NIGHT SERIES/PRE-SEASON CUP:
GRAND FINALS
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NIGHT SERIES/PRE-SEASON - PREMIERSHIP TALLIES
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PREMIERS |
RUNNER-UP |
TEAM |
SEASONS |
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9 |
5 |
Hawthorn |
1959, 1960, 1962,
1966, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1988,
1991, 1992, 1999 |
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6 |
3 |
Essendon |
1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993,
1994, 2000, 2011 |
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5 |
7 |
North
Melbourne |
1961, 1965, 1966,
1968,1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000 |
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5 |
- |
Footscray / Western Bulldogs |
1963, 1964, 1967, 1970, 2010 |
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4 |
8 |
Carlton |
1956, 1958, 1965,
1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2007,
2013 |
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4 |
3 |
St Kilda |
1958, 1964, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2008,
2010 |
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4 |
2 |
South
Melbourne / Sydney |
1956, 1957, 1960, 1967, 1982,
1984 |
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3 |
5 |
Geelong |
1957, 1961,
1988, 1989, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2009 |
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3 |
2 |
Melbourne |
1969, 1970, 1971,
1987, 1989 |
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2 |
4 |
Adelaide Crows |
1994, 1995, 2003,
2006, 2008, 2012 |
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2 |
3 |
Collingwood |
1979, 1980, 2003, 2009, 2011 |
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2 |
2 |
Fitzroy Lions |
1959, 1971, 1978, 1992 |
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2 |
1 |
Port Adelaide |
1999, 2001, 2002 |
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1 |
4 |
Richmond |
1962, 1963, 1983, 1993, 2002 |
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1 |
2 |
Brisbane
Bears / Lions |
2001, 2007, 2013 |
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- |
2 |
West
Coast |
2005, 2012 |
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- |
- |
Fremantle |
- |
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- |
- |
Gold
Coast |
- |
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- |
- |
GWS Giants |
- |
NIGHT SERIES/PRE-SEASON - GRAND FINALS
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YEAR |
PREMIER |
|
RUNNER-UP |
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MARGIN |
VENUE |
CROWD |
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17-9-1956 |
South
Melbourne (9) |
13.16 (94) |
Carlton
(5) |
13.10 (88) |
6 |
Lakeside Oval |
33,120 |
*official = 32,450 |
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7-10-1957 |
South
Melbourne (10) |
15.13 (103) |
Geelong
(12) |
8.4 (52) |
51 |
Lakeside Oval |
25,000 |
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22-9-1958 |
St Kilda (8) |
16.13 (109) |
Carlton
(7) |
15.11 (101) |
8 |
Lakeside Oval |
27,800 |
*official = 26,400 |
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28-9-1959 |
Fitzroy Lions (5) |
10.10 (70) |
Hawthorn
(7) |
4.16 (40) |
30 |
Lakeside Oval |
9,300 |
*official = 9,200 |
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27-9-1960 |
South
Melbourne (8) |
10.12 (72) |
Hawthorn
(5) |
8.11 (59) |
13 |
Lakeside Oval |
20,000 |
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25-9-1961 |
Geelong
(6) |
9.20 (74) |
North
Melbourne (12) |
9.8 (62) |
12 |
Lakeside Oval |
30,365 |
*official = 30,465 |
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26-9-1962 |
Richmond
(8) |
8.16 (64) |
Hawthorn
(9) |
9.6 (60) |
4 |
Lakeside Oval |
24,550 |
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2-10-1963 |
Footscray Bulldogs (9) |
10.9 (69) |
Richmond
(10) |
9.9 (63) |
6 |
Lakeside Oval |
25,276 |
*official = 25,270 |
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21-9-1964 |
Footscray Bulldogs (7) |
11.12 (78) |
St Kilda (6) |
11.7 (73) |
5 |
Lakeside Oval |
36,300 |
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27-9-1965 |
North
Melbourne (9) |
14.13 (97) |
Carlton
(6) |
9.3 (57) |
40 |
Lakeside Oval |
37,750 |
