# List of SANFL records

This is a list of records from the South Australian National Football League since its inception in 1877 (previously known as the South Australian Football Association and the South Australian Football League).

## Club records
### Largest score

| Rank | Score | Club | Opponent | Year | Round | Venue |
| 1 | 49.23 (317) | Glenelg | Central District | 1975 | 17 | Glenelg Oval |
| 2 | 39.16 (250) | South Adelaide | Woodville | 1984 | 14 | Football Park |
| 3 | 37.21 (243) | Port Adelaide | Woodville | 1980 | 3 | Football Park |
| 4 | 36.21 (237) | West Adelaide | West Torrens | 1982 | 8 | Richmond Oval |
| 5 | 35.23 (233) | Central District | West Torrens | 1988 | 4 | Elizabeth Oval |
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### Lowest conceded score

The lowest scores since the modern scoring system was adopted in 1897.
| Rank | Score | Club | Opponent | Year | Round | Venue |
| 1 | 0.0 (0) | West Torrens | Port Adelaide | 1899 | 2 | Alberton Oval |
| 1 | 0.0 (0) | West Torrens | Port Adelaide | 1897 | 7 | Alberton Oval |
| 1 | 0.0 (0) | West Adelaide | North Adelaide | 1897 | 4 | Adelaide Oval |
| 1 | 0.0 (0) | West Torrens | Norwood | 1897 | 2 | Kensington Oval |
| 1 | 0.0 (0) | West Adelaide | Norwood | 1897 | 1 | Kensington Oval |
| 1 | 0.0 (0) | West Torrens | Port Adelaide | 1897 | 1 | Alberton Oval |
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## Individual records
### Most career goals

Note: These tallies refer to goals kicked in premiership matches (home-and-away and finals matches) only.
| Rank | Goals | Games | Player | Club(s) | Career |
| 1 | 1417 | 224 | Ken Farmer | North Adelaide | 1929-1941 |
| 2 | 993 | 230 | Tim Evans | Port Adelaide | 1975–1986 |
| 3 | 836 | 268 | Fred Phillis | Glenelg | 1966–1981 |
| 4 | 817 | 177 | Jack Owens | Glenelg | 1924-1935 |
| 5 | 753 | 334 | Rick Davies | Sturt South Adelaide | 1970–80, 1982–86 |
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### Most goals in a game

| Rank | Goals | Player | Club | Opponent | Year | Round | Ground |
| 1 | 23 | Ken Farmer | North Adelaide | West Torrens | 1940 | Round 12 | Prospect Oval |
| 1 | 23 | Anthony Daly | Norwood | Adelaide | 1893 | Round 16 | Kensington Oval |

### Most goals in a season

| Rank | Goals | Player | Club | Year |
| 1 | 153 | Scott Hodges | Port Adelaide | 1990 |
| 2 | 151 | Rick Davies | Sturt | 1983 |
| 3 | 146 | Tim Evans | Port Adelaide | 1980 |
|Dennis Phillis |Glenelg |1969 |4 |137 |} |Ken Farmer |North Adelaide |1936 |5 |134 |}

### Most seasons as leading goal-kicker

| Rank | Seasons | Player | Club |
| 1 | 11 | Ken Farmer | North Adelaide |
| 2 | 7 | Anthony Daly | Norwood |
| 3 | 6 | Tim Evans | Port Adelaide |
| 4 | 5 | Fred Phillis | Glenelg |

### Most games for each club

| Rank | Games | Player | Club | Career span |
| 1 | 448 | Peter Carey | Glenelg | 1971–1988 |
| 2 | 392 | Russell Ebert | Port Adelaide | 1968–1978, 1980–1985 |
| 3 | 379 | Michael Redden | North Adelaide | 1978–1993 |
| 4 | 371 | Garry McIntosh | Norwood | 1982-1998 |
| 5 | 364 | Grantley Fielke | West Adelaide | 1979–86, 1988–90, 1992–97 |
| 6 | 360 | Paul Bagshaw | Sturt | 1964-1980 |
| 7 | 337 | Stuart Palmer | South Adelaide | 1969–1985 |
| 8 | 327 | Lindsay Head | West Torrens | 1952–1970 |
| 9 | 325 | Ralph Sewer | Woodville | 1969–80, 1984–90 |
| 10 | 308 | Peter Vivian | Central District | 1969–1985 |
| 11 | 266 | Justin Cicolella | Eagles | 1998–2012 |

