# List of Geelong Football Club seasons

The Geelong Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria. Since becoming a foundation club of the Victorian Football League (VFL)—which is now known as the Australian Football League (AFL)—in 1897, the club has participated in every season of the competition except the 1916, 1942 and 1943 seasons, where the club did not field teams due to World War I (1916) and World War II (1942 and 1943). In 126 completed seasons, Geelong has contested 19 VFL/AFL Grand Finals, winning 10 premierships, most recently in 2022.

## Pre-VFA matches (1860–1876)

Before the formation of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877 matches between clubs were organised on an ad hoc basis. Since its founding in 1859, the Geelong Football Club had been involved in matches between other provincial Victorian clubs, as well as the clubs formed in the metropolitan Melbourne area. The club contested its first interclub match against the Melbourne Football Club at Argyle Square in 1860, which finished as a scoreless draw. The two clubs fostered a strong early rivalry. Newspapers of the time would occasionally report on matches played by the club, with the Geelong Advertiser proclaiming in 1862 "last season Geelong footballers had the honour of defeating successively the three crack metropolitan clubs, much to the surprise of the latter."
The club competed for a number of challenge cups during the 1860s, permanently claiming the Caledonian Society Challenge Cup in 1864 after holding on the cup following a number of challenge matches.
During the 1867 season, Geelong would play the Carlton Football Club for the first time at the Argyle Ground, with the club earning a tight victory. A return match was played between the clubs the following year at Royal Park in Melbourne, with Geelong denied what they had considered a fair goal to see the match ending in a contentious draw. The two clubs would meet again the following year, while one of the founders of the club H. C. A. Harrison would line up against Geelong for Melbourne in a drawn match in 1869.
In 1873 the club would play a number of matches against metropolitan and provincial clubs, including three matches against the junior Kardinia Football Club.
At the start of the 1874 season, the club was the acknowledged holders of the "Geelong, Ballarat and Western District Challenge Cup" (GBWD Challenge Cup) and were subject to a number of challenge matches. Geelong would defend the cup twice against Kardinia, and twice against West End, also defeating Ballarat and Ballarat Phoenix (a match in which the club kicked their highest number of goals in a match with nine).The club also playing the first two notable matches against the St Kilda Football Club. Geelong would end the 1874 season with seven wins, three losses and two draws from matches reported on by the Geelong Advertiser.
During the 1875 season, Geelong would defend the GBWD Challenge Cup against Ballarat, Kardinia, and Corio Extended. In June, a second squad would play a match against the Barwon Football Club for the first time, with the two clubs first squads meeting for the first time to battle for the GBWD Challenge Cup on 10 July 1875. That match would end as a draw, as would a rematch on 14 August. Geelong were able to further defend the GBWD Challenge Cup with second wins against Corio Extended, and Kardinia, but suffered defeat against Carlton who were the premier metropolitan club.
A third 1875 match between Geelong and Barwon ended in controversy when the match was abandoned after Barwon supporters rushed onto the field after a decision by umpire Tom Wills who had deep connections with the Geelong club. Geelong claimed permanent ownership of the GBWD Challenge Cup a few weeks later following successful matches against Albion (the premier club from Ballarat), and for a second time against Ballarat.
A new Western Districts Challenge Cup was instituted by Thomas Wills ahead of the 1876 season. Geelong would win the first meeting against Barwon on 17 June, but lost the Cup on 29 July to Barwon in a contentious match with the club vowing never to play against their local rivals again. That loss was one of six for the season.
By 1877, while the system of organising matches was still up the secretaries of each club, the rules had been standardised by the VFA. In 1877 Geelong were acknowledged as one of the strongest provincial clubs, although local rivals Barwon in just their fourth season would take that title despite not coming to an agreement to play against Geelong.
