List of Victorian Lacrosse Premiers
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Men's Premiership Trophy: Joel Fox Shield (1924–present)
Women's Premiership Trophy: Fearon Cup (1962–present)
| Year | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiers | Runners-up | Premiers | Minor Premiers | Grand Final | ||
| 1878* | Reds[1] | Blues[2] | no competition | |||
| 1879 | Carlton[3] | |||||
| 1880 | Fitzroy[4][5] | Melbourne[6] | ||||
| 1881 | Melbourne[7] | |||||
| 1882 | Fitzroy[8] | Carlton[9] | ||||
| 1883 | South Melbourne[10] | Collingwood[11] | ||||
| 1884 | South Melbourne[12] | Melbourne[13] | ||||
| 1885 | Collingwood[14] | Fitzroy[15] | ||||
| 1886 | Melbourne University[16] | South Melbourne[17] (defeated 2–0 in play-off) | ||||
| 1887 | Melbourne University[18] | |||||
| 1888 | South Melbourne[19] | |||||
| 1889 | Melbourne University[20] | |||||
| 1890 | Essendon[21][22] | |||||
| 1891 | Collingwood[23] | Melbourne University[24] | ||||
| 1892 | Caulfield[25] | Collingwood[26] | ||||
| 1893 | Caulfield[27] | Collingwood[28] | ||||
| 1894 | Caulfield[29] | Essendon[30] | ||||
| 1895 | Melbourne University[31] | Essendon[32] | ||||
| 1896 | Essendon[33] | MCC[34] | ||||
| 1897 | Melbourne University[35] | MCC[36] | ||||
| 1898 | MCC[37] | Melbourne University[38] | ||||
| 1899 | Melbourne University[39] | MCC[40] | ||||
| 1900 | Melbourne University[41] | Essendon[42] | ||||
| 1901 | MCC[43] | Collegians[44] | ||||
| 1902 | MCC[45] | Melbourne University[46] | ||||
| 1903 | Essendon[47] | MCC[48] | ||||
| 1904 | Essendon[49] | MCC[50] | ||||
| 1905 | St Kilda[51] | MCC[52] | ||||
| 1906 | Essendon[53] | Hawksburn[54] | ||||
| 1907 | Essendon[55] | Hawksburn[56] | ||||
| 1908 | Essendon[57] | Malvern[58] | ||||
| 1909 | Essendon[59] | South Yarra[60] | ||||
| 1910 | Essendon[61] | Malvern[62] | ||||
| 1911 | Essendon[63] | South Yarra[64] (defeated 11–8 in play-off)[65] | ||||
| 1912 | South Yarra[66] | Essendon[67] | ||||
| 1913 | South Yarra[68] | Melbourne University[69] | ||||
| 1914 | South Yarra[70] | Melbourne University[71] | ||||
| 1915 | Melbourne University[72] | Eastern Suburbs[73] | ||||
| 1916 | Adult Deaf[74][75] | Malvern[76] | ||||
| 1917 | Malvern[77] | Adult Deaf[78] | ||||
| 1918 | Malvern[79] | Hawthorn[80] | ||||
| 1919 | Hawthorn[81] | Brighton[82] | ||||
| 1920 | Melbourne University[83] | MCC[84] | ||||
| 1921 | MCC[85] | Hawthorn[86] | ||||
| Premiers | Minor Premiers | Grand Final | ||||
| 1922 | Brighton | Brighton[87] | MCC 7 – 16 Brighton[88] | |||
| 1923 | Brighton | Malvern[89] | Brighton 8 – 7 Malvern[90] | |||
| 1924 | Malvern | Malvern[91] | Melbourne University 6 – 8 Malvern[92] | |||
| 1925 | Malvern | Malvern[93] | Malvern 12 – 7 MCC[94] | |||
| 1926 | Malvern | Malvern[95] | MCC 7 – 8 Malvern[96] | |||
| 1927 | MCC | Malvern[97] | MCC 8 – 7 Malvern[98] | |||
| 1928 | Malvern | Malvern[99] | Malvern 15 – 1 Williamstown[100] | |||
| 1929 | Malvern | Malvern[101] | Williamstown 5 – 9 Malvern[102] | |||
| 1930 | Coburg | Coburg[103] | Coburg 8 – 5 Malvern[104] | |||
