Every VFL & AFL Ladder, 1897–2025

The final ladder for every season since 1897. The competition was the VFL until 1989 and the AFL from 1990. Select a season for its full ladder and finals.

Season	Minor premier	Premier	Wooden spoon	Clubs
2025 AFL	Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	West Coast	18
2024 AFL	Sydney	Brisbane Lions	Richmond	18
2023 AFL	Collingwood	Collingwood	West Coast	18
2022 AFL	Geelong	Geelong	North Melbourne	18
2021 AFL	Melbourne	Melbourne	North Melbourne	18
2020 AFL	Port Adelaide	Richmond	Adelaide	18
2019 AFL	Geelong	Richmond	Gold Coast	18
2018 AFL	Richmond	West Coast	Carlton	18
2017 AFL	Adelaide	Richmond	Brisbane Lions	18
2016 AFL	Sydney	Western Bulldogs	Essendon	18
2015 AFL	Fremantle	Hawthorn	Carlton	18
2014 AFL	Sydney	Hawthorn	St Kilda	18
2013 AFL	Hawthorn	Hawthorn	Greater Western Sydney	18
2012 AFL	Hawthorn	Sydney	Greater Western Sydney	18
2011 AFL	Collingwood	Geelong	Gold Coast	17
2010 AFL	Collingwood	Collingwood	West Coast	16
2009 AFL	St Kilda	Geelong	Melbourne	16
2008 AFL	Geelong	Hawthorn	Melbourne	16
2007 AFL	Geelong	Geelong	Richmond	16
2006 AFL	West Coast	West Coast	Carlton	16
2005 AFL	Adelaide	Sydney	Carlton	16
2004 AFL	Port Adelaide	Port Adelaide	Richmond	16
2003 AFL	Port Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	Western Bulldogs	16
2002 AFL	Port Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	Carlton	16
2001 AFL	Essendon	Brisbane Lions	Fremantle	16
2000 AFL	Essendon	Essendon	St Kilda	16
1999 AFL	Essendon	North Melbourne	Collingwood	16
1998 AFL	North Melbourne	Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	16
1997 AFL	St Kilda	Adelaide	Melbourne	16
1996 AFL	Sydney	North Melbourne	Fitzroy	16
1995 AFL	Carlton	Carlton	Fitzroy	16
1994 AFL	West Coast	West Coast	Sydney	15
1993 AFL	Essendon	Essendon	Sydney	15
1992 AFL	Geelong	West Coast	Sydney	15
1991 AFL	West Coast	Hawthorn	Brisbane Lions	15
1990 AFL	Essendon	Collingwood	Brisbane Lions	14
1989 VFL	Hawthorn	Hawthorn	Richmond	14
1988 VFL	Hawthorn	Hawthorn	St Kilda	14
1987 VFL	Carlton	Carlton	Richmond	14
1986 VFL	Hawthorn	Hawthorn	St Kilda	12
1985 VFL	Essendon	Essendon	St Kilda	12
1984 VFL	Essendon	Essendon	St Kilda	12
1983 VFL	North Melbourne	Hawthorn	St Kilda	12
1982 VFL	Richmond	Carlton	Western Bulldogs	12
1981 VFL	Carlton	Carlton	Melbourne	12
1980 VFL	Geelong	Richmond	Fitzroy	12
1979 VFL	Carlton	Carlton	St Kilda	12
1978 VFL	North Melbourne	Hawthorn	Melbourne	12
1977 VFL	Collingwood	North Melbourne	St Kilda	12
1976 VFL	Carlton	Hawthorn	Collingwood	12
1975 VFL	Hawthorn	North Melbourne	Sydney	12
1974 VFL	Richmond	Richmond	Melbourne	12
1973 VFL	Collingwood	Richmond	Sydney	12
1972 VFL	Carlton	Carlton	North Melbourne	12
1971 VFL	Hawthorn	Hawthorn	Sydney	12
1970 VFL	Collingwood	Carlton	North Melbourne	12
1969 VFL	Collingwood	Richmond	Melbourne	12
1968 VFL	Essendon	Carlton	North Melbourne	12
1967 VFL	Richmond	Richmond	Western Bulldogs	12
