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On this day in Australian Football: September 24

Big Stats - Players

Goals
1927: Gordon Coventry kicked 7 goals for Collingwood against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1932: Harry 'Soapy' Vallence kicked 11 goals for Carlton against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1988: Jason Dunstall kicked 7 goals for Hawthorn against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
Behinds
1932: Harry 'Soapy' Vallence kicked 9 behinds for Carlton against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1977: Arnold Briedis kicked 7 behinds for North Melbourne against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1983: Leigh Matthews kicked 5 behinds for Hawthorn against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
Kicks
1932: Harry 'Soapy' Vallence had 26 kicks for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1938: Jack Hale had 25 kicks for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1938: Jack Carney had 26 kicks for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1949: Bill Hutchison had 31 kicks for Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1949: Jack Jones had 25 kicks for Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1966: Ian Stewart had 25 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1983: Terry Wallace had 25 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1994: Anthony Stevens had 26 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2011: Beau Waters had 25 kicks for West Coast vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
Handballs
1994: Garry Hocking had 21 handballs for Geelong vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
Marks
1932: Harry 'Soapy' Vallence took 16 marks for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
Hitouts
2016: Shane Mumford had 46 hitouts for Greater Western Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
Tackles
2022: Cathy Svarc had 10 tackles for Brisbane WFC vs. Richmond WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R5)
2022: Luke Parker had 14 tackles for Sydney vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2023: Courtney Hodder had 13 tackles for Brisbane WFC vs. North Melbourne WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)
2023: Cathy Svarc had 11 tackles for Brisbane WFC vs. North Melbourne WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)
2023: Kiara Bowers had 10 tackles for Fremantle WFC vs. Essendon WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)
2023: Tyanna Smith had 10 tackles for St. Kilda WFC vs. Collingwood WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)
2023: Brittany Bonnici had 11 tackles for Collingwood WFC vs. St. Kilda WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)
2023: Grace Campbell had 10 tackles for Collingwood WFC vs. St. Kilda WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)
2023: Brianna Davey had 11 tackles for Collingwood WFC vs. St. Kilda WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)
2023: Laura Gardiner had 11 tackles for Sydney WFC vs. West Coast WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)
Frees for
1932: Maurie 'Mocha' Johnson received 7 frees for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1932: Bruce Andrew received 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1932: Harold Rumney received 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1938: Leo Morgan received 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1938: Marcus Whelan received 8 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1977: Billy Picken received 8 frees for Collingwood vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1994: Shayne Breuer received 7 frees for Geelong vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
Frees against
1932: Maurie 'Mocha' Johnson gave away 8 frees for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1932: Syd Coventry, Snr gave away 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1938: Paul Schmidt gave away 7 frees for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1938: Phonse Kyne gave away 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1938: Alan Williams gave away 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1977: Stephen Icke gave away 7 frees for North Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2023: Ally Morphett gave away 7 frees for Sydney WFC vs. West Coast WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)

