List of VFL/AFL records

This is a list of records from the Australian Football League since its inception in 1897 (previously known as the Victorian Football League).

Contents

Team records

Team wins, losses and draws

Team 1st Match Matches Won Lost Drawn PF PA  % Won
Adelaide 22 March 1991 486 251 234 1 45,658 43,865 51.75
Brisbane Bears 27 March 1987 222 72 148 2 19,718 24,385 32.88
Brisbane Lions 30 March 1997 351 182 163 6 34,643 32,369 52.71
Carlton 8 May 1897 2,335 1,374 928 33 201,090 181,737 59.55
Collingwood 8 May 1897 2,371 1,443 902 26 206,446 182,468 61.41
Essendon 8 May 1897 2,300 1,304 962 34 200,195 183,692 57.43
Fitzroy 8 May 1897 1,928 869 1,034 25 150,313 158,526 45.72
Fremantle 1 April 1995 380 153 227 33,479 37,310 40.26
Geelong 8 May 1897 2,264 1,209 1,034 21 194,123 182,590 53.86
Gold Coast 2 April 2011 22 3 19 1,534 2,726 13.64
Hawthorn 2 May 1925 1,805 850 945 10 161,383 163,067 47.37
Melbourne 8 May 1897 2,242 1,030 1,191 21 183,662 191,022 46.41
North Melbourne 2 May 1925 1,802 789 996 17 157,666 168,808 44.26
Port Adelaide 29 March 1997 347 178 165 4 32,315 32,670 51.87
Richmond 2 May 1908 2,093 1,048 1,024 21 182,940 183,671 50.57
St Kilda 8 May 1897 2,218 865 1,328 25 171,198 193,098 39.56
Sydney 8 May 1897 2,258 1,042 1,193 23 184,218 190,483 46.66
University 2 May 1908 126 27 97 2 6,181 9,067 22.22
West Coast 29 March 1987 589 323 261 5 55,957 53,127 55.26
Western Bulldogs 2 May 1925 1,779 798 959 22 151,511 159,549 45.47

Source: AFL Tables. Last updated: 6 October 2011

Highest and Lowest scores

Match 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 Skilled Stadium
5 36.15.231 Hawthorn Fitzroy 1991 6 North Hobart Oval
Source: [1]. Last updated: 30 July 2011.
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: 14 January 2011.
(FS) = Sectional Round in Finals

Highest scores for each quarter

Quarter Score Club Opponent Year Round Venue
1st 15.4.94 Essendon Gold Coast 2011 6 Etihad 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: [3]. Last updated: 11 May 2011.

Greatest winning margins

Rank Margin Club Opponent Year Round Venue
1 190 Fitzroy Melbourne 1979 17 VFL Park
2 186 Geelong Melbourne 2011 19 Skilled Stadium
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: [4]. Last updated: 30 July 2011.

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: [5]. 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
5 48 St Kilda 14.18.102 Richmond 13.12.90 1975 11 Waverley Park
Source: [6]. 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
Source: [7]. Last updated: 14 January 2011.

Individual records

Goalkicking

Most career goals

For larger list see AFL All-time Goalkicking records.
Rank Goals Player Club/Clubs Career
1 1360 Tony Lockett St Kilda, Sydney 1983–1999, 2002
2 1299 Gordon Coventry Collingwood 1920–1937
3 1254 Jason Dunstall Hawthorn 1985–1998
4 1057 Doug Wade Geelong, North Melbourne 1959–1975
5 1030 Gary Ablett, Sr. Hawthorn, Geelong 1982–1996
Source: [8]. Last updated: 10 June 2009.

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: [9]. 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: [10]. Last updated: 9 July 2007.

Most seasons as leading goalkicker

For season by season list see Coleman Medal.
Rank Seasons Player Club/Clubs
1 8 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
Source: [11]. 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: [12]. 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 career games for no goals

Rank Games Player Club/Clubs
1 182 Ted Potter Collingwood
2 172 Gary Malarkey Geelong
3 166 Les Gardiner Essendon
4 162 Jamie Shanahan St Kilda, Melbourne
5 154 Ian Synman St Kilda
Source: [13]. Last updated: 9 July 2007.

