List of VFL/AFL reserves records

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

Titles	Club	Seasons
13	Geelong	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	Richmond	1929, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1997
7	Carlton District/Carlton	1926, 1927, 1928, 1951, 1953, 1986, 1990
7	Essendon	1921, 1941, 1950, 1952, 1968, 1983, 1992
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	Fitzroy	1944, 1974, 1989
1	Brisbane	1991

Titles	Club	Seasons
11	Essendon Juniors/Essendon	1922, 1924, 1932, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1971, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999
10	Geelong	1926, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1961, 1965, 1973, 1989
9	Collingwood District/Collingwood	1921, 1937, 1944, 1952, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1979, 1983
9	Richmond	1923, 1930, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1975
8	Fitzroy Juniors/Fitzroy	1925, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1957, 1959
6	Melbourne	1936, 1954, 1972, 1990, 1991, 1992
5	North Melbourne/Kangaroos	1950, 1976, 1988, 1993, 1994
5	Carlton District/Carlton	1940, 1969, 1984, 1985, 1987
4	South Melbourne/Sydney	1927, 1956, 1980, 1995
3	Hawthorn	1960, 1978, 1997
3	St Kilda District/St Kilda	1933, 1962, 1982
2	University A	1919, 1920

Rank	Score	Club	Opponent	Year	Round	Venue
1	45.20 (290)	Hawthorn	Sydney	1987	7	Sydney Cricket Ground
2	38.27 (255)	St Kilda District	West Melbourne	1920	14
3	37.30 (252)	Richmond	Geelong	1947	7
4	38.17 (245)	North Melbourne	Sydney	1989	10	Sydney Cricket Ground
5	38.17 (245)	Geelong	Richmond	1989	22	Kardinia Park
Source:^[1]

Rank	Score	Player	Club	Opponent	Year	Round	Venue
1	22.4	Bill Cubbins	St Kilda District	West Melbourne	1920	14

Rank	Games	Player	Club(s)	Career span
1	201	Bob Walker	Geelong	1931–1941
2	170	Alan Thaw	Essendon	1946–1958
3	168	Mark Scott	Hawthorn, St Kilda, Fitzroy	1976–1989
4	164	Mal Wishart	Richmond	1919–1928
5	159	Roy Ramsay	North Melbourne, Essendon	1973–1987
Source:^[2]^[3]^[4]

Club	Games	Player	Career span
Carlton	130	Scott Howell	1976–1985
Collingwood	122	Ron Smith	1937–1950
Collingwood District	120	Bill Fitzgerald	1926–1938
Essendon	170	Alan Thaw	1946–1958
Footscray/Western Bulldogs	114	Robert Groenewegen	1978–1987
Geelong	201	Bob Walker	1931–1941
Hawthorn	115	Alle De Wolde	1975–1984
Melbourne	115	Greg Hutchison	1975–1985
Richmond	164	Mal Wishart	1919–1928
South Melbourne/Sydney	112	Mark Whitzell	1981–1986

Player	Team	Opponent	Year	Score	Details
Brian Rickards	Melbourne	Carlton	1954	101–99	^[5]

Player	Team	Opponent	Year	Score	Outcome	Details
Geoff Wilson	Hawthorn	Geelong	1960	52–57	Geelong won the 1960 grand final	^[6]

^ "1987 V/AFL Reserves". Australian Football.
^ "Football Record". 22–23 September 1990.
^ "Inside Football". 5 August 1992.
^ Bartlett, Rhett (22 June 2024). "The definitive list of Richmond Reserves players". Richmond Football Club. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ 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. "Demons Win With Goal After Siren". The Age. 13 September 1954. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
^ 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. "Geelong hangs on to win flag". The Age. Melbourne. 26 September 1960. p. 22.