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The List of Australian Football League pre-season and night series premiers is a complete chronological listing of the winners of the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season and night series competitions.

From 1956 to 1971, the night series was a consolation knock-out competition held in September at the Lake Oval in Albert Park amongst the eight teams who failed to reach the finals in the VFL premiership season, apart from 1957, when all twelve teams competed.[1]

There was no official VFL night series held during the 1972 to 1976 seasons, however in 1976 the National Football League (the national governing body at the time) held their own night series held mid-week during the season, known as the NFL Wills Cup. In 1977, the VFL revived their own night series, also to be held mid-week during the season and televised on Channel 7 to rival the NFL series that was shown on Channel 0.[2] Whilst the 1977 series only featured the twelve VFL teams, between 1978 and 1986 a selection of teams from the SANFL, WAFL and representative teams from Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania also competed.[3]

With the national expansion of the VFL to include teams from Western Australia and Queensland the 1987 series was restricted to only the 14 VFL teams and commenced during the pre-season period, but was completed mid-week between rounds 5 and 6 of the 1987 VFL season.[4]

From 1988 onwards, the competition was played in its entirety before the Premiership season began and is competed for by only the VFL or AFL teams (the VFL was renamed the AFL in 1990).

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Consolation Night series (Lake Oval) winners 1956 to 1971

Year Winners Grand Finalist Scores Venue Crowd Margin Season Result
1956 South Melbourne Carlton 13.16 (94) - 13.10 (88) Lake Oval 32,450 6 9th
1957 South Melbourne Geelong 15.13 (103) - 8.4 (52) Lake Oval 25,000 51 10th
1958 St Kilda Carlton 16.13 (109) - 15.11 (101) Lake Oval 26,400 8 8th
1959 Fitzroy Hawthorn 10.10 (70) - 4.16 (40) Lake Oval 9,200 30 5th
1960 South Melbourne Hawthorn 10.12 (72) - 8.11 (59) Lake Oval 20,000 13 8th
1961 Geelong North Melbourne 9.20 (74) - 9.8 (62) Lake Oval 30,465 12 6th
1962 Richmond Hawthorn 8.16 (64) - 9.6 (60) Lake Oval 24,550 4 8th
1963 Footscray Richmond 10.9 (69) - 9.9 (63) Lake Oval 25,270 6 9th
1964 Footscray St Kilda 11.12 (78) - 11.7 (73) Lake Oval 36,300 5 10th
1965 North Melbourne Carlton 14.13 (97) - 9.3 (57) Lake Oval 37,750 40 9th
1966 North Melbourne Hawthorn 20.12 (132) - 12.7 (79) Lake Oval 22,800 53 7th
1967 Footscray South Melbourne 15.11 (101) - 8.8 (64) Lake Oval 26,731 45 12th
1968 Hawthorn North Melbourne 16.15 (111) - 6.14 (50) Lake Oval 15,650 61 6th
1969 Hawthorn Melbourne 10.17 (77) - 9.18 (72) Lake Oval 21,067 5 5th
1970 Footscray Melbourne 13.17 (95) - 13.15 (93) Lake Oval 23,882 2 7th
1971 Melbourne Fitzroy 12.7 (79) - 9.9 (63) Lake Oval 21,169 16 7th

Most Consolation Night Series (Lake Oval) wins 1956-1971

Team Wins Seasons
Footscray 4 1963, 1964, 1967, 1970
South Melbourne 3 1956, 1957, 1960
North Melbourne 2 1965, 1966
Hawthorn 2 1968, 1969
St Kilda 1 1958
Fitzroy 1 1959
Geelong 1 1961
Richmond 1 1962
Melbourne 1 1971

Night series winners 1977 to 1987

Year Winners Grand Finalist Scores Venue Crowd Margin Season Result
1977 Hawthorn Carlton 14.11 (95) - 11.5 (71) Waverley Park 27,407 24 Preliminary Finalist
1978 Fitzroy North Melbourne 13.18 (96) - 2.8 (20) Waverley Park 26,420 76 9th
1979 Collingwood Hawthorn 12.8 (80) - 7.10 (52) Waverley Park 37,753 28 Grand Finalist
1980 North Melbourne Collingwood 8.9 (57) - 7.12 (54) Waverley Park 50,478 3 Elimination Finalist
1981 Essendon Carlton 9.11 (65) - 6.5 (41) Waverley Park 42,269 24 Elimination Finalist
1982 Sydney Swans North Melbourne 13.12 (90) - 8.10 (58) Waverley Park 20,028 32 7th
1983 Carlton Richmond 14.16 (100) - 10.6 (66) Waverley Park 32,927 34 Elimination Finalist
1984 Essendon Sydney Swans 13.11 (89) - 5.8 (38) Waverley Park 30,824 51 Premier
1985 Hawthorn Essendon 11.11 (77) - 10.8 (68) Waverley Park 24,812 9 Grand Finalist
1986 Hawthorn Carlton 9.12 (66) - 5.6 (36) Waverley Park 19,627 30 Premier
1987 Melbourne Essendon 8.10 (58) - 8.6 (54) Waverley Park 26,860 4 Preliminary Finalist

