List of VFL/AFL records

This is a list of records from the Australian Football League (AFL) since its founding in 1897. From 1897 to 1989, it was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Team records

Premierships

Titles Club Seasons
16 Carlton 1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1995
16 Essendon 1897, 1901, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1962, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000
16 Collingwood 1902, 1903, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1953, 1958, 1990, 2010, 2023
13 Hawthorn 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
13 Richmond 1920, 1921, 1932, 1934, 1943, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980, 2017, 2019, 2020
13 Melbourne 1900, 1926, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 2021
10 Geelong 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2022
8 Fitzroy 1898, 1899, 1904, 1905, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1944
5 Sydney 1909, 1918, 1933, 2005, 2012
4 North Melbourne 1975, 1977, 1996, 1999
4 West Coast 1992, 1994, 2006, 2018
4 Brisbane Lions 2001, 2002, 2003, 2024
2 Adelaide 1997, 1998
2 Western Bulldogs 1954, 2016
1 Port Adelaide 2004
1 St Kilda 1966

Runners-up

Titles Club Seasons
27 Collingwood 1901, 1905, 1911, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2018
14 Essendon 1898, 1902, 1908, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1983, 1990, 2001
13 Carlton 1904, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1949, 1962, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1993, 1999
13 Sydney 1899, 1907, 1912, 1914, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024
12 Richmond 1919, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1972, 1982
10 Geelong 1897, 1930, 1953, 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2020
6 St Kilda 1913, 1965, 1971, 1997, 2009, 2010
6 Hawthorn 1963, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2012
5 Fitzroy 1900, 1903, 1906, 1917, 1923
5 North Melbourne 1950, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1998
5 Melbourne 1946, 1954, 1958, 1988, 2000
3 West Coast 1991, 2005, 2015
2 Western Bulldogs 1961, 2021
2 Brisbane Lions 2004, 2023
1 Port Adelaide 2007
1 Fremantle 2013
1 Adelaide 2017
1 Greater Western Sydney 2019

Minor Premierships

Titles Club Seasons
20 Collingwood 1902, 1903, 1905, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1977, 2010, 2011, 2023
17 Carlton 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1938, 1941, 1947, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1995
17 Essendon 1898, 1911, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1962, 1968, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001
15 Geelong 1897, 1901, 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1980, 1992, 2007, 2008, 2019, 2022
10 Melbourne 1939, 1940, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 2021
10 Sydney 1909, 1912, 1918, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996, 2014, 2016, 2024
9 Hawthorn 1961, 1963, 1971, 1975, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2012, 2013
9 Richmond 1920, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1944, 1967, 1974, 1982, 2018
4 Fitzroy 1899, 1900, 1904, 1913
4 North Melbourne 1949, 1978, 1983, 1998
4 Port Adelaide 2002, 2003, 2004, 2020
3 West Coast 1991, 1994, 2006
3 St Kilda 1965, 1997, 2009
2 Adelaide 2005, 2017
1 Fremantle 2015

Wooden Spoon

Titles Club Seasons
27 St Kilda 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1909, 1910, 1920, 1924, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2014
15 North Melbourne 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1956, 1961, 1968, 1970, 1972, 2021, 2022
12 Melbourne 1905, 1906, 1919, 1923, 1951, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1997, 2008, 2009
11 Hawthorn 1925, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1965
11 Sydney 1903, 1922, 1938, 1939, 1962, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1992, 1993, 1994
8 Richmond 1916, 1917, 1960, 1987, 1989, 2004, 2007, 2024
7 Fitzroy 1936, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1980, 1995, 1996
5 Geelong 1908, 1915, 1944, 1957, 1958
5 Essendon 1907, 1918, 1921, 1933, 2016
5 Carlton 2002, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2018
4 University 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914
4 Western Bulldogs 1959, 1967, 1982, 2003
2 Brisbane Bears 1990, 1991
2 Collingwood 1976, 1999
2 Greater Western Sydney 2012, 2013
2 Brisbane Lions 1998, 2017
2 Gold Coast 2011, 2019
2 West Coast 2010, 2023
1 Fremantle 2001
1 Adelaide 2020

