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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1923: Greg Stockdale kicked 8 goals for Essendon against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1934: Bill Mohr kicked 7 goals for St. Kilda against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1934: Gordon Coventry kicked 7 goals for Collingwood against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1951: Maurie Dunstan kicked 8 goals for Collingwood against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1979: Michael Roach kicked 7 goals for Richmond against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1991: Scott Hodges kicked 7 goals for Adelaide against Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
Behinds
1990: Ken Hinkley kicked 7 behinds for Geelong against Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2017: Lance 'Buddy' Franklin kicked 6 behinds for Sydney against Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
Disposals
2012: Tom Rockliff had 40 disposals for Brisbane vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2019: Jack Macrae had 41 disposals for Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
Kicks
1973: Barry Armstrong had 28 kicks for Carlton vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: Barry Davis had 25 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: Norm Goss, Jnr had 26 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: Kevin Bartlett had 27 kicks for Richmond vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1979: Barry Rowlings had 27 kicks for Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1979: John Hendrie had 27 kicks for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1979: Leigh Matthews had 25 kicks for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1984: Darren Williams had 25 kicks for Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1984: Rod Ashman had 30 kicks for Carlton vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1989: Anthony Condon had 26 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1990: Mark Zanotti had 26 kicks for Brisbane vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1990: Mark Harvey had 25 kicks for Essendon vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2000: Nathan Buckley had 29 kicks for Collingwood vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
2018: Hayden Crozier had 25 kicks for Western Bulldogs vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2022: Daniel Rich had 25 kicks for Brisbane vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
Handballs
1985: Paul Hawke had 20 handballs for Sydney vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1990: Tim Pekin had 20 handballs for St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2012: Tom Rockliff had 21 handballs for Brisbane vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2013: Simon Black had 25 handballs for Brisbane vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2017: Dan Hannebery had 20 handballs for Sydney vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2018: Ben Cunnington had 20 handballs for North Melbourne vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2019: Jack Macrae had 22 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2019: Patrick Lipinski had 25 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2019: Adam Treloar had 20 handballs for Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2022: Clayton Oliver had 21 handballs for Melbourne vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
Marks
1979: Bernie Quinlan took 15 marks for Fitzroy vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1990: Stewart Loewe took 16 marks for St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
Hitouts
2013: Todd Goldstein had 46 hitouts for North Melbourne vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2019: Brodie Grundy had 50 hitouts for Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
Tackles
2001: Anthony Stevens had 11 tackles for North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2007: Brett Kirk had 10 tackles for Sydney vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2012: Liam Picken had 11 tackles for Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2013: Matt de Boer had 11 tackles for Fremantle vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2016: Rory Sloane had 13 tackles for Adelaide vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2018: Jaeger O'Meara had 10 tackles for Hawthorn vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2019: Jack Macrae had 13 tackles for Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2022: Hugh McCluggage had 11 tackles for Brisbane vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
Frees for
1973: Geoff Southby received 7 frees for Carlton vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: John 'Sam' Newman received 7 frees for Geelong vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: Graham Osborne received 7 frees for Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: David Rhodes received 7 frees for Fitzroy vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: Alan Martello received 9 frees for Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: Michael Moncrieff received 9 frees for Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: Graham Moss received 7 frees for Essendon vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1979: Laurie Fowler received 7 frees for Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1979: Jim O'Dea received 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1979: Jeff Sarau received 8 frees for St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1979: Ian Nankervis received 8 frees for Geelong vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
Frees against
1973: Bill Nalder gave away 7 frees for Richmond vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: John Scarlett gave away 7 frees for Geelong vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: Barry Goodingham gave away 8 frees for North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: David Thorpe gave away 9 frees for Footscray vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: Leon Rice gave away 7 frees for Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: John Pitura gave away 9 frees for South Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1979: Don Scott gave away 10 frees for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1984: Peter Moore gave away 7 frees for Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1984: Warren Jones gave away 7 frees for Carlton vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1900: Ernie Newling debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1917: Artie Wood debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1923: Edward 'Carji' Greeves debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1934: Bob Spargo, Snr debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1951: Jim Gallagher debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1956: Graham Campbell debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1962: Ken Emselle debuted for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1973: Ian Morrison debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1984: Matthew Larkin debuted for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1984: Paul Abbott debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2000: Rhyce Shaw debuted for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
2001: Kayne Pettifer debuted for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2007: Martin Clarke debuted for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2013: Matt Taberner debuted for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
Last game
1923: Carl Keller played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1934: Horrie Edmonds played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1945: Ron Wilson played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1979: Shane Grambeau played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1979: Robert Amos played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1991: Michael Gibson played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2018: Sam Mayes played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2018: Tom Lynch played his last game for Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
Career games
1934: Ansell Clarke played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1945: Wally Buttsworth played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1945: Ernie Coward played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1951: Des Nisbet played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1956: Laurie Kerr played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1962: Terry Gleeson played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1962: Brian McGowan played his 100th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1962: Brian Walsh played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1973: Gary Dempsey played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: John Williams played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: Kevin Neale played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1973: Len Thompson played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1979: Leigh Matthews played his 200th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1979: Daryl Cumming played his 100th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1979: Garry Baker played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1984: Peter Francis played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1984: Wayne Johnston played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1991: Michael McLean played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1996: Wayne Schwass played his 150th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2000: Shane Crawford played his 150th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
2000: Anthony Rock played his 200th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
2002: Peter Burgoyne played his 100th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2007: Michael O'Loughlin played his 250th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2007: Brodie Holland played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2007: Darren Jolly played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2012: Luke McPharlin played his 200th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2012: Quinten Lynch played his 200th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2013: Ashley McGrath played his 200th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2018: Tom Mitchell played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2018: Luke Dahlhaus played his 150th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2019: Easton Wood played his 150th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2022: Harris Andrews played his 150th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
Career goals
1928: Bert Hyde kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1934: Tom Fitzmaurice kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1934: Bob Pratt kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: South Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1945: Sid Dyer kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1945: Dick Reynolds kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1945: Alec Albiston kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1962: Jack Clarke kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1973: Paul Sproule kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
1984: Tony Elshaug kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1989: Jason Dunstall kicked his 400th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2002: Jarrad Schofield kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Port Adelaide vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2013: Tom Hawkins kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
Goals in a season
1928: Gordon Coventry kicked his 50th goal for the season for Collingwood vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1979: Kelvin Templeton kicked his 50th goal for the season for Footscray vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)

