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On this day in Australian Football: August 31

Big Stats - Players

Goals
1940: Jim Bohan kicked 8 goals for Hawthorn against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1968: Doug Searl kicked 9 goals for Fitzroy against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1974: Vin Waite kicked 7 goals for Carlton against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1991: Tony Lockett kicked 11 goals for St. Kilda against Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1991: David Cloke kicked 8 goals for Richmond against Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
Behinds
1968: Alan Noonan kicked 7 behinds for Essendon against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1968: Peter Hudson kicked 6 behinds for Hawthorn against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1996: Peter Everitt kicked 7 behinds for St. Kilda against Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2008: Nick Riewoldt kicked 5 behinds for St. Kilda against Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Disposals
Kicks
Handballs
Marks
Hitouts
Tackles
Frees for
Frees against

Player Milestones

Debuts
Last game
1901: Archie Thompson played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, SF)
1912: George Gibson played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1912: Arthur Ford played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1912: Bob Bowden played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1918: Viv Valentine played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1929: Bob Corbett played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1929: George Jerram played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1929: Ted Stevenson played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1929: Maurie Connell played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1929: Les Gallagher played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1935: George Moloney played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1935: Roy McKay played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1940: Jim Park played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1946: Stan Wright played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1946: Norm Glenister played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1946: Mick Hughson played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1946: Jack Blackman played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1946: Bob Chitty played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1946: Jim Bohan played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1957: Ken Hands played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1968: Brian Roet played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1968: Graham Arthur played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1968: Ray Groom played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1968: Brian Dixon played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1968: Paddy Guinane played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1974: Kevin Murray played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1974: Geoff Pryor played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1974: Paul Hurst played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1974: Don McKenzie played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1985: Gerard Healy played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1985: Matthew Wall played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1985: Tim Gepp played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1985: Bernard Toohey played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1991: David Glascott played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1991: Darren Kappler played his last game for Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1991: Andy Goodwin played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1991: Rick Kennedy played his last game for Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1991: Bernard Toohey played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1991: David Cloke played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1991: David Bolton played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1991: Peter Sartori played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1991: Matthew Rendell played his last game for Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1996: Andy Collins played his last game for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1996: Paul Hudson played his last game for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1996: Tony McGuinness played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1996: Andrew Jarman played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1996: Craig Kelly played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1996: Chris McDermott played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1997: Chris Daniher played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1997: Brett Chalmers played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1997: Peter Cransberg played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1997: Lazar Vidovic played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1997: Mark Harvey played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2002: Andrew Dunkley played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2002: Stewart Loewe played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2002: Jason Cripps played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2002: Paul Kelly played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2002: Jason Torney played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2002: Peter Everitt played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2003: Simon Beaumont played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2003: Daniel Harford played his last game for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2003: Glenn Manton played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2003: Leon Cameron played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2003: Simon Fletcher played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2003: Andrew McKay played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2003: Jade Rawlings played his last game for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Martin Mattner played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2008: Jason Johnson played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2008: Nathan Carroll played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2008: Greg Tivendale played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2008: Jeff White played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2008: Kane Johnson played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2008: Ben Holland played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2008: Damien Peverill played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2008: Adem Yze played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2013: Stephen Milne played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2013: Jason Blake played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2013: Bernie Vince played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2013: Ben McEvoy played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2013: Adam Selwood played his last game for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2013: Trent West played his last game for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2013: Stewart Crameri played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2013: David Hille played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2013: Matthew White played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2014: Rhys Stanley played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2014: Clinton Jones played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2014: Lenny Hayes played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2014: Ben Rutten played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2014: James Gwilt played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2014: Brent Reilly played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
Career games
1918: Vic Belcher played his 200th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1929: Bob Makeham played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1935: Ron Hillis played his 100th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1946: Arthur Sanger played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1968: Don McKenzie played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1968: David Parkin played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1974: John Manzie played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1974: Stuart Magee played his 200th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1985: Mark Bos played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1991: Jeff Hogg played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
2002: Jared Crouch played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2002: Daniel McPherson played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2002: Steven Lawrence played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2003: Daniel Harford played his 150th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Scott Thompson played his 100th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2013: Justin Koschitzke played his 200th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2013: Adam Schneider played his 200th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2013: Alwyn Davey, Snr played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2013: Andrew Embley played his 250th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2014: Rory Sloane played his 100th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
Career goals
1929: Billy Libbis kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1940: Des Fothergill kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1940: Paul Schmidt kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1946: Gordon Lane kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1968: Barry Bourke kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1968: Charlie Payne kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1974: Peter McKenna kicked his 800th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1985: Mick Conlan kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1996: Peter Everitt kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1997: Wayne Carey kicked his 400th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2002: Peter Everitt kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Goals in a season
1929: Austin Robertson, Snr kicked his 50th goal for the season for South Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1968: Brian Kekovich kicked his 50th goal for the season for Carlton vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1991: Jason Love kicked his 50th goal for the season for Sydney vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1996: Jason Dunstall kicked his 100th goal for the season for Hawthorn vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2001: Matthew Richardson kicked his 50th goal for the season for Richmond vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2002: Stephen Milne kicked his 50th goal for the season for St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2008: Stephen Milne kicked his 50th goal for the season for St. Kilda vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2013: Nick Riewoldt kicked his 50th goal for the season for St. Kilda vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2014: Eddie Betts kicked his 50th goal for the season for Adelaide vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
Winning margin
Aggregate score
Comeback
1907: Geelong won from 38 points down at 3QT vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, SR3)
Big crowds
1957: 69,455 attended Carlton vs. Hawthorn at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1996: 63,196 attended Melbourne vs. Hawthorn at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2001: 77,028 attended Essendon vs. Richmond at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2013: 60,979 attended Essendon vs. Richmond at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)

Birth & Deaths

Births
Deaths

Footnotes

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