Victoria Football League / Australian Football League (National)

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Quick Premiers List :

1897 - Essendon. 1898 - Fitzroy. 1899 - Fitzroy. 1900 - ?. 1901 - Essendon. 1902 - ?. 1903 - ?. 1904 - Fitzroy. 1905 - Fitzroy. 1906 - ?. 1907 - Carlton. 1908 - Carlton. 1909 - South Melbourne. 1910 - Collingwood. 1911 - Essendon. 1912 - ?. 1913 - Fitzroy. 1914 - Carlton. 1915 - ?. 1916 - Fitzroy. 1917 - ?. 1918 - South Melbourne. 1919 - ?. 1920 - ?. 1921 - ?. 1922 - Fitzroy. 1923 - ?. 1924 - ?.

1925 - Geelong. 1926 - ?. 1927 - ?. 1928 - ?. 1929 - ?. 1930 - ?. 1931 - Geelong. 1932 - ?. 1933 - South Melbourne. 1934 - ?. 1935 - Collingwood. 1936 - ?. 1937 - Geelong. 1938 - ?. 1939 - ?. 1940 - ?. 1941 - ?. 1942 - Essendon. 1943 - ?. 1944 - Fitzroy. 1945 - South Melbourne. 1946 - ?. 1947 - ?. 1948 - ?. 1949 - ?. 1950 - ?. 1951 - Geelong. 1952 - Geelong.

1953 - ?. 1954 - Footscray. 1955 - ?. 1956 - ?. 1957 - ?. 1958 - Collingwood. 1959 - ?. 1960 - Melbourne. 1961 - Hawthorn. 1962 - Essendon. 1963 - Geelong. 1964 - Melbourne. 1965 - Essendon. 1966 - Saint Kilda. 1967 - Richmond. 1968 - ?. 1969 - ?. 1970 - ?. 1971 - Hawthorn. 1972 - Carlton. 1973 - Richmond. 1974 - Richmond. 1975 - North Melbourne. 1976 - Hawthorn. 1977 - North Melbourne. 1978 - Hawthorn. 1979 - ?. 1980 - Richmond.

1981 - ?. 1982 - ?. 1983 - Hawthorn. 1984 - Essendon. 1985 - Essendon. 1986 - Hawthorn. 1987 - Carlton. 1988 - Hawthorn. 1989 - Hawthorn. 1990 - Collingwood. 1991 - Hawthorn. 1992 - West Coast. 1993 - Essendon. 1994 - West Coast. 1995 - Carlton. 1996 - North Melbourne. 1997 - Adelaide. 1998 - Adelaide. 1999 - North Melbourne. 2000 - Essendon. 2001 - Brisbane. 2002 - Brisbane. 2003 - Brisbane. 2004 - Port Adelaide. 2005 - ?.

Timeline :
1897 :
First season of the VFL.
Competing clubs, all on debut, in ladder order, were (complete) :
 1. Essendon,
 2. Geelong,
 3. Collingwood,
 4. Melbourne,
 5. South Melbourne,
 6. Fitzroy,
 7. Carlton and
 8. Saint Kilda (0 wins).
Essendon were premiers.

1898 :
 1. Fitzroy,
 2. Essendon,
 3. Collingwood,
 4. Geelong,
 5. South Melbourne,
 6. Melbourne,
 7. Carlton and
 8. Saint Kilda (0 wins).
Fitzroy were premiers.

1899 :
 1. Fitzroy,
 2. Geelong,
 3. Collingwood,
 4. Essendon,
 5. Melbourne,
 6. South Melbourne,
 7. Carlton and
 8. Saint Kilda (0 wins).
Fitzroy were premiers.

1900 :
Ladder after home and away rounds :
 1. Fitzroy,
 2. Geelong,
 3. Essendon,
 4. Collingwood,
 5. South Melbourne,
 6. Melbourne,
 7. Carlton and
 8. Saint Kilda.

1901 :
Ladder after home and away rounds :
 1. Essendon,
 2. Collingwood,
 3. Geelong,
 4. Fitzroy,
 5. Melbourne,
 6. South Melbourne,
 7. Carlton and
 8. Saint Kilda.
Essendon were premiers.

1902 - The VFL existed.
1903 - The VFL existed.
1904 - Fitzroy were premiers.
1905 - Fitzroy were premiers.
1906 - The VFL existed.

1907 :
VFA clubs North Melbourne and West Melbourne attempted a merger, hoping to be accepted into the VFL. For their troubles, the VFA rewarded them with expulsion.
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Carlton,
 2. South Melbourne,
 3. Saint Kilda,
 4. Collingwood,
 5. Fitzroy,
 6. Geelong,
 7. Melbourne and
 8. Essendon.

1908 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Carlton,
 2. Essendon,
 3. Saint Kilda,
 4. Collingwood,
 5. South Melbourne,
 6. University (debut),
 7. Fitzroy,
 8. Melbourne,
 9. Richmond (debut).
 10. Geelong.

1909 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. South Melbourne,
 2. Carlton,
 3. Collingwood,
 4. Essendon,
 5. Melbourne,
 6. Fitzroy,
 7. University,
 8. Richmond,
 9. Geelong and
 10. Saint Kilda.

