VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics

The Australian Football League is the elite national competition in men’s Australian rules football. Essendon and Carlton have won the most VFLAFL premierships, with a total of 16 each. Since 1990, thirteen clubs have won a premiership, compared with only five clubs between 1967 and 1989.

About VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics in brief

Summary VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statisticsThe Australian Football League is the elite national competition in men’s Australian rules football. Each year, the premiership is awarded to the club that wins the AFL Grand Final. Essendon and Carlton have won the most VFLAFL premierships, with a total of 16 each. Since 1990, thirteen clubs have won a premiership, compared with only five clubs between 1967 and 1989.

The following tables summarise the different premiership droughts for each club. The duration of the drought is given as the number of full seasons contested between premiership. The season in which the drought was broken is considered to be part of that drought.