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List of VFL/AFL records

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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=

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! Titles !! Club !! Seasons

16

| 15px {{AFL Car}} || 1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1995

16

| 15px {{AFL Ess}} || 1897, 1901, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1962, 1965, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000

16

| 15px {{AFL Col}} || 1902, 1903, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1953, 1958, 1990, 2010, 2023

13

| 15px {{AFL Haw}} || 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015

13

| 15px {{AFL Ric}} || 1920, 1921, 1932, 1934, 1943, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980, 2017, 2019, 2020

13

| 15px {{AFL Mel}} || 1900, 1926, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 2021

10

| 15px {{AFL Gee}} || 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2022

8

| 15px {{AFL Fit}} || 1898, 1899, 1904, 1905, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1944

5

| 15px {{AFL Syd}} || 1909, 1918, 1933, 2005, 2012

4

| 15px {{AFL NM}} || 1975, 1977, 1996, 1999

4

| 15px {{AFL|WC}} || 1992, 1994, 2006, 2018

4

| 15px {{AFL BL}} || 2001, 2002, 2003, 2024

2

| 15px {{AFL Ade}} || 1997, 1998

2

| 15px {{AFL WB}} || 1954, 2016

1

| 15px {{AFL PA}} || 2004

1

| 15px {{AFL StK}} || 1966

=Runners-up=

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! Titles !! Club !! Seasons

27

| 15px {{AFL Col}} || 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

| 15px {{AFL Ess}} || 1898, 1902, 1908, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1983, 1990, 2001

14

| 15px {{AFL Syd}} || 1899, 1907, 1912, 1914, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996, 2006, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024

13

| 15px {{AFL Car}} || 1904, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1949, 1962, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1993, 1999

12

| 15px {{AFL Ric}} || 1919, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1972, 1982

10

| 15px {{AFL Gee}} || 1897, 1930, 1953, 1967, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2020

6

| 15px {{AFL StK}} || 1913, 1965, 1971, 1997, 2009, 2010

6

| 15px {{AFL Haw}} || 1963, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2012

5

| 15px {{AFL Fit}} || 1900, 1903, 1906, 1917, 1923

5

| 15px {{AFL NM}} || 1950, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1998

5

| 15px {{AFL Mel}} || 1946, 1954, 1958, 1988, 2000

3

| 15px {{AFL|WC}} || 1991, 2005, 2015

2

| 15px {{AFL WB}} || 1961, 2021

2

| 15px {{AFL BL}} || 2004, 2023

1

| 15px {{AFL PA}} || 2007

1

| 15px{{AFL Fre}} || 2013

1

| 15px {{AFL Ade}} || 2017

1

| 15px {{AFL GWS}} || 2019

=Minor Premierships=

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! Titles !! Club !! Seasons

20

| 15px {{AFL Col}} || 1902, 1903, 1905, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1977, 2010, 2011, 2023

17

| 15px {{AFL Car}} || 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1938, 1941, 1947, 1972, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1995

17

| 15px {{AFL Ess}} || 1898, 1911, 1923, 1924, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1962, 1968, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001

15

| 15px {{AFL Gee}} || 1897, 1901, 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1980, 1992, 2007, 2008, 2019, 2022

10

| 15px {{AFL Mel}} || 1939, 1940, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 2021

10

| 15px {{AFL Syd}} || 1909, 1912, 1918, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1996, 2014, 2016, 2024

9

| 15px {{AFL Haw}} || 1961, 1963, 1971, 1975, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2012, 2013

9

| 15px {{AFL Ric}} || 1920, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1944, 1967, 1974, 1982, 2018

4

| 15px {{AFL Fit}} || 1899, 1900, 1904, 1913

4

| 15px {{AFL NM}} || 1949, 1978, 1983, 1998

4

| 15px {{AFL PA}} || 2002, 2003, 2004, 2020

3

| 15px {{AFL|WC}} || 1991, 1994, 2006

3

| 15px {{AFL StK}} || 1965, 1997, 2009

2

| 15px {{AFL Ade}} || 2005, 2017

1

| 15px{{AFL Fre}} || 2015

=Wooden Spoon=

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! Titles !! Club !! Seasons

27

| 15px {{AFL StK}} || 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

| 15px {{AFL NM}} || 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1956, 1961, 1968, 1970, 1972, 2021, 2022

12

| 15px {{AFL Mel}}|| 1905, 1906, 1919, 1923, 1951, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1997, 2008, 2009

