Current to end 2024. MFC games only.
| VFL/AFL | AFLW | |
VFL/AFL
| Player | Games | |
| 1 | Bernie Massey | 99 |
| 2 | Harry Parkin | 85 |
| 3 | Dick Hingston | 64 |
| 4 | Keith Carroll | 58 |
| 5 | Pat McNamara | 54 |
| 6 | Alec Gray | 52 |
| 7 | Ted Cordner | 52 |
| 8 | Ron Irwin | 51 |
| 9 | George Walker | 49 |
| 10 | Corrie Gardner | 48 |
| 11 | Joe Kinnear | 47 |
| 12 | Adam Tomlinson | 45 |
| 13 | Joel Macdonald | 44 |
| 14 | Jamie Shanahan | 37 |
| 15 | Wally Naismith | 36 |
| 15 | Archie Roberts | 36 |
| 17 | Paul Rowlands | 35 |
| 18 | Charlie Barnes | 33 |
| 19 | Jamie Duursma | 33 |
| 20 | Ned Sutton | 32 |
Next active player - Blake Howes - 16
Most games until first career goal
Totals include game where first goal was kicked.
| Player | Games | |
| 1 | Don Williams | 95 |
| 2 | Oscar McDonald | 74 |
| 3 | Tassie Johnson | 68 |
| 4 | Ken Melville | 65 |
| 5 | Tom McDonald | 60 |
| 6 | Brian Leahy | 51 |
| 7 | Judd McVee | 47 |
| 8 | Col McLean Eddie Sholl | 46 |
| 9 | Harry Coy | 45 |
| 10 | Tony Sullivan Wyn Murray | 41 |
AFLW
| Player | Games | |
| 1 | Libby Birch | 55 |
| 2 | Tahlia Gillard | 39 |
| 3 | Gabrielle Colvin | 34 |
| 4 | Maeve Chaplin | 32 |
| 5 | Meg Downie | 22 |
| 6 | Rhiannon Watt | 13 |
| 7 | Laura Duryea | 11 |
| 7 | Brooke Patterson | 11 |
| 7 | Ashleigh Guest | 11 |
| 7 | Lauren Magee | 11 |
| 12 | Ainslie Kemp | 10 |
| 13 | Charlotte Wilson | 8 |
| 13 | Grace Hill | 8 |
| 14 | Denby Taylor | 7 |
| 14 | Madeline Boyd | 7 |
| 14 | Mia-Rae Clifford | 7 |
| 17 | Maddy Guerin | 6 |
| 17 | Jordan Ivey | 6 |
| 17 | Maggie Caris | 6 |
| 20 | Lily Johnson | 5 |
Most games until first career goal
Totals include game where first goal was kicked.
| Player | Games | |
| 1 | Sinead Goldrick | 44 |
| 2 | Lily Mithen | 24 |
| 3 | Sarah Lampard | 20 |
| 4 | Katherine Smith | 14 |
| 5 | Brenna Tarrant | 11 |
| 6 | Lauren Pearce | 9 |
| 7 | Chantel Emonson Shelley Heath Blaithin Mackin Eliza West | 7 |
Notes
Dan Moriarty took 56 games to kick his first MFC goal but had two for Fitzroy before that. Jake Lever took 78 MFC games but had three at Adelaide.
Libby Birch had one goal at Western Bulldogs before joining Melbourne.