Grand Final Records

A representative subset of the real site's Grand Final Records categories.

Highest Scores | Biggest Wins | Highest Combined Scores | Lowest Scores | Closest Games | Lowest Combined Scores | Matchups

Most Grand Finals | Most Grand Final Wins | Most Grand Final Losses | Most Goals in Grand Finals | Most Goals in a Grand Final | Least Games with a Grand Final | Most Games without a Grand Final | Won Grand Finals For Multiple Teams

Premier's Season Record

List of Grand Finals | Player Totals | Career Highs | Game Highs

Team Records

Team P W D L GF.BF For GA.BA Agn % Win %
Collingwood 45 16 2 27 422.531 3063 469.591 3405 90 37.8
Carlton 29 16 0 13 318.342 2250 322.358 2290 98.3 55.2
Essendon 29 14 1 14 321.400 2326 306.326 2162 107.6 50
Richmond 24 13 0 11 283.290 1988 259.319 1873 106.1 54.2
Geelong 20 10 0 10 263.282 1860 253.254 1772 105 50
Hawthorn 19 13 0 6 284.266 1970 241.245 1691 116.5 68.4
Melbourne 19 13 1 5 241.262 1708 202.238 1450 117.8 71.1
Sydney 19 5 0 14 163.210 1188 212.247 1519 78.2 26.3
Fitzroy 13 8 0 5 83.133 631 82.125 617 102.3 61.5
North Melbourne 10 4 1 5 140.148 988 140.150 990 99.8 45
Brisbane Lions 8 6 0 2 118.106 814 94.95 659 123.5 75
St Kilda 8 1 1 6 74.100 544 99.103 697 78 18.8
West Coast 7 4 0 3 87.99 621 87.88 610 101.8 57.1
Western Bulldogs 4 2 0 2 45.38 308 51.46 352 87.5 50
Adelaide 3 2 0 1 42.38 290 37.50 272 106.6 66.7
Fremantle 2 0 0 2 20.31 151 25.23 173 87.3 0
Port Adelaide 2 1 0 1 23.19 157 34.32 236 66.5 50
Greater Western Sydney 1 0 0 1 3.7 25 17.12 114 21.9 0

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Highest Scores

Team Season Rnd Score Opponent Opp Score Margin Venue
Carlton 1972 GF 177 Richmond 150 27 M.C.G.
Essendon 1985 GF 170 Hawthorn 92 78 M.C.G.
Geelong 2007 GF 163 Port Adelaide 44 119 M.C.G.
Richmond 1980 GF 159 Collingwood 78 81 M.C.G.
Hawthorn 1988 GF 152 Melbourne 56 96 M.C.G.
North Melbourne 1977 GF 151 Collingwood 124 27 M.C.G.
Essendon 1946 GF 150 Melbourne 87 63 M.C.G.
Richmond 1972 GF 150 Carlton 177 -27 M.C.G.
Melbourne 1939 GF 148 Collingwood 95 53 M.C.G.
Hawthorn 1989 GF 144 Geelong 138 6 M.C.G.

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Biggest Wins

Team Season Rnd Score Opponent Opp Score Margin Venue
Geelong 2007 GF 163 Port Adelaide 44 119 M.C.G.
Hawthorn 1988 GF 152 Melbourne 56 96 M.C.G.
Richmond 2019 GF 114 Greater Western Sydney 25 89 M.C.G.
Hawthorn 1983 GF 140 Essendon 57 83 M.C.G.
Geelong 2022 GF 133 Sydney 52 81 M.C.G.
Richmond 1980 GF 159 Collingwood 78 81 M.C.G.
West Coast 1994 GF 143 Geelong 63 80 M.C.G.
Essendon 1985 GF 170 Hawthorn 92 78 M.C.G.
Melbourne 2021 GF 140 Western Bulldogs 66 74 Perth Stadium
Essendon 1949 GF 125 Carlton 52 73 M.C.G.