Games

Most career games

For a larger list see List of AFL players to have played 300 games.
Rank Games Player Club/Clubs Career span
1 426 Michael Tuck Hawthorn 1972–1991
2 403 Kevin Bartlett Richmond 1965–1983
3 383 Robert Harvey St Kilda 1988–2008
4 378 Simon Madden Essendon 1974–1992
5 375 Craig Bradley Carlton 1986–2002

Most consecutive games

Rank Games Player Club/Clubs
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

For a larger list see Australian rules footballers with 200 games for one club.
Rank Games Player Club Career span
1 426 Michael Tuck Hawthorn 1972–1991
2 403 Kevin Bartlett Richmond 1965–1983
3 383 Robert Harvey St Kilda 1988–2008
4 378 Simon Madden Essendon 1974–1992
5 375 Craig Bradley Carlton 1986–2002
6 364 Brad Johnson Footscray/Western Bulldogs 1994–2010
7 340 Andrew Mcleod Adelaide 1995–2010
8 333 Kevin Murray Fitzroy 1955–1964, 1967–1974
9 325 Ian Nankervis Geelong 1967–1983
10 323 Brent Harvey North Melbourne/Kangaroos 1996–Present
11 313 Tony Shaw Collingwood 1977–1994
12 306 David Neitz Melbourne 1993–2008
13 303 Michael O'Loughlin South Melbourne/Sydney Swans 1995–2009
14 296 Simon Black Brisbane Lions 1998–present
15 276 Glen Jakovich West Coast Eagles 1991–2004
16 255 Warren Tredrea Port Adelaide 1997–2010
17 256 Matthew Pavlich Fremantle 2001–Present
18 164 Roger Merrett Brisbane Bears 1988–1996
19 101 Bert Hurrey University 1908–1913
20 22 Jared Brennan
Jarrod Harbrow
Danny Stanley		 Gold Coast 2011–Present
Source: [14]. Last updated: 5 September 2011.

Age records

Youngest players

Age on their debut

Rank Age Player Club Year
1 15 years, 287 days Keith Bromage Collingwood 1953
2 15 years, 297 days Albert Collier Collingwood 1925
3 15 years, 305 days Tim Watson Essendon 1977
4 15 years, 315 days Wels Eicke St Kilda 1909
5 15 years, 328 days Mick Maguire Richmond 1910
Source: Official statistical history of the AFL (book). Last updated: 2007.

Oldest players

Age in their last game

Rank Age Player Club Year
1 43 years, 48 days Vic Cumberland St Kilda 1920
2 39 years, 296 days Jack Leith Melbourne 1912
3 39 years, 239 days Syd Barker, Sr. North Melbourne 1927
4 39 years, 180 days Jim Flynn Carlton 1910
5 38 years, 291 days Craig Bradley Carlton 2002
Source: Official statistical history of the AFL (book). Last updated: 2009.

Finals

Most premierships

Rank Total Player Club
1 7 Michael Tuck Hawthorn
2 6 Frank Adams Melbourne
6 Ron Barassi Melbourne, Carlton
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: All The Stats Last updated: 9 October 2008.

Most finals games

Rank Games Player Club
1 39 Michael Tuck Hawthorn
2 31 Gordon Coventry Collingwood
3 29 Leigh Matthews Hawthorn
29 Wayne Schimmelbusch North Melbourne
29 Bruce Doull Carlton
Source: All The Stats Last updated: 9 October 2008.

Most finals goals

Rank Total Player Club
1 112 Gordon Coventry Collingwood
2 78 Jason Dunstall Hawthorn
3 74 Jack Titus Richmond
4 72 Leigh Matthews Hawthorn
5 65 Stephen Kernahan Carlton
Source: Official statistical history of the AFL (book). Last updated: 2007.

Coaching

Most games coached

Rank Total Player Club/Clubs
1 713 Jock McHale Collingwood
2 652 Mick Malthouse Footscray, West Coast, Collingwood
3 635 Kevin Sheedy Essendon
4 575 Allan Jeans St Kilda, Hawthorn, Richmond
5 522 Tom Hafey Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong, Sydney
Source: [15]. Last updated: 7 July 2011.

Most wins as coach

Rank Total Player Club/Clubs
1 467 Jock McHale Collingwood
2 386 Kevin Sheedy Essendon
3 376 Mick Malthouse Footscray, West Coast, Collingwood
4 357 Allan Jeans St Kilda, Hawthorn, Richmond
5 336 Tom Hafey Richmond, Collingwood, Geelong, Sydney
Source: [16]. Last updated: 7 July 2011.

Awards

Most Brownlow Medals

For year by year list see 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 & 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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