Fact Youngest Premiership Side

Can anyone acquire stats regarding the youngest premiership side. Which side has the lowest average age?
In my other thread about most average premiership side, I thought Collingwood 1990 was very young as well. Quite surprising that they didn't win more premierships as they hadnt hit their prime yet. Baby Bombers?

lloydy_loinchop said:

Can anyone acquire stats regarding the youngest premiership side. Which side has the lowest average age?
In my other thread about most average premiership side, I thought Collingwood 1990 was very young as well. Quite surprising that they didn't win more premierships as they hadnt hit their prime yet. Baby Bombers?

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For the AFL era, Hawthorn from last season have been the youngest and Port in 2004 the oldest.

Average age -

Collingwood 1990 - 25y 55d
Hawthorn 1991 - 26y 132d
West Coast 1992 - 24y 165d
Essendon 1993 - 24y 105d
West Coast 1994 - 25y 119d
Carlton 1995 - 26y 281d
Nth Melbourne 1996 - 26y 46d
Adelaide 1997 - 24y 286d
Adelaide 1998 - 25y 31d
Nth Melbourne 1999 - 25y 237d
Essendon 2000 - 25y 240d
Brisbane 2001 - 25y 151d
Brisbane 2002 - 26y 131d
Brisbane 2003 - 26y 264d
Port Adelaide 2004 - 27y 2d
Sydney 2005 - 25y 273d
West Coast 2006 - 25y 83d
Geelong 2007 - 25y 179d
Hawthorn 2008 - 23y 349d

cool, thanks mate

Would have thought Brisbane's age would have been higher. They certainly had some experiences players during their great run

17 of Brisbane's 22 premiership players in 2003 had at least 100 games experience and 10 of them had over 180 games

Oldest to youngest premiership sides on average.

Geelong (2022) = 28Y, 206D
Hawthorn (2015) = 27Y, 304D
Essendon (1923) = 27Y, 269D
Fitzroy (1944) = 27Y, 248D
Collingwood (2023) = 27Y, 243D
Collingwood (1903) = 27Y, 202D
Carlton (1908) = 27Y, 106D
Geelong (2011) = 27Y, 99D
Richmond (2020) = 27Y, 43D
Port Adelaide (2004) = 27Y, 2D
Richmond (1921) = 26Y, 336D
Hawthorn (2014) = 26Y, 294D
Essendon (1912) = 26Y, 289D
Richmond (1934) = 26Y, 282D
Carlton (1995) = 26Y, 281D
Hawthorn (2013) = 26Y, 278D
Collingwood (1902) = 26Y, 270D
Brisbane Lions (2003) = 26Y, 264D
Geelong (2009) = 26Y, 259D
North Melbourne (1975) = 26Y, 227D
Collingwood (1919) = 26Y, 221D
Brisbane Lions (2024) = 26Y, 191D
Sydney (2012) = 26Y, 182D
Richmond (2019) = 26Y, 176D
Fitzroy (1916) = 26Y, 167D
Hawthorn (1991) = 26Y, 166D
Brisbane Lions (2025) = 26Y, 159D
Collingwood (1910) = 26Y, 156D
Hawthorn (1988) = 26Y, 134D
Hawthorn (1989) = 26Y, 132D
Brisbane Lions (2002) = 26Y, 131D
West Coast (2018) = 26Y, 107D
Collingwood (1917) = 26Y, 96D
Fitzroy (1922) = 26Y, 67D
Carlton (1938) = 26Y, 64D
North Melbourne (1996) = 26Y, 46D
Carlton (1915) = 26Y, 7D
Richmond (1920) = 26Y, 3D
Essendon (1950) = 25Y, 350D
Carlton (1982) = 25Y, 313D
Carlton (1907) = 25Y, 298D
Essendon (1985) = 25Y, 288D
Hawthorn (1986) = 25Y, 287D
Melbourne (1948) = 25Y, 275D
Sydney (2005) = 25Y, 273D
Essendon (1911) = 25Y, 245D
Fitzroy (1913) = 25Y, 245D
Carlton (1945) = 25Y, 241D
Essendon (2000) = 25Y, 240D
North Melbourne (1999) = 25Y, 237D
Essendon (1946) = 25Y, 223D
Geelong (1937) = 25Y, 217D
Hawthorn (1983) = 25Y, 180D
Geelong (2007) = 25Y, 179D
Fitzroy (1898) = 25Y, 173D
Essendon (1942) = 25Y, 150D
Brisbane Lions (2001) = 25Y, 150D
South Melbourne (1933) = 25Y, 149D
North Melbourne (1977) = 25Y, 147D
Richmond (1943) = 25Y, 145D
Melbourne (1926) = 25Y, 142D
Carlton (1906) = 25Y, 132D
Richmond (1974) = 25Y, 128D
West Coast (1994) = 25Y, 119D
Richmond (1980) = 25Y, 116D
Carlton (1947) = 25Y, 110D
Essendon (1949) = 25Y, 102D
Carlton (1981) = 25Y, 91D
West Coast (2006) = 25Y, 83D
South Melbourne (1918) = 25Y, 75D
Collingwood (1930) = 25Y, 74D
Richmond (1932) = 25Y, 64D
Essendon (1901) = 25Y, 59D
Collingwood (1990) = 25Y, 55D
Carlton (1979) = 25Y, 53D
Richmond (2017) = 25Y, 43D
Fitzroy (1899) = 25Y, 40D
Essendon (1984) = 25Y, 37D
Adelaide (1998) = 25Y, 31D
Geelong (1931) = 25Y, 28D
Fitzroy (1905) = 25Y, 9D
Carlton (1914) = 24Y, 348D
Collingwood (1935) = 24Y, 328D
Collingwood (1929) = 24Y, 325D
Melbourne (2021) = 24Y, 306D
Adelaide (1997) = 24Y, 286D
Essendon (1965) = 24Y, 280D
Carlton (1972) = 24Y, 246D
Melbourne (1939) = 24Y, 236D
Collingwood (1927) = 24Y, 221D
Hawthorn (2008) = 24Y, 218D
Collingwood (1936) = 24Y, 216D
Melbourne (1940) = 24Y, 204D
Collingwood (1928) = 24Y, 202D
Carlton (1987) = 24Y, 197D
Melbourne (1941) = 24Y, 193D
Carlton (1970) = 24Y, 190D
Richmond (1973) = 24Y, 182D
West Coast (1992) = 24Y, 165D
Melbourne (1959) = 24Y, 148D
Western Bulldogs (2016) = 24Y, 144D
Hawthorn (1971) = 24Y, 114D
Essendon (1993) = 24Y, 105D
Melbourne (1964) = 24Y, 102D
Fitzroy (1904) = 24Y, 91D
South Melbourne (1909) = 24Y, 91D
Melbourne (1900) = 24Y, 73D
Collingwood (2010) = 24Y, 57D
Geelong (1925) = 24Y, 35D
Melbourne (1960) = 24Y, 19D
Hawthorn (1978) = 23Y, 303D
Hawthorn (1976) = 23Y, 299D
Geelong (1952) = 23Y, 286D
Melbourne (1956) = 23Y, 256D
Footscray (1954) = 23Y, 230D
Geelong (1951) = 23Y, 190D
Carlton (1968) = 23Y, 169D
Richmond (1969) = 23Y, 168D
Collingwood (1953) = 23Y, 166D
Richmond (1967) = 23Y, 166D
Geelong (1963) = 23Y, 156D
St Kilda (1966) = 23Y, 133D
Melbourne (1957) = 23Y, 113D
Essendon (1962) = 23Y, 110D
Melbourne (1955) = 23Y, 81D
Hawthorn (1961) = 23Y, 14D
Collingwood (1958) = 22Y, 344D

