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This is a list of records from the Victorian Football League (previously known as the Victorian Football Association) since its inception in 1877.

From 1961 until 1988, the VFA seniors were split into Division 1 and Division 2.[1]

Premierships

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Division 1

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TitlesClubSeasons
17 Image Port Melbourne1897, 1901, 1922, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2011, 2017
14 Image Williamstown1907, 1921, 1939, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1986, 1990, 2003, 2015
10 Image Sandringham1946, 1962, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006
9 Image Footscray1898, 1899, 1900, 1908, 1913, 1919, 1920, 1923, 1924
7 Image Geelong1878, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886
6 Image Coburg1926, 1927, 1928, 1979, 1988, 1989
6 Image Hotham/North Melbourne1903, 1904, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1918
6 Image Oakleigh1930, 1931, 1950, 1952, 1960, 1972
6 Image Springvale/Casey1987, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2022
5 Image Prahran (II)1937, 1951, 1970, 1973, 1978
5 Image South Melbourne1881, 1885, 1888, 1889, 1890
5 Image Northcote1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936
4 Image Preston/Northern Bullants1968, 1969, 1983, 1984
4 Image Essendon1891, 1892, 1893, 1894
3 Image Brunswick1909, 1925, 1938
3 Image Dandenong1967, 1971, 1991
3 Image Box Hill2001, 2013, 2018
3 Image North Ballarat2008, 2009, 2010
3 Image Geelong reserves2002, 2007, 2012
3 Image Footscray reserves2014, 2016, 2025
2 Image Carlton1877, 1887
2 Image Richmond1902, 1905
2 Image Moorabbin (I)1957, 1963
2 Image Yarraville1935, 1961
2 Image Essendon A1911, 1912
2 Image Werribee1993, 2024
1 Image Gold Coast reserves2023
1 Image Brighton1948
1 Image Geelong West1975
1 Image Fitzroy1895
1 Image Collingwood1896
1 Image West Melbourne1906
1 Image Waverley1965
1 Image Richmond reserves2019

Highest scores

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Seniors

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Rank Score Club Opponent Year Rd Venue Ref
1 55.17 (347) Williamstown Camberwell 1986 16 Camberwell Sports Ground
2 52.31 (343) Waverley Sunshine 1981 (D2) 1 Central Reserve
– 53.15 (333) Brunswick Sunshine 1989[a] 1 Gillon Oval
– 49.21 (315) Preston Sunshine 1989[a] 5 Skinner Reserve [3]
3 48.21 (309) Springvale Sunshine 1983 (D2) 18 Springvale Reserve
4 46.31 (307) Brunswick Sunshine 1983 (D2) 12 Brunswick Park
5 46.21 (297) Coburg Camberwell 1989 5 Camberwell Sports Ground

VFL era only

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Rank Score Club Opponent Year Rd Venue Ref
1 35.17 (227) Geelong reserves Bendigo 2013 19 Queen Elizabeth Oval [4]
2 33.21 (219) Richmond reserves North Ballarat 2017 1 Punt Road Oval [5]
3 33.16 (214) Footscray reserves Bendigo 2014 4 Queen Elizabeth Oval [6]
4 33.13 (211) Port Melbourne Frankston 2015 19 North Port Oval [7]
5 30.27 (207) Williamstown Bendigo 2013 7 Williamstown Cricket Ground [8]

Former grades

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The highest score in any VFA/VFL grade (and any Australian rules football game) was Williamstown's 110.27 (687) against Geelong West in a 1983 thirds (under-18s) match.[9]

Rank Score Club Opponent Grade Year Rd Venue Ref
1 110.27 (687) Williamstown Geelong West Thirds (D1) 1983 14 Williamstown Cricket Ground [10]
2 92.30 (582) Frankston Geelong West Thirds 1987 1 [11]
3 88.23 (551) Coburg Geelong West Thirds (D1) 1983 13 [10]
4 77.44 (506) Brunswick Geelong West Thirds (D1) 1981 7 [10]
5 74.31 (475) Preston Geelong West Thirds (D1) 1981 4 [10]