1910 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Collingwood,
 2. Carlton,
 3. South Melbourne,
 4. Essendon,
 5. Geelong,
 6. University,
 7. Richmond,
 8. Fitzroy,
 9. Melbourne and
 10. Saint Kilda.

1911 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Essendon,
 2. Collingwood,
 3. South Melbourne,
 4. Carlton,
 5. Fitzroy,
 6. Geelong,
 7. Melbourne,
 8. Richmond,
 9. Saint Kilda and
 10. University.

1912 - Participating clubs included University (last).

1913 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Fitzroy,
 2. Saint Kilda,
 3. South Melbourne,
 4. Collingwood,
 5. Geelong,
 6. Carlton,
 7. Richmond,
 8. Essendon,
 9. Melbourne and
 10. University.
Grand Final - Fitzroy defeated Saint Kilda.

1914 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Carlton,
 2. South Melbourne,
 3. Fitzroy,
 4. Geelong,
 5. Collingwood,
 6. Essendon,
 7. Saint Kilda,
 8. Richmond,
 9. Melbourne and
 10. University.

1915 - The VFL existed.
1916 - Fitzroy were premiers.
1917 - The VFL existed.
1918 - South Melbourne were premiers.
1919 - The VFL existed.
1920 - The VFL existed.
1921 - The VFL existed.
1922 - Fitzroy were premiers.
1923 - The VFL existed.
1924 - The VFL existed.

1925 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Footscray (debut),
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn (debut) and
 - North Melbourne (debut).
Geelong were premiers.

1926 - The VFL existed.
1927 - The VFL existed.
1928 - The VFL existed.
1929 - Participating clubs included North Melbourne (last).
1930 - Participating clubs included North Melbourne (last).

1931 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Geelong (premiers) and
 - North Melbourne (last).

1932 - The VFL existed.
1933 - South Melbourne were premiers.
1934 - The VFL existed.
1935 - Collingwood were premiers.
1936 - The VFL existed.
1937 - Geelong were premiers.
1938 - The VFL existed.
1939 - The VFL existed.
1940 - The VFL existed.
1941 - The VFL existed.
1942 - Essendon were premiers.
1943 - The VFL existed.
1944 - Fitzroy were premiers, defeating Richmond.
1945 - South Melbourne were premiers.

1946-50 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.

1951 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong (premiers),
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.

1952 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong (premiers),
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.

1953 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.

1954 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Footscray were premiers.

1955-56 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.

1957 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray (6th),
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn (made finals),
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.

1958 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Collingwood were premiers.

1959 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.

1960 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Melbourne were premiers.

1961 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Hawthorn were premiers.

1962 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Essendon were premiers.

1963 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Geelong were premiers.

1964 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Melbourne were premiers.

1965 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Grand Final - Essendon defeated Saint Kilda.

1966 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Saint Kilda were premiers, defeating Collingwood by one point.

1967 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Richmond were premiers.

1968 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Carlton,
 2. Essendon,
 3. Geelong,
 4. Saint Kilda,
 5. Richmond,
 6. Hawthorn,
 7. Collingwood,
 8. Melbourne,
 9. South Melbourne,
 10. Footscray,
 11. Fitzroy and
 12. North Melbourne.

1969 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Richmond,
 2. Carlton,
 3. Collingwood,
 4. Geelong,
 5. Hawthorn,
 6. Essendon,
 7. Saint Kilda,
 8. North Melbourne,
 9. South Melbourne,
 10. Fitzroy,
 11.- Footscray and
 12.- Melbourne.

1970 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in final ladder order) :
 1. Carlton,
 2. Collingwood,
 3. Saint Kilda,
 4. South Melbourne,
 5. Geelong,
 6. Richmond,
 7. Footscray,
 8. Hawthorn,
 9. Fitzroy,
 10. Melbourne,
 11. Essendon and
 12. North Melbourne.

1971 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after finals) :
 1. Hawthorn,
 2. Saint Kilda,
 3. Richmond,
 4. Collingwood,
 5. Carlton,
 6. Fitzroy,
 7. Melbourne,
 8. Footscray,
 9. North Melbourne,
 10. Geelong,
 11. Essendon and
 12. South Melbourne.
Grand Final - Hawthorn defeated Saint Kilda.

1972 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after finals) :
 1. Carlton,
 2. Richmond,
 3. Saint Kilda,
 4. Collingwood,
 5. Essendon,
 6. Hawthorn,
 7. Footscray,
 8. Melbourne,
 9. Fitzroy,
 10. Geelong,
 11. South Melbourne and
 12. North Melbourne.

1973 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after finals) :
 1. Richmond,
 2. Carlton,
 3. Collingwood,
 4. Saint Kilda,
 5. Essendon,
 6. North Melbourne,
 7. Hawthorn,
 8. Fitzroy,
 9. Footscray,
 10. Melbourne,
 11. Geelong and
 12. South Melbourne.