Big Stats - Teams

Comeback
1990: Carlton won from 41 points down at HT vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2013: Brisbane won from 38 points down at 3QT vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
Big crowds
1979: 56,975 attended Fitzroy vs. Collingwood at Waverley Park (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2007: 64,222 attended Sydney vs. Collingwood at Stadium Australia (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2012: 62,957 attended Collingwood vs. West Coast at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1851: John 'Markwell' Healy
1872: Billy Bremner (Melbourne)
1878: Gordon Downes (St. Kilda)
1882: Mick Ryan (Collingwood)
1885: Frank Hurrey (Melbourne)
1885: George Gibson (Essendon, Richmond)
1886: Clyde Stanway (Melbourne)
1890: Ben Sheppard (Melbourne, Richmond)
1891: Harry Britter (Melbourne, Geelong)
1897: Jack Greenhill (Carlton)
1898: Jim Karthaus (Richmond)
1901: Jack Murrell (Geelong)
1902: Jack Robertson (Melbourne)
1905: Neal Thompson (North Melbourne)
1905: Len Clarke (Carlton)
1909: Harold Gainger (St. Kilda)
1912: Ted Buckley (Melbourne)
1918: Alan McDonald (Richmond)
1920: Leo Maguire (Richmond)
1921: Des Crawley (Sturt)
1922: Gordon Schwartz (Norwood, West Torrens)
1927: Dave Bryden (Footscray)
1928: Jack Atkinson (Richmond)
1929: Doug Palmer (Geelong)
1933: Allan Trusler (Footscray)
1934: Norm Sharp (Geelong)
1938: John Gerovich (South Fremantle)
1947: Darryl Beale (Richmond, Central District)
1952: Kim Smith (Melbourne)
1961: Chris Fagan
1962: Bradley Gotch (Fitzroy, Port Adelaide, St. Kilda)
1970: Jamie Grant (Footscray)
1974: Scott Bamford (North Adelaide, Fitzroy, Brisbane, Geelong)
1974: Clive Waterhouse (Port Adelaide, Claremont, Fremantle, Australia)
1976: Rowan Warfe (Fitzroy, Sydney)
1981: Ben Fixter (Sydney, Brisbane)
1982: Paul Chambers (Geelong, Sydney)
1985: Luke Crane (Sturt)
1987: Ed Lower (North Melbourne)
1987: Nick Lower (Norwood, Port Adelaide, Fremantle, Perth, Williamstown, Western Bulldogs, Footscray)
1988: Jarryn Geary (St. Kilda)
1991: Danika Pisconeri (West Coast WFC)
1992: Vivien Saad (North Melbourne WFC, Gold Coast WFC)
2000: Tom McKenzie (North Melbourne Reserves)
2000: Georgia Clarke (Geelong WFC)
Deaths
1915: Lou Holmes (St. Kilda)
1919: Fred Waugh (South Melbourne)
1935: Arthur Pincott (Geelong)
1938: Billy Grace (Essendon)
1944: Angus MacIsaac (Richmond)
1952: Bill Moxon (Fitzroy)
1952: Bob McCaskill (Richmond)
1961: Bill Albress (Richmond, Prahran, Port Melbourne)
1964: Jack Dawson (Fitzroy)
1966: Joe Shelley (University)
1967: Jim Harper (Geelong)
1967: Frank Hanna (Carlton)
1967: Les Reeves (North Melbourne)
1970: Frank Gill (Carlton)
1971: Jack Kelly (St. Kilda)
1971: Morrie Ewans (Carlton)
1974: Bert Streckfuss (South Melbourne)
1981: Ray Ross (Richmond, St. Kilda)
1992: Cash Fitzgerald (Hawthorn)
1994: Dave Withers (Hawthorn)
1997: Tom Calder (North Hobart, Ascot, South Melbourne, Mayne, Coorparoo)
2000: Ray Finn (Essendon)
2006: Tom Pelly (North Melbourne)
2007: Barry Pascoe (North Adelaide, North Melbourne, St. Kilda)
2008: John Heathcote (Carlton)

Footnotes

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