Northern Bullants

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The Northern Bullants are a semi-professional Australian rules football club that currently competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The club, which is based in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, plays its home games at Preston City Oval.

The club was established in 1882 as the Preston Football Club, the name which the club is still legally registered under. The club participated in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) between 1903 and 1911, and then since 1926. After World War II, the club was known as the Bullants, and wore a plain red guernsey with a white monogram. The club later became the Northern Bullants. It was affiliated with the Carlton Blues in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 2003 to 2020, and from 2012 until 2020, the club adopted the colours and nickname of its AFL affiliate to become the Northern Blues.{{cite news|last=Landsberger|first=Sam|title=Northern Bullants in with the Blues|url=http://preston-leader.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/northern-bullants-in-with-the-blues/|access-date=29 July 2011|newspaper=Preston Leader|date=29 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005223013/http://preston-leader.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/northern-bullants-in-with-the-blues/|archive-date=5 October 2011|url-status=dead}} The alignment was terminated in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and since 2021, the club has again operated as a stand-alone VFL club under the Northern Bullants name.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2020-financial-crisis-carlton-northern-blues-vfl-alignment-budget-cuts-money/news-story/d879780389f3af08048529d3aa8cb311|title=AFL 2020, financial crisis, Carlton, Northern Blues, VFL alignment, budget cuts, money|date=2020-03-26|website=Fox Sports|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-03-26}}{{cite news|newspaper=Leader|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|author=Paul Amy|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/northern-bullants-to-return-to-vfl-as-a-standalone-club/news-story/d7622838d0c7c822054326350df41b5d|date=13 October 2020|access-date=13 October 2020|title=Northern Bullants to return to VFL as a stand-alone club}}

The club has won four Division 1 premierships and two Division 2 premierships, all during its most successful period from the 1960s to the 1980s.

History

The club was formed in 1882 but little is known of its first three years before the Shire of Jika Jika changed its name in September 1885 to Preston. Preston and another local club, Gowerville, then merged and competed at lower levels of the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA). After a battle with the council, the club was finally granted permission in 1887 to play on Preston Park, where it has remained with the exception of one year when it played at Coburg to allow the ground to be widened.

= 1890−1902: VJFA =

From 1890, the club played in the First Rate Division of the VJFA and despite its remote location compared with other clubs, was the only one of the 28 teams of 1890 to survive the decade, despite finishing last or second last in five consecutive seasons.

By the late 1890s, the district was starting to grow and the struggling club gathered depth and strength. It took out the first of three consecutive First-Rate premierships in 1900, defeating Collingwood Juniors (effectively the League team's Seconds) before 5,000 people at the Brunswick Street Oval. Further premierships followed in 1901 and 1902, with no finals being played as Preston finished the requisite two games clear of its nearest rivals to claim the title. After the 1902 premiership, "Bounce" in The Herald asked: "Will the [VFL] find room for [Preston]?"{{cite web |author1=Bounce |title=With the juniors: Preston premiers again |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242005266 |website=Trove |publisher=The Herald |access-date=25 July 2024 |date=29 August 1902}}

= 1903−1911: VFA entry =

With the VFA keen to expand, Preston was a logical choice to join the senior body in 1903. The uniform changed from a blue jumper with yellow sash (which would have clashed with Williamstown) to a plain maroon jumper with navy blue knicks. Despite a reasonable opening season where it won six games, the club struggled to find players and finished last in 1904 in the middle of what was to be a 27-game losing streak.

Several other bottom-of-the list results came before a brief resurgence in 1909 under former Collingwood champion Charlie Pannam, but with the loss of several key players to League clubs, Preston again went on a downward spiral and won just one game through 1910 and 1911.

= 1912−1925: Back to the juniors =

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With Northcote joining the Association in 1908, pressure was applied for the two neighbouring clubs to merge and the VFA forced the issue early in 1912. Preston officials encouraged their players to move, but diverted all the club's trophies and assets to the junior Preston Districts Football Club, which had acted as its reserves team. Northcote became known as the Northcote and Preston Football Club (or simply Northcote-Preston) for the next few years, but it played its games in Northcote, retained Northcote's colours, and its team in the VFA continued to be known as Northcote.{{cite web |title=NORTHCOTE AND PRESTON FOOTBALL CLUB |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92075726/8574509 |publisher=Preston Leader |access-date=18 March 2025 |page=3 |date=13 February 2015}} The merged entity is considered a continuation of the Northcote Football Club.{{cite news|newspaper=Weekly Times|page=22|title=Football|date=20 April 1912|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC}}

Preston was simply promoted before its time: by 1912, the district numbered just 4,800 people spread over 8,800 acres (an average of 0.6 persons per acre). Of the other suburbs represented in the VFA, the next smallest was Brighton with 11,000. Preston's leading player during the early VFA days was Sid Hall, a centre half-back regarded as the best high mark in the competition. Despite the lack of success, Preston managed to supply some fine players to League ranks in Percy Ogden (Essendon), Hedley Tomkins and Bill Hendrie (Melbourne), Hugh James (Richmond), Joe Prince (St Kilda, South Melbourne and Carlton), George Doull (Geelong) and Eric Woods (University). Preston's place was taken by Melbourne City which didn't win a game in the two years before it folded.

The junior club played as Preston Districts from 1912 to 1915, until the name changed to Preston prior to the start of the 1916 season, something that Preston officials may have always intended in 1912. This effectively meant Preston Districts ceased to exist, replaced by Preston.{{cite web |title=Preston Districts Football Club |url=https://libraries.darebin.vic.gov.au/Darebinheritage/sport-leisure/football/prestondistrictsfootballclub |website=Darebin Libraries |publisher=City of Darebin |access-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312101227/https://heritage.darebinlibraries.vic.gov.au/article/170 |archive-date=12 March 2022}}

The nucleus of Preston returned to the First-Rate Division of the Victorian Junior Football Association. Ogden returned to captain-coach the club in 1916 and 1917 while Essendon was in recess for the First World War and by 1919 Preston had re-established itself as one of the top teams in junior football. Young George Gough was recruited by Fitzroy as a rover. Premierships came in 1921 and again in 1923 with Preston, under the coaching of William "Bull" Adams, who had been refused a clearance to Fitzroy by his West Australian club, overrunning Yarraville in the final term despite playing one man short.

= 1926: Rejoining the VFA =

With the loss of North Melbourne, Footscray and Hawthorn to the League in 1925, the Association accepted Preston (just proclaimed a city) and Camberwell into its ranks for the 1926 season.

The team used the uniform from its junior days, a broad red stripe down the chest and back with white sides and sleeves. This time the club was ready for senior ranks, raising a few eyebrows when it won nine of the 18 games in its first season as well as supplying the Recorder Cup winner, William "Bluey" Summers. A finals appearance came the following year. Preston's first ever senior final finished in a draw with Brighton, which won the replay a fortnight later.

The club remained in the middle ranking of the Association up until the cessation of play during World War I, the highlight being a remarkable 1931 season under the legendary Roy Cazaly who sacked half the side mid-season and promoted youngsters. Needing to win 12 games straight to ensure a finals spot, Preston managed to sneak in with 11 wins and a draw, but was bundled out in the preliminary final due to several injuries (including Cazaly).

Despite its modest finals record (the semi-final win was the only finals match Preston won), the club provided the 1934 and 1936 Recorder Cup winners in Danny Warr and Bert Hyde respectively. Leading players up to World War 2 included Summers, Warr, "Bert" Smith, Frankie "Dickie" Dowling and Bill "Socks" Maslen, the latter pair being the club's record-holders for number of senior games played. Although he was never a star with Preston, 17-year-old Bert Deacon played his first match in 1940, later becoming Carlton's first Brownlow Medallist in 1947. With the abolition of clearance agreements between the League and Association in 1938, Preston snared Footscray champion Alby Morrison as captain-coach for 1939–40 (although Morrison did obtain a clearance), and in 1941 a young Geelong ruckman, Jack Lynch who was switched to full-forward early in the season and finished with 133 goals. Lynch, sadly, is the only known player to have been killed during the War.

The "Bullants" nickname was first mentioned in the Herald newspaper in 1938, with an article on Association clubs adopting new nicknames, noting that "Preston will be known as the 'Bullants', because they can sting".[The Herald, 25 March 1938, Sports Section - "Harry Hopman Sees"] 1930s radio commentator Wallace "Jumbo" Sharland referred to the small Preston team in its bright uniforms as "like a swarm of busy bullants".

Post-war, the uniform was changed to plain red with a PFC monogram, but finals appearances remained few and usually with little success. The club again was to the fore in the new Liston Trophy, providing the 1949 and 1953 winners in Jack Blackman and Ted Henrys. Henrys, a moderate utility player with Brunswick in previous years, switched to Preston at age 26 and moved to full-back in just his second match where he made the position his own, adding three consecutive club best-and-fairest awards to his Liston and becoming one of the first two Association players to be named in the All-Australian team.

Deacon returned as captain-coach in 1952 and other leading players through the 1950s including centre-half forward Pat Foley, Kevin Pritchard, rover George Bradford, back pocket Bob "Moggie" McLachlan, and the Chard brothers, Kevin and Fred, the latter leading the goal kicking on three occasions. Despite building a solid combination, the loss of several experienced players saw the club plummet to fifteenth in 1960 and forced into Second Division when the VFA opted for two levels. The club played second division finals in 1961 and 1962, but were beaten both times.

By 1963, Preston's all-time VFA finals record stood at just one win and one draw from 18 attempts, with 13 losses in succession. Again their premiership hopes looked doomed when the Bullants went down to Waverley in the second semi-final, but fate finally smiled when Preston beat Prahran comfortably in the Preliminary Final and then downed Waverley to take out a long-awaited premiership, and earn promotion to Division 1.

Preston was relegated back to Division 2 at the end of 1964, and ironically it was 1963 runners-up Waverley – who had been promoted to Division 1 only to replace Moorabbin after it was disqualified from the Association for being complicit in {{AFL Stk}}'s takeover of Moorabbin Oval – who defeated Preston in the final round to ensure their relegation. The return to Division 2 lasted only one year, with a minor premiership and Grand Final victory against Mordialloc seeing them promoted again. With substantially more depth and keen recruiting, Preston finishing third in Division 1 in 1966.

Bert Hyde, Preston's 1936 Recorder Cup winner, had lived in the area since his playing days and was an active official at Hawthorn, which was then rapidly emerging from years in the wilderness to become the power side of the 1960s. It was probably Hyde's influence that saw two Hawthorn players that were to become the cornerstone of Preston's success move to Association ranks – John McArthur, captain-coach of the 1965 premiership side was transferred to Western Australia on business and replaced by Alan Joyce, later to coach two AFL premiership sides. Joyce (with McArthur returning as a player) led Preston to back-to-back premierships in 1968 and 1969. Preston players won four out of six Liston Trophies between 1968 and 1971, with the award collected in 1968 by Dick Telford, in 1969 and 1971 by Laurie Hill, and in 1973 by Ray Shaw, who was then the youngest winner of the award.

Preston was beaten by Dandenong in the 1971 VFA Grand Final, which remains one of the most controversial in football history. Field umpire Jim McMaster awarded Dandenong full-forward Jim 'Frosty' Miller a free kick before the opening bounce, resulting in a goal; Dandenong ultimately won by six points. Preston protested, and despite several opinions from leading lawmakers that McMaster had no right to award the free kick because he had not officially started the game, Preston's protest proved to be of no avail.

Preston's fortunes slumped in the early 1970s, and the club narrowly avoided relegation at Coburg's expense in 1973, after defeating the Lions 171–154 in a famous high-scoring final round match.{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|page=54|author=Stephen Phillips|publication-place=Melbourne|date=27 August 1973|title=West waits, but in vain}} It wasn't until 1976 that Preston again played a major role in the finals, finishing second on the ladder, then crashing out after losses in the second semi and preliminary finals.

The club enjoyed a resurgence under Harold Martin in 1978, reaching the Grand Final where a crowd of nearly 30,000 packed the Junction Oval for what is still rated by many as one of the greatest ever Grand Finals. After a tense opening, the crowd erupted late in the second term when Martin and another of football's legendary hard men, Sam Kekovich, went head-to-head in a wild brawl. Unfortunately for the Bullants, Prahran settled down much better in the second half and ran out comfortable winners.

= 1980s =

The club was one of the VFA's strongest in the 1980s, and it reached four Grand Finals in a row between 1981 and 1984. The team fell well short in the 1981 decider, unable to match Port Melbourne who inflicted a record Grand Final defeat (both score and winning margin) on the Bullants. The Borough kicked 23 goals to six in the second half to record its first score above 200 ever against the Bullants. The following season saw the return of Ray Shaw, captain of Collingwood in 1982 but disillusioned with bitter infighting at the club. Shaw's influence and a number of highly rated recruits had many believing that this would be Preston's year, but again Port Melbourne proved the nemesis with a seven-point win in the Grand Final.

