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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1922: Cliff Rankin kicked 7 goals for Geelong against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1933: Gordon Coventry kicked 8 goals for Collingwood against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1944: Ron Savage kicked 7 goals for Carlton against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1944: Fred Fanning kicked 11 goals for Melbourne against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1950: Bill Wood kicked 7 goals for Footscray against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1950: George Goninon kicked 8 goals for Geelong against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1950: Ray Poulter kicked 7 goals for Richmond against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1967: Peter Hudson kicked 7 goals for Hawthorn against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1972: Peter McKenna kicked 12 goals for Collingwood against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Gary Ablett, Snr kicked 14 goals for Geelong against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Tony Lockett kicked 12 goals for St. Kilda against West Coast (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1996: Gary Ablett, Snr kicked 9 goals for Geelong against Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Behinds
1967: Peter Hudson kicked 7 behinds for Hawthorn against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1967: Royce Hart kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1967: Peter McKenna kicked 7 behinds for Collingwood against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1967: Des Tuddenham kicked 5 behinds for Collingwood against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1972: Alex Ruscuklic kicked 6 behinds for Fitzroy against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Leigh Matthews kicked 8 behinds for Hawthorn against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: Michael Tuck kicked 5 behinds for Hawthorn against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1984: Barry Round kicked 5 behinds for Sydney against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1984: Rod Waddell kicked 6 behinds for Geelong against Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Brian Taylor kicked 5 behinds for Collingwood against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2000: Anthony Rocca kicked 5 behinds for Collingwood against Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
Disposals
1972: John Greening had 46 disposals for Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1990: Barry Mitchell had 40 disposals for Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2012: Matt Rosa had 43 disposals for West Coast vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2016: Tom Mitchell had 41 disposals for Sydney vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2023: James Sicily had 43 disposals for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Kicks
1967: Des Tuddenham had 25 kicks for Collingwood vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1972: Peter Welsh had 26 kicks for Footscray vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: John Murphy had 29 kicks for Fitzroy vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Leigh Matthews had 29 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Bryan Quirk had 25 kicks for Carlton vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: John Greening had 35 kicks for Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Glenn Elliott had 27 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Wayne Richardson had 26 kicks for Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Stuart Trott had 29 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Wayne Closter had 26 kicks for Geelong vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: David Thorpe had 27 kicks for Footscray vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: Leigh Matthews had 31 kicks for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: John Murphy had 29 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Gary Ablett, Snr had 26 kicks for Geelong vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Wayne Johnston had 28 kicks for Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1990: Barry Mitchell had 28 kicks for Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2000: Steven King had 25 kicks for Geelong vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2000: Andrew McLeod had 27 kicks for Adelaide vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2006: Andrew McLeod had 26 kicks for Adelaide vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2006: Adam Goodes had 26 kicks for Sydney vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2012: Andrew Gaff had 25 kicks for West Coast vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Handballs
1989: Tim Watson had 20 handballs for Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2011: Chris Judd had 21 handballs for Carlton vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2012: Brock McLean had 21 handballs for Carlton vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2012: Matt Rosa had 20 handballs for West Coast vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2016: Tom Mitchell had 30 handballs for Sydney vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2016: Josh Kennedy had 26 handballs for Sydney vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2016: Dan Hannebery had 21 handballs for Sydney vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2017: Jobe Watson had 20 handballs for Essendon vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2017: Clayton Oliver had 28 handballs for Melbourne vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2017: Mitch Wallis had 21 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2017: Koby Stevens had 21 handballs for St. Kilda vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2018: Clayton Oliver had 23 handballs for Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2018: Jack Viney had 25 handballs for Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2018: Matt Crouch had 20 handballs for Adelaide vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
Marks
1972: Gary Dempsey took 15 marks for Footscray vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Tony Lockett took 15 marks for St. Kilda vs. West Coast (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2006: Adam Goodes took 16 marks for Sydney vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2023: James Sicily took 16 marks for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Hitouts
2012: Todd Goldstein had 47 hitouts for North Melbourne vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2017: Jarrod Witts had 51 hitouts for Gold Coast vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2017: Billy Longer had 55 hitouts for St. Kilda vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2018: Max Gawn had 49 hitouts for Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2023: Jarrod Witts had 51 hitouts for Gold Coast vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Tackles
