Photo: 2025 AFL Sydney Finals Series. September 20, 2025. BISP, Rooty Hill, NSW, Australia. Photo: Narelle Spangher, AFL NSW/ACT
| Year | Premiers | Runner-Up |
| 2025 | North Shore Bombers 14.5 (89) | Manly Warringah Wolves 7.8 (50) |
| 2024 | North Shore Bombers 10.9 (69) | Manly Warringah Wolves 5.6 (36) |
| 2023 | UNSW-ES Bulldogs 10.6 (66) | North Shore Bombers 6.10 (46) |
| 2022 | UNSW-ES Bulldogs 7.10 (52) | North Shore Bombers 2.10 (22) |
| 2020 | Sydney University 8.6 (54) | UNSW/ES 6.9 (45) |
| 2019 | UNSW/ES 10.9 (69) | Sydney University 6.15 (51) |
| 2018 | UNSW/ES 8.10 (58) | Sydney University 7.13 (55) |
| 2017 | Pennant Hills 10.6 (66) | Sydney University 7.18 (60) |
| 2016 | East Coast Eagles 17.5 (107) | St George 9.12 (66) |
| 2015 | Pennant Hills 14.5 (89) | East Coast 7.4 (54) |
| 2014 | Manly Warringah 8.20 (68) | Pennant Hills 2.10 (22) |
| 2013 | Manly Warringah 11.14 (80) | Pennant Hills 11.6 (72) |
| 2012 | UNSW/ES 13.11 (89) | Balmain 7.5 (47) |
| 2011 | East Coast Eagles 17.12 (114) | Balmain 10.11 (71) |
| 2010 | East Coast Eagles 13.9 (87) | Sydney University 10.10 (70) |
| 2009 | East Coast Eagles 22.12 (144) | UNSW-East Syd 13.12 (90) |
| 2008 | Pennant Hills 20.12 (132) | East Coast Eagles 3.10 (28) |
| 2007 | North Shore 12.15 (87) | St George 9.12 (66) |
| 2006 | Pennant Hills 5.20 (50) | East Coast Eagles 7.6 (48) |
| 2005 | North Shore 13.9 (87) | Western Suburbs 6.10 (46) |
| 2004 | North Shore 10.11 (71) | St George 7.4 (46) |
| 2003 | UNSW-East Syd 12.10 (82) | North Shore 10.16 (76) |
| 2002 | UNSW-East Syd 16.10 (106) | North Shore 11.6 (72) |
| 2001 | North Shore 12.12 (84) | Campbelltown 10.9 (69) |
| 2000 | Pennant Hills 15.12 (110) | North Shore 10.7 (67) |
| 1999 | Campbelltown 18.5 (113) | Balmain 13.13 (91) |
| 1998 | Balmain 12.13 (85) | Pennant Hills 9.11 (65) |
| 1997 | Balmain 17.13 (115) | St George 11.14 (80) |
| 1996 | Western Suburbs 12.16 (88) | Pennant Hills 11.10 (76) |
| 1995 | Campbelltown 16.19 (115) | Pennant Hills 9.5 (59) |
| 1994 | Campbelltown 13.16 (94) | North Shore 12.15 (87) |
| 1993 | St George 17.13 (115) | North Shore 9.26 (80) |
| 1992 | Sydney University 18.16 (124) | North Shore 8.11 (59) |
| 1991 | North Shore 10.13 (73) | Holroyd-Parramatta 7.9 (51) |
| 1990 | Holroyd-Parramatta 9.15 (69) | North Shore 9.8 (62) |
| 1989 | Campbelltown 10.12 (72) | North Shore 6.9 (45) |
| 1988 | Campbelltown 13.10 (88) | East Sydney 8.9 (57) |
| 1987 | Campbelltown 25.16 (166) | St George 12.7 (79) |
| 1986 | Campbelltown 17.13 (115) | North Shore 13.14 (92) |
| 1985 | North Shore 18.19 (127) | Campbelltown 14.12 (96) |