Essendon (1897 and 1924) not included in the above list because there was no GF in those years.

Essendon (1924) is one of the oldest premiership sides in history based on the average age of the other finals they played in. They'd be in the top 2 or 3 and only clearly behind Geelong (2022).

Essendon (1897) is roughly around 24Y, 250D-350D based on my estimate.

Collingwood (1958) is the youngest premiership side in history.

PonsfordMagpie said:

Essendon (1897 and 2024) not included in the above list because there was no GF in those years.

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Was a strange decision but I get where they were coming from

justlookingaround said:

Was a strange decision but I get where they were coming from

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A typo gets me every time

Updated after the 2025 Grand Final.

• Brisbane Lions (2025) = 26Y, 159D

PonsfordMagpie said:

Updated after the 2025 Grand Final.

• Brisbane Lions (2025) = 26Y, 159D

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Great work all up, well done.

PonsfordMagpie said:

Oldest to youngest premiership sides on average.

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Melbourne (1960) = 24Y, 19D
Hawthorn (1978) = 23Y, 303D
Hawthorn (1976) = 23Y, 299D
Geelong (1952) = 23Y, 286D
Melbourne (1956) = 23Y, 256D
Footscray (1954) = 23Y, 230D
Geelong (1951) = 23Y, 190D
Carlton (1968) = 23Y, 169D
Richmond (1969) = 23Y, 168D
Collingwood (1953) = 23Y, 166D
Richmond (1967) = 23Y, 166D
Geelong (1963) = 23Y, 156D
St Kilda (1966) = 23Y, 133D
Melbourne (1957) = 23Y, 113D
Essendon (1962) = 23Y, 110D
Melbourne (1955) = 23Y, 81D
Hawthorn (1961) = 23Y, 14D
Collingwood (1958) = 22Y, 344D

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Really interesting to me that all of these 18 youngest sides all fell within a short, short timeframe from 1951 to 1978.

Even more so - that the 11 youngest sides all played between 1957 and 1969. Probably the intersection of a rapidly intensifying fitness workload and poorer medical treatment at the time shortening everyone's career.