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Geelong\u2019s Joel Selwood [Source: Author]<\/p>\n
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This side is the opposite of last weeks. It is a team of players who have played the most finals with at least 25 finals matches. The team is as usual, since 1980. I have listed others pre-1980 at the bottom.\u00a0 The team is hard to pick so it really is based on the most finals played of these players. Hope you enjoy.<\/p>\n
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FB:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Gary Ayres (Haw)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stephen Silvagni (Carl) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heath Shaw (Coll\/GWS)<\/p>\n
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CHB:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bruce Doull (Carl)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris Mew (Haw)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jarrad McVeigh (Syd)<\/p>\n
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C:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Scott Pendlebury (Coll)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jimmy Bartel (Geel)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wayne Schimmelbusch (NM)<\/p>\n
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CHF:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Shaun Burgoyne (PA\/Haw)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lance Franklin (Haw\/Syd)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Patrick Dangerfield (Adel\/Geel)<\/p>\n
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FF:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Kevin Bartlett (Rich)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tom Hawkins (Geel)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leigh Matthews (Haw)<\/p>\n
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Ruck:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Adam Goodes (Syd)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Tuck (Haw)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joel Selwood (Geel)<\/p>\n
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Interchange: Gary Ablett Jnr (Geel\/GCS), Jason Akermanis (Bris\/WB), Dermott Brereton (Haw\/Syd\/Coll), Harry Taylor (Geel)<\/p>\n
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Sub: Martin Pike (Fitz\/Mel\/NM\/Bris)<\/p>\n
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Others: Grant Birchall (Haw\/Bris), John Blakey (Fitz\/NM), Mark Blicavs (Geel), Jude Bolton (Syd), David Dench (NM), Mitch Duncan (Geel), Luke Hodge (Haw\/Bris), Steve Johnson (Geel\/GWS), Dean Kemp (WCE), Chris Langford (Haw), Jordan Lewis (Haw\/Mel), Gary Rohan (Syd\/Geel), Andrew Mackie (Geel), Sam Mitchell (Haw\/WCE), Luke Parker (Syd\/NM), Steele Sidebottom (Coll), Isaac Smith (Haw\/Geel)<\/p>\n
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Gary Ayres<\/p>\n
269 games Hawthorn (1978-1993)<\/p>\n
28 finals<\/p>\n
Eight grand finals for five premierships<\/p>\n
Norm Smith Medal 1986 and 1988<\/p>\n
Ayres played finals in 11 years from 16 years in total. Ayres did not play in any finals in his first four years from 1978-1981 in which he played 22 games. Ayres missed the 1990 Elimination Final due to injury.<\/p>\n
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Stephen Silvagni<\/p>\n
312 games Carlton (1985-2001)<\/p>\n
26 finals<\/p>\n
Four grand finals for two premierships<\/p>\n
Silvagni played finals in 11 years from 17 years in total. Silvagni was dropped for the 1986 Grand Final after playing the previous 13 games.<\/p>\n
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Heath Shaw<\/p>\n
173 games Collingwood (2004-2013)<\/p>\n
152 games Greater Western Sydney (2014-2020)<\/p>\n