Team wins, losses, win percentage and draws

All Time Ladder
Pos Team First game Pld W L D W%
1 Collingwood 8 May 1897 2649 1600 1021 28 60.93%
2 Carlton 8 May 1897 2600 1472 1093 35 57.29%
3 Essendon 8 May 1897 2564 1421 1107 36 56.12%
4 Geelong 8 May 1897 2548 1397 1127 23 55.3%
5 West Coast 29 March 1987 863 468 389 6 54.58%
6 Port Adelaide 29 March 1997 619 331 283 5 54.58%
7 Richmond 2 May 1908 2369 1211 1132 26 51.67%
8 Adelaide 22 March 1991 755 389 364 2 51.66%
9 Brisbane Lions 30 March 1997 623 308 309 6 49.92%
10 Hawthorn 2 May 1925 2082 1010 1059 13 48.82%
11 Sydney 8 May 1897 2541 1218 1298 25 48.43%
12 Melbourne 8 May 1897 2512 1151 1339 22 46.26%
13 Western Bulldogs 2 May 1925 2051 934 1095 22 46.08%
14 Fitzroy 8 May 1897 1928 869 1034 25 45.07%
15 Greater Western Sydney 24 March 2012 276 123 149 4 45.29%
16 Fremantle 1 April 1995 651 292 357 2 45.01%
17 North Melbourne 2 May 1925 2070 896 1156 18 43.72%
18 St Kilda 8 May 1897 2481 973 1481 27 39.76%
19 Brisbane Bears 27 March 1987 222 72 148 2 32.43%
20 Gold Coast 2 April 2011 282 78 202 2 27.41%
21 University 2 May 1908 126 27 97 2 21.43%

Highest and lowest scores

Highest
Rank Score Club Opponent Year Round Venue
1 37.17.239 Geelong Brisbane Bears 1992 7 Carrara Stadium
2 36.22.238 Fitzroy Melbourne 1979 17 VFL Park
3 36.20.236 Sydney Essendon 1987 17 Sydney Cricket Ground
4 37.11.233 Geelong Melbourne 2011 19 Kardinia Park
5 36.15.231 Hawthorn Fitzroy 1991 6 North Hobart Oval
Source: [1]. Last updated: 20 August 2013.
Lowest
Rank Score Club Opponent Year Round Venue
1 0.1.1 St Kilda Geelong 1899 3 (FS) Corio Oval
2 0.2.2 St Kilda South Melbourne 1897 3 Lake Oval
0.2.2 St Kilda Geelong 1899 14 Corio Oval
0.2.2 Melbourne Fitzroy 1899 2 (FS) Brunswick Street Oval
5 0.3.3 St Kilda South Melbourne 1897 10 Junction Oval
0.3.3 St Kilda Essendon 1897 12 East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Source: [2]. Last updated: 20 August 2013.
(FS) = Sectional Round in Finals

All these scores were from the first three years of the VFL competition, when scores, in general, were much lower. The following table shows the lowest scores since 1919 (the first year of complete competition following World War I):

Lowest since 1919
Rank Score Club Opponent Year Round Venue
1 1.0.6 Fitzroy Footscray 1953 5 Western Oval
2 0.8.8 Richmond St Kilda 1961 16 Junction Oval
3 1.5.11 St Kilda Melbourne 1957 16 Junction Oval
4 1.7.13 Hawthorn Melbourne 1926 9 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1.7.13 Richmond Collingwood 1927 GF Melbourne Cricket Ground
1.7.13 Fremantle Adelaide 2009 15 Football Park
Source: [3]. Last updated: 20 August 2013.

