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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1926: Gordon Coventry kicked 7 goals for Collingwood against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1937: Ted Freyer kicked 7 goals for Essendon against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1937: Dick Harris kicked 8 goals for Richmond against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1948: Eddie Hart kicked 8 goals for Fitzroy against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1948: Lindsay White kicked 8 goals for Geelong against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1954: Fred Flanagan kicked 7 goals for Geelong against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1971: Peter Hudson kicked 10 goals for Hawthorn against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1976: Michael Moncrieff kicked 9 goals for Hawthorn against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1976: Robert Walls kicked 10 goals for Carlton against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1982: Bernard Toohey kicked 7 goals for Geelong against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1988: Simon Beasley kicked 7 goals for Footscray against Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1994: Gary Ablett, Snr kicked 14 goals for Geelong against Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1999: Wayne Carey kicked 7 goals for North Melbourne against Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2004: Matthew Richardson kicked 10 goals for Richmond against Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
Behinds
1937: Bill Mohr kicked 8 behinds for St. Kilda against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1965: Paddy Guinane kicked 6 behinds for Richmond against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1976: Chris Smith kicked 7 behinds for Fitzroy against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1982: Simon Beasley kicked 6 behinds for Footscray against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
Disposals
1971: John Greening had 50 disposals for Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Kicks
1937: Doug Rayment had 29 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1965: Ron Barassi, Jnr had 25 kicks for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1965: Billy Barrot had 25 kicks for Richmond vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1965: Ian McCrae had 25 kicks for Fitzroy vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1971: John Townsend had 29 kicks for Melbourne vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1971: Geoff Angus had 27 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1971: Peter Crimmins had 30 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1971: John Greening had 30 kicks for Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1971: David Thorpe had 28 kicks for Footscray vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1971: Serge Silvagni had 26 kicks for Carlton vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1971: John Murphy had 29 kicks for Fitzroy vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1976: Geoff Ablett had 27 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1976: Max Richardson had 26 kicks for Collingwood vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1982: Terry Wallace had 25 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1982: Glenn Hawker had 33 kicks for Essendon vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1982: Brian Peake had 25 kicks for Geelong vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1987: Ross Thornton had 29 kicks for Fitzroy vs. Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1988: Mark Arceri had 26 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1994: Mark Hunter had 30 kicks for Footscray vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1998: Damien Hardwick had 25 kicks for Essendon vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1999: Adam Simpson had 29 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2000: David Neitz had 25 kicks for Melbourne vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2009: Sam Mitchell had 29 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2015: Jack Ziebell had 26 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Handballs
1971: John Greening had 20 handballs for Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2009: Brad Sewell had 20 handballs for Hawthorn vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2010: Daniel Cross had 20 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2010: Gary Ablett, Jnr had 22 handballs for Geelong vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2010: Brady Rawlings had 28 handballs for North Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2014: Scott Pendlebury had 24 handballs for Collingwood vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2016: Jack Steven had 21 handballs for St. Kilda vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2016: Patrick Cripps had 21 handballs for Carlton vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2016: Ollie Wines had 20 handballs for Port Adelaide vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2016: Dom Tyson had 24 handballs for Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2016: Lachie Hunter had 20 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2016: Marcus Bontempelli had 20 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2016: Matt Priddis had 21 handballs for West Coast vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2016: Luke Shuey had 21 handballs for West Coast vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2021: Ben Cunnington had 25 handballs for North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2021: Jarryd Lyons had 24 handballs for Brisbane vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2021: Ollie Wines had 22 handballs for Port Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2022: Josh Kelly had 23 handballs for Greater Western Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Marks