325 games (2004-2020)<\/p>\n
27 finals<\/p>\n
Four grand finals for one premiership and one draw<\/p>\n
At Collingwood Shaw played finals in seven years from nine years in total. At Greater Western Sydney he played in three out of seven. In total Shaw played in ten years out of 16 years. Shaw missed the 2008 finals as he was suspended due to an off field incident.<\/p>\n
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Bruce Doull<\/p>\n
356 games Carlton (1969-1986)<\/p>\n
29 finals<\/p>\n
Six grand finals for four premierships.<\/p>\n
Norm Smith Medal 1981<\/p>\n
Doull played finals in 12 years out 18 years in total. In Doull\u2019s first three years he played 27 games but no finals even though Carlton made finals in 1969 and 1970 with his last game in Round 19 of each season.<\/p>\n
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Chris Mew<\/p>\n
230 games Hawthorn (1980-1992)<\/p>\n
28 finals<\/p>\n
Eight grand finals for five premierships<\/p>\n
Mew played finals in ten years out of 12 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Jarrod McVeigh<\/p>\n
325 games Sydney (2004-2019)<\/p>\n
28 finals<\/p>\n
Four grand finals for one premiership<\/p>\n
McVeigh played finals 13 years out of 16 years in total. McVeigh played thirteen games in the 2005 Premiership year with his last game in Round 17<\/p>\n
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Scott Pendlebury<\/p>\n
422 games Collingwood (2006- )<\/p>\n
32 finals<\/p>\n
Five grand finals for two premierships and one draw<\/p>\n
Norm Smith Medallist 2010<\/p>\n
Pendlebury has played finals in 13 years out of 19 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Jimmy Bartel<\/p>\n
305 games Geelong (2002-2016)<\/p>\n
28 finals<\/p>\n
Four grand finals for three premierships<\/p>\n
Norm Smith Medallist 2011<\/p>\n
Bartel played finals 11 years out of 15 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Wayne Schimmelbusch<\/p>\n
306 games North Melbourne (1973-1987)<\/p>\n
29 finals<\/p>\n
Five grand finals for two premierships and one draw<\/p>\n
Schimmelbusch played finals ten years out of 15 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Shaun Burgoyne<\/p>\n
157 games Port Adelaide (2002-2009)<\/p>\n
250 games Hawthorn (2010-2021)<\/p>\n
407 games (2002-2021)<\/p>\n
35 finals<\/p>\n
Six grand finals for four premierships<\/p>\n
At Port Adelaide Burgoyne played in finals five years out of eight years in Total. At Hawthorn Burgoyne played finals eight years out of 12 years in total. Burgoyne played finals for 13 years out of 20 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Lance Franklin<\/p>\n
182 games Hawthorn (2005-2013)<\/p>\n
172 games Sydney 2014-23<\/p>\n
354 games 2005-23<\/p>\n
28 finals<\/p>\n
6 Grand finals for 2 Premierships<\/p>\n
At Hawthorn Franklin played in finals 6 years out of 9 years in Total. At Sydney Franklin played finals in 6 years out of 10 years. In total Franklin played finals 12 years out of 19 years in total. In 2015 Franklin missed finals due to illness and in 2020 Franklin missed the whole year.<\/p>\n
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Patrick Dangerfield<\/p>\n
154 games Adelaide 2008-2015<\/p>\n
203 games Geelong 2016-<\/p>\n
357 games 2008-<\/p>\n
29 finals<\/p>\n
2 Grand finals for 1 Premiership<\/p>\n
At Adelaide Dangerfield played in finals 3 years out of 8 years in total. At Geelong Dangerfield has played finals 9 years out of 10 years in total. In total Dangerfield has played finals 12 years out of 18 years in total so far. Dangerfield played two games in Round 20 and 21 in 2008 when Adelaide finished 5th.<\/p>\n
Kevin Bartlett<\/p>\n
403 games Richmond 1965-1983<\/p>\n
27 finals<\/p>\n
7 Grand finals for 5 Premierships<\/p>\n
Bartlett played finals for 10 years out of 19 years.<\/p>\n
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Tom Hawkins<\/p>\n
