Australian Football

The closest of any of the 22 V/AFL matches played on September 21 came in this day in 1996 when Tony Lockett kicked a behind after the siren to give Sydney a one-point preliminary final win over Essendon. — Andrew Gigacz

Three of the 24 V/AFL matches played on September 20 have been decided by a margin of more than 50 points, and all of them were won by Hawthorn. The Hawks beat Fitzroy by 56 points on this day in 1986, St Kilda by 54 points in 2008 and Gold Coast by 51 points on 2020. — Andrew Gigacz

First recorded by Melbourne in 1909 and most recently by Fremantle in Round 8 this year, 18.9 has been a final score 65 times over 127 V/AFL seasons. Its reverse – 9.18 – has been recorded 52 times. — Andrew Gigacz

Carlton holds the record for the biggest winning margin in any of the 22 V/AFL matches played on September 19. The Blues thrashed Collingwood by 88 points on this day in 1931. — Andrew Gigacz

The largest attendance at any of the 28 V/AFL matches played on September 17 cane on this day in 2010 when 95,241 fans saw Collingwood play Geelong in a preliminary final at the MCG. The Magpies won by 41 points. — Andrew Gigacz

Happy 150th birthday to Blue and Saint Bill Woodhouse. A VFL pioneer who played in the inaugural League round of 1897, Woodhouse played 10 games for Carlton that year and another seven for St Kilda in 1898. — Andrew Gigacz

Fitzroy holds the unenviable record of registering the lowest score in any of the V/AFL matches played on September 13. The Roys could manage just 2.6.18 against Essendon on this day in 1924. — Andrew Gigacz

South Melbourne's Mick Keighran was born 100 years ago today. Keighran played 10 games for the Swans, eight in 1944 and two in 1947. All but one were wins. Keighran kicked a personal best three goals in his final match, but unfortunately also broke his leg. — Andrew Gigacz 

First recorded by Essendon in 1898 and most recently by Port Adelaide in Saturday's Qualifying Final, 11.9.75 has been a final score 228 times over 127 V/AFL seasons. Its reverse, 9.11, has come up 241 times. — Andrew Gigacz

The highest margin recorded in any of the 92 games played on September 1 came on this day 11 years ago when Adelaide thrashed the Gold Coast Suns by 91 points at Football Park. — Andrew Gigacz

Six of the 94 V/AFL games games played on August 31 were decided by a single point. This six one-point winners were Essendon in 1901 and 1946, South Melbourne in 1935, Hawthorn in 1966, and both Carlton and Geelong in 2013. — Andrew Gigacz

Exactly 100 V/AFL matches have been played on August 30 and West Coast holds the record of the highest score registered in those games. The Eagles kicked 26.19.175 on this day in 1987, defeating St Kilda by 88 points. — Andrew Gigacz

Adelaide holds the record for highest score kicked in any of the 95 V/AFL matches played on August 29. The Crows kicked 27.14.176 on this day in 2009, thrashing Carlton by 72 points at Docklands. — Andrew Gigacz

Happy 150th birthday to Carlton's Charlie Brown. In his one and only season in the VFL, in 1898, Brown played 12 games for the Blues and kicked one goal.  — Andrew Gigacz

St Kilda holds the unenviable twin record of the 'lowest score' and 'highest score against' in the 107 V/AFL matches played on August 24. The Saints managed just 15 on this day in 1901 and conceded 184 to Essendon on the same date in 1985. — Andrew Gigacz

Happy 121st birthday to North Melbourne's Tim Trevaskis. Joining North when it was still a VFA club in 1923, Trevaskis played 64 VFL games for the Shinboners from 1925 to 1929. – Andrew Gigacz

Happy 150th birthday to Port Adelaide's Arch Hosie, born on this day in 1873. Hosie played 183 games over 14 seasons for Port, the last of which was a premiership win over South Adelaide in 1903. — Andrew Gigacz

Today's Melbourne vs Hawthorn match marks the third meeting of the two sides to take place on August 20. The Hawks won the previous two, by 11 points in 1977 and by 115 points in 1983. — Andrew Gigacz

Tonight's Adelaide vs Sydney match marks the second occasion the two sides have met on August 19. On the previous occasion the Swans prevailed, winning by 46 points at Football Park in 1995. — Andrew Gigacz

Only one of the 102 V/AFL games played on August 8 has been decided by more than 100 points. On this day 15 years ago Geelong thrashed Melbourne by 116 points in a Friday night thrashing at the MCG. — Andrew Gigacz

Essendon's Ray Powell was born 100 years ago today. Powell played 49 games for the Dons from 1942 to 1947 but unfortunately was not part of the four Grand Finals (for two flags) the club played in those seasons. — Andrew Gigacz

Carlton holds the unenviable record of having kicked the lowest score in any of the 90 V/AFL games played on August 2. The Blues managed just 2.3.15 on this day in 1902, going down to Collingwood by 37 points. — Andrew Gigacz

Three of the 107 V/AFL matches played on August 1 have ended in a draw. The first came in 1959 when Melbourne and Fitzroy both scored 11.11.77. Five years later, Essendon and Geelong drew 43 apiece, and in 2015, Gold Coast drew West Coast 83-83. — Andrew Gigacz

Essendon's 'Rugged' Ronnie Andrews made his VFL debut on this day 50 years ago. Andrews went on to play 157 matches, 151 of those for the Bombers and six for Collingwood in his final season. — Andrew Gigacz