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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1924: Jack Moriarty kicked 7 goals for Fitzroy against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1941: Sel Murray kicked 7 goals for North Melbourne against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1941: Claude Curtin kicked 8 goals for Fitzroy against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1947: Neil Mann kicked 7 goals for Collingwood against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1947: Max Piggott kicked 7 goals for South Melbourne against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1952: John Coleman kicked 7 goals for Essendon against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1952: Maurie Dunstan kicked 7 goals for Collingwood against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1969: John Greening kicked 7 goals for Collingwood against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1975: Doug Wade kicked 7 goals for North Melbourne against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1992: Scott Hodges kicked 8 goals for Adelaide against Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1997: Tony Modra kicked 8 goals for Adelaide against Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2003: Brendan Fevola kicked 8 goals for Carlton against North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
Behinds
1986: Mick Conlan kicked 5 behinds for Fitzroy against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1992: Tim Darcy kicked 5 behinds for Geelong against Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2015: Josh Kennedy kicked 5 behinds for West Coast against Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
Disposals
1998: Robert Harvey had 40 disposals for St. Kilda vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2009: Gary Ablett, Jnr had 42 disposals for Geelong vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
Kicks
1969: Billy Barrot had 28 kicks for Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1969: Kevin Bartlett had 26 kicks for Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1969: David Thorpe had 27 kicks for Footscray vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1969: Peter Crimmins had 25 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1969: Bob Keddie had 31 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1969: Des Meagher had 25 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1969: Peter Bedford had 27 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1969: Wayne Walsh had 26 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1969: John Murphy had 27 kicks for Fitzroy vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1975: John Burns had 26 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1980: Wayne Foreman had 25 kicks for Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1986: Rod Macpherson had 26 kicks for Footscray vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1997: Mark Bickley had 26 kicks for Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1998: Robert Harvey had 31 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2014: Bernie Vince had 28 kicks for Melbourne vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Handballs
2002: Scott West had 25 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2008: Daniel Cross had 20 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2008: Lenny Hayes had 21 handballs for St. Kilda vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2008: Scott Thompson had 20 handballs for Adelaide vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2009: Simon Goodwin had 20 handballs for Adelaide vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2009: Scott Thompson had 21 handballs for Adelaide vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2009: Gary Ablett, Jnr had 23 handballs for Geelong vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2014: Callan Ward had 21 handballs for Greater Western Sydney vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2015: Matt Priddis had 22 handballs for West Coast vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
2019: Ollie Wines had 20 handballs for Port Adelaide vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2019: Ben Cunnington had 26 handballs for North Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Marks
1969: David Thorpe took 15 marks for Footscray vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
Tackles
1998: Nigel Smart had 10 tackles for Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2003: Corey Jones had 10 tackles for North Melbourne vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2008: Adam Bentick had 11 tackles for Carlton vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2008: Dom Cassisi had 10 tackles for Port Adelaide vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2009: Jed Adcock had 12 tackles for Brisbane vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2009: Jared Brennan had 11 tackles for Brisbane vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2009: Jimmy Bartel had 13 tackles for Geelong vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2009: Shane Mumford had 10 tackles for Geelong vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2010: James Kelly had 10 tackles for Geelong vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2011: Paul Chapman had 10 tackles for Geelong vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2014: Bryce Gibbs had 11 tackles for Carlton vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2014: Craig Bird had 10 tackles for Sydney vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2014: Marc Murphy had 11 tackles for Carlton vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2014: Gary Ablett, Jnr had 11 tackles for Gold Coast vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2014: Jaeger O'Meara had 10 tackles for Gold Coast vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2015: Jamie Cripps had 11 tackles for West Coast vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
2015: Mitch Robinson had 10 tackles for Brisbane vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
