| # | Winner | Loser | Margin | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fitzroy 36.22 (238) | Melbourne 6.12 (48) | 190 | Waverley Park | 1979 |
| 2 | Geelong 37.11 (233) | Melbourne 7.5 (47) | 186 | Kardinia Park | 2011 |
| 3 | Collingwood 31.21 (207) | St Kilda 3.11 (29) | 178 | Victoria Park | 1979 |
| 4 | South Melbourne 29.15 (189) | St Kilda 2.6 (18) | 171 | Lake Oval | 1919 |
| 5 | Sydney 31.19 (205) | West Coast 5.4 (34) | 171 | S.C.G. | 2023 |
| 6 | Richmond 30.19 (199) | North Melbourne 4.7 (31) | 168 | Punt Rd | 1931 |
| 7 | Essendon 28.16 (184) | South Melbourne 2.7 (19) | 165 | Windy Hill | 1964 |
| 8 | Hawthorn 31.11 (197) | Port Adelaide 5.2 (32) | 165 | M.C.G. | 2011 |
| 9 | Geelong 37.17 (239) | Brisbane Bears 11.9 (75) | 164 | Carrara | 1992 |
| 10 | Sydney 36.20 (236) | Essendon 11.7 (73) | 163 | S.C.G. | 1987 |
| 11 | Brisbane Bears 33.21 (219) | Sydney 8.9 (57) | 162 | Gabba | 1993 |
| 12 | Hawthorn 28.25 (193) | Greater Western Sydney 4.7 (31) | 162 | M.C.G. | 2012 |
| 13 | Geelong 23.24 (162) | St Kilda 0.1 (1) | 161 | Corio Oval | 1899 |
| 14 | Hawthorn 32.24 (216) | Essendon 8.8 (56) | 160 | M.C.G. | 1992 |
| 15 | Hawthorn 36.15 (231) | Fitzroy 11.8 (74) | 157 | North Hobart | 1991 |
| 16 | Geelong 35.12 (222) | Richmond 9.11 (65) | 157 | Docklands | 2007 |
| 17 | Richmond 34.18 (222) | St Kilda 11.4 (70) | 152 | S.C.G. | 1980 |
| 18 | Richmond 28.19 (187) | Fitzroy 5.6 (36) | 151 | M.C.G. | 1996 |
| 19 | Fitzroy 34.16 (220) | North Melbourne 10.10 (70) | 150 | Junction Oval | 1983 |
| 20 | Geelong 29.14 (188) | Gold Coast 6.2 (38) | 150 | Kardinia Park | 2011 |
| 21 | Essendon 28.16 (184) | Melbourne 5.6 (36) | 148 | M.C.G. | 2013 |
| 22 | Collingwood 30.20 (200) | Essendon 7.11 (53) | 147 | Victoria Park | 1971 |
| 23 | Essendon 32.16 (208) | Footscray 9.8 (62) | 146 | Western Oval | 1982 |
| 24 | Hawthorn 27.13 (175) | St Kilda 4.6 (30) | 145 | M.C.G. | 2014 |
| 25 | Hawthorn 28.26 (194) | Footscray 7.9 (51) | 143 | Waverley Park | 1982 |
| 26 | Essendon 25.10 (160) | West Coast 1.12 (18) | 142 | Windy Hill | 1989 |
| 27 | Melbourne 21.28 (154) | Hawthorn 1.7 (13) | 141 | M.C.G. | 1926 |
| 28 | North Melbourne 32.17 (209) | Richmond 9.14 (68) | 141 | M.C.G. | 1990 |
| 29 | Brisbane Lions 29.15 (189) | Adelaide 6.12 (48) | 141 | Gabba | 2004 |
| 30 | North Melbourne 27.23 (185) | Sydney 5.15 (45) | 140 | S.C.G. | 1983 |
| 31 | Carlton 25.19 (169) | St Kilda 2.17 (29) | 140 | Moorabbin Oval | 1985 |
| 32 | Essendon 29.20 (194) | Brisbane Bears 8.6 (54) | 140 | M.C.G. | 1988 |
| 33 | Adelaide 26.15 (171) | Richmond 4.8 (32) | 139 | Football Park | 1993 |
| 34 | St Kilda 28.18 (186) | Brisbane Lions 7.5 (47) | 139 | Docklands | 2005 |
| 35 | Essendon 31.11 (197) | Gold Coast 8.10 (58) | 139 | Docklands | 2011 |
| 36 | Richmond 25.25 (175) | Collingwood 5.7 (37) | 138 | Punt Rd | 1942 |
| 37 | Adelaide 30.8 (188) | Essendon 6.14 (50) | 138 | Football Park | 2006 |
| 38 | Collingwood 23.21 (159) | Port Adelaide 3.3 (21) | 138 | Football Park | 2011 |
| 39 | Hawthorn 27.11 (173) | Carlton 4.11 (35) | 138 | Docklands | 2015 |
| 40 | Adelaide 27.15 (177) | Brisbane Lions 6.3 (39) | 138 | Adelaide Oval | 2016 |
| 41 | Carlton 31.13 (199) | North Melbourne 9.8 (62) | 137 | Waverley Park | 1984 |
| 42 | Adelaide 29.11 (185) | Richmond 7.6 (48) | 137 | Football Park | 1997 |
| 43 | Hawthorn 35.15 (225) | Geelong 13.12 (90) | 135 | Princes Park | 1986 |
| 44 | West Coast 26.21 (177) | Adelaide 5.12 (42) | 135 | Subiaco | 1995 |
| 45 | Geelong 28.14 (182) | West Coast 5.17 (47) | 135 | Subiaco | 2008 |
| 46 | Adelaide 29.13 (187) | Greater Western Sydney 7.10 (52) | 135 | Sydney Showground | 2013 |
| 47 | South Melbourne 25.16 (166) | St Kilda 4.8 (32) | 134 | Lake Oval | 1955 |
| 48 | Geelong 32.19 (211) | Richmond 10.17 (77) | 134 | M.C.G. | 1989 |
| 49 | Essendon 28.6 (174) | Collingwood 5.11 (41) | 133 | Waverley Park | 1984 |
| 50 | Geelong 24.14 (158) | Fremantle 3.7 (25) | 133 | Kardinia Park | 2018 |
Method note: scores and margins are taken from the final quarter-by-quarter totals in each match record, 1897–present.
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