11

| 15px {{AFL Haw}} || 1925, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1965

11

| 15px {{AFL Syd}} || 1903, 1922, 1938, 1939, 1962, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1992, 1993, 1994

8

| 15px {{AFL Ric}} || 1916, 1917, 1960, 1987, 1989, 2004, 2007, 2024

7

| 15px {{AFL Fit}} || 1936, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1980, 1995, 1996

5

| 15px {{AFL Gee}} || 1908, 1915, 1944, 1957, 1958

5

| 15px {{AFL Ess}} || 1907, 1918, 1921, 1933, 2016

5

| 15px {{AFL Car}} || 2002, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2018

4

| 15px {{AFL Uni}} || 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914

4

| 15px {{AFL WB}} || 1959, 1967, 1982, 2003

2

| 15px {{AFL BB}} || 1990, 1991

2

| 15px {{AFL Col}} || 1976, 1999

2

| 15px {{AFL GWS}} || 2012, 2013

2

| 15px {{AFL BL}} || 1998, 2017

2

| 16px {{AFL GC}} || 2011, 2019

2

| 15px {{AFL|WC}} || 2010, 2023

1

| 15px{{AFL Fre}} || 2001

1

| 15px {{AFL Ade}} || 2020

= Team wins, losses, win percentage and draws =

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|+ All Time Ladder

{{abbr|#|Position}}

!Team

!First game

!{{abbr|GP|Games played}}

!{{abbr|W|Won}}

!{{abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{abbr|D|Drawn}}

!{{abbr|W%|Win rate}}

!{{abbr|Pts|Points}}

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|1

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL Col}}

|8 May 1897

2649160010212860.93%

|6456

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|2

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL Car}}

|8 May 1897

2600147210933557.29%

|5958

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|3

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL Ess}}

|8 May 1897

2564142111073656.12%

|5756

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|4

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL Gee}}

|8 May 1897

2548139711272355.3%

|5634

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|5

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|29 March 1987

863468389654.58%

|1884

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|6

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|29 March 1997

619331283554.58%

|1334

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|7

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|2 May 1908

2369121111322651.67%

|4896

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|8

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL Ade}}

|22 March 1991

755389364251.66%

|1560

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| {{0|8.5}}

{{0|50%}}
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|9

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL BL}}

|30 March 1997

623308309649.92%

|1242

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|10

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL Haw}}

|2 May 1925

2082101010591348.82%

|4066

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|11

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL Syd}}

|8 May 1897

2541121812982548.43%

|4922

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|12

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL Mel}}

|8 May 1897

2512115113392246.26%

|4648

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|13

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL WB}}

|2 May 1925

205193410952246.08%

|3780

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|14

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL Fit}}

|8 May 1897

192886910342545.07%

|3526

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|15

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|24 March 2012

276123149445.29%

|500

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|16

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|1 April 1995

651292357245.01%

|1172

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|17

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL NM}}

|2 May 1925

207089611561843.72%

|3620

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|18

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL StK}}

|8 May 1897

248197314812739.76%

|3946

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|19

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL BB}}

|27 March 1987

22272148232.43%

|292

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|20

style="text-align:left;"| 16px {{AFL GC}}

|2 April 2011

28278202227.41%

|316

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|21

style="text-align:left;"| 15px {{AFL Uni}}

|2 May 1908

1262797221.43%

|112

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=Highest and lowest scores=

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! Highest

RankScoreClubOpponentYearRoundVenue
137.17.239{{AFL Gee}}{{AFL BB}}19927Carrara Stadium
236.22.238{{AFL Fit}}{{AFL Mel}}197917VFL Park
336.20.236{{AFL Syd}}{{AFL Ess}}198717Sydney Cricket Ground
437.11.233{{AFL Gee}}{{AFL Mel}}201119Kardinia Park
536.15.231{{AFL Haw}}{{AFL Fit}}19916North Hobart Oval
colspan=7 | Source: [http://afl.allthestats.com/?itm=211111]. Last updated: 20 August 2013.