Further strong recruiting brought together probably the greatest depth of players ever at an Association club. Preston rewrote the record books in 1983 by becoming the first club to win the Senior, Seconds and Thirds premierships in the same year in Division 1, and repeated the achievement in 1984. Preston was a dominant force in the Seconds over that period, reaching eight of ten Grand Finals between 1978 and 1987, winning five. The club had been a perennial force in the Thirds competition since the 1950s, missing the Grand Final only nine times over a 37-season stretch between 1953 and 1989 and winning the premiership a VFA-record 13 times (eleven in Division 1 and two in Division 2); its 1980s form was particularly strong, missing only one Grand Final between 1978 and 1989.Fiddian, Marc (2004); The VFA; A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877-1995; pp. 300-302 Neil Jordon capitalised on the club's strong minor grade form, playing an astonishing 84 matches with the club across all three grades before ever playing in a losing side.{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|publication-place=Melbourne|author=Dennis Jose|date=24 June 1985|page=30|title=Brave Seagulls stop Preston}}

Eight straight wins in 1985 extended Preston's winning stretch to a record 23, but with the loss of Shaw to the Diamond Valley, retirement of a few experienced players and the movement of several promising younger players to League ranks, Preston's period of dominance was at an end. The club reached a further four finals series between 1985 and 1990, winning the minor premiership in 1990, but was eliminated from the finals by Williamstown on all four occasions. During this time, the club unearthed a new legend in Jamie "Spider" Shaw who kicked 106 in his first season and followed up with an astonishing 146 in 1986 before an unsuccessful stint at Fitzroy.

= 1990s: Decline =

With the ethnic mix of the Preston area rapidly changing and the almost saturation coverage of the now Australian Football League, the club's off-field position deteriorated in the 1990s, and it was constantly battling for survival. Preston was not the only club struggling, and at the end of 1994, the VFA Board of Management merged with the Victorian State Football League (VSFL) (now controlling the elite under-18 competition that had effectively replaced both the League and Association Thirds), and plans gradually evolved for the development of a new competition, which became the Victorian Football League.

With a mounting debt, Preston entered into a merger with the Northern Knights under-18 team in 1996. The combined entity was known as the Preston Knights and adopted the Knights uniform of white with black and blue hoops. The move provided some financial stability off the field, but little success on the football front.

In October 1997, the VSFL executive announced that the Preston Knights' licence with the League had been withdrawn and that Preston, after 95 years, was effectively out of the competition. A number of protest meetings were organised and the club found a willing ally in Don Gillies, an administrator appointed by the State Government to replace the long-dysfunctional Preston Council, who through years of neglect had allowed the Preston Oval to degenerate to a standard well below that required for senior football. Gillies, in meeting with the VSFL, undertook to initiate significant drainage and lighting improvements at the ground and after around about a month of uncertainty, the Knights' license was reinstated when Traralgon announced its withdrawal from the VFL after an unsuccessful two-year trial.

== Bullants revival ==

The shaky alliance with the Knights continued until 1999 when the Board announced it could not recommend continuing.{{cite web |title=VFL FIXTURE 2000 |url=https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/766395/vfl-fixture-2000 |publisher=Essendon Football Club |access-date=18 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318131824/https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/766395/vfl-fixture-2000 |archive-date=18 March 2025 |date=5 January 2000}} A new group approached the now VFL with a proposal to resurrect the club under the name of the Northern Bullants, market research having revealed that much of the club's support and player base no longer lay within the old Preston area. The revived club returned to a variation of the traditional red uniform, replacing the PFC monogram with a white bullant (although the logo actually featured a termite until it was replaced in 2002). The PFC initials were later added to the back of the guernsey below the collar.

At the same time, the AFL abandoned its reserves competition in favour of a restructured VFL comprising a number of AFL–VFL affiliations, AFL reserve teams and "standalone" VFL clubs. The Bullants opted not to pursue affiliation with an AFL club. 2000 and 2001 saw the stand-alone Bullants post six wins in each season, but the difficulty of having part-time players and coaching staff competing with full-time AFL counterparts was obvious in many games where the Bullants were highly competitive for much of the match but outgunned by fitter, bigger and stronger opposition late in the game.

= 2003−2020: Affiliation =

Just before the end of the 2002 season, proposals for affiliation were received from both Essendon and Carlton. Essendon's plans were virtual domination of the club with a jumper change, renaming as the Northern Bombers and playing several games each season at Windy Hill. Carlton's, on the other hand, was for a cooperative playing group with no change to traditional values and was accepted without major modification by the Bullants board.

The affiliated team continued under long-serving coach Mark P. Williams, but there was to be no instant success, the club coincidentally matching the 2001–02 result with six wins in 2003. With a few personal tensions emerging, Carlton announced its intention to withdraw from the two-year agreement at the end of the 2003 season, but subsequent negotiations between the two clubs and the VFL saw the problems resolved and a new arrangement established. Williams had already resigned, citing lack of time, (later accepting the role at Sandringham) and under the terms of the agreement, Carlton retained the right to nominate one of their assistant coaches, eventually Barry Mitchell, as his replacement.

Carlton at the time was struggling in the AFL due to the loss of National Draft picks because of salary cap infringements. This worked in the Bullants' favour in the mid-2000s, as Carlton opted to recruit a number of experienced mid-range AFL players recycled from other teams, who went on to provide a backbone of a very strong VFL team. The club surprised most by finishing third in 2005, then won the minor premiership with a club best 17–1 record in 2006, but suffered heavy losses in two finals to finish third.

Under coach David Teague, the Bullants managed to finish third on the ladder in 2009, then win through to the Grand Final for the first time since the 1984 victory; but, the team was comfortably beaten by North Ballarat. The Bullants reached a second consecutive Grand Final the following season, winning through to the Grand Final from sixth on the ladder, but again lost to North Ballarat. The club reached another preliminary final from sixth place in 2011.

In 2012, the club adopted many features of Carlton's identity. The club was renamed the Northern Blues, and the playing colours were changed to navy blue and white, featuring Carlton's CFC monogram but in a slightly different design to the AFL club's guernsey. Home games were split between Preston City Oval and Princes Park. The club retained a red and white guernsey for matches played in Preston, and when a clash guernsey was required.{{cite web|url=http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/126017/default.aspx|title=Northern Blues|date=10 Nov 2011|access-date=11 Nov 2011|publisher=Carlton Football Club|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324020803/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/126017/default.aspx|archive-date=24 March 2012|df=dmy-all}} The club never made VFL finals under the Northern Blues name.

By the end of their affiliation, the Northern Blues existence as a club was thought to be reliant on the Carlton Football Club's financial backing. When the start of the 2020 AFL and VFL seasons, along with all other football, were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carlton was forced to cut its expenses, and this included withdrawing its financial support for Northern, and ending its reserves affiliation. The Northern Blues initially announced they would be wound up and dissolved, and they were not included in revised plans for the cancelled 2020 VFL season.{{cite web|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/581213/carlton-and-northern-blues-forced-to-cease-alignment|title=Carlton and Northern Blues forced to cease alignment|date=26 March 2020|publisher=Carlton Football Club|access-date=26 March 2020}}{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|title=Heartbreak as Carlton call sees VFL club with 138-year history go under|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-forced-to-end-northern-blues-alignment-due-to-budget-cuts-20200326-p54e8h.html|author1=Peter Ryan|author2=Daniel Cherny|date=26 March 2020|access-date=26 March 2020}} However, the club regrouped during the pandemic, and found a way to remain viable as a stand-alone senior club, earning a licence to return in that capacity for the 2021 season. The club returned to trading under the Northern Bullants name, and wearing its traditional red and white guernsey.

= 2021−present: Standalone club =

Since returning as a standalone club, the Bullants have struggled in the VFL. The club only managed a single win in 2022, finishing last on the ladder. It included a loss to {{VFL Wer}} in round 22 where the Bullants only scored 0.10 (10) for the game, which set a new record as the heaviest loss in its history.{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_losses/preston/178/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show|title=Australian Football - Northern Bullants Football Club - Biggest Losses|accessdate=22 August 2022|publisher=AustralianFootball.com}}

The club appointed former {{AFL Col}} player Brodie Holland as their coach for the 2023 season.{{cite web |title=Ex-Collingwood star Brodie Holland appointed as Northern Bullants VFL coach |date=4 November 2022 |url=https://www.zerohanger.com/ex-collingwood-star-brodie-holland-appointed-as-northern-bullants-vfl-coach-129643/ |publisher=ZeroHanger}} The club had two wins early on in the season, but were unable to achieve anymore, finishing 20th. In round 18 they scored only 0.4 (4) against {{VFL Foo}}, equalling the lowest score in the club's VFA/VFL history and the lowest score by any club since 1919.{{cite web |title=Northern Bullants fail to score a single goal as they go down by 157 points in the VFL |date=22 July 2023 |url=https://www.6newsau.com/post/northern-bullants-fail-to-score-a-single-goal-as-they-go-down-by-157-points-in-the-vfl |publisher=6 News Australia}} Holland resigned as coach effective immediately shortly after the club's final game of the season, and was replaced by former {{AFL Car}} player Rohan Welsh.{{cite web |title=Rohan 'Woosher' Welsh has been appointed senior coach of VFL club Northern Bullants |url=https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/state-leagues/rohan-woosher-welsh-has-been-appointed-senior-coach-of-vfl-club-northern-bullants/news-story/c265064f3aa5718ef002a754f23a98a1 |publisher=CODE Sports}}

Prior to the start of the 2025 VFL season, the Bullants were the subject of controversy after expressing interest in signing former {{AFL|NM}} player Tarryn Thomas, who had been suspended from the AFL in 2024 following a number of legal issues.{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Peter |title=Bullants board says no to Tarryn Thomas |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/bullants-board-says-no-to-tarryn-thomas-20250224-p5lej3.html |publisher=The Age |access-date=24 February 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250224025846/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/bullants-board-says-no-to-tarryn-thomas-20250224-p5lej3.html |archive-date=24 February 2025 |date=24 February 2025}} Following criticism on social media and amid the threat of losing sponsors and members, the club's board ultimately chose not to proceed with signing Thomas after a meeting held on 23 February 2025.{{cite web |last1=Cross |first1=Jarred |title=Thomas' signing ruled out by VFL club |url=https://nit.com.au/24-02-2025/16440/thomas-signing-ruled-out-by-vfl-club |publisher=National Indigenous Times |access-date=24 February 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250224030616/https://nit.com.au/24-02-2025/16440/thomas-signing-ruled-out-by-vfl-club |archive-date=24 February 2025 |date=24 February 2025}}{{Cite tweet |number=1893809320954884130 |user=NBullantsFC |title=The Northern Bullants Football Club have met over the weekend and decided not to proceed with the signing of Tarryn Thomas. We wish Tarryn all the best with his future. |date=2025-02-24 |access-date=2025-02-24 |author=Northern Bullants FC |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250224030905/https://x.com/NBullantsFC/status/1893809320954884130 |archive-date=2025-02-24 |df=dmy-all}}

The club's identity is also present in the Preston Bullants Amateur Football Club, which is a separate entity that comepetes in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), however the clubs use the same logo, colours and jumper design.{{cite web |title=Bullant Community Celebrate Luke Green’s VFL Journey |url=https://www.vafa.com.au/news/2024/04/15/bullant-community-celebrate-luke-greens-vfl-journey/ |publisher=Victorian Amateur Football Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524135115/https://www.vafa.com.au/news/2024/04/15/bullant-community-celebrate-luke-greens-vfl-journey/ |archive-date=24 May 2024 |date=15 April 2024}} Preston AFC was formerly known as the Northern Bullants and later the Northern Blues, and by their current name since 2016.{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.prestonbullantsafc.com/our-history |publisher=Preston Bullants Amateur Football Club |access-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524141438/https://www.prestonbullantsafc.com/our-history |archive-date=24 May 2024}}

Honours

= Premierships =

class="wikitable"

style="background:#bdb76b;"

