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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1983: Jim Edmond kicked 7 goals for Footscray against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: Bruce Lindner kicked 7 goals for Geelong against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: Mick Turner kicked 7 goals for Geelong against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1992: Paul Salmon kicked 7 goals for Essendon against Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1993: Roger Merrett kicked 7 goals for Brisbane against Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: Sav Rocca kicked 9 goals for Collingwood against Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1998: Sav Rocca kicked 7 goals for Collingwood against Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
Behinds
1968: Doug Wade kicked 5 behinds for Geelong against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1972: Robin Close kicked 5 behinds for Essendon against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1975: Barry Breen kicked 5 behinds for St. Kilda against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1977: Rene Kink kicked 6 behinds for Collingwood against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1979: Gerard Healy kicked 5 behinds for Melbourne against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1980: Mick Conlan kicked 5 behinds for Fitzroy against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1980: Bruce Monteath kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1981: Alex Marcou kicked 5 behinds for Carlton against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1981: Terry Bright kicked 5 behinds for Geelong against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: Bruce Lindner kicked 5 behinds for Geelong against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: Warwick Capper kicked 5 behinds for Sydney against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1988: Jeff Hogg kicked 7 behinds for Richmond against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1989: Jeff Hogg kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1993: Gary Ablett, Snr kicked 5 behinds for Geelong against Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1993: Garry Lyon kicked 6 behinds for Melbourne against Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1994: Brendon Gale kicked 7 behinds for Richmond against St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1997: Sav Rocca kicked 5 behinds for Collingwood against Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
Disposals
Kicks
Handballs
2008: Joel Corey had 20 handballs for Geelong vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Marks
Hitouts
Tackles
Frees for
Frees against
1987: Mark Lee gave away 7 frees for Richmond vs. Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)

Player Milestones

Debuts
Last game
1961: Bob Dummett played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1972: Eric Moore played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1985: Les Parish played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1986: Peter Johnston played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1988: Graeme Landy played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1996: Mick McGuane played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1999: Wade Chapman played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2021: Jake Carlisle played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2022: Brodie Grundy played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Career games
1964: Brian Gray played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1964: Garry Young played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1968: Alan Richardson played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1969: Bill Ryan played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1970: Wayne Closter played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1972: Barry Bourke played his 150th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1974: Syd Jackson played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1974: Harvey Merrigan played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1975: Geoff Southby played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1977: Ian Nankervis played his 200th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1977: Merv Keane played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1977: Paul Sarah played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1978: Phil Stevens played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1979: Bryan Wood played his 150th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1979: Mick Malthouse played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1979: Ricky Quade played his 150th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1981: Chris Smith played his 150th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1981: Greg Wells played his 250th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1983: Greg Strachan played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1986: Bryan Wood played his 250th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: Tim Watson played his 200th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: Peter Francis played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: Brian Taylor played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: Craig Holden played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1992: David Grant played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1992: James Morrissey played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1993: Jim Stynes played his 150th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1994: Nicky Winmar played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1995: Gavin Wanganeen played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1997: Nicky Winmar played his 200th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1997: Gavin Brown played his 200th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1999: David Calthorpe played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1999: Justin Leppitsch played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1999: Jason Norrish played his 100th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1999: Brett James played his 100th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2001: Justin Blumfield played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2001: James Clement played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2004: Troy Simmonds played his 100th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2008: Matthew Scarlett played his 200th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2009: Chris Newman played his 150th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2009: Brad Sewell played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2010: Aaron Sandilands played his 150th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2010: Ben Johnson played his 200th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2011: Adam McPhee played his 200th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2014: Drew Petrie played his 250th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2015: Jake Melksham played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
2015: Andrejs Everitt played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
Career goals
1961: Bob Dummett kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1964: Johnny Birt kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1966: Paddy Guinane kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1972: Geoff Blethyn kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1978: Bruce Monteath kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1980: Barry Rowlings kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1981: Barry Breen kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1983: Kelvin Templeton kicked his 500th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1985: Bernie Quinlan kicked his 700th career V/AFL goal: Fitzroy vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: Warwick Capper kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Sydney vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: Paul Meldrum kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1989: Phil Egan kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1992: James Manson kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1992: Peter Daicos kicked his 500th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1993: Gary Ablett, Snr kicked his 600th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1994: Nicky Winmar kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1998: Sav Rocca kicked his 400th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1998: Matthew Lloyd kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1999: Michael O'Loughlin kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Sydney vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2000: James Hird kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2013: Scott Pendlebury kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2013: Travis Cloke kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
2014: Paddy Ryder kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2015: Chad Wingard kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
2015: Travis Cloke kicked his 400th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
2019: Jordan De Goey kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
2019: Jake Stringer kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
Aggregate score
1980: (280 total) Richmond 199 vs. Fitzroy 81 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1987: (293 total) Geelong 184 vs. Fitzroy 109 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1991: (322 total) North Melbourne 188 vs. Sydney 134 (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Comeback
1992: Essendon won from 41 points down at 3QT vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1992: Essendon won from 45 points down at HT vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
Big crowds
1968: 52,115 attended Richmond vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1984: 55,141 attended Richmond vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1985: 53,065 attended Melbourne vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)

Birth & Deaths

Births
Deaths

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.