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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1911: Percy Martini kicked 7 goals for Geelong against University (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Gordon Coventry kicked 10 goals for Collingwood against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: George Margitich kicked 10 goals for Melbourne against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Bill Mohr kicked 9 goals for St. Kilda against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Bob Pratt kicked 7 goals for South Melbourne against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Peter Reville kicked 7 goals for South Melbourne against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1939: Charlie Page kicked 7 goals for Footscray against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1939: Ken Baxter kicked 9 goals for Carlton against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Ray Powell kicked 7 goals for Essendon against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1967: Doug Wade kicked 8 goals for Geelong against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1972: Royce Hart kicked 7 goals for Richmond against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Peter McKenna kicked 8 goals for Collingwood against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Doug Wade kicked 7 goals for Geelong against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Larry Donohue kicked 7 goals for Geelong against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Jason Dunstall kicked 11 goals for Hawthorn against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1994: John Longmire kicked 8 goals for North Melbourne against Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1995: Tony Modra kicked 7 goals for Adelaide against Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2001: Kingsley Hunter kicked 7 goals for Western Bulldogs against Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Behinds
1972: Leigh Matthews kicked 7 behinds for Hawthorn against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Ricky McLean kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Doug Wade kicked 5 behinds for Geelong against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Bernie Quinlan kicked 6 behinds for Footscray against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Kevin Bartlett kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Leigh Matthews kicked 5 behinds for Hawthorn against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Tony Morwood kicked 5 behinds for South Melbourne against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Gary Ablett, Snr kicked 6 behinds for Geelong against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Nicky Winmar kicked 5 behinds for St. Kilda against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Jeff Hogg kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Disposals
1989: Mark Bairstow had 40 disposals for Geelong vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Paul Couch had 41 disposals for Geelong vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: John Platten had 41 disposals for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1990: Greg Williams had 40 disposals for Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Robert Harvey had 40 disposals for St. Kilda vs. Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Nicky Winmar had 42 disposals for St. Kilda vs. Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Travis Johnstone had 42 disposals for Melbourne vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Heath Scotland had 41 disposals for Carlton vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Kicks
1933: Eric Zschech had 26 kicks for Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Haydn Bunton, Snr had 26 kicks for Fitzroy vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Jack Dyer had 25 kicks for Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1967: Bill Goggin had 26 kicks for Geelong vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1967: Wayne Richardson had 27 kicks for Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1972: Leigh Matthews had 29 kicks for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Adrian Gallagher had 25 kicks for Carlton vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Ian Nankervis had 27 kicks for Geelong vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Stan Alves had 26 kicks for Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Greg Wells had 28 kicks for Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Kevin Bartlett had 27 kicks for Richmond vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Leigh Matthews had 29 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: David Clarke, Snr had 26 kicks for Geelong vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Bruce Nankervis had 31 kicks for Geelong vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Trevor Barker had 25 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Greg Anderson had 27 kicks for Essendon vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Paul Roos had 25 kicks for Fitzroy vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: John Platten had 26 kicks for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Tony Free had 25 kicks for Richmond vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Nicky Winmar had 28 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Travis Johnstone had 35 kicks for Melbourne vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Handballs
1989: Mark Bairstow had 22 handballs for Geelong vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1990: Greg Williams had 26 handballs for Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Robert Harvey had 24 handballs for St. Kilda vs. Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Cameron Bruce had 20 handballs for Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Brady Rawlings had 20 handballs for North Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2012: Matthew Boyd had 25 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2023: Madison Prespakis had 20 handballs for Essendon WFC vs. Hawthorn WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R1)
Marks
1989: Paul Roos took 17 marks for Fitzroy vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Tackles