359 games Geelong 2007-24<\/p>\n
32 finals<\/p>\n
4 Grand finals for 3 Premierships<\/p>\n
Hawkins played finals for 13 years out of 18 years. Hawkins did not play finals in his first two years at Geelong having played 9 games in 2007 with his last in Round 16 and then the first 10 games in 2008. In 2024 Hawkins was injured for the finals with his last in Round 16.<\/p>\n
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Leigh Matthews<\/p>\n
332 games Hawthorn 1969-1985<\/p>\n
29 finals<\/p>\n
7 Grand finals for 4 Premierships<\/p>\n
Matthews played finals for 10 years out of 17 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Adam Goodes<\/p>\n
372 games Sydney 1999-2015<\/p>\n
28 finals<\/p>\n
4 Grand finals for 2 Premierships.<\/p>\n
Goodes played finals in 13 years out of 17 years in Total. Goodes missed 2015 finals after injuring his posterior ligament in Round 13.<\/p>\n
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Michael Tuck<\/p>\n
426 games \u00a0Hawthorn1972-1991<\/p>\n
39 finals<\/p>\n
11 Grand finals for 7 Premierships<\/p>\n
Tuck played finals in 15 years out of 20 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Joel Selwood<\/p>\n
355 games Geelong 2007-22<\/p>\n
40 finals<\/p>\n
6 Grand finals for 4 Premierships<\/p>\n
Selwood played finals in 15 years out of 16 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Gary Ablett Jnr<\/p>\n
192 games Geelong 2002-2010<\/p>\n
110 games Gold Coast 2011-2017<\/p>\n
55 games Geelong 2018-20<\/p>\n
357 games 2002-20<\/p>\n
25 finals<\/p>\n
4 Grand finals for 2 Premierships<\/p>\n
Ablett played finals in 9 years out of 12 years at Geelong but with Gold Coast not making finals Ablett would in total play 9 finals in 19 years in total for his AFL career.<\/p>\n
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Jason Akermanis<\/p>\n
248 games Brisbane 1995-2006<\/p>\n
77 games Western Bulldogs 2007-2010<\/p>\n
28 finals<\/p>\n
4 Grand finals for 3 Premierships<\/p>\n
Akermanis played finals in 9 Years out of 12 years for Brisbane and 2 Years out of 4 Years in Total at the Bulldogs. In total Akermanis played finals in 11 years out 16 years in total. Akermanis was no longer at the Bulldogs with his last game in Round 10 when the Bulldogs made the finals in 2010.<\/p>\n
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Dermott Brereton<\/p>\n
189 games Hawthorn 1982-1992<\/p>\n
7 games Sydney 1994<\/p>\n
15 games Collingwood 1995<\/p>\n
211 games 1982-1995<\/p>\n
26 finals<\/p>\n
8 Grand finals for 5 Premierships<\/p>\n
Brereton debut in semifinal in 1982.<\/p>\n
Brereton played finals 10 years out of 11 years at Hawthorn (I did not count 1993 where he missed the whole year injured). Brereton did not play in finals at Sydney and Collingwood, meaning Brereton played in finals 10 Years out of 13 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Harry Taylor<\/p>\n
280 games Geelong 2008-20<\/p>\n
31 finals<\/p>\n
4 Grand finals for 2 Premierships<\/p>\n
Taylor played finals 12 years out of 13 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Martin Pike<\/p>\n
24 games Melbourne 1993-1994<\/p>\n
36 games Fitzroy 1995-1996<\/p>\n
81 games North Melbourne 1997-2000<\/p>\n
106 games Brisbane 2001-2005<\/p>\n
247 games 1993-2005<\/p>\n
27 finals<\/p>\n
6 Grand finals for 4 Premierships<\/p>\n
Pike played 1 year of finals at Melbourne from 2 years and no finals at Fitzroy.\u00a0 Pike played 4 years of finals from 4 Years in total at North Melbourne and then 4 years of finals from 5 years at Brisbane. This meant Pike played 9 years of finals from 13 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Others<\/p>\n
Grant Birchall<\/p>\n
248 games Hawthorn 2006-2019<\/p>\n
39 games Brisbane 2020-21<\/p>\n
287 games 2006-21<\/p>\n
27 finals<\/p>\n
5 Grand finals for Premierships<\/p>\n