By venue

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Venue Score Club Opponent Year Rd Ref
Bellerive Oval 31.14 (200) Williamstown Tasmania (I) 2008 16 [12]
Box Hill City Oval 44.22 (286) Box Hill Sunshine 1983 (D2) 8
Camberwell Sports Ground 55.17 (347) Williamstown Camberwell 1986 16
Carrara Stadium 28.14 (182) Gold Coast reserves Geelong reserves 2023 2
Casey Fields 28.13 (181) Casey Box Hill 2007 2
Central Reserve 52.31 (343) Waverley Sunshine 1981 (D2) 1
Chirnside Park 38.19 (247) Werribee Mordialloc 1987 (D2) 16
Coburg City Oval 37.27 (249) Coburg Waverley 1983 14
Docklands Stadium 29.9 (183) Northern Blues Frankston 2015 11
Fankhauser Reserve 30.15 (195) Southport Frankston 2024 EF [13]
Gillon Oval 53.15 (333) Brunswick Sunshine 1989[a] 1
46.31 (307) Brunswick Sunshine 1983 (D2) 12
North Port Oval 43.29 (287) Port Melbourne Sandringham 1941 19
Preston City Oval 43.12 (270) Preston Camberwell 1989 8
Queen Elizabeth Oval 35.17 (227) Geelong reserves Bendigo 2013 19
Shepley Oval 44.29 (293) Dandenong Brunswick-Broadmeadows 1991[b] 1 [15]
40.17 (257) Dandenong Mordialloc 1987 (D2) 8
Skinner Reserve 49.21 (315) Preston Sunshine 1989[a] 5 [3]
36.20 (236) Sunshine Camberwell 1969 (D2) 4
Springvale Reserve 48.21 (309) Springvale Sunshine 1983 (D2) 18
Traralgon Reserve 28.13 (181) Springvale Traralgon 1997 11
Trevor Barker Beach Oval 37.26 (248) Sandringham Camberwell 1990 18
Warrawee Park 40.22 (262) Oakleigh Sunshine 1982 (D2) 6
40.22 (262) Oakleigh Sunshine 1984 (D2) 6
West Oval 37.27 (249) Geelong West Waverley 1983 8
Williamstown Cricket Ground 38.24 (252) Williamstown Camberwell 1986 7
York Park 31.17 (203) Sandringham Tasmania (I) 2008 7

Lowest scores

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RankScoreClubOpponentYearRoundVenue
1 0.0 (0) Footscray Port Melbourne 1902 15 North Port Oval
2 0.1 (1) Brunswick Williamstown 1897 10 Brunswick Park
0.1 (1) Brunswick Footscray 1899 10 Western Oval
4 0.2 (2) Brunswick West Melbourne 1904 11 Arden Street
0.2 (2) Port Melbourne Prahran 1906 6 North Port Oval

All these scores were from the early years of the VFA competition, when scores, in general, were much lower. The following table shows the lowest scores since 1919 (the first year of complete competition following World War I):

RankScoreClubOpponentYearRoundVenue
1 0.4 (4) Northcote North Melbourne 1919 15 Arden Street
0.4 (4) Northern Bullants Footscray reserves 2023 18 Preston City Oval
–[c] 1.0 (6) Southport Gold Coast reserves 2021 16 Austworld Centre Oval
3 0.7 (7) North Melbourne reserves Casey 2018 14 Casey Fields
4 1.2 (8) Brighton Northcote 1961 (D2) 17 Northcote Park
1.2 (8) Brighton Preston 1961 (D2) 15 Preston City Oval
–[c] 1.2 (8) Gold Coast reserves Southport 2021 16 Austworld Centre Oval

Lowest scores (seconds and thirds)