Highest losing scores and lowest winning scores

Highest losing scores
Rank Score Club Opponent Opponent’s score Year Round Venue
1 25.13.163 Geelong Hawthorn 26.15.171 1989 6 Princes Park
2 25.9.159 Kangaroos Essendon 27.9.171 2001 16 Melbourne Cricket Ground
3 23.19.157 Fitzroy Melbourne 24.23.167 1978 2 Melbourne Cricket Ground
4 24.11.155 South Melbourne Geelong 26.11.167 1978 19 Lake Oval
5 24.10.154 South Melbourne Melbourne 24.23.167 1979 6 Melbourne Cricket Ground
Source: [4]. Last updated: 20 August 2013.
Lowest winning scores
Rank Score Club Opponent Opponent’s score Year Round Venue
1 1.8.14 Essendon Melbourne 0.8.8 1897 3 (Finals) East Melbourne Cricket Ground
2 1.9.15 Geelong Melbourne 0.10.10 1897 9 Corio Oval
2.3.15 South Melbourne Melbourne 1.7.13 1898 6 Melbourne Cricket Ground
1.9.15 Essendon South Melbourne 0.9.9 1899 3 East Melbourne Cricket Ground
5 1.13.19 Essendon South Melbourne 2.3.15 1897 6 Lake Oval
Source: [5]. Last updated: 20 August 2013.

As with the lowest overall scores, all these were from the first three years of the VFL. The lowest winning scores in more recent times are:

Lowest winning scores since 1919
Rank Score Club Opponent Opponent’s score Year Round Venue
1 2.13.25 Collingwood Richmond 1.7.13 1927 GF Melbourne Cricket Ground
2 3.10.28 Essendon Footscray 3.5.23 1989 13 Windy Hill
3 4.6.30 Carlton Richmond 3.5.23 1927 17 Princes Park
4 3.13.31 Collingwood Essendon 4.6.30 1927 17 Victoria Park
4.7.31 Collingwood Geelong 3.11.29 1951 14 Kardinia Park
3.13.31 Carlton Geelong 2.12.24 1977 12 Princes Park
Source: [6]. Last updated: 20 August 2013.

Highest scores for each quarter

Quarter Score Club Opponent Year Round Venue
1st 15.4.94 Essendon Gold Coast 2011 6 Docklands Stadium
2nd 14.2.86 Adelaide Fitzroy 1996 17 Football Park
3rd 13.4.82 Essendon Footscray 1982 22 Western Oval
4th 17.4.106 South Melbourne St Kilda 1919 12 Lake Oval
Source: [7]. Last updated: 20 August 2013.

Greatest winning margins

Rank Margin Club Opponent Year Round Venue
1 190 Fitzroy Melbourne 1979 17 VFL Park
2 186 Geelong Melbourne 2011 19 Kardinia Park
3 178 Collingwood St Kilda 1979 4 Victoria Park
4 171 South Melbourne St Kilda 1919 12 Lake Oval
171 Sydney West Coast 2023 15 Sydney Cricket Ground
Source: [8]. Last updated: 24 June 2023.

Biggest comebacks

Deficit from end of 1/4 time:

See also: Essendon v Kangaroos (2001 AFL season)
Rank Deficit Club Final score Opponent Final score Year Round Venue
1 58 Essendon 27.9.171 Kangaroos 25.9.159 2001 16 Melbourne Cricket Ground
2 55 St Kilda 15.22.112 Hawthorn 14.15.99 1937 2 Glenferrie Oval
3 54 Collingwood 18.11.119 North Melbourne 19.4.118 2024 14 Marvel Stadium
4 51 Hawthorn 17.7.109 St Kilda 14.12.96 1999 12 Waverley Park
5 48 Richmond 19.13.127 Sydney Swans 16.14.110 1982 21 Sydney Cricket Ground
Source: http://afl.allthestats.com/?itm=211134&fmqtr=0. Last updated: 14 January 2011.