Birchall played finals in 8 years out of 13 years in total at Hawthorn. At Brisbane Birchall played finals 2 years out of 2 years in total. In total Birchall played finals 10 years out of 15 years in total. Birchall missed finals in 2010 and 2018 due to injuries.<\/p>\n
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John Blakey<\/p>\n
135 games Fitzroy 1985-1992<\/p>\n
224 games North Melbourne 1993-2002<\/p>\n
359 games 1985-2002<\/p>\n
25 finals<\/p>\n
3 Grand finals for 2 Premiership<\/p>\n
Blakey played finals in 1 Year out 8 Years in total at Fitzroy. At North Melbourne Blakey played finals 9 years out of 10 years in total. Blakey played finals in 10 Years out of 18 Years in total.<\/p>\n
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Mark Blicavs<\/p>\n
292 games Geelong 2013-<\/p>\n
27 finals<\/p>\n
2 Grand finals for 1 Premierships<\/p>\n
Blicavs has played finals in 11 Years out of 13 Years in total.<\/p>\n
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Jude Bolton<\/p>\n
325 games Sydney 1999-2013<\/p>\n
26 finals<\/p>\n
3 Grand finals for 2 Premierships<\/p>\n
Bolton played finals 12 years out of 15 years in total.<\/p>\n
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David Dench<\/p>\n
275 games North Melbourne 1969-1984<\/p>\n
25 finals<\/p>\n
5 Grand finals for 2 Premiership and 1 Draw<\/p>\n
Dench has played finals in 8 Years out of 16 years in total. Dench missed the finals including the Grand Final in 1978.<\/p>\n
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Mitch Duncan<\/p>\n
305 games Geelong 2010-<\/p>\n
28 finals<\/p>\n
3 Grand finals for 2 Premierships.<\/p>\n
Duncan has played finals in 12 years out of 16 years in total. Duncan was not picked for finals in his first year in 2010, playing eight games with his last in Round 15.<\/p>\n
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Luke Hodge<\/p>\n
305 games Hawthorn 2002-2017<\/p>\n
41 games Brisbane 2018-2019<\/p>\n
346 games 2002-2019<\/p>\n
25 finals<\/p>\n
5 Grand finals for 4 Premierships<\/p>\n
Hodge was Norm Smith Medallist in 2008 and 2014.<\/p>\n
Hodge has played finals in 9 years out of 16 years in total at Hawthorn. At Brisbane Hodge played finals in 1 of his 2 years in total. In total Hodge has played finals 10 Years out of 18 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Steve Johnson<\/p>\n
253 games Geelong 2002-2015<\/p>\n
40 games Greater Western Sydney 2016-2017<\/p>\n
293 games 2002-2017<\/p>\n
26 finals<\/p>\n
4 Grand finals for 3 Premierships<\/p>\n
Norm Smith Medallist 2017<\/p>\n
Johnson played 9 years in finals out of 14 years in total at Geelong. At Greater Western Sydney Johnson played finals in 2 years out 2 years. In total Johnson played finals 11 years out of 16 years. Johnson missed the finals in 2012 due to suspension.<\/p>\n
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Dean Kemp<\/p>\n
243 games West Coast 1990-2001<\/p>\n
25 finals<\/p>\n
3 Grand finals for 2 Premierships<\/p>\n
Norm Smith Medallist 1994<\/p>\n
Kemp played finals 10 years out of 12 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Chris Langford<\/p>\n
303 games Hawthorn 1983-1997<\/p>\n
25 finals<\/p>\n
6 Grand finals for 4 Premierships<\/p>\n
Langford played in finals in 12 years out of 15 Years in total. Langford was not selected in 1983 finals. In 1984 Langford was dropped at the last minute for the Grand Final despite playing the semifinal and warming up with the team.<\/p>\n
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Jordan Lewis<\/p>\n
264 games Hawthorn 2005-2016<\/p>\n
55 games Melbourne 2017-2019<\/p>\n
26 finals<\/p>\n
5 Grand finals for 4 Premierships<\/p>\n
Lewis played finals for 9 years out of 12 years at Hawthorn. At Melbourne Lewis played finals in 1 year out of 3 years. In total Lewis played finals for 10 years out of 15 years.<\/p>\n
