- games
- 180
- finals
- 32
- grand finals
- 9
- average score
- 21.6
- average crowd
- 10,122
- First game
- Essendon5 goals 9 behinds, 5 pointsvRichmond2 goals 7 behinds, 2 pointsR1 1 May 1886
- Last game
- Footscray10 goals 5 behinds, 65 pointsvWilliamstown9 goals 14 behinds, 68 pointsPF 15 Oct 1921
- Record crowd
- 36,185Essendon7 goals 9 behinds, 7 pointsvSouth Melbourne7 goals 8 behinds, 7 pointsR5 25 May 1891
Clubs
| Essendon | 105 | 70 | 24 | 11 | 71.9 | 1896 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 39 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 55.1 | 1920 |
| Footscray | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 51.7 | 1921 |
| Port Melbourne | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 22.5 | 1921 |
| Williamstown | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 47.4 | 1921 |
| Richmond | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 16.7 | 1907 |
| Carlton | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 46.7 | 1896 |
| Melbourne City | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 1913 |
| Geelong | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 46.4 | 1896 |
| Melbourne | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 53.6 | 1896 |
| South Melbourne | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 42.9 | 1896 |
| Fitzroy | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 33.3 | 1896 |
| West Melbourne | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7 | 1907 |
| Brunswick | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0 | 1921 |
| St Kilda | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 15.0 | 1896 |
| Collingwood | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | 1896 |
| Northcote | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 1919 |
| Prahran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 1913 |
| Essendon Association | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 1913 |
| University | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1888 |
| Brighton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 1912 |
| South Williamstown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1887 |
Last games
- Preliminary Final · 15 Oct 1921Footscray10 goals 5 behinds, 65 pointsWilliamstown9 goals 14 behinds, 68 points
- Preliminary Final · 8 Oct 1921Williamstown10 goals 5 behinds, 65 pointsFootscray9 goals 7 behinds, 61 points
- Semi Final · 1 Oct 1921Footscray12 goals 5 behinds, 77 pointsBrunswick7 goals 10 behinds, 52 points
- Semi Final · 24 Sep 1921Williamstown15 goals 11 behinds, 101 pointsPort Melbourne11 goals 9 behinds, 75 points
- Grand Final · 9 Oct 1920Footscray10 goals 9 behinds, 69 pointsBrunswick8 goals 18 behinds, 66 points
- Semi Final · 2 Oct 1920Footscray10 goals 9 behinds, 69 pointsNorth Melbourne9 goals 11 behinds, 65 points
- Semi Final · 25 Sep 1920Footscray8 goals 8 behinds, 56 pointsNorth Melbourne6 goals 15 behinds, 51 points
- Semi Final · 11 Sep 1920Brunswick5 goals 15 behinds, 45 pointsPort Melbourne2 goals 9 behinds, 21 points
- Grand Final · 27 Sep 1919North Melbourne6 goals 7 behinds, 43 pointsFootscray8 goals 17 behinds, 65 points
- Preliminary Final · 20 Sep 1919Footscray8 goals 11 behinds, 59 pointsBrunswick7 goals 4 behinds, 46 points
Records
Highest scores
- 22 goals 17 behinds, 149 pointsFootscray v Melbourne CityR10 1912
- 17 goals 12 behinds, 114 pointsPort Melbourne v Melbourne CityR12 1912
- 16 goals 16 behinds, 112 pointsBrunswick v Melbourne CityR12 1913
- 15 goals 21 behinds, 111 pointsNorth Melbourne v Melbourne CityR10 1913
- 15 goals 11 behinds, 101 pointsWilliamstown v Port MelbourneSF 1921
Lowest scores
- 0 goals 11 behinds, 0 pointsNorth Melbourne v EssendonR3 1886
- 0 goals 9 behinds, 0 pointsFootscray v EssendonR11 1894
- 0 goals 7 behinds, 0 pointsCarlton v EssendonR2 1896
- 1 goal 3 behinds, 1 pointsEssendon v South MelbourneR8 1886
- 1 goal 8 behinds, 1 pointsPort Melbourne v EssendonR14 1886
Biggest wins
Biggest crowds
Grand finals
- 1920Footscray10 goals 9 behinds, 69 pointsdef.Brunswick8 goals 18 behinds, 66 points
- 1919Footscray8 goals 17 behinds, 65 pointsdef.North Melbourne6 goals 7 behinds, 43 points
- 1914North Melbourne12 goals 14 behinds, 86 pointsdef.Footscray7 goals 9 behinds, 51 points
- 1913Footscray10 goals 14 behinds, 74 pointsdef.North Melbourne11 goals 7 behinds, 73 points
- 1907Williamstown7 goals 10 behinds, 52 pointsdef.West Melbourne3 goals 16 behinds, 34 points
- 1906West Melbourne7 goals 8 behinds, 50 pointsdef.Footscray5 goals 9 behinds, 39 points
- 1905Richmond9 goals 7 behinds, 61 pointsdef.North Melbourne5 goals 6 behinds, 36 points
- 1903North Melbourne7 goals 6 behinds, 48 pointsdef.Richmond3 goals 9 behinds, 27 points
- 1896Collingwood6 goals 9 behinds, 6 pointsdef.South Melbourne5 goals 10 behinds, 5 points