This is a complete chronological listing of the minor premiers of the VFA/VFL. This minor premiership is the title which is won by the team finishing on top of the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season in the Victorian Football League (known as the Victorian Football Association until 1995).
The team which finishes with the best record across the home-and-away season is awarded the minor premiership. This is determined by most premiership points, with four points for a win and two points for a draw; if tied, percentage (ratio of points scored to points conceded) is used as tie-breaker.
The minor premiership is distinct from the major premiership (or, simply, the premiership), which is awarded to the winner of the finals series which follows the home-and-away season. The VFA first established a finals series in 1903, and hence the first distinct minor premiership is recognised in that season.[1] [2]
The following is a list of minor premiers, ladder details and results.
| Season | Minor premier | Record | Pts | % | Second place | Margin | Finish | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | (1) | 16–2 | 64 | 204.6 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (2) | 15–2–1 | 62 | 175.9 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (1) | 15–3 | 60 | 173.8 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | West Melbourne (1) | 14–3–1 | 58 | 195.3 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (1) | 15–3 | 60 | 160.2 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (1) | 15–2–1 | 62 | 159.0 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Prahran (1) | 16–2 | 64 | 154.7 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (2) | 15–2–1 | 62 | 213.3 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Essendon (A.) (1) | 16–2 | 64 | 176.5 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (2) | 15–3 | 60 | 173.2 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (3) | 14–4 | 56 | 155.1 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (3) | 14–4 | 56 | 159.0 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (4) | 13–0 | 52 | 180.2 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| Season not contested | ||||||||||
| Season not contested | ||||||||||
| align=left | (5) | 10–0 | 40 | 211.2 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (6) | 18–0 | 72 | 227.3 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (4) | 16–2 | 64 | 151.4 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (5) | 16–1–1 | 66 | 149.7 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (6) | 16–2 | 64 | 190.2 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (7) | 16–2 | 64 | 168.2 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (8) | 16–1–1 | 66 | 161.8 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Brunswick (1) | 13–1 | 52 | 165.8 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (1) | 15–3 | 60 | 171.5 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (2) | 18–0 | 72 | 190.7 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (3) | 15–3 | 60 | 165.6 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Northcote (1) | 17–5 | 68 | 149.9 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Oakleigh (1) | 16–4 | 64 | 132.3 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Oakleigh (2) | 14–4 | 56 | 147.9 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Northcote (2) | 15–5 | 60 | 138.5 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Northcote (3) | 16–4 | 64 | 129.1 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Northcote (4) | 14–4 | 56 | 141.7 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Northcote (5) | 16–2 | 64 | 145.5 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Brunswick (2) | 16–2 | 64 | 147.9 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Brunswick (3) | 12–4 | 48 | 125.7 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Brunswick (4) | 15–1 | 60 | 143.3 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Prahran (2) | 15–5 | 60 | 131.3 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | (2) | 16–4 | 64 | 135.8 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | (1) | 16–4 | 64 | 145.3 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| Season not contested | ||||||||||
| Season not contested | ||||||||||
| Season not contested | ||||||||||
| align=left | (4) | 20–0 | 80 | 184.8 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Camberwell (1) | 15–4–1 | 62 | 125.0 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (2) | 16–5–1 | 66 | 119.2 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (3) | 16–4 | 64 | 138.2 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (4) | 16–5 | 64 | 122.4 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Oakleigh (3) | 15–4 | 60 | 122.8 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (3) | 16–3–1 | 66 | 153.4 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (4) | 18–2 | 72 | 153.5 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (5) | 18–2 | 72 | 196.0 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (6) | 17–3 | 68 | 150.6 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (7) | 17–2–1 | 70 | 142.9 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (5) | 17–3 | 68 | 161.2 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (6) | 20–0 | 80 | 184.1 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | (7) | 15–3 | 60 | 136.9 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (8) | 17–3 | 68 | 161.2 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (1) | 15–3 | 60 | 226.4 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Moorabbin (1) | 16–6 | 64 | 124.6 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Moorabbin (2) | 14–4 | 56 | 140.8 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Moorabbin (3) | 13–5 | 52 | 133.1 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (9) | 14–4 | 56 | 114.4 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | 13–5 | 52 | 128.9 | align=left | 3rd | |||||
| align=left | (8) | 15–3 | 60 | 135.6 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Dandenong (2) | 14–4 | 56 | 119.1 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Preston (1) | 15–3 | 60 | 128.0 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Preston (2) | 17–1 | 68 | 153.3 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Prahran (3) | 15–3 | 60 | 134.6 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Preston (3) | 13–4–1 | 54 | 120.8 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Oakleigh (4) | 13–5 | 52 | 119.2 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Dandenong (3) | 12–5–1 | 50 | 116.9 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | (9) | 13–5 | 52 | 127.3 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Geelong West (1) | 15–3 | 60 | 133.1 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (10) | 15–3 | 60 | 121.5 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (11) | 15–3 | 60 | 124.2 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (12) | 13–5 | 52 | 115.5 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Geelong West (2) | 15-3 | 60 | 126.6 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (5) | 16–2 | 64 | 133.5 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (13) | 16–2 | 64 | 161.8 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Preston (4) | 16–2 | 64 | 155.8 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Preston (5) | 15–3 | 60 | 156.5 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Preston (6) | 16–2 | 64 | 163.5 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (2) | 16–2 | 64 | 162.1 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (6) | 15–3 | 60 | 154.4 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (14) | 14–4 | 56 | 130.2 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (7) | 13–5 | 52 | 135.7 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (8) | 17–1 | 68 | 180.2 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Preston (7) | 13–4–1 | 54 | 123.3 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | (1) | 15–3 | 60 | 128.1 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (3) | 15–3 | 60 | 146.0 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (15) | 16–2 | 64 | 146.3 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (4) | 16–2 | 64 | 180.5 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Springvale (1) | 15–1 | 60 | 173.7 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| 1996[3] | align=left | (1) | 16– 2 | 64 | 199.3 | align=left | Runners-up | |||
