Highest Known VFA Crowd Numbers

Games
Note some representative matches were played as double headers.



Highest VFA Crowds

Game Game Date Ground Round Attendance Game Match Type Comments
VFA1953-W.A._v_VFA 18/07/1953 Adelaide Oval 52,632 Western Australia v VFA Representative Double-Header Source: Hardballget
VFA1939-GF 7/10/1939 Melbourne Cricket Ground GF 47,098 Brunswick v Williamstown Finals 47098 (Age), 50000 (Sp Globe)
VFA1924-Foots_v_Ess 4/10/1924 Melbourne Cricket Ground 46,100 Footscray (V.F.A.) v Essendon (V.F.L.) Other 46,100 Wikipedia
VFA1908-GF 31/08/1908 M.C.G. F 41,000 Footscray v Brunswick Finals nearly 40000, 33760 paid. (Argus), 41000 present, 33760 paid. (The Age)
VFA1949-GF 1/10/1949 Junction Oval GF 40,000 Williamstown v Oakleigh Finals 40000 (The Age)
VFA1945-GF 6/10/1945 Junction Oval GF 40,000 Williamstown v Port Melbourne Finals 40000 (The Age), 42000 (Sporting Globe)
VFA1953-GF 3/10/1953 Junction Oval GF 40,000 Port Melbourne v Yarraville Finals 40000 (The Age)
VFA1952-GF 4/10/1952 Junction Oval GF 39,500 Port Melbourne v Oakleigh Finals 39500 (The Age)
VFA1950-GF 30/09/1950 Junction Oval GF 38,000 Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Finals 38000 (The Age)
VFA1941-RF4-G01 4/10/1941 M.C.G. GF 36,289 Port Melbourne v Coburg Finals 36289
VFA1891-R05-G01 25/05/1891 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 5 36,185 Essendon v South Melbourne Regular 36185
VFA1890-R04-G02 24/05/1890 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 4 34,504 Essendon v South Melbourne Regular 34504
VFA1886-R20-G07 4/09/1886 South Melbourne Cricket Ground 20 34,121 South Melbourne v Geelong Regular 34121
VFA1890-R14-G01 2/08/1890 Melbourne Cricket Ground 14 32,595 Carlton v South Melbourne Regular 32595
VFA1976-D1-GF 19/09/1976 Junction Oval GF 32,137 Port Melbourne v Dandenong Finals 32137
VFA1951-GF 6/10/1951 Junction Oval GF 32,000 Prahran v Port Melbourne Finals 32000 (The Age)
VFA1956-VFL_v_VFA 16/06/1956 Subiaco Oval, Perth 31,894 Victoria (VFL) v VFA Representative Double-Header Source: Hardballget
VFA1889-R16-G05 10/08/1889 South Melbourne Cricket Ground 16 31,672 South Melbourne v Essendon Regular 31672
VFA1932-VFLvVFA 6/06/1932 Princes Park 31,000 V.F.L. v V.F.A. Representative
VFA1940-GF 5/10/1940 Melbourne Cricket Ground GF 30,882 Port Melbourne v Prahran Finals 30882 (The Age)
VFA1960-GF 1/10/1960 Junction Oval GF 30,000 Sandringham v Oakleigh Finals 30000
VFA1911-GF 23/09/1911 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve GF 30,000 Essendon Association v Brunswick Finals 30000
VFA1946-GF 5/10/1946 Junction Oval GF 30,000 Camberwell v Sandringham Finals 30000 (The Age)
VFA1955-GF 24/09/1955 Junction Oval GF 30,000 Port Melbourne v Williamstown Finals 30000 (Argus)
VFA1954-GF 2/10/1954 Junction Oval GF 30,000 Port Melbourne v Williamstown Finals 30000 (The Age)
VFA1888-R12-G01 14/07/1888 Melbourne Cricket Ground 12 30,000 Carlton v South Melbourne Regular 30000
VFA1889-R20-G03 7/09/1889 South Melbourne Cricket Ground 20 30,000 South Melbourne v Carlton Regular 30000
VFA1977-D1-GF 25/09/1977 Junction Oval GF 29,664 Port Melbourne v Sandringham Finals 29664
VFA1978-D1-GF 24/09/1978 Junction Oval GF 29,565 Preston v Prahran Finals 29565
VFA1891-R15-G01 8/08/1891 Melbourne Cricket Ground 15 29,000 Carlton v Essendon Regular 29000
