CLUB lists have been finalised for 2017 and a number of trends and anomalies have emerged.

AFL.com.au crunched the numbers across nine categories to paint a picture of how your club's list compares to the opposition.

The Western Bulldogs defied history in their push to win the premiership from seventh, and 17 clubs will have analysed their list structure since.

That the Dogs won the flag with a team that still ranks 10th for average age and eighth for average games will have their main rivals miffed.

Then there is Greater Western Sydney, which has quietly become the second-oldest team in the AFL, while North Melbourne has gone the other way.

So is your club rebuilding or readying for a finals charge in 2017? We'll let the numbers tell the story.

Average age of your team

Add a pair of 34-year-olds to your playing list (Sam Mitchell and Drew Petrie) and hey, presto, you become the oldest team in the competition. Congratulations, West Coast! Also noteworthy is that the allegedly fledgling Greater Western Sydney has the second-oldest list and the reigning premier Western Bulldogs are only mid-range. At the other end, the Lions are the youngest team by almost a year.

OLDEST TO YOUNGEST AVERAGE AGE West Coast 24 years, 330 days Greater Western Sydney 24y, 219d Fremantle 24y, 207d Hawthorn 24y, 184d Essendon 24y, 102d Geelong 24y, 18d St Kilda 23y, 350d Richmond 23y, 344d Adelaide 23y, 340d Western Bulldogs 23y, 322d Collingwood 23y, 319d Gold Coast 23y, 305d Port Adelaide 23y, 286d Carlton 23y, 299d Sydney 23y, 265d Melbourne 23y, 233d North Melbourne 23y, 218d Brisbane Lions 22y, 225d

* Ages calculated at round one, 2017

Brett Deledio's arrival further boosts the Giants' average age. Picture: AFL Photos





Average experience of your team

West Coast is the most experienced side after bringing in Sam Mitchell and Drew Petrie, both of whom have played more than 300 games. Greater Western Sydney ranked third after trading for Brett Deledio and drafting Matt de Boer and Tendai Mzungu, while Sydney (14th oldest) and Adelaide (16th) should improve as their younger players become more exposed to the elite level.

MOST TO FEWEST AVERAGE GAMES West Coast 85 games Hawthorn 79 Greater Western Sydney 76 Essendon 69 Fremantle 67 Collingwood 64 Port Adelaide 64 Western Bulldogs 64 Geelong 63 St Kilda 63 Richmond 62 Gold Coast 60 North Melbourne 59 Sydney 59 Melbourne 58 Adelaide 57 Carlton 53 Brisbane Lions 42

Former Docker Tendai Mzungu adds to GWS' experienced contingent. Picture: AFL Photos





Average goals per player on your list

Coleman medallist Josh Kennedy (450 career goals) leads an experienced Eagles forward line, while North Melbourne recruit Drew Petrie (428) adds depth. Ty Vickery (158) joins a host of veterans including Jarryd Roughead (491), Cyril Rioli (268) and Luke Hodge (192) as regular goalkickers at second-ranked Hawthorn. At the other end of the table, the Lions have to rely on their young forwards, led by Josh Schache, to kick a winning score.

MOST TO FEWEST AVERAGE GOALS West Coast 63 Hawthorn 61 Sydney 49 Greater Western Sydney 46 Collingwood 43 Port Adelaide 43 Geelong 42 Adelaide 41 Western Bulldogs 41 St Kilda 39 North Melbourne 37 Fremantle 36 Richmond 36 Essendon 35 Gold Coast 35 Melbourne 30 Carlton 28 Brisbane Lions 24

Drew Petrie's 428 goals adds extra potency to West Coast's forward line. Picture: AFL Photos





Finals experience

No surprises at the top here, with the leading five clubs being perennial finalists over the past 6-8 years. The Bulldogs are starting to close the gap, given a large majority of their premiership team played four finals each last year, while power Victorian clubs Carlton, Essendon and Richmond are among the bottom seven for total finals after a long stretch without success. The Brisbane Lions are placed last in this category, with 12 of their combined 35 finals attributed to Dayne Beams in his time at Collingwood. Similarly, Melbourne would be equal-last with the Lions if not for Jordan Lewis' 23 finals with his former club Hawthorn.

MOST TO FEWEST TOTAL FINALS Hawthorn 315 Sydney 267 West Coast 222 Fremantle 185 Geelong 185 Western Bulldogs 173 North Melbourne 139 Greater Western Sydney 135 Adelaide 130 Collingwood 125 Port Adelaide 90 Essendon 84 St Kilda 77 Richmond 65 Melbourne 58 Carlton 55 Gold Coast 52 Brisbane Lions 35

Sam Mitchell and Jordan Lewis have played a combined 47 finals. Picture: AFL Photos

Players yet to debut

In moving on Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Nick Dal Santo and Michael Firrito, the Kangaroos are clearly turning their attention to the future. That means they are changing the profile of the list and therefore are set to blood more youngsters. The premiership-winning Bulldogs have found a good balance between handing inexperienced players their debuts, if they earned them, and maintaining a core squad capable of competing week after week.

