AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game
Richmond's Bert James was born 100 years ago today. James only played three games for the Tigers, all in 1947, but they resulted in three victories. James died in 1992, aged 69.— Andrew Gigacz
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South Melbourne and Fitzroy's match at the Lake Oval on this day in 1974 ended in a draw. The Swans kicked 14.16 and the Lions 15.10, with both teams finishing on exactly 100. — Andrew Gigacz
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Prior to the Melbourne vs Richmond match becoming an annual ANZAC Eve event in 2015, the two sides had met twice before on April 24. Melbourne won both matches, by nine points in 1915 and 26 points in 1937. — Andrew Gigacz
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Today's Gold Coast vs North Melbourne game will be the second meeting of the two sides to take place on April 23. The first came in 2016 at the same venue (Carrara), with North winning by 38 points. — Andrew Gigacz
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The biggest win in any of the 77 V/AFL matches played on April 20 came on this day in 1996 when Adelaide defeated Essendon by 96 points at Football Park. Andrew Jarman kicked five goals for the winners. — Andrew Gigacz
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On this day in 1997 Carlton defeated Collingwood by 17 points at the MCG. The crowd of 78,704 represents the highest attendance in any of the 83 V/AFL matches played on April 19. — Andrew Gigacz
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Two of the 69 V/AFL matches played onApril 18 have ended in a draw. On this day in 1960 Carlton and Richmond both finished on 14.14.98 at Princes Park, while Brisbane and West Coast drew 92-92 at Carrara on the same day in 1992. — Andrew Gigacz
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West Coast holds the record for the highest score registered in any of the 67 V/AFL matches played on April 17. The Eagles kicked 29.18.192 on this day in 1988, defeating the Brisbane Bears by 118 points at the WACA. — Andrew Gigacz
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Chris Tarrant made his AFL debut 25 years ago today. The high-leaping forward played 268 matches, 196 in two stints with Collingwood, and 72 for Fremantle from 2007 to 2010. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 150th birthday to Melbourne's Fred Blackham. A VFL 'original', Blackham played in the Redlegs' first two matches in the inaugural league season of 1897. They were to be his only two games. — Andrew Gigacz
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St KIlda's Jack Lonie made his AFL debut on this day in 2015. Lonie went on to play 87 games for the Saints, the last of those in 2021. — Andrew Gigacz
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On this day in 1994 Collingwood defeated Carlton by 34 points at the MCG. The crowd of 85.063 is the largest to attend any of the 57 V/AFL matches played on April 4. — Andrew Gigacz
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The lowest score recorded in any of the 12 V/AFL matches played on March 23 came on this day in 2008 when Melbourne could manage just 6.14.50, going down to Hawthorn by 104 points at the MCG. — Andrew Gigacz
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On this day in 1991, Adelaide made its AFL debut, thrashing Hawthorn in its inaugural match at Football Park. The Crows won by 86 points, with John Klug, Peter McIntyre and ex-Cat Bruce Lindner each kicking four goals. — Andrew Gigacz
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Two VFL 100-gamers were born 100 years ago today. North Melbourne's Don Condon (131 games, 1944-51) and Collingwood's Charlie Utting (125 games, 1943-50) were both born on March 12, 1923. — Andrew Gigacz
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First recorded by Fitzroy in 1907 and most recently by Port Adelaide in 2015, 11.3 has been a final score only 11 times across 126 V/AFL seasons. Its reverse, 3.11, has been recorded 31 times. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy 120th birthday to South Melbourne's Fred Condon. In his short VFL career, Condon played 10 games for the Bloods in 1925-26, kicking four goals. — Andrew Gigacz
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Magpie and Demon Dave Newman was born 100 years ago today. Newman played 49 games for Collingwood before crossing to Melbourne midway through the 1947 season season, where he played four further matches. — Andrew Gigacz
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On this day five years ago Brooke Lochland kicked seven goals to create a new AFLW individual record, as the Dogs thrashed Carlton at Whitten Oval. Lochland's record still stands today. — Andrew Gigacz
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Happy birthday to Carlton's Josh Bootsma, who turns 30 today. The son of South Fremantle's Brad Bootsma played 14 games for the Blues in 2012 and 2013, kicking two goals. — Andrew Gigacz
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Kicking off a premiership defence with five wins on the trot is a good thing, yeah? Maybe not, says Gigs.
Andrew Gigacz | 21 Apr 2022
Men's AFL is back, and so is Micro Noises. Andrew Gigacz looks at Hawthorn's one-point win and invokes Mozart to describe Gold Coast's AFLW loss.
Andrew Gigacz | 24 Mar 2021
Media Release: Eight new members have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
AFL Media | 14 Jun 2022
In response to a question from a fan, Andrew Gigacz looks at past V/AFL teams that have flown out of the blocks before falling short of finals.
Andrew Gigacz | 10 Jun 2022
A summary of the awards and honours bestowed in the 2021 AFL season, compiled by Andrew Gigacz.
Andrew Gigacz | 10 Oct 2021