| 1931 | Malvern | MCC[105] | Malvern 9 – 4 MCC[106] | |||
| 1932 | Malvern | Malvern[107] | Malvern 16 – 5 MCC[108] | |||
| 1933 | Malvern | Malvern[109] | MCC 7 – 11 Malvern[110] | |||
| 1934 | Malvern | Malvern[111] | Malvern 22 – 2 MCC[112] | |||
| 1935 | Malvern | Malvern[113] | Malvern 13 – 6 Williamstown[114] | |||
| 1936 | Malvern | Malvern[115] | Malvern 14 – 7 Williamstown[116] | |||
| 1937 | Malvern | Malvern[117] | Williamstown 6 – 16 Malvern[118] | |||
| 1938 | Malvern | Malvern[119] | Malvern 17 – 10 Williamstown[120] | |||
| 1939 | Malvern | Malvern[121] | Malvern 16 – 5 Camberwell[122] | Williamstown | Williamstown 9 – 0 YWCA[123] | |
| 1940 | Malvern | Malvern[124] | Malvern 29 – 10 Glen Iris[125] | |||
| 1941 | Caulfield | Malvern[126] | Malvern 16 – 19 Caulfield[127] | competition in recess | ||
| 1942 | no competition – World War II[128] | |||||
| 1943 | Caulfield | Caulfield 17 – 15 Malvern (ET)[129] | ||||
| 1944 | Malvern | Malvern[130] | Malvern 25 – 17 Caulfield[131] | |||
| 1945 | Malvern | Malvern[132] | Malvern 23 – 12 Caulfield[133] | |||
| 1946 | Malvern | Malvern[134] | Malvern 9 – 7 Williamstown[135] | |||
| 1947 | Malvern | Malvern[136] | Malvern 15 – 11 Old Trinity[137] | |||
| 1948 | Malvern | Malvern 17 – 13 Caulfield[138] | ||||
| 1949 | Caulfield | Malvern[139] | Malvern 6 – 9 Caulfield[140] | |||
| 1950 | Malvern | Malvern[141] | Malvern 12 – 8 Old Trinity[142] | |||
| 1951 | Malvern | Malvern[143] | Malvern 15 – 5 Caulfield[144] | |||
| 1952 | Malvern | Malvern Black[145] | Malvern Black 21 – 7 Melbourne High School Old Boys[146] | |||
| 1953 | Malvern | Malvern Black[147] | Malvern Black 6 – 1 Caulfield[148] | |||
| 1954 | Malvern | Malvern Black[149] | Malvern Black 16 – 6 Melbourne High School Old Boys[150] | |||
| 1955 | Malvern | Malvern Black[151] | Malvern Black 10 – 8 Caulfield[152] | |||
| 1956 | Malvern | Malvern Black | Malvern Black 9 – 6 Melbourne High School Old Boys | |||
| 1957 | Malvern | Malvern | Malvern 8 – 4 Melbourne High School Old Boys | |||
| 1958 | Malvern | Malvern | Malvern 13 – 7 Caulfield | |||
| 1959 | Malvern | Malvern | Malvern 9 – 7 Caulfield | |||
| 1960 | Caulfield | Caulfield | Caulfield 15 – 9 Malvern (replay)[153][154] | |||
| 1961 | Caulfield | Caulfield 11 – 10 Malvern[155] | ||||
| 1962 | Caulfield | Caulfield 11 – 6 Malvern[156] | Footscray | Footscray 12 – 1 Malvern | ||
| 1963 | Williamstown | Williamstown Fearon 22 – 14 Malvern[157] | Footscray | Footscray 18 – 0 Malvern[158] | ||
| 1964 | Malvern | Malvern 17 – 15 Williamstown Fearon[159] | Footscray | Footscray 9 – 4 Williamstown | ||
| 1965 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Malvern | Williamstown | |||
| 1966 | Caulfield | Caulfield – Malvern | Williamstown | |||
| 1967 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Malvern | Williamstown | |||
| 1968 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Malvern | Williamstown | |||
| 1969 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Malvern | Williamstown | |||
| 1970 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Malvern | Williamstown | |||
