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    VFL/AFL Grand Final Results

    The first VFL Grand Final was played at the MCG in 1902 and, barring World War II and the 1991 grand final which was played at Waverley Park, every grand final has been played at the MCG ever since.

    Check out the results!

    2011

    Geelong Cats 18.11 (119) defeated Collingwood 12.9 (81)

    2010

    REPLAY: Collingwood 16.12 (108) defeated St Kilda 7.10 (52)

    Collingwood 9.14 (68) drew with St Kilda 10.8 (68)

    2009

    Geelong 12.8 (80) defeated St Kilda 9.14 (68)

    2008

    Hawthorn 18.7 (115) defeated Geelong 11.23 (89)

    2007

    Geelong 24.19 (163) defeated Port Adelaide 6.8 (44)

    2006

    West Coast 12.13 (85) defeated Sydney 12.12 (84)

    2005

    Sydney 8.10 (58) defeated West Coast 7.12 (54)

    2004

    Port Adelaide 17.11 (113) def Brisbane Lions 10.13 (73)

    2003

    BrisbaneLions 20. 14 (134) def Collingwood 12. 12 (84)

    2002

    BrisbaneLions 10. 15 (75) def Collingwood 9. 12 (66)

    2001

    BrisbaneLions 15. 18 (108) def Essendon 12. 10 (82)

    2000

    Essendon 19. 21 (135) def Melbourne 11. 9 (75)

    1999

    Kangaroos 19. 10 (124) def Carlton 12. 17 (89)

    1998

    Adelaide 15. 15 (105) def North Melbourne 8. 22 (70)

    1997

    Adelaide 19. 11 (125) def St Kilda 13. 16 (94)

    1996

    North Melbourne 19. 17 (131) def Sydney 13. 10 (88)

    1995

    Carlton 21. 15 (141) def Geelong 11. 14 (80)

    1994

    West Coast Eagles 20. 23 (143) def Geelong 8. 15 (63)

    1993

    Essendon 20. 13 (133) def Carlton 13. 11 (89)

    1992

    West Coast Eagles 16. 17 (113) def Geelong 12. 13 (85)

    1991

    Grand Final played at VFL Park, Waverley

    1990

    Collingwood 13. 11 (89) def Essendon 5. 11 (41)

    1989

    Hawthorn 21.18 (144) def Geelong 21.12 (138)

    1988

    Hawthorn 22. 20 (152) def Melbourne 6. 20 (56)

    1987

    Carlton 15. 14 (104) def Hawthorn 9. 17 (71)

    1986

    Hawthorn 16. 14 (110) def Carlton 9. 14 (68)

    1985

    Essendon 26. 14 (170) def Hawthorn 14. 8 (92)

    1984

    Essendon 14. 21 (105) def Hawthorn 12. 9 (81)

    1983

    Hawthorn 20. 20 (140) def Essendon 8. 9 (57)

    1982

    Carlton14. 19 (103) def Richmond 12. 13 (85)

    1981

    Carlton12. 20 (92) def Collingwood 10. 12 (72)

    1980

    Richmond23. 21 (159) def Collingwood 9. 24 (78)

    1979

    Carlton11. 16 (82) def Collingwood 11. 11 (77)

    1978

    Hawthorn 18. 13 (121) def North Melbourne 15. 13 (103)

    1977

    REPLAY: North Melbourne 21.25 (151) def Collingwood 19.10 (124)

    Collingwood 10. 16 (76) drew North Melbourne 9. 22 (76)

    1976

    Hawthorn 13. 22 (100) def North Melbourne 10. 10 (70)

    1975

    North Melbourne19. 8 (122) def Hawthorn 9. 13 (67)

    1974

    Richmond18. 20 (128) def North Melbourne 13. 9 (87)

    1973

    Richmond16. 20 (116) def Carlton 12. 14 (86)

    1972

    Carlton28. 9 (177) def Richmond 22. 18 (150)

    1971

    Hawthorn 12. 10 (82) def St Kilda 11. 9 (75)

    1970

    Carlton17. 9 (111) def Collingwood 14. 17 (101)

    1969

    Richmond12. 13 (85) def Carlton 8. 12 (60)

    1968

    Carlton7. 14 (56) def Essendon 8. 5 (53)

    1967

    Richmond16. 18 (114) def Geelong 15. 15 (105)

    1966

    St Kilda 10. 14 (74) def Collingwood 10. 13 (73)

    1965

    Essendon 14. 21 (105) def St Kilda 9. 16 (70)

    1964

    Melbourne8. 16 (64) def Collingwood 8. 12 (60)

    1963

    Geelong15. 19 (109) def Hawthorn 8. 12 (60)

    1962

    Essendon 13. 12 (90) def Carlton 8. 10 (58)

    1961

    Hawthorn 13. 16 (94) def Footscray 7. 9 (51)

    1960

    Melbourne8. 14 (62) def Collingwood 2. 2 (14)

