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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
Essendon
1897 , 1901 , 1911 , 1912 , 1923 , 1924 , 1942 , 1946 , 1949 , 1950 , 1962 , 1965 , 1984 , 1985 , 1993 , 2000
16
Carlton
1906 , 1907 , 1908 , 1914 , 1915 , 1938 , 1945 , 1947 , 1968 , 1970 , 1972 , 1979 , 1981 , 1982 , 1987 , 1995
15
Collingwood
1902 , 1903 , 1910 , 1917 , 1919 , 1927 , 1928 , 1929 , 1930 , 1935 , 1936 , 1953 , 1958 , 1990 , 2010
13
Richmond
1920 , 1921 , 1932 , 1934 , 1943 , 1967 , 1969 , 1973 , 1974 , 1980 , 2017 , 2019 , 2020
13
Hawthorn
1961 , 1971 , 1976 , 1978 , 1983 , 1986 , 1988 , 1989 , 1991 , 2008 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015
13
Melbourne
1900 , 1926 , 1939 , 1940 , 1941 , 1948 , 1955 , 1956 , 1957 , 1959 , 1960 , 1964 , 2021
9
Geelong
1925 , 1931 , 1937 , 1951 , 1952 , 1963 , 2007 , 2009 , 2011
8
Fitzroy
1898 , 1899 , 1904 , 1905 , 1913 , 1916 , 1922 , 1944
5
Sydney
1909 , 1918 , 1933 , 2005 , 2012
4
West Coast
1992 , 1994 , 2006 , 2018
4
North Melbourne
1975 , 1977 , 1996 , 1999
3
Brisbane Lions
2001 , 2002 , 2003
2
Western Bulldogs
1954 , 2016
2
Adelaide
1997 , 1998
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
12
Sydney
1899 , 1907 , 1912 , 1914 , 1934 , 1935 , 1936 , 1945 , 1996 , 2006 , 2014 , 2016
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
Hawthorn
1963 , 1975 , 1984 , 1985 , 1987 , 2012
6
St Kilda
1913 , 1965 , 1971 , 1997 , 2009 , 2010
5
Melbourne
1946 , 1954 , 1958 , 1988 , 2000
5
North Melbourne
1950 , 1974 , 1976 , 1978 , 1998
5
Fitzroy
1900 , 1903 , 1906 , 1917 , 1923
3
West Coast
1991 , 2005 , 2015
2
Western Bulldogs
1961 , 2021
1
Greater Western Sydney
2019
1
Adelaide
2017
1
Fremantle
2013
1
Port Adelaide
2007
1
Brisbane Lions
2004
Minor Premierships [ ]
Titles
Club
Seasons
19
Collingwood
1902 , 1903 , 1905 , 1915 , 1917 , 1919 , 1922 , 1926 , 1927 , 1928 , 1929 , 1930 , 1966 , 1969 , 1970 , 1973 , 1977 , 2010 , 2011
17
Essendon
1898 , 1911 , 1923 , 1924 , 1942 , 1946 , 1948 , 1950 , 1962 , 1968 , 1984 , 1985 , 1990 , 1993 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001
17
Carlton
1906 , 1907 , 1908 , 1910 , 1914 , 1916 , 1921 , 1932 , 1938 , 1941 , 1947 , 1972 , 1976 , 1979 , 1981 , 1987 , 1995
14
Geelong
1897 , 1901 , 1925 , 1931 , 1937 , 1951 , 1952 , 1953 , 1954 , 1980 , 1992 , 2007 , 2008 , 2019
10
Melbourne
1939 , 1940 , 1955 , 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1964 , 2021
9
Richmond
1920 , 1933 , 1934 , 1943 , 1944 , 1967 , 1974 , 1982 , 2018
9
Sydney
1909 , 1912 , 1918 , 1935 , 1936 , 1945 , 1996 , 2014 , 2016
9
Hawthorn
1961 , 1963 , 1971 , 1975 , 1986 , 1988 , 1989 , 2012 , 2013
4
Port Adelaide
2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2020
4
North Melbourne
1949 , 1978 , 1983 , 1998
4
Fitzroy
1899 , 1900 , 1904 , 1913
3
St Kilda
1965 , 1997 , 2009
3
West Coast
1991 , 1994 , 2006
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
14
North Melbourne
1926 , 1929 , 1930 , 1931 , 1934 , 1935 , 1937 , 1940 , 1956 , 1961 , 1968 , 1970 , 1972 , 2021
12
Melbourne
1905 , 1906 , 1919 , 1923 , 1951 , 1969 , 1974 , 1978 , 1981 , 1997 , 2008 , 2009
11
Sydney
1903 , 1922 , 1938 , 1939 , 1962 , 1971 , 1973 , 1975 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994
11
Hawthorn
1925 , 1927 , 1928 , 1932 , 1941 , 1942 , 1946 , 1949 , 1950 , 1953 , 1965
8
Fitzroy
1916 , 1936 , 1963 , 1964 , 1966 , 1980 , 1995 , 1996
7
Richmond
1916 , 1917 , 1960 , 1987 , 1989 , 2004 , 2007
5
Carlton
2002 , 2005 , 2006 , 2015 , 2018
5
Essendon
1907 , 1918 , 1921 , 1933 , 2016
5
Geelong
1908 , 1915 , 1944 , 1957 , 1958
4
Western Bulldogs
1959 , 1967 , 1982 , 2003
4
University
1911 , 1912 , 1913 , 1914
2
Gold Coast
2011 , 2019
2
Brisbane Lions
1998 , 2017
2
Greater Western Sydney
2012 , 2013
2
Collingwood
1976 , 1999
2
Brisbane Bears
1990 , 1991
1
Adelaide
2020
1
West Coast
2010
1
Fremantle
2001
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
5
168
Richmond
North Melbourne
1931
2
Punt Road Oval
Source: [8] . Last updated: 20 August 2013.
