List of VFL/AFL reserves records explained

See main article: AFL reserves. 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		1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1949, 1956, 1969, 1970, 1984, 1993
10		1929, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1997
7		1926, 1927, 1928, 1951, 1953, 1986, 1990
7		1921, 1941, 1950, 1952, 1968, 1983, 1992
7		1919, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1940, 1965, 1976
7		1947, 1957, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1995, 1996
6		1936, 1945, 1962, 1988, 1994, 1998
5		1942, 1943, 1961, 1987, 1999
4		1958, 1959, 1972, 1985
3		1944, 1974, 1989
1		1991

Runners-up

Titles	Club	Seasons
11	/	1922, 1924, 1932, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1971, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999
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		1950, 1976, 1988, 1993, 1994
5	/	1940, 1969, 1984, 1985, 1987
4		1927, 1956, 1980, 1995
3		1960, 1978, 1997
3	/	1933, 1962, 1982
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:^[1]

Individual records

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:^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

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

Missed opportunities

See also

• List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1987 V/AFL Reserves . Australian Football.
2. News: Football Record . 22–23 September 1990.
3. News: Inside Football . 5 August 1992.
4. Web site: Bartlett . Rhett . The definitive list of Richmond Reserves players . Richmond Football Club . 22 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240622044646/https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1581508/from-aarts-to-zschech-the-definitive-list-of-richmond-reserves-players . 22 June 2024 . 22 June 2024.
5. Melbourne 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. News: Demons Win With Goal After Siren. 17 May 2016. The Age. 13 September 1954.
6. 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. News: The Age. Melbourne. 26 September 1960. Geelong hangs on to win flag. 22.