NIGHT SERIES / PRE-SEASON CUP:
GRAND FINALS
|
|
PREMIERSHIP TALLIES
|
PREMIERS |
RUNNER-UP |
TEAM |
SEASONS |
|
9 |
5 |
Hawthorn |
1959, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1969,
1977, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992,
1999 |
|
6 |
3 |
Essendon |
1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993,
1994, 2000, 2011 |
|
5 |
7 |
North Melbourne |
1961, 1965, 1966,
1968,1978, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000 |
|
5 |
- |
Fooscray / Western Bulldogs |
1963, 1964, 1967, 1970, 2010 |
|
4 |
8 |
Carlton |
1956, 1958, 1965, 1977, 1981, 1983,
1986, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2013 |
|
4 |
3 |
St Kilda |
1958, 1964, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2008,
2010 |
|
4 |
2 |
South Melbourne / Sydney |
1956, 1957, 1960, 1967, 1982,
1984 |
|
3 |
5 |
Geelong |
1957, 1961, 1988, 1989, 1997,
2004, 2006, 2009 |
|
3 |
2 |
Melbourne |
1969, 1970, 1971, 1987,
1989 |
|
2 |
4 |
Adelaide Crows |
1994, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2012 |
|
2 |
3 |
Collingwood |
1979, 1980, 2003, 2009, 2011 |
|
2 |
2 |
Fitzroy Lions |
1959, 1971, 1978, 1992 |
|
2 |
1 |
Port Adelaide |
1999, 2001, 2002 |
|
1 |
4 |
Richmond |
1962, 1963, 1983, 1993, 2002 |
|
1 |
2 |
Brisbane Bears / Lions |
2001, 2007, 2013 |
|
- |
2 |
West Coast |
2005, 2012 |
|
- |
- |
Fremantle |
- |
|
- |
- |
Gold Coast |
- |
|
- |
- |
GWS Giants |
- |
NIGHT SERIES / PRE-SEASON - GRAND FINALS
|
YEAR |
PREMIER |
SCORE |
RUNNER-UP |
SCORE |
MARGIN |
VENUE |
CROWD |
|
17/09/1956 |
South Melbourne (9) |
13.16 (94) |
Carlton (5) |
13.10 (88) |
6 |
Lakeside Oval |
33,120* |
|
07/10/1957 |
South Melbourne (10) |
15.13 (103) |
Geelong (12) |
8.4 (52) |
51 |
Lakeside Oval |
25,000 |
|
22/09/1958 |
St Kilda
(8) |
16.13 (109) |
Carlton (7) |
15.11 (101) |
8 |
Lakeside Oval |
27,800* |
|
28/09/1959 |
Fitzroy Lions (5) |
10.10 (70) |
Hawthorn (7) |
4.16 (40) |
30 |
Lakeside Oval |
9,300* |
|
27/09/1960 |
South Melbourne (8) |
10.12 (72) |
Hawthorn (5) |
8.11 (59) |
13 |
Lakeside Oval |
20,000 |
|
25/09/1961 |
Geelong (6) |
9.20 (74) |
North Melbourne (12) |
9.8 (62) |
12 |
Lakeside Oval |
30,365* |
|
26/09/1962 |
Richmond (8) |
8.16 (64) |
Hawthorn (9) |
9.6 (60) |
4 |
Lakeside Oval |
24,550 |
|
02/10/1963 |
Footscray Bulldogs (9) |
10.9 (69) |
Richmond (10) |
9.9 (63) |
6 |
Lakeside Oval |
25,276* |
|
21/09/1964 |
Footscray Bulldogs (7) |
11.12 (78) |
St Kilda
(6) |
11.7 (73) |
5 |
Lakeside Oval |
36,300 |
|
27/09/1965 |
North Melbourne (9) |
14.13 (97) |
Carlton (6) |
9.3 (57) |
40 |
