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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1952: John Coleman kicked 7 goals for Essendon against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1958: Owen Abrahams kicked 8 goals for Fitzroy against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1969: Doug Wade kicked 11 goals for Geelong against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1980: Michael Roach kicked 10 goals for Richmond against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Alan Ezard kicked 7 goals for Essendon against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Tony Lockett kicked 8 goals for St. Kilda against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1992: Scott Hodges kicked 8 goals for Adelaide against Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1992: Simon Minton-Connell kicked 7 goals for Sydney against Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1996: Wayne Carey kicked 7 goals for North Melbourne against Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1997: Daniel Bradshaw kicked 7 goals for Brisbane against Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2008: Matthew Lloyd kicked 8 goals for Essendon against Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2015: Stewart Crameri kicked 7 goals for Western Bulldogs against Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Behinds
1969: Doug Wade kicked 6 behinds for Geelong against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1975: John Murphy kicked 6 behinds for Fitzroy against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1975: Alan Noonan kicked 5 behinds for Essendon against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Gary Ablett, Snr kicked 5 behinds for Geelong against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Dale Weightman kicked 6 behinds for Richmond against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Brian Taylor kicked 5 behinds for Collingwood against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1996: Wayne Carey kicked 5 behinds for North Melbourne against Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1997: Scott Cummings kicked 5 behinds for Port Adelaide against Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2003: Jason Akermanis kicked 5 behinds for Brisbane against North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2009: Lance 'Buddy' Franklin kicked 7 behinds for Hawthorn against Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Disposals
1992: Chris McDermott had 44 disposals for Adelaide vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1997: Wayne Campbell had 40 disposals for Richmond vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1997: Peter Riccardi had 42 disposals for Geelong vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2008: Nathan Van Berlo had 40 disposals for Adelaide vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Kicks
1969: John Murphy had 28 kicks for Fitzroy vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1969: Ian Nankervis had 26 kicks for Geelong vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1975: John Murphy had 29 kicks for Fitzroy vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1975: Norm Goss, Jnr had 28 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1980: Neville Bruns had 26 kicks for Geelong vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1980: David Clarke, Snr had 25 kicks for Geelong vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Peter German had 25 kicks for North Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Adrian Battiston had 25 kicks for Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1987: John Platten had 27 kicks for Hawthorn vs. West Coast (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1997: Wayne Campbell had 26 kicks for Richmond vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1997: Peter Riccardi had 29 kicks for Geelong vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2002: Nathan Buckley had 26 kicks for Collingwood vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2013: Aaron Mullett had 26 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2015: Heath Shaw had 25 kicks for Greater Western Sydney vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Handballs
1992: Chris McDermott had 20 handballs for Adelaide vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2003: Simon Black had 20 handballs for Brisbane vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2008: Nathan Van Berlo had 20 handballs for Adelaide vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2009: Matt Priddis had 26 handballs for West Coast vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2013: Brent Harvey had 25 handballs for North Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2014: Brad Crouch had 20 handballs for Adelaide vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2014: Matt Priddis had 22 handballs for West Coast vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2014: Luke Shuey had 20 handballs for West Coast vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2015: Robbie Gray had 24 handballs for Port Adelaide vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2015: Dyson Heppell had 23 handballs for Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2015: Michael Barlow had 21 handballs for Fremantle vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2015: Matt de Boer had 20 handballs for Fremantle vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2015: Lachie Neale had 20 handballs for Fremantle vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Hitouts
2020: Brodie Grundy had 45 hitouts for Collingwood vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Tackles
2009: Jobe Watson had 10 tackles for Essendon vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2013: James Kelly had 14 tackles for Geelong vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2014: Toby Greene had 10 tackles for Greater Western Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2014: Mark Hutchings had 10 tackles for West Coast vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
Frees for
1969: Wayne Richardson received 7 frees for Collingwood vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1980: Alan Stoneham received 7 frees for Essendon vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2009: Dean Brogan received 7 frees for Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Frees against
1975: John Hendrie gave away 7 frees for Hawthorn vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1975: Malcolm Blight gave away 7 frees for North Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1980: Geoff Cunningham gave away 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1980: Bruce Monteath gave away 7 frees for Richmond vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1981: Peter Moore gave away 8 frees for Collingwood vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Dermott Brereton gave away 9 frees for Hawthorn vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1992: Darren Holmes gave away 7 frees for Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1902: Jim Cowell debuted for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1902: Herbert ' Boxer' Milne debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1941: Fred Davies debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1941: Len McCankie debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1947: Greg Tate debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1952: Stan Booth debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1975: Robert DiPierdomenico debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Robert Scott debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1996: Angelo Lekkas debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Last game