Geelong's noted record by season :
| Season | Wins | Losses | Draws | Captain | Ref. |
| 1874 | 12 | 3 | 1 | G.G. Day | Ref. |
| 1875 | 9 | 2 | 3 | G.G. Day | |
| 1876 | 3 | 6 | 3 | O. Thomas | |

## VFA (1877–1896)

Geelong's VFA record by season :
| Season | League | Wins | Losses | Draws | Result | Captain | Ref. |
| 1877 | VFA (1) | 5 | 2 | 1 | Did not place | G.A. Down | Ref. |
| 1878 | VFA (2) | 16 | 0 | 1 | Premiers (1) | A.A. Austin | |
| 1879 | VFA (3) | 15 | 0 | 1 | Premiers (2) | James Wilson | |
| 1880 | VFA (4) | 14 | 2 | 2 | Premiers (3) | James Wilson | |
| 1881 | VFA (5) | 15 | 1 | 2 | Runners-up (1) | James Wilson | |
| 1882 | VFA (6) | 20 | 2 | 2 | Premiers (4) | James Wilson | |
| 1883 | VFA (7) | 15 | 3 | 3 | Premiers (5) | Charles Brownlow | |
| 1884 | VFA (8) | 22 | 2 | 1 | Premiers (6) | Charles Brownlow Harry Steedman | |
| 1885 | VFA (9) | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3rd | Hugh McLean | |
| 1886 | VFA (10) | 23 | 0 | 2 | Premiers (7) | David Hickinbotham | |
| 1887 | VFA (11) | 16 | 2 | 3 | Runners-up (2) | R. Talbot | |
| 1888 | VFA (12) | 12 | 3 | 4 | Runners-up (3) | David Hickinbotham | |
| 1889 | VFA (13) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5th | David Hickinbotham | |
| 1890 | VFA (14) | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7th | J. Baker | |
| 1891 | VFA (15) | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5th | T. Parkin | |
| 1892 | VFA (16) | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3rd | R. Houston | |
| 1893 | VFA (17) | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3rd | R. Houston | |
| 1894 | VFA (18) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7th | R. Houston | |
| 1895 | VFA (19) | 13 | 5 | 0 | Runners-up (equal) (4) | Jim McShane | |
| 1896 | VFA (20) | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11th | Peter Burns | |

## VFL/AFL (1897–present)

Table key :
| ‡ | Finished the home and away season in first position (minor premiers) |
| † | Finished the home and away season in last position (wooden spoon) |
| Premiers | Won the VFL/AFL premiership in the Grand Final |
| Runners-up | Lost the Grand Final |
| PF | Did not progress past the preliminary finals |
| SF | Did not progress past the semi-finals |
| SR | Did not progress past the sectional rounds in the finals (used between 1898 to 1900) |
| QF | Did not progress past the qualifying finals |
| EF | Did not progress past the elimination finals |
| DNQ | Did not qualify for finals |
| ^ | Denotes captain-coach |
| + | Joint winner |
Geelong's VFL/AFL record by season :
| Season | League | Home and away results | Home and away results | Home and away results | Home and away results | Finals results | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Ref. |
| Season | League | Ladder | W | L | D | Finals results | Coach | Captain | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker | Ref. |
| 1897 | VFL (1) | 1st$^‡$ | 11 | 3 | 0 | Runners-up (1) | None | Jack Conway | Joe McShane | Eddy James | |
| 1898 | VFL (2) | 4th | 9 | 5 | 0 | SR | None | Jack Conway | Unknown | Eddy James (2) | |
