VFL FOOTBALL
YEAR BY YEAR REVIEW


YEAR
PREMIERS
RUNNER UP
GRAND FINAL
SCORE
PREMIERSHIP
CAPTAIN
RUNNER UP
CAPTAIN
NORM SMITH
MEDALIST
BROWNLOW MEDALIST
ATTENDANCE
1989
Hawthorn
Geelong
21.18 (144) def.
21.12 (138)
Michael Tuck
 Damian Bourke
Gary Ablett (Geel)
Paul Couch (Geelong)
94,796
1988
Hawthorn
Melbourne
22.20 (152) def.
6.20 (56)
Michael Tuck
 Greg Healy
 Gary Ayres (Haw)
Gerard Healy (Sydney)
93,754
1987
Carlton
Hawthorn
15.14 (104) def.
9.17 (71)
Stephen Kernahan
Michael Tuck
David Rhys-Jones (Carl)
Tony Lockett (St Kilda) &
John Platten (Hawthorn)
92,754
1986
Hawthorn
Carlton
16.14 (110) def.
9.14 (68)
Michael Tuck
Stephen Kernahan
 Gary Ayres (Haw)
R. Dipierdomenico (Haw) &
Greg Williams (Sydney)
101,861
1985
Essendon
Hawthorn
26.14 (170) def.
14.8 (92)
 Terry Daniher
Leigh Matthews
 Simon Madden (Ess)
Brad Hardie (Footscray)
100,042
1984
Essendon
Hawthorn
14.21 (105) def.
12.9 (81)
 Terry Daniher
 Leigh Matthews
 Bill Duckworth (Ess)
Peter Moore (Melbourne)
92,685
1983
Hawthorn
Essendon
20.20 (140) def.
8.9 (57)
 Leigh Matthews
 Terry Daniher
 Colin Robertson (Haw)
Ross Glendinning (North Melb)
110,332
1982
Carlton
Richmond
14.19 (103) def.
12.13 (85)
 Mike Fitzpatrick
David Cloke 
Maurice Rioli (Rich)
Brian Wilson (Melbourne)
107,536
1981
Carlton
Collingwood
12.20 (92) def.
10.12 (72)
Mike Fitzpatrick
Peter Moore
Bruce Doull (Carl)
Barry Round (South Melb) &
Bernie Quinlan (Fitzroy)
112,964
1980
Richmond
Collingwood
23.21 (159) def.
9.24 (78)
Bruce Monteath
Ray Shaw
Kevin Bartlett (Rich)
Kelvin Templeton (Foots)
113,461
1979
Carlton
Collingwood
11.16 (82) def.
11.11(77)
Alex Jesaulenko
Ray Shaw
Wayne Harmes (Carl)
Peter Moore (Collingwood)
112,845
1978
Hawthorn
North Melbourne
18.13 (121) def.
15.13 (103)
Don Scott
Keith Greig
 
 Malcolm Blight (North)
101,704
1977
North Melbourne
Collingwood
21.25 (151) def.
19.10 (124)
David Dench
Max Richardson
 
 Graeme Teasdale (South)
108,224
1976
Hawthorn
North Melbourne
13.22 (100) def.
10.10 (70)
Don Scott
Keith Greig
 
 Graeme Moss (Essendon)
110,143
1975
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
19.8 (122) def.
9.13 (67)
Barry Davis
Don Scott
 
 Gary Dempsey (Foots)
110,551
1974
Richmond
North Melbourne
18.20 (128) def.
13.9 (87)
Royce Hart
Barry Davis
 
 Keith Greig (North Melb)
113,839
1973
Richmond
Carlton
16.20 (116) def.
12.14( 86)
Royce Hart
John Nicholls
 
 Keith Greig (North Melb)
116,956
1972
Carlton
Ricmond
28.9 (177) def.
22.18 (150)
John Nicholls
Royce Hart
 
 Len Thompson (Coll)
112,393
1971
Hawthorn
St Kilda
12.10 (82) def.
11.9 (75)
David Parkin
Ross Smith
 
 Ian Stewart (Richmond)
118,192
1970
Carlton
Collingwood
17.9 (111) def.
14.17 (101)
John Nicholls
Terry Waters
 
 Peter Bedford (South Melb)
121,696