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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1927: Bob Johnson, Snr kicked 9 goals for Melbourne against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1927: Gordon Coventry kicked 8 goals for Collingwood against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Gordon Coventry kicked 7 goals for Collingwood against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1938: Ron Todd kicked 7 goals for Collingwood against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1949: Lance Arnold kicked 7 goals for Melbourne against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1955: Noel O'Brien kicked 7 goals for Carlton against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1960: Ron Evans kicked 8 goals for Essendon against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1977: Kelvin Matthews kicked 8 goals for Hawthorn against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1983: Brian Wilson kicked 7 goals for Melbourne against Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1983: Stephen Copping kicked 7 goals for Essendon against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1983: Bernie Quinlan kicked 10 goals for Fitzroy against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1988: Michael Roach kicked 7 goals for Richmond against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1988: Paul Roos kicked 7 goals for Fitzroy against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1988: Jason Dunstall kicked 7 goals for Hawthorn against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1989: Jeff Hogg kicked 7 goals for Richmond against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1993: Tony Modra kicked 7 goals for Adelaide against Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1993: Jason Dunstall kicked 9 goals for Hawthorn against Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2005: Jeff Farmer kicked 7 goals for Fremantle against Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2005: Jonathan Brown kicked 8 goals for Brisbane against Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Jesse Hogan kicked 7 goals for Melbourne against St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2023: Tom Hawkins kicked 8 goals for Geelong against Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Behinds
1966: Ted Fordham kicked 7 behinds for Essendon against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1966: Adrian Gallagher kicked 5 behinds for Carlton against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1966: Barry Price kicked 5 behinds for Collingwood against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1983: Kelvin Templeton kicked 5 behinds for Melbourne against Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1983: Brian Taylor kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1988: Craig Starcevich kicked 5 behinds for Collingwood against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1988: Warwick Capper kicked 5 behinds for Brisbane against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1988: Paul Roos kicked 5 behinds for Fitzroy against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1993: David Neitz kicked 6 behinds for Melbourne against Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1999: Stephen Silvagni kicked 5 behinds for Carlton against St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2011: Lindsay Thomas kicked 6 behinds for North Melbourne against Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2017: Joe Daniher kicked 6 behinds for Essendon against Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2021: Tom Lynch kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Disposals
1983: Terry Wallace had 41 disposals for Hawthorn vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2011: Nathan Foley had 40 disposals for Richmond vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Lachie Neale had 40 disposals for Fremantle vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2022: Josh Kelly had 41 disposals for Greater Western Sydney vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2022: Tom Stewart had 40 disposals for Geelong vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Kicks
1932: Austin Robertson, Snr had 26 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Len Thomas had 25 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Percy Beames had 27 kicks for Melbourne vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Arthur Dickens had 27 kicks for Melbourne vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1966: Johnny Birt had 30 kicks for Essendon vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1966: Adrian Gallagher had 29 kicks for Carlton vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1966: Ian Stewart had 30 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1977: Kevin Bartlett had 27 kicks for Richmond vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1977: Laurie Fowler had 29 kicks for Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1983: Richard Loveridge had 25 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1983: Terry Wallace had 35 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1988: Dale Weightman had 25 kicks for Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1989: Gerard Healy had 30 kicks for Sydney vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1989: Mark Arceri had 25 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: Mil Hanna had 26 kicks for Carlton vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: Nathan Burke had 28 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: Paul Cooper had 25 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: John Platten had 30 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1999: Robert Harvey had 27 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2010: Lindsay Gilbee had 27 kicks for Western Bulldogs vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2011: Dustin Martin had 26 kicks for Richmond vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Heath Shaw had 29 kicks for Greater Western Sydney vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2022: Tom Stewart had 26 kicks for Geelong vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2023: Jayden Short had 25 kicks for Richmond vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Handballs
1989: Craig Lambert had 20 handballs for Richmond vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2000: Anthony Koutoufides had 20 handballs for Carlton vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2010: Lenny Hayes had 22 handballs for St. Kilda vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2010: Daniel Cross had 22 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2011: Nathan Foley had 28 handballs for Richmond vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Callan Ward had 20 handballs for Greater Western Sydney vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Josh Caddy had 20 handballs for Geelong vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Lachie Neale had 26 handballs for Fremantle vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2017: Clayton Oliver had 25 handballs for Melbourne vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2017: Matt Crouch had 23 handballs for Adelaide vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2022: Patrick Cripps had 22 handballs for Carlton vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2022: Rory Laird had 26 handballs for Adelaide vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2022: Josh Kelly had 20 handballs for Greater Western Sydney vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2023: Darcy Parish had 24 handballs for Essendon vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Marks
