List of VFL/AFL Grand Final records

This is a list of VFL/AFL Grand Final records, as they apply to the history of the VFL/AFL grand final between 1897 and the present day.[1]

Individual records

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Individual Records
Most matches played (player) 11: Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)

10: Gordon Coventry (Collingwood), Albert Collier (Collingwood), Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

Most matches (captain) 9: Dick Reynolds (Essendon)

5: John Nicholls (Carlton), Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)

Most matches (coach) 17: Jock McHale (Collingwood)

12: Dick Reynolds (Essendon)

11: Frank 'Checker' Hughes (Richmond/Melbourne)

10: Tom Hafey (Richmond/Collingwood)

Most matches (umpire) 11: Matt Stevic 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

10: Jack Elder (1908–22) 9: Ian Robinson(1973–87)

9: Brett Rosebury 2009, 2010 + replay, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021

Most matches (player/coach) 20: Jock McHale (Collingwood)

17: Ron Barassi (Melbourne/Carlton/N Melbourne)

14: Frank 'Checker' Hughes (Richmond/Melbourne), Norm Smith (Melbourne) 14

Most wins (player) 7: Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)

6: Albert Collier (Collingwood), Harry Collier (Collingwood), Frank 'Bluey' Adams (Melbourne), Ron Barassi (Melbourne)

Most wins (captain) 4: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Syd Coventry (Collingwood), Michael Tuck (Hawthorn)
Most wins (coach) 8: Jock McHale (Collingwood)

6: Norm Smith (Melbourne)

5: Jack Worrall (Carlton/Essendon), F 'Checker' Hughes (Richmond/Melbourne)

Most losses (player) 6: Jack Titus (Richmond)

5: Dick Reynolds (Essendon), Bill Hutchison (Essendon), Rene Kink (Collingwood/Essendon), Thomas O'Halloran (Richmond), Jack Dyer (Richmond), Jack Bissett (Richmond/South Melbourne)

Most losses (captain) 4: Dick Reynolds (Essendon)

3: Jack Bissett (South Melbourne), Jack Dyer (Richmond)

Most losses (coach) 9: Jock McHale (Collingwood)

7: Dick Reynolds (Essendon)

5: Allan Jeans (St Kilda/Hawthorn), Tom Hafey (Richmond/Collingwood)

First VFL/AFL game in GF Harry Prout (Essendon) 1908, Bill James (Richmond) 1920, George Rawle (Essendon) 1923, F 'Pop' Vine (Melbourne) 1926, Ken Batchelor (Collingwood) 1952, Marlion Pickett (Richmond) 2019
Most games before first GF 313: Paul Roos (Fitzroy/Sydney) 1996

304: Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) 2008

293: Paul Williams (Collingwood/Sydney) 2005

290: Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) 2013

281: Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) 2016

Most Norm Smith Medals 3: Dustin Martin (Richmond)

2: Gary Ayres (Hawthorn), Andrew McLeod (Adelaide), Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)

Most possessions in a match 39: Simon Black (Brisbane) 2003, Christian Petracca (Melbourne) 2021

37: Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) 2007, Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) 2014, Matt Crouch (Adelaide) 2017, Caleb Daniel (Western Bulldogs) 2021

36: Geoff Raines (Richmond) 1980, Robert Harvey (St Kilda) 1997, Peter Burgoyne (Port Adelaide) 2007

35: Daryn Cresswell (Sydney) 1996, Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) 2014

Most goals (career) 35: Gordon Coventry (Collingwood)

25: Dermott Brereton (Hawthorn)

23: Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn), Jack Mueller (Melbourne)

Most goals in a match 9: Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) 1928, Gary Ablett Sr. (Geelong) 1989

8: Dermott Brereton (Hawthorn) 1985

Most goals in a quarter 5: Darren Jarman (Adelaide) 1997, Q4
Most behinds in a match 10: Ron Todd (Collingwood) 1936

8: Bob Pratt (South Melbourne) 1933, John Hendrie (Hawthorn) 1976

Team records

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Game records
Highest score 28.9 (177) by Carlton vs Richmond 1972
Lowest score 1.7 (13) by Richmond vs Collingwood 1927
Highest aggregate 327 points Carlton vs Richmond 1972
Lowest aggregate 38 points Collingwood vs Richmond 1927
Highest winning margin 119 points by Geelong vs Port Adelaide 2007
Lowest winning margin 1 point by Fitzroy vs South Melbourne 1899, by Carlton vs Essendon 1947, by St Kilda vs Collingwood 1966, by West Coast vs Sydney 2006
Drawn games 1948

1977

2010

Essendon vs Melbourne (Melbourne won replay)

Collingwood vs North Melbourne (North Melbourne won replay)

Collingwood vs St Kilda (Collingwood won replay)

Highest losing score 22.18 (150) by Richmond vs Carlton 1972
Lowest winning score 2.13 (25) by Collingwood vs Richmond 1927
Highest attendance 121,696 Collingwood vs Carlton 1970
Lowest attendance 4,823 Fitzroy vs South Melbourne 1899
Highest score – 1st Qtr 8.4 (52) by Hawthorn vs Geelong 1989, by Carlton vs Richmond 1972
Highest score – 2nd Qtr 10.2 (62) by Carlton vs Richmond 1972
Highest score – 3rd Qtr 11.8 (74) by Essendon vs Melbourne 1946
Highest score – 4th Qtr 11.3 (69) by Essendon vs Hawthorn 1985
Biggest comeback – Quarter time 29 by Carlton vs Collingwood 1970
Biggest comeback – Half time 44 by Carlton vs Collingwood 1970
Biggest comeback to win – Three Quarter time 23 by Essendon vs Hawthorn 1984
Biggest comeback to draw – Three Quarter time 27 by North Melbourne vs Collingwood 1977
Premiership from lowest ladder position 7th by Western Bulldogs vs Sydney 2016
Consecutive premierships 2 by Adelaide 1997, 1998, Carlton 1914, 1915 & 1981, 1982, Collingwood 1902, 1903 & 1935, 1936, Essendon 1911, 1912 & 1923, 1924 & 1949, 1950 & 1984, 1985, Fitzroy 1898, 1899 & 1904, 1905, Geelong 1951 1952, Hawthorn 1988 1989, Melbourne 1959 1960, Richmond 1920, 1921 & 1973, 1974 & 2019, 2020
Consecutive premierships 3 by Brisbane 2001, 2002, 2003, Carlton 1906, 1907, 1908, Hawthorn 2013, 2014, 2015, Melbourne 1939, 1940, 1941, & 1955, 1956, 1957
Consecutive premierships 4 by Collingwood 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Grand final records". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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