! style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"| League

! style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"| Division

! style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"| Level

! style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"| Wins

! style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"| Years won

rowspan="6" | Victorian Football League

| rowspan="3" | Division 1

| Seniors

| align="center" | 4

| 1968, 1969, 1983, 1984

Reserves

| align="center" | 6

| 1957, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987

| align="center" | 11

| 1954, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989

rowspan="3" | {{nowrap|Division 2}}

| Seniors

| align="center" | 2

| 1963, 1965

Reserves

| align="center" | 2

| 1961, 1962

Under-19s

| align="center" | 2

| 1961, 1962

rowspan="6" | Victorian Junior Football Association

| rowspan="3" |

| align="center" | 5

| 1900, 1901, 1902, 1921, 1923

= Other Division 1 Awards =

Runners-Up (6): 1971, 1978, 1981, 1982, 2009, 2010
Minor Premierships (8): 1968, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2006
Wooden Spoons (7): 1904, 1905, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1964, 2022

Records

=Team records=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
style="color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center; background:#E41118;" \| Record	Total	League	Game
rowspan=3; style=text-align:left \| Highest score \| 49.21 (315){{efn\|name=sunshine1989\|Sunshine withdrew from the VFA after round 9 of the 1989 season, and the eight matches it had played that season – including its 49.21 (315) to 9.5 (59) loss to Preston in round 5 – were subsequently expunged from the records.}} \| rowspan=2; align=center \| VFA \| vs Sunshine, Round 5, 1989 at Skinner Reserve{{cite web \|title=VFA-VFL - RECORDS \|url=https://www.hardballget.net/leagues-vfa-vfl-records.html \|publisher=Hard Ball Get \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206142225/https://www.hardballget.net/leagues-vfa-vfl-records.html \|archive-date=6 December 2023}}{{cite web \|title=Round 5, 1989 \|url=https://www.vflfooty.com/round-5-1989 \|publisher=VFL FOOTY \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406155857/https://www.vflfooty.com/round-5-1989 \|archive-date=6 April 2025 \|date=6 May 2009}}
43.12 (270) \| vs Camberwell, Round 8, 1989 at Preston City Oval{{cite web \|title=Game by Game for 1989 \|url=https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Season/1989.php \|publisher=The VFA Project \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207214744/https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Season/1989.php \|archive-date=7 December 2024}}
32.16 (208) \| align=center \| VJFA \| vs Ascot Vale, 1917{{cite web \|title=VICTORIAN JUNIOR ASSOCIATION \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/132694059 \|website=Trove \|publisher=Weekly Times \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|page=21 \|date=15 September 2017 \|quote=The games of September 8 produced an amazing score of 32—16 by Preston against 2—2 socred by Ascot Vale.}}
rowspan=2; style=text-align:left \| Lowest score \| rowspan=2 \| 0.4 (4) \| align=center \| VFA \| vs Brunswick, Round 14, 1905 at Park Street Oval{{cite web \|title=Brunswick v Preston \|url=https://thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1905-14-03.php \|publisher=The VFA Project \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241015232049/https://thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1905-14-03.php \|archive-date=15 October 2024 \|date=12 August 1905}}
align=center \| VFL \| vs Footscray reserves, Round 18, 2023 at Preston City Oval{{cite web \|last1=Barbara \|first1=Kiara \|title=VFL Report: Round 18 \|url=https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1386091/vfl-report-round-18 \|publisher=Western Bulldogs \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117142718/https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1386091/vfl-report-round-18 \|archive-date=17 January 2025 \|date=24 July 2023}}
style=text-align:left \| Highest score conceded \| 32.19 (211) \| align=center \| VFA \| vs {{VFL PM}}, 1981 grand final at Junction Oval{{cite web \|title=Northern Bullants - Highest Scores Conceded \|url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/highest_conceded/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show \|publisher=Australian Football \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406170531/https://australianfootball.com/clubs/highest_conceded/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show \|archive-date=6 April 2025}}
style=text-align:left \| Lowest score conceded \| 1.2 (8) \| align=center \| VFA \| vs Brighton, Round 15, 1961 at Preston City Oval{{cite web \|title=Northern Bullants - Lowest Scores Conceded \|url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/lowest_conceded/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show \|publisher=Australian Football \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406171303/https://australianfootball.com/clubs/lowest_conceded/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show \|archive-date=6 April 2025}}
rowspan=4; style=text-align:left \| Biggest wins \| 256 points{{efn\|name=sunshine1989}} \| rowspan=2; align=center \| VFA \| vs Sunshine, Round 5, 1989 at Skinner Reserve{{cite web \|title=HIGHEST SCORES (1897-) \|url=https://www.hardballget.net/leagues-vfa-vfl-records.html \|publisher=Hard Ball Get \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206142225/https://www.hardballget.net/leagues-vfa-vfl-records.html \|archive-date=6 December 2023}}
204 points \| vs Camberwell, Round 13, 1986 at Camberwell Sports Ground{{cite web \|title=Victorian Football Association: Season 1986 Division One \|url=https://www.elitetograssroots.net/vfa/1986.htm \|publisher=Elite to Grassroots \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406154602/https://www.elitetograssroots.net/vfa/1986.htm \|archive-date=6 April 2025}}
rowspan=2 \| 185 points \| rowspan=2; align=center \| VJFA \| vs Ascot Vale, 1917
vs Kew, 1925
style=text-align:left \| Biggest loss \| 181 points \| align=center \| VFL \| vs Werribee, Round 22, 2022 at Chirnside Park{{cite web \|title=Northern Bullants - Biggest Losses \|url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_losses/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show \|publisher=Australian Football \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406170040/https://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_losses/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show \|archive-date=6 April 2025}}{{cite web \|last1=Rhodes \|first1=Brendan \|title=VFL Rd22: Blues give club something to smile about \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/829116/vfl-rd22-blues-give-club-something-to-smile-about \|publisher=AFL.com.au \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824090024/https://www.afl.com.au/news/829116/vfl-rd22-blues-give-club-something-to-smile-about \|archive-date=24 August 2022 \|date=23 August 2022}}
style=text-align:left \| Highest attendance \| 29,565 \| align=center \| VFA \| vs Prahran, 1978 grand final at Junction Oval{{cite web \|title=Northern Bullants - Biggest Crowd \|url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_crowd/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show \|publisher=Australian Football \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406171800/https://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_crowd/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show \|archive-date=6 April 2025}}{{cite web \|title=Preston v Prahran \|url=https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1978-D1-GF.php \|publisher=The VFA Project \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207211820/https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1978-D1-GF.php \|archive-date=7 December 2024 \|date=24 September 1978}}
style=text-align:left \| Highest home-and-away attendance \| 13,000 \| align=center \| VFA \| vs {{VFL PM}}, Round 18, 1969 at Preston City Oval{{cite web \|title=Preston v Port Melbourne \|url=https://thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1969-D1-R18-G04.php \|publisher=The VFA Project \|access-date=6 April 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209230132/https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1969-D1-R18-G04.php \|archive-date=9 December 2024 \|date=23 August 1969}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"

style="color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center; background:#E41118;"

| Record

Total

League

Game

rowspan=3; style=text-align:left | Highest score

| 49.21 (315){{efn|name=sunshine1989|Sunshine withdrew from the VFA after round 9 of the 1989 season, and the eight matches it had played that season – including its 49.21 (315) to 9.5 (59) loss to Preston in round 5 – were subsequently expunged from the records.}}

| rowspan=2; align=center | VFA

| vs Sunshine, Round 5, 1989 at Skinner Reserve{{cite web |title=VFA-VFL - RECORDS |url=https://www.hardballget.net/leagues-vfa-vfl-records.html |publisher=Hard Ball Get |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206142225/https://www.hardballget.net/leagues-vfa-vfl-records.html |archive-date=6 December 2023}}{{cite web |title=Round 5, 1989 |url=https://www.vflfooty.com/round-5-1989 |publisher=VFL FOOTY |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406155857/https://www.vflfooty.com/round-5-1989 |archive-date=6 April 2025 |date=6 May 2009}}

43.12 (270)

| vs Camberwell, Round 8, 1989 at Preston City Oval{{cite web |title=Game by Game for 1989 |url=https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Season/1989.php |publisher=The VFA Project |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207214744/https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Season/1989.php |archive-date=7 December 2024}}

32.16 (208)

| align=center | VJFA

| vs Ascot Vale, 1917{{cite web |title=VICTORIAN JUNIOR ASSOCIATION |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/132694059 |website=Trove |publisher=Weekly Times |access-date=6 April 2025 |page=21 |date=15 September 2017 |quote=The games of September 8 produced an amazing score of 32—16 by Preston against 2—2 socred by Ascot Vale.}}

rowspan=2; style=text-align:left | Lowest score

| rowspan=2 | 0.4 (4)

| align=center | VFA

| vs Brunswick, Round 14, 1905 at Park Street Oval{{cite web |title=Brunswick v Preston |url=https://thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1905-14-03.php |publisher=The VFA Project |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241015232049/https://thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1905-14-03.php |archive-date=15 October 2024 |date=12 August 1905}}

align=center | VFL

| vs Footscray reserves, Round 18, 2023 at Preston City Oval{{cite web |last1=Barbara |first1=Kiara |title=VFL Report: Round 18 |url=https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1386091/vfl-report-round-18 |publisher=Western Bulldogs |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117142718/https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/1386091/vfl-report-round-18 |archive-date=17 January 2025 |date=24 July 2023}}

style=text-align:left | Highest score conceded

| 32.19 (211)

| align=center | VFA

| vs {{VFL PM}}, 1981 grand final at Junction Oval{{cite web |title=Northern Bullants - Highest Scores Conceded |url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/highest_conceded/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show |publisher=Australian Football |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406170531/https://australianfootball.com/clubs/highest_conceded/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show |archive-date=6 April 2025}}

style=text-align:left | Lowest score conceded

| 1.2 (8)

| align=center | VFA

| vs Brighton, Round 15, 1961 at Preston City Oval{{cite web |title=Northern Bullants - Lowest Scores Conceded |url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/lowest_conceded/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show |publisher=Australian Football |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406171303/https://australianfootball.com/clubs/lowest_conceded/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show |archive-date=6 April 2025}}

rowspan=4; style=text-align:left | Biggest wins

| 256 points{{efn|name=sunshine1989}}

| rowspan=2; align=center | VFA

| vs Sunshine, Round 5, 1989 at Skinner Reserve{{cite web |title=HIGHEST SCORES (1897-) |url=https://www.hardballget.net/leagues-vfa-vfl-records.html |publisher=Hard Ball Get |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206142225/https://www.hardballget.net/leagues-vfa-vfl-records.html |archive-date=6 December 2023}}

204 points

| vs Camberwell, Round 13, 1986 at Camberwell Sports Ground{{cite web |title=Victorian Football Association: Season 1986 Division One |url=https://www.elitetograssroots.net/vfa/1986.htm |publisher=Elite to Grassroots |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406154602/https://www.elitetograssroots.net/vfa/1986.htm |archive-date=6 April 2025}}

rowspan=2 | 185 points

| rowspan=2; align=center | VJFA

| vs Ascot Vale, 1917

vs Kew, 1925

style=text-align:left | Biggest loss

| 181 points

| align=center | VFL

| vs Werribee, Round 22, 2022 at Chirnside Park{{cite web |title=Northern Bullants - Biggest Losses |url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_losses/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show |publisher=Australian Football |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406170040/https://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_losses/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show |archive-date=6 April 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Rhodes |first1=Brendan |title=VFL Rd22: Blues give club something to smile about |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/829116/vfl-rd22-blues-give-club-something-to-smile-about |publisher=AFL.com.au |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824090024/https://www.afl.com.au/news/829116/vfl-rd22-blues-give-club-something-to-smile-about |archive-date=24 August 2022 |date=23 August 2022}}

style=text-align:left | Highest attendance

| 29,565

| align=center | VFA

| vs Prahran, 1978 grand final at Junction Oval{{cite web |title=Northern Bullants - Biggest Crowd |url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_crowd/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show |publisher=Australian Football |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406171800/https://australianfootball.com/clubs/biggest_crowd/northern%2Bbullants/178/season_from/1858/season_to/2026/league/all/competition/all/division/All/division_type/all/round_type/all/limit/500/filter/show |archive-date=6 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=Preston v Prahran |url=https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1978-D1-GF.php |publisher=The VFA Project |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207211820/https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1978-D1-GF.php |archive-date=7 December 2024 |date=24 September 1978}}

style=text-align:left | Highest home-and-away attendance

| 13,000

| align=center | VFA

| vs {{VFL PM}}, Round 18, 1969 at Preston City Oval{{cite web |title=Preston v Port Melbourne |url=https://thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1969-D1-R18-G04.php |publisher=The VFA Project |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209230132/https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Games/VFA1969-D1-R18-G04.php |archive-date=9 December 2024 |date=23 August 1969}}

=Head-to-head results=

Updated to the end of round 3, 2025. Source:

