The List of Australian Football League pre-season and night series premiers is a complete chronological listing of the winners of the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Australian Football League (AFL) pre-season and night series competitions. From 1956 to 1971, the night series was a consolation knock-out competition held in September at the Lake Oval in Albert Park amongst the eight teams who failed to reach the finals in the VFL premiership season, apart from 1957, when all twelve teams competed. There was no official VFL night series held during the 1972 to 1976 seasons, however in 1976 the National Football League (the national governing body at the time) held their own night series held mid-week during the season, known as the NFL Wills Cup. In 1977, the VFL revived their own night series, also to be held mid-week during the season and televised on Channel 7 to rival the NFL series that was shown on Channel 0.[2] Whilst the 1977 series only featured the twelve VFL teams, between 1978 and 1986 a selection of teams from the SANFL, WAFL and representative teams from Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania also competed. With the national expansion of the VFL to include teams from Western Australia and Queensland the 1987 series was restricted to only the 14 VFL teams and commenced during the pre-season period, but was completed mid-week between rounds 5 and 6 of the 1987 VFL season.[4] From 1988 onwards, the competition was played in its entirety before the Premiership season began and is competed for by only the VFL or AFL teams (the VFL was renamed the AFL in 1990). [edit] Consolation Night series (Lake Oval) winners 1956 to 1971 | Year | Winners | Grand Finalist | Scores | Venue | Crowd | | 1956 | South Melbourne | Carlton | 13.16 (94) - 13.10 (88) | Lake Oval | 32,450 | | 1957 | South Melbourne | Geelong | 15.13 (103) - 8.4 (52) | Lake Oval | 25,000 | | 1958 | St Kilda | Carlton | 16.13 (109) - 15.11 (101) | Lake Oval | 26,400 | | 1959 | Fitzroy | Hawthorn | 10.10 (70) - 4.16 (40) | Lake Oval | 9,200 | | 1960 | South Melbourne | Hawthorn | 10.12 (72) - 8.11 (59) | Lake Oval | 20,000 | | 1961 | Geelong | North Melbourne | 9.20 (74) - 9.8 (62) | Lake Oval | 30,465 | | 1962 | Richmond | Hawthorn | 8.16 (64) - 9.6 (60) | Lake Oval | 24,550 | | 1963 | Footscray | Richmond | 10.9 (69) - 9.9 (63) | Lake Oval | 25,270 | | 1964 | Footscray | St Kilda | 11.12 (78) - 11.7 (73) | Lake Oval | 36,300 | | 1965 | North Melbourne | Carlton | 14.13 (97) - 9.3 (57) | Lake Oval | 37,750 | | 1966 | North Melbourne | Hawthorn | 20.12 (132) - 12.7 (79) | Lake Oval | 22,800 | | 1967 | Footscray | South Melbourne | 15.11 (101) - 8.8 (64) | Lake Oval | 26,731 | | 1968 | Hawthorn | North Melbourne | 16.15 (111) - 6.14 (50) | Lake Oval | 15,650 | | 1969 | Hawthorn | Melbourne | 10.17 (77) - 9.18 (72) | Lake Oval | 21,067 | | 1970 | Footscray | Melbourne | 13.17 (95) - 13.15 (93) | Lake Oval | 23,882 | | 1971 | Melbourne | Fitzroy | 12.7 (79) - 9.9 (63) | Lake Oval | 21,169 | [edit] Most Consolation Night Series (Lake Oval) wins 1956-1971 | Team | Wins | Seasons | | Footscray | 4 | 1963, 1964, 1967, 1970 | | South Melbourne | 3 | 1956, 1957, 1960 | | North Melbourne | 2 | 1965, 1966 | | Hawthorn | 2 | 1968, 1969 | | St Kilda | 1 | 1958 | | Fitzroy | 1 | 1959 | | Geelong | 1 | 1961 | | Richmond | 1 | 1962 | | Melbourne | 1 | 1971 | [edit] Night series winners 1977 to 1987 | Year | Winners | Grand Finalist | Scores | Venue | Crowd | | 1977 | Hawthorn | Carlton | 14.11 (95) - 11.5 (71) | Waverley Park | 27,407 | | 1978 | Fitzroy | North Melbourne | 13.18 (96) - 2.8 (20) | Waverley Park | 26,420 | | 1979 | Collingwood | Hawthorn | 12.8 (80) - 7.10 (52) | Waverley Park | 37,753 | | 1980 | North Melbourne | Collingwood | 8.9 (57) - 7.12 (54) | Waverley Park | 50,478 | | 1981 | Essendon | Carlton | 9.11 (65) - 6.5 (41) | Waverley Park | 42,269 | | 1982 | Sydney Swans | North Melbourne | 13.12 (90) - 8.10 (58) | Waverley Park | 20,028 | | 1983 | Carlton | Richmond | 14.16 (100) - 10.6 (66) | Waverley Park | 32,927 | | 1984 | Essendon | Sydney Swans | 13.11 (89) - 5.8 (38) | Waverley Park | 30,824 | | 1985 | Hawthorn | Essendon | 11.11 (77) - 10.8 (68) | Waverley Park | 24,812 | | 1986 | Hawthorn | Carlton | 9.12 (66) - 5.6 (36) | Waverley Park | 19,627 | | 1987 | Melbourne | Essendon | 8.10 (58) - 8.6 (54) | Waverley Park | 26,860 | [edit] Most night series wins 1977 - 1987 | Team | Wins | Seasons | | Hawthorn | 3 | 1977, 1985, 1986 | | Essendon | 2 | 1981, 1984 | | Melbourne | 1 | 1987 | | Sydney Swans | 1 | 1982 | | Fitzroy | 1 | 1978 | | Collingwood | 1 | 1979 | | North Melbourne | 1 | 1980 | | Carlton | 1 | 1983 | [edit] Pre-season Cup winners 1988 to present | Year | Winners | Grand Finalist | Scores | Venue | Crowd | | 1988^ | Hawthorn | Geelong | 10.10 (70) - 9.13 (67) | Waverley Park | 35,803 | | 1989^ | Melbourne | Geelong | 10.16 (76) - 9.13 (67) | Waverley Park | 48,720 | | 1990 | Essendon | North Melbourne | 17.10 (112) - 10.16 (76) | Waverley Park | 48,559 | | 1991 | Hawthorn | North Melbourne | 14.19 (103) - 7.12 (54) | Waverley Park | 46,629 | | 1992 | Hawthorn | Fitzroy | 19.14 (128) - 8.15 (63) | Waverley Park | 49,453 | | 1993 | Essendon | Richmond | 14.18 (102) - 11.13 (79) | Waverley Park | 75,533 | | 1994 | Essendon | Adelaide | 15.12 (102) - 9.14 (68) | Waverley Park | 43,925 | | 1995 | North Melbourne | Adelaide | 14.9 (93) - 8.15 (63) | Waverley Park | 39,393 | | 1996 | St Kilda | Carlton | 20.10 (130) - 10.12 (72) | Waverley Park | 66,888 | | 1997 | Carlton | Geelong | 14.13 (97) - 5.10 (40) | MCG | 63,898 | | 1998 | North Melbourne | St Kilda | 14.13 (97) - 12.11 (83) | Waverley Park | 49,874 | | 1999 | Hawthorn | Port Adelaide | 12.11 (83) - 5.6 (36) | Waverley Park | 74,786 | | 2000 | Essendon | Kangaroos | 16.21 (117) - 11.10 (76) | MCG | 56,720 | | 2001 | Port Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | 17.9 (111) - 3.8 (26) | Football Park | 35,304 | | 2002 | Port Adelaide | Richmond | 10.11 (71) - 9.8 (62) | Colonial Stadium | 36,481 | | 2003 | Adelaide | Collingwood | 2.13.8 (104) - 1.9.10 (73) | Telstra Dome | 43,571 | | 2004 | St Kilda | Geelong | 1.14.5 (98) - 1.10.7 (76) | Telstra Dome | 50,533 | | 2005 | Carlton | West Coast Eagles | 1.14.18 (111) - 1.11.9 (84) | Telstra Dome | 43,391 | | 2006 | Geelong | Adelaide | 3.10.5 (92) - 1.10.15 (84) | AAMI Stadium | 30,707 | | 2007 | Carlton | Brisbane Lions | 2.12.7 (97) - 0.10.12 (72) | Telstra Dome | 46,094 | | 2008 | St Kilda | Adelaide | 2.7.9 (69) - 0.9.10 (64) | AAMI Stadium | 26,823 | | 2009 | Geelong | Collingwood | 0.18.19 (127) - 1.6.6 (51) | Etihad Stadium | 37,277 | ^The Australian Football League was called the Victorian Football Legaue prior to 1990.
From 2003 onwards, the pre-season cup competition has had a modified scoring system (not the usual scoring system that is used in the premiership season), that includes awarding 9 points for Super Goals that are kicked from outside the 50m arc and 3 points for rushed behinds. [edit] Most Pre-season Cup competition wins 1988 to present [edit] Total pre-season and night series wins 1956-2009 | Team | Wins | Seasons | | Hawthorn | 9 | 1968, 1969, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1999 | | Essendon | 6 | 1981, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2000 | | North Melbourne | 5 | 1965, 1966, 1980, 1995, 1998 | South Melbourne /
Sydney Swans | 4 | 1956, 1957, 1960, 1982 | | St Kilda | 4 | 1958, 1996, 2004, 2008 | | Carlton | 4 | 1983, 1997, 2005, 2007 | Footscray /
Western Bulldogs | 4 | 1963, 1964, 1967, 1970 | | Geelong | 3 | 1961, 2006, 2009 | | Melbourne | 3 | 1971, 1987, 1989 | | Fitzroy | 2 | 1959, 1978 | | Port Adelaide | 2 | 2001, 2002 | | Adelaide | 1 | 2003 | | Richmond | 1 | 1962 | | Collingwood | 1 | 1979 | | Ref:[5] | [edit] See also [edit] References - ^ Ross, John, ed (1997). 100 years of Australian football. Ringwood, Victoria: Penguin Books. p. 277. ISBN 0-14-026969-X.
- ^ Football Register (25th Edition ed.). Applecross, Western Australia: Westralian Publishers. 1987. pp. 103, 117.
- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed (2005). AFL Record Guide to Season 2005. AFL Publishing. p. 760.
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