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1899</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">4,823</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/1898_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 VFL Grand Final">1898</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; width:50%"><a href="/wiki/VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Grand Final">VFL Grand Final</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; width:25%; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 VFL Grand Final">1900</a> →</td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1899 VFL 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/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy Football Club</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne Football Club</a>, held at the <a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">St Kilda Cricket Ground</a> in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, on 16 September 1899, to determine the <a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_premiers" class="mw-redirect" title="List of AFL premiers">premiership team</a> for the <a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899 VFL season</a> </p><p>It was the second annual <a href="/wiki/VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Grand Final">Grand Final</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Victorian Football League</a>. The match, attended by 4,823 spectators, was won by Fitzroy by a margin of 1 point, becoming the first club to claim back-to-back VFL premierships. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lead-up">Lead-up</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1899_VFL_grand_final&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Lead-up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fitzroy had won the minor premiership in the 1899 season, while South Melbourne had finished sixth after the home-and-away season. In the <a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_finals_system" title="1898 VFL finals system">sectional rounds</a>, Fitzroy and South Melbourne each finished with records of 3–0 to qualify for the final. </p><p>Had South Melbourne won the match, it would not have immediately won the premiership; Fitzroy, as the minor premiers, would have had the right to challenge South to a rematch for the premiership on the following Saturday.<sup id="cite_ref-egep_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-egep-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1899_VFL_grand_final&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite finishing the home-and-away season in sixth position, the VFL's new, expanded finals system allowed South Melbourne to make the Grand Final.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The match was played in heavy rain:<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> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd>"The last match of the season for the league premiership was played on Saturday, when Fitzroy and South Melbourne met on the St. Kilda Cricket Ground.<br />Unfortunately, steady rain, which had fallen all the morning, continued nearly all the afternoon, making the conditions under which the game was played unsatisfactory for the players and most unpleasant for spectators.<br />The "weather committee" had not met to consider the advisability of a postponement, and when the teams assembled South Melbourne suggested deferring the match until next Saturday, but Fitzroy preferred to brave the elements.<br />The assembling of about 4000 spectators in the unfavorable circumstances indicated clearly that, if the weather had kept fine, the attendance would have been enormous.<br />As it was, those present evinced keen interest in the game, every notable bit of good play being heartily cheered.<br />Amongst the onlookers were a number of enthusiasts from Geelong, who came up by special train.<br /><a href="/wiki/Patrick_McShane" title="Patrick McShane">[Patrick] McShane</a> had the ground in splendid order until the rain came, and even after the steady downpour, extending over many hours, it played very, much better than could have been expected, reflecting great credit on the experienced and skilful curator. …<br />Seldom has such a fine game of football been played under such disadvantages …" (<i>The Age</i>, 18 September 1899).<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></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The strong wind from the southern end of the ground favoured South Melbourne in the opening quarter. Harry Lampe kicked the first two goals of the match, and Fitzroy's only score, a behind, came when a kick from Mick Grace hit the post.<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> </p><p>Fitzroy then had the advantage of the wind in the second quarter. Goals to Mick Grace and Fred Fontaine had them ahead at half time. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Colgan" title="Charlie Colgan">Charlie Colgan</a> gave South Melbourne the lead with the only goal of the third term. </p><p>Fitzroy finished strongly. <a href="/wiki/Bill_McSpeerin" title="Bill McSpeerin">Bill McSpeerin</a>'s goal 15 minutes into the final quarter gave Fitzroy the win. </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=1899_VFL_grand_final&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fitzroy's <a href="/wiki/Bert_Sharpe" title="Bert Sharpe">Bert Sharpe</a>, the team's centre half-forward in its <a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_grand_final" title="1898 VFL grand final">1898 premiership</a> side, was a late withdrawal from the side due to the death of his father the day before the Grand Final;<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> his teammates wore black armbands for that match.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table width="92%"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; 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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>South Melb.</b></div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#860038"> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club"><span style="color: #FED102;">Fitzroy</span></a> </b> </td></tr> <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><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McEwen" title="Hugh McEwen">Hugh McEwen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Moriarty" title="Geoff Moriarty">Geoff Moriarty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ern_Jenkins" title="Ern Jenkins">Ern Jenkins</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><a href="/wiki/Jack_Deas" title="Jack Deas">Jack Deas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Hickey_(footballer)" title="Pat Hickey (footballer)">Pat Hickey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alec_Sloan" title="Alec Sloan">Alec Sloan</a> (c) </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><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Drohan" title="Eddie Drohan">Eddie Drohan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_J._Clarke" class="mw-redirect" title="Harry J. Clarke">Harry Clarke</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Robinson" title="Kelly Robinson">Kelly Robinson</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><a href="/wiki/Pat_Descrimes" title="Pat Descrimes">Pat Descrimes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Fontaine" title="Fred Fontaine">Fred Fontaine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dalton_(footballer)" title="Bill Dalton (footballer)">Bill Dalton</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><a href="/wiki/Alf_McDougall" class="mw-redirect" title="Alf McDougall">Alf McDougall</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Grace_(Australian_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Grace (Australian footballer)">Jim Grace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Cleary_(Australian_footballer)" title="Bill Cleary (Australian footballer)">Bill