| 1899 | VFL (3) | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | SR | None | Jack Conway | Unknown | Eddy James (3) | |
| 1900 | VFL (4) | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | SR | None | Peter Burns | Unknown | Teddy Lockwood | |
| 1901 | VFL (5) | 1st$^‡$ | 14 | 3 | 0 | SF | None | Henry Young | Unknown | Charles Coles | |
| 1902 | VFL (6) | 7th | 7 | 10 | 0 | DNQ | None | Henry Young | Unknown | Ike Woods | |
| 1903 | VFL (7) | 4th | 9 | 8 | 0 | SF | None | Henry Young | Teddy Rankin | Ike Woods (2) | |
| 1904 | VFL (8) | 7th | 4 | 12 | 1 | DNQ | None | Henry Young | Unknown | Ike Woods (3) | |
| 1905 | VFL (9) | 6th | 6 | 11 | 0 | DNQ | None | Henry Young | Henry Young | Ike Woods (4) | |
| 1906 | VFL (10) | 7th | 5 | 12 | 0 | DNQ | None | Henry Young | Henry Young (2) | Les Roebuck | |
| 1907 | VFL (11) | 6th | 7 | 10 | 0 | DNQ | None | Henry Young | Unknown | Tom Sherry | |
| 1908 | VFL (12) | 10th$^†$ | 2 | 16 | 0 | DNQ | None | Henry Young | Unknown | Tom Hardiman | |
| 1909 | VFL (13) | 9th | 3 | 15 | 0 | DNQ | None | Henry Young | Unknown | Percy Martini | |
| 1910 | VFL (14) | 5th | 10 | 7 | 1 | DNQ | David Hickinbotham | Bill Eason | Dick Grigg | Percy Martini (2) | |
| 1911 | VFL (15) | 6th | 8 | 9 | 1 | DNQ | David Hickinbotham | Bill Eason | Dick Grigg (2) | Percy Martini (3) | |
| 1912 | VFL (16) | 4th | 11 | 7 | 0 | SF | Bill Eason^ | Bill Eason^ | Dick Grigg (3) | Percy Martini (4) | |
| 1913 | VFL (17) | 5th | 10 | 8 | 0 | DNQ | Bill Eason^ | Bill Eason^ | Unknown | Percy Martini (5) | |
| 1914 | VFL (18) | 4th | 11 | 6 | 1 | SF | Billy Orchard^ | Billy Orchard^ | Dick Grigg (4) | Percy Martini (6) | |
| 1915 | VFL (19) | 9th$^†$ | 3 | 13 | 0 | DNQ | None | Billy Orchard | Alec Eason | Tom Brownlees | |
| 1916 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | |
| 1917 | VFL (20) | 5th | 6 | 9 | 0 | DNQ | None | Harry Marsham | Bert Rankin | Percy Martini (7) | |
| 1918 | VFL (21) | 7th | 3 | 11 | 0 | DNQ | None | Jim Kearney | Unknown | Percy Martini (8) | |
| 1919 | VFL (22) | 8th | 3 | 12 | 1 | DNQ | None | Alec Eason Jim Kearney | Unknown | Percy Martini (9) | |
| 1920 | VFL (23) | 7th | 5 | 11 | 0 | DNQ | Alec Eason^ | Alec Eason^ | Jockie Jones | Cliff Rankin | |
| 1921 | VFL (24) | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | SF | Bert Taylor | Harold Craven | Billy McCarter | Cliff Rankin (2) | |
| 1922 | VFL (25) | 8th | 5 | 11 | 0 | DNQ | None | Harold Craven | Keith Johns | Cliff Rankin (3) | |
| 1923 | VFL (26) | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | SF | Bert Taylor | Bert Rankin | Billy McCarter (2) | Cliff Rankin (4) | |
| 1924 | VFL (27) | 5th | 8 | 8 | 0 | DNQ | Lloyd Hagger^ | Lloyd Hagger^ | Unknown | Lloyd Hagger | |
| 1925 | VFL (28) | 1st$^‡$ | 15 | 2 | 0 | Premiers (1) | Cliff Rankin^ | Cliff Rankin^ | Unknown | Lloyd Hagger (2) | |
| 1926 | VFL (29) | 2nd | 15 | 3 | 0 | SF | Cliff Rankin^ | Cliff Rankin^ | Unknown | Lloyd Hagger (3) | |
| 1927 | VFL (30) | 3rd | 14 | 4 | 0 | SF | Cliff Rankin^ | Cliff Rankin^ | George Todd | Lloyd Hagger (4) | |
| 1928 | VFL (31) | 9th | 6 | 12 | 0 | DNQ | Tom Fitzmaurice^ | Tom Fitzmaurice^ | Reg Hickey | Jack Chambers | |