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RankScoreClubOpponentYearGradeRoundVenue
10.0 (0)Geelong WestBrunswick1981Thirds (D1)7
0.0 (0)CaulfieldBox Hill1986Thirds (D2)9
20.0 (1)Box HillSunshine1969Thirds (D2)7
Source:[18]

Greatest winning margins

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Rank Margin Team Opponent Year Round Ground
1 315 Williamstown Camberwell 1986 16 Camberwell Sportsground
2 290 Waverley Sunshine 1981 (D2) 1 Central Reserve
3 275 Brunswick Sunshine 1983 (D2) 12 Brunswick Park
4 254 Box Hill Sunshine 1984 (D2) 16 Box Hill City Oval
5 246 Brunswick Kilsyth 1984 (D2) 18 Brunswick Park

Individual records

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Most career goals (seniors)

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RankGoalsGamesPlayerClub(s)Career span
11336300Fred CookYarraville, Port Melbourne, Moorabbin1969–1985
21070221Rino PrettoCoburg, Camberwell, Oakleigh, Dandenong1980–1984
3933227Bob BonnettPort Melbourne1952–1963
4928174Mark FotheringhamYarraville, Williamstown1978–1987
5883183Jim 'Frosty' MillerDandenong1967–1977

Games

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Most career games

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RankGamesPlayerClub(s)Career span
1306Ben JolleyBendigo, Williamstown,
Port Melbourne, Essendon reserves		2005–2023
2302Bill SwanPort Melbourne, Williamstown1976–1993
3300Fred CookYarraville, Port Melbourne, Moorabbin1969–1985
4293William 'Ching' HarrisFootscray1896–1904,
1906–1915
5277John BensonSunshine, Werribee1966–1984
Last updated: 25 September 2023

Most games for each club

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Club Games Player Career span Ref
Berwick 29 Robert Trigg 1983–1987
Box Hill 180 Jack Wright 1951–1960
Brighton 184 George Stewart 1927–1937
Brighton-Caulfield 26 Larry Rowe 1963–1964
Brunswick 206 Henry Chase 1903–1910, 1912–1915, 1918–1920
Camberwell 136 James Bohan 1947–1953
Carlton 133 James Rickards 1877–1884
Casey (Springvale) 233 Damian Carroll 1992–2004 [19]
Caulfield 213 John Einsiedel 1974–1987
Coburg 210 Dave Starbuck 1945–1956
Dandenong 210 Lew Wright 1976–1988
Footscray 293 William 'Ching' Harris 1896–1904, 1906–1915
Frankston 203 Daniel Clarke 1996–2007
Geelong (A) 80 Cyril Cations 1922–1927
Geelong reserves 106 Jack Hollmer 2007–2015
Geelong West 200 Warwick Yates 1974–1982
Kilsyth 26 Stephen Letts 1982–1983
Melbourne City 30 A.J. Daniels 1912–1913
Moorabbin 217 Len Gilder 1951–1963
Moorabbin 36 Graham Stewart 1983–1987
Mordialloc 270 William Lang 1969–1983
North Ballarat 209 Marc Greig 20??–20??
North Melbourne 224 Charlie Hardy 1908–1921
Northcote 201 Frank Seymour 1928–1938
Oakleigh 203 Michael Owen 1981–1994
Port Melbourne 229 Bob Bonnett 1952–1963
Prahran 248 Frank Smith 1969–1983
Preston (Northern Bullants)[d] 174 Frank Dowling 1931–1941 [21]
Richmond 126 Alec Edmond 1899–1907 [22]
Sandringham 202 Nick Sautner 1997–2000, 2004–2010
Sunshine 148 John Benson 1966-1984
Waverley 110 Jeff Costello 1973-1984
Werribee 169 Robbie Castello 2004–2013
West Melbourne 77 Harry Gregory 1902-1907
Williamstown 233 Ben Jolley 2005–2023 [23]
Yarraville 200 Ron Brown 1958–1973