2007: Brett Kirk had 10 tackles for Sydney vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2011: Joel Selwood had 11 tackles for Geelong vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
2012: Bryce Gibbs had 10 tackles for Carlton vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2022: Callum Mills had 11 tackles for Sydney vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 2QF)
2022: Luke Parker had 11 tackles for Sydney vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 2QF)
2023: Amy McDonald had 12 tackles for Geelong WFC vs. Western Bulldogs WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R1)
2023: Georgie Prespakis had 11 tackles for Geelong WFC vs. Western Bulldogs WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R1)
2023: Tilly Lucas-Rodd had 10 tackles for Hawthorn WFC vs. Essendon WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R1)
2023: Emily Bates had 15 tackles for Hawthorn WFC vs. Essendon WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R1)
2023: Tamara Smith had 14 tackles for Hawthorn WFC vs. Essendon WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R1)
2023: Marianna Anthony had 11 tackles for Carlton WFC vs. Gold Coast WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R1)
2023: Keeley Sherar had 12 tackles for Carlton WFC vs. Gold Coast WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R1)
2023: Charlie Rowbottom had 12 tackles for Gold Coast WFC vs. Carlton WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R1)
2023: Lucy Single had 12 tackles for Gold Coast WFC vs. Carlton WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R1)
2023: Claudia Whitfort had 10 tackles for Gold Coast WFC vs. Carlton WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R1)
Frees for
1972: Neville Fields received 7 frees for Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Ken Roberts received 9 frees for Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Daryl Freame received 9 frees for Richmond vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Garry Baker received 10 frees for Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Trevor Keogh received 7 frees for Carlton vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Frees against
1933: Percy Bentley gave away 8 frees for Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1972: Steve Hywood gave away 7 frees for Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Alan Stoneham gave away 7 frees for Footscray vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Neil Balme gave away 8 frees for Richmond vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Len Thompson gave away 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Corey McKernan gave away 7 frees for North Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1933: George Dower debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Les Jones debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Ted Jarrard debuted for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Last game
1905: Bill Windley played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1911: Len Incigneri played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1911: Arthur Wilson played his last game for University (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1911: Jack Smith played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1911: Bill Dolphin played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1916: Teddy Buist played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1922: Bert Lenne played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1933: Bob Johnson, Snr played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Syd Carman played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Ivan McAlpine played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: George Clayden played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Jack Williamson played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Ray Usher played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Jack Ryan played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Jack Moriarty played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Garnet Campbell played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Harry Neill played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1939: Reg Humphries played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1939: Ted Ellis played his last game for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Neil Tucker played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Paul Schmidt played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Percy Beames played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Andy Angwin played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Jack Wrout played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Frank Anderson played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Tom Arklay played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1950: Max Spittle played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1950: Don Cordner played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1950: Stan Rule played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1950: Alby Rodda played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1950: Shane McGrath played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1950: Billy Deans played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1950: Jack Mueller played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1961: Bill Young played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1961: Brian McCarthy played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1967: Errol Hutchesson played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1967: Warren Roper played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1967: Kevin Rose played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1972: Max Walker played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Ken Beck played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Michael Porter played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: George Bisset played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Bill Ryan played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Mike Andrews played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Kerry Haywood played his last game for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1972: