From 2011 to 2015 each side named one substitute who could be introduced to the game only if permanently replacing another player.
In 2013 a "concussion substitute" was introduced, who could temporarily replace a player being assessed for possible concussion for 20 minutes. Temporary substitutes are not counted in the overall tally below, they are listed at the end of the page.
Overall
2015
Named substitute
| Player | Times | ||
| Alex Neal-Bullen | 5 | ||
| Viv Michie | 3 | ||
| Angus Brayshaw | 2 | ||
| Jack Grimes | 2 | ||
| Aidan Riley | 2 | ||
| James Harmes | 1 | ||
| Matt Jones | 1 | ||
| Jay Kennedy Harris | 1 | ||
| Jordie McKenzie | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Toumpas | 1 | ||
| Jack Viney | 1 | ||
| Jack Watts | 1 | ||
Substituted out of game
| Player | Times | ||
| Cameron Pedersen | 2 | ||
| Angus Brayshaw | 2 | ||
| James Harmes | 2 | ||
| Neville Jetta | 2 | ||
| Aaron vandenBerg | 2 | ||
| Sam Frost | 1 | ||
| Dean Kent | 1 | ||
| Matt Jones | 1 | ||
| Nathan Jones | 1 | ||
| Jay Kennedy Harris | 1 | ||
| Heritier Lumumba | 1 | ||
| Viv Michie | 1 | ||
| Christian Salem | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Toumpas | 1 | ||
| Bernie Vince | 1 | ||
| Mitch White | 1 | ||
2014
Named substitute
| Player | Times | ||
| Jay Kennedy Harris | 6 | ||
| Christian Salem | 5 | ||
| Aidan Riley | 4 | ||
| Dom Barry | 2 | ||
| Michael Evans | 2 | ||
| Dean Kent | 1 | ||
| Dean Terlich | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Toumpas | 1 | ||
Substituted out of the game
| Player | Times | ||
| Max Gawn | 3 | ||
| Aidan Riley | 3 | ||
| Dean Terlich | 3 | ||
| Jack Fitzpatrick | 2 | ||
| Neville Jetta | 2 | ||
| Rohan Bail | 1 | ||
| Shannon Byrnes | 1 | ||
| Colin Garland | 1 | ||
| Alex Georgiou | 1 | ||
| Jack Grimes 1 | |||
| Mark Jamar | 1 | ||
| Christian Salem | 1 | ||
| Luke Tapscott | 1 | ||
| Dom Tyson | 1 | ||
2013
Named substitute
| Player | Times | ||
| Aaron Davey | 7 | ||
| Dean Kent | 3 | ||
| Luke Tapscott | 3 | ||
| Rohan Bail | 2 | ||
| Sam Blease | 2 | ||
| Shannon Byrnes | 2 | ||
| Daniel Nicholson | 1 | ||
| David Rodan | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Toumpas | 1 | ||
Substituted out of the game
| Player | Times | ||
| Sam Blease | 3 | ||
| Jimmy Toumpas | 3 | ||
| Aaron Davey | 2 | ||
| Chris Dawes | 2 | ||
| Max Gawn | 2 | ||
| Mitch Clark | 1 | ||
| Michael Evans | 1 | ||
| Jack Fitzpatrick | 1 | ||
| James Frawley | 1 | ||
| Jack Grimes | 1 | ||
| Neville Jetta | 1 | ||
| Dean Kent | 1 | ||
| Daniel Nicholson | 1 | ||
| David Rodan | 1 | ||
| Jack Watts | 1 | ||
2012
Named substitute
| Player | Times | ||
| Lynden Dunn | 4 | ||
| Matthew Bate | 3 | ||
| James Strauss | 3 | ||
| Jamie Bennell | 2 | ||
| Sam Blease | 2 | ||
| Neville Jetta | 1 | ||
| James Magner | 2 | ||
| Brent Moloney | 1 | ||
| Colin Sylvia | 1 | ||
| Luke Tapscott | 1 | ||
| Josh Tynan | 1 | ||
| Jack Watts | 1 | ||
Substituted out of the game
| Player | Times | ||
| Sam Blease | 3 | ||
| Mitch Clark | 2 | ||
| Lynden Dunn | 2 | ||
| Brad Green | 2 | ||
| James Magner | 2 | ||
| Cale Morton | 2 | ||
| Jamie Bennell | 1 | ||
| Tom Couch | 1 | ||
| Jack Fitzpatrick | 1 | ||
| Mark Jamar | 1 | ||
| Neville Jetta | 1 | ||
| Stefan Martin | 1 | ||
| Brent Moloney | 1 | ||
| Tom McDonald | 1 | ||
| Jared Rivers | 1 | ||
2011
Named substitute
| Player | Times | ||
| Jamie Bennell | 3 | ||
| Matthew Bate | 3 | ||
| Daniel Nicholson | 3 | ||
| Cale Morton | 2 | ||
| Jeremy Howe | 2 | ||
| Sam Blease | 1 | ||
| Lynden Dunn | 1 | ||
| Michael Evans | 1 | ||
| Brad Green | 1 | ||
| Addam Maric | 1 | ||
| Ricky Petterd | 1 | ||
| Luke Tapscott | 1 | ||
| Jack Watts | 1 | ||
| Austin Wonaeamirri | 1 | ||
Substituted out of the game
| Player | Times | ||
| Neville Jetta | 2 | ||
| Addam Maric | 2 | ||
| Luke Tapscott | 2 | ||
| Liam Jurrah | 2 | ||
| Rohan Bail | 1 | ||
| Jamie Bennell | 1 | ||
| Sam Blease | 1 | ||
| Colin Garland | 1 | ||
| Jack Grimes | 1 | ||
| Jordan Gysberts | 1 | ||
| Jeremy Howe | 1 | ||
| Joel Macdonald | 1 | ||
| Brent Moloney | 1 | ||
| Tom Scully | 1 | ||
| Colin Sylvia | 1 | ||
| Matthew Warnock | 1 | ||
| Jack Watts | 1 | ||
| James Strauss | 1 | ||
Temporary concussion substitutes (later returned to game)
| Player | Round | Replaced by | |
| Rohan Bail | Round 3, 2013 | Jimmy Toumpas | |
| Alex Georgiou | Round 7, 2014 | Christian Salem | |
| Dean Kent | Round 1, 2015 | Jimmy Toumpas | |
| Ben Newton | Round 3, 2015 | Angus Brayshaw | |