| 1929 | VFL (32) | 7th | 8 | 10 | 0 | DNQ | Arthur Coghlan^ | Arthur Coghlan^ | Jack Williams | Jack Plunkett | |
| 1930 | VFL (33) | 4th | 11 | 7 | 0 | Runners-up (2) | Arthur Coghlan^ | Arthur Coghlan^ | George Todd (2) | Bill Kuhlken | |
| 1931 | VFL (34) | 1st$^‡$ | 15 | 3 | 0 | Premiers (2) | Charlie Clymo | Ted Baker | George Todd (3) | George Moloney | |
| 1932 | VFL (35) | 5th | 11 | 6 | 1 | DNQ | Reg Hickey^ | Reg Hickey^ | George Moloney | George Moloney (2) | |
| 1933 | VFL (36) | 4th | 12 | 6 | 0 | PF | Arthur Coghlan | Reg Hickey | Les Hardiman | George Moloney (3) | |
| 1934 | VFL (37) | 2nd | 14 | 3 | 1 | PF | Arthur Coghlan | Reg Hickey | Reg Hickey (2) | Jack Metherell | |
| 1935 | VFL (38) | 9th | 6 | 11 | 1 | DNQ | Percy Parratt | Reg Hickey | Fred Hawking | Jack Evans | |
| 1936 | VFL (39) | 5th | 11 | 7 | 0 | DNQ | Charlie Dibbs^ Reg Hickey^ | Charlie Dibbs^ Reg Hickey^ | Tom Quinn | Jack Metherell (2) | |
| 1937 | VFL (40) | 1st$^‡$ | 15 | 3 | 0 | Premiers (3) | Reg Hickey^ | Reg Hickey^ | Tom Quinn (2) | Jack Metherell (3) | |
| 1938 | VFL (41) | 2nd | 13 | 5 | 0 | PF | Reg Hickey^ | Reg Hickey^ | Tom Arklay | Clyde Helmer | |
| 1939 | VFL (42) | 7th | 7 | 11 | 0 | DNQ | Reg Hickey^ | Reg Hickey^ | Leo Dean$^+$ | Norm Glenister | |
| 1939 | VFL (42) | 7th | 7 | 11 | 0 | DNQ | Reg Hickey^ | Reg Hickey^ | Jack Grant$^+$ | Norm Glenister | |
| 1940 | VFL (43) | 4th | 11 | 7 | 0 | SF | Reg Hickey^ | Reg Hickey^ | Tom Arklay (2) | Jack Grant | |
| 1941 | VFL (44) | 10th | 3 | 15 | 0 | DNQ | Len Metherell | Tom Arklay | Jim Knight | Lindsay White | |
| 1942 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | |
| 1943 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | |
| 1944 | VFL (45) | 12th$^†$ | 1 | 17 | 0 | DNQ | Tom Arklay | Jack Butcher | Jim Munday | Lindsay White (2) | |
| 1945 | VFL (46) | 11th | 2 | 18 | 0 | DNQ | Jack Williams | Jack Butcher Lindsay White | Jim Fitzgerald | Vic Nankervis | |
| 1946 | VFL (47) | 10th | 4 | 15 | 0 | DNQ | Tommy Quinn | Jack Grant | Geoff Mahon | Russell Renfrey | |
| 1947 | VFL (48) | 7th | 11 | 8 | 0 | DNQ | Tommy Quinn | George Gniel | Lindsay White | Lindsay White (3) | |
| 1948 | VFL (49) | 9th | 7 | 12 | 0 | DNQ | Tommy Quinn | Lindsay White | Bruce Morrison | Lindsay White (8) | |
| 1949 | 1949 (50) | 8th | 9 | 10 | 0 | DNQ | Reg Hickey | Jim Fitzgerald Tom Morrow | Fred Flanagan | Lindsay White (9) | |
| 1950 | VFL (51) | 4th | 10 | 8 | 0 | PF | Reg Hickey | Bernie Smith Lindsay White | John Hyde | George Goninon | |
| 1951 | VFL (52) | 1st$^‡$ | 14 | 4 | 0 | Premiers (4) | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan | Bernie Smith | George Goninon (2) | |
| 1952 | VFL (53) | 1st$^‡$ | 16 | 2 | 1 | Premiers (5) | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan | Geoff Williams | George Goninon (3) | |
| 1953 | VFL (54) | 1st$^‡$ | 15 | 3 | 0 | Runners-up (3) | Reg Hickey | Fred Flanagan | Peter Pianto | George Goninon (4) | |
| 1954 | VFL (55) | 1st$^‡$ | 13 | 5 | 0 | PF | Reg Hickey | Bernie Smith | Norm Sharp | Fred Flanagan | |
