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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent" style="width:26em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">1942 VFL Grand Final</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table class="nowrap" style="font-size:100%; line-height:95%; width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center; width:50%;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:EssendonDesign.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/EssendonDesign.svg/50px-EssendonDesign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/EssendonDesign.svg/75px-EssendonDesign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/EssendonDesign.svg/100px-EssendonDesign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span><br 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title="Princes Park (stadium)">Princes Park</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">49,000</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/1941_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1941 VFL Grand Final">1941</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/1943_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1943 VFL Grand Final">1943</a> →</td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1942 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/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon Football Club</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond Football Club</a>, held at the <a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Princes Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a> on 19 September 1942. It was the 44th 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>, staged to determine the <a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_premiers" class="mw-redirect" title="List of AFL premiers">premiers</a> for the <a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942 VFL season</a>. 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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/Bob_Flanigan_(footballer)" title="Bob Flanigan (footballer)">Bob Flanigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wally_Buttsworth" title="Wally Buttsworth">Wally Buttsworth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allan_Hird,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Allan Hird, Sr.">Allan Hird</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/Ernie_Coward" title="Ernie Coward">Ernie Coward</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Dearle" title="Laurie Dearle">Laurie Dearle</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Caesar" title="Jack Caesar">Jack Caesar</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/Gordon_Abbott" title="Gordon Abbott">Gordon Abbott</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Lane" title="Gordon Lane">Gordon Lane</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hutchison_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Hutchison (footballer)">Bill Hutchison</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/Tom_Reynolds_(footballer)" title="Tom Reynolds (footballer)">Tom Reynolds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Leehane" title="Ted Leehane">Ted Leehane</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murray_Exelby" title="Murray Exelby">Murray Exelby</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/Hugh_Torney_(footballer)" title="Hugh Torney (footballer)">Hugh Torney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Cassin" title="Jack Cassin">Jack Cassin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Reynolds" title="Dick Reynolds">Dick Reynolds</a> (c) <br /> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions#Interchange_bench" title="Australian rules football positions">Res</a>:</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sid_Silk" title="Sid Silk">Sid Silk</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><br /> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td style="background-color:#EFEFEF"><b><a href="/wiki/Coach_(sport)" title="Coach (sport)">Coach</a>:</b> </td> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Reynolds" title="Dick Reynolds">Dick Reynolds</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table 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href="/wiki/Jack_Scott_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Jack Scott (Australian rules footballer)">Jack Scott</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Sullivan_(footballer_born_1919)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Sullivan (footballer born 1919)">Jack Sullivan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Steele" title="Raymond Steele">Raymond Steele</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/Leo_Merrett" title="Leo Merrett">Leo Merrett</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Waldron" title="Bernie Waldron">Bernie Waldron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bert_Edwards_(footballer)" title="Bert Edwards (footballer)">Bert Edwards</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/Brian_Randall" title="Brian Randall">Brian Randall</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Symons" title="Jack Symons">Jack Symons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hay_(general)" title="Bob Hay (general)">Bob Hay</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/Bob_Bawden" title="Bob Bawden">Bob Bawden</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Titus" title="Jack Titus">Jack Titus</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Burge" title="Fred Burge">Fred Burge</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/Jack_Dyer" title="Jack Dyer">Jack Dyer</a> (c) </td> <td><a 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class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">History</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club#Premierships" title="Essendon Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Premierships</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club#Match_records" title="Essendon Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Records</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_players" title="List of Essendon Football Club players"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Players</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_captains" title="List of Essendon Football Club captains"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Captains</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_coaches" title="List of Essendon Football Club coaches"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Coaches</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_honours" title="List of Essendon Football Club honours"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Honours</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crichton_Medal" title="Crichton Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Crichton Medal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_best_and_fairest_(AFL_Women%27s)" class="mw-redirect" title="Essendon best and fairest (AFL Women's)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">AFLW best and fairest</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Essendon_Football_Club_leading_goalkickers" title="List of Essendon Football Club leading goalkickers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Leading goalkickers</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFL coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brad_Scott_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Scott (Australian footballer)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Brad Scott</span></a></li> <li><b>AFL captain:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Merrett" title="Zach Merrett"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Zach Merrett</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFLW coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Natalie_Wood_(coach)" title="Natalie Wood (coach)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Natalie Wood</span></a></li> <li><b>AFLW co-captains:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steph_Cain" title="Steph Cain"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Steph Cain</span></a> & <a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Toogood" title="Bonnie Toogood"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #fff; text-decoration: inherit;">Bonnie Toogood</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;width:1%">VFL/AFL home grounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="East Melbourne Cricket Ground">East Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> (1897–1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> (1922–1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> (1992–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a> (2000–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;width:1%">VFA premierships (4)</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/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></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;width:1%">VFL/AFL