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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1998: Tony Lockett kicked 9 goals for Sydney against Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Behinds
1987: John Fidge kicked 6 behinds for Brisbane against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1992: Jason Dunstall kicked 8 behinds for Hawthorn against Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1998: Andrew McLeod kicked 6 behinds for Adelaide against St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1999: Tony Modra kicked 7 behinds for Fremantle against Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Disposals
Kicks
Handballs
Marks
Hitouts
Tackles
Frees for
Frees against

Player Milestones

Debuts
Last game
1908: Lou Barker played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1914: Jack West played his last game for University (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1925: Stan Thomas played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1959: Don Gent played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1987: Mick Egan played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1987: Ray Card played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1992: James Manson played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1992: Dean Bailey played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2008: Ryan Lonie played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2009: Scott Thornton played his last game for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2010: Chris Tarrant played his last game for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2015: Matthew Wright played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2020: Riley Knight played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2020: Rory Atkins played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2021: Josh Caddy played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Career games
1908: Vin Coutie played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. University (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1914: Jim Sadler played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1925: Frank Harley played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1925: Len Wigraft played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1925: Donald Don played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1936: Bert Mills played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1953: Des Healey played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1970: Bob Murray played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1987: Rick Kennedy played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1987: Steve Wallis played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1992: Gavin Crosisca played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1993: Roger Merrett played his 250th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1998: Peter Everitt played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1998: Michael Mansfield played his 150th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1998: Jim Stynes played his 250th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1999: Chris Johnson played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2004: Tom Harley played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2004: Matthew Scarlett played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2004: Kris Barlow played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2004: Peter Walsh played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2009: Tarkyn Lockyer played his 200th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2015: Taylor Walker played his 100th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2015: Jarrad Waite played his 200th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2021: Matt Taberner played his 100th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Career goals
1931: Harry 'Soapy' Vallence kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1942: Norm Smith kicked his 400th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1970: Gary Lazarus kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Fitzroy vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1992: Allen Jakovich kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1992: Wayne Carey kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1992: Richard Osborne kicked his 400th career V/AFL goal: Fitzroy vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2004: Nick Riewoldt kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Goals in a season
1925: Lloyd Hagger kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1925: Ted Johnson kicked his 50th goal for the season for South Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1931: Harry 'Soapy' Vallence kicked his 50th goal for the season for Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1942: Claude Curtin kicked his 50th goal for the season for Fitzroy vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1942: Jack Titus kicked his 50th goal for the season for Richmond vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1942: Lindsay White kicked his 50th goal for the season for South Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1959: Ron Evans kicked his 50th goal for the season for Essendon vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1959: Bob Skilton, Jnr kicked his 50th goal for the season for South Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1987: Richard Osborne kicked his 50th goal for the season for Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1992: Danny Del-Re kicked his 50th goal for the season for Footscray vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2010: Matthew Pavlich kicked his 50th goal for the season for Fremantle vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
Winning margin
Aggregate score
Big crowds

Birth & Deaths

Births
Deaths

Footnotes

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