MOST TO FEWEST YET TO DEBUT North Melbourne 16 Adelaide 14 Geelong 14 Sydney 13 Carlton 12 Port Adelaide 11 Brisbane Lions 10 Fremantle 10 West Coast 10 Melbourne 9 Collingwood 8 Essendon 8 Greater Western Sydney 8 Hawthorn 8 St Kilda 8 Western Bulldogs 7 Richmond 6 Gold Coast 6

Josh Dunkley was among the debutant Dogs to help the club to its flag. Picture: AFL Photos

Teenagers

Clubs' recruiting across the past two NAB AFL Drafts is reflected in how many teenagers are on their lists. The Brisbane Lions brought seven teenagers into the club through the drafting period this year, while St Kilda recruited just three across the national and rookie drafts. Carlton has had an aggressive youth policy as it rebuilds under Brendon Bolton.

MOST TO FEWEST TEENAGERS ON LIST Brisbane Lions 11 Carlton 11 Gold Coast 10 Essendon 9 Geelong 9 North Melbourne 9 Collingwood 8 Port Adelaide 8 Sydney 8 Western Bulldogs 8 Adelaide 7 Hawthorn 7 Greater Western Sydney 6 West Coast 6 Fremantle 5 Melbourne 5 Richmond 5 St Kilda 4

Jarrod Berry and Hugh McCluggage are among the Lions' 11 teenagers. Picture: AFL Photos





Players from other clubs

Carlton's plundering of Greater Western Sydney sees the Blues with a remarkable 16 players boasting experience at another club. Just as eye-popping is the fact that defending premiers, the Western Bulldogs, have just five players with experience at another club. Three players from another club played in the Bulldogs' flag but Joel Hamling departed to Fremantle as Travis Cloke arrived from Collingwood. Three of 2016's four preliminary finalists are among the bottom four in this category, but a player from another club won both Geelong and Sydney's best and fairest awards.

MOST TO FEWEST PLAYERS FROM RIVAL CLUBS Carlton 16 St Kilda 13 Collingwood 12 Greater Western Sydney 12 Hawthorn 12 Melbourne 12 Adelaide 11 Gold Coast 11 West Coast 11 Brisbane Lions 10 Essendon 10 Richmond 10 Port Adelaide 9 Fremantle 8 Geelong 7 North Melbourne 7 Sydney 7 Western Bulldogs 5

Caleb Marchbank is one of several ex-Giants at the Blues. Picture: AFL Photos





The old blokes: 30 and over

Freo veterans Matthew Pavlich and Tendai Mzungu are no longer at the club but the Dockers still head this category. The suddenly experienced Giants' tally includes the retired Joel Patfull, who is now on their rookie list for contractual reasons, while Heritier Lumumba has been counted although he might well have played his last game for Melbourne. Hawthorn's stocks have thinned with the departures of Sam Mitchell and Jordan Lewis, while Collingwood's only player over 30 is ex-Kangaroo Daniel Wells, whose former club lost six elder statesmen. The Eagles' figure was boosted by the recruitment of Mitchell and ex-Roo Drew Petrie.

MOST TO FEWEST PLAYERS 30 AND OVER Fremantle 7 Greater Western Sydney 6 West Coast 5 Western Bulldogs 5 Essendon 4 Hawthorn 4 Melbourne 4 St Kilda 4 Adelaide 3 Geelong 3 Gold Coast 3 North Melbourne 3 Sydney 3 Carlton 2 Port Adelaide 2 Brisbane Lions 1 Collingwood 1 Richmond 1

Recruit Daniel Wells is Collingwood's sole player aged 30 or over. Picture: AFL Photos





Players with 100 or more games

It's no great surprise to see West Coast, Hawthorn – despite losing Sam Mitchell and Jordan Lewis – and North Melbourne at the top of this list, but Collingwood's inclusion in equal third may turn some heads for a club that has been regenerating the past few years. At the other end of the table, the two Queensland clubs continue to lag in the experience department.

OLDEST TO YOUNGEST PLAYERS WITH 100 OR MORE GAMES West Coast 19 Hawthorn 16 Collingwood 13 North Melbourne 13 Essendon 12 Fremantle 12 Geelong 12 Port Adelaide 11 Richmond 11 Greater Western Sydney 10 St Kilda 10 Adelaide 9 Carlton 9 Melbourne 9 Sydney 9 Western Bulldogs 9 Gold Coast 8 Brisbane Lions 7

The Suns' raft of first-round draftees has boosted their inexperience. Picture: AFL Photos



