in <i>italics</i>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1877_VFA_season" title="1877 VFA season">1877</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1878_VFA_season" title="1878 VFA season">1878</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1879_VFA_season" title="1879 VFA season">1879</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1886_VFA_season" title="1886 VFA season">1886</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1887_VFA_season" title="1887 VFA season">1887</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1888_VFA_season" title="1888 VFA season">1888</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1889_VFA_season" title="1889 VFA season">1889</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1890_VFA_season" title="1890 VFA season">1890</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1891_VFA_season" title="1891 VFA season">1891</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1892_VFA_season" title="1892 VFA season">1892</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1893_VFA_season" title="1893 VFA season">1893</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1894_VFA_season" title="1894 VFA season">1894</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1895_VFA_season" title="1895 VFA season">1895</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1896_VFA_season" title="1896 VFA season">1896</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_season" title="1898 VFL season">1898</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_season" title="1900 VFL season">1900</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_season" title="1907 VFL season">1907</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #A0A0A0; text-decoration: inherit;">1916</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #A0A0A0; text-decoration: inherit;">1917</span></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="1966 St Kilda Football Club season">1966</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_season" title="1991 AFL season">1991</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_season" title="1992 AFL season">1992</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_season" title="1993 AFL season">1993</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_season" title="1994 AFL season">1994</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_season" title="1995 AFL season">1995</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_season" title="1998 AFL 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href="/wiki/2009_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2009 St Kilda Football Club season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2010 St Kilda Football Club season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2011 St Kilda Football Club season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2012 St Kilda Football Club season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2013 St Kilda Football Club season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2014 St Kilda Football Club season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2015 St Kilda Football Club season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2016 St Kilda Football Club season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2017 St Kilda Football Club season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2018 St Kilda Football Club season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2019 St Kilda Football Club season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2020 St Kilda Football Club season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2021 St Kilda Football Club season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2022 St Kilda Football Club season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_St_Kilda_Football_Club_season" title="2023 St Kilda Football Club season">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ED0F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #ED0F05;;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sandringham_Football_Club" title="Sandringham Football Club">Sandringham Football Club</a> <small>(VFL affiliate)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Saints" title="Southern Saints">Southern Saints</a> <small>(VFLW affiliate)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="color:white; background:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #ED0F05, inset -2px -2px 0 #ED0F05;"><div>St Kilda did not participate in the 1916 and 1917 VFL seasons due to the First World War (indicated in grey)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1997_AFL_season" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#bfd7ff;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1997_AFL_season" title="Template:1997 AFL season"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1997_AFL_season" title="Template talk:1997 AFL season"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1997_AFL_season" title="Special:EditPage/Template:1997 AFL season"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="1997_AFL_season" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997 AFL season</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bfd7ff;">Events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_Ansett_Australia_Cup" title="1997 Ansett Australia Cup">Ansett Australia Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season#Premiership_season" title="1997 AFL season">Premiership season</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_AFL_finals_series&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 AFL finals series (page does not exist)">Finals series</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Grand Final</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bfd7ff;">Awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association_awards" title="AFL Players Association awards">AFL Players Association awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-Australian_team#1997" title="All-Australian team">All-Australian team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Brownlow_Medal" title="1997 Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goal_of_the_Year_(AFL)" title="Goal of the Year (AFL)">Goal of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">Leigh Matthews Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year" title="Mark of the Year">Mark of the Year</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Tuck_Medal" title="Michael Tuck Medal">Michael Tuck Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_Rising_Star" title="1997 AFL Rising Star">Rising Star</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bfd7ff;">Club 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href="/wiki/1997_Fremantle_Football_Club_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 Fremantle Football Club season">Fremantle</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Geelong_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Geelong Football Club season (page does not exist)">Geelong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Hawthorn_Football_Club_season" title="1997 Hawthorn Football Club season">Hawthorn</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Melbourne_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Melbourne Football Club season (page does not exist)">Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_North_Melbourne_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 North Melbourne Football Club season (page does not exist)">North Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Port_Adelaide_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Port Adelaide Football Club season (page does not exist)">Port Adelaide</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Richmond_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Richmond Football Club season (page does not exist)">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_St_Kilda_Football_Club_Season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 St Kilda Football Club Season (page does not exist)">St Kilda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Sydney_Swans_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Sydney Swans season (page does not exist)">Sydney</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_West_Coast_Eagles_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 West Coast Eagles season (page does not exist)">West Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Western_Bulldogs_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Western Bulldogs season (page does not exist)">Western Bulldogs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bfd7ff;">Player changes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_draft#1997_national_draft" title="1997 AFL draft">National draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_draft#1998_pre-season_draft" title="1997 AFL draft">Pre-season draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_draft#1998_rookie_draft" title="1997 AFL draft">Rookie draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_debuts_in_1997" title="List of AFL debuts in 1997">Debuts</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Australian_Football_League" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed 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href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_minor_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL minor premiers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Minor premiers</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Brownlow Medal</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Brownlow_Medal_winners" title="List of Brownlow Medal winners"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">winners</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL_games_records" title="VFL/AFL games records"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Games records</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_players_to_have_played_200_games_for_one_club" title="List of VFL/AFL players to have played 200 games for one club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">200-game players for one