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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