Kicks after the siren

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Goal to win

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Player Club Opponent Year Rd Final score Details Ref
Langley Carlton North Melbourne 1895 9 2 d. 1 Marked on the final bell and scored from 40 yards out.[24] [25]
Wally Cook Camberwell Sandringham 1952 3 11.10 (76) d. 11.9 (75) Cook was awarded a free kick after an errant kick by Sandringham full-back Murray Guille went out of bounds without being touched. Siren went while he prepared to kick, and a 60-yard torpedo snuck through to give Camberwell victory. [26]
Jack Whallis Yarraville Williamstown 1956 7 10.17 (77) d. 11.10 (76) Whallis kicked a goal after the final siren from 35 yards out. [27]
Alex Andjelkovic Geelong West Caulfield 1972 (D2) SF 17.18 (120) d. 17.13 (115) Andjelkovic, who had come on in the final quarter as the 17th man, marked 25–35 yards from goal with seconds remaining; he stubbed the ground while kicking, but the kick just went through for a goal. It was Geelong West's 21st consecutive win, as part of a perfect season, qualifying it for the grand final. [28]
Chris Rourke Camberwell Preston 1982 2 18.15 (123) d. 18.11 (119) [29]
Chris Rourke Frankston Prahran 1989 1 18.13 (121) d. 17.17 (119)
Anthony Cardamone Preston Williamstown 1992 2 22.5 (137) d. 20.14 (134) Cardamone – who had been brought into the team as an emergency and had spent the first half of the game on the bench – kicked truly from 25 metres out. [30]
Jack Aziz Werribee Springvale 1993 PF 14.14 (98) d. 14.11 (95) Aziz kicked the match-winning goal on the final siren with a set shot from 50 metres; it qualified Werribee for the grand final. [31]
Jarrad Grant Williamstown Coburg 2009 13 19.5 (119) d. 18.8 (116) Marked on the siren and kicked truly from inside Williamstown's forward 50. [32]
Luke Reynolds Northern Blues Frankston 2014 2 15.12 (102) d. 15.9 (99) Reynolds was awarded a free kick 25 metres from goal on a slight angle and kicked truly after the siren. [33]
Jean-Luc Velissaris Northern Blues Port Melbourne 2019 15 10.12 (72) d. 10.8 (68) Velissaris was awarded a free kick for holding the ball with seconds remaining; kicked the goal from 30 metres out after the siren.[34] [35]
Jacob Bauer Richmond reserves Greater Western Sydney reserves 2023 11 10.22 (82) d. 12.8 (80) Bauer marked 10 metres out, almost directly in front, and kicked truly. [36]
Jacob Bauer Richmond reserves Brisbane reserves 2023 15 8.11 (59) d. 7.16 (58) Bauer converted a set shot from 35 metres out on a slight angle; it was his second goal after the siren during the 2023 season. [37]
Jack Toner Williamstown Coburg 2024 2 12.11 (83) d. 11.11 (77) Converted a set shot from 30 metres out; had Coburg won it would have ended a losing streak that begun in 2022. [38]
Joel Garner Richmond reserves Sandringham 2025 2 11.14 (80) d. 11.8 (74) Converted a set shot from 35 metres out. [39]
Blake O'Leary Frankston Coburg 2025 7 12.13 (85) d. 13.6 (84) Frankston was awarded a holding the ball free kick in the final seconds of the match, resulting in O'Leary kicking truly after the siren.[40]
Charlie West Collingwood reserves Sandringham 2025 13 14.9 (93) d. 14.6 (90) Converted a set shot from 35 metres out.[41] [42]
Tobyn Murray Geelong reserves North Melbourne reserves 2025 18 16.8 (104) d. 15.12 (102) Murray was awarded a free kick in the final seconds of the match, followed by a 50-metre penalty, giving him a shot on the goal line where he kicked truly. [43]
Bodie Ryan Box Hill Brisbane reserves 2025 SF 18.7 (115) d. 16.16 (112) After being kept scoreless in the third quarter, Box Hill kicked nine goals in the fourth quarter, with Ryan kicking a goal after the final siren to win the match.[44] [45]

