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.
Individual records + 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/North 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 Medals3: Dustin Martin (Richmond) 2: Gary Ayres (Hawthorn), Andrew McLeod (Adelaide), Luke Hodge (Hawthorn), Will Ashcroft (Brisbane) 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 + 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 pointsCarlton vs Richmond 1972 Lowest aggregate 38 pointsCollingwood vs Richmond 1927 Highest winning margin 119 pointsby Geelong vs Port Adelaide 2007 Lowest winning margin 1 pointby 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
2010Essendon 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 121,696Collingwood vs Carlton 1970 Lowest attendance 4,823Fitzroy 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 44by Carlton vs Collingwood 1970 Biggest comeback to win – Three Quarter time 23by Essendon vs Hawthorn 1984 Biggest comeback to draw – Three Quarter time 27by North Melbourne vs Collingwood 1977 Premiership from lowest ladder position 7thby 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, & 2024, 2025, 2026, 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 AFL Grand Final List of VFL/AFL records
References
External links AFL Tables