premierships (16)</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/1901_VFL_grand_final" title="1901 VFL grand final">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_grand_final" title="1911 VFL grand final">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_grand_final" title="1912 VFL grand final">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_grand_final" title="1923 VFL grand final">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_grand_final" title="1946 VFL grand final">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_grand_final" title="1949 VFL grand final">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_grand_final" title="1950 VFL grand final">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_grand_final" title="1962 VFL grand final">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_grand_final" title="1965 VFL grand final">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_grand_final" title="1984 VFL grand final">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_grand_final" title="1985 VFL grand final">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1993 AFL Grand Final">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2000 AFL Grand Final">2000</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;width:1%">Runner-up (14)</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/1898_VFL_grand_final" title="1898 VFL grand final">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_grand_final" title="1902 VFL grand final">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_grand_final" title="1908 VFL grand final">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_grand_final" title="1941 VFL grand final">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_grand_final" title="1943 VFL grand final">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_grand_final" title="1947 VFL grand final">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_grand_final" title="1948 VFL grand final">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_grand_final" title="1951 VFL grand final">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_grand_final" title="1957 VFL grand final">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_grand_final" title="1959 VFL grand final">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_grand_final" title="1968 VFL grand final">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_grand_final" title="1983 VFL grand final">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1990 AFL Grand Final">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">2001</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;width:1%">VFA/VFL/AFL seasons (144)</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/1878_VFA_season" title="1878 VFA season">1878</a></li> <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"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: grey; text-decoration: inherit;">1916</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: grey; text-decoration: inherit;">1917</span></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_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_season" title="2008 AFL season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Essendon_Football_Club_season" title="2009 Essendon Football Club season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_season" title="2010 AFL season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Essendon_Football_Club_season" title="2011 Essendon Football Club season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Essendon_Football_Club_season" title="2012 Essendon Football Club season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Essendon_Football_Club_season" title="2013 Essendon Football Club season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Essendon_Football_Club_season" title="2014 Essendon Football Club season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_season" title="2015 AFL season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_season" title="2016 AFL season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Essendon_Football_Club_season" title="2017 Essendon Football Club season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Essendon_Football_Club_season" title="2018 Essendon Football Club season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_season" title="2022 AFL season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Essendon_Football_Club_season" title="2023 Essendon Football Club 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="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;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/North_Port_Oval" title="North Port Oval">North Port Oval</a> (2022 (S7))</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a> (2023–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;width:1%">AFLW seasons (3)</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/2022_AFL_Women%27s_season_7" title="2022 AFL Women's season 7">2022 (S7)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2023 AFL Women's season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2024 AFL Women's season">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day match</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archer%E2%80%93Hird_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Archer–Hird Medal">Archer–Hird Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton%E2%80%93Essendon_AFL_rivalry" title="Carlton–Essendon AFL rivalry">Carlton rivalry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreamtime_at_the_%27G" title="Dreamtime at the 'G">Dreamtime at the 'G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hangar" title="The Hangar">The Hangar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line_in_the_Sand_Match" title="Line in the Sand Match">Line in the Sand Match</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_vs_Kangaroos_(2001_AFL_season)" class="mw-redirect" title="Essendon vs Kangaroos (2001 AFL season)">Round 16, 2001 comeback against North Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club_supplements_saga" title="Essendon Football Club supplements saga">Supplements saga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Melbourne_Football_Club_(1918)" title="West Melbourne Football Club (1918)">West Melbourne Football Club</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:black; color:#fff; border: solid #CD1A2D 2px;"><div>Essendon did not participate in the 1916 and 1917 VFL seasons due to <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #ffffff; text-decoration: inherit;">World War I</span></a> (indicated in grey)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Richmond_Football_Club" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:black; color:#FED102; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FED102, inset -2px -2px 0 #FED102;"><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:Richmond_Football_Club" title="Template:Richmond Football Club"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:#FED102">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Richmond_Football_Club" title="Template talk:Richmond Football Club"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:#FED102">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Richmond_Football_Club" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Richmond Football Club"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:#FED102">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Richmond_Football_Club" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Richmond Football Club</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:black; color:#FED102; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FED102, inset -2px -2px 0 #FED102;"><div> <ul><li><b>Nickname:</b> Tigers</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club#History" title="Richmond Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">History</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Richmond_Football_Club_seasons" title="List of Richmond Football Club seasons"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Seasons</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club#Records" title="Richmond Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Records</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Richmond_Football_Club_players" title="List of Richmond Football Club players"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Players</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club#Current_squad" title="Richmond Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Current squad</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Richmond_Football_Club_captains" title="List of Richmond Football Club captains"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Captains</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Richmond_Football_Club_coaches" title="List of Richmond Football Club coaches"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Coaches</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club#Individual_awards" title="Richmond Football