Most night series wins 1977 - 1987

Team Wins Seasons
Hawthorn 3 1977, 1985, 1986
Essendon 2 1981, 1984
Melbourne 1 1987
Sydney Swans 1 1982
Fitzroy 1 1978
Collingwood 1 1979
North Melbourne 1 1980
Carlton 1 1983

Pre-season Cup winners 1988 to present

Year Premier Runner Up Scores Venue Crowd Margin Season Result
1988^ Hawthorn Geelong 10.10 (70) - 9.13 (67) Waverley Park 35,803 3 Premier
1989^ Melbourne Geelong 10.16 (76) - 9.13 (67) Waverley Park 48,720 9 Semi Finalist
1990 Essendon North Melbourne 17.10 (112) - 10.16 (76) Waverley Park 48,559 36 Grand Finalist
1991 Hawthorn North Melbourne 14.19 (103) - 7.12 (54) Waverley Park 46,629 49 Premier
1992 Hawthorn Fitzroy 19.14 (128) - 8.15 (63) Waverley Park 49,453 65 Elimination Finalist
1993 Essendon Richmond 14.18 (102) - 11.13 (79) Waverley Park 75,533 23 Premier
1994 Essendon Adelaide 15.12 (102) - 9.14 (68) Waverley Park 43,925 34 10th
1995 North Melbourne Adelaide 14.9 (93) - 8.15 (63) Waverley Park 39,393 30 Preliminary Finalist
1996 St Kilda Carlton 20.10 (130) - 10.12 (72) Waverley Park 66,888 58 10th
1997 Carlton Geelong 14.13 (97) - 5.10 (40) MCG 63,898 57 11th
1998 North Melbourne St Kilda 14.13 (97) - 12.11 (83) Waverley Park 63,760 14 Grand Finalist
1999 Hawthorn Port Adelaide 12.11 (83) - 5.6 (36) Waverley Park 74,786 41 9th
2000 Essendon Kangaroos 16.21 (117) - 11.10 (76) MCG 56,720 41 Premier
2001 Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) - 3.8 (26) Football Park 35,304 85 Semi Finalist
2002 Port Adelaide Richmond 10.11 (71) - 9.8 (62) Colonial Stadium 36,481 9 Preliminary Finalist
2003 Adelaide Collingwood 2.13.8 (104) - 1.9.10 (73) Telstra Dome 43,571 31 Semi Finalist
2004 St Kilda Geelong 1.14.5 (98) - 1.10.7 (76) Telstra Dome 50,533 21 Preliminary Finalist
2005 Carlton West Coast Eagles 1.14.18 (111) - 1.11.9 (84) Telstra Dome 43,391 27 16th
2006 Geelong Adelaide 3.10.5 (92) - 1.10.15 (84) AAMI Stadium 30,707 8 9th
2007 Carlton Brisbane Lions 2.12.7 (97) - 0.10.12 (72) Telstra Dome 46,094 25 16th
2008 St Kilda Adelaide 2.7.9 (69) - 0.9.10 (64) AAMI Stadium 26,823 5 Preliminary Finalist
2009 Geelong Collingwood 0.18.19 (127) - 1.6.6 (51) Etihad Stadium 37,277 76 Premier
2010 Western Bulldogs St Kilda 2.13.8 (104) - 0.9.10 (64) Etihad Stadium 42,381 40 TBD

^The Australian Football League was called the Victorian Football Legaue prior to 1990.
From 2003 onwards, the pre-season cup competition has had a modified scoring system (not the usual scoring system that is used in the premiership season), that includes awarding 9 points for Super Goals that are kicked from outside the 50m arc and 3 points for rushed behinds.

Most Pre-season Cup competition wins 1988 to present

Team Wins Most Recent Win
Hawthorn 4 1999
Essendon 4 2000
St Kilda 3 2008
Carlton 3 2007
North Melbourne 2 1998
Port Adelaide 2 2002
Geelong 2 2009
Melbourne 1 1989
Adelaide 1 2003
Western Bulldogs 1 2010

Total pre-season and night series wins 1956-2010

Team Wins Seasons
Hawthorn 9 1968, 1969, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1999
Essendon 6 1981, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2000
Footscray /
Western Bulldogs		 5 1963, 1964, 1967, 1970, 2010
North Melbourne 5 1965, 1966, 1980, 1995, 1998
South Melbourne /
Sydney Swans		 4 1956, 1957, 1960, 1982
St Kilda 4 1958, 1996, 2004, 2008
Carlton 4 1983, 1997, 2005, 2007
Geelong 3 1961, 2006, 2009
Melbourne 3 1971, 1987, 1989
Fitzroy 2 1959, 1978
Port Adelaide 2 2001, 2002
Adelaide 1 2003
Richmond 1 1962
Collingwood 1 1979
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Back To Back Pre-Season Cups

