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 |
Oldest player in a senior game
| Player | Year | Age | Games | |
| 1 | Jack Leith | 39y, 296d | Round 7, 1912 | |
| 2 | John Lewis | 36y, 334d | Round 16, 1938 | |
| 3 | Charlie Armstrong | 36y, 138d | Round 12, 1919 | |
| 4 | Harry Harker | 36y, 203d | Round 12, 1924 | |
| 5 | Percy Wilson | 35y, 152d | Round 17, 1924 | |
| 6 | Jack House | 35y, 80d | Round 6, 1923 | |
| 7 | Jack Mueller | 34y, 358d | Semi Final 1950 | |
| 8 | Carl Ditterich | 34y, 325d | Round 22, 1980 | |
| 9 | Ivor Warne-Smith | 34y, 310d | Round 18, 1932 | |
| 10 | Allan La Fontaine | 34y, 260d | Round 20, 1945 | |
Next active - Jake Melksham (33y, 358 days as of Round 25, 2024
AFLW
(to R2 2025)
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 | 13 |
| 2 | Sarah D'Arcy | 2024 | 33yr, 42d | 2 |
| 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 |
Oldest players in a senior game (incomplete)
| Player | Year | Age | Games | |
| Rhiannon Watt | Round 10, 2024 | 36y, 330d | ||
| Paxy Paxman | 2025 AFLW season | 36y, 271d | ||
| Sinead Goldrick | 2025 AFLW season | 35y, 113d | ||
| Daisy Pearce | Grand Final, 2022 Spring season | 34y, 184d | ||
| Laura Duryea | Round 4, 2018 | 34y, 72d | ||
| Shelley Scott | Grand Final, 2022 Summer season | 34y, 24d | ||
| Gabrielle Colvin | 2024 AFLW season | 33y, 222d | ||
| Mel Hickey | Round 6, 2018 | 33y, 83d | ||
| Tegan Cunningham | Preliminary Final 2021 | 33y, 77d | ||
| Sarah D'Arcy | Round 7A, 2024 | 33y, 48d | ||