The yellow line represents the number of teams that made the finals in a particular year.
The red line represents the total number of teams in the competition in a particular year.
| Last Place: | 13 times |
| Finalist: | 24 times |
| Grand Finals: | 10 (Won 4, Drawn 1, Lost 5) |
| Premierships: | 4 (1975, 1977, 1996, 1999) |
North's "golden era" was 1974-1980. North made the finals seven years in a row, and the Grand Final in 5 consective years, for 2 Premierships. The "Team of the Nineties" streak of 8 consecutive finals (1993-2000) includes an AFL record 7 consecutive preliminary finals.