VFA1893-R14-G04 5/08/1893 Melbourne Cricket Ground 14 28,240 Melbourne v Essendon Regular 28240
VFA1956-GF 29/09/1956 Junction Oval GF 28,000 Port Melbourne v Williamstown Finals 28000 (The Age)
VFA1910-GF 8/10/1910 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve GF 28,000 North Melbourne v Brunswick Finals 25000 (The Argus), 28000 (The Age), 28000 (The Herald)
VFA1975-D1-GF 21/09/1975 Junction Oval GF 27,582 Geelong West v Dandenong Finals 27582
VFA1892-R08-G01 18/06/1892 Melbourne Cricket Ground 8 27,500 Carlton v Geelong Regular 27500
VFA1889-R18-G01 24/08/1889 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 18 26,771 Essendon v Carlton Regular 26771
VFA1964-D1-GF 26/09/1964 Port Melbourne Cricket Ground GF 26,000 Williamstown v Port Melbourne Finals 26000
VFA1957-GF 5/10/1957 Junction Oval GF 26,000 Moorabbin (Original) v Port Melbourne Finals 26000
VFA1959-GF 3/10/1959 Junction Oval GF 26,000 Williamstown v Coburg Finals 26000
VFA1891-R16-G05 15/08/1891 South Melbourne Cricket Ground 16 26,000 South Melbourne v Essendon Regular 26000
VFA1887-R18-G06 27/08/1887 South Melbourne Cricket Ground 18 26,000 South Melbourne v Carlton Regular 26000
VFA1890-R07-G05 14/06/1890 South Melbourne Cricket Ground 7 25,000 South Melbourne v Fitzroy Regular 25000
VFA1888-R21-G06 15/09/1888 South Melbourne Cricket Ground 21 25,000 South Melbourne v Geelong Regular 25000
VFA1965-D1-GF 26/09/1965 Port Melbourne Cricket Ground GF 25,000 Waverley v Port Melbourne Finals 25000
VFA1890-R06-G01 7/06/1890 Melbourne Cricket Ground 6 25,000 Carlton v Essendon Regular 25000
VFA1912-GF 28/09/1912 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve GF 25,000 Essendon A v Footscray Finals 25000 (The Age)
VFA1891-R08-G01 20/06/1891 Melbourne Cricket Ground 8 25,000 Carlton v Geelong Regular 25000
VFA1966-D1-GF 24/09/1966 Junction Oval GF 25,000 Waverley v Port Melbourne Finals 25000
VFA1927-F 8/10/1927 Motordrome F 25,000 Brighton v Port Melbourne Finals 25000 (The Age), 23000 (The Argus)
VFA1889-R21-G05 14/09/1889 South Melbourne Cricket Ground 21 25,000 South Melbourne v Geelong Regular 25000
VFA1965-VFA_v_W.A. 12/06/1965 Subiaco Oval, Perth 24,595 VFA v Western Australia Representative 24595 (Hardballget)
VFA1965-W.A._v_VFA 12/06/1965 Subiaco Oval, Perth 24,595 Western Australia v VFA Representative Source: Hardballget
VFA1947-1SF 13/09/1947 Junction Oval 1SF 24,000 Sandringham v Prahran Finals 24000 (The Argus)
VFA1947-GF 4/10/1947 Junction Oval GF 24,000 Port Melbourne v Sandringham Finals 24000 (The Argus)
VFA1946-PF 28/09/1946 Junction Oval PF 24,000 Williamstown v Sandringham Finals 24000 (The Age), 24000 (The Argus)
VFA1974-D1-GF 29/09/1974 Junction Oval GF 23,936 Port Melbourne v Oakleigh Finals 23936
VFA1966-Tas_v_VFA 11/06/1966 North Hobart Oval 23,764 Tasmania v VFA Representative Double-Header Source: Hardballget
VFA1966-Carn_VFA_v_Tas 11/06/1966 North Hobart Oval 23,764 VFA v Tasmania Representative 23764 (Hardballget)
VFA1893-R09-G01 1/07/1893 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 9 23,500 Essendon v Melbourne Regular 23500
VFA1989-GF 23/09/1989 Windy Hill GF 23,272 Williamstown v Coburg Finals
VFA1949-2SF 17/09/1949 Junction Oval 2SF 23,000 Williamstown v Oakleigh Finals 23000 (The Age)
VFA1950-2SF 16/09/1950 Junction Oval 2SF 23,000 Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Finals 23000 (The Age)
