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Breakdown of career lengths by year
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I found myself wondering who had the longest career in the context of overall appearances, because obviously back in the day there weren't as many games. Here's the results:
Year # Players Most Appearances Avg. Apps Factor
1908 235 11-Jack Leveson 4.78 2.30
1909 342 22-Harry Butler 6.50 3.38
1910 462 37-Harry Butler 8.07 4.58
1911 559 49-Harry Butler 9.44 5.19
1912 622 63-Harry Butler 10.84 5.81
1913 688 76-Harry Butler 11.96 6.35
1914 730 90-Harry Butler 13.30 6.77
1915 791 96-Harry Butler 14.15 6.79
1916 839 108-Arthur Butler 15.15 7.13
1917 902 118-Sandy Pearce 15.74 7.50
1918 939 130-Sandy Pearce 16.70 7.78
1919 983 141-Arthur Halloway 17.46 8.07
1920 1058 152-Arthur Halloway 17.72 8.58
1921 1092 157-Sandy Pearce 18.03 8.71
1922 1176 162-Ed Courtney 18.37 8.82
1923 1243 175-Ed Courtney 18.93 9.24
1924 1272 180-Ed Courtney 19.26 9.34
1925 1324 180-Ed Courtney 19.55 9.21
1926 1412 185-Charles Fraser 19.71 9.38
1927 1494 185-Charles Fraser 19.94 9.28
1928 1552 185-Charles Fraser 20.18 9.17
1929 1627 185-Charles Fraser 20.45 9.05
1930 1688 185-Charles Fraser 20.63 8.97
1931 1752 185-Charles Fraser 20.77 8.91
1932 1825 185-Charles Fraser 20.79 8.90
1933 1899 185-Charles Fraser 20.79 8.90
1934 1957 185-Charles Fraser 20.97 8.82
1935 2047 185-Charles Fraser 21.00 8.81
1936 2114 185-Charles Fraser 21.11 8.76
1937 2156 185-Charles Fraser 21.14 8.75
1938 2245 185-Charles Fraser 20.98 8.82
1939 2304 185-Charles Fraser 21.11 8.76
1940 2374 185-Charles Fraser 21.13 8.75
1941 2419 185-Charles Fraser 21.37 8.66
1942 2505 185-Charles Fraser 21.27 8.70
1943 2569 185-Charles Fraser 21.36 8.66
1944 2646 185-Charles Fraser 21.33 8.67
1945 2719 185-Charles Fraser 21.33 8.67
1946 2768 185-Charles Fraser 21.52 8.60
1947 2888 185-Charles Fraser 21.48 8.61
1948 3000 185-Charles Fraser 21.49 8.61
1949 3077 197-Eddie Burns 21.75 9.06
1950 3145 215-Eddie Burns 22.05 9.75
1951 3235 215-Eddie Burns 22.19 9.69
1952 3324 215-Eddie Burns 22.34 9.63
1953 3430 215-Eddie Burns 22.35 9.62
1954 3529 215-Eddie Burns 22.42 9.59
1955 3607 215-Eddie Burns 22.61 9.51
1956 3709 215-Eddie Burns 22.65 9.49
1957 3792 215-Eddie Burns 22.80 9.43
1958 3849 215-Eddie Burns 23.11 9.30
1959 3927 215-Eddie Burns 23.27 9.24
1960 3993 215-Eddie Burns 23.52 9.14
1961 4075 215-Eddie Burns 23.65 9.09
1962 4151 222-Neville Charlton 23.82 9.32
1963 4219 226-Neville Charlton 24.02 9.41
1964 4303 236-Norm Provan 24.14 9.78
1965 4367 255-Norm Provan 24.36 10.47
1966 4431 255-Norm Provan 24.58 10.37
1967 4518 255-Norm Provan 24.92 10.23
1968 4612 255-Norm Provan 25.20 10.12
1969 4708 255-Norm Provan 25.47 10.01
1970 4801 255-Norm Provan 25.76 9.90
1971 4890 255-Norm Provan 26.07 9.78
1972 4981 255-Norm Provan 26.36 9.67
1973 5060 255-Norm Provan 26.72 9.54
1974 5159 255-Norm Provan 26.97 9.46
1975 5250 255-Norm Provan 27.25 9.36
1976 5347 255-Norm Provan 27.50 9.27
1977 5447 255-Norm Provan 27.72 9.20
1978 5532 260-Bill Hamilton 28.01 9.28
1979 5645 263-Bob Fulton 28.14 9.35
1980 5709 263-Bob Fulton 28.50 9.23
1981 5801 269-Bob O'Reilly 28.74 9.36
1982 5932 286-Bob O'Reilly 29.06 9.84
1983 6055 286-Bob O'Reilly 29.42 9.72
1984 6158 286-Bob O'Reilly 29.75 9.61
1985 6261 286-Bob O'Reilly 30.06 9.51
1986 6358 286-Bob O'Reilly 30.40 9.41
1987 6456 286-Bob O'Reilly 30.74 9.30
1988 6620 303-Geoff Gerard 30.85 9.82
1989 6752 327-Geoff Gerard 31.12 10.51
1990 6878 327-Geoff Gerard 31.40 10.41
1991 6987 327-Geoff Gerard 31.75 10.30
1992 7111 327-Geoff Gerard 32.03 10.21
1993 7240 327-Geoff Gerard 32.27 10.13
1994 7352 327-Geoff Gerard 32.59 10.04
1995 7534 329-Terry Lamb 32.79 10.03
1996 7646 350-Terry Lamb 33.30 10.51
1997 7789 350-Terry Lamb 33.71 10.38
1998 7899 350-Terry Lamb 34.33 10.20
1999 7988 350-Terry Lamb 34.85 10.04
2000 8057 350-Terry Lamb 35.37 9.90
2001 8125 350-Terry Lamb 35.87 9.76
2002 8230 350-Terry Lamb 36.19 9.67
2003 8331 350-Terry Lamb 36.53 9.58
2004 8410 350-Terry Lamb 36.95 9.47
2005 8472 350-Terry Lamb 37.43 9.35
2006 8546 350-Terry Lamb 37.86 9.24
2007 8628 350-Terry Lamb 38.29 9.14
2008 8706 350-Terry Lamb 38.74 9.04
2009 8788 350-Terry Lamb 39.15 8.94
2010 8856 350-Terry Lamb 39.62 8.83
2011 8923 355-Darren Lockyer 40.09 8.86
2012 8980 355-Darren Lockyer 40.59 8.75
2013 9057 355-Darren Lockyer 41.00 8.66
2014 9135 355-Darren Lockyer 41.40 8.58
2015 9191 355-Darren Lockyer 41.89 8.47
2016 9268 355-Darren Lockyer 42.28 8.40
2017 9333 358-Cameron Smith 42.71 8.38
2018 9390 384-Cameron Smith 43.17 8.89
2019 9467 411-Cameron Smith 43.54 9.44
2020 9539 430-Cameron Smith 43.82 9.81
2021 9617 430-Cameron Smith 44.17 9.74
2022 9674 430-Cameron Smith 44.62 9.64
2023 9747 430-Cameron Smith 45.03 9.55
2024 9816 430-Cameron Smith 45.39 9.47
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