Deficit from end of 1/2 time:

Rank Deficit Club Final score Opponent Final score Year Round Venue
1 52 Collingwood 14.23.107 St Kilda 15.10.100 1970 10 Victoria Park
2 50 Melbourne 17.17.119 Fremantle 15.23.113 2008 7 Melbourne Cricket Ground
3 49 Geelong 17.10.112 Collingwood 17.9.111 1972 20 Kardinia Park
49 Hawthorn 26.15.171 Geelong 25.13.163 1989 6 Princes Park
49 St Kilda 14.10.94 Western Bulldogs 13.9.87 2015 6 Docklands Stadium
Source: http://afl.allthestats.com/?itm=211134&fmqtr=1. Last updated: 14 January 2011.

Deficit from end of 3/4 time:

Rank Deficit Club Final score Opponent Final score Year Round Venue
1 45 Brisbane Bears 14.20.104 Hawthorn 14.13.97 1995 16 The Gabba
2 44 North Melbourne 15.12.102 Essendon 14.10.94 1947 6 Arden Street Oval
3 41 North Melbourne 12.19.91 Footscray 13.7.85 1936 7 Arden Street Oval
41 Essendon 18.16.124 Melbourne 19.9.123 1992 6 Melbourne Cricket Ground
5 40 Western Bulldogs 14.15.99 Adelaide 14.13.97 1999 16 Melbourne Cricket Ground
40 Kangaroos 17.16.118 Sydney Swans 18.4.112 2004 19 Sydney Cricket Ground

Largest comebacks (from any stage of the game):

Rank Deficit Club Final score Opponent Final score Year Round Venue
1 69pts Q2 10mins Essendon 27.9.171 Kangaroos 25.9.159 2001 16 MCG
2 63pts Q2 5mins Hawthorn 17.7.109 St Kilda 14.12.96 1999 12 Waverley Park
3 60pts Q2 27mins Collingwood 14.23.107 St Kilda 15.10.100 1970 10 Victoria Park
4 56pts Q2 28mins Hawthorn 26.15.171 Geelong 25.13.163 1989 6 Princes Park
5 55pts at Q1 time St Kilda 15.22.112 Hawthorn 14.15.99 1937 2 Glenferrie Oval
55pts Q2 10mins Collingwood 19.9.123 Richmond 16.13.109 1978 20 MCG
55pts Q3 3mins St Kilda 14.10.94 Western Bulldogs 13.9.87 2015 6 Docklands Stadium


Highest scores (both teams)

Rank Score Home team Score Away team Score Year Round Venue
1 52.33.345 Melbourne 21.15.141 St Kilda 31.18.204 1978 6 Melbourne Cricket Ground
2 51.31.337 Geelong 35.18.228 St Kilda 16.13.109 1989 7 Kardinia Park
50.37.337 Hawthorn 21.23.149 Richmond 29.14.188 1985 5 Princes Park
4 51.28.334 North Melbourne 35.19.229 Sydney 16.9.105 1993 6 Princes Park
51.28.334 Hawthorn 26.15.171 Geelong 25.13.163 1989 6 Princes Park
Source:[1]

Lowest scores (both teams)

Rank Score Home team Score Away team Score Year Round Venue
1 1.16.22 Essendon 1.8.14 Melbourne 0.8.8 1897 FR3 Lake Oval
2 1.18.24 Essendon 1.9.15 South Melbourne 0.9.9 1899 3 East Melbourne Cricket Ground
3 1.19.25 Geelong 1.9.15 Melbourne 0.10.10 1897 9 Corio Oval
4 3.10.28 Melbourne 1.7.13 South Melbourne 2.3.15 1898 6 MCG
5 3.11.29 Carlton 3.6.24 South Melbourne 0.5.5 1899 8 Princes Park
Source:[2]

Lowest scores (both teams) since 1919

As with the lowest scores and lowest winning scores, all the lowest aggregate scores above were from the first three years of VFL competition. The lowest match aggregate scores in more recent times are:

Rank Score Home team Score Away team Score Year Round Venue
1 3.20.38 Collingwood 2.13.25 Richmond 1.7.13 1927 GF MCG
2 6.15.51 Essendon 3.10.28 Footscray 3.5.23 1989 13 Windy Hill
3 6.17.53 St Kilda 5.5.35 Essendon 1.12.18 1923 10 Junction Oval
7.11.53 Carlton 4.6.30 Richmond 3.5.23 1927 6 Princes Park
5 5.25.55 Carlton 3.13.31 Geelong 2.12.24 1977 12 Princes Park
6 6.21.57 Footscray 1.8.14 Geelong 5.13.43 1965 12 Western Oval
7 7.16.58 Footscray 3.4.22 Brisbane Bears 4.12.36 1996 16 Western Oval
8 6.23.59 Footscray 4.12.36 Essendon 2.11.23 1955 4 Western Oval
9 7.18.60 Richmond 4.10.34 Sydney 3.8.26 2020[a] 6 The Gabba
7.18.60 St Kilda 1.5.11 Melbourne 6.13.49 1957 16 Junction Oval
7.18.60 Geelong 3.11.29 Collingwood 4.7.31 1951 14 Kardinia Park
Source:[3]
  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most consecutive wins

Rank Concluded Games Team Commenced
1 Round 13, 1953 23 Geelong Round 12, 1952
2 Round 4, 2002 20 Brisbane Lions Round 10, 2001
Round 20, 2000 20 Essendon Round 1, 2000
Round 18, 1929 20 Collingwood Semifinal, 1928
5 Round 20, 2009 19 St Kilda Round 1, 2009
Round 13, 1956 19 Melbourne Round 15, 1955
[4]

Individual records

Disposals

Most career disposals

Rank Player Disposals Games Clubs Career Span
1 Scott Pendlebury 10301 403 Collingwood 2006–present
2 Robert Harvey 9656 383 St Kilda 1988–2008
3 Brent Harvey 9213 432 North Melbourne 1996–2016
4 Kevin Bartlett 9151 402 Richmond 1965–1983
5 Gary Ablett Jr. 8896 357 Geelong/Gold Coast 2002–2020
6 Craig Bradley 8776 375 Carlton 1986–2002
7 Joel Selwood 8746 355 Geelong 2007–2022
8 Sam Mitchell 8687 329 Hawthorn/West Coast 2002–2017
9 Michael Tuck 8423 425 Hawthorn 1972–1991
10 Travis Boak 8261 351 Port Adelaide 2007–present
Source: [9]. Last updated: 30 March 2024.

Most disposals in a game (since 1965)

Rank Player Disposals[5] Year vs Team
1 Tom Mitchell 54 2018 vs Collingwood
2 Greg Williams 53 1989 vs St Kilda
Gary Ablett Jr. 2012 vs Collingwood
4 Barry Price 52 1971 vs Fitzroy
5 Scott Thompson 51 2011 vs Gold Coast
Lachie Neale 2019 vs Richmond
7 John Greening 50 1971 vs Geelong
Tom Mitchell 2017 vs Collingwood
Tom Mitchell 2018 vs Greater Western Sydney
Tony Shaw 1991 vs Brisbane Bears
Source: [10]. Last updated: 31 January 2023.

Note: Only includes performances of 50+ disposals.

Most disposals in a season

Rank Player Disposals[6] Year Team
1 Jack Macrae 880 2021 Western Bulldogs
2 Tom Mitchell 848 2018 Hawthorn
3 Matt Crouch 825 2017 Adelaide
4 Dane Swan 820 2010 Collingwood
5 Dan Hannebery 802 2016 Sydney
6 Clayton Oliver 789 2021 Melbourne
Adam Treloar 2019 Collingwood
8 Tom Mitchell 787 2017 Hawthorn
Josh Kennedy 2016 Sydney
10 Ollie Wines 777 2021 Port Adelaide
Source: [11].

Goalkicking

Most career goals

For a larger list, see List of VFL/AFL players to have scored 500 goals.
Rank Goals Games Player Club/Clubs Career
1 1360 281 Tony Lockett St Kilda, Sydney 1983-2002
2 1299 306 Gordon Coventry Collingwood 1920–1937
3 1254 269 Jason Dunstall Hawthorn 1985–1998
4 1066 354 Lance Franklin Hawthorn, Sydney 2005–2023
5 1057 267 Doug Wade Geelong, North Melbourne 1959–1975
Source: [12]. Last updated: 4 June 2023.