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Lowest
RankScoreClubOpponentYearRoundVenue
10.1.1{{AFL StK}}{{AFL Gee}}18993 (FS)Corio Oval
rowspan=3| 20.2.2{{AFL StK}}{{AFL SM}}18973Lake Oval
| 0.2.2{{AFL StK}}{{AFL Gee}}189914Corio Oval
| 0.2.2{{AFL Mel}}{{AFL Fit}}18992 (FS)Brunswick Street Oval
rowspan=2| 50.3.3{{AFL StK}}{{AFL SM}}189710Junction Oval
| 0.3.3{{AFL StK}}{{AFL Ess}}189712East Melbourne Cricket Ground
colspan=7 | Source: [http://afl.allthestats.com/?itm=211112]. 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):

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RankScoreClubOpponentYearRoundVenue
11.0.6{{AFL Fit}}{{AFL Foo}}19535Western Oval
20.8.8{{AFL Ric}}{{AFL StK}}196116Junction Oval
31.5.11{{AFL StK}}{{AFL Mel}}195716Junction Oval
rowspan=3| 41.7.13{{AFL Haw}}{{AFL Mel}}19269Melbourne Cricket Ground
| 1.7.13{{AFL Ric}}{{AFL Col}}1927GFMelbourne Cricket Ground
| 1.7.13{{AFL Fre}}{{AFL Ade}}200915Football Park
colspan=7 | Source: [http://afl.allthestats.com/?itm=211112&yrfm=1919]. Last updated: 20 August 2013.

=Highest losing scores and lowest winning scores=

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! colspan=3|Highest losing scores

RankScoreClubOpponentOpponent’s scoreYearRoundVenue
125.13.163{{AFL Gee}}{{AFL Haw}}26.15.17119896Princes Park
225.9.159{{AFL Kan}}{{AFL Ess}}27.9.171200116Melbourne Cricket Ground
323.19.157{{AFL Fit}}{{AFL Mel}}24.23.16719782Melbourne Cricket Ground
424.11.155{{AFL SM}}{{AFL Gee}}26.11.167197819Lake Oval
524.10.154{{AFL SM}}{{AFL Mel}}24.23.16719796Melbourne Cricket Ground
colspan=8 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/gamer.html#22]. Last updated: 20 August 2013.

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RankScoreClubOpponentOpponent’s scoreYearRoundVenue
11.8.14{{AFL Ess}}{{AFL Mel}}0.8.818973 (Finals)East Melbourne Cricket Ground
rowspan=3|21.9.15{{AFL Gee}}{{AFL Mel}}0.10.1018979Corio Oval
2.3.15{{AFL SM}}{{AFL Mel}}1.7.1318986Melbourne Cricket Ground
1.9.15{{AFL Ess}}{{AFL SM}}0.9.918993East Melbourne Cricket Ground
51.13.19{{AFL Ess}}{{AFL SM}}2.3.1518976Lake Oval
colspan=8 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/gamer.html#23]. 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:

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RankScoreClubOpponentOpponent’s scoreYearRoundVenue
12.13.25{{AFL Col}}{{AFL Ric}}1.7.131927GFMelbourne Cricket Ground
23.10.28{{AFL Ess}}{{AFL Foo}}3.5.23198913Windy Hill
34.6.30{{AFL Car}}{{AFL Ric}}3.5.23192717Princes Park
rowspan=3| 43.13.31{{AFL Col}}{{AFL Ess}}4.6.30192717Victoria Park
| 4.7.31{{AFL Col}}{{AFL Gee}}3.11.29195114Kardinia Park
| 3.13.31{{AFL Car}}{{AFL Gee}}2.12.24197712Princes Park
colspan=8 | Source: [http://afl.allthestats.com/?itm=211112&res=0&yrfm=1919]. Last updated: 20 August 2013.

=Highest scores for each quarter=

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! Quarter !! Score !! Club !! Opponent !! Year !! Round !! Venue

1st15.4.94{{AFL Ess}}{{AFL GC}}20116Docklands Stadium
2nd14.2.86{{AFL Ade}}{{AFL Fit}}199617Football Park
3rd13.4.82{{AFL Ess}}{{AFL Foo}}198222Western Oval
4th17.4.106{{AFL SM}}{{AFL StK}}191912Lake Oval
colspan=7 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/qh.html#1]. Last updated: 20 August 2013.

=Greatest winning margins=

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! Rank !! Margin !! Club !! Opponent !! Year !! Round !! Venue

1190FitzroyMelbourne197917VFL Park
2186GeelongMelbourne201119Kardinia Park
3178CollingwoodSt Kilda19794Victoria Park
rowspan=2 | 4171South MelbourneSt Kilda191912Lake Oval
171SydneyWest Coast202315Sydney Cricket Ground
colspan=7 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/gamer.html#05]. Last updated: 24 June 2023.

