Wooden Spoon

 

The dreaded wooden spoon is 'won' by the team finishing last each year. Adelaide, Port Adelaide and the West Coast Eagles are the only teams to have never finished at the bottom of the ladder, while St Kilda have finished last 26 times. Below are the number of times each club has taken home the wooden spoon.

 

26        St Kilda

13        North Melbourne

11        Hawthorn

11        SouthMelbourne/Sydney Swans

10        Melbourne

8          Fitzroy  

7          Richmond

5          Geelong

4          University

4          Footscray/Western Bulldogs

4          Essendon

3          Carlton

2          Brisbane Bears

2          Collingwood

1          Brisbane Lions

1          Fremantle

0          Port Adelaide

0          Adelaide

0          West Coast Eagles

 

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