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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1921: Dick Lee kicked 8 goals for Collingwood against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1960: John Dugdale kicked 7 goals for North Melbourne against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1966: Ted Fordham kicked 10 goals for Essendon against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1977: Leigh Matthews kicked 7 goals for Hawthorn against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1988: Phil Egan kicked 7 goals for Richmond against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1994: Garry Lyon kicked 8 goals for Melbourne against Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2000: Clive Waterhouse kicked 7 goals for Fremantle against West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2005: Fraser Gehrig kicked 7 goals for St. Kilda against Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2011: Steve Johnson kicked 7 goals for Geelong against Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
Behinds
1932: Keith Shea kicked 5 behinds for Carlton against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1932: Bob Pratt kicked 7 behinds for South Melbourne against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1938: Dick Harris kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1966: Kevin Neale kicked 5 behinds for St. Kilda against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1966: Tom Allison kicked 5 behinds for North Melbourne against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1966: Noel Teasdale kicked 5 behinds for North Melbourne against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1988: Peter Daicos kicked 5 behinds for Collingwood against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1994: Craig O'Brien kicked 5 behinds for St. Kilda against Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Aaron Young kicked 5 behinds for Port Adelaide against Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2022: Max King kicked 5 behinds for St. Kilda against Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Disposals
1988: Mick McGuane had 46 disposals for Collingwood vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1995: Brett Ratten had 44 disposals for Carlton vs. Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
2011: Joel Selwood had 43 disposals for Geelong vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2011: Matthew Boyd had 40 disposals for Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Dayne Beams had 41 disposals for Brisbane vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2022: Sam Walsh had 40 disposals for Carlton vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: Patrick Cripps had 41 disposals for Carlton vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Kicks
1932: Joe Kelly had 25 kicks for Carlton vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1932: Terry Brain had 25 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1938: Alby Pannam had 34 kicks for Collingwood vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1938: Jack Ross had 30 kicks for Collingwood vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1938: Dick Harris had 25 kicks for Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1938: Kevin O'Neill had 25 kicks for Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1966: Johnny Birt had 25 kicks for Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1966: Ian Stewart had 28 kicks for St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1977: John Murphy had 26 kicks for Fitzroy vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Henry Coles had 25 kicks for Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Leigh Matthews had 27 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Michael Young had 26 kicks for Carlton vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Les Parish had 26 kicks for Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1988: Mick McGuane had 35 kicks for Collingwood vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1989: Terry Wallace had 25 kicks for Footscray vs. West Coast (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1989: Chris Lewis had 25 kicks for West Coast vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1993: Tony Woods had 25 kicks for Collingwood vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2000: Scott Camporeale had 25 kicks for Carlton vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2006: Corey Jones had 30 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
2006: Jess Sinclair had 25 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
2010: Brent Stanton had 25 kicks for Essendon vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2011: Nick Dal Santo had 25 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2011: Brendon Goddard had 25 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Heath Shaw had 26 kicks for Greater Western Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2022: Brodie Smith had 28 kicks for Adelaide vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Handballs
1988: Craig Lambert had 20 handballs for Richmond vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1988: Tony Hall had 20 handballs for Hawthorn vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1995: Craig Bradley had 23 handballs for Carlton vs. Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1995: Brett Ratten had 24 handballs for Carlton vs. Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
2005: Daniel Kerr had 20 handballs for West Coast vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2005: Daniel Cross had 20 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2006: James McDonald had 21 handballs for Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
2010: Brendon Goddard had 21 handballs for St. Kilda vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2011: Joel Corey had 22 handballs for Geelong vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2011: Joel Selwood had 23 handballs for Geelong vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Sam Gray had 20 handballs for Port Adelaide vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Scott Pendlebury had 23 handballs for Collingwood vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Patrick Cripps had 22 handballs for Carlton vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Stephen Coniglio had 22 handballs for Greater Western Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Matt Crouch had 23 handballs for Adelaide vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2022: Tom Mitchell had 21 handballs for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: Sam Walsh had 23 handballs for Carlton vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: Patrick Cripps had 23 handballs for Carlton vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: Connor Rozee had 22 handballs for Port Adelaide vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2023: James Worpel had 21 handballs for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Marks
2011: Corey Enright took 16 marks for Geelong vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2023: Callum Wilkie took 15 marks for St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Hitouts
