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We're the equal most successful club over the past 100 years
« on: November 27, 2020, 08:07:59 PM »
Number of premierships: 1920 - 2020

13 – Richmond
13 - Hawthorn
12 - Essendon
11 – Carlton
11 – Melbourne
10 – Collingwood
9 – Geelong
5 – Brisbane/Fitzroy
4 – North Melbourne
4 - West Coast
3 – Sydney/South Melbourne
2 – Western Bulldogs/Footscray
2 - Adelaide
1 – St Kilda
1 - Port Adelaide
0 – Fremantle
0 - Gold Coast
0 - Greater Western Sydney

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers

If you go back to 1908 when we entered the VFL/AFL, only Carlton (14) has won more flags than us in our time in the competition and that extra one was in our first year.

Since 1967, only Hawthorn has won more flags than us (12). We're next with 8 along with Carlton.

In the AFL era, only Hawthorn (5) and West Coast (4) have won more flags. We're next with 3 along with Brisbane and Geelong.

Not bad for a club that was rubbish for 30 years until recently.