Frees for
1969: Derek Peardon received 7 frees for Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1969: Colin Hobbs received 7 frees for Fitzroy vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1987: Michael McCarthy received 8 frees for Brisbane vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1997: Chris Grant received 7 frees for Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1998: Scott Wynd received 8 frees for Western Bulldogs vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
Frees against
1969: Paul O'Brien gave away 8 frees for Fitzroy vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1975: John Hendrie gave away 9 frees for Hawthorn vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1998: Greg Stafford gave away 8 frees for Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1913: Clyde Donaldson debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1913: Tom Brownlees debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1913: Roy Millen debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1913: Paddy O'Brien debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1913: Charlie Lilley debuted for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1913: Stan Hiskins debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1913: Reg Ellis debuted for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1913: Jim Toohey, Snr debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1913: Arthur Rademacher debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1913: Billy McCarter debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1924: Harry Gregory debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1924: Arthur Batchelor debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1924: Jack Moriarty debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1941: Jim Baird debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1941: Lindsay White debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1941: Phil Ryan debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1941: Jack King debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1941: Dick Abikhair debuted for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1941: Harold Bray debuted for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1947: Jock Lineen debuted for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1952: George Ferry debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1958: John Benetti debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1958: Alan Rowarth debuted for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1958: Alec Epis debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1958: John Heathcote debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1969: John Pitura debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1969: Robert Doyle debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1975: Barry Rowlings debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1975: Mark Browning debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1975: Stephen Icke debuted for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1980: Greg Smith debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1986: Chris Wittman debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1986: Brendan Bower debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1986: Shane Kerrison debuted for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1996: Steven Koops debuted for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1997: Ben Dixon debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2003: David Hale debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2008: Josh Kennedy debuted for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2009: Jarrad Grant debuted for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2013: Nick Vlastuin debuted for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2014: Christian Salem debuted for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2014: Jeremy McGovern debuted for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2015: Trent Dumont debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
Last game
1913: Tom Heaney played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1941: Bob Spargo, Snr played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1941: Bill Mohr played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1952: Jack Toohey played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1952: Merv Laffey played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1958: John Kerr played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1987: David Cordner played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2003: Shannon Motlop played his last game for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2008: Scott West played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2010: Max Rooke played his last game for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2013: Kepler Bradley played his last game for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2014: Lewis Roberts-Thomson played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Career games
1941: Jack Cotter played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1941: Ron Baggott played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1941: Bob Williams played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1947: Reg Evenden played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1947: Wally Culpitt played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1947: Jack Graham played his 200th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1947: Lindsay White played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1947: Harry Hickey played his 150th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1952: Norm Scott played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1952: Bob Rose, Snr played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1952: Harold Bray played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1958: Ron Branton played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1958: Peter Lucas