| 1955 | VFL (56) | 3rd | 14 | 4 | 0 | PF | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis | Geoff Williams (2) | Noel Rayson | |
| 1956 | VFL (57) | 3rd | 13 | 5 | 0 | SF | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis | Bernie Smith (2) | Noel Rayson (2) | |
| 1957 | VFL (58) | 12th$^†$ | 5 | 12 | 1 | DNQ | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis | Bob Davis | Fred Wooller | |
| 1958 | VFL (59) | 12th$^†$ | 4 | 14 | 0 | DNQ | Reg Hickey | Bob Davis | John O'Neill | Neil Trezise | |
| 1959 | VFL (60) | 10th | 5 | 13 | 0 | DNQ | Reg Hickey | Neil Trezise | Colin Rice | Fred Wooller (2) | |
| 1960 | VFL (61) | 9th | 6 | 11 | 1 | DNQ | Bob Davis | Ron Hovey Colin Rice | Fred Wooller | Fred Wooller (3) | |
| 1961 | VFL (62) | 9th | 10 | 7 | 1 | DNQ | Bob Davis | John Yeates | Roy West | Doug Wade | |
| 1962 | VFL (63) | 2nd | 14 | 4 | 0 | PF replay | Bob Davis | John Yeates | Alistair Lord | Doug Wade (2) | |
| 1963 | VFL (64) | 2nd | 13 | 4 | 1 | Premiers (6) | Bob Davis | Fred Wooller | Graham Farmer | Doug Wade (3) | |
| 1964 | VFL (65) | 4th | 13 | 4 | 1 | PF | Bob Davis | Fred Wooller | Graham Farmer (2) | Doug Wade (4) | |
| 1965 | VFL (66) | 3rd | 13 | 5 | 0 | SF | Bob Davis | Graham Farmer | Peter Walker | Gareth Andrews | |
| 1966 | VFL (67) | 3rd | 14 | 4 | 0 | SF | Peter Pianto | Graham Farmer | Denis Marshall | Doug Wade (5) | |
| 1967 | VFL (68) | 3rd | 13 | 5 | 0 | Runners-up (4) | Peter Pianto | Graham Farmer | Bill Goggin | Doug Wade (6) | |
| 1968 | VFL (69) | 3rd | 15 | 5 | 0 | PF | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin | John Newman | Doug Wade (7) | |
| 1969 | VFL (70) | 3rd | 13 | 6 | 1 | SF | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin | Doug Wade | Doug Wade (8) | |
| 1970 | VFL (71) | 5th | 12 | 10 | 0 | DNQ | Peter Pianto | Bill Goggin | Bill Goggin (2) | Doug Wade (9) | |
| 1971 | VFL (72) | 10th | 5 | 17 | 0 | DNQ | Bill McMaster | Bill Goggin | David Clarke | Doug Wade (10) | |
| 1972 | VFL (73) | 10th | 7 | 15 | 0 | DNQ | Bill McMaster | Doug Wade | Ian Nankervis | Doug Wade (11) | |
| 1973 | VFL (74) | 11th | 6 | 16 | 0 | DNQ | Graham Farmer | Geoff Ainsworth | Bruce Nankervis | David Clarke | |
| 1974 | VFL (75) | 6th | 11 | 11 | 0 | DNQ | Graham Farmer | John Newman | Bruce Nankervis (2) | Paul Sarah | |
| 1975 | VFL (76) | 11th | 7 | 15 | 0 | DNQ | Graham Farmer | John Newman | John Newman (2) | Larry Donohue$^+$ | |
| 1975 | VFL (76) | 11th | 7 | 15 | 0 | DNQ | Graham Farmer | John Newman | John Newman (2) | Ian Nankervis$^+$ | |
| 1976 | VFL (77) | 4th | 12 | 10 | 0 | SF | Rodney Olsson | Bruce Nankervis | Ian Nankervis (2) | Larry Donohue (2) | |
| 1977 | VFL (78) | 8th | 8 | 14 | 0 | DNQ | Rodney Olsson | Bruce Nankervis | Ian Nankervis (3) | Larry Donohue (3) | |
| 1978 | VFL (79) | 5th | 12 | 10 | 0 | EF | Rodney Olsson | Ian Nankervis | David Clarke (2) | Larry Donohue (4) | |
| 1979 | VFL (80) | 6th | 12 | 10 | 0 | DNQ | Rodney Olsson | Ian Nankervis | David Clarke (3) | David Clarke (2) | |
| 1980 | VFL (81) | 1st$^‡$ | 17 | 5 | 0 | PF | Bill Goggin | Ian Nankervis | Rod Blake | Terry Bright | |