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center; background:#E41118;" \| Club	Played	Won	Lost	Drew	Win %	Highest	Lowest
style=text-align:left \| {{VFL Ben}} \| 24 \| 19 \| 5 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|79.2}} \| 30.19 (199) – 2002 \| 9.12 (66) – 2008
style=text-align:left \| {{VFL Box}} \| \| \| \| \| \| 32.15 (207) – 2006 \| 3.5 (23) – 1995
style=text-align:left \| Brighton \| 63 \| 34 \| 28 \| 1 \| {{Yes\|53.9}} \| 22.14 (146) – 1941 \| 0.5 (5) – 1908
style=text-align:left \| Brighton-Caulfield \| 4 \| 3 \| 1 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|75.0}} \| 28.28 (196) – 1962 \| 14.14 (98) – 1963
style=text-align:left \| Brisbane reserves \| 2 \| 0 \| 2 \| 0 \| {{No\|0.0}} \| 4.7 (31) – 2022 \| 2.5 (17) – 2023
style=text-align:left \| Brunswick \| 106 \| 50 \| 55 \| 1 \| {{No\|47.2}} \| 26.16 (172) – 1979 \| 0.4 (4) – 1905
style=text-align:left \| Camberwell \| 73 \| 49 \| 23 \| 1 \| {{Yes\|67.1}} \| 43.12 (270) – 1989 \| 4.10 (34) – 1928
style=text-align:left \| {{VFL Cas}} \| \| \| \| \| \| 31.13 (199) – 1986 \| 2.6 (18) – 2016
style=text-align:left \| Caulfield \| 18 \| 13 \| 5 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|72.2}} \| 30.23 (203) – 1981 \| 12.11 (83) – 1980
style=text-align:left \| {{VFL Cob}} \| \| \| \| \| \| 25.22 (172) – 1985 \| 4.5 (29) – 2004
style=text-align:left \| Collingwood reserves \| 23 \| 12 \| 11 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|52.1}} \| 19.15 (129) – 2011 \| 5.7 (37) – 2019
style=text-align:left \| Dandenong \| 61 \| 32 \| 28 \| 1 \| {{Yes\|52.5}} \| 32.24 (216) – 1984 \| 4.11 (35) – 1968
style=text-align:left \| Essendon (Association) \| 18 \| 5 \| 13 \| 0 \| {{No\|27.8}} \| 9.12 (66) – 1906 \| 2.1 (13) – 1910
rowspan=2; style=text-align:left \| Essendon reserves \| rowspan=2 \| 14 \| rowspan=2 \| 1 \| rowspan=2 \| 13 \| rowspan=2 \| 0 \| rowspan=2; {{No\|7.1}} \| 14.11 (95) – 2000 \| rowspan=2 \| 4.6 (30) – 2017
14.11 (95) – 2002
style=text-align:left \| Footscray \| 18 \| 1 \| 17 \| 0 \| {{No\|5.6}} \| 8.8 (56) – 1905 \| 0.8 (8) – 1905
style=text-align:left \| Footscray reserves \| \| \| \| \| \| 16.16 (112) – 2014 \| 0.4 (4) – 2023
style=text-align:left \| {{VFL Fra}} \| \| \| \| \| \| 29.9 (183) – 2015 \| 4.10 (34) – 2024
style=text-align:left \| Geelong (Association) \| 4 \| 4 \| 0 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|100.0}} \| 20.10 (130) – 1927 \| 10.17 (77) – 1926
style=text-align:left \| Geelong reserves \| 32 \| \| \| \| \| 22.17 (149) – 2004 \| 2.9 (21) – 2012
style=text-align:left \| Geelong West \| 40 \| 28 \| 12 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|70.0}} \| 24.20 (164) – 1981 \| 7.12 (54) – 1975
style=text-align:left \| {{VFL GC}} \| 1 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|100.0}} \| 26.10 (166) – 2010 \| 26.10 (166) – 2010
style=text-align:left \| Gold Coast reserves \| 3 \| 0 \| 3 \| 0 \| {{No\|0.0}} \| 11.10 (76) – 2022 \| 3.6 (24) – 2023
style=text-align:left \| Greater Western Sydney reserves \| 2 \| 0 \| 2 \| 0 \| {{No\|0.0}} \| 8.7 (55) – 2023 \| 5.8 (38) – 2022
style=text-align:left \| Moorabbin (I) \| 14 \| 8 \| 6 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|57.1}} \| 21.11 (137) – 1951 \| 3.5 (23) – 1953
style=text-align:left \| Mordialloc \| 9 \| 5 \| 4 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|55.6}} \| 22.19 (151) – 1978 \| 8.19 (67) – 1963
style=text-align:left \| {{VFL NB}} \| 37 \| \| \| \| \| 23.16 (154) – 2007 \| 3.5 (23) – 2004
style=text-align:left \| {{AFL NM}} \| 18 \| 2 \| 16 \| 0 \| {{No\|11.1}} \| 13.24 (102) – 1908 \| 1.1 (7) – 1910
style=text-align:left \| Northcote \| 73 \| 36 \| 36 \| 1 \| {{No\|49.3}} \| 26.17 (173) – 1957 \| 3.6 (24) – 1948
style=text-align:left \| Oakleigh \| 75 \| 48 \| 25 \| 1 \| {{Yes\|65.8}} \| 32.20 (212) – 1992 \| 5.7 (37) – 1931
style=text-align:left \| {{VFL PM}} \| 186 \| \| \| \| \| 26.22 (178) – 1990 \| 2.6 (18) – 1905
style=text-align:left \| Prahran \| 139 \| 77 \| 60 \| 2 \| {{Yes\|55.4}} \| 32.15 (207) – 1980 \| 0.5 (5) – 1904
style=text-align:left \| {{AFL Ric}} \| 10 \| 9 \| 10 \| 0 \| {{No\|0.0}} \| 6.8 (44) – 1906 \| 2.1 (13) – 1904
style=text-align:left \| Richmond reserves \| 11 \| 2 \| 9 \| 0 \| {{No\|18.2}} \| 12.15 (87) – 2014 \| 4.7 (31) – 2017
style=text-align:left \| {{VFL San}} \| 142 \| \| \| \| \| 35.19 (229) – 1984 \| 2.6 (18) – 2010
style=text-align:left \| {{VFL Sou}} \| 3 \| 0 \| 3 \| 0 \| {{No\|0.0}} \| 10.9 (69) – 2024 \| 7.4 (46) – 2023
style=text-align:left \| St Kilda reserves \| 1 \| 0 \| 1 \| 0 \| {{No\|0.0}} \| 10.10 (70) – 2000 \| 10.10 (70) – 2000
style=text-align:left \| Sunshine \| 18 \| 12 \| 6 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|66.7}} \| 26.9 (165) – 1972{{efn\|name=sunshine1989}} \| 6.4 (40) – 1960
style=text-align:left \| Sydney reserves \| 3 \| 2 \| 1 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|66.6}} \| 15.14 (104) – 2022 \| 9.4 (58) – 2024
style=text-align:left \| Tasmania \| 10 \| 7 \| 3 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|70.0}} \| 24.15 (159) – 2002 \| 11.6 (72) – 2004
style=text-align:left \| Traralgon \| 4 \| 4 \| 0 \| 0 \| {{Yes\|100.0}} \| 27.14 (176) – 1996 \| 9.9 (63) – 1997
style=text-align:left \| Waverley \| 26 \| 18 \| 7 \| 1 \| {{Yes\|69.2}} \| 34.23 (227) – 1982 \| 6.6 (42) – 1970
style=text-align:left \| {{VFL Wer}} \| 166 \| \| \| \| \| 29.19 (193) – 1984 \| 0.10 (10) – 2022
style=text-align:left \| West Melbourne \| 10 \| 0 \| 10 \| 0 \| {{No\|0.0}} \| 6.13 (49) – 1906 \| 1.3 (9) – 1904
rowspan=2; style=text-align:left \| {{VFL Wil}} \| rowspan=2 \| \| rowspan=2 \| \| rowspan=2 \| \| rowspan=2 \| \| rowspan=2 \| \| rowspan=2 \| 29.27 (201) – 1941 \| 1.1 (7) – 1905
1.1 (7) – 1910
style=text-align:left \| Yarraville \| 63 \| 36 \| 26 \| 1 \| {{Yes\|58.1}} \| 29.27 (201) – 1941 \| 4.4 (28) – 1960

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style="color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center; background:#E41118;"

| Club

Played

Won

Lost

Drew

Win %

Highest

Lowest

style=text-align:left | {{VFL Ben}}

| 24

| 19

| 5

| 0

| {{Yes|79.2}}

| 30.19 (199) – 2002

| 9.12 (66) – 2008

style=text-align:left | {{VFL Box}}

| 32.15 (207) – 2006

| 3.5 (23) – 1995

style=text-align:left | Brighton

| 63

| 34

| 28

| 1

| {{Yes|53.9}}

| 22.14 (146) – 1941

| 0.5 (5) – 1908

style=text-align:left | Brighton-Caulfield

| 4

| 3

| 1

| 0

| {{Yes|75.0}}

| 28.28 (196) – 1962

| 14.14 (98) – 1963

style=text-align:left | Brisbane reserves

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 0

| {{No|0.0}}

| 4.7 (31) – 2022

| 2.5 (17) – 2023

style=text-align:left | Brunswick

| 106

| 50

| 55

| 1

| {{No|47.2}}

| 26.16 (172) – 1979

| 0.4 (4) – 1905

style=text-align:left | Camberwell

| 73

| 49

| 23

| 1

| {{Yes|67.1}}

| 43.12 (270) – 1989

| 4.10 (34) – 1928

style=text-align:left | {{VFL Cas}}

| 31.13 (199) – 1986

| 2.6 (18) – 2016

style=text-align:left | Caulfield

| 18

| 13

| 5

| 0

| {{Yes|72.2}}

| 30.23 (203) – 1981

| 12.11 (83) – 1980

style=text-align:left | {{VFL Cob}}

| 25.22 (172) – 1985

| 4.5 (29) – 2004

style=text-align:left | Collingwood reserves

| 23

| 12

| 11

| 0

| {{Yes|52.1}}

| 19.15 (129) – 2011

| 5.7 (37) – 2019

style=text-align:left | Dandenong

| 61

| 32

| 28

| 1

| {{Yes|52.5}}

| 32.24 (216) – 1984

| 4.11 (35) – 1968

style=text-align:left | Essendon (Association)

| 18

| 5

| 13

| 0

| {{No|27.8}}

| 9.12 (66) – 1906

| 2.1 (13) – 1910

rowspan=2; style=text-align:left | Essendon reserves

| rowspan=2 | 14

| rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 | 13

| rowspan=2 | 0

| rowspan=2; {{No|7.1}}

| 14.11 (95) – 2000

| rowspan=2 | 4.6 (30) – 2017

14.11 (95) – 2002

style=text-align:left | Footscray

| 18

| 1

| 17

| 0

| {{No|5.6}}

| 8.8 (56) – 1905

| 0.8 (8) – 1905

style=text-align:left | Footscray reserves

| 16.16 (112) – 2014

| 0.4 (4) – 2023

style=text-align:left | {{VFL Fra}}

| 29.9 (183) – 2015

| 4.10 (34) – 2024

style=text-align:left | Geelong (Association)

| 4

| 0

| {{Yes|100.0}}

| 20.10 (130) – 1927

| 10.17 (77) – 1926

style=text-align:left | Geelong reserves

| 32

| 22.17 (149) – 2004

| 2.9 (21) – 2012

style=text-align:left | Geelong West

| 40

| 28

| 12

| 0

| {{Yes|70.0}}

| 24.20 (164) – 1981

| 7.12 (54) – 1975

style=text-align:left | {{VFL GC}}

| 1

| 0

| {{Yes|100.0}}

| 26.10 (166) – 2010

style=text-align:left | Gold Coast reserves

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 0

| {{No|0.0}}

| 11.10 (76) – 2022

| 3.6 (24) – 2023

style=text-align:left | Greater Western Sydney reserves

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 0

| {{No|0.0}}

| 8.7 (55) – 2023

| 5.8 (38) – 2022

style=text-align:left | Moorabbin (I)

