Editing Essendon Football Club (section)

===Runners-up (10)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Competition
!Opponent
!Score
!Venue
|-
| [[1922 VFL season|1922]] || [[AFL reserves|VJFA]]|| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] || '''1.9 (15) – 8.10 (58)''' || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|-
| [[1924 VFL season|1924]] || [[AFL reserves|VJFA]]|| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] || ''N/A''{{ref label|1|a}} || [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Kardinia Park]]<!-- Match was moved from Geelong's home ground at Corio Oval to the then-neutral Kardinia Park -->
|-
| [[1932 VFL season|1932]] || [[AFL reserves|VFL seconds]]|| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] || '''4.10 (34) – 8.12 (60)''' || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|-
| [[1949 VFL season|1949]] || [[AFL reserves|VFL seconds]]|| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] || '''9.14 (68) – 17.10 (112)''' || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|-
| [[1951 VFL season|1951]] || [[AFL reserves|VFL seconds]]|| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] || '''7.9 (51) – 8.15 (63)''' || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|-
| [[1953 VFL season|1953]] || [[AFL reserves|VFL seconds]]|| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] || '''11.7 (73) – 15.7 (97)''' || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|-
| [[1971 VFL season|1971]] || [[AFL reserves|VFL reserves]]|| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] || '''8.18 (66) – 14.14 (98)''' || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|-
| [[1981 VFL season|1981]] || [[AFL reserves|VFL reserves]]|| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] || '''18.6 (114) – 21.14 (140)''' || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|-
| [[1996 AFL season|1996]] || [[AFL reserves]]|| [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]] || '''7.10 (52) – 23.18 (156)''' || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|-
| [[1998 AFL season|1998]] || [[AFL reserves]]|| [[Footscray Football Club|Footscray]] || '''12.8 (80) – 20.16 (136)''' || [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
|}
{{note label|1|a}} Essendon refused to play the Grand Final in Geelong, so the premiership was awarded to Geelong.