=Biggest comebacks=

Deficit from end of 1/4 time:

{{See also|Essendon v Kangaroos (2001 AFL season)}}

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! Rank !! Deficit !! Club !! Final score !! Opponent !! Final score !! Year !! Round !! Venue

158Essendon27.9.171Kangaroos25.9.159200116Melbourne Cricket Ground
255St Kilda15.22.112Hawthorn14.15.9919372Glenferrie Oval
354Collingwood18.11.119North Melbourne19.4.118202414Marvel Stadium
451Hawthorn17.7.109St Kilda14.12.96199912Waverley Park
rowspan=2| 548Richmond19.13.127Sydney Swans16.14.110198221Sydney Cricket Ground
colspan=9 | Source: http://afl.allthestats.com/?itm=211134&fmqtr=0. Last updated: 14 January 2011.

Deficit from end of 1/2 time:

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! Rank !! Deficit !! Club !! Final score !! Opponent !! Final score !! Year !! Round !! Venue

152Collingwood14.23.107St Kilda15.10.100197010Victoria Park
250Melbourne17.17.119Fremantle15.23.11320087Melbourne Cricket Ground
rowspan=3| 349Geelong17.10.112Collingwood17.9.111197220Kardinia Park
| 49Hawthorn26.15.171Geelong25.13.16319896Princes Park
| 49St Kilda14.10.94Western Bulldogs13.9.8720156Docklands Stadium
colspan=9 | Source: http://afl.allthestats.com/?itm=211134&fmqtr=1. Last updated: 14 January 2011.

Deficit from end of 3/4 time:

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! Rank !! Deficit !! Club !! Final score !! Opponent !! Final score !! Year !! Round !! Venue

145Brisbane Bears14.20.104Hawthorn14.13.97199516The Gabba
244North Melbourne15.12.102Essendon14.10.9419476Arden Street Oval
rowspan=2| 341North Melbourne12.19.91Footscray13.7.8519367Arden Street Oval
| 41Essendon18.16.124Melbourne19.9.12319926Melbourne Cricket Ground
rowspan=2| 540Western Bulldogs14.15.99Adelaide14.13.97199916Melbourne Cricket Ground
| 40Kangaroos17.16.118Sydney Swans18.4.112200419Sydney Cricket Ground

Largest comebacks (from any stage of the game):

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! Rank !! Deficit !! Club !! Final score !! Opponent !! Final score !! Year !! Round !! Venue

169pts Q2 10minsEssendon27.9.171Kangaroos25.9.159200116Melbourne Cricket Ground
263pts Q2 5minsHawthorn17.7.109St Kilda14.12.96199912Waverley Park
360pts Q2 27minsCollingwood14.23.107St Kilda15.10.100197010Victoria Park
456pts Q2 28minsHawthorn26.15.171Geelong25.13.16319896Princes Park
rowspan=3| 555pts at Q1 timeSt Kilda15.22.112Hawthorn14.15.9919372Glenferrie Oval
| 55pts Q2 10minsCollingwood19.9.123Richmond16.13.109197820Melbourne Cricket Ground
| 55pts Q3 3minsSt Kilda14.10.94Western Bulldogs13.9.8720156Docklands Stadium

=Highest scores (both teams)=

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RankScoreHome teamScoreAway teamScoreYearRoundVenue
152.33.345{{AFL Mel}}21.15.141{{AFL StK}}31.18.20419786Melbourne Cricket Ground
rowspan=2 | 251.31.337{{AFL Gee}}35.18.228{{AFL StK}}16.13.10919897Kardinia Park
50.37.337{{AFL Haw}}| 21.23.149{{AFL Ric}}29.14.18819855Princes Park
rowspan=2 | 451.28.334North Melbourne| 35.19.229{{AFL Syd}}16.9.10519936Princes Park
51.28.334{{AFL Haw}}| 26.15.171{{AFL Gee}}25.13.16319896Princes Park
colspan=9 | Source:AFL Tables; [http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/gamer.html#07 Most Points in a Game]