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Highest Combined Scores

Team Season Rnd Score Opponent Opp Score Margin Venue
Carlton 1972 GF 177 Richmond 150 27 M.C.G.
Geelong 1989 GF 138 Hawthorn 144 -6 M.C.G.
Collingwood 1977 GF 124 North Melbourne 151 -27 M.C.G.
Essendon 1985 GF 170 Hawthorn 92 78 M.C.G.
Collingwood 1939 GF 95 Melbourne 148 -53 M.C.G.
Collingwood 1980 GF 78 Richmond 159 -81 M.C.G.
Essendon 1946 GF 150 Melbourne 87 63 M.C.G.
Essendon 1941 GF 98 Melbourne 127 -29 M.C.G.
Hawthorn 1991 GF 139 West Coast 86 53 Waverley Park
Hawthorn 1978 GF 121 North Melbourne 103 18 M.C.G.

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Lowest Scores

Team Season Rnd Score Opponent Opp Score Margin Venue
Richmond 1927 GF 13 Collingwood 25 -12 M.C.G.
Collingwood 1960 GF 14 Melbourne 62 -48 M.C.G.
Collingwood 1901 GF 16 Essendon 43 -27 Lake Oval
Collingwood 1905 GF 17 Fitzroy 30 -13 M.C.G.
Essendon 1898 GF 23 Fitzroy 38 -15 Junction Oval
Collingwood 1927 GF 25 Richmond 13 12 M.C.G.
Greater Western Sydney 2019 GF 25 Richmond 114 -89 M.C.G.
Essendon 1908 GF 26 Carlton 35 -9 M.C.G.
Sydney 1899 GF 26 Fitzroy 27 -1 Junction Oval
Essendon 1902 GF 27 Collingwood 60 -33 M.C.G.

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Closest Games

Team Season Rnd Score Opponent Opp Score Margin Venue
Collingwood 1977 GF 76 North Melbourne 76 0 M.C.G.
Collingwood 2010 GF 68 St Kilda 68 0 M.C.G.
Essendon 1948 GF 69 Melbourne 69 0 M.C.G.
Carlton 1947 GF 86 Essendon 85 1 M.C.G.
Collingwood 1966 GF 73 St Kilda 74 -1 M.C.G.
Fitzroy 1899 GF 27 Sydney 26 1 Junction Oval
Sydney 2006 GF 84 West Coast 85 -1 M.C.G.
Carlton 1909 GF 36 Sydney 38 -2 M.C.G.
Collingwood 1903 GF 31 Fitzroy 29 2 M.C.G.
Carlton 1968 GF 56 Essendon 53 3 M.C.G.

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Lowest Combined Scores

Team Season Rnd Score Opponent Opp Score Margin Venue
Collingwood 1927 GF 25 Richmond 13 12 M.C.G.
Collingwood 1905 GF 17 Fitzroy 30 -13 M.C.G.
Fitzroy 1899 GF 27 Sydney 26 1 Junction Oval
Collingwood 1901 GF 16 Essendon 43 -27 Lake Oval
Collingwood 1903 GF 31 Fitzroy 29 2 M.C.G.
Carlton 1908 GF 35 Essendon 26 9 M.C.G.
Essendon 1898 GF 23 Fitzroy 38 -15 Junction Oval
Fitzroy 1900 GF 30 Melbourne 34 -4 East Melbourne
Carlton 1921 GF 32 Richmond 36 -4 M.C.G.
Carlton 1909 GF 36 Sydney 38 -2 M.C.G.