Lakeside Oval |
37,750 |
|
26/09/1966 |
North Melbourne (7) |
20.12 (132) |
Hawthorn (9) |
12.7 (79) |
53 |
Lakeside Oval |
22,800 |
|
25/09/1967 |
Footscray Bulldogs (12) |
15.11 (101) |
South Melbourne (9) |
8.8 (56) |
45 |
Lakeside Oval |
26,731 |
|
02/10/1968 |
Hawthorn (6) |
16.15 (111) |
North Melbourne (12) |
6.14 (50) |
61 |
Lakeside Oval |
15,650 |
|
29/09/1969 |
Hawthorn (5) |
10.17 (77) |
Melbourne (12) |
9.18 (72) |
5 |
Lakeside Oval |
21,067 |
|
28/09/1970 |
Footscray Bulldogs (7) |
13.17 (95) |
Melbourne (10) |
13.15 (93) |
2 |
Lakeside Oval |
23,882 |
|
27/09/1971 |
Melbourne (7) |
12.7 (79) |
Fitzroy Lions (6) |
9.9 (63) |
16 |
Lakeside Oval |
21,169 |
|
17/08/1976 |
Hawthorn |
12.17 (89) |
North Melbourne |
5.11 (41) |
48 |
Norwood Oval, SA |
7,374 |
|
02/08/1977 |
Hawthorn |
14.11 (95) |
Carlton |
11.5 (71) |
24 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
27,407 |
|
20/06/1978 |
Fitzroy Lions |
13.18 (96) |
North Melbourne |
2.8 (20) |
76 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
26,420 |
|
03/07/1979 |
Collingwood |
12.8 (80) |
Hawthorn |
7.10 (52) |
28 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
37,753 |
|
15/07/1980 |
North Melbourne |
8.9 (57) |
Collingwood |
7.12 (54) |
3 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
50,478 |
|
14/07/1981 |
Essendon |
9.11 (65) |
Carlton |
6.5 (41) |
24 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
42,269 |
|
20/07/1982 |
Swans (SM / Sydney) |
13.12 (90) |
North Melbourne |
8.10 (58) |
32 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
20,028 |
|
26/07/1983 |
Carlton |
14.16 (100) |
Richmond |
10.6 (66) |
34 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
32,927 |
|
24/07/1984 |
Essendon |
13.11 (89) |
Sydney |
5.8 (38) |
51 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
30,824 |
|
23/07/1985 |
Hawthorn |
11.11 (77) |
Essendon |
10.8 (68) |
9 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
24,812 |
|
01/07/1986 |
Hawthorn |
9.12 (66) |
Carlton |
5.6 (36) |
30 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
19,627 |
|
29/04/1987 |
Melbourne |
8.10 (58) |
Essendon |
8.6 (54) |
4 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
26,860 |
|
26/03/1988 |
Hawthorn |
10.10 (70) |
Geelong |
9.13 (67) |
3 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
35,803 |
|
18/03/1989 |
Melbourne |
10.16 (76) |
Geelong |
9.13 (67) |
9 |
VFL Park, Waverley |
48,720 |
|
17/03/1990 |
Essendon |
17.10 (112) |
North Melbourne |
10.16 (76) |
36 |
Waverley Park |
48,559 |
|
16/03/1991 |
Hawthorn |
14.19 (103) |