1988: Steve Reynoldson took 15 marks for Brisbane vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1994: Wayne Carey took 15 marks for North Melbourne vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2006: Danny Jacobs took 15 marks for Hawthorn vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2006: Scott Lucas took 15 marks for Essendon vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2010: Lindsay Gilbee took 15 marks for Western Bulldogs vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Hitouts
2005: Dean Cox had 47 hitouts for West Coast vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2017: Sam Jacobs had 50 hitouts for Adelaide vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Tackles
2005: Chris Judd had 10 tackles for West Coast vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2005: Brett Kirk had 11 tackles for Sydney vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2010: Daniel Giansiracusa had 10 tackles for Western Bulldogs vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2011: Tom Rockliff had 10 tackles for Brisbane vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Jack Steven had 11 tackles for St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2017: Trent Cotchin had 11 tackles for Richmond vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2022: Jy Simpkin had 10 tackles for North Melbourne vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Frees for
1966: Ian Graham received 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1977: Garry Wilson received 7 frees for Fitzroy vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1977: Henry Coles received 8 frees for Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1983: Greg Burns received 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1988: Peter Daicos received 8 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1989: Paul Hawke received 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2011: Dean Brogan received 7 frees for Port Adelaide vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Frees against
1932: Harry Clarke gave away 7 frees for South Melbourne vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Bob Pratt gave away 7 frees for South Melbourne vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Peter Reville gave away 8 frees for South Melbourne vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Geoff McInnes gave away 8 frees for Melbourne vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1966: Morton Browne gave away 7 frees for Hawthorn vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1966: Wayne Eastman gave away 7 frees for Fitzroy vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1977: Wayne Gordon gave away 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1983: Jim Krakouer gave away 9 frees for North Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1910: Tom Clancy debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1910: Artie Thomas debuted for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1910: George Heinz debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1910: Ken McLeod debuted for University (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1910: Bert Lenne debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1910: Percy Ogden debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1910: Andy McDonald debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1910: Jack Wells debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1910: Vic Thorp debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1927: Ivan McAlpine debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1927: Cecil Pettiona debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1927: Ted Baker debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1927: Jack Fincher debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1927: Willis Reeve debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1927: Jim Keddie debuted for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1927: Jack Baggott debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1927: Mac Pitchford debuted for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1927: Norm MacLeod debuted for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1927: Harold Rumney debuted for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Tom Waye debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Fred Hawking debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Don Hooper debuted for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Gordon Mackie debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Stan Penberthy debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Doug Nicholls debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Herbie Matthews, Snr debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Jack Bisset debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Jack Smith debuted for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Len Stott debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Frank Curcio debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1932: Norm Ware debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1938: Jack Butcher debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1938: Jim Miller debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1949: Alan Martin debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1949: Allan Cooke debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1949: Mike Woods debuted for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1955: Ray Gabelich debuted for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1955: John Trethowan debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1955: Trevor Johnson debuted for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1955: Jack Sullivan debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1955: Max Ritchie debuted for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1955: Alex Gardiner debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1966: Dick Clay debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1966: Barry Price debuted for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1966: Kevin Delmenico debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1966: Greg Lambert debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1977: Bruce Reid, Jnr debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1977: Stephen Taubert debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1977: Shane Heard debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1977: Paul Vander Haar debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1988: Stephen Lawrence debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1993: Mark Graham debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1993: Mark Ricciuto debuted for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1994: Stuart Anderson debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1995: Gary Moorcroft debuted for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: Michael O'Loughlin debuted for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: Tony Woods debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: Glenn Freeborn debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2000: Josh Carr debuted for Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2005: David Mundy debuted for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2005: Hamish McIntosh debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2006: Paul Duffield debuted for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2016: Jason Castagna debuted for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Christian Petracca debuted for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Last game
