Australian Football

Tonight's Geelong vs Western Bulldogs will be the second meeting of the two sides to take place on July 20. The first came in 2007, with the Cats recording a crushing win. — Andrew Gigacz

Tonight's Essendon vs Adelaide match will be the second meeting of the two sides to take place on July 19. The first came on this day five years ago, when the Bombers finished strongly to win by 21 points. — Andrew Gigacz

First recorded by Carlton in 1958 and most recently by the Western Bulldogs in Round 2 this year, 18.7 has been a final score 35 times across 128 V/AFL seasons. Its reverse – 7.18 – has been recorded 44 times. — Andrew Gigacz

Fitzroy holds the record for the highest score kicked in any of the 107 V/AFL matches played on July 15. The Roys kicked 25.29.179 against Geelong on this day in 1944, thrashing the Cats by 123 points. — Andrew Gigacz

Today's Richmond vs Greater Western Sydney match will be the third meeting of the two sides to take place on July 14. The Giants won the first in 2018 but the Tigers claimed victory exactly a year later. — Andrew Gigacz

Tonight's Adelaide vs St Kilda match will be the fourth meeting of the two sides to take place on July 13. Adelaide won the first, by 97 points in 2001, by 18 points in 2002, but the Saints sneaked home by two points in 2007. — Andrew Gigacz

Hawthorn holds the record for the highest score kicked in any of the 106 V/AFL matches played on July 11. The Hawks kicked 25.12.162 on this day in 1987, defeating Footscray by 97 points. — Andrew Gigacz 

The biggest win in any of the 106 V/AFL matches played on July 10 came on this day in 2011 when Collingwood thrashed North Melbourne by 117 points at the MCG. — Andrew Gigacz

The highest score recorded in any of the 112 V/AFL games played on July 9 came on this day in 1977 when Hawthorn kicked 28.23.191 to defeat Geelong by 107 points at Princes Park. — Andrew Gigacz

The biggest crowd to witness any of the 103 V/AFL games played on July 8 came on this day in 2018 when 69,868 fans saw Essendon take on Collingwood at the MCG. The Magpies won the match by 16 points. — Andrew Gigacz

Today's St Kilda vs Sydney match will mark the third time the sides have met on July 7. The Saints won the first encounter in 1923 but the Swans had a big win in 1945. — Andrew Gigacz

Today's Geelong vs Hawthorn match will mark the second time the two sides have crossed swords on July 6. The first came 11 years ago when the Cats held off a late challenge from the Hawks to win by 10 points. — Andrew Gigacz

Although 98 V/AFL matches have been played on July 4, none of them has attracted a crowd of over 50,000. The highest recorded attendance is 49,980 for Collingwood's win over Richmond on this day in 1993. — Andrew Gigacz 

Tonight's Collingwood vs Essendon match will be the first July 4 meeting of the two sides in 111 years. The Magpies were the winners on this day in 1913, defeating the Dons by 18 points at Victoria Park. — Andrew Gigacz

The lowest score recorded in any of the 104 V/AFL matches played on July 3 came on this day in 1897 when Melbourne could manage just 0.10.10 against Geelong. The Pivotonians did not do much better, finishing on 1.9.15.

Happy 121st birthday to Magpie 'Invincible' Billy Libbis. Part of the Collingwood side that won four consecutive premierships for the Pies from 1927 to 1930, Libbis played 138 games in black and white, followed by 39 for Melbourne. — Andrew Gigacz

On this day in 24 years ago 73,465 fans saw Essendon defeat Richmond by 101 points at the MCG. The attendance figure is the highest recorded in any of the 103 matches played on July 1. — Andrew Gigacz

Today's Richmond vs Carlton match will mark the third time the two sides have met on June 30. The first two meetings did not end well for the Tigers, with the Blues winning by 56 points in 1979 and 115 points in 1984. — Andrew Gigacz

Today's North Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs match will mark the second occasion the teams have met on June 29. The first came exactly 50 years ago, with the Kangaroos running out easy victors. — Andrew Gigacz

Happy 121st birthday to former Fuschia and Saint Hugh Dunbar. From 1922 to 1930, Dunbar played exactly 100 VFL games, 97 of those for Melbourne, including the 1926 premiership win over Collingwood. — Andrew Gigacz

Tonight's Brisbane vs Melbourne match will be the first meeting of the two sides to take place on June 28. However, the Lions as Fitzroy have played the Demons twice on this day. Melbourne won both encounters, by 44 points in 1986, and by 22 points in 1992. — Andrew Gigacz

The largest winning margin in any of the 91 V/AFL matches played on June 26 came on this day in 1926 when Melbourne thrashed Hawthorn by 141 points. — Andrew Gigacz

On this day 30 years ago, future Western Bulldogs premiership coach Luke Beveridge kicked two goals for Footscray as the Dogs thrashed Fitzroy by 104 points at Western Oval. — Andrew Gigacz 

On this day in 1951, Fitzroy came from behind to draw South Melbourne at Brunswick Oval. The Swans took a 32-point lead into the long break, but the Roys trimmed it to 12 at three-quarter time, before the two sides finished level at 12.13.85 apiece. — Andrew Gigacz