NB: The Fitzroy Lions and Brisbane Bears are highlighted as they are now a
merged team called the Brisbane Lions and University are also
highlighted as they no longer exist.
CLUBS PARTICIPATION
(Including current 1997 season)
| Club | Participation | Years
| Carlton Blues | 101 | 1897-
| Collingwood Magpies | 101 | 1897-
| South Melbourne/Sydney Swans | 100 | 1897-1915 and 1917-
| Fitzroy Lions | 100 | 1897-1996
| Essendon Bombers | 99 | 1897-1915 and 1918-
| St.Kilda Saints | 99 | 1897-1915 and 1918-
| Geelong Cats | 98 | 1897-1915 and 1917-41 and 1944-
| Melbourne Demons | 98 | 1897-1915 and 1919-
| Richmond Tigers | 90 | 1908-
| Hawthorn Hawks | 73 | 1925-
| North Melbourne Kangaroos | 73 | 1925-
| Footscray/Western Bulldogs | 73 | 1925-
| West Coast Eagles | 11 | 1987-
| Brisbane Bears | 10 | 1987-1996
| Adelaide Crows | 7 | 1991-
| University | 7 | 1908-14
| Fremantle Dockers | 3 | 1995-
| Brisbane Lions | 1 | 1997-
| Port Adelaide Power | 1 | 1997-
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NB: Essendon,Geelong,Melbourne,South Melbourne and St Kilda all missed a few years due to
World War I and II.
South Melbourne relocated to Sydney in 1982 to form the Sydney Swans.
Fitzroy and Brisbane merged to form the Brisbane Lions.
Footscray changed its name to the Western Bulldogs in 1997.
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| Club | Total | Years
| Carlton | 16 | 1906,'07,'08,'14,'15,'38,'45,'47,'68,'70,'72,'79,'81,'82,'87,'95
| Essendon | 15 | 1897,1901,'11,'12,'23,'24,'42,'46,'49,'50,'62,'65,'84,'85,'93
| Collingwood | 14 | 1902,'03,'10,'17,'19,'27,'28,'29,'30,'35,'36,'53,'58,'90
| Melbourne | 12 | 1900,'26,'39,'40,'41,'48,'55,'56,'57,'59,'60,'64
| Richmond | 10 | 1920,'21,'32,'34,'43,'67,'69,'73,'74,'80
| Hawthorn | 9 | 1961,'71,'76,'78,'83,'86,'88,'89,'91
| Fitzroy | 8 | 1898,'99,1904,'05,'13,'16,'22,'44
| Geelong | 6 | 1925,'31,'37,'51,'52,'63
| Sydney | 3 | 1909,'18,'33
| North Melbourne | 3 | 1975,'77,'96
| West Coast | 2 | 1992,'94
| Western Bulldogs | 1 | 1954
| St.Kilda | 1 | 1966
| Adelaide | 1 | 1997
| Brisbane Lions | 0 |
| Fremantle | 0 |
| Brisbane Bears | 0
| University | 0
| TOTAL | 100
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LONGEST PREMIERSHIP DROUGHTS
| Total | Club | Years
| 69 | St.Kilda | 1897-1965
| 52 | Fitzroy | 1945-96
| 50 | North Melbourne | 1925-74
| 36 | Hawthorn | 1925-60
| 31 | Collingwood | 1959-89
| 23 | Richmond | 1944-66
| 22 | Carlton | 1916-37
| 18 | Essendon | 1966-83
| Current Droughts
| 64 | Sth Melb/Sydney | 1934-
| 43 | Ftscry/Western Bulldogs | 1955-
| 34 | Geelong | 1964-
| 33 | Melbourne | 1965-
| 31 | St.Kilda | 1967-
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WOODEN SPOONS
(Current as of the end the 1997 season)
| Club | Total | Years
| St.Kilda | 25 | 1897-1902,'04,'09-10,'20,'24,'43,'45,'47-48,'52,'54-55,'77,'79,'83-86,'88
| North Melbourne | 13 | 1926,'29-31,'34-35,'37,'40,'56,'61,'68,'70,'72
| Hawthorn | 11 | 1925,'27-28,'32,'41-42,'46,'49-50,'53,'65
| Sydney | 11 | 1903,'22,'38-39,'62,'71,'73,'75,'92-94
| Melbourne | 10 | 1905-06,'19,'23,'51,'69,'74,'78,'81,'97
| Fitzroy | 8 | 1916,'36,'63-64,'66,'80,'95-96
| Geelong | 5 | 1908,'15,'44,'57-58
| Richmond | 4 | 1917,'60,'87,'89
| Essendon | 4 | 1907,'18,'21,'33
| University | 4 | 1911-14
| Western Bulldogs | 3 | 1959,'67,'82
| Brisbane Bears | 2 | 1990-91
| Collingwood | 1 | 1976
| Port Adelaide | 0 |
| Brisbane Lions | 0 |
| Fremantle | 0 |
| Adelaide | 0 |
| West Coast | 0 |
| Carlton | 0 |
| TOTAL | 101
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NB: Fitzroy won the wooden spoon in 1916 when only 4 teams played
but they won the premiership by winning the finals series.