Doug Wade played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Rex Hunt played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Geoff Austen played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Stewart Gull played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Alan Atkinson played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Gary Dempsey played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Carl Ditterich played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Robert Elliott played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Chris Connolly played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Tim Pekin played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Trevor Barker played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Ken Sheldon played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Steven Clark played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Robert Elphinstone played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1994: Peter German played his last game for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1995: Mark Zanotti played his last game for Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Craig Devonport played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Craig O'Brien played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Darren Jarman played his last game for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Rodney Maynard played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Danny Frawley played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: Darren Bewick played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2001: Todd Curley played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2001: Steven Febey played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2001: Craig Ellis played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2001: Jeff Farmer played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2001: Paul Hudson played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2005: Phillip Matera played his last game for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, 2QF)
2006: Mal Michael played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Graham Polak played his last game for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Mark Chaffey played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Brad Scott played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Greg Stafford played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Adam Kingsley played his last game for Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Matthew Bishop played his last game for Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Michael Voss played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Stuart Dew played his last game for Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Clark Keating played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Travis Johnstone played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Jordan McMahon played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Nathan Brown played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Clint Bizzell played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Lance Whitnall played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Chris Grant played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Luke Darcy played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Daniel Ward played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Sam Power played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Matthew Robbins played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2011: Darren Milburn played his last game for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
2012: Danyle Pearce played his last game for Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2012: Brendon Goddard played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2012: Brett Ebert played his last game for Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2012: Brian Lake played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2012: Jason Gram played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
2012: David Rodan played his last game for Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
Career games
1905: Bob Rush played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1911: Len Mortimer played his 100th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1916: Alex Lang played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1916: Charlie Norris played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1933: Jack Titus played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Bert Edwards played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1967: Des Tuddenham played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1972: Bob Murray played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Gary Dempsey played his 200th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1978: Max Richardson played his 200th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Danny Hughes played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Justin Madden played his 300th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2001: Steven Febey played his 250th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2005: Tadhg Kennelly played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, 2QF)
2006: Brett Voss played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Greg Stafford played his 200th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Adam Goodes played his 200th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2022: Christian Petracca played his 150th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, 2QF)
Career goals
1905: Charlie Baker kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1933: Percy Bentley kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Bob Johnson, Snr kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1939: Ron Todd kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Kevin Bartlett kicked his 500th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: John Platten kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1990: Bernard Toohey kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Matthew Liptak kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Adelaide vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2001: Stuart Dew kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Port Adelaide vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Adam Goodes kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Sydney vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Jarrad Waite kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2011: Tom Hawkins kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