=Lowest scores (both teams)=

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RankScoreHome teamScoreAway teamScoreYearRoundVenue
11.16.22{{AFL Ess}}1.8.14{{AFL Mel}}0.8.81897FR3Lake Oval
21.18.24{{AFL Ess}}1.9.15{{AFL SM}}0.9.918993East Melbourne Cricket Ground
31.19.25{{AFL Gee}}| 1.9.15{{AFL Mel}}0.10.1018979Corio Oval
43.10.28{{AFL Mel}}| 1.7.13{{AFL SM}}2.3.1518986Melbourne Cricket Ground
53.11.29{{AFL Car}}| 3.6.24{{AFL SM}}0.5.518998Princes Park
colspan=9 | Source:AFL Tables: [http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/gamer.html#08 Fewest Points in a Game]

==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:

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RankScoreHome teamScoreAway teamScoreYearRoundVenue
13.20.38{{AFL Col}}2.13.25{{AFL Ric}}1.7.131927GFMelbourne Cricket Ground
26.15.51{{AFL Ess}}3.10.28{{AFL Foo}}3.5.23198913Windy Hill
rowspan=2 | 36.17.53{{AFL StK}}| 5.5.35{{AFL Ess}}1.12.18192310Junction Oval
7.11.53{{AFL Car}}| 4.6.30{{AFL Ric}}3.5.2319276Princes Park
55.25.55{{AFL Car}}| 3.13.31{{AFL Gee}}2.12.24197712Princes Park
colspan=9 | Source:Australian Football; [https://australianfootball.com/leagues/lowest_match_aggregates/AFL/138/season_from/1919/season_to/2018/league/138/competition/1/competition/1/division/all/division_type/all/ground/all/round_type/all/limit/100/filter/show AFL – Lowest Match Aggregates Since 1919]

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= Most consecutive wins =

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|+

!Rank

!Concluded

!Games

!Team

!Commenced

1

|Round 13, 1953

|23

|Geelong

|Round 12, 1952

rowspan=3 | 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

rowspan=2 | 5

|Round 20, 2009

|19

|St Kilda

|Round 1, 2009

Round 13, 1956

|19

|Melbourne

|Round 15, 1955

colspan="5" |{{Cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/streaks.html|title=AFL Tables - Streaks|website=afltables.com|access-date=2019-09-29}}

Individual records

=Disposals=

==Most career disposals==

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RankPlayerDisposalsGamesClubsCareer Span
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| 1

Scott Pendlebury10328405Collingwood2006–present
2Robert Harvey9656383St Kilda1988–2008
3Brent Harvey9213432North Melbourne1996–2016
4Kevin Bartlett9151402Richmond1965–1983
5Gary Ablett Jr.8896357Geelong/Gold Coast2002–2020
6Craig Bradley8776375Carlton1986–2002
7Joel Selwood8746355Geelong2007–2022
8Sam Mitchell8687329Hawthorn/West Coast2002–2017
9Travis Boak8676372Port Adelaide2007–present
10Michael Tuck8423425Hawthorn1972–1991
colspan="6" |Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players.html#t0]. Last updated: 20 March 2025.

==Most disposals in a game (since 1965)==

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RankPlayerDisposals{{Cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/teams/allteams/playershi.html|title=AFL Tables - Player Season and Game Records (1965-2022)}}Year vs Team
rowspan=1|1Tom Mitchell542018 vs Collingwood
rowspan=2|2Greg Williamsrowspan="2" | 531989 vs St Kilda
Gary Ablett Jr.2012 vs Collingwood
4Barry Price521971 vs Fitzroy
rowspan=2|5Scott Thompsonrowspan="2" | 512011 vs Gold Coast
Lachie Neale2019 vs Richmond
rowspan="4" |7

|John Greening

| rowspan="4" |50

|1971 vs Geelong

Tom Mitchell

|2017 vs Collingwood

Tom Mitchell

|2018 vs Greater Western Sydney

Tony Shaw

|1991 vs Brisbane Bears

colspan="4" |Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/stats/teams/allteams/playershi.html#G00]. Last updated: 31 January 2023.

Note: Only includes performances of 50+ disposals.

==Most disposals in a season==

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RankPlayerDisposals{{Cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/teams/allteams/playershi.html|title=AFL Tables - Player Season and Game Records (1965-2022)}}YearTeam
1Jack Macrae8802021Western Bulldogs
2Tom Mitchell8482018Hawthorn
3Matt Crouch8252017Adelaide
4Dane Swan8202010Collingwood
5Dan Hannebery8022016Sydney
rowspan="2" | 6Clayton Oliverrowspan="2" | 7892021Melbourne
Adam Treloar2019Collingwood
rowspan="2" | 8Tom Mitchellrowspan="2" | 7872017Hawthorn
Josh Kennedy2016Sydney
10Ollie Wines7772021Port Adelaide
colspan="5" |Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/stats/teams/allteams/playershi.html#S00].