Goal to draw

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PlayerTeamOpponentYearScoreDetails
Doulton LanglandsSandringhamCoburg201879–79[46]
Jack CarrollSandringhamGold Coast202572–72[47][48]

Behind to win

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PlayerTeamOpponentYearScoreDetails
Anthony McDonald-TipungwutiEssendonGold Coast202377–76[49]
Fergus McFadyenBrisbaneCollingwood2025107–106[50][51]

Missed opportunities

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PlayerTeamOpponentYearScoreOutcomeDetails
Dave McNamaraEssendon ABrunswick191163–65A goal would have won the premiership for Essendon; the loss forced a Grand Final the following week.[52][53]
Ben LennonRichmond reservesPort Melbourne201770–74Richmond would have won the 2017 VFL premiership.[54][55]
Max Williams Frankston Greater Western Sydney reserves 2023 54–55 A goal would have won the game for Frankston by 5 points. [56][57]

Wooden spoons

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Criteria

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The premiership-eligible team which finishes with the worst record across the completed season is awarded the wooden spoon. Although the league was established in 1877, wooden spoons can only properly be allocated starting from the 1888 season, as this was the first time all teams below the top three placegetters were formally ranked from best to worst.[58]

This is determined by fewest premiership points, with four points for a win and two points for a draw – except from 1888 to 1893 and 2021, when teams played an unequal number of matches and a ratio-adjusted number of premiership points was used. From the 1903 season onwards, percentage (ratio of points scored to points conceded) was used as tie-breaker.

Between 1961 and 1988, the VFA operated in two tiered divisions. During this time, with the exception of 1982[59] due to a temporary change in rules, the wooden spooner of Division 1 would be relegated to Division 2 for the subsequent season.[1]

