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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1919: Dick Lee kicked 7 goals for Collingwood against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1924: Jack Moriarty kicked 8 goals for Fitzroy against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1930: Bob Troughton kicked 8 goals for Geelong against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1930: Austin Robertson, Snr kicked 8 goals for South Melbourne against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1941: Claude Curtin kicked 7 goals for Fitzroy against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1941: Jack Titus kicked 8 goals for Richmond against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1941: Norm Smith kicked 12 goals for Melbourne against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1941: Keith Miller kicked 8 goals for St. Kilda against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1941: Bill Findlay kicked 7 goals for North Melbourne against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1947: Lindsay White kicked 9 goals for Geelong against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1947: Eddie Hart kicked 9 goals for Fitzroy against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1947: Fred Fanning kicked 10 goals for Melbourne against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1952: John Coleman kicked 13 goals for Essendon against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1969: Doug Wade kicked 8 goals for Geelong against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: Billy Barrot kicked 8 goals for Richmond against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: Peter McKenna kicked 16 goals for Collingwood against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1980: Mark Scott kicked 9 goals for St. Kilda against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Terry Bright kicked 7 goals for Geelong against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1986: David Williams kicked 9 goals for Melbourne against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1986: Jason Dunstall kicked 9 goals for Hawthorn against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1986: Brian Taylor kicked 10 goals for Collingwood against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1986: Warren Ralph kicked 7 goals for Carlton against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1987: Simon Beasley kicked 10 goals for Footscray against Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1992: Bill Brownless kicked 7 goals for Geelong against Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
1992: Scott Hodges kicked 11 goals for Adelaide against Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2015: Josh Kennedy kicked 7 goals for West Coast against Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
Behinds
1969: Glenn Elliott kicked 5 behinds for St. Kilda against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: Wayne Richardson kicked 5 behinds for Collingwood against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: John Sudholz kicked 5 behinds for South Melbourne against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1975: Noel Carter kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Gary Brice kicked 5 behinds for South Melbourne against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Robert Walls kicked 5 behinds for Carlton against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Kevin Bartlett kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Bernie Quinlan kicked 5 behinds for Fitzroy against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Ricky Barham kicked 5 behinds for Collingwood against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1986: Gary Ablett, Snr kicked 5 behinds for Geelong against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1987: Gavin Exell kicked 5 behinds for Geelong against Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1987: Simon Beasley kicked 6 behinds for Footscray against Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1987: Peter Foster kicked 6 behinds for Footscray against Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1992: Tony McGuinness kicked 6 behinds for Adelaide against Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2002: Leigh Harding kicked 6 behinds for North Melbourne against Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2014: Jack Ziebell kicked 5 behinds for North Melbourne against Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Disposals
1969: Barry Davis had 43 disposals for Essendon vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1992: Chris McDermott had 42 disposals for Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
1992: Tony McGuinness had 42 disposals for Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2014: Toby Greene had 42 disposals for Greater Western Sydney vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Kicks
1969: Ian Nankervis had 25 kicks for Geelong vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: Barry Bourke had 26 kicks for Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: Barry Davis had 28 kicks for Essendon vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: Bob Greenwood had 25 kicks for Essendon vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: George Bisset had 30 kicks for Footscray vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: David Thorpe had 25 kicks for Footscray vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: Ricky Watt had 27 kicks for Collingwood vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1975: John Burns had 27 kicks for North Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: John Murphy had 32 kicks for Fitzroy vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Norm Goss, Jnr had 30 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Ray Shaw had 27 kicks for Collingwood vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Ian Scrimshaw had 25 kicks for Richmond vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Allan Goad had 26 kicks for Hawthorn vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Norm Goss, Jnr had 25 kicks for Hawthorn vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Merv Neagle had 28 kicks for Essendon vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Ken Sheldon had 26 kicks for Carlton vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Peter Featherby had 27 kicks for Geelong vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1986: Greg Healy had 27 kicks for Melbourne vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1992: Tony McGuinness had 31 kicks for Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2014: Toby Greene had 30 kicks for Greater Western Sydney vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2019: Conor McKenna had 27 kicks for Essendon vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
Handballs
1991: Barry Mitchell had 21 handballs for Sydney vs. Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
1992: Rodney Maynard had 24 handballs for Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
1992: Chris McDermott had 28 handballs for Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2008: Dom Cassisi had 20 handballs for Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2008: Kane Cornes had 23 handballs for Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2008: Tom Logan had 20 handballs for Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2013: Scott Selwood had 20 handballs for West Coast vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2014: Mitch Duncan had 25 handballs for Geelong vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2014: Cameron Guthrie had 23 handballs for Geelong vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2015: Matt Priddis had 22 handballs for West Coast vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2019: Scott Pendlebury had 22 handballs for Collingwood vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2020: Cameron Guthrie had 20 handballs for Geelong vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