Club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Awards</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Dyer_Medal" title="Jack Dyer Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Jack Dyer Medal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Michael_Roach_Medal_recipients" title="List of Michael Roach Medal recipients"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Michael Roach Medal</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFL coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Adam_Yze" class="mw-redirect" title="Adam Yze"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Adam Yze</span></a></li> <li><b>AFL captain:</b> <a href="/wiki/Toby_Nankervis" title="Toby Nankervis"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Toby Nankervis</span></a></li></ul> <ul><li><b>AFLW coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Ferguson_(footballer)" title="Ryan Ferguson (footballer)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Ryan Ferguson</span></a></li> <li><b>AFLW captain:</b> <a href="/wiki/Katie_Brennan" title="Katie Brennan"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: #FED102; text-decoration: inherit;">Katie Brennan</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#FED102; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FED102, inset -2px -2px 0 #FED102;;width:1%">VFL/AFL home grounds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Punt_Road_Oval" title="Punt Road Oval">Punt Road Oval</a> (1908–1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> (1964–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#FED102; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FED102, inset -2px -2px 0 #FED102;;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/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Princes Park</a> (2020–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punt_Road_Oval" title="Punt Road Oval">Punt Road Oval</a> (2021–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#FED102; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FED102, inset -2px -2px 0 #FED102;;width:1%">VFA premierships (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1902_VFA_season" title="1902 VFA season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_VFA_season" title="1905 VFA season">1905</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#FED102; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FED102, inset -2px -2px 0 #FED102;;width:1%">VFL/AFL premierships (13)</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/1920_VFL_grand_final" title="1920 VFL grand final">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_grand_final" title="1921 VFL grand final">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_grand_final" title="1932 VFL grand final">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_grand_final" title="1934 VFL grand final">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_grand_final" title="1943 VFL grand final">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_grand_final" title="1967 VFL grand final">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_grand_final" title="1969 VFL grand final">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_grand_final" title="1973 VFL grand final">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_grand_final" title="1974 VFL grand final">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_grand_final" title="1980 VFL grand final">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2017 AFL Grand Final">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Grand Final">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2020 AFL Grand Final">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#FED102; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FED102, inset -2px -2px 0 #FED102;;width:1%">Runner-up (12)</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/1919_VFL_grand_final" title="1919 VFL grand final">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_grand_final" title="1927 VFL grand final">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_grand_final" title="1928 VFL grand final">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_grand_final" title="1929 VFL grand final">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_grand_final" title="1931 VFL grand final">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_grand_final" title="1933 VFL grand final">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_grand_final" title="1940 VFL grand final">1940</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_grand_final" title="1944 VFL grand final">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_grand_final" title="1972 VFL grand final">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_grand_final" title="1982 VFL grand final">1982</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#FED102; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FED102, inset -2px -2px 0 #FED102;;width:1%">Seasons (136)<br />(non-club articles in <i>italics</i>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1885_VFA_season" title="1885 VFA season">1885</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1886_VFA_season" title="1886 VFA season">1886</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1887_VFA_season" title="1887 VFA season">1887</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1888_VFA_season" title="1888 VFA season">1888</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1889_VFA_season" title="1889 VFA season">1889</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1890_VFA_season" title="1890 VFA season">1890</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1891_VFA_season" title="1891 VFA season">1891</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1892_VFA_season" title="1892 VFA season">1892</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1893_VFA_season" title="1893 VFA season">1893</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1894_VFA_season" title="1894 VFA season">1894</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1895_VFA_season" title="1895 VFA season">1895</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1896_VFA_season" title="1896 VFA season">1896</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1897_VFA_season" title="1897 VFA season">1897</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1898_VFA_season" title="1898 VFA season">1898</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1899_VFA_season" title="1899 VFA season">1899</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1900_VFA_season" title="1900 VFA season">1900</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1901_VFA_season" title="1901 VFA season">1901</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1902_VFA_season" title="1902 VFA season">1902</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1903_VFA_season" title="1903 VFA season">1903</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1904_VFA_season" title="1904 VFA season">1904</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1905_VFA_season" title="1905 VFA season">1905</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1906_VFA_season" title="1906 VFA season">1906</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1907_VFA_season" title="1907 VFA season">1907</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season">1916</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season">1917</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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title="2003 AFL season">2003</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_season" title="2004 AFL season">2004</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_season" title="2005 AFL season">2005</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2007 Richmond Football Club season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Richmond_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2008 Richmond Football Club season (page does not exist)">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Richmond_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 Richmond Football Club season (page does not exist)">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Richmond_Football_Club_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 Richmond Football Club season (page does not exist)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2011 Richmond Football Club season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2012 Richmond Football Club season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2013 Richmond Football Club season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2014 Richmond Football Club season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2015 Richmond Football Club season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2016 Richmond Football Club season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2017 Richmond Football Club season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2018 Richmond Football Club season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2019 Richmond Football Club