By season

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Division 1

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Season Wooden Spoon Wins Losses Draws Percentage Points
1888 Melbourne[e] (1) 4 14 1 20.8 (adj.)
1889 Footscray (1) 1 15 0 5.3 (adj.)
1890 Williamstown (1) 2 14 2 13.3 (adj.)
1891 Richmond (1) 2 14 3 16.2 (adj.)
1892
(tied)		 Collingwood (1) 3 14 1 16.3 (adj.)
Williamstown (2) 3 14 1 16.3 (adj.)
1893 North Melbourne (1) 3 17 0 12.6 (adj.)
1894 Carlton (1) 2 16 0 8
1895 St Kilda (1) 3 13 2 16
1896
(tied)		 Carlton (2) 2 14 2 12
Richmond (2) 3 15 0 12
1897 Richmond (3) 2 17 1 10
1898 Brunswick (1) 0 15 0 0
1899 Brunswick (2) 3 18 0 12
1900 West Melbourne (1) 1 15 0 4
1901 West Melbourne (2) 1 15 0 4
1902 Brunswick (3) 2 14 0 8
1903 Essendon Town (1) 0 18 0 27.1 0
1904 Preston (1) 0 18 0 33.2 0
1905 Preston (2) 1 17 0 36.1 4
1906 Essendon (A.) (2) 1 17 0 45.6 4
1907 Preston (3) 1 17 0 44.1 4
1908 Northcote (1) 3 14 1 51.0 14
1909 Port Melbourne (1) 2 16 0 52.2 8
1910 Preston (4) 0 18 0 27.3 0
1911 Preston (5) 1 17 0 37.5 4
1912 Melbourne City (1) 0 18 0 40.8 0
1913 Melbourne City (2) 0 18 0 43.8 0
1914 Northcote (2) 1 17 0 48.0 4
1915 Hawthorn (1) 1 12 0 58.9 4
1916 Season not contested
1917 Season not contested
1918 Footscray (2) 2 8 0 57.6 8
1919 Essendon (A.) (3) 3 15 0 63.4 12
1920 Brighton (1) 1 17 0 61.4 4
1921 Brighton (2) 1 16 1 45.6 6
1922 Prahran (1) 1 17 0 45.7 4
1923 Geelong (A.) (1) 2 16 0 59.2 8
1924 Prahran (2) 2 16 0 43.9 8
1925 Geelong (A.) (2) 1 13 0 59.5 4
1926 Williamstown (3) 4 14 0 60.0 16
1927 Geelong (A.) (3) 1 17 0 55.4 4
1928 Prahran (3) 3 15 0 63.6 12
1929 Sandringham (1) 1 21 0 47.7 4
1930 Sandringham (2) 1 17 0 63.1 4
1931 Camberwell (1) 2 16 0 67.1 8
1932 Oakleigh (1) 3 17 0 78.4 12
1933 Brunswick (4) 3 19 0 63.5 12
1934 Williamstown (4) 2 15 1 71.1 10
1935 Williamstown (5) 3 15 0 58.6 12
1936 Port Melbourne (2) 2 16 0 62.4 8
1937 Oakleigh (2) 4 12 0 77.8 16
1938 Williamstown (6) 2 14 0 70.7 8
1939 Oakleigh (3) 1 19 0 61.9 4
1940 Sandringham (3) 1 19 0 69.0 4
1941 Sandringham (4) 0 20 0 38.0 0
1942 Season not contested
1943 Season not contested
1944 Season not contested
1945 Oakleigh (4) 2 18 0 51.9 8
1946 Prahran (4) 5 15 0 86.3 20
1947 Northcote (3) 4 18 0 76.4 16
1948 Yarraville (1) 4 16 0 77.5 16
1949 Yarraville (2) 2 19 0 72.7 8
1950 Yarraville (3) 2 17 0 72.9 8
1951 Box Hill (1) 0 19 1 48.0 2
1952 Brighton (3) 2 18 0 60.4 8
1953 Brighton (4) 2 18 0 55.6 8
1954 Sandringham (5) 1 19 0 41.4 4
1955 Brighton (5) 1 19 0 54.6 4
1956 Northcote (4) 4 16 0 77.7 16
1957 Brighton (6) 2 17 1 69.1 10
1958 Brighton (7) 2 16 0 55.7 8
1959 Camberwell (2) 1 19 0 39.1 4
1960 Prahran (5) 1 17 0 44.7 4
1961 Box Hill (2) 3 18 1 63.9 14
1962 Mordialloc (1) 1 17 0 65.2 4
1963 Northcote (5) 2 16 0 52.9 8
1964 Preston (6) 3 14 1 85.3 14
1965 Geelong West (1) 3 15 0 64.0 12
1966 Oakleigh (5) 2 16 0 65.8 8
1967 Williamstown (7) 2 16 0 83.8 8
1968 Coburg (1) 2 16 0 64.9 8
1969 Brunswick (5) 3 15 0 68.8 12
1970 Yarraville (4) 1 17 0 68.2 4
1971 Geelong West (2) 6 12 0 87.2 24
1972 Waverley (1) 5 13 0 79.5 20
1973 Coburg (2) 5 12 2 95.8 24
1974 Sunshine (1) 3 15 0 77.9 12
1975 Williamstown (8) 4 14 0 75.4 16
1976 Oakleigh (6) 4 13 1 79.7 18
1977 Williamstown (9) 2 16 0 75.8 8
1978 Mordialloc (2) 3 15 0 74.8 12
1979 Brunswick (6) 4 14 0 85.1 16
1980 Camberwell (3) 4 14 0 81.4 16
1981 Brunswick (7) 3 15 0 66.1 12
1982 Waverley (2) 3 15 0 67.1 12
1983 Waverley (3) 0 18 0 45.1 0
1984 Dandenong (1) 1 17 0 49.7 4
1985 Werribee (1) 2 16 0 70.5 8
1986 Camberwell (4) 0 18 0 30.1 0
1987 Geelong West (3) 1 16[f] 1 61.2 6
1988 Prahran (6) 5 13 0 70.2 20
1989 Camberwell[g] (5) 0 18 0 40.5 0
1990 Camberwell (6) 0 18 0 44.2 0
1991 Oakleigh[h] (7) 2 16 0 52.4 8
1992 Oakleigh (8) 1 17 0 43.1 4
1993 Coburg (3) 0 18 0 47.2 0
1994 Prahran (7) 3 15 0 63.4 12
1995 Williamstown (10) 0 16 0 48.1 0
1996[64] Traralgon (1) 1 17 0 59.5 4
1997 Coburg (4) 1 17 0 46.1 4
1998 Coburg (5) 2 16 0 52.2 8
1999 Bendigo (1) 2 16 0 62.0 8
2000 Bendigo (2) 1 18 0 54.5 4
2001 Bendigo (3) 0 20 0 50.2 0
2002 Bendigo (4) 0 19 1 49.6 2
2003 North Ballarat (1) 4 14 0 66.8 16
2004 Springvale (1) 3 15 0 68.7 12
2005[65] Geelong reserves (1) 4 14 0 71.2 16
2006 Port Melbourne (3) 3 15 0 66.9 12
2007 Tasmania (1) 2 16 0 61.1 8
2008 Tasmania (2) 4 12 0 68.0 16
2009 Bendigo (5) 0 18 0 54.0 0
2010 Frankston (1) 1 17 0 48.1 4
2011 Frankston (2) 2 16 0 54.5 8
2012 Frankston (3) 2 15 1 69.2 10
2013 Bendigo (6) 0 10 0 34.4 0
2014 Bendigo (7) 0 18 0 45.9 0
2015 Frankston (4) 0 18 0 43.7 0
2016 Frankston (5) 2 16 0 61.9 8
2017 North Ballarat (2) 1 17 0 53.6 4
2018 Coburg (6) 1 16 1 57.1 6
2019 Frankston (6) 1 17 0 57.5 4
2020 Season not contested
2021 Aspley (1) 1 9 0 73.0 10.0 (M/R)
2022 Northern Bullants (7) 1 17 0 53.2 4
2023 Coburg (7) 0 18 0 55.8 0
2024 Northern Bullants (8) 2 16 0 62.8 8
2025 Northern Bullants (9) 2 16 0 47.9 8
2026 Gold Coast reserves (1) 3 15 0 68.9 12