| 14

| 8

| 6

| 0

| {{Yes|57.1}}

| 21.11 (137) – 1951

| 3.5 (23) – 1953

style=text-align:left | Mordialloc

| 9

| 5

| 4

| 0

| {{Yes|55.6}}

| 22.19 (151) – 1978

| 8.19 (67) – 1963

style=text-align:left | {{VFL NB}}

| 37

| 23.16 (154) – 2007

| 3.5 (23) – 2004

style=text-align:left | {{AFL NM}}

| 18

| 2

| 16

| 0

| {{No|11.1}}

| 13.24 (102) – 1908

| 1.1 (7) – 1910

style=text-align:left | Northcote

| 73

| 36

| 1

| {{No|49.3}}

| 26.17 (173) – 1957

| 3.6 (24) – 1948

style=text-align:left | Oakleigh

| 75

| 48

| 25

| 1

| {{Yes|65.8}}

| 32.20 (212) – 1992

| 5.7 (37) – 1931

style=text-align:left | {{VFL PM}}

| 186

| 26.22 (178) – 1990

| 2.6 (18) – 1905

style=text-align:left | Prahran

| 139

| 77

| 60

| 2

| {{Yes|55.4}}

| 32.15 (207) – 1980

| 0.5 (5) – 1904

style=text-align:left | {{AFL Ric}}

| 10

| 9

| 10

| 0

| {{No|0.0}}

| 6.8 (44) – 1906

| 2.1 (13) – 1904

style=text-align:left | Richmond reserves

| 11

| 2

| 9

| 0

| {{No|18.2}}

| 12.15 (87) – 2014

| 4.7 (31) – 2017

style=text-align:left | {{VFL San}}

| 142

| 35.19 (229) – 1984

| 2.6 (18) – 2010

style=text-align:left | {{VFL Sou}}

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 0

| {{No|0.0}}

| 10.9 (69) – 2024

| 7.4 (46) – 2023

style=text-align:left | St Kilda reserves

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| {{No|0.0}}

| 10.10 (70) – 2000

style=text-align:left | Sunshine

| 18

| 12

| 6

| 0

| {{Yes|66.7}}

| 26.9 (165) – 1972{{efn|name=sunshine1989}}

| 6.4 (40) – 1960

style=text-align:left | Sydney reserves

| 3

| 2

| 1

| 0

| {{Yes|66.6}}

| 15.14 (104) – 2022

| 9.4 (58) – 2024

style=text-align:left | Tasmania

| 10

| 7

| 3

| 0

| {{Yes|70.0}}

| 24.15 (159) – 2002

| 11.6 (72) – 2004

style=text-align:left | Traralgon

| 4

| 0

| {{Yes|100.0}}

| 27.14 (176) – 1996

| 9.9 (63) – 1997

style=text-align:left | Waverley

| 26

| 18

| 7

| 1

| {{Yes|69.2}}

| 34.23 (227) – 1982

| 6.6 (42) – 1970

style=text-align:left | {{VFL Wer}}

| 166

| 29.19 (193) – 1984

| 0.10 (10) – 2022

style=text-align:left | West Melbourne

| 10

| 0

| 10

| 0

| {{No|0.0}}

| 6.13 (49) – 1906

| 1.3 (9) – 1904

rowspan=2; style=text-align:left | {{VFL Wil}}

| rowspan=2 |

| rowspan=2 | 29.27 (201) – 1941

| 1.1 (7) – 1905

1.1 (7) – 1910

style=text-align:left | Yarraville

| 63

| 36

| 26

| 1

| {{Yes|58.1}}

| 29.27 (201) – 1941

| 4.4 (28) – 1960

Seasons

Source: {{cite web |title=PRESTON FOOTBALL CLUB |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=116484 |website=GameDay |publisher=Northern Bullants |access-date=28 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728234659/https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=116484 |archive-date=28 July 2024}}{{cite web |title=2006 Senior Results |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=114901 |website=GameDay |publisher=Northern Bullants |access-date=28 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728235131/https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=114901 |archive-date=28 July 2024}}{{cite web |title=Northern Bullants Honour Board |url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/honour_board/northern%2Bbullants/178 |publisher=Australian Football |access-date=6 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406163932/https://australianfootball.com/clubs/honour_board/northern%2Bbullants/178 |archive-date=6 April 2025}}

class="wikitable"

| style=background:#F0E68C|Premiers

| style=background:#C0BFBD|Grand Finalist

| style=background:#D0E7FF|Minor premiers

| style=background:#96CDCD|Finals appearance

| style=background:#FFCCCC|Wooden spoon

| style=background:#FAECC8|VFA/VFL leading goalkicker

| style=background:#DDFFDD |VFA/VFL best and fairest

= Seniors =

The 1912 to 1915 seasons overlap with the season records for the Preston Districts Football Club.