1966: Len Thompson had 45 hitouts for Collingwood vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2016: Brodie Grundy had 45 hitouts for Collingwood vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Stefan Martin had 50 hitouts for Brisbane vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2021: Rowan Marshall had 46 hitouts for St. Kilda vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2023: Lloyd Meek had 46 hitouts for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Tackles
2005: Martin Mattner had 10 tackles for Adelaide vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2005: Scott Thompson had 11 tackles for Adelaide vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2011: Joel Selwood had 11 tackles for Geelong vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2011: Jack Trengove had 10 tackles for Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2011: Matt Priddis had 14 tackles for West Coast vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Mitch Robinson had 11 tackles for Brisbane vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Scott Pendlebury had 13 tackles for Collingwood vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Taylor Adams had 11 tackles for Collingwood vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Rupert Wills had 11 tackles for Collingwood vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Devon Smith had 14 tackles for Greater Western Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Adam Treloar had 12 tackles for Collingwood vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Levi Greenwood had 10 tackles for Collingwood vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Matt Crouch had 10 tackles for Adelaide vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2020: Tom Rockliff had 10 tackles for Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2021: Jack Steele had 14 tackles for St. Kilda vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2021: Matthew Kennedy had 10 tackles for Carlton vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: Rory Laird had 12 tackles for Adelaide vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: James Rowbottom had 13 tackles for Sydney vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: Brad Crouch had 11 tackles for St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2023: Jack Steele had 12 tackles for St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2023: Jamie Cripps had 11 tackles for West Coast vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Frees for
1932: Charlie Davey received 8 frees for Carlton vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1932: Maurie 'Mocha' Johnson received 10 frees for Carlton vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1932: Terry Brain received 10 frees for South Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1932: Richard Leffanue received 7 frees for South Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1932: Peter Reville received 7 frees for South Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1938: Jack Ross received 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1938: Bert Edwards received 9 frees for Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1977: John Murphy received 7 frees for Fitzroy vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Henry Coles received 8 frees for Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Leigh Matthews received 7 frees for Hawthorn vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Ken Roberts received 8 frees for Essendon vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Len Thompson received 9 frees for Collingwood vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: John 'Sam' Newman received 8 frees for Geelong vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Dennis Collins received 8 frees for Footscray vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Wayne Judson received 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: John Favier received 8 frees for St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Frees against
1932: Maurie 'Mocha' Johnson gave away 7 frees for Carlton vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1932: Jack Bisset gave away 8 frees for South Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1966: Ivan Marsh gave away 7 frees for Footscray vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1977: Terry Moore gave away 9 frees for North Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Len Thompson gave away 8 frees for Collingwood vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Rick Kennedy gave away 8 frees for Footscray vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Brian Royal gave away 7 frees for Footscray vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1989: Andrew MacNish gave away 7 frees for West Coast vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1898: Les Rippon debuted for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1910: Syd Reeves debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1938: Ron Savage debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1977: Wayne Harmes debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Mick Conlan debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Maurice Boyse debuted for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Mark Lee debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1988: Dean Anderson debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1988: Matthew Knights debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1989: Nigel Kellett debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
2006: Nathan Jones debuted for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
2011: Scott Lycett debuted for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Blake Hardwick debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
Last game
1904: Maurie Herring played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1910: Alf Dummett played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1927: Percy Tulloh played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1932: Cecil Kerr played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1938: Jim Bicknell played his last game for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1949: Wally Buttsworth played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1960: Ray Yeoman played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1960: Arthur Edwards played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1966: Alan Carr played his last game for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1977: Wayne Judson played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Rod Blake played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1988: David Palm played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1988: Bill Lokan played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1993: Jamie Turner played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1993: Mick Gayfer played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1994: Kain Taylor played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1995: Scott Lee played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1995: Michael Christian played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
2000: Paul Hopgood played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2000: Daniel Metropolis played his last game for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2004: Mark Porter played his last game for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2006: Paul Medhurst played his last game for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
2022: Josh Kennedy played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Career games
