This page is a complete chronological listing of VFL/AFL minor premiers.
The team that finishes the home-and-away season on top of the premiership ladder is known as the "minor premier".
Unlike many other sports and competitions, in Australian rules football culture, minor premierships have far less significance than the premiership;[1][2] finishing on top of the ladder provides seeding benefits during the AFL finals series, while the main league award is the AFL premiership, which is awarded to the winner of the AFL Grand Final.
The success rate of minor premiers winning the major premiership has reduced greatly since 1994, when the finals series was expanded to eight clubs and the benefits enjoyed by the minor premier in bye weeks and double-chances during the finals were reduced and diluted.
The following is a list of minor premiers, ladder details and results.