List of VFL/AFL records Most goals in a game Most goals in a game

| Rank_ | Score | Player | Club | Opponent | Year_ | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18.1 | Fred Fanning | Melbourne | St Kilda | 1947 | 19 | Junction Oval |
| 2 | 17.4 | Gordon Coventry | Collingwood | Fitzroy | 1930 | 12 | Victoria Park |
| 2 | 17.5 | Jason Dunstall | Hawthorn | Richmond | 1992 | 7 | Waverley Park |
| 4 | 16.5 | Gordon Coventry | Collingwood | Hawthorn | 1929 | 13 | Victoria Park |
| 4 | 16.1 | Peter Hudson | Hawthorn | Melbourne | 1969 | 5 | Glenferrie Oval |
| 4 | 16.4 | Peter McKenna | Collingwood | South Melbourne | 1969 | 19 | Victoria Park |
| 4 | 16.0 | Tony Lockett | Sydney Swans | Fitzroy | 1995 | 19 | Whitten Oval |
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