Most goals in a game

Fred Fanning
Rank Score Player Club Opponent Year Round Venue
1 18.1 Fred Fanning Melbourne St Kilda 1947 19 Junction Oval
2 17.4 Gordon Coventry Collingwood Fitzroy 1930 12 Victoria Park
17.5 Jason Dunstall Hawthorn Richmond 1992 7 Waverley Park
4 16.5 Gordon Coventry Collingwood Hawthorn 1929 13 Victoria Park
16.1 Peter Hudson Hawthorn Melbourne 1969 5 Glenferrie Oval
16.4 Peter McKenna Collingwood South Melbourne 1969 19 Victoria Park
16.0 Tony Lockett Sydney Swans Fitzroy 1995 19 Whitten Oval
Source: [13][7][8]. Last updated: 8 December 2022.

Most goals in a season

Bob Pratt
Rank Goals Player Club Season
1 150 Bob Pratt South Melbourne 1934
150 Peter Hudson Hawthorn 1971
3 146 Peter Hudson Hawthorn 1970
4 145 Jason Dunstall Hawthorn 1992
5 143 Peter McKenna Collingwood 1970
Source: [14]. Last updated: 9 July 2007.

Most seasons as league leading goalkicker

For season by season list, see Coleman Medal.
Dick Lee
Rank Seasons Player Club/Clubs
1 7 Dick Lee Collingwood
2 6 Gordon Coventry Collingwood
3 5 John Coleman Essendon
4 4 Fred Fanning Melbourne
4 Doug Wade Geelong, North Melbourne
4 Peter Hudson Hawthorn
4 Tony Lockett St Kilda, Sydney
4 Lance Franklin Hawthorn, Sydney
Source: [15]. Last updated: 20 May 2009.
Note: This table does not take into account goals scored in finals.

Highest goals-per-game average

Rank Average Player Club/Clubs
1 5.64 Peter Hudson Hawthorn
2 5.48 John Coleman Essendon
3 4.84 Tony Lockett St Kilda, Sydney
4 4.66 Jason Dunstall Hawthorn
5 4.58 Peter McKenna Collingwood, Carlton
Source: [16]. Last updated: 9 July 2007.

Most goals on debut

Rank Goals Player Club Opponent Year Round Venue
1 12 John Coleman Essendon Hawthorn 1949 1 Windy Hill
2 9 Bill Wood Footscray Collingwood 1944 3 Whitten Oval
9 Warren Ralph Carlton North Melbourne 1984 1 Waverley Park
4 8 John Georgiades Footscray Carlton 1989 1 Princes Park
8 Scott Cummings Essendon Sydney Swans 1994 14 Melbourne Cricket Ground
Source: Official statistical history of the AFL (book). Last updated: 2007.

Most consecutive games with one or more goals

Rank Streak Player Club/s Start End
1 121 Peter McKenna Collingwood 1968 1974
2 114 Tony Lockett St Kilda, Sydney 1993 2002
3 98 Gordon Coventry Collingwood 1932 1937
4 97 Dick Lee Collingwood 1910 1918
5 90 Doug Wade Geelong, North Melbourne 1971 1975
Source: AFL Tables. Last updated: 13 July 2015.

Most career games for no goals

Rank Games Player Club/Clubs Start End
1 182 Ted Potter Collingwood 1963 1972
2 172 Gary Malarkey Geelong 1977 1986
3 166 Les Gardiner Essendon 1943 1953
4 162 Jamie Shanahan St Kilda, Melbourne 1992 1999
5 154 Ian Synman St Kilda 1958 1969
Source: AFL Tables. Last updated: 9 July 2007.