| align=left | (2) | 17–1 | 68 | 167.5 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (2) | 16–2 | 64 | 164.0 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Springvale (2) | 15–3 | 60 | 146.6 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (5) | 16–3 | 64 | 147.3 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (3) | 18–2 | 72 | 173.3 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Geelong reserves (1) | 17–3 | 68 | 157.7 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (16) | 14–3–1 | 58 | 133.3 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | (17) | 14–4 | 56 | 134.6 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| 2005[4] | align=left | (4) | 15–3 | 60 | 134.5 | align=left | Runners-up | |||
| align=left | Northern Bullants (8) | 17–1 | 68 | 178.2 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | (6) | 15–3 | 60 | 132.4 | align=left | 5th | ||||
| align=left | (18) | 13–3 | 52 | 140.3 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | North Ballarat (1) | 14–4 | 56 | 128.4 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (10) | 15–3 | 60 | 165.7 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | (19) | 18–0 | 76 | 156.2 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Casey (3) | 14–4 | 56 | 105.8 | align=left | 5th | ||||
| align=left | Geelong reserves (2) | 16–2 | 64 | 166.8 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (20) | 16–2 | 64 | 155.4 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Box Hill (1) | 14–4 | 56 | 151.8 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Casey (4) | 14–4 | 56 | 167.8 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (11) | 14–4 | 56 | 158.4 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Richmond reserves (1) | 14–4 | 56 | 159.5 | align=left | 5th | ||||
| align=left | Richmond reserves (2) | 16–2 | 64 | 135.5 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| Season not contested | ||||||||||
| align=left | Footscray reserves (1) | 10–0 | 40 | 169.7 | align=left | N/A | ||||
| align=left | Casey (5) | 17–1 | 68 | 167.3 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Gold Coast (1) | 16–2 | 68 | 184.5 | align=left | TBD | ||||
| Season | Minor premier | Record | Pts | % | Second place | Margin | Finish | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Northcote (1) | 16–2 | 64 | 176.4 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Preston (1) | 14–2 | 56 | 160.3 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Waverley (1) | 12–4 | 48 | 150.9 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Sunshine (1) | 14–4 | 56 | 140.1 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Preston (2) | 13–3 | 52 | 196.2 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Northcote (2) | 13–5 | 52 | 122.9 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Oakleigh (1) | 14–4 | 56 | 126.0 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (1) | 15–1–1 | 62 | 189.4 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Sunshine (2) | 17–1 | 68 | 153.3 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (1) | 16–2 | 64 | 179.1 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Caulfield (1) | 15–3 | 60 | 159.7 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Geelong West (1) | 18–0 | 76 | 177.7 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Caulfield (2) | 15–3 | 60 | 156.0 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (2) | 17–1 | 68 | 181.0 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Brunswick (1) | 15–3 | 60 | 144.6 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (1) | 16–1–1 | 66 | 143.4 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Mordialloc (1) | 14–4 | 56 | 139.1 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | (2) | 15–3 | 60 | 145.9 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Camberwell (1) | 14–4 | 56 | 146.4 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Yarraville (1) | 14–4 | 56 | 124.0 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Camberwell (2) | 14–4 | 56 | 160.7 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Oakleigh (2) | 17–1 | 68 | 158.2 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Brunswick (2) | 15–3 | 60 | 193.3 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Box Hill (1) | 16–2 | 64 | 183.4 | align=left | Premiers | ||||
| align=left | Oakleigh (3) | 16–2 | 64 | 153.2 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | Sunshine (3) | 16–2 | 64 | 175.2 | align=left | Runners-up | ||||
| align=left | (1) | 15–3 | 60 | 155.4 | align=left | 3rd | ||||
| align=left | Oakleigh (4) | 14–4 | 56 | 123.0 | align=left | Premiers |
| Club | Years in competition | Div 1 | Div 2 | Total | Runners-up (Total) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 1886–pres | 20 | – | 20 | 15 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1884–pres | 11 | 1 | 12 | 12 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1926–pres | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1903–1911 1926–pres | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1886–1924 | 8 | – | 8 | 3 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1929–1994 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1908–1987 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1877–1924 | 6 | – | 6 | 4 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1929–pres | 6 | – | 6 | 7 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1897–1991 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1982–pres | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1965–pres | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1966–pres | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1951–1963 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1899–1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1958–1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1963–1988 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1926–1990 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1959–1989 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1885–1907 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 2000–pres | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 2014–pres | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1951–pres | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1965–1987 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1899–1907 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1900–1921 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1996–2017 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 2014–pres | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1961–1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1958–1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1928–1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 1908–1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 2008–pres | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 2021–pres | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | ||
| align=left | align=left | 2021–pres | 0 | – | 0 | 1 |