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Andrew Mackie<\/p>\n
280 games Geelong 2004-2017<\/p>\n
26 finals<\/p>\n
4 Grand finals for 3 Premierships<\/p>\n
Mackie played finals for 11 years out of 14 years out of total. Mackie was not selected for the 2004 finals.<\/p>\n
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Sam Mitchell<\/p>\n
307 games Hawthorn 2002-2016<\/p>\n
22 games West Coast 2017<\/p>\n
329 games 2002-2017<\/p>\n
26 finals<\/p>\n
5 Grand finals for 4 Premierships<\/p>\n
Mitchell played finals for 9 years out of 15 years of total at Hawthorn, West Coast played finals in his only year at West Coast. Mitchell played finals for 10 years out of 16 years in total.<\/p>\n
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Luke Parker<\/p>\n
293 games Sydney 2011-24<\/p>\n
22 games North Melbourne 2025-
315 games 2011-<\/p>\n
5 Grand finals for 1 Premiership<\/p>\n
Parker played in finals 11 years out 14 years in total at Sydney and a total of 11 years out of 15 years in total. Parker missed the finals in 2015 due to injury.<\/p>\n
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Gary Rohan<\/p>\n
106 games Sydney 2010-2018<\/p>\n
98 games Geelong 2019-24<\/p>\n
204 games 2010-24<\/p>\n
26 finals<\/p>\n
4 Grand finals for 1 Premiership<\/p>\n
Rohan played in finals in 6 years out of 9 years in total at Sydney. Rohan played finals in 4 years out of 6 years at Geelong. In total\u00a0 Rohan played in finals 10 years out of 15 years in total. Rohan was not selected for finals in 2010 with his last game in Round 22. In 2012 Rohan was injured\u00a0 and was dropped for the finals in 2024.<\/p>\n
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Steele Sidebottom<\/p>\n
352 games Collingwood 2009-<\/p>\n
27 finals<\/p>\n
5 Grand finals for 2 Premiership and 1 Draw<\/p>\n
Sidebottom has played in finals 10 Years out of 17 years in total. Sidebottom missed finals in 2020 due to injury.<\/p>\n
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Isaac Smith<\/p>\n
210 games Hawthorn 2011-20<\/p>\n
70 games Geelong 2021-23<\/p>\n
26 finals<\/p>\n
5 Grand finals for 4 Premierships<\/p>\n
Norm Smith Medallist 2022<\/p>\n
Smith played finals 7 years out of 10 years in total at hawthorn. At Geelong Smith played finals 2 years out of\u00a0 3 years at Geelong. In total Smith played finals 9 years out of 13 years.<\/p>\n
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Most Finals<\/p>\n
Joel Selwood 40<\/p>\n
Michael Tuck 39<\/p>\n
Shaun Burgoyne 35<\/p>\n
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Players prior to 1980<\/p>\n
Gordon Coventry 31<\/p>\n
Bill Hutchinson 28<\/p>\n
Dick Reynolds 27<\/p>\n
Harry Collier 27<\/p>\n
Albert Collier 26<\/p>\n
Rod McGregor 25<\/p>\n
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Current Players Most Finals<\/p>\n
Scott Pendlebury 32<\/p>\n
Patrick Dangerfield 29<\/p>\n
Mitch Duncan 28<\/p>\n
Mark Blicavs 27<\/p>\n
Steele Sidebottom 27<\/p>\n
Luke Parker 26<\/p>\n
Charlie Cameron 24<\/p>\n
Lachie Neale 24<\/p>\n
Dane Rampe 23<\/p>\n
Jed Bews 20<\/p>\n
Luke Breust 20<\/p>\n
Jake Lloyd 20<\/p>\n
Callan Ward 20<\/p>\n
Josh Dunkley 19<\/p>\n
Travis Boak 18<\/p>\n
Jeremy Cameron 18<\/p>\n
Jack Gunston 18<\/p>\n
Josh Kelly 18<\/p>\n
Rhys Stanley 18<\/p>\n
Lachie Whitfield 18<\/p>\n
Harris Andrews 17<\/p>\n
Zac Bailey 17<\/p>\n
Jarrod Berry 17<\/p>\n
Jack Darling 17<\/p>\n
Taylor Duryea 17<\/p>\n
Toby Greene 17<\/p>\n
Isaac Heeney 17<\/p>\n
Jack Henry 17<\/p>\n
Harry Himmelberg 17<\/p>\n
Hugh McCluggage 17<\/p>\n
Dayne Zorko 17<\/p>\n
Gryan Miers 16<\/p>\n
Tom Stewart 16<\/p>\n
Nick Vlastuin 16<\/p>\n
Jack Crisp 15<\/p>\n
Brandon Starcevich 15<\/p>\n
Harry Cunningham 15<\/p>\n
Bradley Hill 15<\/p>\n
Brodie Mihocek 15<\/p>\n
Tom Papley 15<\/p>\n
Ollie Wines 15<\/p>\n
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