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On this day in Australian Football: September 22

Big Stats - Players

Behinds
1934: Bob Pratt kicked 7 behinds for South Melbourne against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1934: Gordon Coventry kicked 8 behinds for Collingwood against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1990: Stevan Jackson kicked 5 behinds for West Coast against Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1990: Peter Sumich kicked 5 behinds for West Coast against Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
2012: Lance 'Buddy' Franklin kicked 5 behinds for Hawthorn against Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
Kicks
1934: Terry Brain had 27 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1934: Albert 'Leeter' Collier had 27 kicks for Collingwood vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1973: George Bisset had 29 kicks for Collingwood vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
Handballs
2017: Joel Selwood had 21 handballs for Geelong vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2018: Clayton Oliver had 22 handballs for Melbourne vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2022: Amy McDonald had 22 handballs for Geelong WFC vs. St. Kilda WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R5)
Marks
2017: Rory Laird took 15 marks for Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
Tackles
2017: Brad Crouch had 10 tackles for Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2017: Joel Selwood had 10 tackles for Geelong vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2022: Kiara Bowers had 18 tackles for Fremantle WFC vs. West Coast WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R5)
2022: Nina Morrison had 12 tackles for Geelong WFC vs. St. Kilda WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R5)
2022: Georgie Prespakis had 11 tackles for Geelong WFC vs. St. Kilda WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R5)
2022: Amy McDonald had 10 tackles for Geelong WFC vs. St. Kilda WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R5)
2023: Tom Mitchell had 10 tackles for Collingwood vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
Frees for
1934: Ron Hillis received 9 frees for South Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)

Player Milestones

Last game
1900: Mick Grace played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1900: Pat Descrimes played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1906: Percy Trotter played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1906: Joe Johnson played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1917: George Anderson played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1928: Bert Chadwick played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SFR)
1928: Hugh Dunbar played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SFR)
1934: Syd Coventry, Snr played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1934: Bruce Andrew played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1945: Alan Williams played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1951: Jack Thompson played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1962: John O'Neill played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PFR)
1962: George McGrath played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PFR)
1973: Graeme Jenkin played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1973: Lee Adamson played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1979: Graham Melrose played his last game for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1979: Brent Crosswell played his last game for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1984: Tony Buhagiar played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1984: Michael Taylor played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1990: Stephen Newport played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
2001: Matthew Kennedy played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2001: Paul Broderick played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2001: Michael Long played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2001: Brendon Gale played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2007: Glenn Archer played his last game for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2012: Michael Doughty played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2012: Tom Murphy played his last game for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2012: Kurt Tippett played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2017: Steven Motlop played his last game for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2017: Tom Lonergan played his last game for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2017: Andrew Mackie played his last game for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2018: Dom Tyson played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
Career games
1906: Fred Fontaine played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1906: Tammy Beauchamp played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1917: George Holden played his 150th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1928: Hugh Dunbar played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SFR)
1945: Mick Price played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1951: Neil Mann played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1962: Maurice Sankey played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PFR)
1984: Neil Clarke played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
2001: Darryl White played his 200th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2007: Dean Brogan played his 100th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2007: Daniel Wells played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2017: Rory Laird played his 100th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
Career goals
1923: Percy Parratt kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1979: Brent Crosswell kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1984: Terry Daniher kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
Goals in a season
1906: Mick Grace kicked his 50th goal for the season for Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)