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26-9-1966 |
North
Melbourne (7) |
20.12 (132) |
Hawthorn
(9) |
12.7 (79) |
53 |
Lakeside Oval |
22,800 |
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25-9-1967 |
Footscray Bulldogs (12) |
15.11 (101) |
South
Melbourne (9) |
8.8 (56) |
45 |
Lakeside Oval |
26,731 |
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2-10-1968 |
Hawthorn
(6) |
16.15 (111) |
North
Melbourne (12) |
6.14 (50) |
61 |
Lakeside Oval |
15,650 |
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29-9-1969 |
Hawthorn
(5) |
10.17 (77) |
Melbourne
(12) |
9.18 (72) |
5 |
Lakeside Oval |
21,067 |
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28-9-1970 |
Footscray Bulldogs (7) |
13.17 (95) |
Melbourne
(10) |
13.15 (93) |
2 |
Lakeside Oval |
23,882 |
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27-9-1971 |
Melbourne
(7) |
12.7 (79) |
Fitzroy Lions (6) |
9.9 (63) |
16 |
Lakeside Oval |
21,169 |
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17-8-1976 |
Hawthorn |
12.17 (89) |
North
Melbourne |
5.11 (41) |
48 |
Norwood Oval, SA |
7,374 |
NFL Wills Cup |
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2-8-1977 |
Hawthorn |
14.11 (95) |
Carlton |
11.5 (71) |
24 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
27,407 |
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20-6-1978 |
Fitzroy Lions |
13.18 (96) |
North
Melbourne |
2.8 (20) |
76 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
26,420 |
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3-7-1979 |
Collingwood |
12.8 (80) |
Hawthorn |
7.10 (52) |
28 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
37,753 |
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15-7-1980 |
North
Melbourne |
8.9 (57) |
Collingwood |
7.12 (54) |
3 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
50,478 |
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14-7-1981 |
Essendon |
9.11 (65) |
Carlton |
6.5 (41) |
24 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
42,269 |
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20-7-1982 |
Swans
(SM/Sydney) |
13.12 (90) |
North
Melbourne |
8.10 (58) |
32 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
20,028 |
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26-7-1983 |
Carlton |
14.16 (100) |
Richmond |
10.6 (66) |
34 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
32,927 |
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24-7-1984 |
Essendon |
13.11 (89) |
Sydney |
5.8 (38) |
51 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
30,824 |
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23-7-1985 |
Hawthorn |
11.11 (77) |
Essendon |
10.8 (68) |
9 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
24,812 |
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1-7-1986 |
Hawthorn |
9.12 (66) |
Carlton |
5.6 (36) |
30 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
19,627 |
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29-4-1987 |
Melbourne |
8.10 (58) |
Essendon |
8.6 (54) |
4 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
26,860 |
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26-3-1988 |
Hawthorn |
10.10 (70) |
Geelong |
9.13 (67) |
3 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
35,803 |
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18-3-1989 |
Melbourne |
10.16 (76) |
Geelong |
9.13 (67) |
9 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
48,720 |
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17-3-1990 |
Essendon |
17.10 (112) |
North
Melbourne |
10.16 (76) |
36 |
Waverley Park |
48,559 |
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16-3-1991 |
Hawthorn |
14.19 (103) |
North
Melbourne |
7.12 (54) |
49 |
Waverley Park |
46,629 |
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14-3-1992 |
Hawthorn |
19.14 (128) |
Fitzroy Lions |
8.15 (63) |
65 |
Waverley Park |
49,453 |
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20-3-1993 |
Essendon |
14.18 (102) |
Richmond |
11.13 (79) |
23 |
Waverley Park |
75,533 |
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19-3-1994 |
Essendon |
15.12 (102) |
Adelaide Crows |
9.14 (68) |
34 |
Waverley Park |
43,925 |
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25-3-1995 |
North
Melbourne |
14.9 (93) |
Adelaide Crows |
8.15 (63) |
30 |