North Melbourne |
7.12 (54) |
49 |
Waverley Park |
46,629 |
|
14/03/1992 |
Hawthorn |
19.14 (128) |
Fitzroy Lions |
8.15 (63) |
65 |
Waverley Park |
49,453 |
|
20/03/1993 |
Essendon |
14.18 (102) |
Richmond |
11.13 (79) |
23 |
Waverley Park |
75,533 |
|
19/03/1994 |
Essendon |
15.12 (102) |
Adelaide Crows |
9.14 (68) |
34 |
Waverley Park |
43,925 |
|
25/03/1995 |
North Melbourne |
14.9 (93) |
Adelaide Crows |
8.15 (63) |
30 |
Waverley Park |
39,393 |
|
23/03/1996 |
St Kilda |
20.10 (130) |
Carlton |
10.12 (72) |
58 |
Waverley Park |
66,888 |
|
21/03/1997 |
Carlton |
14.13 (97) |
Geelong |
5.10 (40) |
57 |
MCG |
74,786 |
|
21/03/1998 |
North Melbourne |
14.13 (97) |
St Kilda |
12.11 (83) |
14 |
Waverley Park |
63,898 |
|
13/03/1999 |
Hawthorn |
12.11 (83) |
Port Adelaide |
5.6 (36) |
47 |
Waverley Park |
49,874 |
|
26/02/2000 |
Essendon |
16.21 (117) |
Kangaroos |
11.10 (76) |
41 |
MCG |
56,720 |
|
17/03/2001 |
Port Adelaide |
17.9 (111) |
Brisbane Lions |
3.8 (26) |
85 |
Football Park, SA |
35,304 |
|
16/03/2002 |
Port Adelaide |
10.11 (71) |
Richmond |
9.8 (62) |
9 |
Docklands |
36,481 |
|
15/03/2003 |
Adelaide Crows |
2.13.8 (104) |
Collingwood |
1.9.10 (73) |
31 |
Docklands |
43,571 |
|
13/03/2004 |
St Kilda |
1.14.5 (98) |
Geelong |
1.10.7 (76) |
22 |
Docklands |
50,533 |
|
12/03/2005 |
Carlton |
1.14.18 (111) |
West Coast |
1.11.9 (84) |
27 |
Docklands |
43,280 |
|
18/03/2006 |
Geelong |
3.10.5 (92) |
Adelaide Crows |
1.10.15 (84) |
8 |
Football Park, SA |
30,707 |
|
17/03/2007 |
Carlton |
2.12.7 (97) |
Brisbane Lions |
0.10.12 (72) |
25 |
Docklands |
46,094 |
|
08/03/2008 |
St Kilda |
2.7.9 (69) |
Adelaide Crows |
0.9.10 (64) |
5 |
Football Park, SA |
26,823 |
|
13/03/2009 |
Geelong |
0.18.19 (127) |
Collingwood |
1.6.6 (51) |
76 |
Docklands |
37,277 |
|
13/03/2010 |
Western Bulldogs |
2.13.8 (104) |
St Kilda |
0.9.10 (64) |
40 |
Docklands |
42,381 |
|
11/03/2011 |
Collingwood |
1.15.9 (108) |
Essendon |
0.13.8 (86) |
22 |
Docklands |
45,304 |
|
17/03/2012 |
Adelaide Crows |
2.10.17 (95) |
West Coast |
2.5.13 (61) |
34 |
Football Park, SA |
27,376 |
|
15/03/2013 |
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.
PREMIERSHIP CAPTAINS & COACHES
|
YEAR |
TEAM |
COACH |
CAPTAIN |
|
1956 |
South Melbourne |
Herbie Matthews |
Ian Gillett |
|
1957 |
South Melbourne |
Herbie Matthews |
Ron Clegg |
|
1958 |
St Kilda |
Alan Killigrew |
Neil Roberts (VC)* |
|
1959 |
Fitzroy Lions |
Len Smith |
Alan Gale |
|
1960 |
South Melbourne |
Bill Faul |
Bob Skilton
(VC)* |
|
1961 |
Geelong |
Bob Davis |
John Yeates |
|
1962 |
Richmond |
Des Rowe |
