Fact Grand Final Appearances (including Replays)

[PonsfordMagpie]

Excluding 1897 and 1924 as no Grand Final was played in those years.


Collingwood = 45 (16-2-27)

• (1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1977R, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2010R, 2011, 2018, 2023)

Carlton = 29 (16-13)

• (1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1999)

Essendon = 29 (14-1-14)

• (1898, 1901, 1902, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1948R, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001)

Richmond = 24 (13-11)

• (1919, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1982, 2017, 2019, 2020)

Geelong = 20 (10-10)

• (1925, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1963, 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2020, 2022, 2025)

Melbourne = 19 (13-1-5)

• (1900, 1926, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1948R, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1988, 2000, 2021)

Hawthorn = 19 (13-6)

• (1961, 1963, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

South Melbourne/Sydney = 19 (5-14)

• (1899, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1914, 1918, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024)

Fitzroy = 13 (8-5)

• (1898, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1922, 1923, 1944)

North Melbourne = 10 (4-1-5)

• (1950, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1977R, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999)

St Kilda = 8 (1-1-6)

• (1913, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2010R)

Brisbane Lions = 7 (5-2)

• (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2023, 2024, 2025)

West Coast = 7 (4-3)

• (1991, 1992, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2018)

Western Bulldogs = 4 (2-2)

• (1954, 1961, 2016, 2021)

Adelaide = 3 (2-1)

• (1997, 1998, 2017)

Port Adelaide = 2 (1-1)

• (2004, 2007)

Fremantle = 1 (0-1)

• (2013)

GWS = 1 (0-1)

• (2019)

 

[CamMonster96]

Excluding 1897 and 1924 as no Grand Final was played in those years.


Collingwood = 45 (16-2-27)

• (1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1977R, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2010R, 2011, 2018, 2023)

Carlton = 29 (16-13)

• (1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1999)

Essendon = 29 (14-1-14)

• (1898, 1901, 1902, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1948R, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001)

Richmond = 24 (13-11)

• (1919, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1982, 2017, 2019, 2020)

Geelong = 20 (10-10)

• (1925, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1963, 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2020, 2022, 2025)

Melbourne = 19 (13-1-5)

• (1900, 1926, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1948R, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1988, 2000, 2021)

Hawthorn = 19 (13-6)

• (1961, 1963, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

South Melbourne/Sydney = 19 (5-14)

• (1899, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1914, 1918, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024)

Fitzroy = 13 (8-5)

• (1898, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1922, 1923, 1944)

North Melbourne = 10 (4-1-5)

• (1950, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1977R, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999)

St Kilda = 8 (1-1-6)

• (1913, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2010R)

Brisbane Lions = 7 (5-2)

• (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2023, 2024, 2025)

West Coast = 7 (4-3)

• (1991, 1992, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2018)

Western Bulldogs = 4 (2-2)

• (1954, 1961, 2016, 2021)

Adelaide = 3 (2-1)

• (1997, 1998, 2017)

Port Adelaide = 2 (1-1)

• (2004, 2007)

Fremantle = 1 (0-1)

• (2013)

GWS = 1 (0-1)

• (2019)

Can someone enlighten me, what happened in 1924 for there to be no final?

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Can someone enlighten me, what happened in 1924 for there to be no final?

I know it's Wikipedia, but it provides a pretty good summary of why the finals system changed.

1924 VFL season - Wikipedia

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