HISTORY
| Joined VFL: | 1886 |
| Premiers: | 1897, 1901, 1922, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2011, 2017 (17) |
| Runners-up: | 1902, 1923, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1987, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012 (21) |
| VFL Club Champions: | 1952, 1953, 1954, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1990, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2014 (18) |
| J.J. Liston Trophy: | Edward Hyde (1930), William Findlay (1946), Frank Johnson (1952), Vic Aanensen (1979, 1981), Stephen Allender (1980), William Swan (1982, 1983), Steven Harkins (1990) Shane Valenti (2010, 2011) |
| Norm Goss Memorial Medal: | Toby Pinwill (2011) |
| ‘Frosty’ Miller Medal: | Patrick Rose (2011), Dean Galea (2012, 2013), Dan Connors (2014), Jordan Lisle (2015, 2017, 2019) |
| Fothergill-Round-Mitchell Medal: | Michael Swann (2000), Aaron Davey (2003), Robin Nahas (2008) |
| Games record-holder: | Fred Cook (253) |
| Goals record-holder: | Fred Cook (1238) |
| Longest winning sequence: | 28 (2011-12) |
| Longest losing sequence: | 14 (1909) |
| Foxtel Cup: | 2012, 2013 |
LEADERSHIP
| YEAR | COACH | CAPTAIN | BEST & FAIREST |
| 1934 | G Dobrigh | S Plumridge | T Lahiff |
| 1935 | R Shapter | R Shapter | S Plumridge |
| 1936 | W Rudd | S Plumridge | Not Known |
| 1937 | J Bissett / H Crompton | J Bissett / H Crompton | Not Known |
| 1938 | T Lahiff | T Lahiff | G Tute |
| 1939 | T Lahiff | T Lahiff | Not Known |
| 1940 | F Kelly | F Kelly | T Lahiff |
| 1941 | F Kelly / T Lahiff | F Kelly / T Lahiff | G Hayes |
| 1942 | No Play | No Play | No Play |
| 1943 | No Play | No Play | No Play |
| 1944 | No Play | No Play | No Play |
| 1945 | T Lahiff | T Lahiff | W Houston |
| 1946 | T Lahiff | F Kelly | W Findlay |
| 1947 | W Findlay | W Findlay | C Mann |
| 1948 | W Findlay | W Findlay | R Reynolds |
| 1949 | J Cleary | J Cleary | J Cleary |
| 1950 | J Cleary | J Cleary | J Storey |
| 1951 | J Cleary | J Cleary | F Johnson |
| 1952 | J Cleary | B Kelsey | F Johnson |
| 1953 | D Fraser | D Fraser | B Laffy |
| 1954 | D Fraser | D Fraser | F Johnson |
| 1955 | D Fraser | D Fraser | F Johnson |
| 1956 | F Johnson | F Johnson | F Johnson |
| 1957 | F Johnson | F Johnson | R Atkinson |
| 1958 | T Brooker | B Bonnett | K Symons |
| 1959 | T Brooker | B Bonnett | R Lewis |
| 1960 | D Furness | D Furness | G Coventry |
| 1961 | D Furness | D Furness | B Bonnett |
| 1962 | T Lahiff | B Bonnett | G Taggart |
| 1963 | L Mithen | L Mithen | R Freyer |
| 1964 | L Mithen | L Mithen | T Crosher |
| 1965 | L Mithen | L Mithen | J Caulfield |
| 1966 | B Buckley | B Buckley | P Bedford |
| 1967 | B Buckley | B Buckley | G Taggart |
| 1968 | B Buckley | B Buckley | J Collins |
| 1969 | R Bonnett | J Caulfield | N Goss |
| 1970 | R Bonnett | J Caulfield | N Goss |
| 1971 | R Bonnett | J Caulfield | J Buckley |
| 1972 | I Collins | I Collins | R Skilton |
| 1973 | I Collins | I Collins | G Anderson |
| 1974 | N Brown | N Brown | J Buckley |
| 1975 | N Brown | N Brown | P Goss |
| 1976 | N Brown | N Brown | F Cook |
| 1977 | N Brown | N Brown / F Cook | V Aanensen |
| 1978 | N Brown | F Cook | P Ivanoff |
| 1979 | P McKenna | P McKenna | V Aanensen |
| 1980 | G Brice | G Brice | S Allender |
| 1981 | G Brice | G Brice | V Aanensen |
| 1982 | G Brice | G Brice | W Swan |
| 1983 | G Brice | F Cook | G Robertson |
| 1984 | W Irwin | W Irwin | R Fehring |
| 1985 | G Brice | G Robertson | C Chadband |
| 1986 | P Chisnall | W Swan | W Swan |
