1885 (Melbourne)
F.K. Esling
1887 (Adelaide)
H. Charlick
1888 (Melbourne)
W. Crane
1893 (Sydney)
A.E.N. Wallace
1895 (Melbourne)
A.E.N. Wallace
1896 (Sydney)
A.E.N. Wallace
1897 (Warrnambool)
W. Crane
1897 (Sydney)
J.L. Jacobsen
1899
(title lapsed)
1906 (Perth)
W.S. Viner
1912 (Sydney)
W.S. Viner
1913 (Bellingen, NSW)
W.S. Viner
1922 (Melbourne)
C.G.M. Watson
1924 (Brisbane)
W.S. Viner
1926 (Sydney)
S. Crackanthorp
1929 (Perth)
S. Crackanthorp
1931 (Melbourne)
C.G.M. Watson
1933 (Sydney)
G. Koshnitsky
1935 (Melbourne)
C.J.S. Purdy
1937 (Perth)
C.J.S. Purdy
1939 (Sydney)
G. Koshnitsky
1945 (Sydney)
L. Steiner
1947 (Adelaide)
L. Steiner
1949 (Melbourne)
C.J.S. Purdy
1951 (Brisbane)
C.J.S. Purdy
1953 (Hobart)
L.Steiner
1955 (Perth)
J. Purdy
1957 (Melbourne)
K. Ozols & S. Lazare
1959 (Sydney)
L. Steiner
1960 (Adelaide)
L. Endzelins
1963 (Perth)
J. Purdy
1965 (Hobart)
D.G. Hamilton
1967 (Brisbane)
D.G. Hamilton
1969 (Melbourne)
W.S. Browne
1970 (Sydney)
A. Flatow
1972 (Melbourne)
M. Fuller & T. Hay
1974 (Cooma, NSW)
R.M. Jamieson
1976 (Sydney)
S. Rubanraut
1978 (Perth)
R.M. Jamieson
1980 (Adelaide)
I. Rogers
1982 (Melbourne)
D.G. Hamilton
1984 (Sydney)
D.K. Johansen
1986 (Toowoomba QLD)
I. Rogers
1988 (Gosford, NSW)
D.K. Johansen
1990 (Sydney)
D.K. Johansen
1992 (Melbourne)
A. Wohl
1994 (Melbourne)
J-P. Wallace
1996 (Sydney)
G. West
1998 (Melbourne)
I. Rogers
2000 (Tumbi Umbi, NSW)
D.K. Johansen
2002 (Melbourne)
D.K. Johansen
2004 (Adelaide)
Gary Lane
2006 (Brisbane)
Ian Rogers
2008 (Parramatta, NSW)
Stephen Solomon
2010 (Cammeray, NSW)
Zong-Yuan Zhao
2012 (Geelong, VIC)
D.K. Johansen
2014 (Springvale, VIC)
Max Illingworth
2016 (Fitzroy, VIC)
Bobby Cheng
2018 (Cammeray, NSW)
Max Illingworth
2020 (Kogarah, NSW)
Temur Kuybokarov
Note: The table shows when the title tournament (which prior to 1922 was usually a match) finished, irrespective of the date of any playoff match. (This standard for reference to the years of events was formalised by the ACF Council in 2016.) The Champion retains their title until the next tournament starts if they do not contest it, or until the next tournament ends (including any playoff they are involved in) if they do.