1966 VFL	Collingwood	St Kilda	Fitzroy	12
1965 VFL	St Kilda	Essendon	Hawthorn	12
1964 VFL	Melbourne	Melbourne	Fitzroy	12
1963 VFL	Hawthorn	Geelong	Fitzroy	12
1962 VFL	Essendon	Essendon	Sydney	12
1961 VFL	Hawthorn	Hawthorn	North Melbourne	12
1960 VFL	Melbourne	Melbourne	Richmond	12
1959 VFL	Melbourne	Melbourne	Western Bulldogs	12
1958 VFL	Melbourne	Collingwood	Geelong	12
1957 VFL	Melbourne	Melbourne	Geelong	12
1956 VFL	Melbourne	Melbourne	North Melbourne	12
1955 VFL	Melbourne	Melbourne	St Kilda	12
1954 VFL	Geelong	Western Bulldogs	St Kilda	12
1953 VFL	Geelong	Collingwood	Hawthorn	12
1952 VFL	Geelong	Geelong	St Kilda	12
1951 VFL	Geelong	Geelong	Melbourne	12
1950 VFL	Essendon	Essendon	Hawthorn	12
1949 VFL	North Melbourne	Essendon	Hawthorn	12
1948 VFL	Essendon	Melbourne	St Kilda	12
1947 VFL	Carlton	Carlton	St Kilda	12
1946 VFL	Essendon	Essendon	Hawthorn	12
1945 VFL	Sydney	Carlton	St Kilda	12
1944 VFL	Richmond	Fitzroy	Geelong	12
1943 VFL	Richmond	Richmond	St Kilda	11
1942 VFL	Essendon	Essendon	Hawthorn	11
1941 VFL	Carlton	Melbourne	Hawthorn	12
1940 VFL	Melbourne	Melbourne	North Melbourne	12
1939 VFL	Melbourne	Melbourne	Sydney	12
1938 VFL	Carlton	Carlton	Sydney	12
1937 VFL	Geelong	Geelong	North Melbourne	12
1936 VFL	Sydney	Collingwood	Fitzroy	12
1935 VFL	Sydney	Collingwood	North Melbourne	12
1934 VFL	Richmond	Richmond	North Melbourne	12
1933 VFL	Richmond	Sydney	Essendon	12
1932 VFL	Carlton	Richmond	Hawthorn	12
1931 VFL	Geelong	Geelong	North Melbourne	12
1930 VFL	Collingwood	Collingwood	North Melbourne	12
1929 VFL	Collingwood	Collingwood	North Melbourne	12
1928 VFL	Collingwood	Collingwood	Hawthorn	12
1927 VFL	Collingwood	Collingwood	Hawthorn	12
1926 VFL	Collingwood	Melbourne	North Melbourne	12
1925 VFL	Geelong	Geelong	Hawthorn	12
1924 VFL	Essendon	Essendon	St Kilda	9
1923 VFL	Essendon	Essendon	Melbourne	9
1922 VFL	Collingwood	Fitzroy	Sydney	9
1921 VFL	Carlton	Richmond	Essendon	9
1920 VFL	Richmond	Richmond	St Kilda	9
1919 VFL	Collingwood	Collingwood	Melbourne	9
1918 VFL	Sydney	Sydney	Essendon	8
1917 VFL	Collingwood	Collingwood	Richmond	6
1916 VFL	Carlton	Fitzroy	Fitzroy	4
1915 VFL	Collingwood	Carlton	Geelong	9
1914 VFL	Carlton	Carlton	University	10
1913 VFL	Fitzroy	Fitzroy	University	10
1912 VFL	Sydney	Essendon	University	10
1911 VFL	Essendon	Essendon	University	10
1910 VFL	Carlton	Collingwood	St Kilda	10
1909 VFL	Sydney	Sydney	Geelong	10
1908 VFL	Carlton	Carlton	Geelong	10
1907 VFL	Carlton	Carlton	Essendon	8
1906 VFL	Carlton	Carlton	Melbourne	8
1905 VFL	Collingwood	Fitzroy	Melbourne	8
1904 VFL	Fitzroy	Fitzroy	St Kilda	8
1903 VFL	Collingwood	Collingwood	Sydney	8
1902 VFL	Collingwood	Collingwood	St Kilda	8
1901 VFL	Geelong	Essendon	St Kilda	8
1900 VFL	Fitzroy	Melbourne	St Kilda	8
1899 VFL	Fitzroy	Fitzroy	St Kilda	8
1898 VFL	Essendon	Fitzroy	St Kilda	8
1897 VFL	Geelong	Essendon	St Kilda	8

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