Waverley Park |
39,393 |
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23-3-1996 |
St Kilda |
20.10 (130) |
Carlton |
10.12 (72) |
58 |
Waverley Park |
66,888 |
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21-3-1997 |
Carlton |
14.13 (97) |
Geelong |
5.10 (40) |
57 |
MCG |
74,786 |
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21-3-1998 |
North
Melbourne |
14.13 (97) |
St Kilda |
12.11 (83) |
14 |
Waverley Park |
63,898 |
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13-3-1999 |
Hawthorn |
12.11 (83) |
Port Adelaide |
5.6 (36) |
47 |
Waverley Park |
49,874 |
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26-2-2000 |
Essendon |
16.21 (117) |
North
Melbourne |
11.10 (76) |
41 |
MCG |
56,720 |
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17-3-2001 |
Port Adelaide |
17.9 (111) |
Brisbane
Lions |
3.8 (26) |
85 |
Football Park, SA |
35,304 |
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16-3-2002 |
Port Adelaide |
10.11 (71) |
Richmond |
9.8 (62) |
9 |
Docklands |
36,481 |
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15-3-2003 |
Adelaide Crows |
2.13.8 (104) |
Collingwood |
1.9.10 (73) |
31 |
Docklands |
43,571 |
supergoal introduced |
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13-3-2004 |
St Kilda |
1.14.5 (98) |
Geelong |
1.10.7 (76) |
22 |
Docklands |
50,533 |
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12-3-2005 |
Carlton |
1.14.18 (111) |
West
Coast |
1.11.9 (84) |
27 |
Docklands |
43,280 |
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18-3-2006 |
Geelong |
3.10.5 (92) |
Adelaide Crows |
1.10.15 (84) |
8 |
Football Park, SA |
30,707 |
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17-3-2007 |
Carlton |
2.12.7 (97) |
Brisbane
Lions |
0.10.12 (72) |
25 |
Docklands |
46,094 |
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8-3-2008 |
St Kilda |
2.7.9 (69) |
Adelaide Crows |
0.9.10 (64) |
5 |
Football Park, SA |
26,823 |
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13-3-2009 |
Geelong |
0.18.19 (127) |
Collingwood |
1.6.6 (51) |
76 |
Docklands |
37,277 |
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13-3-2010 |
Western Bulldogs |
2.13.8 (104) |
St Kilda |
0.9.10 (64) |
40 |
Docklands |
42,381 |
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11-3-2011 |
Collingwood |
1.15.9 (108) |
Essendon |
0.13.8 (86) |
22 |
Docklands |
45,304 |
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17-3-2012 |
Adelaide Crows |
2.10.17 (95) |
West
Coast |
2.5.13 (61) |
34 |
Football Park, SA |
27,376 |
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15-3-2013 |
Brisbane
Lions |
0.16.13 (109) |
Carlton |
2.7.9 (69) |
40 |
Docklands |
24,884 |
1956 GF
- media reports of the day (and current AFL records) have the crowd for this match as 32,450
- later editions of the Football Record (12-9-1957 / 26-9-1960 / 2-9-1965 / 25-9-1967 / 4-9-1968 / 28-9-1970) confirm it was actually 33,120
1958 GF
- media reports of the day (and current AFL records) have the crowd for this match as 26,400
- the opening Football Record of the 1959 Night Series (3-9-1959) has the same crowd figure
- however, subsequent editions of the Football Record (26-9-1960 / 2-9-1965 / 25-9-1967 / 4-9-1968 / 28-9-1970) confirm it was actually 27,800
1959 GF
- media reports of the day (and current AFL records) have the crowd for this match as 9,200
- later editions of the Football Record (1-9-1960 / 26-9-1960 / 2-9-1965 / 25-9-1967 / 4-9-1968 / 28-9-1970) confirm it was actually 9,300
1961 GF
- current AFL records have the crowd for this match as 30,465
- The Age (26-9-1961) and The Football Record (31-8-1962 / 2-9-1965 / 25-9-1967 / 4-9-1968 / 28-9-1970) confirm it was actually 30,365
1963 GF
- newspaper match reports the day after the game have a crowd of 25,270
- the 1963 VFL Grand Final Football Record a few days later (5-10-1963) has the exact crowd figure of 25,276
- other editions of the Football Record in subsequent years (as well as modern AFL records) have the original rounded-off total of 25,270
GRAND FINAL NOTES:
During the 1956-71 era, in all but two seasons the Night Series Grand Final was held after the VFL Grand Final (usually in the week following the premiership decider). The sole exceptions were the 1962 and 1963 seasons when the night final was played during VFL Grand Final week.