Marks
1969: Peter McKenna took 15 marks for Collingwood vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1987: Simon Beasley took 15 marks for Footscray vs. Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
Hitouts
2014: Shane Mumford had 46 hitouts for Greater Western Sydney vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2015: Nic Naitanui had 48 hitouts for West Coast vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
Tackles
2003: Nathan Buckley had 11 tackles for Collingwood vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2008: Adam Bentick had 10 tackles for Carlton vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2008: Martin Mattner had 10 tackles for Sydney vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2009: David Armitage had 13 tackles for St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2014: Rory Sloane had 10 tackles for Adelaide vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2014: Ben Howlett had 11 tackles for Essendon vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2014: Zach Merrett had 10 tackles for Essendon vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2015: Andrew Swallow had 12 tackles for North Melbourne vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2015: Tom Bell had 10 tackles for Carlton vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2020: Jack Steven had 11 tackles for Geelong vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2020: Jack Steele had 10 tackles for St. Kilda vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2020: Matt Crouch had 14 tackles for Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
Frees for
1969: Ian Nankervis received 8 frees for Geelong vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: Geoff Blethyn received 8 frees for Essendon vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: Billy Brown received 8 frees for Richmond vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: Terry Gay received 8 frees for Hawthorn vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1975: Trevor Keogh received 7 frees for Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Geoff Southby received 7 frees for Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: John Murphy received 10 frees for Fitzroy vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Garry Wilson received 8 frees for Fitzroy vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Leigh Matthews received 8 frees for Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Norm Goss, Jnr received 10 frees for South Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Rod Austin received 8 frees for Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Peter Giles received 8 frees for Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1992: Scott Wynd received 10 frees for Footscray vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
Frees against
1969: Bert Thornley gave away 8 frees for Carlton vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1975: Robert Muir gave away 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Ian McCulloch gave away 7 frees for Fitzroy vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: John Murphy gave away 9 frees for Fitzroy vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Ken Roberts gave away 7 frees for Essendon vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Len Thompson gave away 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: David McMahon gave away 7 frees for Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Mike Fitzpatrick gave away 8 frees for Carlton vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: John 'Sam' Newman gave away 8 frees for Geelong vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Eric Clarke gave away 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Peter Fitzpatrick gave away 8 frees for St. Kilda vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1992: Steve Wallis gave away 7 frees for Footscray vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
1996: Gary Ablett, Snr gave away 8 frees for Geelong vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1919: Fred Fleiter debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1924: Jimmy Davidson debuted for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1947: Tom Meehan debuted for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1952: Graham Gilchrist debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Ian Synman debuted for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Graham Ion debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1980: Peter Schwab debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1987: Leon Higgins debuted for Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2008: Pearce Hanley debuted for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2020: Jake Riccardi debuted for Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2020: Jordon Butts debuted for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
Last game
1902: Bill Matthews played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1913: Bill Strang played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1913: George Bruce played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1913: Jim Marchbank played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1919: Bill Daly played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1930: Pat Keary played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1941: Leo Ryan played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1941: Les Begley played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1947: Reg Richards played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1947: Jack Burns played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1947: Tom Wallis played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Herb Henderson played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Roger Duffy played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Jack Collins played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Ian Gillett played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Jim Dorgan played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Bill Twomey, Jnr played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Mal Pascoe played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Stan Morcom played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Don Keyter played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Don Ross played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Phil O'Brien played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Tom Hafey played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1969: Mike Patterson played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1975: John Manzie played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Ian McCulloch played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Denis Clark played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Kevin Heath played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1975: Russell Cook played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Ian Marsh played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Shane Zantuck played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Ricky Quade played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1986: Bruce Abernethy played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1986: Graeme Atkins played his last game for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1991: Greg Williams played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2003: David Clarke, Jnr played his last game for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2008: Robert Copeland played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2008: Scott Burns played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2009: Shannon Watt played his last game for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2014: Dean Cox played his last game for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2014: Allen Christensen played his last game for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2020: Alex Witherden played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