Season Premier Runner Up Score Venue Attendance Margin
1956 South Melbourne Carlton 13.16 (94) - 13.10 (88) Lake Oval 32,450 6
1957 South Melbourne Geelong 15.13 (103) - 8.4 (52) Lake Oval 25,000 51
1963 Footscray Richmond 10.9 (69) - 9.9 (63) Lake Oval 25,270 6
1964 Footscray St Kilda 11.12 (78) - 11.7 (73) Lake Oval 36,300 5
1965 North Melbourne Carlton 14.13 (97) - 9.3 (57) Lake Oval 37,750 40
1966 North Melbourne Hawthorn 20.12 (132) - 12.7 (79) Lake Oval 22,800 53
1968 Hawthorn North Melbourne 16.15 (111) - 6.14 (50) Lake Oval 15,650 61
1969 Hawthorn Melbourne 10.17 (77) - 9.18 (72) Lake Oval 21,067 5
1985 Hawthorn Essendon 11.11 (77) - 10.8 (68) Waverley Park 24,812 9
1986 Hawthorn Carlton 9.12 (66) - 5.6 (36) Waverley Park 19,627 30
1991 Hawthorn North Melbourne 14.19 (103) - 7.12 (54) Waverley Park 46,629 49
1992 Hawthorn Fitzroy 19.14 (128) - 8.15 (63) Waverley Park 49,453 65
1993 Essendon Richmond 14.18 (102) - 11.13 (79) Waverley Park 75,533 23
1994 Essendon Adelaide 15.12 (102) - 9.14 (68) Waverley Park 43,925 34
2001 Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions 17.9 (111) - 3.8 (26) Football Park 35,304 85
2002 Port Adelaide Richmond 10.11 (71) - 9.8 (62) Colonial Stadium 36,481 9

Double Premiership Teams

The double premiership of winning both the pre-season and main premiership competitions has been achieved on seven occasions, by three clubs. In 2007, the AFL announced that if a club won both titles, they would win a $1 million bonus.[6] The offer was not extended past that season, so neither St Kilda, who won the 2008 NAB Cup and made the preliminary final of the 2008 AFL season[7] nor Geelong, who achieved the double in 2009 were eligible for the extra prizemoney.

Season Premier Runner Up Score Venue Attendance Premiership
1984 Essendon Sydney Swans 13.11 (89) - 5.8 (38) Waverley Park 30,824 Pre-Season
1984 Essendon Hawthorn 14.21 (105) - 12.9 (81) MCG 92,685 AFL Grand Final
1986 Hawthorn Carlton 9.12 (66) - 5.6 (36) Waverley Park 19,627 Pre-Season
1986 Hawthorn Carlton 16.14 (110) - 9.14 (68) MCG 101,861 AFL Grand Final
1988^ Hawthorn Geelong 10.10 (70) - 9.13 (67) Waverley Park 35,803 Pre-Season
1988 Hawthorn Melbourne 22.20 (152) - 6.20 (56) MCG 93,754 AFL Grand Final
1993 Essendon Richmond 14.18 (102) - 11.13 (79) Waverley Park 75,533 Pre-Season
1993 Essendon Carlton 20.13 (133) - 13.11 (89) MCG 96,862 AFL Grand Final
2000 Essendon Kangaroos 16.21 (117) - 11.10 (76) MCG 56,720 Pre-Season
2000 Essendon Melbourne 19.21 (135) - 11.9 (75) MCG 96,249 AFL Grand Final
2009 Geelong Collingwood 0.18.19 (127) - 1.6.6 (51) Etihad Stadium 37,277 Pre-Season
2009 Geelong St Kilda 12.8 (80) - 9.14 (68) MCG 99,251 AFL Grand Final

See also

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Kevin (2000). Inside Football Footystats. Oakleigh, Victoria: ACP Action. p. 76. ISBN 064637926-7. 
  2. ^ Ross, John, ed (1997). 100 years of Australian football. Ringwood, Victoria: Penguin Books. p. 277. ISBN 0-14-026969-X. 
  3. ^ Devaney, John. "VFL & AFL Night Series & Pre-season Grand Finals". http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/night_series_grand_finals.htm#13%20in%201978. Retrieved 2008-10-12. 
  4. ^ Football Register (25th Edition ed.). Applecross, Western Australia: Westralian Publishers. 1987. pp. 103, 117. 
  5. ^ Lovett, Michael, ed (2005). AFL Record Guide to Season 2005. AFL Publishing. p. 760. 
  6. ^ AFL glory equals $1m bonus
  7. ^ $1 million finals bonus off the table for St Kilda







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