| 1987 | G Allen | W Swan | M Jennings |
| 1988 | G Allen | W Swan | G Foley |
| 1989 | B Yorgey | B Yorgey | G Pritchard |
| 1990 | B Yorgey | B Yorgey | S Harkins |
| 1991 | D Searle | H Heatherton | H Cameron |
| 1992 | D Searle | H Heatherton | A McKinnon |
| 1993 | D Drum | J Love | D King |
| 1994 | D Cloke | D Keighran | M Laffy |
| 1995 | S Molloy | D Keighran | L Picioane |
| 1996 | N Ross | A James | R Bowden |
| 1997 | N Ross | A James | B Setchell |
| 1998 | N Ross | C Hollow | P Clohesy |
| 1999 | D Crocker | C Hollow | H Sharp |
| 2000 | D Dunbar | C Hollow / C Naish | B Rose |
| 2001 | D Dunbar | P Filandia | G Bennett |
| 2002 | D Dunbar | P Filandia | R Ablett |
| 2003 | D Dunbar | P Filandia | J Clayton |
| 2004 | G FitzGerald | B Rose | J Clayton |
| 2005 | S Ghazi | C Obst | B Robbins |
| 2006 | S Ghazi | C Obst | R McMahon |
| 2007 | S Ghazi | C Obst | D Spriggs |
| 2008 | G Ayres | L Cotchett | J Baird |
| 2009 | G Ayres | J Baird | S Dwyer |
| 2010 | G Ayres | J Baird | S Pleming |
| 2011 | G Ayres | J Baird | S Pleming |
| 2012 | G Ayres | J Baird | J Baird |
| 2013 | G Ayres | J Baird | C Cain |
| 2014 | G Ayres | J Baird | T Pinwill |
| 2015 | G Ayres | T Pinwill | T Pinwill |
| 2016 | G Ayres | T Pinwill | B Mihocek |
| 2017 | G Ayres | T Pinwill | L Tynan |
| 2018 | G Ayres | J Lisle | M Rivett |
| 2019 | G Ayres | J Lisle / T O’Sullivan | E Templeton |
DRAFTEES
| 1989 | Ken Rainsford (North Melbourne) 0 games |
| 1990 | Darren Collins (Fitzroy) 4 |
| 1993 | John Cunningham (Geelong) 0, David King (North Melbourne) 241 |
| 1996 | Brad Campbell (St Kilda) 22 |
| 1997 | Paul Greenham (Richmond) 0, Shaun Tinsley* (Western Bulldogs) 0 |
| 1999 | Royce Vardy* (Richmond) 34 |
| 2000 | Michael Swan* (Western Bulldogs) 0 |
| 2002 | Nick Gill* (North Melbourne) 0 |
| 2003 | Aaron Davey* (Melbourne) 178, Adrian Deluca (Carlton) 46 |
| 2004 | Ben Schwarze (North Melbourne) 11, Josh Gibson* (North Melbourne/Hawthorn) 65/160 |
| 2005 | Adrian Bonaddio* (Adelaide) 0 |
| 2008 | Robin Nahas* (Richmond/North Melbourne) 83/34 |
| 2011 | Malcolm Lynch* (North Melbourne) 0 |
| 2012 | Sam Dwyer* (Collingwood) 39 |
| 2017 | Brody Mihocek* (Collingwood) 40 |
| 2018 | Kieran Strachan* (Adelaide) 0 |
Figures correct to end of 2019 season.
TEAM OF THE YEAR
| 1994 | Adam James |
| 1995 | Rhett Bowden, John McNamara, Leigh Picioane, Danny Sexton |
| 1996 | Rhett Bowden, Matthew Kershaw |
| 1997 | Paul Clohesy, Stuart Edwards, Adam James |
| 1998 | Paul Clohesy, Chris Hollow |
| 1999 | Chris Hollow, Luke McCormick |
| 2000 | Michael Swan |
| 2003 | Aaron Davey, Adrian Deluca, Brett Rose |
| 2004 | Gerard FitzGerald (Coach), Steven Lawrence, Chris Obst, Ben Schwarze |
| 2005 | Josh Gibson |
| 2006 | Warren Carlyle, Tim Hazell |
| 2007 | John Baird, Jeremy Dukes |
| 2008 | Gary Ayres (Coach), John Baird, Robin Nahas, Toby Pinwill |
| 2009 | Stephen Brewer, Jarrod Dalton, Sam Dwyer, Toby Pinwill |
| 2010 | Toby Pinwill, Sam Pleming, Callum Sinclair, Shane Valenti |
| 2011 | Gary Ayres (Coach), Chris Cain, Jarrod Dalton, Sam Dwyer, Dean Galea, Sam Pleming, Patrick Rose, Hugh Sandilands, Shane Valenti |
| 2012 | Gary Ayres (Coach), John Baird (Captain), Chris Cain, Sam Dwyer, Dean Galea, Sam Pleming, Shane Valenti |
| 2013 | Gary Ayres (Coach), Chris Cain, Sam Pleming, Josh Scipione |
| 2014 | Chris Cain, Dan Connors, Daniel Noonan, Tom O’Sullivan, Toby Pinwill, Sam Pleming, Luke Tynan |
| 2015 | Jordan Lisle |
| 2016 | Khan Haretuku, Damian Mascitti, Tom O’Sullivan |