Cleary</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><a href="/wiki/Mick_Grace" title="Mick Grace">Mick Grace</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Potter" title="Bill Potter">Bill Potter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_McSpeerin" title="Bill McSpeerin">Bill McSpeerin</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#ED171F"> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans"><span style="color: #FFFFFF;">South Melbourne</span></a> </b> </td></tr> <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><a href="/wiki/Frank_O%27Hara_(footballer)" title="Frank O'Hara (footballer)">Frank O'Hara</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Adamson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Dave Adamson (Australian footballer)">Dave Adamson</a> (c) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warwick_Armstrong" title="Warwick Armstrong">Warwick Armstrong</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><a href="/wiki/Albert_Trim" title="Albert Trim">Albert Trim</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Goding" title="Charlie Goding">Charlie Goding</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Davidson_(footballer)" title="George Davidson (footballer)">George Davidson</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><a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Hara_(footballer)" title="Jim O'Hara (footballer)">Jim O'Hara</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Windley" title="Bill Windley">Bill Windley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herb_Howson" title="Herb Howson">Herb Howson</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><a href="/wiki/Charlie_James_(footballer)" title="Charlie James (footballer)">Charlie James</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Lampe" title="Harry Lampe">Harry Lampe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henri_Jeanneret" title="Henri Jeanneret">Henri Jeanneret</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><a href="/wiki/Bill_Fraser_(Australian_footballer)" title="Bill Fraser (Australian footballer)">Bill Fraser</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Colgan" title="Charlie Colgan">Charlie Colgan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Artie_Henley" title="Artie Henley">Artie Henley</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><a href="/wiki/Mick_Pleass" title="Mick Pleass">Mick Pleass</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Garbutt_(footballer,_born_1878)" title="Joe Garbutt (footballer, born 1878)">Joe Garbutt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Bryce" title="Bob Bryce">Bob Bryce</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Umpire – <a href="/wiki/Ivo_Crapp" title="Ivo Crapp">Henry "Ivo" Crapp</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scoreboard">Scoreboard</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1899_VFL_grand_final&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Scoreboard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fitzroy_fc_1899.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Fitzroy_fc_1899.jpg/300px-Fitzroy_fc_1899.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Fitzroy_fc_1899.jpg/450px-Fitzroy_fc_1899.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Fitzroy_fc_1899.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>Fitzroy FC team, premiers</figcaption></figure> <p><br /> </p> <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">Grand Final </th> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Saturday, 16 September (3:00 pm) </td> <td style="font-weight:bold; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">def. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> </td> <td style="font-size: 100%"><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a> (crowd: 4,823) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.1 (1)<br />2.4 (16)<br />2.6 (18)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.9 (27)</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;font-weight: bold;">Q1<br />Q2<br />Q3<br />Final </td> <td>2.3 (15)<br />2.3 (15)<br />3.7 (25)<br /><span>3.8 (26)</span> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top" colspan="2"><b>Umpires:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ivo_Crapp" title="Ivo Crapp">Crapp</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/Fred_Fontaine" title="Fred Fontaine">Fontaine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mick_Grace" title="Mick Grace">M. Grace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_McSpeerin" title="Bill McSpeerin">McSpeerin</a> <b>1</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>Goals</b> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size:85%"><b>2</b> <a href="/wiki/Harry_Lampe" title="Harry Lampe">Lampe</a><br /><b>1</b> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Colgan" title="Charlie Colgan">Colgan</a> </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%"> </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 href="/w/index.php?title=1899_VFL_grand_final&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899 VFL season</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Footnotes">Footnotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1899_VFL_grand_final&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Footnotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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p.6.</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228146615">Football: End of the Season: Fitzroy Premiers, <i>The Sportsman</i>, (Tuesday, 19 September 1899), p.6</a>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199468402">Football, <i>Ovens and Murray Advertiser</i>, (Saturday, 23 September 1899), p.10.</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188660896">Football, <i>The Age</i>, (Monday, 18 September 189), p.9.</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65698743">Sporting Notes: Football: Final Game, <i>Fitzroy City Press</i>, (Thursday, 21 September 1899), p.3.</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/318810">Deaths: Sharpe, <i>The Argus</i>, (Saturday, 16 September 1899), p.9.</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9030691">Football: The Final Match, <i>The Argus</i>, (Saturday, 16 September 1899), p.11.</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://australianfootball.com/game/view/202">Match Report: The premiership final: Fitzroy premiers, <i>Australianfootball.com</i>.</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1899_VFL_grand_final&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Ross, J. 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-2px -2px 0 #000099;;width:1%">Seasons</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:#E5101B;color:#FCDB98">VFA</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/1884_VFA_season" title="1884 VFA season">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_VFA_season" title="1885 VFA season">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_VFA_season" title="1886 VFA season">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_VFA_season" title="1887 VFA season">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_VFA_season" title="1888 VFA season">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_VFA_season" title="1889 VFA season">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_VFA_season" title="1890 VFA season">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_VFA_season" title="1891 VFA season">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_VFA_season" title="1892 VFA season">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_VFA_season" title="1893 VFA season">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_VFA_season" title="1894 VFA season">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_VFA_season" title="1895 VFA season">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_VFA_season" title="1896 VFA