NIGHT SERIES/PRE-SEASON - PREMIERSHIP CAPTAINS/COACHES
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YEAR |
TEAM |
COACH |
CAPTAIN |
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1956 |
South
Melbourne |
Herbie Matthews |
Ian
Gillett |
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1957 |
South
Melbourne |
Herbie Matthews |
Ron Clegg |
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1958 |
St
Kilda |
Alan Killigrew |
Neil
Roberts (VC) |
Brian
Gleeson (C) DNP due to injury |
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1959 |
Fitzroy Lions |
Len Smith |
Alan Gale |
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1960 |
South
Melbourne |
Bill Faul |
Bob Skilton (VC) |
Ron
Clegg (C) DNP due to injury |
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1961 |
Geelong |
Bob Davis |
John Yeates |
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1962 |
Richmond |
Des Rowe |
Ron Branton |
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1963 |
Footscray Bulldogs |
Ted
Whitten |
Ted
Whitten |
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1964 |
Footscray Bulldogs |
Ted
Whitten |
Ted
Whitten |
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1965 |
North
Melbourne |
Alan Killigrew |
Noel
Teasdale |
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1966 |
North
Melbourne |
Alan Killigrew |
Noel
Teasdale |
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1967 |
Footscray Bulldogs |
Charlie
Sutton |
Ted
Whitten |
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1968 |
Hawthorn |
John
Kennedy |
Graham
Arthur |
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1969 |
Hawthorn |
John
Kennedy |
David Parkin |
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1970 |
Footscray Bulldogs |
Ted
Whitten |
Stuart
Magee* |
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1971 |
Melbourne |
Bernie
Massey* |
Frank
Davis |
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1976 |
Hawthorn |
David Parkin* |
Don Scott |
NFL
Wills Cup |
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1977 |
Hawthorn |
David Parkin |
Don Scott |
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1978 |
Fitzroy Lions |
Graham
Campbell |
Garry
Wilson (VC) |
Harvey
Merrigan (C) DNP due to injury |
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1979 |
Collingwood |
Tom Hafey |
Ray Shaw |
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1980 |
North
Melbourne |
Ron Barassi |
Wayne Schimmelbusch |
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1981 |
Essendon |
Kevin Sheedy |
Simon
Madden |
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1982 |
Swans
(SM/Sydney) |
Ricky Quade |
Barry
Round |
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1983 |
Carlton |
David Parkin |
Wayne
Johnston (DVC)* |
Fitzpatrick
(C) and Southby (VC) DNP due to injury |
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1984 |
Essendon |
Kevin Sheedy |
Terry Daniher |
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1985 |
Hawthorn |
Allan
Jeans |
Michael
Tuck (VC)* |
Leigh
Matthews (C) DNP due to suspension |
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1986 |
Hawthorn |
Allan
Jeans |
Michael
Tuck |
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1987 |
Melbourne |
John Northey |
Danny
Hughes (VC) |
Robert
Flower (C) DNP due to injury |
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1988 |
Hawthorn |
Alan Joyce |
Michael
Tuck |
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1989 |
Melbourne |
John Northey |
Greg Healy |
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1990 |
Essendon |
Kevin Sheedy |
Tim Watson |
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1991 |
Hawthorn |
Alan Joyce |
Gary Ayres
(VC) |
Michael
Tuck (C) DNP due to injury |
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1992 |
Hawthorn |
Alan Joyce |
Gary Ayres |
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1993 |
Essendon |
Kevin Sheedy |
Mark
Thompson |
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1994 |
Essendon |
Kevin Sheedy |
Paul
Salmon (VC) |
Mark
Thompson (C) DNP due to injury |
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1995 |
North
Melbourne |
Denis
Pagan |
Wayne
Carey |
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1996 |
St
Kilda |
Stan Alves |
Nathan
Burke |
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1997 |
Carlton |
Wayne Brittain* |
Craig
Bradley |
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1998 |
North
Melbourne |
Denis
Pagan |
Wayne
Carey |
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1999 |
