# Premiership
* Brownlow Medalist for that year
| Year | Coach | Captain | W. S. Crichton Medal | Leading goalkicker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 # | — | George Stuckey | — | Norman Waugh (23) |
| 1898 | — | Stuckey, GeorgeGeorge Stuckey | — | Moore, CharlieCharlie Moore (20) |
| 1899 | — | Stuckey, GeorgeGeorge Stuckey | — | Cleghorn, ArthurArthur Cleghorn (15) |
| 1900 | — | Stuckey, GeorgeGeorge Stuckey | — | Thurgood, AlbertAlbert Thurgood (25) |
| 1901 # | — | Collins, TodTod Collins | Thurgood, AlbertAlbert Thurgood | Hiskins, FredFred Hiskins (34) |
| 1902 | — | Collins, TodTod Collins | — | Thurgood, AlbertAlbert Thurgood (32) |
| 1903 | — | Anderson, JimJim Anderson | Gavin, HughHugh Gavin | Madden, MickMick Madden (15) |
| 1904 | — | Anderson, JimJim Anderson / Gavin, HughHugh Gavin | — | Madden, MickMick Madden (25) |
| 1905 | — | Robinson, WilliamWilliam Robinson | — | Barker, GeorgeGeorge Barker (29) |
| 1906 | — | McKenzie, JackJack McKenzie | McKenzie, JackJack McKenzie | Yeo, NormanNorman Yeo (31) |
| 1907 | — | Griffith, WilliamWilliam Griffith | — | Martin, JimJim Martin (16) |
| 1908 | Smith, DaveDave Smith | Griffith, WilliamWilliam Griffith | Busbridge, BillBill Busbridge | Smith, DaveDave Smith (26) |
| 1909 | Smith, DaveDave Smith | Griffith, WilliamWilliam Griffith | Busbridge, BillBill Busbridge | Shea, PaddyPaddy Shea (40) |
| 1910 | Belcher, AlanAlan Belcher | Belcher, AlanAlan Belcher | — | Armstrong, BertBert Armstrong (40) |
| 1911 # | Worrall, JackJack Worrall | Smith, DaveDave Smith | Cameron, ErnestErnest Cameron | Armstrong, LouLou Armstrong (35) |
| 1912 # | Worrall, JackJack Worrall | Belcher, AlanAlan Belcher | Cameron, ErnestErnest Cameron | Kirby, JackJack Kirby (43) |
| 1913 | Worrall, JackJack Worrall | Belcher, AlanAlan Belcher | Baring, FredFred Baring | Kirby, JackJack Kirby (29) |
| 1914 | Worrall, JackJack Worrall | Belcher, AlanAlan Belcher | — | Lumsden, ErnieErnie Lumsden (28) |
| 1915 | Worrall, JackJack Worrall | Belcher, AlanAlan Belcher | — | Walker, BillBill Walker (14) |
| 1916 | — | — | — | — |
| 1917 | — | — | — | — |
| 1918 | Worrall, JackJack Worrall | Baring, FredFred Baring | — | Hall, NormNorm Hall (15) |
| 1919 | Worrall, JackJack Worrall | Belcher, AlanAlan Belcher | — | Walsh, DaveDave Walsh (15) |
| 1920 | Ogden, PercyPercy Ogden | Ogden, PercyPercy Ogden | Garden, JockJock Garden | McDonald, FrankFrank McDonald (33) |
| 1921 | Ogden, PercyPercy Ogden | Ogden, PercyPercy Ogden | — | McDonald, FrankFrank McDonald (17) |
| 1922 | Gravenall, SamSam Gravenall | Barker, SidSid Barker | Fitzmaurice, TomTom Fitzmaurice | Moriarty, JackJack Moriarty (36) |
| 1923 # | Barker, SidSid Barker | Barker, SidSid Barker | Fitzmaurice, TomTom Fitzmaurice | Greg Stockdale (68) |
| 1924 # | Barker, SidSid Barker | Barker, SidSid Barker | Fitzmaurice, TomTom Fitzmaurice | Jenkins, TommyTommy Jenkins (50) |
| 1925 | Maher, FredFred Maher | Maher, FrankFrank Maher | Stockdale, GregGreg Stockdale | Jenkins, TommyTommy Jenkins (37) |
| 1926 | Maher, FredFred Maher | Maher, FrankFrank Maher | Joe Harrison | Greg Stockdale (36) |
| 1927 | Maher, FredFred Maher | Maher, FrankFrank Maher | Maher, FrankFrank Maher | Vosti, JackJack Vosti (35) |
| 1928 | Hardy, CharlieCharlie Hardy | Maher, FrankFrank Maher | Norm Beckton | Greg Stockdale (39) |
| 1929 | Hardy, CharlieCharlie Hardy | Beckton, NormNorm Beckton | Okey, HowardHoward Okey | Forbes, KeithKeith Forbes / Johnson, LenLen Johnson (40) |
| 1930 | Hardy, CharlieCharlie Hardy | Beckton, NormNorm Beckton | Forbes, KeithKeith Forbes | Forbes, KeithKeith Forbes (54) |
| 1931 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell | Tom Clarke | Ted Freyer (50) |
| 1932 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell | Syd Carman | Ted Freyer (52) |
| 1933 | Garnet Campbell | Garnet Campbell | Paddy Walsh | Ted Freyer (51) |
| 1934 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes | Dick Reynolds * | Ted Freyer (61) |
| 1935 | Charlie May | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes | Keith Forbes (52) |
| 1936 | Jack Baggott | Jack Baggott | Dick Reynolds | Ted Freyer (50) |
