1966 - 2024. 1974 not available. Stats courtesy of AFL Tables.
VFL/AFL
Total
| Player | Hitouts | Year | |
| 1 | Max Gawn | 1119 | 2018 |
| 2 | Max Gawn | 928 | 2016 |
| 3 | Max Gawn | 829 | 2019 |
| 4 | Max Gawn | 804 | 2021 |
| 5 | Max Gawn | 713 | 2024 |
| 6 | Mark Jamar | 643 | 2010 |
| 7 | Max Gawn | 596 | 2022 |
| 8 | Max Gawn | 565 | 2023 |
| 9 | Jeff White | 561 | 2002 |
| 10 | Mark Jamar | 540 | 2014 |
Season by Season
Multiple Leaders
11 - Jeff White
10 - Max Gawn
9 - Jim Stynes
5 - Mark Jamar, Peter Keenan
3 - Peter Moore
2 - Steve O'Dwyer, Craig McKellar, Gary Baker
AFLW
Stats courtesy of AustralianFootball.
Total
| Player | Hitouts | Year | |
| 1 | 204 | Lauren Pearce | 2023 |
| 2 | 179 | Lauren Pearce | 2022 spring |
| 3 | 162 | Lauren Pearce | 2022 summer |
| 4 | 160 | Lauren Pearce | 2021 |
| 5 | 139 | Lauren Pearce | 2019 |
| 6 | 115 | Georgia Campbell | 2023 |
| 7 | 109 | Tayla Harris | 2022 spring |
| 8 | 99 | Lauren Pearce | 2017 |
| 9 | 77 | Eden Zanker | 2020 |
| 10 | 73 | Lauren Pearce | 2018 |
Season by season
| Player | Hitouts | ||
| 2017 | Lauren Pearce | 99 | |
| 2018 | Lauren Pearce | 73 | |
| 2019 | Lauren Pearce | 139 | |
| 2020 | Eden Zanker | 77 | |
| 2021 | Lauren Pearce | 160 | |
| 2022 summer | Lauren Pearce | 162 | |
| 2022 spring | Lauren Pearce | 179 | |
| 2023 | Lauren Pearce | 179 | |
Multiple Leaders
7 - Lauren Pearce