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On this day in Australian Football: May 1

Big Stats - Players

Goals
1915: Jim Freake kicked 8 goals for Fitzroy against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1948: Lindsay White kicked 7 goals for Geelong against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1948: Ray Garby kicked 7 goals for Carlton against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1954: John Coleman kicked 9 goals for Essendon against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1982: Mick Turner kicked 7 goals for Geelong against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1993: Paul Salmon kicked 10 goals for Essendon against Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Behinds
1937: Dick Harris kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1937: Jack Titus kicked 8 behinds for Richmond against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1965: John Townsend kicked 6 behinds for Melbourne against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1965: Ted Fordham kicked 9 behinds for Essendon against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1971: Geoff Blethyn kicked 5 behinds for Essendon against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1971: Lloyd Burgmann kicked 5 behinds for Melbourne against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: Stephen Kernahan kicked 5 behinds for Carlton against Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1988: Warren Dean kicked 6 behinds for Melbourne against Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1993: Gary Ablett, Snr kicked 7 behinds for Geelong against Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1993: Paul Salmon kicked 6 behinds for Essendon against Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1999: Matthew Lloyd kicked 5 behinds for Essendon against Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Disposals
Kicks
Handballs
2022: Luke Parker had 20 handballs for Sydney vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2022: Lachie Neale had 22 handballs for Brisbane vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Marks
Hitouts
Tackles
Frees for
Frees against
1976: Don Scott gave away 7 frees for Hawthorn vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)

Player Milestones

Debuts
Last game
1920: Rod McGregor played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1965: Ray Walker played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
Career games
1915: Percy Wilson played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1915: Wels Eicke played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1920: Les Hughes played his 200th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1937: Jack Carney played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1937: Jim Crowe played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1954: Jack Hamilton played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1954: Ken Mulhall played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1954: Keith Drinan played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1965: Johnny Birt played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1965: Roger Dean played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1971: Stuart Magee played his 150th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1976: Ray Smith played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1976: Bryan Wood played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1976: Bernie Quinlan played his 150th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1982: Chris Hansen played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1982: Craig Stewart played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1982: Richard Murrie played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1988: Alan Johnson played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1999: Darryl White played his 150th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1999: Jason Ball played his 100th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1999: Chris Scott played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2005: Joel Corey played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Matthew Wright played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Dan Hannebery played his 150th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2016: Stefan Martin played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2021: Brad Crouch played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2022: Oliver Florent played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2022: Josh Dunkley played his 100th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Career goals
1937: Ray Martin kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1937: Ted Pool kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1971: Stuart Magee kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Footscray vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1976: Renato Serafini kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Fitzroy vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1982: Mick Turner kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1988: Greg Healy kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2004: Corey McKernan kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
Winning margin
Aggregate score
1993: (288 total) Essendon 156 vs. Geelong 132 (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1993: (334 total) North Melbourne 229 vs. Sydney 105 (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Comeback
1937: St. Kilda won from 55 points down at QT vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2004: Western Bulldogs won from 32 points down at 3QT vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Big crowds
1999: 59,458 attended Richmond vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2010: 61,006 attended Essendon vs. Hawthorn at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2015: 71,759 attended Carlton vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)

Birth & Deaths

Births
Deaths

Footnotes

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