| 1981 | VFL (82) | 3rd | 16 | 6 | 0 | PF | Bill Goggin | Ian Nankervis | Peter Featherby | Terry Bright (2) | |
| 1982 | VFL (83) | 9th | 7 | 15 | 0 | DNQ | Bill Goggin | Brian Peake | John Mossop | Michael Turner | |
| 1983 | VFL (84) | 9th | 8 | 14 | 0 | DNQ | Tom Hafey | Ian Nankervis | Ray Card | Terry Bright (3) | |
| 1984 | VFL (85) | 6th | 11 | 11 | 0 | DNQ | Tom Hafey | Michael Turner | Gary Ablett Sr. | Mark Jackson | |
| 1985 | VFL (86) | 6th | 12 | 10 | 0 | DNQ | Tom Hafey | Michael Turner | Greg Williams | Gary Ablett, Sr. | |
| 1986 | VFL (87) | 9th | 7 | 15 | 0 | DNQ | John Devine | Michael Turner | Paul Couch | Gary Ablett, Sr. (2) | |
| 1987 | VFL (88) | 6th | 11 | 10 | 1 | DNQ | John Devine | Damian Bourke | Mark Bos | Bruce Lindner | |
| 1988 | VFL (89) | 9th | 10 | 12 | 0 | DNQ | John Devine | Damian Bourke | Mark Bos (2) | Gary Ablett, Sr. (3) | |
| 1989 | VFL (90) | 3rd | 16 | 6 | 0 | Runners-up (5) | Malcolm Blight | Damian Bourke | Paul Couch (2) | Gary Ablett, Sr. (4) | |
| 1990 | AFL (91) | 10th | 8 | 14 | 0 | DNQ | Malcolm Blight | Andrew Bews | Barry Stoneham | Gary Ablett, Sr. (5) | |
| 1991 | AFL (92) | 3rd | 16 | 6 | 0 | PF | Malcolm Blight | Andrew Bews | Garry Hocking | Billy Brownless | |
| 1992 | AFL (93) | 1st$^‡$ | 16 | 6 | 0 | Runners-up (6) | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bairstow | Ken Hinkley | Billy Brownless (2) | |
| 1993 | AFL (94) | 7th | 12 | 8 | 0 | DNQ | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bairstow | Garry Hocking (2) | Gary Ablett, Sr. (6) | |
| 1994 | AFL (95) | 4th | 13 | 9 | 0 | Runners-up (7) | Malcolm Blight | Mark Bairstow | Garry Hocking (3) | Gary Ablett, Sr. (7) | |
| 1995 | AFL (96) | 2nd | 16 | 6 | 0 | Runners-up (8) | Gary Ayres | Gary Ablett Sr. Ken Hinkley Garry Hocking Barry Stoneham | Paul Couch (3) | Gary Ablett, Sr. (8) | |
| 1996 | AFL (97) | 7th | 13 | 8 | 1 | QF | Gary Ayres | Gary Ablett, Sr. Barry Stoneham | Garry Hocking (4) | Gary Ablett, Sr. (9) | |
| 1997 | AFL (98) | 2nd | 15 | 7 | 0 | SF | Gary Ayres | Barry Stoneham | Liam Pickering | Ronnie Burns | |
| 1998 | AFL (99) | 12th | 9 | 13 | 0 | DNQ | Gary Ayres | Barry Stoneham | Peter Riccardi | Ronnie Burns$^+$ (2) | |
| 1998 | AFL (99) | 12th | 9 | 13 | 0 | DNQ | Gary Ayres | Barry Stoneham | Peter Riccardi | Brett Spinks$^+$ | |
| 1999 | AFL (100) | 11th | 10 | 12 | 0 | DNQ | Gary Ayres | Leigh Colbert Garry Hocking | Ben Graham | Ronnie Burns (3) | |
| 2000 | AFL (101) | 5th | 12 | 9 | 1 | EF | Mark Thompson | Ben Graham | Steven King | Ronnie Burns$^+$ (4) | |
| 2000 | AFL (101) | 5th | 12 | 9 | 1 | EF | Mark Thompson | Ben Graham | Steven King | David Mensch$^+$ | |
| 2001 | AFL (102) | 12th | 9 | 13 | 0 | DNQ | Mark Thompson | Ben Graham | Brenton Sanderson | Ronnie Burns$^+$ (5) | |
| 2001 | AFL (102) | 12th | 9 | 13 | 0 | DNQ | Mark Thompson | Ben Graham | Brenton Sanderson | Ben Graham$^+$ | |
| 2002 | AFL (103) | 9th | 11 | 11 | 0 | DNQ | Mark Thompson | Ben Graham | Steven King (2) | Kent Kingsley | |
| 2003 | AFL (104) | 12th | 7 | 14 | 1 | DNQ | Mark Thompson | Steven King | Matthew Scarlett | Kent Kingsley | |
| 2004 | AFL (105) | 4th | 15 | 7 | 0 | PF | Mark Thompson | Steven King | Cameron Ling | Kent Kingsley | |