Games

Most career games

Brent Harvey
Further information: List of VFL/AFL players to have played 300 games
Rank Games Player Club Career span
1 432 Brent Harvey North Melbourne 1996–2016
2 426 Michael Tuck Hawthorn 1972–1991
3 407 Shaun Burgoyne Port Adelaide, Hawthorn 2002–2021
4 403 Kevin Bartlett Richmond 1965–1983
5 403 Scott Pendlebury Collingwood 2006–

Most consecutive games

Jack Crisp has the most consecutive games of any active AFL player
Rank Games Player Club
1 244 Jim Stynes Melbourne
2 227 Jack Crisp Collingwood
3 226 Adem Yze Melbourne
4 204 Adam Goodes Sydney
5 202 Jack Titus Richmond
Source: AFL Tables. Last updated: 29 September 2023

Most games for each club

Further information: Australian rules footballers with 200 games for one club
Brad Johnson
Club Games Player Career span
Adelaide 340 Andrew McLeod 1995–2010
Brisbane Bears 164 Roger Merrett 1988–1996
Brisbane Lions 322 Simon Black 1998–2013
Carlton 375 Craig Bradley 1986–2002
Collingwood 403 Scott Pendlebury 2006–present
Essendon 400 Dustin Fletcher 1993–2015
Fitzroy 333 Kevin Murray 1955–1964, 1967–1974
Footscray/Western Bulldogs 364 Brad Johnson 1994–2010
Fremantle 376 David Mundy 2005–2022
Geelong 355 Joel Selwood 2007–2022
Gold Coast 240 David Swallow 2011–present
Greater Western Sydney 235 Callan Ward 2012–present
Hawthorn 426 Michael Tuck 1972–1991
Melbourne 306 David Neitz 1993–2008
North Melbourne 432 Brent Harvey 1996–2016
Port Adelaide 368 Travis Boak 2007–present
Richmond 403 Kevin Bartlett 1965–1983
St Kilda 383 Robert Harvey 1988–2008
South Melbourne/Sydney 372 Adam Goodes 1999–2015
University 101 Bert Hurrey 1908–1913
West Coast 333 Shannon Hurn 2006–2023
Source: [17]. Last updated: 4 June 2023.

Age records

Youngest players

Age on their debut:

Wels Eicke
Rank Age Player Club Year
1 15 years, 209 days Claude Clough St Kilda 1900
2 15 years, 287 days Keith Bromage Collingwood 1953
3 15 years, 297 days Albert Collier Collingwood 1925
4 15 years, 305 days Tim Watson Essendon 1977
5 15 years, 315 days Wels Eicke St Kilda 1909
Sources: Official statistical history of the AFL (book),
Australian Football.com.
Last updated: 2013.

Oldest players

Age in their last game:

Jack Leith
Rank Age Player Club Year
1 43 years, 50 days Vic Cumberland St Kilda 1920
2 40 years, 23 days Dustin Fletcher Essendon 2015
3 39 years, 296 days Jack Leith Melbourne 1912
4 39 years, 239 days Syd Barker, Sr. North Melbourne 1927
5 39 years, 181 days Jim Flynn Carlton 1910
Source: [18]. Last updated: 29 July 2020.

Finals

Most premierships

Harry Collier
Rank Total Player Club
1 7 Michael Tuck Hawthorn
2 6 Frank Adams Melbourne
6 Ron Barassi Melbourne
6 Albert Collier Collingwood
6 Harry Collier Collingwood
Source: Official statistical history of the AFL (book). Last updated: 31 January 2023.

Most Grand Final appearances

Rank Games Player Club
1 11 Michael Tuck Hawthorn
2 10 Gordon Coventry Collingwood
10 Albert Collier Collingwood
10 Dick Reynolds Essendon
10 Bill Hutchison Essendon
Source: AFL Tables. Last updated: 31 January 2023.

Most finals games

Rank Games Player Club/Clubs
1 40 Joel Selwood Geelong
2 39 Michael Tuck Hawthorn
3 35 Shaun Burgoyne Port Adelaide (14)
Hawthorn (21)
4 31 Gordon Coventry Collingwood
31 Scott Pendlebury Collingwood
31 Harry Taylor Geelong
Source: AFL Tables. Last updated: Finals Week 4, September 2023.