season">1896</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#E5101B;color:#FCDB98">VFL/AFL</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/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_season" title="1898 VFL season">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_season" title="1900 VFL season">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_season" title="1907 VFL season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></li> <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></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#E5101B;color:#FCDB98">VAFA</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="/w/index.php?title=2009_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 VAFA season (page does not exist)">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 VAFA season (page does not exist)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2011 VAFA season (page does not exist)">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 VAFA season (page does not exist)">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2013 VAFA season (page does not exist)">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 VAFA season (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 VAFA season (page does not exist)">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2016 VAFA season (page does not exist)">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2017 VAFA season (page does not exist)">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_VAFA_season" title="2018 VAFA season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2019 VAFA season (page does not exist)">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_VAFA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 VAFA season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_VAFA_season" title="2021 VAFA season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2022 VAFA season (page does not exist)">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_VAFA_season" title="2023 VAFA season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2024_VAFA_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2024 VAFA season (page does not exist)"><i>2024</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000099, inset -2px -2px 0 #000099;;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><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Bulldogs" title="Fitzroy Bulldogs">Fitzroy Bulldogs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Reds" title="Fitzroy Reds">Fitzroy Reds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Fitzroy_Kangaroos" class="mw-redirect" title="North Fitzroy Kangaroos">North Fitzroy Kangaroos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proposed_mergers_and_relocations_of_the_Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Proposed mergers and relocations of the Fitzroy Football Club">Proposed mergers and relocations of the Fitzroy Football Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Miracle_Match" class="mw-redirect" title="1963 Miracle Match">1963 Miracle Match</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#E5101B; color:#FCDB98; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000099, inset -2px -2px 0 #000099;"><div>Fitzroy's AFL operations merged with the Brisbane Bears in 1996 to form the Brisbane Lions <br /> Fitzroy merged with the <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Reds" title="Fitzroy Reds"><span style="color:#FCDB98">Fitzroy Reds</span></a> in 2008 and has competed in the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Amateur_Football_Association" title="Victorian Amateur Football Association"><span style="color:#FCDB98">VAFA</span></a> since 2009</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="Sydney_Swans" 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:#ED171F;"><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:Sydney_Swans" 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href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans#VFL_and_AFL_premierships" title="Sydney Swans"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Premierships</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans#Team_records" title="Sydney Swans"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Records</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sydney_Swans_players" title="List of Sydney Swans players"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Players</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sydney_Swans_captains" title="List of Sydney Swans captains"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Captains</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sydney_Swans_coaches" title="List of Sydney Swans coaches"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Coaches</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans#Individual_awards" title="Sydney Swans"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Awards</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Skilton_Medal" title="Bob Skilton Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Bob Skilton Medal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sydney_Swans_leading_goalkickers" title="List of Sydney Swans leading goalkickers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Leading goalkickers</span></a></li> <li><b>Nickname:</b> <i>Swans</i></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFL co-captains:</b> <a href="/wiki/Callum_Mills" title="Callum Mills"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Callum Mills</span></a>/<a href="/wiki/Dane_Rampe" title="Dane Rampe"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Dane Rampe</span></a>/<a href="/wiki/Luke_Parker_(footballer)" title="Luke Parker (footballer)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Luke Parker</span></a></li> <li><b>AFL coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Longmire" title="John Longmire"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">John Longmire</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFLW co-captains:</b> <a href="/wiki/Maddy_Collier" title="Maddy Collier"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Maddy Collier</span></a>/<a href="/wiki/Brooke_Lochland" title="Brooke Lochland"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Brooke Lochland</span></a>/<a href="/w/index.php?title=Lauren_Szigeti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lauren Szigeti (page does not exist)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Lauren Szigeti</span></a></li> <li><b>AFLW coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Gowans" title="Scott Gowans"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Scott Gowans</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:#ED171F;;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/Lake_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Oval">Lake Oval</a> (1897–1941, 1947–1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Princes Park</a> (1942–1943)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junction_Oval" title="Junction Oval">Junction Oval</a> (1944–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a> (1980–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">Stadium Australia</a> (2002–2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:#ED171F;;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/Henson_Park" title="Henson Park">Henson Park</a> (2022–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Sydney_Oval" title="North Sydney Oval">North Sydney Oval</a> (2022–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a> (2022–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:#ED171F;;width:1%">VFA Premierships (5)</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/1881_VFA_season" title="1881 VFA season">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_VFA_season" title="1885 VFA season">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_VFA_season" title="1888 VFA season">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_VFA_season" title="1887 VFA