This is a list of records from the AFL reserve grade competition (previously known as the Victorian Junior Football League, VFL seconds and VFL reserves) since its inception in 1919 until it disbanded at the end of 1999.
Club records Premierships Titles Club Seasons 13 1923, 1924, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982 12 Melbourne 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1949, 1956, 1969, 1970, 1984, 1993 10 1929, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1997 8 1921, 1941, 1950, 1952, 1968, 1983, 1992, 1999 7 Carlton District/Carlton 1926, 1927, 1928, 1951, 1953, 1986, 1990 7 Collingwood District/Collingwood 1919, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1940, 1965, 1976 7 North Melbourne/Kangaroos 1947, 1957, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1995, 1996 6 Footscray/Western Bulldogs 1936, 1945, 1962, 1988, 1994, 1998 5 St Kilda District/St Kilda 1942, 1943, 1961, 1987, 1999 4 Hawthorn 1958, 1959, 1972, 1985 3 1944, 1974, 1989 1 Brisbane 1991
Runners-up Titles Club Seasons 10 / 1922, 1924, 1932, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1971, 1981, 1996, 1998 10 1926, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1961, 1965, 1973, 1989 9 / 1921, 1937, 1944, 1952, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1979, 1983 9 1923, 1930, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1975 8 / 1925, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1957, 1959 6 1936, 1954, 1972, 1990, 1991, 1992 5 North Melbourne/Kangaroos 1950, 1976, 1988, 1993, 1994 5 / 1940, 1969, 1984, 1985, 1987 4 South Melbourne/Sydney 1927, 1956, 1980, 1995 4 / 1933, 1962, 1963, 1982 3 Hawthorn 1960, 1978, 1997 2 1919, 1920
Highest scores Rank Score Club Opponent Year Round Venue 1 45.20 (290) Hawthorn 1987 7 Sydney Cricket Ground 2 38.27 (255) St Kilda District West Melbourne 1920 14 3 37.30 (252) 1947 7 4 38.17 (245) 1989 10 Sydney Cricket Ground 5 38.17 (245) 1989 22 Kardinia Park Source:
Individual records Most goals in a game Rank Score Player Club Opponent Year Round Venue 1 22.4 Bill Cubbins St Kilda District West Melbourne 1920 14
Most career games Rank Games Player Club(s) Career span 1 201 Bob Walker 1931–1941 2 170 Alan Thaw 1946–1958 3 168 Mark Scott Hawthorn, St Kilda, Fitzroy 1976–1989 4 164 Mal Wishart 1919–1928 5 159 Roy Ramsay , 1973–1987 Source:
Most games for each club Club Games Player Career span 130 Scott Howell 1976–1985 122 Ron Smith 1937–1950 Collingwood District 120 Bill Fitzgerald 1926–1938 170 Alan Thaw 1946–1958 Footscray/Western Bulldogs 114 Robert Groenewegen 1978–1987 201 Bob Walker 1931–1941 Hawthorn 115 Alle De Wolde 1975–1984 Melbourne 115 Greg Hutchison 1975–1985 164 Mal Wishart 1919–1928 South Melbourne/Sydney 112 Mark Whitzell 1981–1986
Kicks after the siren Goal to win Player Team Opponent Year Score Details Brian Rickards Melbourne Carlton 1954 101–99Melbourne came back from over 30 points down in the last quarter to win the second semi final. Rickards took a mark about 50 yards out and on a difficult angle just before the siren sounded. In a swirling wind, he kicked a "perfect drop kick" to send the Demons' reserves through to the grand final.
Missed opportunities Player Team Opponent Year Score Outcome Details Geoff Wilson Hawthorn Geelong 1960 52–57 Geelong won the 1960 grand final Geelong led by five points in the 1960 Grand Final. Wilson marked for Hawthorn 40 yards from goal on the half forward flank as the siren sounded. A goal would have delivered a one-point win to Hawthorn, but his shot went out of bounds, and Geelong won the grand final by five points.
See also List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers
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