Since the 2001 season began, nine different sides have been crowned premiers, while 11 different clubs have been handed the dreaded wooden spoon.
In that time frame clubs have seen star players come and go, coaches hired and fired, and fans have enjoyed some dizzying heights and some frightening lows, although some teams have done so more than others.
One Twitter user has gone to another level, with @ExiledVictorian breaking down every club's weeks at the top of the ladder between 2001-2017, and their time on the bottom during the same period.
Geelong lay claim to being the most consistent side over the past 16 years, given they've spent more weeks at the top of the AFL ladder than any other side.
The Cats have spent almost a full year at the top of the ladder, as they sat at the top of the table for 49 weeks, which has turned into three premierships.
On the other side, Geelong have spent just eight weeks in last place, and haven't won a wooden spoon in that time frame.
St Kilda can count themselves unlucky, as they sit in fourth in weeks at the top of the table with 40, although they were unable to win a flag despite their regular season dominance.
Somewhat surprisingly, only two clubs haven't spent a single week at the top of the ladder, with Gold Coast and Richmond the two clubs yet to look down and see the rest of the competition below them.
The Tigers got up to second after round three during their premiership success in 2017 but have failed to finish a round on top in the past 16 seasons.
Number of weeks each team has spent on top of the #AFL ladder this millennium (2001-2017). pic.twitter.com/JYuPYuQd6c
— Wackel Pudding (@ExiledVictorian) January 7, 2018
Down the bottom, Melbourne have spent a league-high 50 weeks at the bottom of the ladder for two wooden spoons, while Carlton have the most spoons with four since 2001, having sat at the bottom for 45 weeks.
Every club in the league has visited the bottom of the table at least once, with Adelaide's one and only round at the foot of the ladder coming after round four in 2004.
The Swans have spent just two weeks in last place since 2001, while West Coast's nine weeks is the shortest amount of time spent in last for a wooden spoon winner.
And here is the inverse, number of weeks spent at the bottom of the ladder during the same time period. Ping @ThePolicyKid pic.twitter.com/E66aOJjc9Q
— Wackel Pudding (@ExiledVictorian) January 7, 2018