1966: Ian Synman played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1966: John Nicholls played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1977: Robert Walls played his 200th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Francis Jackson played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Murray Witcombe played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Jim Buckley played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Trevor Barker played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Stephen Icke played his 150th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1988: Peter Daicos played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1989: Warwick Capper played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1994: Stephen Silvagni played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2000: Chad Morrison played his 100th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2000: Corey McKernan played his 150th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2000: Gavin Brown played his 250th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2000: Daniel Metropolis played his 100th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2005: Fraser Gehrig played his 200th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2005: Chris Grant played his 300th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2005: Daniel Ward played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2006: Sav Rocca played his 250th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
2006: Nathan Thompson played his 150th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
2010: Adam Schneider played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2011: Mark Jamar played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2011: Joel Selwood played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Paul Stewart played his 100th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Cale Hooker played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Tom Rockliff played his 150th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Andrew Gaff played his 150th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Mark Baguley played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2022: Joel Selwood played his 350th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: Tom Jonas played his 200th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: Bailey Williams played his 100th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: Ollie Wines played his 200th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: Tim Membrey played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Career goals
1938: Alby Pannam kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1949: Ken Baxter kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1977: Henry Coles kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1977: Peter Hudson kicked his 700th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Jim Buckley kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2011: Michael Osborne kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2022: Dan Hannebery kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2023: Chad Wingard kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Goals in a season
1949: Lindsay White kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1966: Ted Fordham kicked his 50th goal for the season for Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1983: Leigh Matthews kicked his 50th goal for the season for Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1988: Brian Taylor kicked his 50th goal for the season for Collingwood vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2000: Clive Waterhouse kicked his 50th goal for the season for Fremantle vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2005: Russell Robertson kicked his 50th goal for the season for Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2017: Joe Daniher kicked his 50th goal for the season for Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2022: Tom Hawkins kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2023: Nick Larkey kicked his 50th goal for the season for North Melbourne vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
2011: Geelong 37.11.233 vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
Winning margin
2011: Geelong d. Melbourne by 186 points (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
Aggregate score
2011: (280 total) Geelong 233 vs. Melbourne 47 (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
Big crowds
1993: 87,573 attended Collingwood vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2000: 75,033 attended Melbourne vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2023: 52,294 attended Richmond vs. Melbourne at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1870: Bill Turner (St. Kilda)
1875: George Rutherford (St. Kilda)
1877: Archie Snell (Carlton, Essendon)
1881: Ted Alley (South Melbourne, Williamstown)
1882: Gilbert Barker (Fitzroy, University, Subiaco)
1887: Alf Hammond (St. Kilda)
1891: Ernie Foo (St. Kilda)
1892: Jim Porter (Fitzroy)
1892: Roy Park (University, Melbourne, Footscray)
1897: Bill Kenny, Jnr (South Melbourne)
1898: Pat Kennedy (St. Kilda)
1899: Jack Jobson (Collingwood, Hawthorn)
1899: Greg Stockdale (Kilmore, Rushworth, Essendon, Northcote, Coburg)
1900: Rupe Hannah (Collingwood)
1907: Wally Mutimer (Carlton, Fitzroy)
1913: Ken Lowe (Sturt)
1914: Frank Neenan (North Melbourne)
1917: Keith Rae (Carlton, Richmond)
1920: Stan Heal (West Perth, Melbourne)
1927: Neale Rutzou (Geelong)
1928: Dick Maddocks (North Melbourne)
1932: Charlie Walker (East Perth)
1934: Frank Driscoll (Essendon)
1934: Max Davidson (Collingwood)
1936: Max Sutcliffe (Geelong)
1938: Allen Lynch (Fitzroy)
1945: Ron Stone (Carlton)
1949: Norm Mitchell (Footscray)
1949: Sandy Talbot (Essendon)
1956: Kym Hodgeman (Glenelg, North Melbourne)
1956: Bruce Elliott (Melbourne)
1957: Brian Perrin (Footscray)
1957: Tim Godfrey (Fitzroy)
1963: Michael Reynolds (Melbourne)
1971: Brian Stanislaus (Sydney)
1971: Basil Zempilas (West Perth)
1975: Damian Houlihan (Collingwood)
1977: Paul Corrigan (Geelong)
1982: James Davies (Essendon)
1987: Nick Salter (Woodville West Torrens, Port Adelaide)
1989: Lewis Stevenson (West Coast, Port Adelaide)
1991: Michael Fogarty (Williamstown, Footscray)
1994: Nikki Wallace (Brisbane WFC)
1994: Michael Close (Brisbane Reserves, Brisbane)
1998: Brad Close (Glenelg, Geelong)
2001: Trent Rivers (Melbourne)
2001: Dee Heslop (Gold Coast WFC, Brisbane WFC)
2003: Tom Brown (Richmond)
2004: Georgia Gall (Melbourne WFC)
2005: Piper Window (Port Adelaide WFC)
Deaths
1910: Johnny Lyons (Collingwood)
1936: Horrie Pearce (Carlton, St. Kilda)
1940: Mike O'Hehir (South Melbourne)
1944: Harvey Kelly (South Melbourne, Carlton)
1946: Otto Kelly (South Melbourne)
1950: Fred Sigmont (South Melbourne)
1955: Artie Cambridge (Melbourne)
1955: Bill Drew (Fitzroy)
1967: Tom Hardiman (Geelong)
1970: Jim Slater (Carlton)
1979: Leo Clements (Hawthorn)
1980: Doug Bourne (St. Kilda, Prahran)
1981: Charlie Holmes (Fitzroy)
1982: Lance Regnier (St. Kilda, Carlton)
1983: Hughie Tait (Essendon)
1986: Bill Jones (Fitzroy)
1988: Ritchie Thomas (East Perth, Essendon)
1988: Arthur Mooney (Richmond)
2002: Roy Wright (Richmond)
2008: Peter Sherman (Richmond, St. Kilda)
2010: George Stafford (Carlton)
2014: Ted Bourke (North Melbourne)
2017: Kevan Hamilton (Carlton)
2017: Dennis Smith (Richmond)
2021: John Lord, Jnr (Melbourne)

Footnotes

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