VFA1909-PF 18/09/1909 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve F 23,000 Essendon Association v Brunswick Finals 23000 (The Age), 25000 (The Age)
VFA1924-1SF 6/09/1924 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 1SF 23,000 Williamstown v Brunswick Finals 23000 (The Age), 16000 (Argus)
VFA1911-R15-G01 5/08/1911 Melbourne Cricket Ground 15 23,000 Brunswick v Footscray Regular 23000 (The Age)
VFA1892-R09-G01 2/07/1892 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 9 22,500 Essendon v Carlton Regular 22500
VFA1892-R20-G02 17/09/1892 Fitzroy Cricket Ground 20 22,500 Fitzroy v Essendon Regular 22500
VFA1891-R07-G01 6/06/1891 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 7 22,500 Essendon v Geelong Regular 22500
VFA1972-D1-GF 24/09/1972 Junction Oval GF 22,400 Oakleigh v Dandenong Finals 22400
VFA1985-D2-GF 22/09/1985 Junction Oval GF 22,341 Brunswick v Oakleigh Finals 22341
VFA1985-D1-GF 22/09/1985 Junction Oval GF 22,341 Sandringham v Williamstown Finals 22341
VFA1988-D1-GF 18/09/1988 Windy Hill GF 22,034 Williamstown v Coburg Finals
VFA1988-D2-GF 18/09/1988 Windy Hill GF 22,034 Sunshine v Oakleigh Finals
VFA1980-D1-GF 21/09/1980 Junction Oval GF 22,010 Port Melbourne v Coburg Finals 22010
VFA1958-GFR 4/10/1958 Junction Oval GF-R 22,000 Moorabbin (Original) v Williamstown Finals 22000
VFA1957-PF 28/09/1957 Junction Oval PF 22,000 Williamstown v Port Melbourne Finals 22000
VFA1970-D1-GF 20/09/1970 Junction Oval GF 22,000 Prahran v Williamstown Finals 22000
VFA1929-FR 5/10/1929 Melbourne Cricket Ground F-R 22,000 Port Melbourne v Northcote Finals 22000 (The Age)
VFA1924-R07-G04 9/06/1924 Western Oval 7 22,000 Footscray v Port Melbourne Regular 22000 (The Age)
VFA1959-PF 26/09/1959 Junction Oval PF 22,000 Sandringham v Coburg Finals 22000
VFA1949-PF 24/09/1949 Junction Oval PF 22,000 Oakleigh v Brighton Finals 22000 (The Age)
VFA1956-VFA-VFLvVAFA 7/12/1956 MCG 21,236 VFA-VFL v VAFA Exhibition 21236 (Hardballget)
VFA1973-D1-GF 23/09/1973 Junction Oval GF 21,200 Oakleigh v Prahran Finals 21200
VFA1945-R09-G02 9/06/1945 Coburg City Oval 9 21,000 Coburg v Williamstown Regular 21000 (The Age), 21000 (Sporting Globe)
VFA1892-R15-G03 13/08/1892 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 15 21,000 Essendon v Geelong Regular 21000
VFA1892-R14-G01 6/08/1892 Melbourne Cricket Ground 14 21,000 Carlton v Essendon Regular 21000
VFA1951-S.A._v_VFA 9/05/1951 Adelaide Oval 21,000 South Australia v VFA Representative Source: Hardballget
VFA1992-GF 20/09/1992 Prince's Park (Carlton) GF 20,847 Williamstown v Sandringham Finals
VFA1982-D1-GF 19/09/1982 Junction Oval GF 20,732 Preston v Port Melbourne Finals 20732
VFA1981-D1-GF 20/09/1981 Junction Oval GF 20,186 Port Melbourne v Preston Finals 20186
VFA1986-D2-GF 21/09/1986 Junction Oval GF 20,146 Box Hill v Sunshine Finals 20146
VFA1986-D1-GF 21/09/1986 Junction Oval GF 20,146 Coburg v Williamstown Finals 20146
VFA1966-W.A._v_VFA 9/06/1966 North Hobart Oval 20,047 Western Australia v VFA Representative Double-Header Source: Hardballget
VFA1966-Carn_VFA_v_W.A. 9/06/1966 North Hobart Oval 20,047 VFA v Western Australia Representative 20047 (Hardballget)
VFA1887-R22-G01 24/09/1887 Fitzroy Cricket Ground 22 20,000 Fitzroy v Carlton Regular 20000
VFA1921-1SF 24/09/1921 EMCG 1SF 20,000 Williamstown v Port Melbourne Finals 20000 (Herald), 20000 (The Age),