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TEAMS OVERALL WIN/LOSS RECORD
(Current as of the end of the 1997 season)
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won | % Lost
| Adelaide
| 159
| 77
| 81
| 1
| 48.4
| 50.9
| Brisbane Lions
| 23
| 10
| 12
| 1
| 43.5
| 52.2
| Carlton
| 2014
| 1242
| 742
| 30
| 61.7
| 36.8
| Collingwood
| 2041
| 1269
| 748
| 24
| 62.2
| 36.6
| Essendon
| 1975
| 1133
| 812
| 30
| 57.4
| 41.1
| Fremantle
| 66
| 25
| 41
| 0
| 37.9
| 62.1
| Geelong
| 1935
| 1008
| 909
| 18
| 52.1
| 47.0
| Hawthorn
| 1483
| 689
| 786
| 8
| 46.5
| 53.0
| Melbourne
| 1922
| 896
| 1008
| 18
| 46.6
| 52.4
| North Melbourne
| 1479
| 619
| 846
| 14
| 41.9
| 57.2
| Port Adelaide
| 22
| 10
| 11
| 1
| 45.5
| 50.0
| Richmond
| 1782
| 928
| 837
| 17
| 52.1
| 47.0
| St Kilda
| 1891
| 697
| 1175
| 19
| 36.9
| 62.1
| Sydney
| 1928
| 862
| 1047
| 19
| 44.7
| 54.3
| West Coast
| 263
| 162
| 99
| 2
| 61.6
| 37.6
| Western Bulldogs
| 1455
| 638
| 800
| 17
| 43.9
| 55.1
| Fitzroy Lions | 1928 | 869 | 1034 | 25 | 45.1 | 53.6
| Brisbane Bears | 222 | 72 | 148 | 2 | 32.4 | 66.7
| University | 126 | 27 | 97 | 2 | 22.2 | 77.0
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FINALS PERFORMANCES
(Current as of the end of the 1997 season)
| Played | Won | Lost | Tied | %Won | %Lost | Highest Score
| Adelaide
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 71.4
| 28.6
| 19.11(125) in 1997
| Brisbane Lions
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0.0
| 100.0
| 13.11(89) in 1997
| Carlton
| 123
| 59
| 62
| 2
| 48.0
| 50.4
| 28.9(177) in 1931
| Collingwood
| 152
| 63
| 85
| 4
| 41.4
| 55.9
| 23.15(153) in 1974
| Essendon
| 111
| 60
| 49
| 2
| 54.1
| 44.1
| 28.6(174) in 1984
| Fremantle
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0(0)
| Geelong
| 87
| 35
| 50
| 2
| 40.2
| 57.5
| 26.16(172) in 1992
| Hawthorn
| 55
| 34
| 21
| 0
| 61.8
| 38.2
| 24.22(166) in 1982
| Melbourne
| 72
| 43
| 27
| 2
| 59.7
| 37.5
| 25.16(166) in 1948
| North Melbourne
| 52
| 24
| 27
| 1
| 46.2
| 51.9
| 21.25(151) in 1977
| Port Adelaide
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0(0)
| Richmond
| 74
| 45
| 29
| 0
| 60.8
| 39.2
| 25.17(167) in 1969
| St.Kilda
| 33
| 14
| 19
| 0
| 42.4
| 57.6
| 24.14(158) in 1973
| Sydney
| 49
| 20
| 29
| 0
| 40.8
| 59.2
| 15.18(108) in 1934
| West Coast
| 23
| 11
| 11
| 1
| 47.8
| 47.8
| 20.23(143) in 1994
| Western Bulldogs
| 28
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 32.1
| 67.9
| 19.23(137) in 1985
| Brisbane Bears | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 26.14(170) in 1996
| Fitzroy | 59 | 34 | 25 | 0 | 57.6 | 42.4 | 19.18(132) in 1981
| University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0(0)
| TOTAL | 460 | 453 | 453 | 7
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