    1959

    Melbourne17. 13 (115) def Essendon 11. 12 (78)

    1958

    Collingwood 12. 10 (82) def Melbourne 9. 10 (64)

    1957

    Melbourne17. 14 (116) def Essendon 7. 13 (55)

    1956

    Melbourne17. 19 (121) def Collingwood 6. 12 (48)

    1955

    Melbourne8. 16 (64) def Collingwood 5. 6 (36)

    1954

    Footscray 15. 12 (102) def Melbourne 7. 9 (51)

    1953

    Collingwood 11. 11 (77) def Geelong 8. 17 (65)

    1952

    Geelong13. 8 (86) def Collingwood 5. 10 (40)

    1951

    Geelong11. 15 (81) def Essendon 10. 10 (70)

    1950

    Essendon 13. 14 (92) def North Melbourne 7. 12 (54)

    1949

    Essendon 18. 17 (125) def Carlton 6. 16 (52)

    1948

    REPLAY: Melbourne 13. 11 (89) def Essendon 7. 8 (50)

    Essendon 7. 27 (69) drew with Melbourne 10. 9 (69)

    1947

    Carlton13. 8 (86) def Essendon 11. 19 (85)

    1946

    Essendon 22. 18 (150) def Melbourne 13. 9 (87)

    1945

    Grand Final played at Princes Park

    1944

    Grand Final played at Junction Oval

    1943

    Grand Final played at Princes Park

    1942

    Grand Final played at Princes Park

    1941

    Melbourne19. 13 (127) def Essendon 13. 20 (98)

    1940

    Melbourne15. 17 (107) def Richmond 10. 8 (68)

    1939

    Melbourne21. 22 (148) def Collingwood 14. 11 (95)

    1938

    Carlton15. 10 (100) def Collingwood 13. 7 (85)

    1937

    Geelong18. 14 (122) def Collingwood 12. 18 (90)

    1936

    Collingwood 11. 23 (89) def South Melbourne 10. 18 (78)

    1935

    Collingwood 11. 12 (78) def South Melbourne 7. 16 (58)

    1934

    Richmond19. 14 (128) def South Melbourne 12. 17 (89)

    1933

    South Melbourne9. 17 (71) def Richmond 4. 5 (29)

    1932

    Richmond13. 14 (92) def Carlton 12. 11 (83)

    1931

    Geelong9. 14 (68) def Richmond 7. 6 (48)

    1930

    Collingwood 14. 16 (100) def Geelong 9. 16 (70)

    1929

    Collingwood 11. 13 (79) def Richmond 7. 8 (50)

    1928

    Collingwood 13. 18 (96) def Richmond 9. 9 (63)

    1927

    Collingwood 2. 13 (25) def Richmond 1. 7 (13)

    1926

    Melbourne17. 17 (119) def Collingwood 9. 8 (62)

    1925

    Geelong10. 19 (79) def Collingwood 9. 15 (69)

    1924

    No Grand Final played

    1923

    Essendon 8. 15 (63) def Fitzroy 6. 10 (46)

    1922

    Fitzroy 11. 13 (79) def Collingwood 9. 14 (68)

    1921

    Richmond5. 6 (36) def Carlton 4. 8 (32)

    1920

    Richmond7. 10 (52) def Collingwood 5. 5 (35)

    1919

    Collingwood 11. 12 (78) def Richmond 7. 11 (53)

    1918

    South Melbourne9. 8 (62) def Collingwood 7. 15 (57)

    1917

    Collingwood 9. 20 (74) def Fitzroy 5. 9 (39)

    1916

    Fitzroy 12. 13 (85) def Carlton 8. 8 (56)

    1915

    Carlton11. 12 (78) def Collingwood 6. 9 (45)

    1914

    Carlton6. 9 (45) def South Melbourne 4. 15 (39)

    1913

    Fitzroy 7. 14 (56) def St Kilda 5. 13 (43)

    1912

    Essendon 5. 17 (47) def South Melbourne 4. 9 (33)

    1911

    Essendon 5. 11 (41) def Collingwood 4. 11 (35)

    1910

    Collingwood 9. 7 (61) def Carlton 6. 11 (47)

    1909

    South Melbourne4. 14 (38) def Carlton 4. 12 (36)

    1908

    Carlton5. 5 (35) def Essendon 3. 8 (26)

    1907

    Carlton6. 14 (50) def South Melbourne 6. 9 (45)

    1906

    Carlton15. 4 (94) def Fitzroy 6. 9 (45)

    1905

    Fitzroy 4. 6 (30) def Collingwood 2. 5 (17)

    1904

    Fitzroy 9. 7 (61) def Carlton 5. 7 (37)

    1903

    Collingwood 4. 7 (31) def Fitzroy 3. 11 (29)

    1902

    Collingwood 9. 6 (60) def Essendon 3. 9 (27)



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