1932: Norm MacLeod played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1938: Bernie O'Brien played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1938: Peter Hardiman played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1955: George Hams played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1983: Kerry Good played his last game for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2005: Stuart Maxfield played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Lynden Dunn played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2017: Steven Morris played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Career games
1910: Billy Payne played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1927: Barney Carr played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1938: Bernie O'Brien played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1938: Percy Bowyer played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1949: Keith Rawle played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1955: Harvey Stevens played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1955: Bill Hutchison played his 250th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1966: Allen Lynch played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1966: Ian Rowland played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1977: Kelvin Moore played his 150th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1977: Ross Dunne played his 200th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1977: Wayne Richardson played his 250th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1983: Rodney Eade played his 150th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1983: Bruce Nankervis played his 250th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1983: Wayne Schimmelbusch played his 250th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1988: Phil Walsh played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1988: Alan Ezard played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1989: Dean Turner played his 100th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1993: Michael Pickering played his 150th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1994: Peter Wilson played his 150th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1995: Fraser Brown played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: Peter Dean played his 200th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: Michael Sexton played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: Robert Scott played his 150th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: Matthew Armstrong played his 150th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2000: Andrew Schauble played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2000: Wayne Schwass played his 250th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2005: Scott Lucas played his 200th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2005: Clint Bizzell played his 150th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2006: Adam McPhee played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2006: Joel Smith played his 200th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2006: Shaun Burgoyne played his 100th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2011: Michael Pettigrew played his 100th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: David Mackay played his 150th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2017: Neville Jetta played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2022: Darcy Tucker played his 100th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2022: James Sicily played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Career goals
1938: Vin Doherty kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1983: Simon Beasley kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Footscray vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1994: Wayne Carey kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1994: Andy Lovell kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1995: John Platten kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2000: Matthew Rogers kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2005: Sav Rocca kicked his 700th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2005: Nathan Thompson kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2006: Anthony Rocca kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2011: Daniel Motlop kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Port Adelaide vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
1983: Essendon 27.19.181 vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1988: North Melbourne Reserves 31.20.206 vs. Hawthorn Reserves (V/AFL, Reserves, R5)
1988: Hawthorn 31.19.205 vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
Winning margin
1960: Essendon d. Richmond by 125 points (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1983: Essendon d. Footscray by 132 points (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Geelong d. Gold Coast by 120 points (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Aggregate score
1988: (333 total) North Melbourne 128 vs. Hawthorn 205 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1988: (324 total) North Melbourne Reserves 206 vs. Hawthorn Reserves 118 (V/AFL, Reserves, R5)
1989: (305 total) North Melbourne 134 vs. Richmond 171 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
Big crowds
1988: 76,354 attended Carlton vs. Collingwood at Waverley Park (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2017: 51,069 attended Adelaide vs. Richmond at Adelaide Oval (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2021: 52,402 attended Richmond vs. Western Bulldogs at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2023: 67,457 attended Essendon vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1871: George Williams (Collingwood)
1877: William Jackson (South Adelaide, Sturt, West Adelaide)
1884: Jim Piper (Geelong, University)
1885: Jim Neylan (Fitzroy, Carlton)
1896: Charlie Brown (Collingwood)
1896: Bill Hayes (Essendon)
1901: Jack Moriarty (Essendon, Fitzroy)
1901: Frank Bult (Footscray)
1903: Horrie Mason (North Hobart, St. Kilda, Camberwell)
1910: Gordon Crisp (Carlton)
1910: Clarrie Semmel (North Melbourne)
1912: Vic Carroll (Fitzroy)
1914: Mick Price (Carlton)
1922: Harry Mears (Collingwood, South Melbourne)
1923: Kevin Hevey (Hawthorn)
1924: Bruce Edge (Melbourne)
1928: Les Thompson (Collingwood)
1929: Irving Davidson (St. Kilda)
1934: Albert Mantello (North Melbourne)
1938: Leo Garlick (St. Kilda)
1940: Roger Dean (Richmond)
1945: John Lloyd (Carlton)
1949: Laurie Sandilands (Footscray, Collingwood)
1952: Stephen Rae (St. Kilda, Richmond)
1958: Terry Cahill (Essendon)
1967: Adrian Gleeson (Carlton)
1969: Paul Burton (Claremont)
1970: Matthew Liptak (Glenelg, Adelaide)
1987: Alipate Carlile (Port Adelaide)
1995: Zac Bates (Geelong Reserves)
2003: Paige Price (St. Kilda WFC)
Deaths
1961: Norm Hallett (St. Kilda)
1965: Bob Murdoch (Hawthorn)
1965: Max Horder (Collingwood)
1965: Alby Tame (Collingwood)
1971: George Shaw (Fitzroy)
1972: Bert Clay (Fitzroy)
1976: Ian Hughes (North Melbourne)
1982: Jack Wegner (Fitzroy)
1983: Norm Beckham (Fitzroy)
2002: Frank Hughes (Footscray)
2006: Paul Wadham (Collingwood)
2009: Terry Healy (Essendon)
2015: Jack Norris (North Melbourne)
2016: Jervis Stokes (Richmond)

Footnotes

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