Next best is Collingwood (68.1%), followed by Adelaide (67.2%), and Geelong (65.5%).So does this mean Hawthorn are actually the most successful VFL/AFL club of all-time? They, along with Brisbane, are the only two clubs to have won a grand final but never the minor premiership. Reactions: Monopoly Man, Engimal and Crawb. West Coast has been on the big stage five times, ahead of Hawthorn, Brisbane, Essendon and Sydney (four), North Melbourne and Carlton (three) and the two Adelaide sides (two each).As far as grand final appearances are concerned Geelong has the most with seven.The Coleman medal for the leading goal scorer at the end of the home-and-away season has been claimed four times by a Hawthorn player – Jason Dunstall, Lance Franklin (twice) and Jarryd Roughead.
And during this time, AFL fans have enjoyed unforgettable moments, some of which were marked by extraordinary dominance by several clubs. As with the lowest overall scores, all these were from the first three years of the VFL.
Carlton and Essendon can say they've had 16 flags (good on them, well done) so count them in the history.
With the AFL season now in full swing, let's take a look at the most successful clubs in the league. Conversely, Fremantle is the only club to have been minor premier (once in 2015) but never the actual premier.In second place, another club with a prodigious supporter-base, Carlton (49.8%), have come very close to having a 50/50 away record, as have Essendon (48.7%). The AFL was also the most successful of numerous upstart leagues of the 1960s and 1970s that attempted to challenge a major professional league's dominance.
The inaugural premiership was awarded as a result of a round-robin finals system; this format was replaced after the first season, and a grand final has been held every season since 1898 to determine the premiers, with the exception of 1924 when a modified round-robin system was
The following table shows the lowest scores since 1919 (the first year of complete competition following World War I):Largest comebacks (from any stage of the game):As with the lowest scores and lowest winning scores, all the lowest aggregate scores above were from the first three years of VFL competition.
Carlton Blues - 16 Flags Founded in 1864 and one of the eight teams to partake in the inaugural season of what was then the VFL, Carlton is tied with Essendon for the most Premierships in history, having triumphed 16 times in their 122 seasons. Carlton, Collingwood, Geelong and West Coast have each supplied the winner twice.Next best is Geelong, with 16 ahead of Sydney (15), Essendon and Hawthorn (14), North Melbourne and Collingwood (13), Adelaide (12), Carlton (11), and Brisbane and Adelaide (10).The best home-and-away winning percentage in the AFL era belongs to Geelong at 62.7. I’d be surprised if any other top-tier sports league from around the world has seen a team lose the ultimate clash at such a rate. Despite four successive grand finals appearances between 2001-04, Brisbane has yet to claim a minor premiership.The most All-Australian team representations belong to Geelong with 56, ahead of West Coast (43) and Adelaide (40).Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists.The honour for the most finals appearances is jointly held by Geelong and West Coast, with 42 apiece ahead of Collingwood and Sydney, both on 32.When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email addressSydney, on the other hand, has been a regular contender of late with ten finals campaigns in the past 11 seasons, while Collingwood has contested the past eight. After coming close to bankruptcy amid a basketball league in disarray, the Perth Wildcats transformed their off-court identity and in the process became one of the most successful … Hence, I have assigned 21 points for a first position, 20 points for a second position, 19 points for a third position and so on.At the top of this table, we learn that only two clubs have never finished last – the two South Australian clubs.
Coaster2012 Norm Smith Medallist.
These flags aren't disregarded but they are not on the same level as AFL ones.