• Its 12th win from 23 Grand Finals (1919-2019).

• Its 53rd win from 89 finals played (one draw replayed) for a win percentage of 60.1%.

• Its biggest win in a Grand Final. Previous: 81 pts. vs Collingwood in 1980.

• Its 2nd Grand Final won in all 4 quarters. Previous: 1980.

• Its 2nd biggest win in a final. Biggest: 118 pts. vs Geelong in the 1969 Semi-final.

• Its 6th highest score factor in a match. Highest: 6.47 times Brisbane's score in Round 4 2018 (110 vs 17 pts.).

• Its greatest score factor in a final. Previous: 3.41 times Geelong's score in the 1969 Semi-final (167 vs 49 pts.). Its previous greatest score factor in a Grand Final was 2.04 times Collingwood's score in 1980 (159 vs 78 pts.)

• The lowest score that it has conceded in a final that it won. Previous: 4.8-32 vs Carlton in the 1921 Grand Final. (Lost to Collingwood's 2.13-25 in the 1927 Grand Final by 12 pts,)

• The lowest score that it has conceded since 2.5-17 vs Brisbane in Round 4 2018 which was its lowest since 2.9-21 vs Fitzroy in Round 15 1964.

• Its 12th consecutive win is its equal most ever. Previous: Round 11 1932 to Round 2 1933 (including the 1932 Grand Final.)

• Its 5th century score this year makes the lowest percentage (20%) of scores of 100 pts or more by a  Premier since Essendon's 19% (4/21 matches) in 1965.

• Its average losing margin this year of 46.2 pts is the 2nd highest ever for a Premier that lost more than 3 matches during the season. Highest: Port Adelaide - 5 losses with an average margin of 50 .8 pts in 2004.

• Its is the first Premier to have lost 6 matches by 30 pts or more during the season. Previous most: Essendon 5 in 1993 and Port Adelaide 5 in 2004.

• It is the first Premier to have lost 4 matches by 40 pts. or more during the season. (There have been 7 Premiers that have lost 3 matches by 40 pts. or more. Most recently: Sydney in 2005 and Port Adelaide in 2004.)

• It is one of only 6 Premiers to have lost 6 of its first 13 matches. Previous: Adelaide 1998 and 1997, Richmond 1969, Essendon 1949, and Carlton 1945.

• This was its 3rd Premiership year where it lost at least one match by 11 goals or more (67 pts vs Geelong) . Previous: Lost one in 1974 and 2 in 2017.

• Its 40th win from 45 matches played at the MCG 2017-19.

• Its 2nd quarter win percentage this year of 70.0% was its highest for a season since 72.0% in 1980.

• Its quarters won percentage this year of 64.5% was its highest for a season since 68.5% in 1980.

• This year makes for the first time that it has had 3 consecutive seasons with a win percentage over 70% since 1972-4.

• On win percentage and for and against percentage this season ranks 14th from its 112 seasons competed in.

• Opponents winless against this year: Adelaide, Nth Melbourne, and the Western Bulldogs.

• Its average attendance this year of 54,011 was its 2nd highest for a season. Highest: 57,554 in 2018.

• Its total recorded attendances (1908-2019) passed the 62 million mark with this match.

• Its 5th and biggest loss from 11 finals played. Previous biggest loss: 36 pts. vs Richmond in the 2017 Preliminary Final.

• Its biggest loss since 89 pts. vs Sydney in Round 21 2015.

• Its 16th and 2nd biggest loss from 20 matches played at the MCG. Biggest loss: 162 pts. vs Hawthorn in Round 15 2012.

• Its 11th loss from 24 matches played outside of the ACT and NSW 2018-19 (one drawn).

• Is lowest score ever. Previous: 4.5-29 vs Hawthorn in Round 21 this year.

• Its 2nd equal least scoring shots in a match. Least: 9 in the above match. Equal: 10 (5.5-35 vs St Kilda in Round 22 2012).

• Its 3rd lowest score factor in a match. Lower: 0.16 vs Hawthorn in Round 15 2012 (4.7-31 vs 28.25-193) and 0.21 vs St Kilda in Round 22 2012 (5.5-35 vs 25.13-163)

• Its lowest 1/2 time score since 1.5-11 vs Adelaide in the 2017 Qualifying Final.

• Its equal lowest 3/4 time score. Equal: 2.7-19 vs Geelong 12.3-75 in Round 7 2018.

• Its 3rd loss in all 4 quarters this year. (It lost 3 last year and none in 2017 and 2016.)

• It is only the 2nd Runners-up to lose 4 matches by 50 pts or more in a season. Previous: Melbourne in 1946. (The last Runners-up to lose 3 matches by 50 pts. or in a season  was Carlton in 1999 - the only other 6th placed team to play in a Grand Final.)

• Opponents winless against this year: Adelaide, Fremantle, Hawthorn (2 losses) , and West Coast.

• Its running average attendance 2012-19 went over 20 thousand for the first time with the attendance at the Grand Final.

• Its average attendance this year of 24,352 was its highest for a season. Previous: 23,756 in 2017. Lowest: 15,715 in 2013.

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Geelong's 1963 success stands as the club's sole premiership triumph during a period of 'almosts' which dogged the Cats for half a century.

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