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33 finals belt games · 19 title changes

When the holder makes the finals, every game is for two titles at once. The belt only moves in the finals if the holder is there, so a lot of years it sits out. These are the years it didn't.

Most finals title changes won

Brisbane Lions4
Richmond3
Collingwood2
Sydney Swans2
West Coast Eagles1
Geelong1
Western Bulldogs1
Melbourne1
Hawthorn1
Port Adelaide1

Latest finals title changes

Sep 26, 2026Brisbane Lions beat Fremantle 96–89
Sep 18, 2026Fremantle beat Sydney Swans 83–71
Sep 5, 2026Sydney Swans beat Brisbane Lions 141–88
Sep 13, 2025Brisbane Lions beat Gold Coast Suns 100–47
Sep 6, 2025Gold Coast Suns beat Fremantle 80–79
Sep 28, 2024Brisbane Lions beat Sydney Swans 120–60
Sep 20, 2024Sydney Swans beat Port Adelaide 95–59
Sep 13, 2024Port Adelaide beat Hawthorn 75–72
Sep 6, 2024Hawthorn beat Western Bulldogs 99–62
Sep 22, 2023Collingwood beat GWS Giants 58–57
Sep 25, 2021Melbourne beat Western Bulldogs 140–66
Sep 11, 2021Western Bulldogs beat Port Adelaide 116–45
Oct 24, 2020Richmond beat Geelong 81–50
Oct 17, 2020Geelong beat Brisbane Lions 82–42
Oct 2, 2020Brisbane Lions beat Richmond 69–54

Season by season

SeasonCarried it inCame out with itGamesChanges
2026Brisbane LionsBrisbane Lions33
2025FremantleBrisbane Lions42
2024Western BulldogsBrisbane Lions44
2023GWS GiantsCollingwood41
2022GeelongGeelong30
2021Port AdelaideMelbourne32
2020RichmondRichmond33
2019RichmondRichmond30
2018HawthornWest Coast Eagles33
2017GeelongRichmond31

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