1995: Rod Keogh had 10 tackles for St. Kilda vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2006: Luke Hodge had 10 tackles for Hawthorn vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2006: Brett Kirk had 10 tackles for Sydney vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2007: James McDonald had 10 tackles for Melbourne vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2011: Chris Judd had 12 tackles for Carlton vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2012: Jordie McKenzie had 10 tackles for Melbourne vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2016: Andrew Swallow had 12 tackles for North Melbourne vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2016: Tom Mitchell had 10 tackles for Sydney vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2016: Josh Kennedy had 12 tackles for Sydney vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2016: Kieren Jack had 13 tackles for Sydney vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2017: Rory Sloane had 13 tackles for Adelaide vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2017: Jack Viney had 11 tackles for Melbourne vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2017: Jack Steven had 11 tackles for St. Kilda vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2018: Tom Mitchell had 10 tackles for Hawthorn vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2018: Clayton Oliver had 10 tackles for Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2018: Hugh Greenwood had 10 tackles for Adelaide vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2023: Nick Holman had 10 tackles for Gold Coast vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2023: Marcus Bontempelli had 11 tackles for Western Bulldogs vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Frees for
1967: Norm Brown received 7 frees for Fitzroy vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1967: Ross Smith received 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1972: Shane McKew received 7 frees for South Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Allan Davis received 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Kevin Sheedy received 8 frees for Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Stuart Trott received 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Alex Ruscuklic received 9 frees for Fitzroy vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: Mick Malthouse received 7 frees for Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: Laurie Fowler received 9 frees for Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: John Murphy received 12 frees for South Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: Barry Breen received 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2018: Nat Fyfe received 7 frees for Fremantle vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
Frees against
1972: Roger Dean gave away 7 frees for Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: Geoff Burdett gave away 7 frees for Essendon vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1905: Mark Shea debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1911: Jack Green, Snr debuted for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1911: Fred Bamford debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1911: Paddy Rowan debuted for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1911: Gordon Green debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1916: Harry Saunders debuted for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1916: Bob King debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1922: Justin McCarthy debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1922: Ted Stevenson debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1922: George Rudolph debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1939: Tom Roulent debuted for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1939: Allan Mullenger debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1944: Bob Syme debuted for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1944: Ted Fletcher debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1944: Peter Bennett debuted for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1967: Ian Nankervis debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1972: Merv Keane debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: Kevin Morris debuted for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1984: Darren Morgan debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Darren Wheildon debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1995: Simon Cox debuted for Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2000: Paul Chapman debuted for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2001: Adam McPhee debuted for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2001: Mark Coughlan debuted for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2001: Dean Brogan debuted for Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2005: Nathan Foley debuted for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2006: Mathew Stokes debuted for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2007: James Frawley debuted for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2017: Tim English debuted for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
Last game
1933: Norm Cockram played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1933: Len Johnson played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1944: Ted Ellis played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1950: Malcolm Worrall played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1950: George Hassell played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1967: Bernie Massey played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1967: Murray Zeuschner played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1978: Wayne Walsh played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: John Manton played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1990: Merv Neagle played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2011: Matthew Warnock played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2017: Garrick Ibbotson played his last game for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2018: Danyle Pearce played his last game for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
Career games