Hawthorn |
Ken Judge |
Shane
Crawford |
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2000 |
Essendon |
Kevin Sheedy |
James Hird |
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2001 |
Port
Adelaide |
Mark
Williams |
Matthew
Primus |
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2002 |
Port
Adelaide |
Mark
Williams |
Matthew Primus |
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2003 |
Adelaide Crows |
Gary Ayres |
Mark Ricciuto |
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2004 |
St
Kilda |
Grant
Thomas |
Lenny
Hayes |
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2005 |
Carlton |
Denis
Pagan |
Anthony Koutoufides |
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2006 |
Geelong |
Mark
Thompson |
Matthew
Scarlett (VC)* |
Steven
King (C) DNP due to injury |
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2007 |
Carlton |
Denis
Pagan |
Lance Whitnall |
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2008 |
St
Kilda |
Ross Lyon |
Justin Koschitzke* |
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2009 |
Geelong |
Mark
Thompson |
Cameron
Ling (VC) |
Tom
Harley (C) DNP due to injury |
|
2010 |
Western Bulldogs |
Rodney Eade |
Daniel Giansiracusa (VC) |
Brad
Johnson (C) DNP due to injury |
|
2011 |
Collingwood |
Mick Malthouse |
Scott Pendlebury (VC) |
Nick
Maxwell (C) DNP due to injury |
|
2012 |
Adelaide Crows |
Brenton Sanderson |
Nathan van
Berlo |
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|
2013 |
Brisbane Lions |
Michael
Voss |
Jonathan
Brown |
1970 - Ted Whitten senior started the season as Footscray captain-coach but retired as a player after breaking the VFL games record in Round 5 - he remained as coach for the rest of the season and Stuart Magee (VC) took over the captaincy.
1971 - Melbourne coach Ian Ridley missed the Grand Final due to a work-related holiday in Fiji; senior assistant Bernie Massey took over coaching duties for the final.
1976 NFL Wills Cup - Hawthorn's senior coach John Kennedy allowed David Parkin, his senior assistant to coach the team throughout the NFL Night Series as an apprenticeship. Parkin later took over as the Hawks' head coach following the 1976 season.
1983 - with Mike Fitzpatrick (C) and Geoff Southby (VC) both unavailable due to injury, veteran forward Wayne Johnston was notified ten minutes before the opening bounce that he would be captaining the Blues in the Grand Final.
1985 - Hawthorn captain Leigh Matthews had been de-registered by the VFL Commision following his king hit on Geelong's Neville Bruns a fortnight earlier. Michael Tuck (VC) led the Hawks during Matthews' month-long suspension.
1997 - Carlton senior coach David Parkin allowed his assistant, Wayne Brittain to coach the team during the pre-season competition. Parkin resumed as senior coach for the premiership season.
2006 - Geelong appointed three joint vice-captains for the 2006 season: Tom Harley, Cameron Ling and Matthew Scarlett. With captain Steven King unavailable due to injury, Scarlett was nominated to lead the Cats in the 2006 night final.
2008 - Lenny Hayes, Nick Riewoldt and Luke Ball had served as joint-St Kilda captains for the 2007 season but coach Ross Lyon chose to trial a number of different captains throughout the 2008 pre-season. Justin Koschitzke was the Saints nominated leader for the week of the pre-season Grand Final and duly raised the trophy when they won the flag. Nick Riewoldt, who also played in the final, was appointed captain five days later.
PREMIERSHIP DOUBLE
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NEARLY A DOUBLE
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The Night Series/Pre-Season premiers have gone on to win the VFL-AFL Grand Final in the same season on seven occasions (Hawthorn also achieved an unofficial "double" in 1976 when they won the NFL Wills Cup played in Adelaide and the VFL Grand Final):
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On eight occasions teams completed half of the premiership double, but lost in the other Grand Final that season:
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BACK-TO-BACK FLAGS
On eight occasions clubs have won successive premierships in the Night Series/Pre-Season competition:
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DOUBLE TROUBLE
On six occasions clubs have reached the Grand Finals of both competitions but come away empty-handed:
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MICHAEL TUCK MEDAL
(Pre-Season Grand Final - Best On Ground)
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