| 1937 | Jack Baggott | Jack Baggott / Keith Forbes | Dick Reynolds * | Keith Forbes (44) |
| 1938 | Jack Baggott | Len Webster | Dick Reynolds * | Tom Reynolds (68) |
| 1939 | Jack Baggott / Harry Hunter / Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Tom Reynolds (71) |
| 1940 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Hugh Torney | Ted Bryce (48) |
| 1941 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Wally Buttsworth | Tom Reynolds (65) |
| 1942 # | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Tom Reynolds (61) |
| 1943 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds (31) |
| 1944 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Percy Bushby | Ray Powell (42) |
| 1945 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Wally Buttsworth | Bill Brittingham (48) |
| 1946 # | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison | Bill Brittingham (66) |
| 1947 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Wally Buttsworth | Ted Leehane (50) |
| 1948 | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison | Bill Hutchison (52) |
| 1949 # | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | John Coleman | John Coleman (100) |
| 1950 # | Dick Reynolds | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison | John Coleman (120) |
| 1951 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison | Norm McDonald | John Coleman (75) |
| 1952 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison | Bill Hutchison * | John Coleman (103) |
| 1953 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison | Bill Hutchison * | John Coleman (97) |
| 1954 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison | John Gill | John Coleman (42) |
| 1955 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison | Bill Hutchison | Hugh Mitchell (51) |
| 1956 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison | Bill Hutchison | Graham Willey (33) |
| 1957 | Dick Reynolds | Bill Hutchison | Reg Burgess | Fred Gallagher (34) |
| 1958 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke | Jack Clarke | John Birt (31) |
| 1958 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke | Jack Clarke | John Birt (31) |
| 1959 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke | Hugh Mitchell | Ron Evans (78 |
| 1960 | Dick Reynolds | Jack Clarke | Reg Burgess | Ron Evans (67) |
| 1961 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke | John Birt | Hugh Mitchell (33) |
| 1962 # | John Coleman | Jack Clarke | Jack Clarke | Charlie Payne (39) |
| 1963 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser | Charlie Payne (36) |
| 1964 | John Coleman | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser | Hugh Mitchell (32) |
| 1965 # | John Coleman | Ken Fraser | John Birt | Ted Fordham (54) |
| 1966 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser | Don McKenzie | Ted Fordham (76) |
| 1967 | John Coleman | Ken Fraser | John Birt | Alan Noonan (40) |
| 1968 | Jack Clarke | Ken Fraser | Barry Davis | Alan Noonan (51) |
| 1969 | Jack Clarke | Don McKenzie | Barry Davis | Alan Noonan (43) |
| 1970 | Jack Clarke | Barry Davis | Darryl Gerlach | Geoff Blethyn (33) |
| 1971 | John Birt | Barry Davis | Barry Davis | Alan Noonan (31) |
| 1972 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham | Neville Fields | Geoff Blethyn (107) |
| 1973 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham | Andy Wilson | Alan Noonan (63) |
| 1974 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham | Graham Moss | Alan Noonan (77) |
| 1975 | Des Tuddenham | Des Tuddenham | Graham Moss | Alan Noonan (48) |
| 1976 | Bill Stephen | Graham Moss | Graham Moss * | Geoff Blethyn (39) |
| 1977 | Bill Stephen | Ken Fletcher | Simon Madden | Max Crow (38) |
| 1978 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher | Ken Fletcher | Wayne Primmer (47) |
| 1979 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher | Simon Madden | Terry Daniher (57) |
| 1979 | Barry Davis | Ken Fletcher | Simon Madden | Terry Daniher (57) |
| 1980 | Barry Davis | Simon Madden | Tim Watson | Simon Madden (45) |
| 1981 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Simon Madden | Neale Daniher | Tony Buhagiar (42) |