Big Stats - Teams

Winning margin
1984: Essendon d. Collingwood by 133 points (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
Comeback
1973: Richmond won from 36 points down at HT vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
Big crowds
1923: 56,240 attended Geelong vs. Fitzroy at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1934: 52,022 attended Collingwood vs. South Melbourne at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1951: 50,414 attended Essendon vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1962: 99,203 attended Carlton vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PFR)
1973: 98,652 attended Collingwood vs. Richmond at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1979: 73,380 attended Collingwood vs. North Melbourne at Waverley Park (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1984: 73,550 attended Essendon vs. Collingwood at Waverley Park (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
2001: 86,468 attended Essendon vs. Hawthorn at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2006: 61,373 attended Sydney vs. Fremantle at Stadium Australia (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2012: 69,146 attended Hawthorn vs. Adelaide at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2017: 53,817 attended Adelaide vs. Geelong at Adelaide Oval (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2018: 59,608 attended West Coast vs. Melbourne at Perth Stadium (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2023: 97,665 attended Collingwood vs. Greater Western Sydney at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1869: Alf Pontin (Geelong)
1882: Horrie Bant (West Perth, St. Kilda, Essendon, Subiaco, Prahran)
1885: Arnie Wilson (St. Kilda)
1885: Frank Kirby (University)
1888: Bert Streckfuss (South Melbourne)
1891: Jack Scobie (South Melbourne, East Fremantle, Carlton)
1892: Eric Dimsey (Melbourne)
1893: Ted Collins (St. Kilda)
1894: Justin McCarthy (Carlton, Essendon)
1895: Frank Maher (Essendon, Oakleigh)
1896: Les Warren (Fitzroy)
1898: Jockie Jones (Geelong)
1904: Ralph Empey (Richmond)
1904: Bill Williams (Fitzroy)
1906: Ken Leahy (Geelong)
1909: Fred Hawking (Geelong)
1911: Jim Harbison (Geelong)
1911: George Bennett (Hawthorn, Footscray, Sandringham)
1911: Bernie Guthrie (Collingwood, North Melbourne)
1911: Joe McGrath (Footscray)
1912: Jack McMillan (Footscray)
1912: Laurie Cahill (South Adelaide, Richmond)
1915: Harry Hollingshead (Carlton)
1917: Eddie Ford (Richmond)
1918: Bryan Martin (Melbourne)
1919: Geoff Nicholls (Collingwood, Fitzroy)
1920: Ted Atkinson (North Melbourne)
1920: Norm Raines (St. Kilda)
1921: Jack Mathisen (Hawthorn)
1923: Tom Eldridge (Carlton)
1927: Ken Mulhall (St. Kilda)
1932: Keith Goullet (North Melbourne)
1932: Brian Johnson (North Melbourne)
1940: Peter Agrums (North Melbourne)
1943: Barry Cable (Perth, North Melbourne, East Perth)
1947: John Morrison (Carlton)
1947: Peter Smith (Melbourne, Carlton)
1947: Gavin Smith (Fitzroy)
1950: Barry Armstrong (Carlton)
1950: Geoff Thatcher (Footscray)
1952: Brian Symes (North Melbourne)
1954: Allan Goad (Hawthorn)
1956: Steven Allan (St. Kilda)
1956: Jeff Gieschen (Footscray)
1960: Peter Schwab (Hawthorn)
1970: Sean Bowden (Richmond, Port Melbourne)
1973: Craig McRae (Glenelg, Brisbane, Australia)
1980: Jodie White (Fremantle WFC)
1982: Dom Cassisi (Port Adelaide)
1988: Daniel Connors (Richmond)
1988: Liam Jurrah (Yuendumu, Old Xaverians, Collingwood Reserves, Casey Reserves, Casey, Melbourne, South Alice Springs, Tiwi Islands, Kilcunda Bass, Western Aranda, Wanderers, West Alice Springs)
1992: Georgia Hammond (North Melbourne WFC)
1992: Luke Brown (Norwood, Adelaide, Adelaide Reserves)
1994: Spencer White (St. Kilda)
1994: Troy Menzel (Central District, Northern Bullants, Carlton, Adelaide Reserves, Adelaide, Woodville West Torrens)
1995: Darcy Gardiner (Brisbane)
1998: Jordan Boyd (Footscray, Carlton)
2003: Hugo Hall-Kahan (Sydney Reserves)
2005: Annabel Kievit (Gold Coast WFC)
Deaths
1918: Willie Rogers (Carlton)
1940: John Stephenson (Carlton)
1944: Reuben Holland (South Melbourne, Carlton)
1946: Edgar Croft (Essendon)
1959: Des Meadowcroft (Carlton)
1971: Gary Dark (Footscray)
1978: Harry Lakin (South Melbourne, St. Kilda)
1981: Bill Turner (Essendon)
2004: Les Jacobs (North Melbourne)
2005: Ian Palmer (South Melbourne)
2005: Chris Lambert (Essendon, Coburg, Redan)
2007: John Hamilton (Melbourne)
2008: Max Wenn (Oakleigh, Carlton)
2013: Dick Collinson (Footscray)
2015: Ray Crozier (Footscray)
2016: Len O'Shea (South Melbourne)
2022: Ray Jones (Collingwood, Melbourne)

Footnotes

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