1902: Les Rippon played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1902: Abe McDougall played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1902: Charles 'Tracker' Forbes played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1913: Athol Tymms played his last game for University (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1952: Erwin Dornau played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1969: Colin Eales played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1980: Henry Coles played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1980: Stephen Robins played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Billy Picken played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1992: Ian Aitken played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1992: Tim Powell played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1998: Justin Charles played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2003: Rupert Betheras played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2003: Clinton King played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2009: Adam Pattison played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2009: Scott Lucas played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2019: Grant Birchall played his last game for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Career games
1924: Lloyd Hagger played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1924: Clyde Donaldson played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1941: Arthur Olliver played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1947: Fred Hughson played his 150th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1952: Jack Howell, Jnr played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1952: Neil Pearson played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1952: Wally Donald played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1952: Norm McDonald played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1952: Jock McCorkell played his 150th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1975: Glenn Elliott played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1975: Barry Price played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1975: Peter 'Percy' Jones played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1980: Ted Whitten, Jnr played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1980: Geoff Ablett played his 150th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Graeme Landy played his 150th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Greg Strachan played his 150th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: John Law played his 150th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Mark Yeates played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1986: Simon Madden played his 250th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1987: Peter Schwab played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. West Coast (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1998: Chris Lewis played his 200th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2008: Brent Harvey played his 250th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2009: Shaun Burgoyne played his 150th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2014: Leigh Adams played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2014: Sam Jacobs played his 100th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2014: James Kelly played his 250th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
Career goals
1902: Jack Leith kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1913: Ernie Sellars kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1958: Thorold Merrett kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1986: Ross Glendinning kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1997: Paul Kelly kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Sydney vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1997: Chris Grant kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Western Bulldogs vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1998: Matthew Richardson kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2002: Nathan Buckley kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Goals in a season
1969: Doug Wade kicked his 100th goal for the season for Geelong vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1998: Matthew Richardson kicked his 50th goal for the season for Richmond vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2003: Alastair Lynch kicked his 50th goal for the season for Brisbane vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2008: Matthew Lloyd kicked his 50th goal for the season for Essendon vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2009: Jarryd Roughead kicked his 50th goal for the season for Hawthorn vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2014: Tom Hawkins kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2019: Ben Brown kicked his 50th goal for the season for North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Big crowds
1981: 64,149 attended Essendon vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1998: 70,969 attended Essendon vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2002: 54,233 attended Collingwood vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1874: Cecil Sandford (Geelong, St. Kilda)
1884: Jim McKean (Collingwood)
1888: Johnny Allan (Essendon)
1889: Bert Lenne (Fitzroy, St. Kilda)
1891: Les Nichols (Melbourne)
1893: Jimmy Shand (Richmond)
1896: Bert Graf (Carlton)
1896: Steve Gill (St. Kilda)
1909: Jack Norman (Fitzroy)
1910: Jack Galbally (Collingwood)
1913: Des Martin (South Melbourne, Richmond)
1916: Norm Couper (South Melbourne)
1917: Mick Donohue (Collingwood)
1924: Norm Reidy (Fitzroy)
1924: Jack Clark (North Melbourne)
1925: Jim Spencer (East Perth)
1934: Harry Herbert (Geelong)
1936: Bill Elsworth (Hawthorn)
1936: Jim O'Brien (St. Kilda)
1937: Roy Arthur (Swan Districts)
1939: Barrie Mau (St. Kilda)
1944: Ross Warner (Richmond)
1944: Gordon Dann (South Melbourne)
1945: Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton, St. Kilda)
1947: Jack Green, III (Collingwood)
1953: Graham Gaunt (Richmond, Oakleigh, Melbourne)
1956: Basil Campbell (South Fremantle)
1957: Brendan Burnett (North Melbourne)
1961: Craig Alderdice (Geelong)
1963: Tony Furey (North Melbourne)
1965: David Crutchfield (Fitzroy)
1966: Scott Maginness (Hawthorn)
1967: Justin Pickering (Richmond)
1992: Ryan Pendlebury (Bendigo, Collingwood Reserves, Port Melbourne)
1997: Jordan Snadden (East Perth)
1999: Kalinda Howarth (Gold Coast WFC, Collingwood WFC)
2001: Jai Newcombe (Box Hill, Hawthorn)
2001: Sarah Sansonetti (Richmond WFC, Collingwood WFC)
2002: Sarah Verrier (Fremantle WFC)
Deaths
1921: George Ward (Essendon)
1939: Jack McKenzie (Essendon)
1941: George Brock (Port Adelaide, North Melbourne)
1946: Dave Bowen (South Melbourne)
1957: Johnny Cormick (South Melbourne)
1962: Rod McGregor (Carlton)
1970: Phil McCumisky (Carlton)
1971: Jack Howell, Snr (South Melbourne, Footscray, Prahran)
1984: Allan Hope (Melbourne)
1999: Bill Brodie (North Melbourne)
2002: Kevin Hardiman (Essendon, Norwood)
2007: Jimmy Farrell (Essendon)
2008: John Ritchie (Richmond)
2009: Jack Bennett (North Melbourne)
2014: Brian Buckley (Carlton, Port Melbourne)

Footnotes

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