season">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_VFA_season" title="1890 VFA season">1890</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:#ED171F;;width:1%">VFL/AFL Premierships (5)</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%;color:white; background:#ED171F;">as South Melbourne (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/1909_VFL_grand_final" title="1909 VFL grand final">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_grand_final" title="1918 VFL grand final">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_grand_final" title="1933 VFL grand final">1933</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:white; background:#ED171F;">as Sydney Swans (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 href="/wiki/2005_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2005 AFL Grand Final">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2012 AFL Grand Final">2012</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:#ED171F;;width:1%">Runner-up (13)</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%;color:white; background:#ED171F;">as South Melbourne (8)</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 class="mw-selflink selflink">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_grand_final" title="1907 VFL grand final">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_grand_final" title="1912 VFL grand final">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_grand_final" title="1914 VFL grand final">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_grand_final" title="1934 VFL grand final">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_grand_final" title="1935 VFL grand final">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_grand_final" title="1936 VFL grand final">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_grand_final" title="1945 VFL grand final">1945</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:white; background:#ED171F;">as Sydney Swans (6)</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/1996_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1996 AFL Grand Final">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2006 AFL Grand Final">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2014 AFL Grand Final">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Grand Final">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2024 AFL Grand Final">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:#ED171F;;width:1%">Seasons (140)</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/1879_VFA_season" title="1879 VFA season">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_VFA_season" title="1880 VFA season">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_VFA_season" title="1881 VFA season">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_VFA_season" title="1882 VFA season">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_VFA_season" title="1883 VFA season">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_VFA_season" title="1884 VFA season">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_VFA_season" title="1885 VFA season">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_VFA_season" title="1886 VFA season">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_VFA_season" title="1887 VFA season">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_VFA_season" title="1888 VFA season">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_VFA_season" title="1889 VFA season">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_VFA_season" title="1890 VFA season">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_VFA_season" title="1891 VFA season">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_VFA_season" title="1892 VFA season">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_VFA_season" title="1893 VFA season">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_VFA_season" title="1894 VFA season">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_VFA_season" title="1895 VFA season">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_VFA_season" title="1896 VFA season">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_season" title="1898 VFL season">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_season" title="1900 VFL season">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_season" title="1907 VFL season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></li> <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_Sydney_Swans_season" title="2006 Sydney Swans season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_season" title="2008 AFL season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_season" title="2010 AFL season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season" title="2011 AFL season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_season" title="2012 AFL season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_season" title="2013 AFL season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Sydney_Swans_season" title="2014 Sydney Swans season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Sydney_Swans_season" title="2015 Sydney Swans season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Sydney_Swans_season" title="2016 Sydney Swans season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Sydney_Swans_season" title="2017 Sydney Swans season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sydney_Swans_season" title="2018 Sydney Swans season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Sydney_Swans_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 Sydney Swans 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_Sydney_Swans_season" title="2023 Sydney Swans season">2023</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_season" title="2024 AFL season">2024</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="color:white; background:#ED171F;;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><a href="/wiki/Leopold_Football_Club" title="Leopold Football Club">Leopold Football Club</a></li> <li><a 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title="Norm Smith Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Norm Smith Medal</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/1997_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1997 AFL Grand Final">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 Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFLX" title="AFLX">AFLX</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club_salary_cap_breach" title="Carlton Football Club salary cap breach">Carlton salary cap breach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Australian_Football_League_coaches" title="List of current Australian Football League coaches">Current coaches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club_supplements_saga" title="Essendon Football Club supplements saga">Essendon supplements saga</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final_location_debate" title="AFL Grand Final location debate">Grand final location debate</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_Grand_Final_pre-match_performances" title="List of AFL Grand Final pre-match performances">Grand Final pre-match performances</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Football_League" title="History of the Australian Football League">History</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_individual_match_awards_in_the_Australian_Football_League" title="List of individual match awards in the Australian Football League">Individual match awards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/International_Rules_Series" title="International Rules Series">International Rules Series</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/McClelland_Trophy" title="McClelland Trophy">McClelland Trophy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club_tanking_scandal" title="Melbourne Football Club tanking scandal">Melbourne tanking scandal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiership_captains_and_coaches" 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