The 2026 AFL Grand Final takes place on Saturday the 26th of September at the MCG in Melbourne!
2026 AFL GRAND FINAL BETTING
AFL odds correct as of 20/06/2026 and subject to change.
The AFL Grand Final is the number one professional Australian Rules game of the year and sees the league’s two premier teams face off in a Premiership decider.
Traditionally held on a Saturday afternoon in late September or early October the AFL Premiership Grand Final takes place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Victoria and is officially the most popular Australian sporting event of the year.
The MCG has hosted the Grand Final AFL / VFL match from 1902 – 1941; 1946- 1990; and 1992 – now, meaning the game has been played at a different venue on just 10 occasions since 1898. In 2021 the AFL Grand Final was played in Perth due to COVID-19 restrictions in Melbourne.
Each season the AFL Grand Final winners are awarded the AFL Premiership Cup and Premiership Flag, plus every player in the winning team is presented with a gold Premiership Medallion.
The standout player deemed to be the man-of-the-match in the AFL Grand Final is awarded the Norm Smith Medal, named in honour of former Melbourne player and coach Norm Smith (1915 – 1973).
Since 2001 the winning AFL Grand Final coach is presented with the Jock McHale Medal, whose namesake is former Collingwood coach Jock McHale who holds the AFL Premiership winning coaching record of eight victories.
2026 AFL GRAND FINAL
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- 2026 AFL Grand Final Date: Saturday September 26, 2026
- 2026 AFL Grand Final Venue: MCG, Sydney
- 2026 AFL Grand Start Time: 2:30pm (AEST)
- 2026 AFL Grand Final Winners: TBD
- 2026 AFL Grand Final Result: TBD
- 2026 AFL Runners-Up: TBD
- 2026 AFL Grand Final Score: TBD
- Norm Smith Medallist: TBD
The 2026 AFL Grand Final will be the first decider under the expanded finals format, which includes the Wildcard Round.
The AFL continues its tradition of finishing the season on the final Saturday of September.
The MCG remains the fixed venue under the long‑term contract.
AFL Grand Final Results
There has been a total of 130 Australian Rules Grand Finals played out over history and the most successful clubs with a total of 16 Premiership wins are Essendon and Carlton whose latest victories were 2001 and 1999 respectively.
Collingwood are just one AFL Grand Final win away with 15, but they have finished runners-up more than any other club having been beaten in the Premiership decider 26 times from 43 appearances. The only AFL teams in the current competition yet to make a Grand Final appearance are the Gold Coast Suns.
The current competition as we know and love it was renamed the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990 and most recently Hawthorn have dominated winning three straight AFL Premierships from 2013-15.
Past AFL Premiership Winners
See below for the full AFL Grand Final results including the AFL Grand Final winners, runners-up, winning Australian Rules Grand Final scores, and attendance records for AFL Grand Final games dating back to the year 2000.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Final Score | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Brisbane Lions | Geelong Cats | 122–75 | 100,022 |
| 2024 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney Swans | 120–60 | 100,013 |
| 2023 | Collingwood | Brisbane Lions | 90–86 | 100,024 |
| 2022 | Geelong | Sydney Swans | 133–52 | 100,024 |
| 2021 | Melbourne | Western Bulldogs | 140–66 | 61,118 |
| 2020 | Richmond | Geelong | 81–50 | 29,707 |
| 2019 | Richmond | GWS Giants | 114–25 | 100,014 |
| 2018 | West Coast Eagles | Collingwood | 79–74 | 100,022 |
| 2017 | Richmond | Adelaide | 108–60 | 100,021 |
| 2016 | Western Bulldogs | Sydney Swans | 89–67 | 99,981 |
| 2015 | Hawthorn | West Coast Eagles | 107–61 | 98,632 |
| 2014 | Hawthorn | Sydney Swans | 137–74 | 99,454 |
| 2013 | Hawthorn | Fremantle | 77–62 | 100,007 |
| 2012 | Sydney Swans | Hawthorn | 91–81 | 99,683 |
| 2011 | Geelong | Collingwood | 119–81 | 99,537 |
| 2010 | Collingwood | St Kilda (Replay) | 108–52 | 93,853 |
| 2009 | Geelong | St Kilda | 80–68 | 99,251 |
| 2008 | Hawthorn | Geelong | 115–89 | 100,012 |
| 2007 | Geelong | Port Adelaide | 163–44 | 97,302 |
| 2006 | West Coast Eagles | Sydney Swans | 85–84 | 97,431 |
| 2005 | Sydney Swans | West Coast Eagles | 58–54 | 91,828 |
| 2004 | Port Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | 113–73 | 77,671 |
| 2003 | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood | 134–84 | 79,451 |
| 2002 | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood | 75–66 | 91,817 |
| 2001 | Brisbane Lions | Essendon | 108–82 | 91,482 |
| 2000 | Essendon | Melbourne | 135–75 | 96,249 |
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