VFA1920-R13-G01 24/07/1920 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 13 20,000 Footscray v North Melbourne Regular 20000-25000 (Argus) , over 20000 (The Age)
VFA1923-F 22/09/1923 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve F 20,000 Footscray v Port Melbourne Finals 20000 (The Argus)
VFA1924-GF 20/09/1924 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve F 20,000 Footscray v Williamstown Finals 20000 (The Age)
VFA1927-GF 15/10/1927 Motordrome GF 20,000 Coburg v Brighton Finals 20000 (The Age)
VFA1912-2SF 31/08/1912 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 2SF 20,000 Essendon A v Footscray Finals over 20000 (The Age)
VFA1912-FINAL 21/09/1912 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve F 20,000 Essendon A v North Melbourne Finals over 20000 (The Age)
VFA1924-2SF 13/09/1924 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 2SF 20,000 Footscray v Northcote Finals 20000 (The Age)
VFA1921-GF 22/10/1921 Fitzroy Cricket Ground GF 20,000 Williamstown v Footscray Finals 20000 (Herald), 20000 (The Age),
VFA1909-GF 25/09/1909 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve GF 20,000 Prahran v Brunswick Finals 20000 (The Age), 20000 (The Age)
VFA1892-VFA_v_S.A. 25/06/1892 MCG 20,000 VFA v S.A. Representative 20000 (Hardballget)
VFA1961-D1-GF 30/09/1961 Junction Oval GF 20,000 Yarraville v Williamstown Finals 20000
VFA1958-GF 27/09/1958 Junction Oval GF 20,000 Moorabbin (Original) v Williamstown Finals 20000
VFA1956-2SF 15/09/1956 Junction Oval 2SF 20,000 Williamstown v Port Melbourne Finals 20000 (The Age)
VFA1953-PF 26/09/1953 Junction Oval PF 20,000 Williamstown v Yarraville Finals 20000 (The Age)
VFA1951-PF 29/09/1951 Junction Oval PF 20,000 Port Melbourne v Oakleigh Finals 20000 (The Age)
VFA1951-1SF 15/09/1951 Junction Oval 1SF 20,000 Sandringham v Oakleigh Finals 20000 (The Age)
VFA1919-GF 27/09/1919 East Melbourne Cricket Ground GF 20,000 North Melbourne v Footscray Finals 20000 (The Argus), 20000 (The Age)
VFA1913-GF 6/09/1913 East Melbourne Cricket Ground GF 20,000 Footscray v North Melbourne Finals abt 20000 (The Age), 20000 (Argus)
VFA1938-GF 20/08/1938 Toorak Park GF 20,000 Brunswick v Brighton Finals 20000 (Age), 20000 (SpGlobe)
VFA1887-R04-G02 24/05/1887 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 4 20,000 Hotham v Geelong Regular 20000
VFA1906-GF 29/09/1906 East Melbourne Cricket Ground F 20,000 West Melbourne v Footscray Finals 20000
VFA1903-CF 19/09/1903 East Melbourne Cricket Ground GF 20,000 North Melbourne v Richmond Finals 20000 (North Melbourne Courier), 18000 (Argus), 20000 (The Age)
VFA1894-R04-G02 24/05/1894 East Melbourne Cricket Ground 4 20,000 Essendon v South Melbourne Regular 20000
VFA1893-R18-G04 2/09/1893 South Melbourne Cricket Ground 18 20,000 South Melbourne v Essendon Regular 20000
VFA1891-R20-G01 12/09/1891 Fitzroy Cricket Ground 20 20,000 Fitzroy v Essendon Regular 20000
VFA1889-R22-G01 21/09/1889 Fitzroy Cricket Ground 22 20,000 Fitzroy v South Melbourne Regular 20000
VFA1889-R11-G01 6/07/1889 Melbourne Cricket Ground 11 20,000 Carlton v Geelong Regular 20000
VFA1889-R04-G03 24/05/1889 Melbourne Cricket Ground 4 20,000 North Melbourne v Geelong Regular 20000
VFA1888-R20-G06 8/09/1888 South Melbourne Cricket Ground 20 20,000 South Melbourne v Carlton Regular 20000
VFA1911-PF 16/09/1911 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve F 20,000 Essendon Association v Brunswick Finals 20000