played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1958: Jack Collins played his 150th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1958: Noel Rayson played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1958: Fred Goldsmith played his 100th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1969: Serge Silvagni played his 200th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1975: Keith Greig, MBE played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1980: Ross Brewer played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1986: Matthew Rendell played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1986: Silvio Foschini played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1986: Robert DiPierdomenico played his 150th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1986: Jim Jess played his 200th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: Mark Williams played his 150th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1992: Craig Lambert played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1997: Simon Minton-Connell played his 100th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1997: Mark Ricciuto played his 100th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1998: Stewart Loewe played his 250th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1998: Wayne Schwass played his 200th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2002: Simon Garlick played his 150th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2003: Nathan Bassett played his 100th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2003: Gavin Wanganeen played his 250th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2008: Andrew McLeod played his 300th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2009: Darren Milburn played his 250th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2009: Simon Black played his 250th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2009: Jimmy Bartel played his 150th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2013: Zac Dawson played his 100th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2015: Tom Hawkins played his 150th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
Career goals
1941: Alby Pannam kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1947: Lindsay White kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1952: Jim Ross kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1952: John Coleman kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1969: Peter Hudson kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1980: Barry Round kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: South Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2003: Leon Cameron kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2008: Brad Fisher kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2009: Brendan Fevola kicked his 500th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2009: Eddie Betts kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2014: Chris Dawes kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
1992: Essendon Reserves 30.16.196 vs. Richmond Reserves (AFL, Victorian State Football League, R6)
Winning margin
1992: Essendon Reserves d. Richmond Reserves by 141 points (AFL, Victorian State Football League, R6)
Big crowds
2003: 51,140 attended Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide at Football Park (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2010: 71,399 attended Carlton vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2011: 78,579 attended Hawthorn vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1876: Sam Chapman (Carlton)
1876: Harold Stewart (St. Kilda)
1878: Paddy McGuinness (St. Kilda)
1880: Bill Scott (South Melbourne)
1888: Rupe Brownlees (Geelong)
1890: Ernie Atkins (University)
1890: Joe Moroney (St. Kilda)
1892: Charlie Wolfe (South Melbourne)
1894: Harry Neate (Essendon)
1895: Harold Craven (Geelong)
1902: George Beasley (Collingwood)
1905: Frank Whitty (Hawthorn)
1907: Stuart Stewart (Hawthorn)
1917: Basil Bretherton (North Melbourne)
1919: Bill Jory (North Melbourne)
1919: George Nelson (Collingwood, Richmond)
1921: Heinz Tonn (Fitzroy)
1921: Jack Boldiston (North Melbourne)
1921: Owen Guyatt (South Melbourne)
1922: Keith McKenzie (North Melbourne, Moorabbin (Original))
1934: Ken Jones (Fitzroy)
1938: Tony Nesbit (Swan Districts)
1939: Bruce Williams (Carlton)
1942: Ian Williams (Geelong)
1945: Trevor Gowers (Richmond)
1952: Rodney Robran (North Adelaide)
1954: Stan Davidson (Footscray)
1959: Peter Johnston (Fitzroy)
1963: Craig Nelson (West Perth, West Torrens)
1968: Scott Hodges (Port Adelaide, Adelaide)
1969: Simon Minton-Connell (Carlton, Sydney, Hawthorn, Western Bulldogs)
1981: Leigh Harding (North Melbourne)
1989: Georgie Parker (Collingwood WFC)
1990: Annalyse Lister (Greater Western Sydney WFC)
1991: Kate Gillespie-Jones (Carlton WFC, North Melbourne WFC)
1992: Tom Young (Collingwood Reserves, Collingwood, Williamstown, Western Bulldogs, Footscray, Sydney University)
1993: Sam Kerridge (Sturt, Adelaide, Adelaide Reserves, Carlton, Northern Bullants)
2002: Zane Trew (West Coast Reserves, West Coast)
2003: Finn Callaghan (Greater Western Sydney)
Deaths
1924: John Crennan (St. Kilda)
1930: Frank Kenny (St. Kilda)
1945: Noel McCamish (Collingwood)
1953: Charlie MacKay (Melbourne)
1960: Jim Conquest (Prahran, Melbourne, Sturt)
1962: Ernie Denton (Melbourne)
1973: Bert Lucas (South Melbourne)
1978: Stuart Stewart (Hawthorn)
1980: Jack Buckley (Fitzroy)
1982: Bernie Guthrie (Collingwood, North Melbourne)
1984: Neale Rutzou (Geelong)
1987: Cecil Pettiona (South Melbourne)
1988: Paul Buckley (Essendon)
1990: Jim Maguire (Hawthorn)
1996: Jack Boyd (Essendon)
1996: Trevor Barker (St. Kilda)
1998: Jock McConchie (Richmond, Fitzroy)
1998: Reg Coyle (South Melbourne)
1999: Bob Hall (Fitzroy)
2004: Alec Denney (Collingwood)
2011: Vic Atkinson (Hawthorn)
2013: Ron Baggott (Melbourne)
2017: Ray Whitzell (Footscray)
2017: Tony Hogan (Subiaco)
2018: Allen Greer (Port Adelaide)
2020: Brian Barclay (Fitzroy)
2023: Joe Dixon (Fitzroy)

Footnotes

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