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Runners Up

4 November 2026

In addition to our 16 Premierships, Carlton have been Runner Up 13 times, a winning ratio of about 55%. This page is designed to track the Years and Opponents of the teams that just weren't good enough on Grand Final Day:

Year

Opponent

1904

Fitzroy

1909

South Melbourne

1910

Collingwood

1916

Fitzroy

1921

Richmond

1932

Richmond

1949

Essendon

1962

Essendon

1969

Richmond

1973

Richmond

1986

Hawthorn

1993

Essendon

1999

North Melbourne / Kangaroos



Overall, the Club to inflict the most pain on Carlton on Grand Final Day is Richmond, with Carlton losing at their hands on 4 occasions. Essendon is in second place with 3 Grand Final wins over the Blues.

Last updated by Jamie Sanderson ·