Draft:AFL Era Statistics

• Comment: This draft is neutral in tone, references are okay, but is not substantial enough to have a full article on its own (at least not yet). I think it would be better suited for the content of this draft to be part of the Australian Football League article. NeoGaze (talk) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

Hi NeoGaze

Thanks for your feedback! I have looked extensively at the AFL wiki and I can't find a place for it to fit. It's an emerging (and somewhat contentious) agenda, but has seen a significant increase in favour in younger fans of the sport, given its intrinsically novel and inclusive nature. The purpose for this particular article is that it would be contributed to and developed over time - from people with greater access and resources than I. The VFL exists as a completely separate historical competition when considering the additions of teams from other states and leagues, each with their own history. There is an inherent bias and exclusion - an example being the success of a team, such as Port Adelaide, which has won 36 premierships in the SANFL, but that history is ignored because of the Victorian bias to only include premierships from the VFL.

I believe this page needs its standalone space to give some equity to what the competition is - national and inclusive

Thanks!

• Comment: Please give a introduction about these tallies.
  Citations are usually not on the subtitle, instead, they are at the end of each sentences. -Lemonaka 07:59, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

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In 1990, the Victorian Football League was renamed as the Australian Football League (AFL) due to its national expansion, incorporating teams from states other than Victoria. This also coincided with the more equitable approaches to team development, such as the AFL Draft (introduced in 1986), Salary Cap (introduced in 1987) and abolition of the existing zone-based recruiting that had created vastly unbalanced periods of competition and disproportionate wealth and success amongst the clubs. As a result, there has been an increase in public and media attention to the relevancy and fairness of AFL-era statistics, in preference over the inherent historic nepotism of state-based leagues.

AFL Premiership Tally

Awarded to the winner of the league in the year denoted, following the home and away season and finals series.

Premierships in the AFL Era

Team	Total	Year(s)
Hawthorn	5	1991, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
Brisbane	4	2001, 2002, 2003, 2024
Geelong	4	2007, 2009, 2011, 2022
West Coast	4	1992, 1994, 2006, 2018
Collingwood	3	1990, 2010, 2023
Richmond	3	2017, 2019, 2020
Adelaide	2	1997, 1998
North Melbourne	2	1996, 1999
Sydney	2	2005, 2012
Essendon	2	1993, 2000
Carlton	1	1995
Melbourne	1	2021
Port Adelaide	1	2004
Western Bulldogs	1	2016
Fremantle	0	-
Gold Coast	0	-
GWS	0	-
St Kilda	0	-

AFL MVP Team Tally

Awarded to the Most Valuable Player for the year as determined by the AFL Players Association.

Leigh Matthews Trophies in the AFL Era

Team	Total	Year(s)
Geelong	5	1993, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016
Carlton	4	1994, 2000, 2011, 2019
Western Bulldogs	4	2002*, 2021, 2023, 2024
Brisbane	3	2002*, 2003, 2020
Fremantle	3	2014, 2015, 2022
Hawthorn	3	1992, 1999, 2018
North Melbourne	3	1995, 1996, 1998
Gold Coast	2	2012, 2013
Collingwood	2	1990, 2010
St Kilda	2	1997, 2004
West Coast	2	2005, 2006
Adelaide	1	2001
Melbourne	1	1991
Richmond	1	2017
Sydney	0	-
GWS	0	-
Essendon	0	-
Port Adelaide	0	-

*Denotes equal first place

AFL Best & Fairest Team Tally

Awarded to the best player for the year, as adjudicated on a game-by-game basis by the umpires, additionally requiring the player to not be suspended throughout the season.

Brownlow Medals in the AFL Era

Team	Total	Year(s)
Brisbane	5	1996*, 2001, 2002, 2020, 2023
Carlton	4	1994, 2010, 2022, 2024
Geelong	3	2007, 2009, 2016
Hawthorn	3	1999, 2012*, 2018
Sydney	3	1995, 2003*, 2006
West Coast	3	2004, 2005, 2014
Western Bulldogs	3	1990, 1992, 2008
Collingwood	2	2003*, 2011
Essendon	2	1993, 1996*
Fremantle	2	2015, 2019
Melbourne	2	1991, 2000
Richmond	2	2012*, 2017
St Kilda	2	1997, 1998
Adelaide	1	2003*
Gold Coast	1	2013
Port Adelaide	1	2021
North Melbourne	0	-
GWS	0	-

*Denotes equal first place

AFL Wooden Spoon Tally

Awarded to the team that finishes last on the AFL ladder for the season.

Wooden Spoons in the AFL Era

Team	Total	Year(s)
Brisbane	6	1990, 1991, 1995^, 1996^, 1998, 2017
Carlton	5	2002, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2018
Melbourne	3	1997, 2008, 2009
Sydney	3	1992, 1993, 1994
Richmond	3	2004, 2007, 2024
Gold Coast	2	2011, 2019
GWS	2	2012, 2013
North Melbourne	2	2021, 2022
St Kilda	2	2000, 2014
West Coast	2	2010, 2023
Adelaide	1	2020
Collingwood	1	1999
Essendon	1	2016
Fremantle	1	2001
Western Bulldogs	1	2003
Geelong	0	-
Hawthorn	0	-
Port Adelaide	0	-

^Denotes the Fitzroy Football Club prior to merging with the Brisbane Bears