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valign="top" !style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"\|Year !style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"\|League !style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"\|{{Tooltip\|Finish\|Finishing position on the ladder after the home-and-away season}} !style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"\|{{Tooltip\|W\|Won}} !style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"\|{{Tooltip\|L\|Lost}} !style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"\|{{Tooltip\|D\|Drawn}} !style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"\|Coach !style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"\|Captain !style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"\|Best and fairest !colspan=2; style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"\|Leading goalkicker !style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"\|{{Tooltip\|Ref\|Reference}}
align="center" \| 1890 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| 7th \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 3 \| \| \| \| \| \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=1890 – Victorian Junior FA – Ladder \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/139143160 \|website=Trove Newspapers \|publisher=The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic) \|access-date=9 November 2020 \|pages=18 \|date=4 October 1890}}
align="center" \| 1891 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| 14th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 1 \| \| \| \| \| \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=1891 – Victorian Junior FA – Final Ladder \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227703165 \|website=Trove Newspapers \|publisher=Sportsman (Melbourne, Vic) \|access-date=9 November 2020 \|pages=6 \|date=22 September 1891}}
align="center" \| 1892 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| \| \| \| \| \| align="center" \|
align="center" \| 1893 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| \| Robert Paterson \| \| Robert Smart \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \|
align="center" \| 1894 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| \| Robert Paterson \| \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \|
align="center" \| 1895 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| style=background:#FFCCCC; align="center" \| 12th \| align="center" \| 1 \| align="center" \| 18 \| align="center" \| 3 \| \| Robert Paterson \| \| J. Henry \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Age\|title=Victorian Junior Football Association\|date=30 September 1895\|page=3\|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197202740 \|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC}}
align="center" \| 1896 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| \| \| \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \|
align="center" \| 1897 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| style=background:#FFCCCC; align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| 16 \| align="center" \| 0 \| \| \| \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Argus\|title=Victorian Junior Football Association\|date=6 September 1897\|page=6\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9770130}}
align="center" \| 1898 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| 7th \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 0 \| \| Archie "Joe" White \| \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Argus\|title=Victorian Junior Football Association\|date=12 September 1898\|page=7\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9851178}}
align="center" \| 1899 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| \| Archie "Joe" White \| \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \|
align="center" \| 1900 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 16 \| align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| 1 \| \| Andy Allen{{cite web \|last1=Membrey \|first1=Brian \|title=Where We Come From – A History of the Preston Football Club, 1882 to 2002 \|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=116485 \|publisher=GameDay \|access-date=26 July 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726002910/https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=116485 \|archive-date=26 July 2024 \|date=28 June 2004}} \| \| E. Burnell \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| {{cite news\|newspaper=Weekly Times\|title=Football Notes and Comments\|date=11 September 1900\|page=17\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223442211}}
align="center" \| 1901 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 20 \| align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| 0 \| \| Andy Allen \| \| Jackso \| align="center" \| 17 \| align="center" \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Sportsman\|title=Victorian Junior Football Association\|date=8 October 1901\|page=6\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227532040}}
align="center" \| 1902 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 15 \| align="center" \| 3 \| align="center" \| 0 \| \| Andy Allen \| \| I. "Tiny" Gilbert \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=VICTORIAN JUNIOR ASSOCIATION \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9061412 \|publisher=The Argus \|access-date=25 July 2024 \|date=9 September 1902}}
1903 \| align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 7th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 0 \| -	W. Gates	-	Dick Knell	align="center" \| 14
1904	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#FFCCCC; align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 0 \| align="center" \| 18 \| align="center" \| 0	-	William Dickens	-	Bob Wawn or Prideaux{{efn\|""The Bullants: a History of Preston Football Club" claims Bob Wawn led the 1904 goalkicking with 12 goals. Searches of records for 15 games show Wawn with 8 and Prideaux with 9. Given Preston kicked only five goals in the missing games (rounds 8, 16, 18), Wawn would almost certainly have not kicked 12, but may have led the list.{{cite web \|title=PRESTON FOOTBALL CLUB \|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=116484 \|website=GameDay \|publisher=Northern Bullants \|access-date=28 July 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728234659/https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=116484 \|archive-date=28 July 2024}}}}	align="center" \|
1905	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#FFCCCC; align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 1 \| align="center" \| 17 \| align="center" \| 0\|
\| Claude Stanlake	-	R.D. Landells	align="center" \| 19
1906	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 9th \| align="center" \| 5 \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 0\|
\| Tod Collins; Parry Hall	-	R.D. Landells	align="center" \| 27
1907	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#FFCCCC; align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 1 \| align="center" \| 17 \| align="center" \| 0	Percy Ogden	Arthur Hollis; Percy Ogden	-	Bill Punch	align="center" \| 29
1908	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 8th \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 1	Percy Ogden	Fred Howard; Percy Ogden	-	Bill Punch	align="center" \| 27
1909	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 8th \| align="center" \| 5 \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 0	Charlie Pannam	Charlie Pannam	-	Bill Punch	align="center" \| 22
1910	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#FFCCCC; align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 0 \| align="center" \| 18 \| align="center" \| 0\|
\| Bill Punch	-	Louie "Lon" Smith	align="center" \| 20
1911	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#FFCCCC; align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 1 \| align="center" \| 17 \| align="center" \| 0	George Sparrow; Billy McGee	George Sparrow; Billy McGee	-		align="center" \|
align="center" \| 1912 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| \| George La Franchi \| \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \|
align="center" \| 1913 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| 5th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 0 \| \| George La Franchi \| \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=VICTORIAN JUNIOR ASSOCIATION \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7250350 \|website=Trove \|publisher=The Argus \|access-date=26 July 2024 \|date=18 August 1913}}
align="center" \| 1914 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| 6th \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 1 \| \| George La Franchi \| \| \| \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=VICTORIAN JUNIOR ASSOCIATION \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10800058 \|publisher=The Argus \|access-date=26 July 2024 \|page=6 \|date=3 August 1914}}
align="center" \| 1915 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| 7th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 0 \| \| Bill Punch \| \| \| \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=Footscray wins final \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155524253 \|publisher=Winner \|access-date=26 July 2024 \|date=22 September 1915}}
align="center" \| 1916 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| style=background:#C0BFBD; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| 0 \| Percy Ogden \| Percy Ogden \| Les Punch \| T. A. Jacobs \| align="center" \| 68 \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=PREMIERSHIP LIST TO DATE \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154555892 \|publisher=Winner \|access-date=26 July 2024 \|date=13 September 1916}}
align="center" \| 1917 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 2nd \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 3 \| align="center" \| 1 \| Percy Ogden \| Percy Ogden \| H. Brendell \| Bill Eade \| align="center" \| 69 \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=Football \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154796206 \|publisher=Sporting Judge \|access-date=27 July 2024 \|date=22 September 1917}}
align="center" \| 1918 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| 5th \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 0 \| George Walker \| George Walker \| H. Brendell \| T. A. Jacobs \| align="center" \| 26 \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=JUNIOR MATCHES \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155140681 \|publisher=The Age \|access-date=27 July 2024 \|date=9 September 1918}}
align="center" \| 1919 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| Sid Hall; William Billett \| H. Brendell \| Harry Bell \| J. Piper \| align="center" \| 44 \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=ASSOCIATION PREMIERSHIP LIST \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/202437631 \|publisher=The Age \|access-date=27 July 2024 \|date=1 September 1919}}
align="center" \| 1920 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| \| \| William Thorpe; Tommy Downs \| William Hills \| align="center" \| 35 \| align="center" \|
align="center" \| 1921 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 15 \| align="center" \| 3 \| align="center" \| 0 \| "Toodly" McDonald \| "Toodly" McDonald{{cite web \|title=SOME FOOTBALL \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/249944567 \|publisher=Labor Call \|access-date=27 July 2024 \|date=1 September 1921}} \| \| Vic. Davis \| align="center" \| 79 \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=ASSOCIATION \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206706230 \|publisher=The Age \|access-date=27 July 2024 \|date=29 August 1921}}
align="center" \| 1922 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 3rd \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 0 \| \| Les Punch{{cite web \|title=V.J.F.A. Semi-Final \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184798556 \|access-date=27 July 2024 \|date=6 September 1922 \|quote=The teams will be comprised as follows − Preston, Punch (capt.)}}{{cite web \|title=North Melbourne Defeat Preston \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205760651 \|publisher=The Age \|access-date=27 July 2024 \|page=6 \|date=11 September 1922}} \| Archie Dickens \| Vic. Davis \| align="center" \| 56 \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=Junior Association \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/249949243 \|publisher=Labor Call \|access-date=27 July 2024 \|date=7 September 1922}}
align="center" \| 1923 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" \| 2nd \| align="center" \| 17 \| align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| 0 \| Bill Adams \| William "Bull" Adams \| Les Punch \| W. Routley \| align="center" \| 50 \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=Association \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203631248 \|publisher=The Age \|access-date=28 July 2024 \|date=10 September 1923}}
align="center" \| 1924 \| align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VJFA (D1)}} \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 2nd \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| 0 \| Percy Ogden \| Percy Ogden \| Danny Warr \| Vic. Davis \| align="center" \| 98 \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|title=ASSOCIATION \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203668730 \|publisher=The Age \|access-date=28 July 2024 \|page=15 \|date=25 August 1924}}
align="center" \| 1925 \| align="center" \| VJFA \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| Percy Ogden \| Percy Ogden \| George Surtees \| Hugh Moffatt \| align="center" \| 59 \| align="center" \|
1926	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 6th \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 0	Gus Dobrigh	Gus Dobrigh	Walter "Bolla" White	Dave Hume	align="center" \| 30
1927	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 4th \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 0	Gus Dobrigh	Gus Dobrigh	Walter "Bolla" White	Dave Hume	align="center" \| 61
1928	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 4th \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 0	Bill Adams	Bill Adams	Hec Bridgeford	Rupert Dodd	align="center" \| 40
1929	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 3rd \| align="center" \| 16 \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 0	Jimmy Goonan	Jimmy Goonan	William "Bull" Adams	William Adams	align="center" \| 69
1930	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 6th \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 1	Jimmy Goonan	Jimmy Goonan	Gilbert "Bert" Taylor	Jack McCormack	align="center" \| 52
1931	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 3rd \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 5 \| align="center" \| 1	Roy Cazaly	Roy Cazaly	Jack Monoghan	Harry Davie	align="center" \| 40
1932	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 4th \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 0	Harry Hunter	Harry Hunter	George Smith	Danny Warr	align="center" \| 54
1933	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 6th \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 1	Charlie McSwain	Charlie McSwain	Robert Cameron	Danny Warr	align="center" \| 37
1934	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 2nd \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 0	Charlie McSwain	Charlie McSwain	style=background:#DDFFDD \| Danny Warr	Danny Warr	align="center" \| 57
1935	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 6th \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 1	Danny Warr	Danny Warr	Aub Robinson	Danny Warr	align="center" \| 42
1936	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 6th \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 0	Bert Hyde	Bert Hyde	Noel Fisher	Noel Fisher	align="center" \| 62
1937	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 11th \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 0	Bert Hyde	Bert Hyde	Wyn Murray	Ed Latham	align="center" \| 28
1938	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 6th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 0	Wyn Murray; Bob Muir	Wyn Murray	Jack Clarke	Alf Roach	align="center" \| 52
1939	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 8th \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 0	Alby Morrison	Alby Morrison	Frank "Dickie" Dowling	Albie Morrison	align="center" \| 33
1940	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 4th \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 0	Alby Morrison	Alby Morrison	Bill Maslen	Albie Morrison	align="center" \| 72
1941	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 4th \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 0	Frank Dowling	Frank Dowling	Jack Connelly; Jack Norman	Jack Lynch	align="center" \| 133
1942	align="center" \| VFA	colspan="10"; align="center" \| (No season due to World War II)
1943	align="center" \| VFA	colspan="10"; align="center" \| (No season due to World War II)
1944	align="center" \| VFA	colspan="10"; align="center" \| (No season due to World War II)
1945	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 5th \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 0	Frank Anderson	Frank Anderson	Bill Maslen	Jack Connelly	align="center" \| 72
1946	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 11th \| align="center" \| 5 \| align="center" \| 15 \| align="center" \| 0	Frank Anderson	Frank Anderson	Syd Stewart	Jack Connelly	align="center" \| 26
1947	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 1	Jack Blackman	Jack Blackman	Ron Leishman	Ray Potter	align="center" \| 46
1948	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 6th \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 0	Jack Blackman	Jack Blackman	Jack Blackman	style=background:#FAECC8 \| Ray Potter	align="center" \| 84
1949	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 9th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 0	Jack Blackman	Jack Blackman	Kollen Bryce	Bill Nathan	align="center" \| 41
1950	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 11th \| align="center" \| 3 \| align="center" \| 16 \| align="center" \| 0	Hugh Thomas	Charlie Stewart	Len Walker	George Bradford	align="center" \|38
1951	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 2	Reg Ryan; Ray Riddell	Reg Ryan; Dick Goldin	Ted Henrys	Bill Harvey	align="center" \| 53	align="center" \| The Age, 20 September 1951
1952	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 11th \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 1	Bert Deacon	Bert Deacon	Ted Henrys	George Bradford	align="center" \| 38
1953	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 9th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 0	Bert Deacon	Bert Deacon	style=background:#DDFFDD \| Ted Henrys	Pat Foley	align="center" \| 35
1954	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 5th \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 0	Bert Deacon	Ted Henrys	Pat Foley	Fred Chard	align="center" \| 84
1955	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 2nd \| align="center" \| 17 \| align="center" \| 3 \| align="center" \| 0	Bert Deacon	Fred Lalor	George Bradford	Fred Chard	align="center" \| 75
1956	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 5th \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 0	Bert Deacon	Fred Lalor	Les Sweet	Fred Chard	align="center" \| 49
1957	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 4th \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 0	Les Foote	Les Foote	Clem Cooper	Fred Chard	align="center" \| 84
1958	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 12th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 1	Les Foote	Les Foote	Jim Cusack	Laurie Rymer	align="center" \| 44
1959	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 11th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 0	Pat Foley	Claud Howard	Ron Dangaard	Gerry Walsh	align="center" \| 45
1960	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 14th \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 0	Pat Foley	Claud Howard	Bob McLachlan	Kevi Bergin	align="center" \| 17
1961	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D2)}} \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 3rd \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 0	Bert Edmonds	Bob McLachlan	George Hancock	Ray Murnane	align="center" \| 35
1962	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D2)}} \| style=background:#D0E7FF; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| 0	Bert Edmonds	John O'Keefe	Graham Pinfold	Jim Lambie	align="center" \| 38	align="center" \| The Age, 17 September 1962
1963	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D2)}} \| style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" \| 2nd \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 0	Charlie Stewart	George Hancock	Bob Stewart	Bruce Waddell	align="center" \| 38
1964	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| style=background:#FFCCCC; align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 3 \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 1	Charlie Stewart	Graham Pinfold	Bob Treloar	John Walker	align="center" \| 50	align="center" \| The Age, 22 September 1964
1965	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D2)}} \| style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 3 \| align="center" \| 0	John McArthur	John McArthur	Ray Murnane	style=background:#FAECC8 \| John Walker	align="center" \| 116
1966	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 4th \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 0	Alan Joyce	Alan Joyce	Bob Treloar	style=background:#FAECC8 \| John Walker	align="center" \| 84
1967	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 4th \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 0	Alan Joyce	Alan Joyce	Denis Dalton	style=background:#FAECC8 \| John Walker	align="center" \| 83
1968	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 15 \| align="center" \| 3 \| align="center" \| 0	Alan Joyce	Alan Joyce	style=background:#DDFFDD \| Dick Telford	Alan Joyce	align="center" \| 41
1969	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 17 \| align="center" \| 1 \| align="center" \| 0	Alan Joyce	Alan Joyce	Dick Telford	Alan Joyce	align="center" \| 69
1970	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| align="center" \| 6th \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 0	Alan Joyce	Alan Joyce	Laurie Hill	Alan Joyce	align="center" \| 62
1971	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| style=background:#C0BFBD; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 1	Kevin Wright	Laurie Hill	style=background:#DDFFDD \| Laurie Hill	Bob Baird	align="center" \| 46
1972	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 4th \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 0	Kevin Wright	Laurie Hill	Len Clark	style=background:#FAECC8 \| Len Clark	align="center" \| 107	align="center" \| The Age, 3 October 1972
1973	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| align="center" \| 9th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 0	Ken Greenwood	Ken Greenwood	style=background:#DDFFDD \| Ray Shaw	Len Clark	align="center" \| 85
1974	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| align="center" \| 6th \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 0	Bob Syme	Harold Martin	Noel Zunneberg	Len Clark	align="center" \| 40
1975	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| align="center" \| 5th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 0	Dick Telford	Noel Zunneberg	Gary Grainger	Noel Zunneberg	align="center" \| 37
1976	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 2nd \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 5 \| align="center" \| 0	Dick Telford	Gary Grainger	George Shickert	Craig Stewart	align="center" \| 51
1977	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| align="center" \| 9th \| align="center" \| 5 \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 0	Graeme Renwick	Graeme Renwick	Craig Stewart	Leigh Carlson	align="center" \| 44
1978	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| style=background:#C0BFBD; align="center" \| 2nd \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 5 \| align="center" \| 1 \| Harold Martin	Harold Martin	Harold Martin	Bruce Gonsalves	align="center" \| 50
1979	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| align="center" \| 7th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 0	Harold Martin	Harold Martin	Paul Bolger	Kalev Vann	align="center" \| 50
1980	align="center" \| {{nowrap\|VFA (D1)}} \| align="center" \| 7th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 0	Harold Martin	Harold Martin	Brett Cooper	John Frazer	align="center" \| 52
1981	align="center" \| VFA (D1) \| style=background:#C0BFBD; align="center" \| 2nd \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 0	Harold Martin	Peter Marshall	Adrian Marcon	Shane Halas	align="center" \| 69
1982	align="center" \| VFA (D1) \| style=background:#C0BFBD; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 16 \| align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| 0	Ray Shaw	Ray Shaw	style=background:#DDFFDD \| Geoff Austen	Shane Halas	align="center" \| 76
1983	align="center" \| VFA (D1) \| style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 15 \| align="center" \| 3 \| align="center" \| 0	Ray Shaw	Ray Shaw	Geoff Austen	John Bourke	align="center" \| 51
1984	align="center" \| VFA (D1) \| style=background:#F0E68C; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 16 \| align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| 0	Ray Shaw	Ray Shaw	David Brine	Shane Halas	align="center" \| 58
1985	align="center" \| VFA (D1) \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 3rd \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 0	Peter Weightman	David Brine	Gratz Salvador	Jamie Shaw	align="center" \| 106
1986	align="center" \| VFA (D1) \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 4th \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 0	Peter Weightman	David Brine	Jamie Shaw	style=background:#FAECC8 \| Jamie Shaw	align="center" \| 145
1987	align="center" \| VFA (D1) \| align="center" \| 8th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 1	Peter Weightman	David Brine	Glenn Reeves	Darren Murphy; Shane Halas	align="center" \| 31
1988	align="center" \| VFA (D1) \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 2nd \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 0	Peter Weightman	David Brine	Rod Dunbar	style=background:#FAECC8 \| Jamie Shaw	align="center" \| 105
1989	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 7th \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 9 \| align="center" \| 0	Len Thompson	Neil Jordan	Rod Dunbar	Jamie Shaw	align="center" \| 60
1990	align="center" \| VFA \| style=background:#D0E7FF; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 1	Neil Jordan	Neil Jordan	Joe Lumicisi	style=background:#FAECC8 \| Jamie Shaw	align="center" \| 103
1991	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 11th \| align="center" \| 3 \| align="center" \| 15 \| align="center" \| 0	Neil Jordan	Neil Jordan	Joe Lumicisi	Max Graziano	align="center" \| 37
1992	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 9th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 0	Neil Jordan	Neil Jordan	Matt Burrows	Jamie Shaw	align="center" \| 73
1993	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 0	David Dickson	Glenn Reeves	Paul King	Jamie Shaw	align="center" \| 81
1994	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 9th \| align="center" \| 5 \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 0	Peter Weightman	Glenn Reeves	Simon Taylor	Shane Dupuy	align="center" \| 39
1995	align="center" \| VFA \| align="center" \| 7th \| align="center" \| 5 \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 0	Peter Weightman	Simon Taylor	Jamie Dobbs	Craig Shearer	align="center" \| 37
1996	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 9th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 0	Peter Weightman	Simon Taylor	Matt Dobell	Tony Wilson	align="center" \| 27
1997	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 7th \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 0	Peter Weightman	Phillip Plunkett	Robert Maiorana	Paul Eccles	align="center" \| 52
1998	align="center" \| VFL \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 5th \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 0	Mark Williams	Phillip Plunkett	Kristian Pascoe	Dean Grainger	align="center" \| 33
1999	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 1 \| align="center" \| 15 \| align="center" \| 2	Mark Williams	Phillip Plunkett	Kristian Pascoe	Shannon Gibson	align="center" \| 29
2000	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 16th \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 15 \| align="center" \| 0	Mark Williams	Shannon Gibson	Brett Zorzi	Scott Grainger	align="center" \|
2001	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 14th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 0	Mark Williams	Shannon Gibson	Brett Zorzi	Shane Watson	align="center" \| 45
2002	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 13th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 0	Mark Williams	Shannon Gibson	Cameron Ramsay	Scott Grainger	align="center" \| 34
2003	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 11th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 0	Mark Williams	Shannon Gibson	Shane Watson	style=background:#FAECC8 \| Nick Sautner	align="center" \| 82
2004	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 12th \| align="center" \| 5 \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 0	Barry Mitchell	Brett Zorzi	Brett Zorzi; Jarrod McCorkell	Ricky Mott	align="center" \| 19
2005	align="center" \| VFL \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 2nd \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 1	Barry Mitchell	Frankie Raso	Glen Bowyer
2006	align="center" \| VFL \| style=background:#D0E7FF; align="center" \| 1st \| align="center" \| 17 \| align="center" \| 1 \| align="center" \| 0	Barry Mitchell	Frankie Raso	Daniel Harford
2007	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 9th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 0	Barry Mitchell	Frankie Raso	Adam Iacobucci
2008	align="center" \| VFL \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 8th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 0	David Teague	Josh Vansittart	Jason Saddington
2009	align="center" \| VFL \| style=background:#C0BFBD; align="center" \| 3rd \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 0	David Teague	Adam Iacobucci	David Ellard
2010	align="center" \| VFL \| style=background:#C0BFBD; align="center" \| 6th \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 0	David Teague	Adam Iacobucci	Jarrod McCorkell
2011	align="center" \| VFL \| style=background:#96CDCD; align="center" \| 6th \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 0	Darren Harris	Adam Iacobucci	Brock McLean
2012	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 0	Robert Hyde; Darren Harris	Brent Bransgrove; Andre Gianfagna	Adam Marcon
2013	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 9th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 0	Luke Webster	Brent Bransgrove; Andre Gianfagna	Kane Lambert
2014	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 11th \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 0	Luke Webster	Brent Bransgrove	Tom Wilson
2015	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 14th \| align="center" \| 4 \| align="center" \| 14 \| align="center" \| 0	Luke Webster	Brent Bransgrove	Brad Walsh
2016	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 13th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 0	Josh Fraser	Tom Wilson	Tom Wilson
2017	align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 9th \| align="center" \| 8 \| align="center" \| 10 \| align="center" \| 0	Josh Fraser	Tom Wilson	Cam O'Shea
align="center" \| 2018 \| align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 12th \| align="center" \| 6 \| align="center" \| 12 \| align="center" \| 0 \|Josh Fraser \|Tom Wilson \|Tom Wilson \| \| \| align="center" \|
align="center" \| 2019 \| align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 10th \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 11 \| align="center" \| 0 \|Josh Fraser \|Tom Wilson \|Hugh Goddard \| \| \| align="center" \|
align="center" \| 2020 \| align="center" \| VFL \| colspan="4"; align="center" \| (No season) \|Josh Fraser \|Tom Wilson \| colspan="3"; align="center" \| (No season) \| align="center" \|
align="center" \| 2021 \| align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 18th \| align="center" \| 3 \| align="center" \| 7 \| align="center" \| 0 \| Josh Fraser \| Tom Wilson \| \| Tynan Smith \| align="center" \| 13 \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|last1=Rhodes \|first1=Brendan \|title=Bullants name new coach as Fraser returns to Pies \|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/684282/bullants-name-ben-hart-as-new-coach-as-josh-fraser-returns-to-pies \|publisher=AFL.com.au \|access-date=22 June 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622014345/https://www.afl.com.au/news/684282/bullants-name-ben-hart-as-new-coach-as-josh-fraser-returns-to-pies \|archive-date=22 June 2024 \|date=13 October 2021}}
align="center" \| 2022 \| align="center" \| VFL \| style=background:#FFCCCC; align="center" \| 21st \| align="center" \| 1 \| align="center" \| 17 \| align="center" \| 0 \| Ben Hart \| Tom Wilson \| Tom Wilson \| Jack Boyd \| align="center" \| 24 \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|last1=Higgins \|first1=Ben \|title=Ben Hart is excited by what the Northern Bullants can achieve in 2022 \|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/vfl/ben-hart-is-excited-by-what-the-northern-bullants-can-achieve-in-2022/news-story/c3aacfef90679995eef6ec3a3bbf52c3 \|publisher=Herald Sun \|access-date=21 June 2024 \|date=8 December 2021}}
align="center" \| 2023 \| align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| 20th \| align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| 16 \| align="center" \| 0 \| Brodie Holland \| Matthew King; Liam Mackie \| Jean-Luc Velissaris \| Brandon Ryan \| align="center" \| 18 \| align="center" \| {{cite web \|last1=Kelly \|first1=Daniel \|title=NEW LOOK ANTS BEGIN HOLLAND ERA \|url=https://northernbullantsfc.com.au/club_news/new-look-ants-begin-holland-era/ \|publisher=Northern Bullants \|access-date=21 June 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320132209/https://northernbullantsfc.com.au/club_news/new-look-ants-begin-holland-era/ \|archive-date=20 March 2024 \|date=25 March 2023}}
align="center" \| 2024 \| align="center" \| VFL \| style=background:#FFCCCC; align="center" \| 21st \| align="center" \| 2 \| align="center" \| 16 \| align="center" \| 0 \| Rohan Welsh \| Matthew King; Liam Mackie \| Jean-Luc Velissaris{{cite web \|title=JL goes back-to back! \|url=https://x.com/NBullantsFC/status/1832712837766238509 \|website=Twitter \|publisher=Northern Bullants FC \|access-date=8 September 2024 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240908100719/https://x.com/NBullantsFC/status/1832712837766238509 \|archive-date=8 September 2024 \|date=8 September 2024 \|quote=After another impressive season where he led the VFL in disposals, Jean-Luc Velissaris is awarded the 2024 Laurie Hill Trophy as our Best and Fairest}} \| John Jorgensen \| align="center" \| 25 \| align="center" \|
align="center" \| 2025 \| align="center" \| VFL \| align="center" \| TBD \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \| \| Rohan Welsh; Rocky Iannello{{efn\|Rocky Iannello was appointed as the acting head coach for round 1 of the 2025 season because Rohan Welsh had been hospitalised with a severe foot infection.{{cite news \|last1=Amy \|first1=Paul \|title=Northern Bullants coach Rohan Welsh to miss first round of VFL season with a severe foot infection \|work=CODE Sports \|date=20 March 2025}}}} \| Liam Mackie \| \| \| align="center" \| \| align="center" \|