1974 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after finals) :
 1. Richmond (premiers),
 2. North Melbourne,
 3. Hawthorn,
 4. Collingwood,
 5. Footscray,
 6. Geelong,
 7. Carlton,
 8. Essendon,
 9. South Melbourne,
 10. Saint Kilda,
 11. Fitzroy and
 12. Melbourne.

1975 :
Participating clubs were (complete, in ladder order after finals) :
 1. North Melbourne (premiers),
 2. Hawthorn,
 3. Richmond,
 4. Carlton,
 5. Collingwood,
 6. Saint Kilda,
 7. Footscray,
 8. Essendon,
 9. Fitzroy,
 10. Melbourne,
 11. Geelong and
 12. South Melbourne.

1976 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Hawthorn were premiers.

1977 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Finals Series :
 - Grand Final - North Melbourne drew Collingwood.
 - Grand Final Replay - North Melbourne defeated Collingwood.

1978 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Hawthorn were premiers.

1979 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.

1980 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne.
Grand Final - Richmond defeated Collingwood.

1981 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy (made the finals),
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - South Melbourne (final season due to name change).

1982 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda and
 - Sydney (debut due to name change).

1983 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn and
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda (last) and
 - Sydney.
Hawthorn were premiers.

1984 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda (last) and
 - Sydney.
Essendon were premiers.

1985 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon and
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda (last) and
 - Sydney.
Essendon were premiers.

1986 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon and
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda (last) and
 - Sydney.
Finals Series :
 - Elimination Final - Fitzroy defeated Essendon.
 - First semi Final - Fitzroy defeated Sydney.
 - Preliminary Final - Fitzroy lost to Hawthorn.
 - Grand Final - Hawthorn were premiers.

1987 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Brisbane (debut),
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney and
 - West Coast (debut).
Carlton were premiers.

1988 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Brisbane,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney and
 - West Coast.
Hawthorn were premiers.

1989 :
Participating clubs included :
 - Brisbane,
 - Fitzroy (6th),
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney and
 - West Coast.
Hawthorn were premiers over Geelong.

1990 :
The league changed its name from the Victorian Football League to the Australian Football League.
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Brisbane,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney and
 - West Coast.
Grand Final - Collingwood (11 goals) defeated Essendon (5 goals).

1991 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide (debut),
 - Brisbane,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney and
 - West Coast.
Hawthorn were premiers, defeating West Coast.

1992 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney (last) and
 - West Coast (premiers).

1993 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon (premiers),
 - Fitzroy,
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney (15th & last) and
 - West Coast.

1994 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy (4 wins),
 - Footscray,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney (last) and
 - West Coast.
Grand Final - West Coast defeated Geelong.

1995 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane (made the finals),
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy (2 wins),
 - Footscray,
 - Fremantle (debut),
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney and
 - West Coast.
Grand Final - Carlton 21.15.141 defeated Geelong 11.14.80.

1996 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane (final season due to merger),
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fitzroy (last (16th), 1 win, final season due to merger),
 - Footscray,
 - Fremantle,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney and
 - West Coast.
North Melbourne were premiers.

1997 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane Lions (debut, result of merger),
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fremantle,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne,
 - Port Adelaide (debut),
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney,
 - West Coast and
 - Western Bulldogs.
Grand Final - Adelaide defeated Saint Kilda.

1998 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane Lions,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fremantle,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - North Melbourne (changed name to Kangaroos next season),
 - Port Adelaide,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney,
 - West Coast and
 - Western Bulldogs.
Adelaide were premiers.

1999 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane Lions,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fremantle,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Melbourne,
 - Kangaroos (changed name from North Melbourne, premiers),
 - Port Adelaide,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney,
 - West Coast and
 - Western Bulldogs.

2000 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane Lions,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fremantle,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Kangaroos,
 - Melbourne,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney,
 - West Coast and
 - Western Bulldogs.
Essendon were premiers, defeating Melbourne.

2001 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane Lions,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fremantle,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Kangaroos,
 - Melbourne,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney,
 - West Coast and
 - Western Bulldogs.
Grand Final - Brisbane Lions defeated Essendon.

2002 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane Lions,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fremantle,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Kangaroos,
 - Melbourne,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney,
 - West Coast and
 - Western Bulldogs.
Grand Final - Brisbane Lions defeated Collingwood.

2003 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane Lions,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fremantle,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Kangaroos,
 - Melbourne,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney,
 - West Coast and
 - Western Bulldogs.
Grand Final - Brisbane Lions defeated Collingwood very comfortably.

2004 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane Lions,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fremantle,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Kangaroos,
 - Melbourne,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney,
 - West Coast and
 - Western Bulldogs.
Grand Final - Port Adelaide defeated Brisbane Lions by 40+ pts.

2005 :
Participating clubs were (complete) :
 - Adelaide,
 - Brisbane Lions,
 - Carlton,
 - Collingwood,
 - Essendon,
 - Fremantle,
 - Geelong,
 - Hawthorn,
 - Kangaroos,
 - Melbourne,
 - Port Adelaide,
 - Richmond,
 - Saint Kilda,
 - Sydney,
 - West Coast and
 - Western Bulldogs.

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