club</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL_goalkicking_records" title="VFL/AFL goalkicking records"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Goalkicking records</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/All-Australian_team" title="All-Australian team"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">All-Australian team</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Coleman Medal</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Rising_Star" title="AFL Rising Star"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Rising Star</span></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Football_Club" title="Tasmania Football Club">Tasmania</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_University_Football_Club" title="Melbourne University Football Club">University</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_season" title="1898 VFL season">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_season" title="1900 VFL season">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_season" title="1907 VFL season">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_season" title="1991 AFL season">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_season" title="1992 AFL season">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_season" title="1993 AFL season">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_season" title="1994 AFL season">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_season" title="1995 AFL season">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_season" title="1998 AFL season">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_season" title="1999 AFL season">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_season" title="2001 AFL season">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_season" title="2002 AFL season">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season" title="2003 AFL season">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_season" title="2004 AFL season">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_season" title="2005 AFL season">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_season" title="2008 AFL season">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_season" title="2010 AFL season">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season" title="2011 AFL season">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_season" title="2012 AFL season">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_season" title="2013 AFL season">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_season" title="2014 AFL season">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_season" title="2015 AFL season">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_season" title="2016 AFL season">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_season" title="2017 AFL season">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_season" title="2018 AFL season">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_season" title="2022 AFL season">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_season" title="2023 AFL season">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_season" title="2024 AFL season">2024</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2025_AFL_season" title="2025 AFL season">2025</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Grand finals</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1897</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_grand_final" title="1898 VFL grand final">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_grand_final" title="1899 VFL grand final">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_grand_final" title="1900 VFL grand final">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_grand_final" title="1901 VFL grand final">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_grand_final" title="1902 VFL grand final">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_grand_final" title="1903 VFL grand final">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_grand_final" title="1904 VFL grand final">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_grand_final" title="1905 VFL grand final">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_grand_final" title="1906 VFL grand final">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_grand_final" title="1907 VFL grand final">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_grand_final" title="1908 VFL grand final">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_grand_final" title="1909 VFL grand final">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_grand_final" title="1910 VFL grand final">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_grand_final" title="1911 VFL grand final">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_grand_final" title="1912 VFL grand final">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_grand_final" title="1913 VFL grand final">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_grand_final" title="1914 VFL grand final">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_grand_final" title="1915 VFL grand final">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_grand_final" title="1916 VFL grand final">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_grand_final" title="1917 VFL grand final">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_grand_final" title="1918 VFL grand final">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_grand_final" title="1919 VFL grand final">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_grand_final" title="1920 VFL grand final">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_grand_final" title="1921 VFL grand final">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_grand_final" title="1922 VFL grand final">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_grand_final" title="1923 VFL grand final">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1924</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_grand_final" title="1925 VFL grand final">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_grand_final" title="1926 VFL grand final">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_grand_final" title="1927 VFL grand final">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_grand_final" title="1928 VFL grand final">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_grand_final" title="1929 VFL grand final">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_grand_final" title="1930 VFL grand final">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_grand_final" title="1931 VFL grand final">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_grand_final" title="1932 VFL grand final">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_grand_final" title="1933 VFL grand final">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_grand_final" title="1934 VFL grand final">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_grand_final" title="1935 VFL grand final">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_grand_final" title="1936 VFL grand final">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_grand_final" title="1937 VFL grand final">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_grand_final" title="1938 VFL grand final">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_grand_final" title="1939 VFL grand final">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_grand_final" title="1940 VFL grand final">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_grand_final" title="1941 VFL grand final">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_grand_final" title="1942 VFL grand final">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_grand_final" title="1943 VFL grand final">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_grand_final" title="1944 VFL grand final">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_grand_final" title="1945 VFL grand final">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_grand_final" title="1946 VFL grand final">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_grand_final" title="1947 VFL grand final">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_grand_final" title="1948 VFL grand final">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_grand_final" title="1949 VFL grand final">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_grand_final" title="1950 VFL grand final">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_grand_final" title="1951 VFL grand final">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_grand_final" title="1952 VFL grand final">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_grand_final" title="1953 VFL grand final">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_grand_final" title="1954 VFL grand final">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_grand_final" title="1955 VFL grand final">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_grand_final" title="1956 VFL grand final">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_grand_final" title="1957 VFL grand final">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_grand_final" title="1958 VFL grand final">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_grand_final" title="1959 VFL grand final">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_grand_final" title="1960 VFL grand final">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_grand_final" title="1961 VFL grand final">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_grand_final" title="1962 VFL grand final">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_grand_final" title="1963 VFL grand final">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_grand_final" title="1964 VFL grand final">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_grand_final" title="1965 VFL grand final">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_grand_final" title="1966 VFL grand final">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_grand_final" title="1967 VFL grand final">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_grand_final" title="1968 VFL grand final">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_grand_final" title="1969 VFL grand final">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_grand_final" title="1970 