| 2017 | Dylan Conway, Jordan Lisle, Damian Mascitti, Tom O’Sullivan Eli Templeton, Luke Tynan |
| 2018 | Lucas Cook. Jordan Lisle, Tom O’Sullivan, Eli Templeton |
| 2019 | Harvey Hooper, Shannen Lange, Jordan Lisle, Eli Templeton |
REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS
| 1990 | Steven Harkins Harold Hetherton, Geoff Pritchard |
| 1994 | Paul Barlow, Sean Bowden, Gavin Edwards, Ashley Hicks |
| 1995 | Dominic Berry, Rhett Bowden, Sean Bowden, John McNamara |
| 1996 | Jon Ballantyne, Dominic Berry, Chris Hollow, Danny Sexton |
| 1997 | John Ballantyne, Stuart Edwards, Adam James |
| 1998 | John Ballantyne, Chris Hollow, Danny Sexton |
| 1999 | Heath Goodale, Chris Hollow, Luke McCormick |
| 2002 | Gerrard Bennett |
| 2004 | Steven Lawrence, Chris Obst, Ben Schwarze |
| 2005 | David Pitt |
| 2007 | John Baird, Luke Livingston, Chris Obst, David Robbins, David Spriggs |
| 2008 | Cory McGrath, Robin Nahas |
| 2010 | Adam Bentick, Stephen Brewer, Jarrod Dalton, Cory McGrath, Toby Pinwill |
| 2012 | Gary Ayres (Coach), John Baird (Captain), Billy Burstin, Chris Cain, Sam Dwyer, Dean Galea, Sam Pleming, Wayde Skipper, Shane Valenti |
| 2013 | Gary Ayres (Coach), Chris Cain, Sam Pleming, Josh Scipione |
| 2014 | Chris Cain, Daniel Noonan, Toby Pinwill, Sam Pleming (Captain), Julian Rowe, Josh Scipione, Shane Valenti |
| 2016 | Khan Haretuku, Brody Mihocek |
| 2017 | Jordan Lisle, Brodie Murdoch, Tom O’Sullivan, Eli Templeton |
HIGHS & LOWS
| AGAINST | HIGHEST | YEAR | LOWEST | YEAR |
| Box Hill Hawks | 25.8 (158) | 1990 | 5.9 (39) | 1958 |
| Casey Demons | 29.16 (190) | 1985 | 2.8 (20) | 2015 |
| Coburg | 30.27 (207) | 1993 | 4.12 (36) | 1927 |
| Collingwood | 19.10 (124) | 2014 | 8.15 (63) | 2013 |
| Essendon | 19.10 (124) | 2001 | 9.5 (59) | 2019 |
| Footscray | 17.10 (112) | 2017 | 8.8 (56) | 2019 |
| Frankston | 33.13 (211) | 2015 | 5.9 (39) | 1996 |
| Geelong | 18.19 (127) | 2003 | 6.19 (55) | 2018 |
| Northern Blues | 32.19 (211) | 1981 | 3.7 (25) | 1909 |
| North Melbourne | 19.10 (124) | 2019 | 8.14 (62) | 2018 |
| Richmond | 14.14 (98) | 2017 | 6.11 (47) | 2000 |
| Sandringham | 43.29 (287) | 1941 | 3.7 (25) | 1998 |
| Werribee | 36.10 (226) | 1985 | 4.4 (28) | 1993 |
| Williamstown | 34.22 (226) | 1995 | 0.5 (5) | 1899 |
Figures correct to end of 2019 season.
ALL-TIME HIGHS & LOWS
| Highest score: | 43.29 (287) | vs | Sandringham | 1941 |
| Lowest score: | 0.0 (0) | vs | Fitzroy | 1893 |
Includes former VFA/VFL teams. Figures correct to end of 2019 season.
HEAD TO HEAD
| VERSUS | PLAYED | WON | LOST | DRAWN |
| Box Hill Hawks | 77 | 53 | 23 | 1 |
| Casey Demons | 61 | 29 | 31 | 1 |
| Coburg | 168 | 97 | 67 | 4 |
| Collingwood | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Essendon | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Footscray | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Frankston | 65 | 40 | 25 | 0 |
| Geelong | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 |
| Northern Blues | 182 | 118 | 63 | 1 |
| North Melbourne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Richmond | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Sandringham | 166 | 107 | 58 | 1 |
| Werribee | 53 | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| Williamstown | 255 | 136 | 111 | 8 |
| Total Versus Existing Clubs | 1,107 | 653 | 438 | 16 |
| OVERALL TOTAL | 2,521 | 1,503 | 968 | 50 |
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 2019 season.
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