| 2005 | AFL (106) | 6th | 12 | 10 | 0 | SF | Mark Thompson | Steven King | Joel Corey | Kent Kingsley | |
| 2006 | AFL (107) | 10th | 10 | 11 | 1 | DNQ | Mark Thompson | Steven King | Paul Chapman | Gary Ablett, Jr. | |
| 2007 | AFL (108) | 1st$^‡$ | 18 | 4 | 0 | Premiers (7) | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley | Gary Ablett Jr. | Cameron Mooney | |
| 2008 | AFL (109) | 1st$^‡$ | 21 | 1 | 0 | Runners-up (9) | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley | Joel Corey (2) | Steve Johnson | |
| 2009 | AFL (110) | 2nd | 18 | 4 | 0 | Premiers (8) | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley | Gary Ablett Jr.$^+$ (2) | Cameron Mooney (2) | |
| 2009 | AFL (110) | 2nd | 18 | 4 | 0 | Premiers (8) | Mark Thompson | Tom Harley | Corey Enright$^+$ | Cameron Mooney (2) | |
| 2010 | AFL (111) | 2nd | 17 | 5 | 0 | PF | Mark Thompson | Cameron Ling | Joel Selwood | Steve Johnson | |
| 2011 | AFL (112) | 2nd | 19 | 3 | 0 | Premiers (9) | Chris Scott | Cameron Ling | Corey Enright (2) | James Podsiadly | |
| 2012 | AFL (113) | 6th | 15 | 7 | 0 | EF | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Tom Hawkins | Tom Hawkins | |
| 2013 | AFL (114) | 2nd | 18 | 4 | 0 | PF | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Joel Selwood (2) | Tom Hawkins (2) | |
| 2014 | AFL (115) | 3rd | 17 | 5 | 0 | SF | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Joel Selwood (3) | Tom Hawkins (3) | |
| 2015 | AFL (116) | 10th | 11 | 9 | 1 | DNQ | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Mark Blicavs | Tom Hawkins (4) | |
| 2016 | AFL (117) | 2nd | 17 | 5 | 0 | PF | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Patrick Dangerfield | Tom Hawkins (5) | |
| 2017 | AFL (118) | 2nd | 15 | 6 | 1 | PF | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Patrick Dangerfield (2) | Tom Hawkins (6) | |
| 2018 | AFL (119) | 8th | 13 | 9 | 0 | EF | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Mark Blicavs (2) | Tom Hawkins (7) | |
| 2019 | AFL (120) | 1st$^‡$ | 16 | 6 | 0 | PF | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Patrick Dangerfield (3) | Tom Hawkins (8) | |
| 2020 | AFL (121) | 4th | 12 | 5 | 0 | Runners-up (10) | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Cameron Guthrie | Tom Hawkins (9) | |
| 2021 | AFL (122) | 3rd | 16 | 6 | 0 | PF | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Tom Stewart | Tom Hawkins (10) | |
| 2022 | AFL (123) | 1st$^‡$ | 18 | 4 | 0 | Premiers (10) | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Jeremy Cameron$^+$ | Tom Hawkins (11) | |
| 2022 | AFL (123) | 1st$^‡$ | 18 | 4 | 0 | Premiers (10) | Chris Scott | Joel Selwood | Cameron Guthrie$^+$ (2) | Tom Hawkins (11) | |
| 2023 | AFL (124) | 12th | 10 | 12 | 1 | DNQ | Chris Scott | Patrick Dangerfield | Tom Stewart (2) | Jeremy Cameron | |
| 2024 | AFL (125) | 3rd | 15 | 8 | 0 | PF | Chris Scott | Patrick Dangerfield | Max Holmes | Jeremy Cameron (2) | |
| 2025 | AFL (126) | Current season | Current season | Current season | Current season | Current season | Chris Scott | Patrick Dangerfield | TBD | TBD | |