Source where unlisted[66]

Division 2

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Season Wooden Spoon Wins Losses Draws Percentage Points
1961 Brighton (1) 0 18 0 29.0 0
1962 Brighton-Caulfield (2) 1 15 0 52.4 4
1963 Brighton-Caulfield (3) 3 13 0 60.1 12
1964 Box Hill (1) 4 14 0 85.2 16
1965 Caulfield (1) 2 13 1 66.5 10
1966 Werribee (1) 2 15 1 68.5 10
1967 Camberwell (1) 3 15 0 68.6 12
1968 Box Hill (2) 3 14 0 75.4 12
1969 Camberwell (2) 1 16 1 68.8 6
1970 Camberwell (3) 2 16 0 63.8 8
1971 Werribee (2) 3 15 0 64.0 12
1972 Werribee (3) 3 14 1 73.5 12
1973 Box Hill (3) 0 18 0 57.4 0
1974 Yarraville (1) 3 15 0 78.7 12
1975 Box Hill (4) 1 17 0 70.7 4
1976 Yarraville (2) 1 17 0 52.6 4
1977 Box Hill (5) 0 18 0 50.1 0
1978 Box Hill (6) 1 16 1 62.8 6
1979 Werribee (4) 2 16 0 61.6 8
1980 Box Hill (7) 1 17 0 58.5 4
1981 Sunshine (1) 0 18 0 34.0 0
1982 Yarraville (3) 1 17 0 52.4 4
1983 Yarraville (4) 1 17 0 38.1 4
1984 Sunshine (2) 2[i] 16 0 43.6 8
1985 Mordialloc (1) 3 15 0 62.9 12
1986 Mordialloc (2) 0 18 0 34.0 0
1987 Northcote (1) 3 15[j] 0 59.2 12
1988 Camberwell (4)[k] 6 12 0 84.9 24