1971: John Greening took 16 marks for Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1971: Greg Parke took 17 marks for Melbourne vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2005: Adam McPhee took 15 marks for Essendon vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2010: Nathan Bock took 16 marks for Adelaide vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2010: Ben Rutten took 16 marks for Adelaide vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2011: Brent Guerra took 16 marks for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2011: Matt Suckling took 15 marks for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
Hitouts
2011: Aaron Sandilands had 45 hitouts for Fremantle vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
Tackles
2009: Brad Sewell had 11 tackles for Hawthorn vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2010: Matt Priddis had 12 tackles for West Coast vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2011: Nic Naitanui had 10 tackles for West Coast vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2011: Clancee Pearce had 12 tackles for Fremantle vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2015: Andrew Swallow had 11 tackles for North Melbourne vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2016: Jack Viney had 16 tackles for Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2016: Tom Liberatore had 19 tackles for Western Bulldogs vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2022: Nick Holman had 10 tackles for Gold Coast vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2022: Caleb Serong had 14 tackles for Fremantle vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2022: Andrew Brayshaw had 10 tackles for Fremantle vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2022: Jack Viney had 12 tackles for Melbourne vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Frees for
1937: Doug Rayment received 9 frees for St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1937: Allan La Fontaine received 7 frees for Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1965: Jack Clarke received 7 frees for Essendon vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1965: Ralph Rogerson received 7 frees for Fitzroy vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1971: Charlie Payne received 8 frees for Essendon vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1971: David Thorpe received 7 frees for Footscray vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1976: Greg Wells received 8 frees for Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1976: John 'Sam' Newman received 8 frees for Geelong vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1976: Robert Muir received 9 frees for St. Kilda vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1982: Jim Edmond received 7 frees for Footscray vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1982: Kelvin Templeton received 11 frees for Footscray vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1982: Gary Dempsey received 7 frees for North Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1982: David Dench received 8 frees for North Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
Frees against
1965: Bert Johnson gave away 7 frees for North Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1971: Don Scott gave away 7 frees for Hawthorn vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1971: Paul Hurst gave away 9 frees for Carlton vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1971: John Nicholls gave away 8 frees for Carlton vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1982: Jeff Sarau gave away 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1982: Kelvin Templeton gave away 7 frees for Footscray vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1897: Alec Sloan debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1897: Hugh Gavin debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1897: Maurie Herring debuted for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1897: Frank O'Hara debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1909: Jack Robertson debuted for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1920: Jockie Jones debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1926: Harry Collier debuted for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1937: Jack Crane debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1937: Jack Barker debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1937: Bill Pavey debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1943: Bill Brittingham debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1948: Tom Ryan debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1948: Vic Lawrence debuted for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1948: Havel Rowe debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1948: Alan Squire debuted for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1954: Geoff Howells debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1954: Ken McCormack debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1954: Brian Dixon debuted for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1965: Colin Tully debuted for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1965: Peter Wood debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1971: Ray Smith debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1976: Ian Hampshire debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1976: Ian Paton debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1998: Tim Notting debuted for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1999: Tarkyn Lockyer debuted for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2005: Adam Pattison debuted for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2011: Luke Breust debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2014: Charlie Cameron debuted for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2015: Shaun McKernan debuted for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
2016: Bailey Williams debuted for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
Last game
1915: Bill Hendrie played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1937: Charlie Gaudion played his last game for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1937: Bill Lowenthal played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1965: Ron Reeves played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1965: Ken Goodland played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1976: Dick Clay played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1982: Alle De Wolde played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2004: Ben Kinnear played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2004: Glen Jakovich played his last game for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2011: Andrew McQualter played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2016: Michael Jamison played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