Ron Branton |
|
1963 |
Footscray Bulldogs |
Ted Whitten |
Ted Whitten |
|
1964 |
Footscray Bulldogs |
Ted Whitten |
Ted Whitten |
|
1965 |
North Melbourne |
Alan Killigrew |
Noel Teasdale |
|
1966 |
North Melbourne |
Alan Killigrew |
Noel Teasdale |
|
1967 |
Footscray Bulldogs |
Charlie Sutton |
Ted Whitten |
|
1968 |
Hawthorn |
John Kennedy |
Graham Arthur |
|
1969 |
Hawthorn |
John Kennedy |
David Parkin |
|
1970 |
Footscray Bulldogs |
Ted Whitten |
Stuart Magee* |
|
1971 |
Melbourne |
Bernie Massey* |
Frank Davis |
|
1976 |
Hawthorn |
David Parkin* |
Don Scott |
|
1977 |
Hawthorn |
David Parkin |
Don Scott |
|
1978 |
Fitzroy Lions |
Graham Campbell |
Garry Wilson (VC)* |
|
1979 |
Collingwood |
Tom Hafey |
Ray Shaw |
|
1980 |
North Melbourne |
Ron Barassi |
Wayne Schimmelbusch |
|
1981 |
Essendon |
Kevin Sheedy |
Simon Madden |
|
1982 |
Swans (SM/Sydney) |
Ricky Quade |
Barry Round |
|
1983 |
Carlton |
David Parkin |
Wayne Johnston (DVC)* |
|
1984 |
Essendon |
Kevin Sheedy |
Terry Daniher |
|
1985 |
Hawthorn |
Allan Jeans |
Michael Tuck (VC)* |
|
1986 |
Hawthorn |
Allan Jeans |
Michael Tuck |
|
1987 |
Melbourne |
John Northey |
Danny Hughes (VC)* |
|
1988 |
Hawthorn |
Alan Joyce |
Michael Tuck |
|
1989 |
Melbourne |
John Northey |
Greg Healy |
|
1990 |
Essendon |
Kevin Sheedy |
Tim Watson |
|
1991 |
Hawthorn |
Alan Joyce |
Gary Ayres (VC)* |
|
1992 |
Hawthorn |
Alan Joyce |
Gary Ayres |
|
1993 |
Essendon |
Kevin Sheedy |
Mark Thompson |
|
1994 |
Essendon |
Kevin Sheedy |
Paul Salmon (VC)* |
|
1995 |
North Melbourne |
Denis Pagan |
Wayne Carey |
|
1996 |
St Kilda |
Stan Alves |
Nathan Burke |
|
1997 |
Carlton |
Wayne Brittain* |
Craig Bradley |
|
1998 |
North Melbourne |
Denis Pagan |
Wayne Carey |
|
1999 |
Hawthorn |
Ken Judge |
Shane Crawford |
|
2000 |
Essendon |
Kevin Sheedy |
James Hird |
|
2001 |
Port Adelaide |
Mark Williams |
Matthew Primus |
|
2002 |
Port Adelaide |
Mark Williams |
Matthew Primus |
|
2003 |
Adelaide Crows |
Gary Ayres |
Mark Ricciuto |
|
2004 |
St Kilda |
Grant Thomas |
Lenny Hayes |
|
2005 |
Carlton |
Denis Pagan |
Anthony Koutoufides |
|
2006 |
Geelong |
Mark Thompson |
Matthew Scarlett (VC)* |
|
2007 |
Carlton |
Denis Pagan |
Lance Whitnall |
|
2008 |
St Kilda |
Ross Lyon |
Justin Koschitzke* |
|
2009 |
Geelong |
Mark Thompson |
Cameron Ling (VC)* |
|
2010 |
Western Bulldogs |
Rodney Eade |
Daniel Giansiracusa
(VC)* |
|
2011 |
Collingwood |
Mick Malthouse |
Scott Pendlebury
(VC)* |
|
2012 |
Adelaide Crows |
Brenton Sanderson |
Nathan van Berlo |
|
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.
