HISTORY
| Joined VFL: | 1966-2016, 2018 |
| Premiers: | 1978 (Second Division) |
| Runners-up: | 1984, 1996, 1997 (3) |
| VFL Club Champions: | 1996, 1997 (2) |
| J.J. Liston Trophy Winner: | Peter Geddes (1984), John Georgiou (1999), Aaron Edwards (2006) |
| Norm Goss Memorial Medallist: | – |
| ‘Frosty’ Miller Medallist: | Nicholas Sautner (2001, 2002), Aaron Edwards (2006) |
| Games record-holder: | Daniel Clarke (203) |
| Goals record-holder: | Justin Berry (233) |
| Longest winning sequence: | 10 (1997) |
| Longest losing sequence: | 24 (2014-16) |
LEADERSHIP
| YEAR | COACH | CAPTAIN | BEST & FAIREST |
| 1966 | R McHugh | R McHugh | G Slade |
| 1967 | R McHugh | R McHugh | G Slade |
| 1968 | A Carr | A Carr | G Anderson |
| 1969 | B Vaughan | B Vaughan | C Coutts |
| 1970 | B Vaughan | B Vaughan | P Lovelock |
| 1971 | K Rowe | K Rowe | J Renouf |
| 1972 | K Rowe | K Rowe | K Rowe |
| 1973 | K Rowe | K Rowe | R McNab |
| 1974 | K Rowe | K Rowe | V Ellis |
| 1975 | R Davies | R Davies | G Kendall |
| 1976 | R Davies | R Davies | L Hendricksen |
| 1977 | R Davies | R Davies | G Guy |
| 1978 | B Mace | J Kennedy | R Mace |
| 1979 | G Pavlou | J Kennedy | P Geddes |
| 1980 | F Davis / I Bremner | A Sampson | P Geddes |
| 1981 | M Patterson | P Geddes | B Jones |
| 1982 | M Patterson | P Boyd | G Lyn |
| 1983 | M Patterson | P Boyd | P Rogerson |
| 1984 | G Kendall | P Geddes | P Geddes |
| 1985 | G Kendall | P Geddes | A Beaton |
| 1986 | G Kendall | P Geddes | G Raven |
| 1987 | J Sarau | P Geddes | G Brown |
| 1988 | J Sarau | G Brown | P Martin |
| 1989 | J Sarau | G Brown | R Mace |
| 1990 | R Rowe | M Gamble | M McCarthy |
| 1991 | R Rowe | R Mace | S Hamill |
| 1992 | R Mace | S Hamill | P Williams |
| 1993 | R Mace | S Hamill | M Brown |
| 1994 | G Kendall | S Hamill | D Ryan |
| 1995 | G Kendall | D Ryan | I Atkinson |
| 1996 | D Rhys-Jones | D Ryan | S Millane |
| 1997 | D Rhys-Jones | B Moore | B Moore |
| 1998 | D Rhys-Jones | B Moore | B Moore |
| 1999 | R Mace | S Burgmann | J Georgiou |
| 2000 | R Mace | S Burgmann | B Malloy |
| 2001 | R Mace | S Burgmann | B Malloy |
| 2002 | R Mace / P Partington | S Burgmann | M Ablett / N Sautner |
| 2003 | B Lovett | C Clark | M Ablett / A Roberts |
| 2004 | B Lovett | M Ablett | M Ablett |
| 2005 | B Lovett | J Hynes / A Roberts | M Ablett |
| 2006 | B Lovett | J Hynes / A Roberts | A Edwards |
| 2007 | B Lovett | A Roberts | A Edwards |
| 2008 | B Lovett | S Pollard | M Marigliani |
| 2009 | S Grant | S Pollard | T Dickson |
| 2010 | S Goosey | P Kennedy | M Hibberd |
| 2011 | S Goosey | P Kennedy / M Bosward | L Potts |
| 2012 | S Goosey | M Bosward / L Potts | M Baguley |
| 2013 | S Goosey | M Bosward / L Potts / L Kitchin | S Hockey |
| 2014 | S Goosey | L Kitchin | B Cavarra |
| 2015 | P Hill | S Hockey | B Cavarra |
| 2016 | P Hill | J Pongracic | J Newman |
| 2018 | A Skrobalak | B Mullane | L Pierce |
| 2019 | D Ryan | J Newman |
DRAFTEES
| 1990 | Peter Vandermeer (Melbourne) 0 |
| 1992 | John Parker (Brisbane) 3 |
| 1993 | Anthony Harvey (St Kilda) 4, Terry Keays (Collingwood) 0, Daniel McCarthy (St Kilda) 0 |
| 2001 | Matthew Boyd* (Western Bulldogs) 292 |
| 2002 | Ryan Ferguson (Melbourne) 47 |
| 2004 | Chris Bryan (Carlton/Collingwood) 16/30 |
| 2006 | Aaron Edwards (North Melbourne/Richmond) 78/12 |
| 2009 | Marcus Marigliani* (Essendon) 2 |
| 2010 | Michael Hibberd (Essendon/Melbourne) 84/39 |
| 2011 | Mark Baguley* (Essendon) 124 |
| 2012 | Kyle Martin* (Collingwood) 6, Leigh Osborne* (Gold Coast) 1, Dylan Van Unen (Essendon) 1 |
| 2013 | Sam Lloyd (Richmond/Western Bulldogs) 57/0 |
| 2014 | Nic Newman* (Sydney/Carlton) 31/0 |
REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS
| 1990 | Peter Vandermeer |
| 1992 | John Parker |