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Grand Final Matchups

# Team W D L For Agn % Win % Opponent Last
7 Melbourne 6 0 1 642 397 161.7 85.7 Collingwood GF, 1964
7 Melbourne 4 1 2 678 635 106.8 64.3 Essendon GF, 2000
6 Carlton 3 0 3 376 512 73.4 50 Essendon GF, 1993
6 Carlton 5 0 1 510 441 115.6 83.3 Collingwood GF, 1981
6 Richmond 4 0 2 564 541 104.3 66.7 Carlton GF, 1982
6 Collingwood 4 0 2 391 390 100.3 66.7 Richmond GF, 1980
6 Geelong 4 0 2 541 457 118.4 66.7 Collingwood GF, 2011
4 Carlton 3 0 1 234 197 118.8 75 Sydney GF, 1945
4 Collingwood 2 0 2 200 152 131.6 50 Essendon GF, 1990
4 Collingwood 2 0 2 190 177 107.3 50 Fitzroy GF, 1922
3 Brisbane Lions 2 0 1 295 240 122.9 66.7 Collingwood GF, 2023
3 Fitzroy 2 0 1 191 187 102.1 66.7 Carlton GF, 1916
3 Collingwood 2 0 1 224 198 113.1 66.7 Sydney GF, 1936
3 Collingwood 1 1 1 249 194 128.4 50 St Kilda GF, 2010
3 Essendon 2 0 1 332 313 106.1 66.7 Hawthorn GF, 1985
3 Richmond 2 0 1 243 223 109 66.7 Geelong GF, 2020
3 Hawthorn 2 0 1 319 336 94.9 66.7 Geelong GF, 2008
3 Hawthorn 2 0 1 288 295 97.6 66.7 North Melbourne GF, 1978
2 Carlton 1 0 1 172 181 95 50 Hawthorn GF, 1987
2 North Melbourne 1 1 0 227 200 113.5 75 Collingwood GF, 1977
2 Essendon 1 0 1 86 84 102.4 50 Fitzroy GF, 1923
2 Essendon 1 0 1 213 165 129.1 50 Richmond GF, 1943
2 West Coast 2 0 0 256 148 173 100 Geelong GF, 1994
2 Hawthorn 2 0 0 246 147 167.3 100 West Coast GF, 2015
2 Hawthorn 1 0 1 218 165 132.1 50 Sydney GF, 2014
2 Melbourne 1 0 1 191 168 113.7 50 Western Bulldogs GF, 2021
2 Richmond 1 0 1 157 160 98.1 50 Sydney GF, 1934
2 Sydney 1 0 1 142 139 102.2 50 West Coast GF, 2006
1 Adelaide 1 0 0 125 94 133 100 St Kilda GF, 1997
1 Adelaide 1 0 0 105 70 150 100 North Melbourne GF, 1998
1 Richmond 1 0 0 108 60 180 100 Adelaide GF, 2017
1 Brisbane Lions 1 0 0 108 82 131.7 100 Essendon GF, 2001
1 Port Adelaide 1 0 0 113 73 154.8 100 Brisbane Lions GF, 2004
1 Brisbane Lions 1 0 0 120 60 200 100 Sydney GF, 2024
1 Brisbane Lions 1 0 0 122 75 162.7 100 Geelong GF, 2025
1 Brisbane Lions 1 0 0 96 89 107.9 100 Fremantle GF, 2026
1 Carlton 1 0 0 141 80 176.3 100 Geelong GF, 1995
1 North Melbourne 1 0 0 124 89 139.3 100 Carlton GF, 1999
1 West Coast 1 0 0 79 74 106.8 100 Collingwood GF, 2018
1 Essendon 1 0 0 47 33 142.4 100 Sydney GF, 1912
1 Essendon 1 0 0 92 54 170.4 100 North Melbourne GF, 1950
1 Geelong 1 0 0 81 70 115.7 100 Essendon GF, 1951
1 Essendon 1 0 0 105 70 150 100 St Kilda GF, 1965
1 Fitzroy 1 0 0 27 26 103.8 100 Sydney GF, 1899
1 Melbourne 1 0 0 34 30 113.3 100 Fitzroy GF, 1900
1 Fitzroy 1 0 0 56 43 130.2 100 St Kilda GF, 1913
1 Fitzroy 1 0 0 66 51 129.4 100 Richmond GF, 1944
1 Hawthorn 1 0 0 77 62 124.2 100 Fremantle GF, 2013
1 Geelong 1 0 0 163 44 370.5 100 Port Adelaide GF, 2007
1 Geelong 1 0 0 80 68 117.6 100 St Kilda GF, 2009
1 Geelong 1 0 0 133 52 255.8 100 Sydney GF, 2022
1 Richmond 1 0 0 114 25 456 100 Greater Western Sydney GF, 2019
1 Hawthorn 1 0 0 94 51 184.3 100 Western Bulldogs GF, 1961
1 Hawthorn 1 0 0 82 75 109.3 100 St Kilda GF, 1971
1 Hawthorn 1 0 0 152 56 271.4 100 Melbourne GF, 1988
1 Melbourne 1 0 0 107 68 157.4 100 Richmond GF, 1940
1 Richmond 1 0 0 128 87 147.1 100 North Melbourne GF, 1974
1 North Melbourne 1 0 0 131 88 148.9 100 Sydney GF, 1996
1 Western Bulldogs 1 0 0 89 67 132.8 100 Sydney GF, 2016