Goals in a season
1933: George Margitich kicked his 50th goal for the season for Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Bob Pratt kicked his 100th goal for the season for South Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Ted Freyer kicked his 50th goal for the season for Essendon vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1933: Gordon Coventry kicked his 100th goal for the season for Collingwood vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1939: Norm Smith kicked his 50th goal for the season for Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Sam Loxton kicked his 50th goal for the season for St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1944: Bill Wood kicked his 50th goal for the season for Footscray vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1972: David Clarke, Snr kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Richard Osborne kicked his 50th goal for the season for Footscray vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Stephen Kernahan kicked his 50th goal for the season for Carlton vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Quinten Lynch kicked his 50th goal for the season for West Coast vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2006: Jeff Farmer kicked his 50th goal for the season for Fremantle vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
1989: Hawthorn Reserves 28.24.192 vs. St. Kilda Reserves (V/AFL, Reserves, R22)
1989: Hawthorn 28.13.181 vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: Geelong Reserves 38.17.245 vs. Richmond Reserves (V/AFL, Reserves, R22)
1995: North Melbourne Reserves 30.15.195 vs. Fitzroy Reserves (AFL, Reserve Grade Competition, R22)
1995: North Melbourne 30.24.204 vs. Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Winning margin
1989: Geelong Reserves d. Richmond Reserves by 197 points (V/AFL, Reserves, R22)
1995: North Melbourne Reserves d. Fitzroy Reserves by 126 points (AFL, Reserve Grade Competition, R22)
Aggregate score
1978: (281 total) Melbourne 125 vs. Collingwood 156 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1989: (293 total) Geelong Reserves 245 vs. Richmond Reserves 48 (V/AFL, Reserves, R22)
1989: (284 total) Hawthorn Reserves 192 vs. St. Kilda Reserves 92 (V/AFL, Reserves, R22)
1995: (305 total) North Melbourne 204 vs. Fitzroy 101 (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Big crowds
1950: 54,817 attended Geelong vs. Melbourne at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1961: 86,411 attended Footscray vs. St. Kilda at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1967: 91,715 attended Geelong vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1994: 72,932 attended Collingwood vs. North Melbourne at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
1995: 87,984 attended Essendon vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: 96,249 attended Essendon vs. Melbourne at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2011: 85,705 attended Collingwood vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R24)
2022: 78,377 attended Melbourne vs. Sydney at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 2QF)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1879: Tom Crawford (Melbourne)
1880: Jack Rees (North Adelaide)
1883: Lindsay Anderson (Melbourne)
1889: Ted Bulmer (St. Kilda)
1894: Herb Matthews (South Melbourne, Richmond, Melbourne)
1897: Jack Scales (Fitzroy)
1898: George Clark (Richmond)
1899: Walter Scott (Norwood)
1901: Jimmy Rudd (Footscray)
1902: Albert 'Chilla' Payne (West Adelaide, Sturt)
1912: Jack Golding (Sturt)
1917: Pat Leahy (Geelong, South Melbourne)
1929: John Reeves (North Melbourne, St. Kilda)
1929: Tom Allsop (Hawthorn, Sandringham)
1935: Charlie Marendaz (North Melbourne)
1949: Hans Verstegen (East Perth)
1958: Allan Montgomery (Perth, Carlton)
1963: Peter Reid (Sturt)
1965: Joseph Rugolo (Melbourne, Sandringham)
1968: Scott Spalding (Perth, Carlton, East Fremantle)
1972: Leon Cameron (Footscray, Richmond)
1973: Paul Symmons (West Coast)
1975: Jason Daniltchenko (North Melbourne)
1975: Mathew Capuano (North Melbourne, St. Kilda)
1976: Max Hudghton (St. Kilda, Australia)
1980: Ian Prendergast (Carlton)
1984: Stephen Gilham (Port Adelaide, Hawthorn, Greater Western Sydney)
1985: Tom Roach (Richmond)
1987: Kyal Horsley (Gold Coast)
1991: Jack Trengove (Melbourne, Australia, Port Adelaide Magpies, Port Adelaide)
1993: Will Hoskin-Elliott (GWS Reserves, Greater Western Sydney, Collingwood)
1993: Blaine Boekhorst (Northern Bullants, Carlton)
1995: Dylan Main (East Perth)
1997: Sam Murray (Sydney Reserves, Collingwood Reserves, Collingwood)
1998: Tony Olango (East Perth)
1999: Joel Amartey (Sydney)
2000: Dayna Finn (Carlton WFC)
2001: Lachlan McNeil (Woodville West Torrens, Footscray, Western Bulldogs)
2002: Brodee Mowbray (Greater Western Sydney WFC)
2003: Angus McLennan (St. Kilda)
2005: Holly Ifould (Fremantle WFC)
Deaths
1905: Tommy O'Day (Carlton)
1929: Henry 'Colden' Harrison
1931: Alf Gray (Essendon)
1943: George Martin (Essendon, Essendon Town)
1943: Bill Tottey (Melbourne, Richmond, St. Kilda)
1944: Jack Zimmerman (Footscray)
1947: George Ashman (Collingwood)
1948: Claude Fulton (West Adelaide, Sturt)
1951: Brian Willis (Footscray)
1958: Jim Balharry (Carlton)
1964: Henry Jackson (St. Kilda)
1966: George Bolt (Carlton, Hawthorn, North Melbourne)
1970: Bill Kennedy (St. Kilda)
1980: Don Howard (Essendon, South Melbourne)
1981: Victor Davis (Carlton)
1982: Geoff Hill (Fitzroy)
1982: Horrie Dawson (Fitzroy)
1987: Alf Longmore (Sturt)
1988: Bert White (Fitzroy)
1995: Don Gibson (North Melbourne)
2001: Jack Dorgan (Melbourne)
2002: Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
2002: Jack Sullivan (Carlton)
2007: Bill Robinson (Hawthorn)
2012: Bert Worner (Geelong)
2013: Max Reed (St. Kilda)
2016: Neville Crowe (Richmond, Caulfield)
2018: Ian Hampshire (Geelong, Footscray)

Footnotes

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