Source [66]

By club

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Club Years in
competition		 Div 1 Div 2 Total
Williamstown1884–pres10010
Brighton/
Brighton-Caulfield		1908–19647310
Camberwell1926–19906410
Preston/Northern1903–1911
1926–2025		909
Box Hill1951–pres279
Oakleigh1929–1994808
Yarraville1928–1983448
Brunswick1897–1991707
Prahran1899–1994707
Bendigo1998–20147–7
Coburg1925–pres706
Frankston1966–pres607
Northcote1908–1987516
Sandringham1929–pres5–5
Werribee1965–pres145
Mordialloc1958–1988224
Richmond1885–19073–3
Essendon (A.)1900–19213–3
Geelong (A.)1922–19273–3
Waverley1961–1987303
Geelong West1963–1988303
Port Melbourne1886–pres3–3
Sunshine1959–1988123
Carlton1877–18962–2
West Melbourne1899–19072–2
Melbourne City1912–19132–2
Footscray1886–19242–2
Tasmania2001–20082–2
North Ballarat1996–20172–2
Melbourne1877–18961–1
Collingwood1892–18961–1
St Kilda1886–18961–1
Hawthorn1914–19241–1
Dandenong1958–1994101
Springvale/Casey1982–pres101
Traralgon1996–19971–1
Gold Coast reserves2021–pres1–1
Geelong reserves2000–pres1–1
Aspley20211–1
Caulfield1965–1987011

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Sunshine dropped out of the VFA during the 1989 season, and their games were deleted from the records.[2]
  2. ↑ Brunswick-Broadmeadows withdrew during the 1991 season, and their games were expunged from the records.[14]
  3. 1 2 A snap COVID-19 lockdown affecting south-eastern Queensland was announced on the morning of the VFL match between Gold Coast reserves and Southport, leading to the match being abandoned for no result after ten minutes of play.[16][17]
  4. ↑ VFA/VFL records list Sid Hall as playing 200 games for Preston; however, 55 of these were for Northcote after the clubs amalgamated (with the merged entity considered a continuation of the Northcote Football Club).[20]
  5. ↑ 1888: Melbourne had the lowest record among premiership eligible clubs. Two clubs – Ballarat Imperial (2–11–1) and University (0–14–1) – had poorer records but did not play the eighteen matches required to be premiership eligible in that season.[60]
  6. ↑ 1987: Geelong West's loss tally includes three forfeitures.[61]
  7. ↑ 1989: Sunshine withdrew from the league in last place at midseason with a record of 0–8 and 31%. Its matches, including a loss against Camberwell, were expunged and Camberwell finished last and winless from remaining games.[62]
  8. ↑ 1991: Brunswick-Broadmeadows withdrew from the league in last place early in the year with a record of 0–3 and 30%. Its matches were expunged.[63]
  9. ↑ 1984: Sunshine's win tally includes one with by forfeit following Yarraville's withdrawal from the competition.[67]
  10. ↑ 1987: Moorabbin withdrew from the league in last place early in the year with a record of 0–2 and 52%. Its remaining matches were forfeited.[68]
  11. ↑ 1987: Mordialloc withdrew from the league in last place early in the year with a record of 0–3 and a very low percentage. Its matches were expunged.[69]

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