season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2020 Richmond Football Club season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2021 Richmond Football Club season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2022 Richmond Football Club season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2023 Richmond Football Club season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Richmond_Football_Club_season" title="2023 Richmond Football Club season">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:black; color:#FED102; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FED102, inset -2px -2px 0 #FED102;;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/Dreamtime_at_the_%27G" title="Dreamtime at the 'G">Dreamtime at the 'G</a></li> <li><a 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League</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Premiers</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" 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 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color:white">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Football_Club" title="Tasmania Football Club">Tasmania</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_University_Football_Club" title="Melbourne University Football Club">University</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_season" title="1898 VFL season">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_season" title="1900 VFL season">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_season" title="1907 VFL season">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_season" title="1991 AFL season">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_season" title="1992 AFL season">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_season" title="1993 AFL season">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_season" title="1994 AFL season">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_season" title="1995 AFL season">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_season" title="1998 AFL season">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_season" title="1999 AFL season">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_season" title="2001 AFL season">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_season" title="2002 AFL season">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season" title="2003 AFL season">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_season" title="2004 AFL season">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_season" title="2005 AFL season">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_season" title="2008 AFL season">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_season" title="2010 AFL season">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season" title="2011 AFL season">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_season" title="2012 AFL season">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_season" title="2013 AFL season">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_season" title="2014 AFL season">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_season" title="2015 AFL season">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_season" title="2016 AFL season">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_season" title="2017 AFL season">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_season" title="2018 AFL season">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_season" title="2022 AFL season">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_season" title="2023 AFL season">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_season" title="2024 AFL season">2024</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2025_AFL_season" title="2025 AFL season">2025</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Grand finals</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1897</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_grand_final" title="1898 VFL grand final">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_grand_final" title="1899 VFL grand final">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_grand_final" title="1900 VFL grand final">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_grand_final" title="1901 VFL grand final">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_grand_final" title="1902 VFL grand final">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_grand_final" title="1903 VFL grand final">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_grand_final" title="1904 VFL grand final">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_grand_final" title="1905 VFL grand final">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_grand_final" title="1906 VFL grand final">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_grand_final" title="1907 VFL grand final">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_grand_final" title="1908 VFL grand final">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_grand_final" title="1909 VFL grand final">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_grand_final" title="1910 VFL grand final">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_grand_final" title="1911 VFL grand final">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_grand_final" title="1912 VFL grand final">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_grand_final" title="1913 VFL grand final">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_grand_final" title="1914 VFL grand final">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_grand_final" title="1915 VFL grand final">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_grand_final" title="1916 VFL grand final">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_grand_final" title="1917 VFL grand final">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_grand_final" title="1918 VFL grand final">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_grand_final" title="1919 VFL grand final">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_grand_final" title="1920 VFL grand final">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_grand_final" title="1921 VFL grand final">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_grand_final" title="1922 VFL grand final">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_grand_final" title="1923 VFL grand final">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1924</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_grand_final" title="1925 VFL grand final">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_grand_final" title="1926 VFL grand final">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_grand_final" title="1927 VFL grand final">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_grand_final" title="1928 VFL grand final">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_grand_final" title="1929 VFL grand final">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_grand_final" title="1930 VFL grand final">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_grand_final" title="1931 VFL grand final">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_grand_final" title="1932 VFL grand final">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_grand_final" title="1933 VFL grand final">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_grand_final" title="1934 VFL grand final">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_grand_final" title="1935 VFL grand final">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_grand_final" title="1936 VFL grand final">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_grand_final" title="1937 VFL grand final">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_grand_final" title="1938 VFL grand final">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_grand_final" title="1939 VFL grand final">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_grand_final" title="1940 VFL grand final">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_grand_final" title="1941 VFL grand final">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">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" 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title="List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches">Premiership captains and coaches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL_premiership_and_grand_final_statistics" title="VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics">Premiership/grand final statistics</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Proposed_VFL/AFL_clubs" class="mw-redirect" title="Proposed VFL/AFL clubs">Proposed clubs</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_AFL_bid" class="mw-redirect" title="Tasmanian AFL bid">Tasmanian AFL bid</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_records" title="List of VFL/AFL records">Records</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_reserves_affiliations" title="Australian Football League reserves affiliations">Reserves affiliations</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League" 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