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On this day in Australian Football: March 1

Big Stats - Players

Tackles
2020: Kiara Bowers had 12 tackles for Fremantle WFC vs. St. Kilda WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)
2020: Cathy Svarc had 11 tackles for Brisbane WFC vs. Greater Western Sydney WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)
Frees for
2020: Cathy Svarc received 7 frees for Brisbane WFC vs. Greater Western Sydney WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)

Big Stats - Teams

Comeback
2003: Geelong won from 37 points down at HT vs. Brisbane (AFL, Wizard Home Loans Cup, QF3)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1870: Dave Hutchison (South Melbourne)
1879: Jimmy Ryan (Collingwood)
1883: Jim Opie (St. Kilda, Carlton)
1888: Cam Sharp (Sturt)
1891: Frank Nielsen (Footscray)
1891: Arthur Punshon (South Melbourne)
1895: Les Boyd (St. Kilda, Melbourne, Brighton, Port Fairy, Sandringham)
1898: Hugh 'Bonny' Campbell (North Fremantle, South Fremantle, East Perth)
1903: Fred Condon (South Melbourne)
1909: Stan Harris (Richmond, Footscray)
1916: Vince Hamilton (Footscray)
1916: Bob Harland (Hawthorn)
1921: Bert Graham (Hawthorn)
1924: Jack Hiscock (Melbourne)
1934: Jack Edwards (Footscray)
1947: Graham Brandt (South Melbourne)
1947: Greg Lambert (South Melbourne)
1948: Mike Demaine (Hawthorn)
1949: Shane McKew (South Melbourne)
1951: Harry Frei (Footscray)
1952: Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)
1957: Peter LeCras (East Fremantle)
1959: Greg Packham (St. Kilda)
1961: Gerard Healy (Melbourne, Australia, Sydney)
1967: Matthew Armstrong (Fitzroy, North Melbourne, Hobart)
1969: Tony Modra (West Adelaide, Adelaide, Fremantle)
1969: Robert Scott (Geelong, North Melbourne)
1976: Peter Bell (South Fremantle, Fremantle, North Melbourne, Australia)
1979: Andrew Williams (West Coast, Collingwood)
1983: Charlie Gardiner (Geelong, St. Kilda)
1983: Wayde Skipper (Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn)
1986: Relton Roberts (Richmond)
1987: Beau Muston (Hawthorn)
1989: Ben Stratton (East Perth, Hawthorn)
1991: Gabrielle Colvin (Melbourne WFC)
1993: Aileen Gilroy (North Melbourne WFC, Hawthorn WFC)
1997: Tom Doedee (Adelaide Reserves, Adelaide, Brisbane)
2002: Mikayla Morrison (Fremantle WFC)
2005: Kane McAuliffe (Richmond)
Deaths
1942: Jack Atkins (Melbourne)
1954: Jeff Riley (St. Kilda)
1958: Ossy Armstrong (Geelong)
1963: Frank Field (Carlton)
1972: Jack Collins (Geelong)
1984: Roy Cassidy (South Melbourne)
1991: Paul Killeen (Fitzroy)
2001: Bob Robinson (Fitzroy)
2003: Brian Gray (Swan Districts)
2013: Wally Bristowe (Hawthorn, Fitzroy)

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.