=Goalkicking=

==Most career goals==

{{For|a larger list|List of VFL/AFL players to have scored 500 goals}}

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! Rank !! Goals !! Games !! Player !! Club/Clubs !! Career

11360281Tony Lockett{{AFL StK}}, {{AFL Syd}}1983-2002
21299306Gordon Coventry{{AFL Col}}1920–1937
31254269Jason Dunstall{{AFL Haw}}1985–1998
41066354Lance Franklin{{AFL Haw}}, {{AFL Syd}}2005–2023
51057267Doug Wade{{AFL Gee}}, {{AFL NM}}1959–1975
colspan=5 | Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/careergoals.html]. Last updated: 4 June 2023.

==Most goals in a game==

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!Rank

!Score

!Player

!Club

!Opponent

!Year

!Round

!Venue

118.1Fred FanningMelbourneSt Kilda194719Junction Oval
rowspan=2|217.4Gordon CoventryCollingwoodFitzroy193012Victoria Park
| 17.5Jason DunstallHawthornRichmond19927Waverley Park
rowspan=4|416.5Gordon CoventryCollingwoodHawthorn192913Victoria Park
| 16.1Peter HudsonHawthornMelbourne19695Glenferrie Oval
| 16.4Peter McKennaCollingwoodSouth Melbourne196919Victoria Park
| 16.0Tony LockettSydney SwansFitzroy199519Whitten Oval
colspan=8 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/misc_goals.html]{{Cite web |last=Records |first=The Australian Book Of |title=The Australian Book Of Records |url=https://theaustralianbookofrecords.com/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=The Australian Book Of Records |language=en}}[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/09/15/1031608345061.html 17. FRED FANNING'S 18 GOALS, 1947 ]. Last updated: 8 December 2022.

==Most goals in a season==

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! Rank !! Goals !! Player !! Club !! Season

rowspan=2| 1150Bob PrattSouth Melbourne1934
150Peter HudsonHawthorn1971
3146Peter HudsonHawthorn1970
4145Jason DunstallHawthorn1992
5143Peter McKennaCollingwood1970
colspan=7 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/100gs.html]. Last updated: 9 July 2007.

==Most seasons as league leading goalkicker==

{{For|season by season list|Coleman Medal}}

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! Rank !! Seasons !! Player !! Club/Clubs

17Dick LeeCollingwood
26Gordon CoventryCollingwood
35John ColemanEssendon
rowspan=5| 44Fred FanningMelbourne
4Doug WadeGeelong, North Melbourne
4Peter HudsonHawthorn
4Tony LockettSt Kilda, Sydney
4Lance FranklinHawthorn, Sydney
colspan=7 | Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070305125925/http://www.afl.com.au/Season2007/Awards/ColemanMedal/tabid/266/Default.aspx]. Last updated: 20 May 2009.
Note: This table does not take into account goals scored in finals.

==Highest goals-per-game average==

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! Rank !! Average !! Player !! Club/Clubs

15.64Peter HudsonHawthorn
25.48John ColemanEssendon
34.84Tony LockettSt Kilda, Sydney
44.66Jason DunstallHawthorn
54.58Peter McKennaCollingwood, Carlton
colspan=7 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/misc.html#02]. Last updated: 9 July 2007.

==Most goals on debut==

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! Rank !! Goals !! Player !! Club !! Opponent !! Year !! Round !! Venue

112John ColemanEssendonHawthorn19491Windy Hill
rowspan=2| 29Bill WoodFootscrayCollingwood19443Whitten Oval
9Warren RalphCarltonNorth Melbourne19841Waverley Park
rowspan=2| 48John GeorgiadesFootscrayCarlton19891Princes Park
8Scott CummingsEssendonSydney Swans199414Melbourne Cricket Ground
colspan=8 | Source: Official statistical history of the AFL (book). Last updated: 2007.

== Most consecutive games with one or more goals ==

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!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

colspan=6 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/misc_goals.html AFL Tables]. Last updated: 13 July 2015.

==Most career games for no goals==

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! Rank !! Games !! Player !! Club/Clubs !! Start !! End

1182Ted PotterCollingwood19631972
2172Gary MalarkeyGeelong19771986
3166Les GardinerEssendon19431953
4162Jamie ShanahanSt Kilda, Melbourne19921999
5154Ian SynmanSt Kilda19581969
colspan=7 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/misc_goals.html AFL Tables]. Last updated: 9 July 2007.