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Most Grand Finals

Count Team
45 Collingwood
29 Carlton
29 Essendon
24 Richmond
20 Geelong
19 Hawthorn
19 Melbourne
19 Sydney
13 Fitzroy
10 North Melbourne

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Most Grand Final Wins

Count Team
16 Collingwood
16 Carlton
14 Essendon
13 Richmond
13 Hawthorn
13 Melbourne
10 Geelong
8 Fitzroy
6 Brisbane Lions
5 Sydney

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Most Grand Final Losses

Count Team
27 Collingwood
14 Essendon
14 Sydney
13 Carlton
11 Richmond
10 Geelong
6 Hawthorn
6 St Kilda
5 Melbourne
5 Fitzroy

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Most Goals in Grand Finals

Goals Player Team Season
35 Gordon Coventry Collingwood 10 GFs
25 Dermott Brereton Hawthorn 8 GFs
23 Jack Mueller Melbourne 6 GFs
23 Jason Dunstall Hawthorn 5 GFs
20 Dick Lee Collingwood 7 GFs
18 Dick Harris Richmond 4 GFs
17 Leigh Matthews Hawthorn 7 GFs
17 Stephen Kernahan Carlton 4 GFs
17 Ron Todd Collingwood 4 GFs
17 Jack Titus Richmond 8 GFs

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Most Goals in a Grand Final

Goals Player Team Season
9 Gordon Coventry Collingwood 1928
9 Gary Ablett Geelong 1989
8 Dermott Brereton Hawthorn 1985
7 Alex Jesaulenko Carlton 1972
7 Stephen Kernahan Carlton 1993
7 Gordon Coventry Collingwood 1930
7 Tom Reynolds Essendon 1943
7 Gordon Lane Essendon 1946
7 Ted Fordham Essendon 1965
7 Jack Collins Western Bulldogs 1954

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Least Games with a Grand Final

Player Team GM (GF W-D-L) Current player Team GM (GF W-D-L)
Billy James Richmond 1 (1-0-0) Sam Marshall Brisbane Lions 13 (1-0-0)
Michael Cooke Hawthorn 2 (0-0-1) Ty Gallop Brisbane Lions 27 (2-0-0)
Bob Hay Richmond 2 (0-0-1) Jhye Clark Geelong 35 (0-0-1)
Charlie Ahern Collingwood 3 (1-0-0) Bruce Reville Brisbane Lions 43 (1-0-0)
Gil Langley Essendon 4 (0-0-1) Isaiah Dudley Fremantle 43 (0-0-1)
Les Smith Collingwood 5 (0-0-1) Murphy Reid Fremantle 49 (0-0-1)
Alf Gray Essendon 5 (0-0-1) Connor OSullivan Geelong 51 (0-0-1)
Bill Heaphy Essendon 5 (0-0-1) Deven Robertson Brisbane Lions 51 (0-0-1)
Sam Jamison Richmond 5 (0-0-1) Patrick Voss Fremantle 53 (0-0-1)
Aaron Keating Adelaide 6 (1-0-0) Levi Ashcroft Brisbane Lions 54 (2-0-0)

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Most Games without a Grand Final