Biggest comebacks [ ]
Deficit from end of 1/4 time:
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
51
Hawthorn
17.7.109
St Kilda
14.12.96
1999
12
Waverley Park
4
48
Richmond
19.13.127
Sydney Swans
16.14.110
1982
21
Sydney Cricket Ground
48
West Coast Eagles
16.17.113
Western Bulldogs
15.10.100
1998
10
WACA 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
=2
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
=4
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
3=
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
9=
7.18.60
St Kilda
1.5.11
Melbourne
6.13.49
1957
16
Junction Oval
9=
7.18.60
Geelong
3.11.29
Collingwood
4.7.31
1951
14
Kardinia Park
Source:[3]
^ 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
2=
Round 20, 2000
20
Essendon
Round 1, 2000
2=
Round 18, 1929
20
Collingwood
Semifinal, 1928
5=
Round 19, 2009
19
St Kilda
Round 1, 2009
5=
Round 13, 1956
19
Melbourne
Round 15, 1955
[4]
Individual records [ ]
Disposals [ ]
Most Disposals (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.
53
2012 vs Collingwood
4
Barry Price
52
1971 vs Fitzroy
5
Scott Thompson
51
2011 vs Gold Coast
Lachie Neale
51
2019 vs Richmond
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
1983–1999, 2002
2
1299
306
Gordon Coventry
Collingwood
1920–1937
3
1254
269
Jason Dunstall
Hawthorn
1985–1998
4
1057
267
Doug Wade
Geelong , North Melbourne
1959–1975
5
1031
248
Gary Ablett, Sr.
Hawthorn , Geelong
1982, 1984–1997
Source: [9] . Last updated: 27 March 2019.
Most goals in a game [ ]
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: [10] . Last updated: 14 January 2011.
Most goals in a season [ ]
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: [11] . Last updated: 9 July 2007.
Most seasons as leading goalkicker [ ]
For season by season list, see Coleman Medal .
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: [12] . 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: [13] . 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 [ ]
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
2001–2021
4
403
Kevin Bartlett
Richmond
1965–1983
5
400
Dustin Fletcher
Essendon
1993–2015
Most consecutive games [ ]
Rank
Games
Player
Club
1
244
Jim Stynes
Melbourne
2
226
Adem Yze
Melbourne
3
204
Adam Goodes
Sydney
4
202
Jack Titus
Richmond
5
200
Brett Kirk
Sydney
Most games for each club [ ]
Further information: Australian rules footballers with 200 games for one club
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
334
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
354
David Mundy
2005–Present
Geelong
334
Joel Selwood
2007–Present
Gold Coast
192
Jarrod Harbrow
2011–2021
Greater Western Sydney
188
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
300
Kane Cornes
2001–2015
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
301
Shannon Hurn
2006–Present
Source: [14] . Last updated: 20 October 2020.
Age records [ ]
Youngest players [ ]
Age on their debut:
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:
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: [15] . Last updated: 29 July 2020.
Finals [ ]
Most premierships [ ]
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: 2007.
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: 5 July 2015.
Most finals games [ ]
Rank
Games
Player
Club/Clubs
1
39
Michael Tuck
Hawthorn
2
35
Shaun Burgoyne
Port Adelaide (14)Hawthorn (21)
3
34
Joel Selwood
Geelong
4
31
Gordon Coventry
Collingwood
31
Harry Taylor
Geelong
Source: AFL Tables . Last updated: 24 October 2020.
Most finals goals [ ]
Rank
Total
Player
Club/Clubs
1
112
Gordon Coventry
Collingwood
2
78
Jason Dunstall
Hawthorn
3
74
Jack Titus
Richmond
4
72
Leigh Matthews
Hawthorn
5
69
Lance Franklin
Hawthorn (46) / Sydney (23)
Last updated: 9 September 2017.
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: [16] . 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: [17] . 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: [18] . 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
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