Player Milestones

Last game
1910: Ted Wade played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1921: Alec Eason played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1921: Eric Peck played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1921: Dick Grigg played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1938: Harry 'Soapy' Vallence played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1949: Gordon Lane played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1949: Keith Rawle played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1949: Jim Mooring played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1949: Herb Turner played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1960: John Beckwith played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1966: Trevor Steer played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1966: Ray Gabelich played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1966: Alan Morrow played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1966: John Henderson played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1977: Doug Gott played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1988: David Williams played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1988: Russell Greene played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2005: Jason Ball played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2005: Kasey Green played his last game for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2011: Mark Nicoski played his last game for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2016: Rhys Palmer played his last game for Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2022: Joel Selwood played his last game for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
Career games
1921: Bert Rankin played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1949: Les Gardiner played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1960: Mick Twomey played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1960: Trevor Johnson played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2005: Craig Bolton played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2022: Jake Lloyd played his 200th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2022: Zach Tuohy played his 250th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
Career goals
1949: John Coleman kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2011: James Podsiadly kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
Goals in a season
1932: Mickey Crisp kicked his 50th goal for the season for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1949: John Coleman kicked his 100th goal for the season for Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2011: James Podsiadly kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2022: Tyson Stengle kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, GF)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
1994: Footscray Reserves 33.12.210 vs. Fitzroy Reserves (AFL, Victorian State Football League, PF)
Winning margin
1994: Footscray Reserves d. Fitzroy Reserves by 123 points (AFL, Victorian State Football League, PF)
Aggregate score
1994: (297 total) Footscray Reserves 210 vs. Fitzroy Reserves 87 (AFL, Victorian State Football League, PF)
Big crowds
1938: 96,486 attended Carlton vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1949: 88,718 attended Essendon vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1960: 97,457 attended Melbourne vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1966: 102,055 attended Collingwood vs. St. Kilda at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1977: 108,224 attended Collingwood vs. North Melbourne at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1983: 110,332 attended Hawthorn vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1988: 93,754 attended Hawthorn vs. Melbourne at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1994: 80,121 attended Geelong vs. North Melbourne at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2005: 91,828 attended West Coast vs. Sydney at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
2011: 59,455 attended Geelong vs. West Coast at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2022: 100,024 attended Geelong vs. Sydney at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, GF)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1866: Jack O'Hara (South Melbourne)
1866: Archie Sykes (Geelong, Essendon, Fremantle (Unions))
1872: Gerald O'Dwyer (Carlton)
1875: Charlie Moore (Essendon)
1881: Jack McIntyre (Essendon)
1883: Ted Edwards (St. Kilda)
1884: Phonse Wood (South Melbourne)
1891: Percy Maybury (Richmond)
1896: Cyril Hoft (North Fremantle, Perth, Glenelg)
1908: Alf Callick (South Melbourne, Fitzroy)
1915: Jack Grant (Geelong, Fitzroy)
1917: Richie Emselle (Melbourne)
1929: Oscar Skalberg (North Melbourne)
1938: Tom McKay (St. Kilda)
1944: John Price (Hawthorn)
1947: John Wynne (West Perth, Norwood)
1947: Denis Pagan (North Melbourne, South Melbourne)
1949: Gary Grainger (Essendon)
1950: Derek Peardon (Richmond)
1950: Colin Shaw (Footscray)
1952: Mike Woolnough (Geelong, Collingwood)
1958: Glenn Payne (North Melbourne)
1963: Richard Geary (Richmond, West Coast)
1964: Peter Motley (Sturt, Australia, Carlton)
1968: Craig Somerville (Footscray)
1970: Greg Doyle (St. Kilda, Melbourne)
1985: Raphael Clarke (St. Kilda)
1989: Emma Kearney (Western Bulldogs WFC, North Melbourne WFC)
1995: Max King (Casey)
1996: Shannon Campbell (Brisbane WFC)
1997: Ashleigh Gomes (West Coast WFC)
2002: Henry Smith (Brisbane)
2002: Teagan Germech (Greater Western Sydney WFC)
2003: Courtney Rowley (West Coast WFC)
2003: Mitch Owens (St. Kilda)
2003: Cooper Hamilton (Greater Western Sydney)
2004: Oscar Murdoch (Geelong)
Deaths
1955: Barclay Bailes (Perth, Fitzroy, Brighton)
1958: Bob Bryce (South Melbourne, Collingwood)
1961: Jack Sharkey (Geelong)
1963: Percy Salmon (Geelong)
1970: Bill Whitbourne (Collingwood)
1979: Charlie Gaudion (Footscray, Coburg, North Melbourne)
1982: Clarrie Scrutton (Sturt)
1984: Brian Wilson (Geelong)
1987: Vic Harrison (Geelong)
1990: Tim Archer (St. Kilda)
1995: John Hill (Collingwood)
1997: Alby Morrison (Footscray, Preston, Sorrento)
1997: Geoff Nicholls (Collingwood, Fitzroy)
2005: Tom McMahon (Footscray)
2007: Mick McGlynn (Geelong)
2009: Johnny Hall (Hawthorn)
2009: Keith Batchelor (Collingwood, North Melbourne)
2010: Jim Prentice (South Melbourne)
2020: Kevin O'Brien (Carlton)

Footnotes

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