Most free kicks in a season

From 1965 - 2023. Stats courtesy of AFL Tables.

VFL/AFL

Frees For

	Player	Frees	Year
1	Laurie Fowler	99	1979
2	Greg Wells	87	1972
3	Laurie Fowler	82	1976
4	Laurie Fowler	78	1981
5	Greg Wells	77	1973
6	Paul Callery	76	1971
7	Laurie Fowler	73	1977
8	Laurie Fowler	72	1980
9	Greg Wells	71	1977
10	Greg Wells	70	1976

Season by Season

	Player	Frees
1965	Frank Davis	44
1966	Terry Leahy	37
1967	Hassa Mann	57
1968	Hassa Mann	45
1969	Frank Davis	59
1970	Frank Davis	67
1971	Paul Callery	76
1972	Greg Wells	87
1973	Greg Wells	77
1974	Greg Wells	67
1975	Laurie Fowler	64
1976	Laurie Fowler	82
1977	Laurie Fowler	73
1978	Henry Coles	65
1979	Laurie Fowler	99
1980	Laurie Fowler	72
1981	Laurie Fowler	78
1982	Peter Giles	68
1983	Steven Icke	47
1984	Peter Moore	68
1985	Gerard Healy	41
1986	Greg Healy	40
1987	Greg Healy	60
1988	Steve O'Dwyer	57
1989	Jim Stynes	69
1990	Jim Stynes	63
1991	Jim Stynes	50
1992	Jim Stynes	53
1993	Jim Stynes	56
1994	Jim Stynes	43
1995	Jim Stynes	56
1996	Jim Stynes	47
1997	Jim Stynes	48
1998	Jeff White	33
1999	Jeff White	28
2000	Shane Woewodin	33
2001	Adem Yze	22
2002	Jeff White	38
2003	Russell Robertson	31
2004	Jeff White	31
2005	Jeff White	41
2006	James McDonald	46
2007	Jeff White	28
2008	James McDonald	32
2009	Aaron Davey	20
2010	Mark Jamar	45
2011	Mark Jamar	31
2012	Nathan Jones	39
2013	Nathan Jones	44
2014	Nathan Jones	44
2015	Nathan Jones	27
2016	Bernie Vince	34
2017	Jack Viney	28
2018	Max Gawn	47
2019	Max Gawn	48
2020	Max Gawn	32
2021	Clayton Oliver	43
2022	Jack Viney Max Gawn	40
2023	Jack Viney	36
2024	Max Gawn	48

Multiple Leaders
9 - Jim Stynes
6 - Jeff White, Laurie Fowler
5 - Max Gawn
4 - Nathan Jones
3 - Frank Davis, Greg Wells
2 - Greg Healy, Hassa Mann, Mark Jamar, Jack Viney

Frees Against

Total

	Player	Frees	Year
1	Graham Molloy	96	1971
2	Peter Moore	75	1984
3	Mark Jackson	72	1982
4	Gary Baker	69	1974
5	Henry Coles	66	1978
6	Brent Crosswell	64	1982
7	Gerard Healy	63	1979
7	Graham Molloy	63	1970
7	Gary Hardeman	63	1973
10	Jim Stynes	62	1988
10	Gary Baker	62	1978
10	Graham Molloy	62	1972

Season by Season

Year	Player
1965	John Lord	29
1966	Stan Alves	35
1967	Hassa Mann	35
1968	Chris Fowler	46
1969	Gary Hardeman	54
1970	Graham Molloy	63
1971	Graham Molloy	96
1972	Graham Molloy	62
1973	Gary Hardeman	63
1974	Gary Baker	69
1975	Gary Hardeman	61
1976	Henry Coles	61
1977	Allan Davis	59
1978	Henry Coles	66
1979	Gerard Healy	63
1980	Michael Byrne	54
1981	Mark Jackson	52
1982	Mark Jackson	72
1983	Peter Moore	61
1984	Peter Moore	75
1985	Peter Moore	56
1986	Peter Moore	49
1987	Greg Healy	44
1988	Jim Stynes	62
1989	Jim Stynes Greg Healy	50
1990	Simon Eishold	51
1991	Todd Viney	45
1992	Jim Stynes	52
1993	Jim Stynes	45
1994	David Schwarz	50
1995	Jim Stynes	41
1996	Jim Stynes	38
1997	Jim Stynes	51
1998	Jeff White	31
1999	David Schwarz	48
2000	David Schwarz	44
2001	David Schwarz	44
2002	Andrew Leoncelli	26
2003	David Neitz	36
2004	Chris Heffernan Cameron Bruce Ben Holland	19
2005	Jeff White	30
2006	Cameron Bruce	23
2007	Simon Godfrey Nathan Jones	24
2008	Nathan Jones	28
2009	James McDonald	27
2010	Mark Jamar	44
2011	Mark Jamar	27
2012	Jordie McKenzie	41
2013	Nathan Jones	28
2014	Dom Tyson	30
2015	Bernie Vince	29
2016	Max Gawn	35
2017	Clayton Oliver	40
2018	James Harmes Nathan Jones	35
2019	Clayton Oliver	33
2020	Clayton Oliver	22
2021	Clayton Oliver	46
2022	Max Gawn	35
2023	Brodie Grundy	29
2024	Clayton Oliver	42

Multiple Leaders
7 - Jim Stynes
5 - Clayton Oliver
4 - Nathan Jones, Peter Moore, David Schwarz
3 - Gary Hardeman, Graham Molloy
2 - Henry Coles, Max Gawn, Mark Jackson, Mark Jamar

AFLW

Stats courtesy of AustralianFootball.

Frees for

Total

	Player	Frees	Year
1	Lily Mithen	25	2022 summer
2	Karen Paxman	20	2021
2	Lauren Pearce	20	2022 summer
4	Tyla Hanks	18	2021
4	Libby Birch	18	2022 summer
6	Lily Mithen	17	2021
7	Lily Mithen	16	2017
7	Libby Birch	16	2020
7	Eden Zanker	16	2021
7	Olivia Purcell	16	2022 spring
7	Tyla Hanks	16	2023

Season by Season

Year	Player
2017	Lily Mithen	17
2018	Daisy Pearce	14
2019	Lily Mithen Karen Paxman	11
2020	Libby Birch	16
2021	Karen Paxman	20
2022 summer	Lily Mithen	25
2022 spring	Olivia Purcell	16
2023	Tyla Hanks	16

Multiple Leaders
3 - Lily Mithen
2 - Karen Paxman

Frees against

Total

	Player	Frees	Year
1	Sinead Goldrick	18	2022 spring
2	Paxy Paxman	17	2021
2	Eliza West	17	2022 summer
4	Sinead Goldrick	16	2022 summer
4	Eden Zanker	16	2021
4	Karen Paxman	16	2022 summer
4	Tayla Harris	16	2022 spring
4	Tyla Hanks	16	2023
9	Olivia Purcell	15	2023
10	Eden Zanker	14	2022 summer
10	Eden Zanker	14	2023
10	Tyla Hanks	14	2022 spring

Season by Season

Year	Player
2017	Elise O'Dea Catherine Phillips	10
2018	Katherine Smith	11
2019	Karen Paxman	13
2020	Harriet Cordner	12
2021	Karen Paxman	17
2022 summer	Eliza West	17
2022 spring	Sinead Goldrick	18
2023	Tyla Hanks	16