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On this day in Australian Football: May 29

Big Stats - Players

Goals
1948: Jack Dyer kicked 7 goals for Richmond against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1954: John Coleman kicked 14 goals for Essendon against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1982: Garry Wilson kicked 7 goals for Fitzroy against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1993: Jeff Hogg kicked 7 goals for Richmond against Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
Behinds
1937: Jack Titus kicked 7 behinds for Richmond against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1965: John Peck kicked 5 behinds for Hawthorn against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1965: Ted Fordham kicked 5 behinds for Essendon against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1965: Merv Hobbs kicked 5 behinds for Footscray against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1965: Bob Morton kicked 5 behinds for St. Kilda against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1971: George Bisset kicked 5 behinds for Footscray against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1976: Greg Wells kicked 5 behinds for Melbourne against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Disposals
Kicks
Handballs
2014: Joel Selwood had 22 handballs for Geelong vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Marks
Hitouts
2015: Mike Pyke had 53 hitouts for Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Tackles
Frees for
Frees against
1971: Don Scott gave away 7 frees for Hawthorn vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1976: Don Scott gave away 7 frees for Hawthorn vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1993: Jim Stynes gave away 7 frees for Melbourne vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)

Player Milestones

Debuts
Last game
1909: Jimmy Smith played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1915: Bert Dalton played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1926: Bob Merrick played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1937: Doug Nicholls played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1937: Bill Comte played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1998: Tony Evans played his last game for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2010: Shane O'Bree played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2016: Luke Russell played his last game for Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2022: Devon Smith played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Career games
1909: Vic Barwick played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1915: Percy Martini played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1937: Percy Beames played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1937: Gordon Coventry played his 300th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1943: Jack Barker played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1948: Alec Albiston played his 150th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1948: Leo Merrett played his 150th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1954: Les Foote played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1954: Pat Kelly played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1965: Hugh Mitchell played his 200th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1965: John Devine played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1971: Don Gross played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1971: Alan Mannix played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1971: Daryl Gerlach played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1976: Ken Newland played his 200th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1982: Mick Malthouse played his 150th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2004: Jason Ball played his 150th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2004: Scott Welsh played his 100th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2004: Matthew Nicks played his 150th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2004: Joel Bowden played his 150th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2004: Angelo Lekkas played his 150th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2005: Mark McVeigh played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2005: David Clarke, Jnr played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2010: Matt Maguire played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2010: Dom Cassisi played his 150th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2011: Joel Patfull played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2015: Ben McGlynn played his 150th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2021: Tom Phillips played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2021: Darcy Moore played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Career goals
1948: Alby Rodda kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1965: Merv Hobbs kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Footscray vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1976: Gary Hardeman kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1976: Max Richardson kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2005: Andrew Embley kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: West Coast vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2005: Brett Montgomery kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Port Adelaide vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2011: Daniel Kerr kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: West Coast vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2014: Lance 'Buddy' Franklin kicked his 600th career V/AFL goal: Sydney vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2021: Dayne Zorko kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Brisbane vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Goals in a season
1976: Michael Moncrieff kicked his 50th goal for the season for Hawthorn vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1993: Jason Dunstall kicked his 50th goal for the season for Hawthorn vs. Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)

Big Stats - Teams

Aggregate score
1982: (293 total) Fitzroy 161 vs. Geelong 132 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
Comeback
1937: South Melbourne won from 42 points down at QT vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1998: West Coast won from 48 points down at QT vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
Big crowds

Birth & Deaths

Births
Deaths

Footnotes

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