VFL/AFL
Oldest players on league debut
| Player | Year | Age | Games | |
| 1 | Harry Harker | 1920 | 32y, 138d | 54 |
| 2 | Charlie Johnson | 1907 | 31y, 179d | 8 |
| 3 | Jack House | 1919 | 31y, 43d | 56 |
| 4 | Ernie Hart | 1943 | 31y, 1d | 1 |
| 5 | Billy Bremner | 1903 | 30y, 320d | 23 |
| 6 | Wal Warren | 1907 | 30y, 320d | 1 |
| 7 | Bill Fawcett | 1920 | 30y, 21d | 1 |
| 8 | Bill Cutler | 1930 | 29y, 279d | 22 |
| 9 | Harry Graham | 1900 | 29y, 220d | 2 |
| 10 | Joe O'Carroll | 1920 | 29y, 48d | 3 |
(Oldest player since World War II - Darren O'Brien, 27y, 29d in 1996)
Oldest players from other clubs
| Player | Year | Age | Games | |
| 1 | John Lewis | 1936 | 34y, 232d | 46 |
| 2 | Jack McKenzie | 1915 | 33y, 163d | 16 |
| 3 | George St John | 1911 | 33y, 15d | 1 |
| 4 | Percy Wilson | 1921 | 32y 37d | 51 |
| 5 | Archie Pratt | 1910 | 31y 180d | 3 |
| 6 | Stan Penberthy | 1937 | 31y, 16d | 11 |
| 7 | Daniel Cross | 2014 | 30y, 357d | 39 |
| 8 | Bill Adams | 1931 | 30y, 261d | 16 |
| 9 | Craig Turley | 1996 | 30y, 218d | 16 |
| 10 | Tom Watson | 1904 | 30y, 128d | 1 |
AFLW
Oldest players on league debut
| Player | Year | Age | Games | |
| 1 | Laura Duryea | 2017 | 33y, 52d | 11 |
| 2 | Mel Hickey | 2017 | 32y, 49d | 13 |
| 3 | Mia-Rae Clifford | 2017 | 30y, 148d | 7 |
| 4 | Anna Teague | 2018 | 30y, 78d | 4 |
| 5 | Tegan Cunningham | 2018 | 30y, 11d | 32 |
| 6 | Sinead Goldrick | 2020 | 29y, 282d | * |
| 7 | Niamh McEvoy | 2020 | 29y, 135d | 8 |
| 8 | Gabrielle Colvin | 2020 | 28y, 344d | * |
| 9 | Daisy Pearce | 2017 | 28y, 254d | 55 |
| 10 | Erin Hoare | 2018 | 28y, 231d | 4 |
Oldest players from other clubs
| Player | Year | Age | Games | |
| 1 | Rhiannon Watt | 2023 | 35y, 311d | * |
| 2 | Sarah D'Arcy | 2024 | 33yr, 42d | * |
| 3 | Samantha Johnson | 2022 spring | 30y, 20d | 3 |
| 4 | Jordan Ivey | 2022 spring | 29y, 301d | 6 |
| 5 | Ashleigh Guest | 2018 | 27y, 299d | 8 |
| 6 | Sarah Perkins | 2020 | 26y, 226d | 3 |
| 7 | Bianca Jakobsson | 2018 | 24y, 130d | 13 |
| 8 | Tayla Harris | 2022 summer | 24y, 267d | * |
| 9 | Denby Taylor | 2024 | 24y, 215d | * |
| 10 | Ali Brown | 2022 summer | 24y, 109d | 4 |