| 1984 | East Sydney 20.13 (133) | North Shore 5.4 (34) |
| 1983 | East Sydney 18.23 (131) | Balmain 15.3 (93) |
| 1982 | East Sydney 8.8 (56) | Pennant Hills 5.8 (38) |
| 1981 | East Sydney 19.16 (130) | Newtown 3.23 (41) |
| 1980 | East Sydney 30.24 (204) | North Shore 12.11 (83) |
| 1979 | North Shore 13.17 (93) | Western Suburbs 9.22 (76) |
| 1978 | North Shore 17.17 (119) | Western Suburbs 13.12 (90) |
| 1977 | Western Suburbs 18.25 (133) | North Shore 14.9 (91) |
| 1976 | East Sydney 23.12 (150) | North Shore 10.13 (73) |
| 1975 | Western Suburbs 18.18 (126) | East Sydney 12.16 (88) |
| 1974 | Western Suburbs 18.25 (133) | East Sydney 17.21 (123) |
| 1973 | East Sydney 22.18 (144) | Western Suburbs 18.9 (117) |
| 1972 | Western Suburbs 22.23 (149) | East Sydney 12.14 (86) |
| 1971 | East Sydney 19.15 (129) | Western Suburbs 15.22 (112) |
| 1970 | Newtown 15.16 (106) | North Shore 10.16 (76) |
| 1969 | Western Suburbs 13.17 (93) | Newtown 12.16 (88) |
| 1968 | Newtown 22.11 (143) | Western Suburbs 10.18 (78) |
| 1967 | Newtown 9.16 (70) | Western Suburbs 8.12 (60) |
| 1966 | Western Suburbs 15.22 (112) | St George 10.10 (70) |
| 1965 | Western Suburbs 17.15 (117) | St George 12.9 (81) |
| 1964 | St George 14.18 (102) | Western Suburbs 4.18 (42) |
| 1963 | Western Suburbs 14.14 (98) | Newtown 12.16 (88) |
| 1962 | Sydney Naval 18.20 (128) | Newtown 14.13 (97) |
| 1961 | North Shore 11.15 (81) | Sydney Naval 4.11 (35) |
| 1960 | Sydney Naval 9.12 (66) | Newtown 9.9 (63) |
| 1959 | Eastern Suburbs 14.11 (95) | Newtown 7.11 (53) |
| 1958 | Eastern Suburbs 15.11 (101) | Western Suburbs 8.11 (59) |
| 1957 | Eastern Suburbs 12.18 (90) | Sydney Naval 9.16 (70) |
| 1956 | Eastern Suburbs 10.12 (84) | Western Suburbs 9.17 (71) |
| 1955 | Eastern Suburbs 13.12 (90) | North Shore 7.10 (52) |
| 1954 | Eastern Suburbs 13.20 (98) | Newtown 11.8 (74) |
| 1953 | Eastern Suburbs 21.22 (148) | Western Suburbs 15.12 (102) |
| 1952 | North Shore 11.7 (73) | Western Suburbs 9.12 (66) |
| 1951 | Western Suburbs 11.15 (81) | Eastern Suburbs 10.9 (69) |
| 1950 | Newtown 13.16 (94) | Sydney Naval 8.7 (55) |
| 1949 | Newtown 15.10 (100) | Eastern Suburbs 14.15 (99) |
| 1948 | Newtown 16.17 (113) | Sydney Naval 6.15 (51) |
| 1947 | Newtown 18.14 (122) | Eastern Suburbs 10.6 (66) |
| 1946 | Newtown 16.13 (109) | St George 10.6 (66) |
| 1945 | Newtown 20.18 (138) | R.A.A.F. 12.14 (86) |
| 1944 | Sydney Naval 11.15 (81) | R.A.A.F. 8.17 (63) |
| 1943 | St George 12.19 (91) | South Sydney 9.10 (64) |
| 1942 | Newtown 14.14 (98) | South Sydney 9.10 (64) |
| 1941 | Eastern Suburbs 7.10 (52) | South Sydney 8.3 (51) |
| 1940 | Newtown 10.11 (71) | Eastern Suburbs 8.8 (56) |