Player Team GM (GF W-D-L) Current player Team GM (GF W-D-L)
Bernie Quinlan Western Bulldogs 366 (0-0-0) Ollie Wines Port Adelaide 292 (0-0-0)
Brad Johnson Western Bulldogs 364 (0-0-0) Zach Merrett Essendon 274 (0-0-0)
Doug Hawkins Western Bulldogs 350 (0-0-0) Patrick Cripps Carlton 255 (0-0-0)
Todd Goldstein North Melbourne 345 (0-0-0) Jake Melksham Melbourne 255 (0-0-0)
Kade Simpson Carlton 342 (0-0-0) Stephen Coniglio Greater Western Sydney 248 (0-0-0)
Chris Grant Western Bulldogs 341 (0-0-0) Jarman Impey Hawthorn 244 (0-0-0)
Kevin Murray Fitzroy 333 (0-0-0) Darcy Byrne-Jones Port Adelaide 243 (0-0-0)
Drew Petrie West Coast 332 (0-0-0) Touk Miller Gold Coast 237 (0-0-0)
Gary Dempsey North Melbourne 329 (0-0-0) Luke McDonald North Melbourne 236 (0-0-0)
Barry Round Sydney 328 (0-0-0) Jack Steele Melbourne 226 (0-0-0)
Callan Ward Greater Western Sydney 327 (0-0-0) Jack Sinclair St Kilda 225 (0-0-0)
Ian Nankervis Geelong 325 (0-0-0) Blake Hardwick Hawthorn 223 (0-0-0)
Scott West Western Bulldogs 324 (0-0-0) Daniel McStay Collingwood 222 (0-0-0)
Robert Murphy Western Bulldogs 312 (0-0-0) Tim Membrey Collingwood 222 (0-0-0)
Scott Thompson Melbourne 308 (0-0-0) Rory Lobb Western Bulldogs 221 (0-0-0)
Nathan Jones Melbourne 302 (0-0-0) Adam Saad Gold Coast 219 (0-0-0)
Rohan Smith Western Bulldogs 300 (0-0-0) Jacob Weitering Carlton 218 (0-0-0)
Marc Murphy Carlton 300 (0-0-0) Jarrod Witts Gold Coast 218 (0-0-0)
Sam Newman Geelong 300 (0-0-0) Karl Amon Hawthorn 215 (0-0-0)
Wayne Campbell Richmond 297 (0-0-0) Dan Houston Collingwood 213 (0-0-0)

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Won Grand Finals For Multiple Teams

Player Winning Grand Finals
Mick Grace Carlton 1906, Carlton 1907, Fitzroy 1898, Fitzroy 1899
Eddie Drohan Collingwood 1903, Fitzroy 1898, Fitzroy 1899
Frank Caine Carlton 1906, Carlton 1907, Essendon 1912
Charlie Norris Collingwood 1910, Fitzroy 1913, Fitzroy 1916
Jim Martin Essendon 1912, Fitzroy 1913
Tom Fitzmaurice Essendon 1923, Geelong 1925
Horrie Edmonds Collingwood 1929, Collingwood 1930, Richmond 1934
Jack Carney Carlton 1938, Geelong 1931
Brighton Diggins Carlton 1938, Sydney 1933
Keith Stackpole Collingwood 1935, Collingwood 1936, Fitzroy 1944
Gordon Abbott Essendon 1942, Essendon 1946, Geelong 1937
Barry Davis Essendon 1962, Essendon 1965, North Melbourne 1975
Doug Wade Geelong 1963, North Melbourne 1975
Peter McLean Carlton 1968, Melbourne 1964
Ian Stewart Richmond 1973, St Kilda 1966
Brent Crosswell Carlton 1968, Carlton 1970, North Melbourne 1975, North Melbourne 1977, North Melbourne 1977
Bryan Wood Essendon 1985, Richmond 1973, Richmond 1974, Richmond 1980
Barry Rowlings Hawthorn 1976, Richmond 1980
Darren Jarman Adelaide 1997, Adelaide 1998, Hawthorn 1991
Gavin Wanganeen Essendon 1993, Port Adelaide 2004
Jason Ball Sydney 2005, West Coast 1994
Cameron Mooney Geelong 2007, Geelong 2009, North Melbourne 1999
Byron Pickett North Melbourne 1999, Port Adelaide 2004
Martin Pike North Melbourne 1999, Brisbane Lions 2001, Brisbane Lions 2002, Brisbane Lions 2003
Blake Caracella Essendon 2000, Brisbane Lions 2003
Damien Hardwick Essendon 2000, Port Adelaide 2004
Stuart Dew Hawthorn 2008, Port Adelaide 2004
Shaun Burgoyne Hawthorn 2013, Hawthorn 2014, Hawthorn 2015, Port Adelaide 2004
Darren Jolly Collingwood 2010, Collingwood 2010, Sydney 2005
Lewis Jetta Sydney 2012, West Coast 2018
Isaac Smith Geelong 2022, Hawthorn 2013, Hawthorn 2014, Hawthorn 2015
Josh Dunkley Western Bulldogs 2016, Brisbane Lions 2024, Brisbane Lions 2025, Brisbane Lions 2026

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