Fact Last time teams have been on top and bottom of the ladder at the end of a round

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Last time teams have finished top of the ladder after a round (from most recent)

Collingwood - Round 22, 2010
Geelong - Round 15, 2010
Sydney - Round 6, 2010
St.Kilda - Round 4, 2010
Hawthorn - Round 1, 2010
Carlton - Round 2, 2009
West Coast - Round 10, 2007
Port Adelaide - Round 7, 2007
Brisbane - Round 2, 2007
Adelaide - Round 19, 2006
Western Bulldogs - Round 4, 2006
Melbourne - Round 3, 2005
Essendon - Round 1, 2002
North Melbourne - Round 22, 1998
Richmond - Round 12, 1995
Fremantle have never finished a round on top of the ladder

Last time a team has ended a round on the bottom of the ladder (from most recent)

West Coast - Round 22, 2010
Richmond - Round 13, 2010
Melbourne - Round 1, 2010
Fremantle - Round 16, 2009
Hawthorn - Round 1, 2007
Carlton - Round 22, 2006
Essendon - Round 18, 2006
Brisbane - Round 6, 2006
Collingwood - Round 9, 2005
Adelaide - Round 4, 2004
Geelong - Round 3, 2004
Western Bulldogs - Round 22, 2003
St.Kilda - Round 4, 2003
North Melbourne - Round 3, 2001
Port Adelaide - Round 12, 2000
Sydney - Round 3, 1999

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Last time teams have finished top of the ladder after a round (from most recent)

Sydney - Round 24 2024
Geelong - Round 9 2024
GWS - Round 5 2024
Gold Coast - Opening Round 2024
Collingwood - Round 24 2023
Port Adelaide - Round 14 2023
St Kilda - Round 6 2023
Essendon - Round 1 2023
Melbourne - Round 16 2022
Brisbane Lions - Round 14 2022
Hawthorn - Round 2 2022
Western Bulldogs - Round 20 2021
Richmond - Round 23 2018
West Coast - Round 12 2018
Adelaide - Round 23 2017
North Melbourne - Round 12 2016
Fremantle - Round 23 2015
Carlton - Round 2 2009


Last time a team has ended a round on the bottom of the ladder (from most recent)

Richmond - Round 24 2024
North Melbourne - Round 16 2024
West Coast - Round 4 2024
Hawthorn - Round 9 2023
Geelong - Round 3 2023
Port Adelaide - Round 5 2022
Essendon - Round 3 2022
Adelaide - Round 18 2020
Western Bulldogs - Round 2 2020
Gold Coast - Round 1 2020
Carlton - Round 14 2019
Sydney - Round 7 2019
Melbourne - Round 6 2019
Brisbane Lions - Round 8 2018
Fremantle - Round 2 2017
GWS - Round 1 2017
St Kilda - Round 2 2016
Collingwood - Round 1 2014

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Last time teams have finished top of the ladder after a round (from most recent)

Sydney - Round 24 2024
Geelong - Round 9 2024
GWS - Round 5 2024
Gold Coast - Opening Round 2024
Collingwood - Round 24 2023
Port Adelaide - Round 14 2023
St Kilda - Round 6 2023
Essendon - Round 1 2023
Melbourne - Round 16 2022
Brisbane Lions - Round 14 2022
Hawthorn - Round 2 2022
Western Bulldogs - Round 20 2021
Richmond - Round 23 2018
West Coast - Round 12 2018
Adelaide - Round 23 2017
North Melbourne - Round 12 2016
Fremantle - Round 23 2015
Carlton - Round 2 2009


Last time a team has ended a round on the bottom of the ladder (from most recent)

Richmond - Round 24 2024
North Melbourne - Round 16 2024
West Coast - Round 4 2024
Hawthorn - Round 9 2023
Geelong - Round 3 2023
Port Adelaide - Round 5 2022
Essendon - Round 3 2022
Adelaide - Round 18 2020
Western Bulldogs - Round 2 2020
Gold Coast - Round 1 2020
Carlton - Round 14 2019
Sydney - Round 7 2019
Melbourne - Round 6 2019
Brisbane Lions - Round 8 2018
Fremantle - Round 2 2017
GWS - Round 1 2017
St Kilda - Round 2 2016
Collingwood - Round 1 2014

Great list.

It would be interesting to see how many rounds each has been top and bottom respectively in the period from the lowest ranked team last held the spot (ie for these lists Rd2 09 and Rd1 14 respectively).

Also would be interesting to see the same list excluding the first five rounds (an arbitrary number but one that minimises the impact of bad performances in the early rounds and is possibly more reflective of the club’s actual standard during the year).

Either way, love the work with the above!