In recent years and after a decade of competitive performances that just fell short of the main prize, the North London Lions won the AFL London Premiership in Seasons 2012 and 2015 (by 1 point!) while in Season 2013 the Lions narrowly missed out on defending the title when they lost the Grand Final by 10 points. In 2014 the Lions narrowly lost by 3 points to the eventual Premiers in the Preliminary final, finishing the Season in 3rd place and not featuring in the Grand Final for the first time in 3 years.