Claim: Though Hawthorn placed last in the 1950 VFL ladder, the team overall has won thirteen VFL premierships.
Evidence: 12 0 A wooden spoon is an award that is given to an individual or team that has come last in a competition. Hawthorn took the "wooden spoon" in 1950. The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL and has won thirteen VFL/AFL premierships.