| 1939 | Newtown 10.25 (85) | St George 10.3 (63) |
| 1938 | St George 6.20 (56) | Newtown 1.9 (15) |
| 1937 | St George 11.16 (82) | South Sydney 6.9 (45) |
| 1936 | Newtown 17.8 (110) | South Sydney 10.10 (70) |
| 1935 | South Sydney 21.9 (135) | St George 11.17 (83) |
| 1934 | South Sydney 17.12 (114) | Newtown 12.6 (78) |
| 1933 | Newtown 10.3 (63) | Sydney 7.16 (58) |
| 1932 | Newtown 7.12 (54) | South Sydney 5.5 (35) |
| 1931 | Sydney 6.7 (43) | Newtown 4.14 (38) |
| 1930 | Newtown 9.17 (71) | South Sydney 7.13 (55) |
| 1929 | Newtown 10.8 (68) | North Shore 6.6 (42) |
| 1928 | Newtown 10.16 (76) | Eastern Suburbs 4.5 (29) |
| 1927 | Eastern Suburbs 9.16 (70) | Newtown 6.13 (49) |
| 1926 | Eastern Suburbs 6.10 (46) | Western Suburbs 4.7 (31) |
| 1925 | Sydney 9.13 (67) | Paddington 7.10 (52) |
| 1924 | Paddington 11.8 (74) | Newtown 9.14 (68) |
| 1923 | Sydney 10.7 (67) | Newtown 8.15 (63) |
| 1922 | Paddington 8.6 (54) | Newtown 5.14 (44) |
| 1921 | North Shore 10.7 (67) | Newtown 7.12 (54) |
| 1920 | Paddington 15.5 (95) | Newtown 9.15 (69) |
| 1919 | Paddington 11.10 (76) | East Sydney 8.8 (56) |
| 1918 | East Sydney 14.12 (96) | Newtown 6.7 (43) |
| 1917 | Paddington 12.20 (92) | East Sydney 3.10 (28) |
| 1916 | Paddington 3.14 (32) | Balmain 1.8 (14) |
| 1915 | Paddington 9.5 (59) | Newtown 5.11 (41) |
| 1914 | South Sydney 7.7 (49) | Sydney 4.15 (39) |
| 1913 | Sydney 9.16 (70) | Paddington 6.6 (42) |
| 1912 | Sydney 5.13 (43) | Paddington 2.3 (15) |
| 1911 | East Sydney 4.5 (29) | Sydney 2.4 (16) |
| 1910 | YMCA 5.18 (48) | East Sydney 3.6 (24) |
| 1909 | North Shore 7.5 (47) | YMCA 5.5 (35) |
| 1908 | YMCA 15.6 (96) | East Sydney 5.8 (38) |
| 1907 | Sydney 9.6 (60) | Newtown 1.4 (10) |
| 1906 | Newtown 9.8 (62) | Redfern 1.14 (20) |
| 1905 | Sydney 7.9 (51) | YMCA 7.8 (50) |
| 1904 | North Shore 5.13 (43) | Balmain 2.8 (20) |
| 1903 | East Sydney 6.8 (44) | North Shore 4.2 (26) |
| 1894 | Redfern | Sydney |
| 1893 | West Sydney | Sydney |
| 1892 | Sydney | West Sydney |
| 1891 | West Sydney | Waratah |
| 1890 | Waratah | Sydney |
| 1889 | Sydney | Waratah |
| 1888 | Sydney | East Sydney |
| 1887 | West Sydney | |
| 1886 | Sydney | Northumberland, West Sydney, Waratah, City, East Sydney, |
| 1885 | Wallsend | Sydney, Northumberland, Carlton, Newcastle City, Waratah, East Sydney, Maitland, West Sydney, City |
| 1884 | East Sydney | Sydney, Waratah, Victoria House (retired) |
| 1883 | Sydney | East Sydney, Waratah, Farmers & Co., Petersham, Redfern Railway (retired), Our Boys (retired) |
| 1882 | Sydney | East Sydney, Petersham, Waratah |
| 1881 | East Sydney | Sydney |