AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game
Happy 121st birthday to Jack Pickford. Pickford joined Hawthorn when it was still a VFA side in 1922, and remained a Maybloom when the club joined the VFL. He later returned to the VFA with Brighton, before playing two final VFL games for Melbourne in 1932. — Andrew Gigacz
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Tonight's Brisbane vs Collingwood game will be the third meeting of the two sides to take place on April 17. Brisbane won the first encounter by 17 points in 2003 but the Magpies turned the tables on this day in 2009. — Andrew Gigacz
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First recorded by Footscray in 1941 and most recently by Adelaide in Round 5 last year, 16.4 has been a final score 12 times across 129 V/AFL seasons. Its reverse – 4.16 – has been registered 18 times. — Andrew Gigacz
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St Kilda's Clint Jones made his AFL debut on this day in 2007, kicking a goal in a 50-point win against the Bulldogs. Jones went on to play 149 games for the Saints, including three Grand Finals. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 150th birthday to George Angus of Collingwood. Although he only debuted at age 27, Angus played 147 games for the Magpies, including Grand Finals wins in 1902, 1903 and 1910. — Andrew Gigacz
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Today's Richmond vs Fremantle match will mark the third time the sides have met on April 13. The Tigers were successful in both previous encounters, by 48 points in 2003 and by 64 points in 2008.
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Today's Western Bulldogs vs Brisbane Lions game will come 50 years to the day after the Dogs and Lions met in a match that proved to be one of the most tragic in V/AFL history. An accidental collision late in the match left Bulldog second-gamer Neil Sachse a quadriplegic. — Andrew Gigacz
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First recorded by Richmond in 1909 and most recently by Melbourne in Round 16 last year, 11.4 has been a final score 35 times across 129 V/AFL seasons. Its reverse, 4.11, has been registered 45 times. — Andrew Gigacz
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West Coast co-captain Liam Duggan made his AFL debut 10 years ago today. Duggan has now played 183 games for the Eagles, including the 2018 Grand Final win against Collingwood. — Andrew Gigacz
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Hawthorn's Bernie Considine was born 100 years ago today. Debuting as a 27-year-old, Considine played 16 games for the Hawks in 1952-53, kicking seven goals. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 130th birthday to former South Melbourne player Harold Robertson. The older brother of the perhaps more renowned Austin, Harold played 64 games for the Bloods, including their 1918 Grand Final win over Collingwood. — Andrew Gigacz
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The largest crowd to attend any of the 68 V/AFL matches played on April 7 came on this day 12 years ago when 84,247 fans saw Collingwood defeat Carlton by 17 points at the MCG. — Andrew Gigacz
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Today's Fremantle vs Western Bulldogs match will mark the second time the sides have met on April 6. The first came in 2013 when the Dockers recorded a comfortable 28-point win over the Dogs. — Andrew Gigacz
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While today's Richmond vs Brisbane match will be the first meeting of the two sides played on April 5, the Lions' predecessor Fitzroy met the Tigers twice on the date, in the first-ever Sunday match in 1970 and again in 1975. The Lions saluted the first time and Richmond won in 1975. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 121st birthday to ex Fuchsia and Saint Tom Jones. From 1925 to 1931, Jones played 12 VFL games, 11 for Melbourne and one for St Kilda. He kicked at least one goal in all but two of those games. — Andrew Gigacz
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Collingwood has recorded the two highest scores in the 57 V/AFL matches played on April 4. The Magpies scored 26.22.178 against Footscray on this day in 1991 and 24.19.163 against Melbourne on the same date in 1997. — Andrew Gigacz
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Carlton's Scott Camporeale made his AFL debut on this day 30 years ago. The Woodville West Torrens recruit went on to play 233 games for the Blues – including a winning Grand Final in his debut season – and 19 for Essendon in his final two seasons. — Andrew Gigacz
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The highest score recorded in any of the 58 V/AFL matches played on April 1 came on this day in 2000 when West Coast kicked 29.13.187 to smash Adelaide by 114 points at the WACA. Scott Cummings kicked 14 goals for the winners. — Andrew Gigacz
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On this day in 1984, Carlton recorded the highest score in any of the 53 V/AFL matches played on March 31. The Blues amassed 31.13.197 to defeat North Melbourne by 137 points at Waverley. — Andrew Gigacz
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Today's Adelaide vs North Melbourne match will mark the fourth meeting of the two sides to take place in March. The first three all resulted in wins for the Kangaroos, by three points in 1995, by 75 points in 2004 and by 10 points in 2016. — Andrew Gigacz
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A summary of the awards and honours bestowed in the 2021 AFL season, compiled by Andrew Gigacz.
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