Giga Bite, November 25, 2023
Happy 50th birthday to Tiger Matthew Rogers. Over 11 seasons from 1994 to 2004, Rogers played 197 games for Richmond, kicking 163 goals. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, November 15, 2023
Former Magpie and Tiger Des Negri was born 100 years ago today. Negri played 30 games for Collingwood from 1942 to 1945, followed by two for Richmond in 1945. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, November 14, 2023
Happy 60th birthday to three-club VFL player Jamie Duursma. Across five seasons from 1985 to 1989, Duursma played 25 games for Sydney, one game for Brisbane and 33 games for Melbourne. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, October 31, 2023
On this day 20 years ago a crowd of 60,235 turned up at the MCG to see Ireland take on Australia in the International Rules series. Ireland held off a fast finish from Australia to win by three points. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, October 30, 2023
Across 127 completed V/AFL seasons, no team has ever registered a final score of 30.10. One team, however, has recorded its reverse. In Round 9 of 1940, Fitzroy kicked 10.30.90 to defeat South Melbourne by 13 points at Brunswick St. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, October 27, 2023
South Melbourne's Ron Barry was born 100 years ago today. Barry played 54 games for the Swans between 1946 and 1950, kicking six goals. He died in 1978, aged 54. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, October 26, 2023
Happy 140th birthday to Geelong's Ernie James. Across the 1905 and 1906 VFL seasons, James played seven matches for the Pivotonians, kicking six goals. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, October 19, 2023
St Kilda's Jack Drinan was born 100 years ago today. Drinan played 20 games for the Saints in 1947-48. He experienced victory only once, in his 18th game, and kicked only one goal, in his 19th match. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, October 18, 2023
Happy 140th birthday to Arch Corbett, who played seven games for University in 1912 and 1913. Arch was one of five Corbetts to have played the game at VFL/AFL level. - Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, October 11, 2023
First recorded by Melbourne in 1897 and most recently by the Western Bulldogs in Round 18 this year, 11.10 has been a final score 258 time across 258 completed V/AFL seasons. Its reverse – 10.11 – has been recorded 290 times. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, October 10, 2023
Just three V/AFL matches have been played on October 10 and, incredibly, all were won by Geelong. The Cats won the 1925 Grand Final against Collingwood, the 1931 Grand Final against Richmond and a 2020 semi-final against Collingwood, all on this date. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, October 9, 2023
Twelve months ago today Maddy Prespakis had a personal best 37 possessions for Essendon against Geelong. Sadly, her efforts were not enough to get the Bombers over the line, the Cats victors by 15 points. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, October 8, 2023
Happy 150th birthday to Carlton's Tommy O'Day. In his only season at the Blues, O'Day kicked eight goals in 13 games, enough to make him the season's leading goalkicker. Unfortunately poor health ended his career. In his last game, despite having burst a blood vessel in his lung days earlier, he kicked three goals. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, September 27, 2023
Twenty years ago today the Brisbane Lions completed a hat-trick of AFL premierships with a 50-point win over Collingwood. The two sides will meet again in a Grand Final this Saturday. — Andrew Gigacz
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Giga Bite, September 21, 2023
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
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Giga Bite, September 20, 2023
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
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Giga Bite, September 18, 2023
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
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Giga Bite, September 19, 2023
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
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Giga Bite, September 17, 2023
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
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Giga Bite, September 14, 2023
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
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