=Games=

==Most career games==

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{{further|List of VFL/AFL players to have played 300 games}}

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! Rank !! Games !! Player !! Club !! Career span

1432Brent HarveyNorth Melbourne1996–2016
2426Michael TuckHawthorn1972–1991
3407Shaun BurgoynePort Adelaide, Hawthorn2002–2021
4403Kevin BartlettRichmond1965–1983
5403Scott PendleburyCollingwood2006–

==Most consecutive games==

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! Rank !! Games !! Player !! Club

1244Jim StynesMelbourne
2

|238*

|Jack Crisp

|Collingwood

3226Adem YzeMelbourne
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4204Adam GoodesSydney
5202Jack TitusRichmond
colspan="4" | Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/misc_players.html#03 AFL Tables]. Last updated: 24 February 2025

==Most games for each club==

{{further|Australian rules footballers with 200 games for one club}}

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! Club !! Games !! Player !! Career span

{{AFL Ade}}340Andrew McLeod1995–2010
{{AFL BB}}164Roger Merrett1988–1996
{{AFL BL}}322Simon Black1998–2013
{{AFL Car}}375Craig Bradley1986–2002
{{AFL Col}}403Scott Pendlebury2006–present
{{AFL Ess}}400Dustin Fletcher1993–2015
{{AFL Fit}}333Kevin Murray1955–1964, 1967–1974
{{AFL Foo}}/{{AFL WB}}364Brad Johnson1994–2010
{{AFL Fre}}376David Mundy2005–2022
{{AFL Gee}}359Tom Hawkins2007–2024
{{AFL GC}}240David Swallow2011–present
{{AFL GWS}}256Callan Ward2012–present
{{AFL Haw}}426Michael Tuck1972–1991
{{AFL Mel}}306David Neitz1993–2008
{{AFL NM}}432Brent Harvey1996–2016
{{AFL Por}}372Travis Boak2007–present
{{AFL Ric}}403Kevin Bartlett1965–1983
{{AFL Stk}}383Robert Harvey1988–2008
{{AFL SM}}/{{AFL Syd}}372Adam Goodes1999–2015
University101Bert Hurrey1908–1913
{{AFL|WC}}333Shannon Hurn2006–2023
colspan=7 | Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/stats/stats_idx.html]. Last updated: 20 March 2025.

=Age records=

==Youngest players==

Age on their debut:

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! Rank !! Age !! Player !! Club !! Year

115 years, 209 daysClaude CloughSt Kilda1900
215 years, 287 daysKeith BromageCollingwood1953
315 years, 297 daysAlbert CollierCollingwood1925
415 years, 305 daysTim WatsonEssendon1977
515 years, 315 daysWels EickeSt Kilda1909
colspan=7 | Sources: Official statistical history of the AFL (book),
[http://australianfootball.com/articles/view/Micro%2BNoises%2B24/286 Australian Football.com].
Last updated: 2013.

==Oldest players==

Age in their last game:

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! Rank !! Age !! Player !! Club !! Year

143 years, 50 daysVic CumberlandSt Kilda1920
240 years, 23 daysDustin FletcherEssendon2015
339 years, 296 daysJack LeithMelbourne1912
439 years, 239 daysSyd Barker, Sr.North Melbourne1927
539 years, 181 daysJim FlynnCarlton1910
colspan=5 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/misc_players.html#06]. Last updated: 29 July 2020.

=Finals=

==Most premierships==

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! Rank !! Total !! Player !! Club

1

|7

|Michael Tuck

|Hawthorn

rowspan=4| 26Frank AdamsMelbourne
6Ron BarassiMelbourne
6Albert CollierCollingwood
6Harry CollierCollingwood
colspan=7 | Source: Official statistical history of the AFL (book). Last updated: 31 January 2023.

==Most Grand Final appearances==

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! Rank !! Games !! Player !! Club

111Michael TuckHawthorn
rowspan=4 | 210Gordon CoventryCollingwood
10Albert CollierCollingwood
10Dick ReynoldsEssendon
10Bill HutchisonEssendon
colspan=7 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/grandfinals.html AFL Tables]. Last updated: 31 January 2023.

