VFL/AFL Grand Final Records
| Most matches (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) | 10: Jack Elder (1908–22)
9: Ian Robinson(1973–87) 7: Bob Scott (1929–35), Henry 'Ivo' Crapp (1898–1905) |
| Most matches (player/coach) | 20: Jock McHale (Collingwood)
17: Ron Barassi (Melbourne/Carlton/N Melbourne) 14: F '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 game in GF | Jack Prout (Essendon) 1908, Bill James (Richmond) 1920, George Rawle (Essendon) 1923, F 'Pop' Vine (Melbourne) 1926, Ken Batchelor (Collingwood) 1952 |
| Most games before first GF | 313: Paul Roos (Fitzroy/Sydney) 1996
304: Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) 2008 267: Marcus Ashcroft (Brisbane) 2001 255: Greg Wells (Melbourne/Carlton) 1981 248: Alastair Lynch (Fitzroy/Brisbane) 2001 |
| Most Norm Smith Medals | 2: Gary Ayres (Hawthorn), Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) |
| Most possessions in a match | 39: Simon Black (Brisbane) 2003
37: Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) 2007 36: Peter Burgoyne (Port Adelaide) 2007 |
| Most goals | 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) 1997-4Q |
| Most behinds in a match | 10: Ron Todd (Collingwood) 1936
8: Bob Pratt (South Melbourne) 1933, John Hendrie (Hawthorn) 1976 |
| 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) |
| Postponed games | 1923 | Essendon vs Fitzroy postponed one week due to bad weather |
| 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 - 2nd Half | 44 | by Carlton vs Collingwood 1970 |
| Biggest comeback - 4th Qtr | 23 | by Essendon vs Hawthorn 1984 |
| Biggest comeback - Overall | 44 | by Carlton vs Collingwood 1970 |
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