List Of VFL/AFL Players To Have Played 300 Games
This is a list of players who have played 300 games or more in the Australian Football League (AFL), previously known as the Victorian Football League (VFL). This list includes only senior home-and-away matches and finals. It does not count representative games such as State of Origin or International Rules, nor does it include pre-season/night series games. The AFL is the successor to the VFL, explaining the over whelming representation of Victorian clubs. This list of players is often colloquially referred to as the 300 Club.
| Games | Player | Club (games at club) | Career span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 426 | Michael Tuck | Hawthorn (426) | 1972–1991 |
| 403 | Kevin Bartlett | Richmond (403) | 1965–1983 |
| 383 | Robert Harvey | St. Kilda (383) | 1988–2008 |
| 378 | Simon Madden | Essendon (378) | 1974–1992 |
| 375 | Craig Bradley | Carlton (375) | 1986–2002 |
| 366 | Bernie Quinlan | Footscray (177) Fitzroy (189) |
1969–1986 |
| 365* | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon (365*) | 1993–2012 |
| 364 | Brad Johnson | Western Bulldogs (364) | 1994–2010 |
| 359 | John Blakey | Fitzroy (135) North Melbourne (224) |
1985–2002 |
| 356 | Bruce Doull | Carlton (356) | 1969–1986 |
| 356 | Paul Roos | Fitzroy (269) Sydney Swans (87) |
1982–1998 |
| 350 | Doug Hawkins | Footscray (329) Fitzroy (21) |
1978–1995 |
| 346* | Brent Harvey | North Melbourne (346*) | 1995–2012 |
| 341 | Chris Grant | Western Bulldogs (341) | 1990–2007 |
| 340 | Andrew McLeod | Adelaide (340) | 1995–2010 |
| 336 | John Rantall | South Melbourne (260) North Melbourne (70) Fitzroy (6) |
1963–1980 |
| 333 | David Cloke | Richmond (219) Collingwood (114) |
1974–1991 |
| 333 | Kevin Murray | Fitzroy (333) | 1955–1974 |
| 332 | Justin Madden | Essendon (45) Carlton (287) |
1980–1996 |
| 332 | Leigh Matthews | Hawthorn (332) | 1969–1985 |
| 329 | Gary Dempsey | Footscray (207) North Melbourne (122) |
1967–1984 |
| 328 | John Nicholls | Carlton (328) | 1957–1974 |
| 328 | Barry Round | Footscray (135) South Melbourne (193) |
1969–1985 |
| 325 | Jason Akermanis | Brisbane Bears (38) Brisbane Lions (210) Western Bulldogs (77) |
1995–2010 |
| 325 | Ian Nankervis | Geelong (325) | 1967–1983 |
| 324 | Scott West | Western Bulldogs (324) | 1993–2008 |
| 324 | Paul Salmon | Essendon (224) Hawthorn (100) |
1983–2002 |
| 323 | Nathan Burke | St. Kilda (323) | 1987–2003 |
| 321 | Tyson Edwards | Adelaide (321) | 1995–2010 |
| 321 | Stewart Loewe | St. Kilda (321) | 1986–2002 |
| 321 | Ted Whitten | Footscray (321) | 1951–1970 |
| 320 | Dick Reynolds | Essendon (320) | 1933–1951 |
| 319* | Adam Goodes | Sydney Swans (319*) | 1999–2012 |
| 318 | Marcus Ashcroft | Brisbane Bears (152) Brisbane Lions (166) |
1989–2003 |
| 314* | Simon Black | Brisbane Lions (314*) | 1998–2012 |
| 313 | Terry Daniher | South Melbourne (19) Essendon (294) |
1976–1992 |
| 313 | Roger Merrett | Essendon (149) Brisbane Bears (164) |
1978–1996 |
| 313 | Tony Shaw | Collingwood (313) | 1977–1994 |
| 312 | Jack Dyer | Richmond (312) | 1931–1949 |
| 312 | Stephen Silvagni | Carlton (312) | 1985–2001 |
| 312 | Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide (312) | 1993–2007 |
| 311 | Ben Hart | Adelaide (311) | 1992–2006 |
| 311 | Glenn Archer | North Melbourne (311) | 1992–2007 |
| 307 | Tim Watson | Essendon (307) | 1977–1994 |
| 306 | David Neitz | Melbourne (306) | 1993–2008 |
| 306 | Gordon Coventry | Collingwood (306) | 1920–1937 |
| 306 | Alastair Lynch | Fitzroy (120) Brisbane Bears (32) Brisbane Lions (154) |
1988–2004 |
| 306 | Wayne Schimmelbusch | North Melbourne (306) | 1973–1987 |
| 306 | Paul Williams | Collingwood (189) Sydney Swans (117) |
1991–2006 |
| 306 | Adam Simpson | North Melbourne (306) | 1995–2009 |
| 305 | Shane Crawford | Hawthorn (305) | 1993–2008 |
| 304 | Russell Greene | St. Kilda (120) Hawthorn (184) |
1974–1988 |
| 303 | Michael O'Loughlin | Sydney Swans (303) | 1995–2009 |
| 303 | Chris Langford | Hawthorn (303) | 1983–1997 |
| 302 | Don Scott | Hawthorn (302) | 1967–1981 |
| 302 | Luke Power | Greater Western Sydney (20) Brisbane Lions (282) |
1998-2012 |
| 301* | Jude Bolton | Sydney Swans (301*) | 1999–2012 |
| 301 | Shannon Grant | Sydney Swans (58) North Melbourne (243) |
1995–2008 |
| 301 | Len Thompson | Collingwood (268) South Melbourne (20) Fitzroy (13) |
1965–1980 |
| 300 | Francis Bourke | Richmond (300) | 1967–1981 |
| 300 | Barry Breen | St Kilda (300) | 1965–1982 |
| 300 | Garry Foulds | Essendon (300) | 1974–1989 |
| 300 | Mick Martyn | North Melbourne (287) Carlton (13) |
1988–2003 |
| 300 | Kelvin Moore | Hawthorn (300) | 1970–1984 |
| 300 | John 'Sam' Newman | Geelong (300) | 1964–1980 |
| 300 | Rohan Smith | Western Bulldogs (300) | 1992–2006 |
| 300 | Gavin Wanganeen | Essendon (127) Port Adelaide (173) |
1991–2006 |
- Bold = Still active and currently playing. Games will follow until the retirement of the player.
- Statistics updated as of Week 3 Finals, 2012 season.
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