### Most Magarey Medals

| Awards | Player | Club(s) | Years |
| 4 | Russell Ebert | Port Adelaide | 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980 |
| 3 | Tom MacKenzie | West Torrens North Adelaide | 1902, 1905, 1906 |
| 3 | Walter Scott | Norwood | 1921, 1924, 1930 |
| 3 | Dan Moriatry | South Adelaide | 1919, 1920, 1921 |
| 3 | Len Fitzgerald | Sturt | 1952, 1954, 1959 |
| 3 | Lindsay Head | West Torrens | 1955, 1958, 1963 |
| 3 | Barrie Robran | North Adelaide | 1968, 1970, 1973 |
| 3 | James Allan | North Adelaide | 2007, 2010, 2011 |
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### Most club best and fairest awards

| Awards | Player | Club(s) | Years |
| 9 | Bob Hank | West Torrens | 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957 |
| 8 | Lindsay Head | West Torrens | 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967 |
| 7 | Barrie Robran | North Adelaide | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| 7 | Rick Davies | Sturt | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980 |
| 7 | Peter Darley | South Adelaide | 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973 |
| 6 | Russell Ebert | Port Adelaide | 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981 |
| 6 | Walter Scott | Norwood | 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1928, 1930 |
| 6 | Michael Taylor | Norwood | 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986 |

### Most premierships as player

| Rank | Awards | Player | Club(s) | Years |
| 1 | 9 | Geof Motley | Port Adelaide | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965 |
| 1 | 9 | Chris Gowans | Central District | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| 1 | 9 | James Gowans | Central District | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| 2 | 8 | Neville Hayes | Port Adelaide | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963 |
| 2 | 8 | Greg Phillips | Port Adelaide | 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 |
| 2 | 8 | Scott Hodges | Port Adelaide | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 |
| 2 | 8 | Paul Northeast | Port Adelaide | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 |
| 2 | 8 | Matthew Slade | Central District | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 |

### Most SANFL games coached

| Rank | Games | Coach | Clubs |
| 1 | 777 | Jack Oatey | Norwood West Adelaide Sturt |
| 2 | 628 | Neil Kerley | West Adelaide South Adelaide Glenelg West Torrens Central District |
| 3 | 574 | Fos Williams | Port Adelaide South Adelaide West Adelaide |
| 4 | 533 | John Cahill | Port Adelaide West Adelaide South Adelaide |

## Kicks after the siren
### Goal to win

| Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score |
| Alby Williams | South Adelaide | West Torrens | 1923 | 90–86 |
| Laurence Matulich | West Torrens | Glenelg | 1939 | 104–99 |
| Gordon Scott | West Torrens | West Adelaide | 1939 | 104–103 |
| John Taylor Jr | West–Glenelg | Port–Torrens | 1942 | 89–88 |
| Jim Thoms | West Torrens | North Adelaide | 1945 | 33–32 |
| Peter Mead | Port Adelaide | South Adelaide | 1965 | 112–107 |
| Graham Cornes | Glenelg | Norwood | 1977 | 98–95 |
| Darren Harris | South Adelaide | Port Adelaide | 1984 | 117–115 |
| David Rodan | Norwood | West Adelaide | 2012 | 37–36 |
| Liam Delahunty | West Adelaide | Woodville-West Torrens | 2023 | 86–80 |

### Goal to draw

| Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score |
| Dean Dawson | Norwood | Port Adelaide | 1904 | 37–37 |
| Tom Leahy | North Adelaide | Sturt | 1928 | 80–80 |
| Justin McConnell | Glenelg | Central District | 2009 | 81–81 |

### Behind to win

| Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score | Details |
| Richard Townsend | Norwood | West Torrens | 1911 | 40–39 | |
| Ossie Bertram | West Torrens | Port Adelaide | 1932 | 82–81 | |
| Toby Pink | Glenelg | North Adelaide | 2016 | 56–55 | Under-18s Grand Final |

### Missed opportunities

A list of instances where a player had a shot at goal after the siren to win or draw the game but missed, resulting in a loss, or instances where a player has had a kick after the siren with scores level but failed to score.
| Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score | Outcome |
| Edward Nancarrow | South Adelaide | Norwood | 1907 | 51–56 | Norwood win by 5 points |
| Clarence Gittings | South Adelaide | North Adelaide | 1915 | | |
| Vincentus Leahy | North Adelaide | West Torrens | 1919 | 32–35 | No score (fell short) |
| Arnold Caust | South Adelaide | Norwood | 1921 | 37–42 | Behind (over the goal post) |
| Jack Owens | Glenelg | Norwood | 1924 | 71–72 | Behind |
| Frank Tucker | North Adelaide | Port Adelaide | 1928 | 87–90 | Behind |
| Horrie Blight | West Torrens | Sturt | 1936 | 98–101 | No score (fell short) |
| Ian McKay | North Adelaide | Glenelg | 1948 | 114–116 | Behind |
| Don Prior | West Torrens | West Adelaide | 1952 | 49–50 | West Adelaide win by a point. |