Most finals goals

Jack Titus
Rank Total Player Club/Clubs
1 112 Gordon Coventry Collingwood
2 78 Jason Dunstall Hawthorn
3 74 Jack Titus Richmond
74 Lance Franklin Hawthorn (46)
Sydney (28)
5 72 Leigh Matthews Hawthorn
Last updated: 5 March 2023

Coaching

Most games coached

Rank Total Player Club/Clubs
1 718 Mick Malthouse Footscray, West Coast, Collingwood, Carlton
2 714 Jock McHale Collingwood
3 678 Kevin Sheedy Essendon, Greater Western Sydney
4 575 Allan Jeans St Kilda, Hawthorn, Richmond
5 522 Tom Hafey Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong, Sydney
Source: [19]. Last updated: 31 May 2015.

Most wins as coach

Rank Total Player Club/Clubs
1 467 Jock McHale Collingwood
2 406 Mick Malthouse Footscray, West Coast, Collingwood, Carlton
3 389 Kevin Sheedy Essendon, Greater Western Sydney
4 357 Allan Jeans St Kilda, Hawthorn, Richmond
5 336 Tom Hafey Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong, Sydney
Source: [20]. Last updated: 31 May 2015.

Most premierships as coach

Rank Total Coach Year
1 8 Jock McHale 1917, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936
2 6 Norm Smith 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964
3 5 Jack Worrall 1906, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912
5 Frank 'Checker' Hughes 1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948
4 4 Dick Reynolds 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950
4 Tom Hafey 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974
4 Ron Barassi 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977
4 Allan Jeans 1966, 1983, 1986, 1989
4 David Parkin 1978, 1981, 1982, 1995
4 Kevin Sheedy 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000
4 Leigh Matthews 1990, 2001, 2002, 2003
4 Alastair Clarkson 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
Source: [21]. Last updated: 6 May 2019.

Player/Coach

Most games played and coached

Rank Total Coach/Player Teams Coached Games Coached Teams Played For Games Played
1 929 Kevin Sheedy Essendon, Greater Western Sydney 678 Richmond 251
2 892 Mick Malthouse Footscray, West Coast, Collingwood, Carlton 718 St Kilda, Richmond 174
3 878 Jock McHale Collingwood 714 Collingwood 261 (97 games as playing coach)
4 793 Leigh Matthews Collingwood, Brisbane 461 Hawthorn 332
5 729 David Parkin Hawthorn, Carlton, Fitzroy 518 Hawthorn 211
Source: AFL Tables – Coaches. Last updated: 31 May 2015.

Awards

Most Brownlow Medals

Further information: List of Brownlow Medal winners
Rank Awards Player Club/Clubs Years
1 3 Haydn Bunton, Sr. Fitzroy 1931, 1932, 1935
3 Dick Reynolds Essendon 1934, 1937, 1938
3 Bob Skilton South Melbourne 1959, 1963, 1968
3 Ian Stewart St Kilda, Richmond 1965, 1966, 1971

Most club best and fairests

Rank Awards Player Club/Clubs Years
1 9 Kevin Murray Fitzroy 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969
9 Bob Skilton South Melbourne 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
3 8 Leigh Matthews Hawthorn 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982
4 7 Dick Reynolds Essendon 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943
7 Bill Hutchison Essendon 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956
7 Gary Dempsey Footscray, North Melbourne 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979
7 Scott West Western Bulldogs 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005

See also

References

  1. ^ AFL Tables; Most Points in a Game
  2. ^ AFL Tables: Fewest Points in a Game
  3. ^ Australian Football; AFL – Lowest Match Aggregates Since 1919
  4. ^ "AFL Tables - Streaks". afltables.com. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. ^ "AFL Tables - Player Season and Game Records (1965-2022)".
  6. ^ "AFL Tables - Player Season and Game Records (1965-2022)".
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