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Big Stats - Players

Goals
2000: Peter Everitt kicked 7 goals for St. Kilda against West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
2018: Lance 'Buddy' Franklin kicked 8 goals for Sydney against West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
Disposals
2010: Andrew Carrazzo had 40 disposals for Carlton vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
Kicks
2017: Erin Phillips had 26 kicks for Adelaide WFC vs. Brisbane WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, GF)
Handballs
2010: Brock McLean had 20 handballs for Carlton vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Tom Mitchell had 20 handballs for Hawthorn vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Nathan Jones had 20 handballs for Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Clayton Oliver had 27 handballs for Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Billy Stretch had 20 handballs for Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: Joel Selwood had 22 handballs for Geelong vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2021: Sam Walsh had 21 handballs for Carlton vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2023: Rory Laird had 23 handballs for Adelaide vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
Hitouts
2017: Max Gawn had 49 hitouts for Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: Max Gawn had 47 hitouts for Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2021: Brodie Grundy had 51 hitouts for Collingwood vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
Tackles
2017: George Hewett had 10 tackles for Sydney vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Brad Ebert had 11 tackles for Port Adelaide vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Dayne Zorko had 10 tackles for Brisbane vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: Clayton Oliver had 10 tackles for Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
Frees for
2017: Erin Phillips received 7 frees for Adelaide WFC vs. Brisbane WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, GF)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1999: Mark McVeigh debuted for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1999: Mark Johnson debuted for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1999: Matthew Lappin debuted for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2000: Chance Bateman debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
2000: Robert Shirley debuted for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
2010: Dustin Martin debuted for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2010: Lachie Henderson debuted for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2010: Robert Warnock debuted for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2010: Brock McLean debuted for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2011: Cameron Guthrie debuted for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Dan Houston debuted for Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Ben Ainsworth debuted for Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Nathan Brown debuted for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Ricky Henderson debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Mitch Hannan debuted for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Andrew McGrath debuted for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Sam Powell-Pepper debuted for Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Tom Mitchell debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Jake Melksham debuted for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Jaeger O'Meara debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Jarrod Witts debuted for Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Jordan Lewis debuted for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Jack Steele debuted for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Oliver Florent debuted for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Jack Bowes debuted for Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Jake Carlisle debuted for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: Jake Lever debuted for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: Hayden Crozier debuted for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: Esava Ratugolea debuted for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: Liam Ryan debuted for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: Aaron Naughton debuted for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: Jake Waterman debuted for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: Bayley Fritsch debuted for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
Career games
1999: Michael Long played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2000: Mitchell White played his 150th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
2000: Shane Crawford played his 150th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
2000: Tim McGrath played his 200th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
2017: Travis Boak played his 200th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: Joel Selwood played his 250th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: Jack Macrae played his 100th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2021: Jordan De Goey played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
Career goals
2000: Matthew Robran kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
2022: Lance 'Buddy' Franklin kicked his 1000th career V/AFL goal: Sydney vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
Big crowds
1999: 71,501 attended Essendon vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2010: 72,010 attended Richmond vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: 78,294 attended Essendon vs. Hawthorn at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: 54,112 attended Melbourne vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2018: 53,553 attended West Coast vs. Sydney at Perth Stadium (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2021: 51,723 attended Carlton vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2023: 60,744 attended Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1872: Henry Allender (Carlton)
1875: Jack Gilbert (Carlton)
1884: Joe Kelly (Geelong)
1884: George Tansing (Geelong)
1885: Fred Sleeman (Melbourne)
1887: Mick Schade (Richmond)
1891: Artie Bettles (Richmond)
1901: Roy Snell (Fitzroy)
1905: Les Jones (Hawthorn)
1907: Ken Sawatzke (Sturt, Norwood, West Adelaide)
1909: Roy McKay (Williamstown, Footscray, Brunswick)
1910: George Carter (Collingwood, Hawthorn)
1911: Terry Ogden (Melbourne, Carlton)
1914: Bob Flanigan (Footscray, Essendon)
1923: Wally Russell (Richmond, Geelong)
1926: Laurie Carroll (St. Kilda)
1927: Reg Milburn (Fitzroy)
1928: Bob Proud (North Adelaide)
1929: Maurie Dunstan (Collingwood)
1931: Keith Carroll (Melbourne)
1939: Bob Bucat (South Fremantle)
1941: Brian Carroll (Fitzroy)
1947: Rob Foster (Melbourne)
1950: Gordon Casey (Carlton, Footscray, Swan Districts)
1951: Charles Pagnoccolo (Footscray, Melbourne)
1952: Duncan MacGregor (South Melbourne)
1954: Allan Harper (St. Kilda)
1957: Greg Smith (South Melbourne, Collingwood, Central District)
1957: Jeff Berry (Richmond, West Adelaide, Footscray)
1963: Chris Connolly (Melbourne)
1966: Ray Jencke (Hawthorn)
1970: Darren Bourke (St. Kilda)
1971: Rod Keogh (Melbourne, St. Kilda)
1976: Leigh Newton (Melbourne)
1980: Derek Murray (Port Adelaide)
1984: Kelvin Moore (Richmond)
1989: Tom Collier (Brisbane)
1994: Ally Anderson (Brisbane WFC)
1994: Emmanuel Irra (South Adelaide, Port Adelaide Magpies)
1995: Ellie Blackburn (Western Bulldogs WFC)
1995: Kate Dempsey (Richmond WFC)
1995: Kate Hore (Melbourne WFC)
1996: Dougal Howard (Port Adelaide Magpies, Port Adelaide, St. Kilda)
1996: Ellie Gavalas (North Melbourne WFC, Western Bulldogs WFC)
1997: John Noble (West Adelaide, Collingwood)
1997: Nicole Bresnehan (North Melbourne WFC)
2000: Tarryn Thomas (North Melbourne)
2002: Charlie Lazzaro (North Melbourne)
Deaths
1903: Pat Fitzgerald (Collingwood)
1918: Peter Martin (Collingwood, North Melbourne)
1926: Walter Stewart (St. Kilda, Geelong)
1946: Ernie Stewart (St. Kilda)
1964: Paddy O'Brien (Carlton, Footscray)
1970: Chris Lethbridge (Fitzroy)
1977: Bill Twomey, Snr (Collingwood, Hawthorn)
1979: Keith Johns (Geelong)
1982: Percy Bentley (Richmond)
1983: Jack Connell (St. Kilda)
1986: Allan McHardy (Essendon)
1987: Rupe Hutton (South Melbourne)
1988: Alick Black (South Melbourne)
1990: George Clayden (Collingwood)
1991: Arthur Duncan (North Melbourne)
1993: Jack Lancaster (Fitzroy)
1997: Tom Hallahan (Collingwood, St. Kilda)
1997: Bob Walker (Geelong)
1999: Laurie Plunkett (Fitzroy)
1999: Geoff Rosenow (Geelong, Wangaratta, Mordialloc, Rochester)
2005: Tom Roulent (North Melbourne, South Melbourne)
2009: Joe Finn (Geelong)
2016: Ray Barrett (St. Kilda)
2017: Tom McLean (Melbourne, North Melbourne)

Footnotes

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