| # | Team | Score | Opponent | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 37.17 (239) | vs Brisbane Bears | 1992 |
| 2 | Fitzroy | 36.22 (238) | vs Melbourne | 1979 |
| 3 | Sydney | 36.20 (236) | vs Essendon | 1987 |
| 4 | Geelong | 37.11 (233) | vs Melbourne | 2011 |
| 5 | Hawthorn | 36.15 (231) | vs Fitzroy | 1991 |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 35.19 (229) | vs Sydney | 1993 |
| 7 | Geelong | 35.18 (228) | vs St Kilda | 1989 |
| 8 | Hawthorn | 35.15 (225) | vs Geelong | 1986 |
| 9 | Richmond | 34.18 (222) | vs St Kilda | 1980 |
| 10 | Geelong | 35.12 (222) | vs Richmond | 2007 |
| 11 | Fitzroy | 34.16 (220) | vs North Melbourne | 1983 |
| 12 | Brisbane Bears | 33.21 (219) | vs Sydney | 1993 |
| 13 | Hawthorn | 32.24 (216) | vs Essendon | 1992 |
| 14 | Footscray | 33.15 (213) | vs St Kilda | 1978 |
| 15 | Collingwood | 32.19 (211) | vs St Kilda | 1980 |
| 16 | Richmond | 31.25 (211) | vs St Kilda | 1985 |
| 17 | Geelong | 32.19 (211) | vs Richmond | 1989 |
| 18 | Carlton | 30.30 (210) | vs Hawthorn | 1969 |
| 19 | Geelong | 32.18 (210) | vs Adelaide | 1992 |
| 20 | North Melbourne | 32.17 (209) | vs Richmond | 1990 |
| 21 | Essendon | 32.16 (208) | vs Footscray | 1982 |
| 22 | Collingwood | 31.21 (207) | vs St Kilda | 1979 |
| 23 | Hawthorn | 32.14 (206) | vs North Melbourne | 1982 |
| 24 | Hawthorn | 31.19 (205) | vs North Melbourne | 1988 |
| 25 | Sydney | 31.19 (205) | vs West Coast | 2023 |
| 26 | St Kilda | 31.18 (204) | vs Melbourne | 1978 |
| 27 | North Melbourne | 30.24 (204) | vs Fitzroy | 1995 |
| 28 | Carlton | 30.21 (201) | vs Footscray | 1982 |
| 29 | Sydney | 30.21 (201) | vs West Coast | 1987 |
| 30 | Collingwood | 30.20 (200) | vs Essendon | 1971 |
| 31 | North Melbourne | 31.14 (200) | vs Melbourne | 1990 |
| 32 | Richmond | 30.19 (199) | vs North Melbourne | 1931 |
| 33 | Richmond | 29.25 (199) | vs Fitzroy | 1980 |
| 34 | Sydney | 30.19 (199) | vs St Kilda | 1982 |
| 35 | Carlton | 31.13 (199) | vs North Melbourne | 1984 |
| 36 | Sydney | 31.12 (198) | vs Richmond | 1987 |
| 37 | Geelong | 29.24 (198) | vs Richmond | 1992 |
| 38 | Essendon | 31.12 (198) | vs Kangaroos | 2000 |
| 39 | Essendon | 31.11 (197) | vs Gold Coast | 2011 |
| 40 | Hawthorn | 31.11 (197) | vs Port Adelaide | 2011 |
| 41 | Richmond | 30.16 (196) | vs Melbourne | 1942 |
| 42 | St Kilda | 31.10 (196) | vs Carlton | 2004 |
| 43 | Richmond | 29.21 (195) | vs Fitzroy | 1974 |
| 44 | South Melbourne | 31.9 (195) | vs Footscray | 1979 |
| 45 | Richmond | 29.21 (195) | vs Melbourne | 1980 |
| 46 | Hawthorn | 28.27 (195) | vs Fitzroy | 1991 |
| 47 | Hawthorn | 28.26 (194) | vs Footscray | 1982 |
| 48 | Essendon | 29.20 (194) | vs Brisbane Bears | 1988 |
| 49 | North Melbourne | 29.19 (193) | vs Carlton | 1983 |
| 50 | Hawthorn | 28.25 (193) | vs Greater Western Sydney | 2012 |
Method note: scores and margins are taken from the final quarter-by-quarter totals in each match record, 1897–present.
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