FROM the moment the Swans went from South Melbourne to Sydney in 1982, planes have been required to ferry teams between states.

The arrival of West Coast for the 1987 season made travel a regular occurrence for the Eagles and nowadays Victorian clubs generally have more than five interstate trips every season.

And like most quirks in the modern day fixture, the bigger the team, the better the travel itinerary.

The 2017 schedule is no different, with Collingwood set to travel less than any other club. Predictably, West Coast and Fremantle will cover the most distance, although Gold Coast is not far behind them.

Finals Week 1

The Suns travel to China to take on Port Adelaide in Round 8 which undoubtedly bumps up their kilometres clocked.

The Eagles will travel 50,402km more than the Magpies next year. That’s transit time that could be spent recovering, preparing or sleeping.

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Here is the Frequent Flyer ladder for 2017 (From most to least):

1. WEST COAST

6 venues

Distance travelled: 69,840km

2. FREMANTLE

8 venues

Distance travelled: 62,438km

3.GOLD COAST

11 venues

Distance travelled: 57,918km

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4. PORT ADELAIDE

10 venues

Distance travelled: 37,668km

5. BRISBANE

8 venues

Distance travelled: 36,150km

6. ADELAIDE

9 venues

Distance travelled: 29,672km

7. GWS GIANTS

11 venues

Distance travelled: 29,164km

8. WESTERN BULLDOGS

10 venues

Distance travelled: 27,990km

9. GEELONG

8 venues

Distance travelled: 25,406km

10. CARLTON

7 venues

Distance travelled: 23,766km

11. SYDNEY

7 venues

Distance travelled: 21,222km

12. NORTH MELBOURNE

8 venues

Distance travelled: 20,544km

13. MELBOURNE

8 venues

Distance travelled: 20,120km

14. ST KILDA

6 venues

Distance travelled: 19,438km

St Kilda players wearing masks to guard against swine flu outbreak on plane flight from Melbourne to Gold Coast for game against Melbourne. Source: News Limited

15. HAWTHORN

7 venues

Distance travelled: 19,342km

16. ESSENDON

8 venues

Distance travelled: 18,820km

17. RICHMOND

8 venues

Distance travelled: 18,538km

18. COLLINGWOOD

7 venues

Distance travelled: 15,284km