VFL grand final">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_grand_final" title="1971 VFL grand final">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_grand_final" title="1972 VFL grand final">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_grand_final" title="1973 VFL grand final">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_grand_final" title="1974 VFL grand final">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_grand_final" title="1975 VFL grand final">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_grand_final" title="1976 VFL grand final">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_grand_final" title="1977 VFL grand final">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_grand_final" title="1978 VFL grand final">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_grand_final" title="1979 VFL grand final">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_grand_final" title="1980 VFL grand final">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_grand_final" title="1981 VFL grand final">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_grand_final" title="1982 VFL grand final">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_grand_final" title="1983 VFL grand final">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_grand_final" title="1984 VFL grand final">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_grand_final" title="1985 VFL grand final">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_grand_final" title="1986 VFL grand final">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_grand_final" title="1987 VFL grand final">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_grand_final" title="1988 VFL grand final">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_grand_final" title="1989 VFL grand final">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1990 AFL Grand Final">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1991 AFL Grand Final">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1992 AFL Grand Final">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1993 AFL Grand Final">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1994 AFL Grand Final">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1995 AFL Grand Final">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1996 AFL Grand Final">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1998 AFL Grand Final">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1999 AFL Grand Final">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2000 AFL Grand Final">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2002 AFL Grand Final">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2003 AFL Grand Final">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2004 AFL Grand Final">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2005 AFL Grand Final">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2006 AFL Grand Final">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2007 AFL Grand Final">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2008 AFL Grand Final">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2009 AFL Grand Final">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2010 AFL Grand Final">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2011 AFL Grand Final">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2012 AFL Grand Final">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2013 AFL Grand Final">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2014 AFL Grand Final">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2015 AFL Grand Final">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2017 AFL Grand Final">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Grand Final">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Grand Final">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2020 AFL Grand Final">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Grand Final">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2023 AFL Grand Final">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2024 AFL Grand Final">2024</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><abbr title="Venues that hosted matches during the 2024 season">Venues</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Oval" title="Adelaide Oval">Adelaide Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Blundstone Arena</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Engie Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">GMHBA Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Mars Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Oval" title="Norwood Oval">Norwood Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Optus Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">People First Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Summit_Sport_and_Recreation_Park" title="Summit Sport and Recreation Park">Summit Sport and Recreation Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Traeger_Park" title="Traeger Park">TIO Traeger Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">University of Tasmania Stadium</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Other awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association_awards" title="AFL Coaches Association awards">AFL Coaches Association awards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association_awards" title="AFL Players Association awards">AFL Players Association awards</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">Leigh Matthews Trophy</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Goal_of_the_Year_(AFL)" title="Goal of the Year (AFL)">Goal of the Year</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year" title="Mark of the Year">Mark of the Year</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Major recurring<br />events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Football League Draft">AFL draft</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_finals_series" title="AFL finals series">AFL finals series</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Futures_match" title="AFL Futures match">AFL Futures match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">AFL Grand Final</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match#Other_ANZAC_Day_fixtures" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day Eve match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dreamtime_at_the_%27G" title="Dreamtime at the 'G">Dreamtime at the 'G</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League#Hawthorn_v_Geelong" title="Rivalries in the Australian Football League">Easter Monday clash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/E._J._Whitten_Legends_Game" title="E. J. Whitten Legends Game">E. J. Whitten Legends Game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gather_Round" title="Gather Round">Gather Round</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Birthday_match" title="King's Birthday match">King's Birthday match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match#Len_Hall_Tribute_game" title="Anzac Day match">Len Hall Tribute game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League#Richmond_v_Carlton" title="Rivalries in the Australian Football League">Opening game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/QClash" title="QClash">QClash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Showdown_(AFL)" title="Showdown (AFL)">Showdown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Derby_(AFL)" title="Sydney Derby (AFL)">Sydney Derby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Derby" title="Western Derby">Western Derby</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Second-tier and<br />junior competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_National_Championships" title="AFL National Championships">AFL National Championships</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Talent_League" title="Talent League">Talent League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Australian_National_Football_League" title="South Australian National Football League">South Australian National Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">West Australian Football League</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_reserves" title="AFL reserves">AFL reserves</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_under-19s" title="AFL under-19s">AFL under-19s</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_East_Australian_Football_League" title="North East Australian Football League">North East Australian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL_Sub-Districts" title="VFL Sub-Districts">VFL Sub-Districts</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association" title="AFL Coaches Association">AFL Coaches Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Commission" title="AFL Commission">AFL Commission</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association" title="AFL Players Association">AFL Players Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/AFL_Record" title="AFL Record">AFL Record</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Umpires_Association" title="AFL Umpires Association">AFL Umpires 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title="List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches">Premiership captains and coaches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL_premiership_and_grand_final_statistics" title="VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics">Premiership/grand final statistics</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Proposed_VFL/AFL_clubs" class="mw-redirect" title="Proposed VFL/AFL clubs">Proposed clubs</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_AFL_bid" class="mw-redirect" title="Tasmanian AFL bid">Tasmanian AFL bid</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_records" title="List of VFL/AFL records">Records</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_reserves_affiliations" title="Australian Football League reserves affiliations">Reserves affiliations</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League" 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