Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) 7 premierships
Carlton has won 16 Grand Finals. Although Essendon has 16 premierships, it has won only 14 grand finals in this acievement. The premierships of 1897 and 1924 were decided by a round robin finals series and no grand final was played in those years. Importantly, however, Carlton and Essendon.....16 Premierships each
Melbourne and Geelong Melbourne and Geelong
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Geelong and Port Adelaide. Geelong won by a record margin - 119 points.
Geelong and St Kilda have never played off in a Grand Final
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Hawthorn and Geelong, Hawthorn won by 6 points. Hawthorn 21.18 [144] Geelong 21.12 [138]
Geelong and West Coast
St Kilda last played in the September 2009 Grand Final against Geelong - which Geelong won.
The Geelong Football Club has won 8 premierships (1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009). Actually, in the earlier decades of Australian Football, the teams played off for a premiership flag; it was later changed to a cup.
After some research, I believe the answer to be that there are 3 different people who answer to achieving the most premierships as VFL-AFL players and coaches: The first was Jock McHale, who won 2 premierships solely as a player for Collingwood - the first being in 1903 - his first year at the club. He then went on to coach Collingwood to a record 8 premierships = 10 total premierhips. The second was Norm Smith, who played for Melbourne Football Club from 1937. He played in 4 premierships for the club. Later he went on to coach 6 premierships over an 11 year period = 10 total premierhips. The third was Ron Barassi, who played for Melbourne, winning 6 Premierhips as a player only with that club. Following his time at Melbourne, he accepted a coaching opportunity with Carlton, which club won 2 premierships during his short stay with the club. He then went on to coach North Melbourne for a further 2 premierships = 10 total premierships! However, of those premierhips, some won by Ron Barassi and Jock McHale were achieved as playing coaches.