Career games
1913: Jim Martin played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1919: George Shaw played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1930: Garnet Campbell played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1941: Norm Smith played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1958: Alan Gale played his 150th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1969: Billy Barrot played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1975: Peter Bedford played his 150th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Anthony Dullard played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1991: Paul Roos played his 200th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
1997: Paul Kelly played his 150th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1997: Sean Denham played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2003: Scott Burns played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2003: Adam Goodes played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2008: Jude Bolton played his 200th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2008: Leon Davis played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2009: Paul Medhurst played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2013: Matt Priddis played his 150th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2014: Ryan Bastinac played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2014: Bernie Vince played his 150th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2014: Lindsay Thomas played his 150th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2014: Chris Dawes played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2015: Jack Darling played his 100th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2020: Taylor Walker played his 200th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
Career goals
1924: Jack Moriarty kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Fitzroy vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1969: Royce Hart kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1969: Ken Newland kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1980: Michael Roach kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Tim Watson kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1997: Brad Pearce kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2008: Mark Johnson kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Fremantle vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
Goals in a season
1941: Tom Reynolds kicked his 50th goal for the season for Essendon vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1941: Keith Stackpole kicked his 50th goal for the season for Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1947: Eddie Hart kicked his 50th goal for the season for Fitzroy vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: Tony Ongarello kicked his 50th goal for the season for Fitzroy vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1958: John Dugdale kicked his 50th goal for the season for North Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1975: George Young kicked his 50th goal for the season for St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Mark Scott kicked his 50th goal for the season for St. Kilda vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1980: Terry Bright kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1992: Bill Brownless kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2008: Daniel Motlop kicked his 50th goal for the season for Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2014: Josh Kennedy kicked his 50th goal for the season for West Coast vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
1986: Melbourne 28.14.182 vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1986: Hawthorn 35.15.225 vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1987: Geelong Reserves 28.23.191 vs. Sydney Reserves (V/AFL, Reserves, R21)
Winning margin
1986: Hawthorn d. Geelong by 135 points (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
Aggregate score
1969: (283 total) Carlton 127 vs. Richmond 156 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1986: (315 total) Hawthorn 225 vs. Geelong 90 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
Comeback
2008: Carlton won from 32 points down at 3QT vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
Big crowds
1996: 52,426 attended North Melbourne vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1998: 60,741 attended Collingwood vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2003: 72,393 attended Sydney vs. Collingwood at Stadium Australia (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2009: 54,400 attended Collingwood vs. Sydney at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2014: 72,212 attended Hawthorn vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2019: 85,405 attended Collingwood vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1868: Alf Healing (Melbourne)
1874: Bill Weir (Carlton)
1875: Matthew Fell (Collingwood)
1882: Tom Wright (Collingwood)
1885: Reg Werner (Melbourne)
1887: Bill Marchbank (Carlton, Fitzroy)
1887: Claude Beales (St. Kilda)
1887: Jim Ambler (Collingwood)
1890: Jack Furness (Fitzroy)
1896: Gus Petzke (Richmond)
1902: Tim Trevaskis (North Melbourne)
1909: Fred Heifner (Richmond)
1914: Morton Wright (Hawthorn)
1915: Norm Glenister (Geelong)
1927: Jack Thompson (Collingwood)
1934: George Barton (Hawthorn)
1934: Tista De Lorenzo (Richmond)
1941: Bob Ware (Footscray)
1945: Johnny Miles (Footscray)
1946: John Leatham (Carlton)
1949: George Lakes (Melbourne, South Melbourne)
1950: Bruce Neish (Essendon, Footscray)
1950: Frank Leonard (West Adelaide)
1951: David Dench (North Melbourne)
1951: Leon Rice (Hawthorn)
1954: Dean Hartigan (Essendon)
1962: David Murphy (Sydney)
1968: Scott Edwards (Fremantle)
1969: Peter Quill (Footscray)
1970: Luke Beveridge (Melbourne, Footscray, St. Kilda)
1979: Lance Whitnall (Carlton)
1979: Jess Bibby (Greater Western Sydney WFC)
1992: Mitch Hallahan (Box Hill, Hawthorn, Gold Coast)
1996: Keenan Ramsey (Adelaide Reserves)
1998: Will Brodie (Gold Coast Reserves, Gold Coast, Fremantle)
2001: Francis Evans (Geelong Reserves, Geelong, Port Adelaide)
2003: Makaela Tuhakaraina (Fremantle WFC)
2003: Oscar Steene (West Adelaide, Collingwood)
2004: Noah Long (West Coast)
2004: Osca Riccardi (Geelong Reserves)
2005: Amy Gaylor (Essendon WFC)
Deaths
1926: Les Witto (Carlton)
1939: Tom Baird (St. Kilda)
1940: Bill Reeves (Fitzroy)
1946: Ernie Walton (Carlton)
1949: Jack Deas (South Melbourne, Fitzroy, Essendon)
1952: Jim McNeilage (Geelong)
1952: Gordon Ross (Fitzroy, Carlton)
1953: Jim Maxfield (Richmond)
1964: Harold Gyton (Collingwood)
1964: Len Incigneri (South Melbourne, Richmond, Melbourne)
1965: Bob Walker (Essendon)
1971: Chris Richards (South Melbourne)
1975: Alex Byrne (Fitzroy)
1975: Horrie Mason (North Hobart, St. Kilda, Camberwell)
1981: Ken Onley (Hawthorn)
1982: Harden Dean (Melbourne)
1982: Wal Williams (Hawthorn)
1986: Sid Meehl (Melbourne)
1990: Billy King (South Melbourne)
1990: Ron Clegg (South Melbourne, North Wagga, Brunswick)
1994: Jack Giles (Sturt, Richmond)
1995: Mel Brown (South Melbourne)
1996: Brendon O'Donnell (St. Kilda)
2001: Gordon Ogden (Melbourne, Williamstown)
2003: Jack Dyer (Richmond)
2007: Jack Purdon (Collingwood)
2007: Vin Sabbatucci (St. Kilda)
2012: Merv Neagle (Essendon, Sydney)
2014: Jack Edwards (North Melbourne)
2015: Ron Mills (North Melbourne)
2017: Tom Tarrant (Collingwood)
2017: Ian Slockwitch (Richmond)
2020: Bill Stephen (Fitzroy)

Footnotes

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