The records included in this article cover senior Australian rules football at Adelaide Oval, located in Adelaide, South Australia, for both men and women. The records include the South Australian league football (first known as the South Australian Football Association, then South Australian Football League, and later South Australian National Football League) from 1877, when the first premiership matches were held at the ground, until the end of the 1990 SANFL season, the last year that the competition was the highest level of Australian rules football in South Australia.
History The first senior league Australian rules football match was played on Adelaide Oval in 1877 between the original Adelaide club and the Bankers club.
In 1991 the newly created Adelaide Crows entered the Australian Football League, subsequently playing the highest level of football in the state. Port Adelaide joined the Australian Football League in 1997.
Individual (Men)
Most goals in a game by a player
Australian Football League (1991–present) Goals Player Club Year 10 Taylor Walker 2023 9 Joel Amartey 2024 8 Jay Schulz 2014 7 Jay Schulz 2014 Taylor Walker 2015 Josh Kennedy 2016 Josh Jenkins 2016 Taylor Walker 2023Last update from 2024, round 14.
South Australian league football (1877–1990) Goals Player Club Year 15 Ken Farmer 1936 Neil Hawke 1957 14 Bruce Schultz 1940 Bruce Schultz 1941 13 Ken Farmer 1934Final SANFL standings as of 1990, round 20.
Most career goals by a player
Australian Football League (1991–present) Goals Player ClubGames 252 Taylor Walker 109 174 Eddie Betts 73 153 Charlie Dixon 84 139 Josh Jenkins 65 133 Robbie Gray 94Last updated round 6, 2024.
South Australian league football (1877–1990) Goals Player Club Games 347 Ken Farmer 54 ~292 Bos Daly ~107Final SANFL standings as of 1990, round 20.
Most career games by a player
Australian Football League (1991–present) Games Player ClubYears 120 Travis Boak 2011– 115 Rory Laird 2014– 115 Ollie Wines 2014– 109 Taylor Walker 2014– 107 Brodie Smith 2011–Last updated round 6, 2024.
South Australian league football (1877–1990) Games Player ClubYears ~144 Stuart Palmer 1969–85Final SANFL standings as of 1990, round 20.
Team (men)
Most consecutive wins by a club at the ground
Australian Football League (1991–present) Streak Club Span 10 2018–2025 10 2025– 8 2011–14 8 2015–16 7 2016 6 2020 6 2023Last update from 2025, round 24.
South Australian league football (1877–1990) Streak Club Span 18 1956–59 14 1913–15 11 1905–06 11 1968–70 11 1973–75Final SANFL standings as of 1990, round 20.
Highest team score
Australian Football League (1991–present) Score Club Year 27.15 (177) vs Brisbane Lions 2016 27.12 (174) vs West Coast 2023 24.15 (159) vs Brisbane Lions 2014 24.9 (153) vs Essendon 2017 23.14 (152) vs Port Adelaide 2024Last update from 2024, round 15.
South Australian league football (1877–1990) Score Club Year 34.22 (226) vs South Adelaide 1972 34.18 (222) vs South Adelaide 1990 33.23 (221) vs South Adelaide 1959 34.15 (219) vs South Adelaide 1950 34.12 (216) vs South Adelaide 1973Final SANFL standings as of 1990, round 20.
Largest single-quarter score
Australian Football League (1991–present) Score Club Year Q4 – 9.3 (57) vs. Carlton 2021 Q1 – 9.3 (57) vs. Hawthorn 2023 Q1 – 9.2 (56) vs. Essendon 2017 Q3 – 9.2 (56) vs. Gold Coast 2023 Q3 – 8.5 (53) vs. GWS Giants 2017Last update from 2023, round 17.
South Australian league football (1877–1990) Score Club Year Q4 – 14.10 (94) vs. North Adelaide 1940 Q4 – 14.3 (87) vs. Sturt 1990 Q2 – 13.6 (84) vs. South Adelaide 1974 Q3 – 13.5 (83) vs. West Torrens 1981 Q2 – 13.3 (81) vs. Central District 1969Final SANFL standings as of 1990, round 20.
Largest winning margin
Australian Football League (1991–present) Margin ClubOpponentYear 138 2016 122 Adelaide 2023 115 2017 113 Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions 2014 103 Port Adelaide 2014Last updated 2024
South Australian league football (1877–1990) Margin ClubOpponentYear 180* 1893 178 1972 175 South Adelaide 1959 162* South Adelaide Adelaide 1892 153 South Adelaide 1957Final SANFL standings as of 1990, round 20.
Before 1897 behinds were not included in the final score. During these matches the margins were 30 and 27 goals.
Lowest team score
Australian Football League (1991–present) Score ClubOpponentYear3.2 (20) Port Adelaide 20172.14 (26) Adelaide 20183.11 (29) GWS Giants Port Adelaide 20224.5 (29) Port Adelaide 20204.9 (33) Richmond 20204.9 (33) Port Adelaide 2022Last update from 2022, round 18.
South Australian league football (1877–1990) Score ClubOpponentYear 0.0 (0) North Adelaide 1897 0.1 (1) South Adelaide 1898 0.5 (5) Sturt 1901 0.8 (8) South Adelaide 1913 0.8 (8) West Adelaide 1901
Individual (women)
Most goals in a game Australian Football League Women (2019–present) Goals Player Club Year 3 Chelsea Randall S7 (2022) 3 Danielle Ponter 2019 3 Danielle Ponter 2019 2 Ashleigh Woodland 2022 2 Danielle Ponter 20222Erin Phillips2019 2 Erin Phillips 2019 2 Ebony Marinoff 2019 2 Chloe Scheer 2019 2 Courtney Hodder 2021 2 Jess Wuetschner 2021Last update from 2022 (S7)
Most goals in a career Australian Football League Women (2019–present) Goals Player Club Year 8 Danielle Ponter 2019–2022 5 Erin Phillips 2019–20223 Chloe Scheer 2019–2022 2 Ebony Marinoff 2019–2022 2 Courtney Hodder 2021–2021 2 Jess Wuetschner 2021–2021 2 Stevie-Lee Thompson 2019–2022Last update 2022 AFLW Preliminary Final.
Team (women)
Highest team score +Australian Football League Women (2019–present)ScoreClubYear11.7 (73) vs GeelongAdelaide201910.3 (63) vs CarltonAdelaide20198.15 (63) vs Port AdelaideAdelaideS7 (2022)6.4 (40) vs FremantleAdelaide20226.2 (38) vs AdelaideBrisbane Lions2021
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