Career games
1909: Bill Walker played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1926: Charlie Streeter played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
1937: Austin Robertson, Snr played his 150th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1937: Wally Carter played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1954: Roy McConnell played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1971: John Rantall played his 150th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1976: Kevin Sheedy played his 200th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1982: David Dench played his 250th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1982: Stephen McCann played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1988: Doug Hawkins played his 200th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1993: Anthony Condon played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1999: Nicky Winmar played his 250th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2004: Nick Davis played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2004: Nic Fosdike played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2004: Barry Hall played his 150th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2005: Jason Johnson played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2010: Brent Harvey played his 300th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2011: Antoni Grover played his 200th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2011: Brent Guerra played his 200th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2011: Nick Dal Santo played his 200th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2016: Michael Jamison played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2021: Ryan Lester played his 150th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2021: Trent Dumont played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2022: Jack Redden played his 250th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2022: Sam Petrevski-Seton played his 100th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Career goals
1948: Don 'Mopsy' Fraser, Jnr kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1954: Jack Collins kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Footscray vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1965: Terry Waters kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1965: Ian Law kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1965: John Peck kicked his 400th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1976: Robin Close kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1982: Mark Jackson kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1988: Phil Krakouer kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1988: Warwick Capper kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Brisbane vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1994: Darren Bewick kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1999: Wayne Carey kicked his 500th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2004: Chris Tarrant kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2010: Brendan Fevola kicked his 600th career V/AFL goal: Brisbane vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2016: Jack Watts kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)

Big Stats - Teams

Aggregate score
1982: (297 total) Hawthorn Reserves 156 vs. Essendon Reserves 141 (V/AFL, Reserves, R8)
Big crowds
2005: 54,330 attended Collingwood vs. Richmond at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
2014: 50,051 attended Adelaide vs. Collingwood at Adelaide Oval (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1872: Jimmy Aitken (Carlton, Melbourne)
1880: Otto Kelly (South Melbourne)
1884: Fred Robinson (Essendon)
1888: Fred Hanson (St. Kilda)
1890: Bill Fawcett (Melbourne, Essendon)
1897: Harry Pollock (Richmond)
1899: Norm Barron (Sturt)
1901: Jack Dunstone (Geelong)
1905: Arnold Smith (Sturt)
1905: Keith Storey (St. Kilda)
1909: Tom Fogarty, Jnr (St. Kilda)
1911: Jack Mitchell (Hawthorn)
1913: Alf Hurley (Hawthorn, Fitzroy, St. Kilda)
1918: Bernie McVeigh (Fitzroy)
1919: Morrie Arbon (North Adelaide)
1925: Phil Ryan (Collingwood)
1928: Leo Turner (Geelong)
1930: Rex Garwood (New Town, New Norfolk)
1930: Graham Peck (Hawthorn, St. Kilda)
1931: Bill Byrne (Melbourne)
1932: Ray Millington (Fitzroy)
1934: Clive Brown (Geelong)
1940: Bob Marshall (South Melbourne)
1946: Haydn McAuliffe (South Melbourne)
1949: Peter Weightman (Fitzroy)
1951: Daryl Cumming (Richmond, Melbourne, North Melbourne, South Melbourne)
1952: Robert Peterson (North Melbourne)
1957: Mark McKeon (Melbourne)
1960: John Paynter (Glenelg, Sturt)
1961: Michael Poynton (Fitzroy, North Adelaide)
1961: Steven Clark (Essendon, Melbourne, St. Kilda)
1966: Brenton Vilcins (Footscray)
1966: David Sullivan (Hawthorn, Essendon)
1967: David Noble (Fitzroy)
1972: Wayne Hernaman (Richmond)
1975: Joshua Kitchen (St. Kilda)
1980: David Clarke, Jnr (Geelong, Carlton)
1982: Adrian Deluca (Carlton)
1984: Alwyn Davey (Essendon, Australia, Essendon Reserves)
1989: Andy Otten (South Adelaide, Adelaide, Adelaide Reserves)
1991: Tom Scully (Melbourne, Casey, Greater Western Sydney, Hawthorn)
1991: Jason Tutt (Williamstown, Western Bulldogs, Footscray, Northern Bullants, Carlton)
1995: Michael Gibbons (GWS Reserves, Williamstown, Carlton)
1997: Jake Florenca (South Fremantle, West Coast)
Deaths
1946: Bill Sharkey (Carlton)
1947: Westmore Stephens (University)
1953: Bert Butler (St. Kilda)
1963: Harry Symonds (Melbourne)
1967: Matt Crowe (Carlton)
1970: Frank Palmer (South Melbourne)
1971: Bill Anderson (Geelong)
1983: Gordon Waters (Hawthorn)
1989: Noel O'Brien (Carlton)
1989: Joe Hinson (Richmond)
1997: Marcel 'Nugget' Hilsz (Perth, St. Kilda)
2002: Alby Rodda (Melbourne)
2003: Len McCankie (Footscray, North Hobart)
2006: Ken Dyer (Hawthorn)
2009: Joe Toleman (Collingwood)
2015: Syd Tate (Geelong)
2019: Noel Taylor (Hawthorn)
2022: Ken Mulhall (St. Kilda)

Footnotes

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