=Grand finals=

class="wikitable"

| style=background:#C0FFC0|Premiers

| style=background:#fcc|Runners-up

| style=background:#FFFFC0|Drawn

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; text-valign:center" ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=3%\| Year ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=10%\| League ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=10%\| Grade ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=10%\| Opponent ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=16%\| Score ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=15%\| Venue ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=3%\| Attendance ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=10%\| Date ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=2%\| Report
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1900 \| VJFA \| Seniors \| align=left\| Collingwood Juniors \| 3.3 (21) d. 1.6 (12) \| align=left\| \| \| align=left\| 15 September 1900 \| {{cite news\|newspaper=Weekly Times\|title=Football Notes and Comments\|date=11 September 1900\|page=17\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223442211}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1901 \| VJFA \| Seniors \| colspan="5" \| (No grand final required as Preston was at least two games clear of the second-placed club) \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Sportsman\|title=Victorian Junior Football Association\|date=8 October 1901\|page=6\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227532040}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1902 \| VJFA \| Seniors \| colspan="5" \| (No grand final required as Preston was at least two games clear of the second-placed club) \| {{cite web \|title=VICTORIAN JUNIOR ASSOCIATION \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9061412 \|publisher=The Argus \|access-date=25 July 2024 \|date=9 September 1902}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| 1916 \| VJFA \| Seniors \| align=left\| Collingwood Juniors \| 2.9 (21) d. 2.6 (18) \| align=left\| East Melbourne Cricket Ground \| 5,000 \| align=left\| 14 October 1916 \| {{cite news\|newspaper=Sporting Judge\|title=Football\|date=21 October 1916\|page=1\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154797571}}{{cite web \|author1=Follower \|title=Williamstown Premiers \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74835868 \|publisher=The Prahran Telegraph \|access-date=26 July 2024 \|date=21 October 1916}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1921 \| VJFA \| Seniors \| align=left\| Port Melbourne Railway United \| 9.8 (62) d. 6.15 (51) \| align=left\| Dandenong \| \| align=left\| 1 October 1921 \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Argus\|title=PRESTON PREMIERS\|date=3 October 1921\|page=11\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4644885}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1923 \| VJFA \| Seniors \| align=left\| Yarraville \| 9.15 (69) 7.10 (52) \| align=left\| Richmond Cricket Ground \| 5,000 \| align=left\| 27 September 1923 \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Age\|title=Preston wins by 17 points\|date=28 September 1923\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203639771}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1957 \| VFA \| Reserves \| align=left\| Moorabbin \| 11.12 (78) d. 5.12 (42) \| align=left\| {{nowrap\|St Kilda Cricket Ground}} \| \| align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1957\|10\|5}} \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial\|publication-place=Melbourne\|date=7 October 1957\|title=Runaway win in seconds\|page=37}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1963	VFA D2	Seniors	align=left\| Waverley	{{nowrap\|11.14 (80) d. 9.15 (69)}}	align=left\| Toorak Park	15,000	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1963\|9\|15}}	{{cite news\|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial\|publication-place=Melbourne\|page=46\|author=Scot Palmer\|date=16 September 1963\|title=Preston earns senior ranking}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1965	VFA D2	Seniors	align=left\| Mordialloc	{{nowrap\|15.12 (102) d. 9.10 (64)}}	align=left\| Toorak Park	10,000	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1965\|9\|12}}	{{cite news\|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial\|publication-place=Melbourne\|page=44\|author=Bob Crimeen\|date=13 September 1965\|title=Pennant for Preston}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1968	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Prahran	{{nowrap\|15.8 (98) d. 12.12 (84)}}	align=left\| Punt Road Oval	18,000	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1968\|9\|22}}	{{cite news\|author=Noel Pascoe\|title=Heard was star for Preston\|page=48\|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial\|date=23 September 1968\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1969	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Dandenong	{{nowrap\|12.11 (83) d. 10.11 (71)}}	align=left\| Punt Road Oval	10,000	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1969\|9\|21}}	{{cite news\|newspaper=The Age\|publication-place=Melbourne\|page=29\|author=Mike Smith\|date=22 September 1969\|title=Preston wins final for second year}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| 1971	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Dandenong	{{nowrap\|14.14 (98) d. 13.14 (92)}}	align=left\| St Kilda Cricket Ground	14,529	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1971\|9\|26}}	{{citation\|title=Dandenong in dicey Grand Final win\|first=Terry\|last=O'Halloran\|date=27 Sep 1971\|newspaper=The Age\|page=21\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1978 \| VFA D1 \| Reserves \| align=left\| {{VFL PM}} \| 10.13 (73) d. 10.12 (72) \| align=left\| Toorak Park \| \| align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1978\|9\|16}} \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Age\|page=29\|author=Marc Fiddian\|date=11 September 1978\|title=Bullants nip Port\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| 1978	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Prahran	{{nowrap\|21.15 (141) d. 17.17 (119)}}	align=left\| St Kilda Cricket Ground	29,595	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1978\|9\|24}}	{{cite news\|title=Prahran steps on the Bullants\|author=Marc Fiddian\|date=25 September 1978\|newspaper=The Age\|page=27\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| 1981	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Port Melbourne	{{nowrap\|32.19 (211) d. 15.8 (98)}}	align=left\| St Kilda Cricket Ground	20,180	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1981\|9\|20}}	{{cite news\|title=Port storms to Grand Final record\|author=Marc Fiddian\|date=21 September 1981\|newspaper=The Age\|page=29\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| 1982	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Port Melbourne	{{nowrap\|21.15 (141) d. 20.14 (134)}}	align=left\| St Kilda Cricket Ground	20,732	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1982\|9\|19}}	{{cite news\|title=Port scores a hat-trick\|author=Marc Fiddian\|date=20 September 1982\|newspaper=The Age\|page=29\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1983	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Geelong West	{{nowrap\|14.10 (94) d. 12.15 (87)}}	align=left\| St Kilda Cricket Ground	14,719	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1983\|9\|18}}	{{cite news\|title=Bullants rally for first flag in 14 years\|author=Marc Fiddian\|date=19 September 1983\|newspaper=The Age\|page=23\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" rowspan="2" \| 1983 \| style="background:#C0FFC0;" rowspan="2" \| VFA D1 \| style="background:#C0FFC0;" rowspan="2" \| Reserves \| style=background:#FFFFC0; align=left\| {{VFL Fra}} \| style=background:#FFFFC0; \| {{nowrap\|14.20 (104) drew 16.8 (104)}} \| style=background:#FFFFC0; align=left\| Toorak Park \| style=background:#FFFFC0 \| \| style=background:#FFFFC0; align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1983\|9\|18}} \| style=background:#FFFFC0 \| {{cite news\|title=Bullants rally for first flag in 14 years\|author=Marc Fiddian\|date=19 September 1983\|newspaper=The Age\|page=23\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style=background:#C0FFC0; align=left\| {{VFL Fra}} \| style=background:#C0FFC0 \| 18.15 (123) d. 12.13 (85) \| style=background:#C0FFC0; align=left\| Frankston Park \| style=background:#C0FFC0 \| \| style=background:#C0FFC0; align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1983\|9\|25}} \| style=background:#C0FFC0 \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Age\|publication-place=Melbourne\|page=23\|date=26 September 1983\|title=In brief}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1983 \| VFA D1 \| Thirds \| align=left\| unknown \| unknown \| align=left\| unknown \| \| align=left\| {{dts\|format=my\|1978\|9}} \|
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1984	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Frankston	{{nowrap\|19.21 (135) d. 12.9 (81)}}	align=left\| St Kilda Cricket Ground	8,664	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1984\|9\|23}}	{{cite news\|title=Bullants win flag double\|author=Michael Reid\|date=24 September 1984\|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial\|page=75\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1984 \| VFA D1 \| Thirds \| align=left\| {{VFL PM}} \| unknown \| align=left\| unknown \| \| align=left\| {{dts\|format=my\|1978\|9}} \|
style="background:#fcc;" \| 2009	VFL	Seniors	align=left\| North Ballarat	{{nowrap\|14.7 (91) d. 10.8 (68)}}	align=left\| Etihad Stadium	14,026	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2009\|9\|25}}	{{cite web\|url=http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2009/\|title=Victorian Football League (VFL), 2009\|publisher=Australian Football.com\|access-date=7 March 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402174508/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2009/\|archive-date=2 April 2015}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| 2010	VFL	Seniors	align=left\| North Ballarat	{{nowrap\|20.13 (133) d. 13.8 (86)}}	align=left\| Etihad Stadium	11,000	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2010\|9\|19}}	{{cite web\|url=http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2010/\|title=Victorian Football League (VFL), 2010\|publisher=Australian Football.com\|access-date=7 March 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125644/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2010/\|archive-date=2 April 2015}}

