This is a cause of much debate always on these boards - just who is the most successful team of all time. There are so many parameters to divide the game up which makes answering the question extremely difficult.
I've looked at many different ways to assess the respective success each teams and after a fair bit of thought, I've takens the Occam's Razor approach of simplicity. My formula is as follows:
Premierships won multiplied by the amount of teams playing in the premiership year, divided by the amount of years in the competition. For example:
Hawthorn 2013 = 18 Premiership points
Essendon 1897 = 8 Premiership points
By then dividing the total number of Premiership points by the amount of years each team has been in the competition, you then get an average number of Premiership Points Per Year. This figure I believe is the best way to objectively analyze which team has had the most success whilst playing in the VFL/AFL since inception.
PS - PLEASE don't let this turn into a "BUT PORT WON 158 FLAGS IN THE SANFL!!!"
PPS - for the sake of this exercise I have combined the premierships of Fitzroy and Brisbane.
Without further adieu...
I've looked at many different ways to assess the respective success each teams and after a fair bit of thought, I've takens the Occam's Razor approach of simplicity. My formula is as follows:
Premierships won multiplied by the amount of teams playing in the premiership year, divided by the amount of years in the competition. For example:
Hawthorn 2013 = 18 Premiership points
Essendon 1897 = 8 Premiership points
By then dividing the total number of Premiership points by the amount of years each team has been in the competition, you then get an average number of Premiership Points Per Year. This figure I believe is the best way to objectively analyze which team has had the most success whilst playing in the VFL/AFL since inception.
PS - PLEASE don't let this turn into a "BUT PORT WON 158 FLAGS IN THE SANFL!!!"
PPS - for the sake of this exercise I have combined the premierships of Fitzroy and Brisbane.
Without further adieu...