| 1994 | Steven Cochrane, Paul Williams |
| 1995 | Brett Bowey, Brendon Moore |
| 1996 | Brett Bowey, Daniel Clarke, Heath Mead, Sean Millane |
| 1997 | Steven Cummings, Brian Leys, Sean Millane, Brendon Moore |
| 1998 | Damien Clarke, Tom Gilligan, Brendon Moore |
| 1999 | John Georgiou |
| 2001 | Shane Burgmann, John Georgiou, Adrian Little, Nicholas Sautner |
| 2002 | Adrian Little, Nicholas Sautner |
| 2004 | Michael Ablett |
| 2005 | Michael Ablett |
| 2007 | Justin Berry |
| 2008 | Justin Berry, Marcus Marigliani |
| 2012 | Khan Haretuku, Kyle Martin, Leigh Osborne |
| 2013 | Riley Heddles, Sam Lloyd, Michael Lourey, Scott Simpson |
| 2014 | Khan Haretuku |
| 2016 | Ben Cavarra |
TEAM OF THE YEAR
| 1994 | Ty Esler, Steve Hamill, Shane Moorwood |
| 1996 | Brett Bowey, Sean Millane, Andrew Pickering, Stephen Ryan |
| 1997 | Steve Cummings, Brian Leys, Brendon Moore, David Rhys-Jones (Coach) |
| 1998 | Damien Clarke, Darren King, Brendon Moore |
| 1999 | Daniel Clarke, John Georgiou |
| 2000 | John Georgiou |
| 2001 | Adrian Little, Bevan Malloy, Nicholas Sautner, Scott Simister |
| 2002 | Adrian Little, Nicholas Sautner |
| 2003 | Michael Ablett, Ash Roberts |
| 2004 | Michael Ablett |
| 2005 | Michael Ablett, Justin Berry |
| 2006 | Aaron Edwards, Shaun Pollard, Neil Winterton |
| 2007 | Justin Berry |
| 2008 | Paul Kennedy, Marcus Marigliani |
| 2009 | Michael Hibberd, Marcus Marigliani |
| 2010 | Russell Gabriel, Michael Hibberd |
| 2011 | Russell Gabriel |
| 2012 | Lachlan Delahunty, Khan Haretuku, Kyle Martin, Leigh Osborne |
| 2013 | Russell Gabriel, Sam Lloyd, Michael Lourey, Scott Simpson |
| 2014 | Ben Cavarra, Nic Newman |
| 2016 | Ben Cavarra |
| 2018 | Corey Rich |
HIGHS & LOWS
| AGAINST | HIGHEST | YEAR | LOWEST | YEAR |
| Box Hill Hawks | 36.9 (225) | 1985 | 4.9 (33) | 2014 |
| Casey Demons | 24.10 (154) | 2006 | 2.10 (22) | 1995 |
| Coburg | 35.14 (224) | 1993 | 7.5 (47) | 2012 |
| Collingwood | 16.9 (105) | 2008 | 1.4 (10) | 2018 |
| Essendon | 19.9 (117) | 2001 | 6.5 (41) | 2018 |
| Footscray | 13.3 (81) | 2016 | 7.8 (50) | 2018 |
| Geelong | 20.11 (131) | 2000 | 4.5 (29) | 2018 |
| Northern Blues | 26.19 (175) | 1979 | 3.8 (26) | 2015 |
| North Melbourne | 20.9 (129) | 2018 | 8.7 (55) | 2018 |
| Port Melbourne | 28.16 (184) | 1989 | 5.6 (36) | 2011 |
| Richmond | 14.15 (99) | 2016 | 7.7 (49) | 2015 |
| Sandringham | 26.21 (177) | 1979 | 3.10 (28) | 2018 |
| Werribee | 26.21 (177) | 1984 | 4.6 (30) | 1998 |
| Williamstown | 27.23 (185) | 1984 | 4.3 (27) | 2018 |
Figures correct to end of 2018 season.
ALL-TIME HIGHS & LOWS
| Highest score: | 36.18 (234) | vs | Waverley | 1983 |
| Lowest score: | 1.4 (10) | vs | Collingwood | 2018 |
Includes former VFA/VFL teams. Figures correct to end of 2018 season.
HEAD TO HEAD
| VERSUS | PLAYED | WON | LOST | DRAWN |
| Box Hill Hawks | 48 | 18 | 29 | 1 |
| Casey Demons | 66 | 22 | 44 | 0 |
| Coburg | 66 | 37 | 29 | 0 |
| Collingwood | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Essendon | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Footscray | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Geelong | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Northern Blues | 63 | 26 | 36 | 1 |
| North Melbourne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Port Melbourne | 63 | 25 | 38 | 0 |
| Richmond | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Sandringham | 69 | 27 | 42 | 0 |
| Werribee | 71 | 35 | 36 | 0 |
| Williamstown | 57 | 21 | 35 | 1 |
| Total Versus Existing Clubs | 562 | 223 | 333 | 6 |
| OVERALL TOTAL | 759 | 333 | 418 | 8 |
The overall total figures include matches against past VFA/VFL clubs. All figures are calculated from Division 1 matches only. Figures correct to end of 2018 season.
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