BACK-TO-BACK FLAGS
|
TEAM |
YEARS |
|
South Melbourne |
1956-57 |
|
Footscray Bulldogs |
1963-64 |
|
North Melbourne |
1965-66 |
|
Hawthorn |
1968-69 |
|
Hawthorn |
1985-86 |
|
Hawthorn |
1991-92 |
|
Essendon |
1993-94 |
|
Port Adelaide |
2001-02 |
NIGHT-DAY PREMIERSHIP DOUBLE
|
YEAR |
TEAM |
NS
/ PRE-SEASON GF |
VFL-AFL
GF |
|
1976 |
Hawthorn |
def. NM by 48 |
def. NM by 30 |
|
1984 |
Essendon |
def. Sydney by 51 |
def. Hawthorn by 24 |
|
1986 |
Hawthorn |
def. Carlton by 30 |
def. Carlton by 42 |
|
1988 |
Hawthorn |
def. Geelong by 3 |
def. Melbourne by 96 |
|
1991 |
Hawthorn |
def. NM by 49 |
def. West Coast by 53 |
|
1993 |
Essendon |
def. Richmond by 23 |
def. Carlton by 44 |
|
2000 |
Essendon |
def. NM by 41 |
def. Melbourne by 60 |
|
2009 |
Geelong |
def. Collingwood by 76 |
def. St Kilda by 12 |
NEARLY A DOUBLE
|
YEAR |
TEAM |
NS
/ PRE-SEASON GF |
VFL-AFL
GF |
|
1979 |
Collingwood |
def. Hawthorn by 28 |
lost to Carlton by 5 |
|
1981 |
Carlton |
lost to Essendon by 24 |
def. Collingwood by 20 |
|
1985 |
Essendon |
lost to Hawthorn by 9 |
def. Hawthorn by 78 |
|
Hawthorn |
def. Essendon by 9 |
lost to Essendon by 78 |
|
|
1990 |
Essendon |
def. NM by 36 |
lost to Collingwood by 48 |
|
1998 |
North Melbourne |
def. St Kilda by 14 |
lost to Adelaide by 35 |
|
2001 |
Brisbane Lions |
lost to Port Adelaide by 85 |
def. Essendon by 26 |
|
2011 |
Collingwood |
def. Essendon by 22 |
lost to Geelong by 38 |
DOUBLE TROUBLE
|
YEAR |
TEAM |
NS
/ PRE-SEASON GF |
VFL-AFL
GF |
|
1978 |
North Melbourne |
lost to Fitzroy by 76 |
lost to Hawthorn by 18 |
|
1980 |
Collingwood |
lost to NM by 3 |
lost to Richmond by 81 |
|
1986 |
Carlton |
lost to Hawthorn by 30 |
lost to Hawthorn by 42 |
|
1989 |
Geelong |
lost to Melbourne by 9 |
lost to Hawthorn by 6 |
|
2003 |
Collingwood |
lost to Adelaide by 31 |
lost to Brisbane by 50 |
|
2005 |
West Coast |
lost to Carlton by 27 |
lost to Sydney by 4 |
MICHAEL TUCK MEDAL
(Pre-Season Grand Final - Best On Ground)
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
CLUB |
|
1992 |
Paul Hudson |
Hawthorn |
|
1993 |
Gavin Wanganeen |
Essendon |
|
1994 |
Garry O'Donnell |
Essendon |
|
1995 |
Mick Martyn |
North Melbourne |
|
1996 |
Nicky Winmar |
St Kilda |
|
1997 |
Craig Bradley |
Carlton |
|
1998 |
Wayne Carey |
North Melbourne |
|
1999 |
Paul Salmon |
Hawthorn |
|
2000 |
Mark Mercuri |
Essendon |
|
2001 |
Adam Kingsley |
Port Adelaide |
|
2002 |
Nick Stevens |
Port Adelaide |
|
2003 |
Andrew McLeod |
Adelaide |
|
2004 |
Robert Harvey |
St Kilda |
|
2005 |
Brendan Fevola |
Carlton |
|
2006 |
Simon Goodwin (x) |
Adelaide |
|
2007 |
Nick Stevens |
Carlton |
|
2008 |
Jason Gram |
St Kilda |
|
2009 |
Joel Selwood |
Geelong |
|
2010 |
Barry Hall |
Western Bulldogs |
|
2011 |
Heath Shaw |
Collingwood |
|
2012 |
Bernie Vince |
Adelaide |
|
2013 |
Daniel Rich |
Brisbane Lions |
|
(x)
indicates medal awarded to a player from the losing team |
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Version 1 (1992-99)
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Version 2 (2000-02)
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Version 3 (2003-13)
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WOODEN-SPOON & NIGHT / PRE-SEASON PREMIERS
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Written and researched by David Eastman
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First published 15/2/2017
Last updated 19/5/2019 |