| 1982 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Neale Daniher | Terry Daniher | Simon Madden (49) |
| 1983 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher | Simon Madden | Terry Daniher (64) |
| 1984 # | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher | Simon Madden | Paul Salmon (63) |
| 1985 # | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher | Tim Watson | Mark Harvey (48) |
| 1986 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher | Glenn Hawker | Alan Ezard (47) |
| 1987 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher | Mark Thompson | Paul Salmon (43) |
| 1988 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Terry Daniher | Tim Watson | Paul Salmon (37) |
| 1989 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Tim Watson | Tim Watson | Paul Salmon (39) |
| 1990 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Tim Watson | Mark Thompson | Paul Salmon (43) |
| 1991 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Tim Watson | Alan Ezard | Simon Madden (42) |
| 1992 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson | Mark Harvey | Paul Salmon (59) |
| 1993 # | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson | Gary O'Donnell | Paul Salmon (65) |
| 1994 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson | James Hird | Scott Cummings (32) |
| 1995 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Mark Thompson | James Hird | James Hird (47) |
| 1996 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell | James Hird * | James Hird (39) |
| 1997 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Gary O'Donnell | Sean Denham | Matthew Lloyd (63) |
| 1998 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | James Hird | Damien Hardwick | Matthew Lloyd (70) |
| 1999 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | James Hird / Michael Long | Mark Mercuri | Matthew Lloyd (87) |
| 2000 # | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | James Hird | Dustin Fletcher | Matthew Lloyd (109) |
| 2001 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | James Hird | Jason Johnson | Matthew Lloyd (105) |
| 2002 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | James Hird | Mark Johnson | Matthew Lloyd (47) |
| 2003 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | James Hird | James Hird / Scott Lucas | Matthew Lloyd (93) |
| 2004 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | James Hird | Adam McPhee | Matthew Lloyd (96) |
| 2005 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | James Hird | Jason Johnson | Matthew Lloyd (59) |
| 2006 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd | Scott Lucas | Scott Lucas (67) |
| 2007 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Matthew Lloyd | James Hird | Matthew Lloyd (62) |
| 2008 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd | David Hille | Matthew Lloyd (62) |
| 2009 | Matthew Knights | Matthew Lloyd | Jobe Watson | Matthew Lloyd (35) |
| 2010 | Matthew Knights | Jobe Watson | Jobe Watson | Angus Monfries (24) |
| 2011 | James Hird | Jobe Watson | David Zaharakis | Stewart Crameri (34) |
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Famous quotes containing the word year:
“We know of no scripture which records the pure benignity of the gods on a New England winter night. Their praises have never been sung, only their wrath deprecated. The best scripture, after all, records but a meagre faith. Its saints live reserved and austere. Let a brave, devout man spend the year in the woods of Maine or Labrador, and see if the Hebrew Scriptures speak adequately to his condition and experience.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Listen, that’s the one that done it. The dusters. They started it anyways. Blowin’ like this year after year. Blowin’ the land away. Blowin’ the crops away. Blowin’ us away now.”
—Nunnally Johnson (1897–1977)
“‘He hardly drinks a pint of wine,
And that, I doubt, is no good sign.
His stomach too begins to fail:
Last year we thought him strong and hale,
But now, he’s quite another thing;
I wish he may hold out till spring.’
Then hug themselves, and reason thus;
‘It is not yet so bad with us.’”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)