==Most finals games==

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! Rank !! Games !! Player !! Club/Clubs

140Joel SelwoodGeelong
239Michael TuckHawthorn
335Shaun BurgoynePort Adelaide (14)
Hawthorn (21)
rowspan=3| 431Gordon CoventryCollingwood
31Scott PendleburyCollingwood
31Harry TaylorGeelong
colspan=6 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/misc_players.html AFL Tables]. Last updated: Finals Week 4, September 2023.

==Most finals goals==

Image:Jack Titus.jpg]]

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! Rank !! Total !! Player !! Club/Clubs

1112Gordon CoventryCollingwood
278Jason DunstallHawthorn
rowspan="2"|374Jack TitusRichmond
74Lance FranklinHawthorn (46)
Sydney (28)
572Leigh MatthewsHawthorn
colspan=7 | Last updated: 5 March 2023

=Coaching=

==Most games coached==

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! Rank !! Total !! Player !! Club/Clubs

1718Mick MalthouseFootscray, West Coast, Collingwood, Carlton
2714Jock McHaleCollingwood
3678Kevin SheedyEssendon, Greater Western Sydney
4575Allan JeansSt Kilda, Hawthorn, Richmond
5522Tom HafeyRichmond, Collingwood, Geelong, Sydney
colspan=7 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/coaches/coaches_idx.html]. Last updated: 31 May 2015.

==Most wins as coach==

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! Rank !! Total !! Player !! Club/Clubs

1467Jock McHaleCollingwood
2406Mick MalthouseFootscray, West Coast, Collingwood, Carlton
3389Kevin SheedyEssendon, Greater Western Sydney
4357Allan JeansSt Kilda, Hawthorn, Richmond
5336Tom HafeyRichmond, Collingwood, Geelong, Sydney
colspan=7 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/coaches/coaches_idx.html]. Last updated: 31 May 2015.

==Most premierships as coach==

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! Rank !! Total !! Coach !! Year

18Jock McHale1917, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936
26Norm Smith1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964
rowspan=2| 35Jack Worrall1906, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912
5Frank 'Checker' Hughes1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948
rowspan=8|44Dick Reynolds1942, 1946, 1949, 1950
4Tom Hafey1967, 1969, 1973, 1974
4Ron Barassi1968, 1970, 1975, 1977
4Allan Jeans1966, 1983, 1986, 1989
4David Parkin1978, 1981, 1982, 1995
4Kevin Sheedy1984, 1985, 1993, 2000
4Leigh Matthews1990, 2001, 2002, 2003
4Alastair Clarkson2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
colspan=7 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/coaches/coaches_idx.html]. Last updated: 6 May 2019.

=Player/Coach=

==Most games played and coached==

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! Rank !! Total !! Coach/Player !! Teams Coached !! Games Coached !! Teams Played For !! Games Played

1929Kevin SheedyEssendon, Greater Western Sydney678Richmond251
2892Mick MalthouseFootscray, West Coast, Collingwood, Carlton718St Kilda, Richmond174
3878Jock McHaleCollingwood714Collingwood261 (97 games as playing coach)
4793Leigh MatthewsCollingwood, Brisbane461Hawthorn332
5729David Parkin{{AFL Haw}}, {{AFL Car}}, {{AFL Fit}}518{{AFL Haw}}211
colspan=8 | Source: [http://afltables.com/afl/stats/coaches/coaches_idx.html#comb AFL Tables – Coaches]. Last updated: 31 May 2015.

=Awards=

==Most Brownlow Medals==

{{further|List of Brownlow Medal winners}}

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! Rank !! Awards !! Player !! Club/Clubs !! Years

rowspan=4| 13Haydn Bunton, Sr.Fitzroy1931, 1932, 1935
3Dick ReynoldsEssendon1934, 1937, 1938
3Bob SkiltonSouth Melbourne1959, 1963, 1968
3Ian StewartSt Kilda, Richmond1965, 1966, 1971

==Most club best and fairests==

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! Rank !! Awards !! Player !! Club/Clubs !! Years

rowspan=2| 19Kevin MurrayFitzroy1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969
9Bob SkiltonSouth Melbourne1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
38Leigh MatthewsHawthorn1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982
rowspan=4| 47Dick ReynoldsEssendon1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943
7Bill HutchisonEssendon1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956
7Gary DempseyFootscray, North Melbourne1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979
7Scott WestWestern Bulldogs1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005

See also

{{Portal|Sports|Australia}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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{{Australian Football League}}

{{Records}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Vfl Afl Records}}

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