1911: Chris Kiernan played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1911: Alan Belcher played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. University (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1916: Andy McDonald played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1939: Jack Hale played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1939: Len Thomas played his 200th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1944: Ted Ellis played his 150th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1944: Frank Anderson played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1944: Norm Hillard played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1944: Joe Ryan played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1950: Ken Baxter played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1950: Jack Conley played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1967: Don Williams played his 200th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1972: Carl Ditterich played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Peter Bedford played his 100th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Kevin Hall played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Frank Davis played his 150th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: Wayne Walsh played his 150th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1988: Glenn Hawker played his 200th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1988: Simon Madden played his 300th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Jamie Turner played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Steve Hocking played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Kevin Walsh played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1994: Dean McRae played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1995: Doug Hawkins played his 350th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1995: Tony Liberatore played his 150th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2000: Craig McRae played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2006: Gary Ablett, Jnr played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2006: Andrew Welsh played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2006: Matthew Bishop played his 150th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2011: Heath Scotland played his 200th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2018: Todd Goldstein played his 200th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2022: Will Hayward played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2023: Toby Greene played his 200th V/AFL game: Greater Western Sydney vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2023: Nick Holman played his 100th V/AFL game: Gold Coast vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2023: Rory Lobb played his 150th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Career goals
1911: Chris Kiernan kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1933: Tom O'Halloran kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1972: Barry Round kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Footscray vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Robin Close kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: Rod Galt kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Andrew Bews kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2000: Jason Akermanis kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Brisbane vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2012: Andrew Walker kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Goals in a season
1972: Peter McKenna kicked his 50th goal for the season for Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
1972: Collingwood 28.16.184 vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1988: Essendon 29.20.194 vs. Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Geelong Reserves 37.12.234 vs. Richmond Reserves (V/AFL, Reserves, R9)
1989: Geelong 32.19.211 vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Winning margin
1988: Essendon d. Brisbane by 140 points (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Geelong d. Richmond by 134 points (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Geelong Reserves d. Richmond Reserves by 162 points (V/AFL, Reserves, R9)
Aggregate score
1972: (293 total) Collingwood 184 vs. Geelong 109 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: (306 total) Richmond Reserves 72 vs. Geelong Reserves 234 (V/AFL, Reserves, R9)
1989: (281 total) Carlton 159 vs. Fitzroy 122 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: (288 total) Richmond 77 vs. Geelong 211 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Comeback
1944: Carlton won from 30 points down at 3QT vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
Big crowds
1967: 50,348 attended Richmond vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1989: 71,390 attended Essendon vs. Collingwood at Waverley Park (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1996: 56,609 attended Collingwood vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2017: 85,656 attended Richmond vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1869: Harry Bond (St. Kilda)
1874: Syd Phillips (St. Kilda)
1875: Alf Clauscen (St. Kilda)
1880: Herb Bruton (South Melbourne)
1881: Herb Hainsworth (Carlton)
1882: Bill Strickland (Carlton)
1882: Charlie O'Connor (Carlton)
1885: Alf Jones (Melbourne)
1896: Fred Long (Melbourne)
1897: Arnold Beitzel (St. Kilda, Fitzroy)
1898: David Hume (South Melbourne)
1901: Clarrie Answerth (Hawthorn)
1902: Bertie Crellin (Footscray)
1905: Fred Phillips (St. Kilda)
1905: Jack Webb (Footscray, North Melbourne)
1907: Jimmy Joyce (Footscray)
1908: Jack Paterson (South Melbourne, North Melbourne)
1912: Alf Sampson (Footscray)
1915: Syd Moloney (Claremont)
1915: Jack Kenny (North Melbourne)
1917: George Smeaton (Richmond, Oakleigh)
1919: Percy Bushby (Essendon, Stawell, Ararat)
1926: Keith Williams (Fitzroy)
1927: Wally Donald (Footscray)
1932: Jim Camm (St. Kilda)
1936: Bob Crowe (Carlton)
1936: Fred Cole (St. Kilda)
1940: Ron Fitzpatrick (North Melbourne)
1946: Geoff Ainsworth (Geelong)
1949: Ted Hopkins (Carlton)
1952: Peter Hall (Carlton)
1955: Peter Doyle (Geelong)
1965: Craig Dewhirst (South Adelaide)
1969: Paul Gow (Footscray)
1971: Wayne Carey (North Melbourne, Australia, Adelaide)
1972: Jeff Hilton (St. Kilda, Melbourne)
1975: Kingsley Hunter (Claremont, Fremantle, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn, East Fremantle)
1983: Jordan McMahon (Western Bulldogs, Richmond)
1986: Sam Gibson (Box Hill, Werribee, North Melbourne, Adelaide Reserves, Adelaide)
1987: Stephen Clifton (Greater Western Sydney)
1988: Daisy Pearce (Melbourne WFC)
1992: Georgia Nanscawen (North Melbourne WFC, Essendon WFC)
1994: Clay Cameron (Gold Coast Reserves, Gold Coast, Redland, Woodville West Torrens)
2000: Toby Bedford (Casey, Melbourne, Greater Western Sydney)
2000: Austin Bradtke (Casey)
2002: Tanner Bruhn (GWS Reserves, Greater Western Sydney, Geelong)
2004: Ella Smith (Brisbane WFC)
2004: Elijah Hewett (Swan Districts, West Coast)
Deaths
1927: Jim Byrne (Melbourne)
1930: Tom Nolan (Fitzroy)
1937: George Stewart (St. Kilda)
1943: Joe Watson (Richmond)
1949: John Green (Essendon)
1951: Arthur Cleghorn (Essendon)
1955: Jim Munday (Geelong)
1958: Claude Denman (St. Kilda)
1962: Ramsay Anderson (Essendon, University)
1966: Vic Buchanan (Geelong)
1968: Alec McKenzie (Geelong)
1969: Frank Love (Richmond)
1979: Reg Grant (North Melbourne)
1979: Jack Moran (North Melbourne)
1984: Billy Wells (Richmond)
1985: Les Willis (St. Kilda)
1999: Les Murray (Footscray)
2008: Mick Nolan (North Melbourne, Mayne)
2008: Frank McGrath (Melbourne, Carlton)
2010: Greg Tate (Essendon)
2015: Lou Mangan (South Melbourne)
2020: Fred Hill (North Melbourne)
2022: Jim Wallis (St. Kilda)
2022: Gordon Proudfoot (Fitzroy)

Footnotes

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