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- 1 How many AFL VFL Grand Finals have been drawn?
- 2 Who has won the most VFL Grand Finals?
- 3 How many times has Collingwood lost a grand final?
- 4 How many grand finals has St Kilda lost?
- 5 When was the first VFL Grand Final held?
- 6 How many grand finals have there been in the AFL?
- 7 When does a grand final replay take place?
How many AFL VFL Grand Finals have been drawn?
three drawn grand finals
There have been three drawn grand finals (1948, 1977 and 2010), which required a replay match the following week. Collingwood have played in the most Grand Finals.
Who has won the most VFL Grand Finals?
Essendon and Carlton have won the most VFL/AFL premierships, with a total of 16 each.
Why was there no VFL Grand Final 1924?
The VFL started fixing the schedule from 1924 to ensure that neither South Melbourne and St Kilda nor Melbourne and Richmond played home matches on the same day due to the heavy transport and labour burden associated with running the two nearby venues at the same time.
How many times has Collingwood lost a grand final?
Collingwood has played in a record 44 VFL/AFL Grand Finals (including rematches), winning 15, drawing two and losing 27 (also a record).
How many grand finals has St Kilda lost?
St Kilda have won a single premiership to date, a one-point win in the 1966 VFL Grand Final against Collingwood. They have also qualified for the grand final on six additional occasions. The club has won the minor premiership three times, in 1965, 1997 and 2009.
Who has the most AFL VFL premierships?
AFL/VFL Records
| Record | Current holder |
|---|---|
| Most Goals in a Season by a Player | Bob Pratt South Melbourne 1934 and Peter Hudson Hawthorn 1971 (150 goals each). |
| Most Career Goals | Tony Lockett: 1360 |
| Most Career Games | Brent Harvey: 432 |
| Most Premierships | Carlton & Essendon: 16 |
When was the first VFL Grand Final held?
It was the 52nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1948 VFL season . The Grand Final match, attended by 86,198 spectators on 2 October 1948, ended in a draw, the first time that a VFL Grand Final.
How many grand finals have there been in the AFL?
There have been three drawn grand finals (1948, 1977 and 2010), which required a replay match the following week. Collingwood have played in the most Grand Finals. Essendon and Carlton have been premiers 16 times, Collingwood 15. Only one team have won four consecutive grand finals, Collingwood in 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930.
Who was the winner of the 1977 VFL Grand Final?
Together they are considered the 81st annual grand final of the Victorian Football League and were staged to determine the premiers for the 1977 VFL season. The premiership is usually decided by a single match; however, as the first grand final ended in a draw, a grand final replay was played the following week and was won by North Melbourne.
When does a grand final replay take place?
A grand final replay is a method of deciding the winner of a competition when a grand final is drawn. It is commonly used in football codes, particularly in Australian rules football, and most notably in the Australian Football League, where it was used three times, most recently in 2010, prior to its abolition in 2016.