| 1971 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Caulfield | Williamstown | |||
| 1972 | Malvern | Malvern 25 – 24 Williamstown | Williamstown | |||
| 1973 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Malvern | Williamstown | |||
| 1974 | Malvern | Malvern 23 – 19 Williamstown | Williamstown | |||
| 1975 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Malvern | Williamstown | |||
| 1976 | Williamstown | Williamstown 20 – 13 Malvern | Williamstown | |||
| 1977 | Williamstown | Williamstown 24 – 12 Chadstone | Newport | Newport 1 – 0 Williamstown | ||
| 1978 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Surrey Park | Newport | Newport – Caulfield | ||
| 1979 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Surrey Park | Newport | |||
| 1980 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Malvern | Williamstown | |||
| 1981 | Surrey Park | Surrey Park – Williamstown | Williamstown | |||
| 1982 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Surrey Park | Newport | |||
| 1983 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Surrey Park | Newport | |||
| 1984 | Surrey Park | Surrey Park – Williamstown | Williamstown | |||
| 1985 | Williamstown | Williamstown 18 – 15 Chadstone[160] | Caulfield | Caulfield 2 – 0 Newport[161] | ||
| 1986 | Williamstown | Williamstown – MCC | Newport | |||
| 1987 | Malvern | Malvern 17 – 16 Chadstone | Newport | |||
| 1988 | Surrey Park | Surrey Park 19 – 17 Malvern | Williamstown | |||
| 1989 | Malvern | Malvern 18 – 16 Williamstown | Newport | |||
| 1990 | Williamstown | Williamstown 27 – 13 Surrey Park | Newport | |||
| 1991 | Williamstown | Williamstown 18 – 11 Surrey Park | Newport | |||
| 1992 | Williamstown | Williamstown – Surrey Park | Williamstown | |||
| 1993 | Surrey Park | Surrey Park – Williamstown | Newport | |||
| 1994 | Malvern | Malvern 22 – 14 Williamstown | Newport | |||
| 1995 | Surrey Park | Surrey Park – Malvern | Newport | |||
| 1996 | Malvern | Malvern – Williamstown | Caulfield | |||
| 1997 | Malvern | Williamstown 9 – 17 Malvern | Newport | |||
| 1998 | Williamstown | Williamstown 13 – 8 Eltham | Williamstown | |||
| 1999 | Williamstown | Williamstown[162] | Williamstown 20 – 8 Eltham[163] | Newport | ||
| 2000 | Williamstown | Williamstown 16 – 14 Eltham | Caulfield | |||
| 2001 | Williamstown | Williamstown 22 – 12 Eltham | Caulfield | |||
| 2002 | Malvern | Malvern 9 – 8 Eltham | Caulfield | |||
| 2003 | Williamstown | Williamstown | Williamstown 17 – 9 Caulfield | Caulfield | ||
| 2004 | Eltham | Eltham | Eltham 16 – 11 Williamstown | Newport | ||
| 2005 | Eltham | Williamstown | Eltham 14 – 8 Williamstown | Caulfield | Caulfield | Caulfield 10 – 5 Newport |
| 2006 | Eltham | Williamstown | Williamstown 12 – 13 Eltham | Newport | Newport | Newport 11 – 10 Footscray (2OT) |
| 2007 | Eltham | Eltham | Eltham 17 – 7 Surrey Park | Newport | Newport | Newport 7 – 6 Footscray |
| 2008 | Williamstown | Eltham | Eltham 7 – 12 Williamstown | Newport | Newport | Newport 10 – 4 Footscray |