Club song

The club song is sung to the tune of "The Yankee Doodle Boy", which is also the basis for the {{AFL Haw}}/{{VFL Box}} and {{VFL San}} club songs.

: We’re from Northern, we’re the Bullants

: The good old red and white, are we

: All good stickers for the red and white

: Always we fight for victory, at Northern

: We’re the best in the competition,

: We won’t give up while there’s a chance

: We’re a team of champions, full of fighting spirit

: That’s why they call us the Bullants

Notes

References

External links

{{Official website}}

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class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; text-valign:center" ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=3%\| Year ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=10%\| League ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=10%\| Grade ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=10%\| Opponent ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=16%\| Score ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=15%\| Venue ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=3%\| Attendance ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=10%\| Date ! style="background:#E41118; color:#FFFFFF; border:solid #FFFFFF 2px"; width=2%\| Report
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1900 \| VJFA \| Seniors \| align=left\| Collingwood Juniors \| 3.3 (21) d. 1.6 (12) \| align=left\| \| \| align=left\| 15 September 1900 \| {{cite news\|newspaper=Weekly Times\|title=Football Notes and Comments\|date=11 September 1900\|page=17\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223442211}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1901 \| VJFA \| Seniors \| colspan="5" \| (No grand final required as Preston was at least two games clear of the second-placed club) \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Sportsman\|title=Victorian Junior Football Association\|date=8 October 1901\|page=6\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227532040}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1902 \| VJFA \| Seniors \| colspan="5" \| (No grand final required as Preston was at least two games clear of the second-placed club) \| {{cite web \|title=VICTORIAN JUNIOR ASSOCIATION \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9061412 \|publisher=The Argus \|access-date=25 July 2024 \|date=9 September 1902}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| 1916 \| VJFA \| Seniors \| align=left\| Collingwood Juniors \| 2.9 (21) d. 2.6 (18) \| align=left\| East Melbourne Cricket Ground \| 5,000 \| align=left\| 14 October 1916 \| {{cite news\|newspaper=Sporting Judge\|title=Football\|date=21 October 1916\|page=1\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/154797571}}{{cite web \|author1=Follower \|title=Williamstown Premiers \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/74835868 \|publisher=The Prahran Telegraph \|access-date=26 July 2024 \|date=21 October 1916}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1921 \| VJFA \| Seniors \| align=left\| Port Melbourne Railway United \| 9.8 (62) d. 6.15 (51) \| align=left\| Dandenong \| \| align=left\| 1 October 1921 \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Argus\|title=PRESTON PREMIERS\|date=3 October 1921\|page=11\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4644885}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1923 \| VJFA \| Seniors \| align=left\| Yarraville \| 9.15 (69) 7.10 (52) \| align=left\| Richmond Cricket Ground \| 5,000 \| align=left\| 27 September 1923 \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Age\|title=Preston wins by 17 points\|date=28 September 1923\|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC \|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203639771}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1957 \| VFA \| Reserves \| align=left\| Moorabbin \| 11.12 (78) d. 5.12 (42) \| align=left\| {{nowrap\|St Kilda Cricket Ground}} \| \| align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1957\|10\|5}} \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial\|publication-place=Melbourne\|date=7 October 1957\|title=Runaway win in seconds\|page=37}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1963	VFA D2	Seniors	align=left\| Waverley	{{nowrap\|11.14 (80) d. 9.15 (69)}}	align=left\| Toorak Park	15,000	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1963\|9\|15}}	{{cite news\|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial\|publication-place=Melbourne\|page=46\|author=Scot Palmer\|date=16 September 1963\|title=Preston earns senior ranking}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1965	VFA D2	Seniors	align=left\| Mordialloc	{{nowrap\|15.12 (102) d. 9.10 (64)}}	align=left\| Toorak Park	10,000	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1965\|9\|12}}	{{cite news\|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial\|publication-place=Melbourne\|page=44\|author=Bob Crimeen\|date=13 September 1965\|title=Pennant for Preston}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1968	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Prahran	{{nowrap\|15.8 (98) d. 12.12 (84)}}	align=left\| Punt Road Oval	18,000	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1968\|9\|22}}	{{cite news\|author=Noel Pascoe\|title=Heard was star for Preston\|page=48\|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial\|date=23 September 1968\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1969	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Dandenong	{{nowrap\|12.11 (83) d. 10.11 (71)}}	align=left\| Punt Road Oval	10,000	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1969\|9\|21}}	{{cite news\|newspaper=The Age\|publication-place=Melbourne\|page=29\|author=Mike Smith\|date=22 September 1969\|title=Preston wins final for second year}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| 1971	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Dandenong	{{nowrap\|14.14 (98) d. 13.14 (92)}}	align=left\| St Kilda Cricket Ground	14,529	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1971\|9\|26}}	{{citation\|title=Dandenong in dicey Grand Final win\|first=Terry\|last=O'Halloran\|date=27 Sep 1971\|newspaper=The Age\|page=21\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1978 \| VFA D1 \| Reserves \| align=left\| {{VFL PM}} \| 10.13 (73) d. 10.12 (72) \| align=left\| Toorak Park \| \| align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1978\|9\|16}} \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Age\|page=29\|author=Marc Fiddian\|date=11 September 1978\|title=Bullants nip Port\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| 1978	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Prahran	{{nowrap\|21.15 (141) d. 17.17 (119)}}	align=left\| St Kilda Cricket Ground	29,595	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1978\|9\|24}}	{{cite news\|title=Prahran steps on the Bullants\|author=Marc Fiddian\|date=25 September 1978\|newspaper=The Age\|page=27\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| 1981	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Port Melbourne	{{nowrap\|32.19 (211) d. 15.8 (98)}}	align=left\| St Kilda Cricket Ground	20,180	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1981\|9\|20}}	{{cite news\|title=Port storms to Grand Final record\|author=Marc Fiddian\|date=21 September 1981\|newspaper=The Age\|page=29\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| 1982	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Port Melbourne	{{nowrap\|21.15 (141) d. 20.14 (134)}}	align=left\| St Kilda Cricket Ground	20,732	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1982\|9\|19}}	{{cite news\|title=Port scores a hat-trick\|author=Marc Fiddian\|date=20 September 1982\|newspaper=The Age\|page=29\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1983	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Geelong West	{{nowrap\|14.10 (94) d. 12.15 (87)}}	align=left\| St Kilda Cricket Ground	14,719	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1983\|9\|18}}	{{cite news\|title=Bullants rally for first flag in 14 years\|author=Marc Fiddian\|date=19 September 1983\|newspaper=The Age\|page=23\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" rowspan="2" \| 1983 \| style="background:#C0FFC0;" rowspan="2" \| VFA D1 \| style="background:#C0FFC0;" rowspan="2" \| Reserves \| style=background:#FFFFC0; align=left\| {{VFL Fra}} \| style=background:#FFFFC0; \| {{nowrap\|14.20 (104) drew 16.8 (104)}} \| style=background:#FFFFC0; align=left\| Toorak Park \| style=background:#FFFFC0 \| \| style=background:#FFFFC0; align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1983\|9\|18}} \| style=background:#FFFFC0 \| {{cite news\|title=Bullants rally for first flag in 14 years\|author=Marc Fiddian\|date=19 September 1983\|newspaper=The Age\|page=23\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style=background:#C0FFC0; align=left\| {{VFL Fra}} \| style=background:#C0FFC0 \| 18.15 (123) d. 12.13 (85) \| style=background:#C0FFC0; align=left\| Frankston Park \| style=background:#C0FFC0 \| \| style=background:#C0FFC0; align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1983\|9\|25}} \| style=background:#C0FFC0 \| {{cite news\|newspaper=The Age\|publication-place=Melbourne\|page=23\|date=26 September 1983\|title=In brief}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1983 \| VFA D1 \| Thirds \| align=left\| unknown \| unknown \| align=left\| unknown \| \| align=left\| {{dts\|format=my\|1978\|9}} \|
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1984	VFA D1	Seniors	align=left\| Frankston	{{nowrap\|19.21 (135) d. 12.9 (81)}}	align=left\| St Kilda Cricket Ground	8,664	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|1984\|9\|23}}	{{cite news\|title=Bullants win flag double\|author=Michael Reid\|date=24 September 1984\|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial\|page=75\|publication-place=Melbourne}}
style="background:#C0FFC0;" \| 1984 \| VFA D1 \| Thirds \| align=left\| {{VFL PM}} \| unknown \| align=left\| unknown \| \| align=left\| {{dts\|format=my\|1978\|9}} \|
style="background:#fcc;" \| 2009	VFL	Seniors	align=left\| North Ballarat	{{nowrap\|14.7 (91) d. 10.8 (68)}}	align=left\| Etihad Stadium	14,026	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2009\|9\|25}}	{{cite web\|url=http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2009/\|title=Victorian Football League (VFL), 2009\|publisher=Australian Football.com\|access-date=7 March 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402174508/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2009/\|archive-date=2 April 2015}}
style="background:#fcc;" \| 2010	VFL	Seniors	align=left\| North Ballarat	{{nowrap\|20.13 (133) d. 13.8 (86)}}	align=left\| Etihad Stadium	11,000	align=left\| {{dts\|format=dmy\|2010\|9\|19}}	{{cite web\|url=http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2010/\|title=Victorian Football League (VFL), 2010\|publisher=Australian Football.com\|access-date=7 March 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125644/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/VFL/2010/\|archive-date=2 April 2015}}

Northern Bullants

History

= 1890−1902: VJFA =

= 1903−1911: VFA entry =

= 1912−1925: Back to the juniors =

= 1926: Rejoining the VFA =

= 1980s =

= 1990s: Decline =

== Bullants revival ==

= 2003−2020: Affiliation =

= 2021−present: Standalone club =

Honours

= Premierships =

= Other Division 1 Awards =

Records

=Team records=

=Head-to-head results=

Seasons

= Seniors =

=Grand finals=

Club song

Notes

References

Further reading

External links