| 2009 | Williamstown | Williamstown | Williamstown 15 – 9 Surrey Park | Footscray | Newport | Newport 4 – 7 Footscray |
| 2010 | Williamstown | Williamstown | Williamstown 11 – 6 Surrey Park | Newport | Footscray | Footscray 4 – 10 Newport |
| 2011 | Surrey Park | Surrey Park | Williamstown 11 – 17 Surrey Park | Newport | Footscray | Footscray 8 – 10 Newport |
| 2012 | Williamstown | Williamstown | Williamstown 18 – 10 Malvern | Newport | Newport | Newport 12 – 3 Footscray |
| 2013 | Footscray | Williamstown | Surrey Park 7 – 10 Footscray | Footscray | Footscray | Footscray 9 – 6 Newport |
| 2014 | Surrey Park | Williamstown | Footscray 10 – 12 Surrey Park (OT) | Newport | Footscray | Footscray 6 – 7 Newport |
| 2015 | Williamstown | Williamstown | Williamstown 7 – 6 Footscray | Newport | Newport | Newport 8 – 6 Footscray |
| 2016 | Williamstown | Footscray | Footscray 7 – 12 Williamstown | Newport | Newport | Footscray 7 – 9 Newport |
| 2017 | Williamstown | Footscray | Camberwell 6 – 8 Williamstown | Footscray | Footscray | Footscray 7 – 5 Newport |
| 2018 | Footscray | Williamstown | Footscray 9 – 8 Williamstown | Newport | Newport | Newport 7 – 5 Footscray |
| 2019 | Williamstown | Williamstown | Footscray 10 – 18 Williamstown | Footscray | Footscray | Footscray 14 – 7 Newport |
| 2020 | no competition – COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | competition not completed – COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2022 | Footscray | Footscray | Footscray 15 – 13 Williamstown | Footscray | Footscray | Footscray 15 – 2 Newport |
| 2023 | Footscray | Footscray | Footscray 12 – 8 Malvern | Footscray | Footscray | Footscray 15 – 10 Williamstown |
| 2024 | Footscray | Williamstown | Williamstown 13 – Footscray 14 (OT) | Footscray | Williamstown | Williamstown 9 – 12 Footscray |
| 2025 | Williamstown | Williamstown | Williamstown 13 – Malvern 12 | Footscray | Footscray | Footscray 11 – 10 Newport |
* Unofficial competition – Victorian Lacrosse Association not formed until 1879
Premierships by Club
| Club | Men's | Most Recent | Women's | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern | 41 | 2002 | 0 | n/a |
| Williamstown | 35 | 2025 | 0 | n/a |
| Newport | 0 | n/a | 26 | 2018 |
| Williamstown Women's LC | 0 | n/a | 18 | 1998 |
| Footscray | 5 | 2024 | 11 | 2025 |
| Caulfield† | 7 | 1966 | 7 | 2005 |
| Essendon* | 10 | 1911 | 0 | n/a |
| Melbourne University | 9 | 1920 | 0 | n/a |
| Surrey Park | 7 | 2014 | 0 | n/a |
| MCC | 5 | 1927 | 0 | n/a |
| Eltham | 4 | 2007 | 0 | n/a |
| South Melbourne* | 3 | 1888 | 0 | n/a |
| Caulfield* (19th Cen)† | 3 | 1894 | 0 | n/a |
| South Yarra* | 3 | 1914 | 0 | n/a |
| Fitzroy* | 2 | 1882 | 0 | n/a |
| Collingwood* | 2 | 1891 | 0 | n/a |
| Brighton* | 2 | 1923 | 0 | n/a |
| Carlton* | 1 | 1879 | 0 | n/a |
| Melbourne* | 1 | 1881 | 0 | n/a |
| St Kilda* | 1 | 1905 | 0 | n/a |
| Adult Deaf* | 1 | 1916 | 0 | n/a |
| Hawthorn* | 1 | 1919 | 0 | n/a |
| Coburg* | 1 | 1930 | 0 | n/a |
* defunct club
† The current Caulfield Lacrosse Club was formed in 1909. A previous Caulfield Lacrosse Club won three VLA premiership in 1892, 1893 and 1894