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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1938: Fred Hughson kicked 7 goals for Fitzroy against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1988: Jason Dunstall kicked 9 goals for Hawthorn against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2000: Lance Whitnall kicked 9 goals for Carlton against Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
Behinds
1938: Dick Harris kicked 7 behinds for Richmond against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1938: Jack Titus kicked 7 behinds for Richmond against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1966: Ted Whitten, Snr kicked 6 behinds for Footscray against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1988: Ian Fairley kicked 6 behinds for North Melbourne against Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1988: Darren Harris kicked 6 behinds for North Melbourne against Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1993: Adrian McAdam kicked 7 behinds for North Melbourne against Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
Disposals
2022: Sam Walsh had 40 disposals for Carlton vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
Kicks
1932: Ron Hillis had 25 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1932: Cecil Pettiona had 34 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1932: Jack Baggott had 31 kicks for Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1932: Eric Zschech had 28 kicks for Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1938: Dick Harris had 25 kicks for Richmond vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1938: Gordon Strang had 25 kicks for Richmond vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1966: Wayne Closter had 27 kicks for Geelong vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1966: Alistair Lord had 29 kicks for Geelong vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1966: Wayne Richardson had 25 kicks for Collingwood vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1966: Kevin Rose had 27 kicks for Collingwood vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1966: Peter Steward had 25 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1966: Noel Teasdale had 28 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1966: Peter Crimmins had 26 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1966: George Bisset had 26 kicks for Footscray vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1966: Billy Barrot had 25 kicks for Richmond vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1977: Norm Goss, Jnr had 28 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Barry Armstrong had 25 kicks for Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Noel Carter had 28 kicks for Richmond vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Warwick Irwin had 26 kicks for Fitzroy vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Paul Sarah had 25 kicks for Geelong vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1983: Chris Burton had 25 kicks for Footscray vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1983: Robert Wiley had 30 kicks for Richmond vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1983: Geoff Raines had 30 kicks for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1988: Nathan Burke had 30 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2016: Dustin Martin had 29 kicks for Richmond vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
Handballs
2016: Dylan Shiel had 22 handballs for Greater Western Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2016: Tom Rockliff had 20 handballs for Brisbane vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2017: Lachie Neale had 21 handballs for Fremantle vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2022: Sam Walsh had 21 handballs for Carlton vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
2022: Will Brodie had 24 handballs for Fremantle vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
Marks
1994: Shaun Rehn took 15 marks for Adelaide vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
Hitouts
1983: Gary Dempsey had 50 hitouts for North Melbourne vs. Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2015: Aaron Sandilands had 50 hitouts for Fremantle vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
Tackles
2010: Lenny Hayes had 14 tackles for St. Kilda vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2011: Ricky Petterd had 14 tackles for Melbourne vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2011: Ryan O'Keefe had 10 tackles for Sydney vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2011: Luke Ball had 12 tackles for Collingwood vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2011: Liam Picken had 13 tackles for Western Bulldogs vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2017: Koby Stevens had 15 tackles for St. Kilda vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2017: Jordan Murdoch had 11 tackles for Geelong vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2022: Jack Steele had 10 tackles for St. Kilda vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
Frees for
1932: Harry Clarke received 8 frees for South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1932: Ron Hillis received 7 frees for South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1932: Jack Baggott received 11 frees for Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1932: Eric Zschech received 7 frees for Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1977: Ken Mansfield received 10 frees for Essendon vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Norm Goss, Jnr received 8 frees for South Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Greg Lambert received 7 frees for South Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Jeff Sarau received 8 frees for St. Kilda vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Noel Carter received 7 frees for Richmond vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Allan Davis received 8 frees for Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Shane Grambeau received 7 frees for Melbourne vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1983: Brendan Hartney received 7 frees for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1983: Greg Burns received 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1983: Jeff Sarau received 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1983: Robert DiPierdomenico received 8 frees for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1988: Bob Jones received 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
Frees against
1932: Terry Brain gave away 7 frees for South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1932: Brighton Diggins gave away 7 frees for South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1932: Peter Reville gave away 7 frees for South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1932: Percy Bentley gave away 8 frees for Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1938: Allan La Fontaine gave away 7 frees for Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1977: Ken Roberts gave away 10 frees for Essendon vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Stan Magro gave away 7 frees for Collingwood vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Brian Woodman gave away 7 frees for South Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Rod Ashman gave away 8 frees for Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Ian Hampshire gave away 7 frees for Footscray vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Lee Perussich gave away 7 frees for Footscray vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Paul Callery gave away 8 frees for St. Kilda vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Gary Lofts gave away 8 frees for St. Kilda vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Wayne Schimmelbusch gave away 8 frees for North Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: John Pitura gave away 7 frees for Richmond vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1983: Peter Melesso gave away 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1983: David McMahon gave away 7 frees for Fitzroy vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1983: Donald McDonald gave away 7 frees for North Melbourne vs. Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1983: Mark Williams gave away 13 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1983: Ian Paton gave away 8 frees for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1983: Terry Wallace gave away 8 frees for Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1904: Wally Scott debuted for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1966: Alex Ruscuklic debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1983: Warwick Capper debuted for Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1994: David Sierakowski debuted for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1994: Paul Symmons debuted for West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2016: Nathan Broad debuted for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2017: Sean Darcy debuted for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
Last game
1904: Charlie Coles played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1910: Teddy Rankin played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1910: Ernie Jenkins played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1955: Harry Caspar played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1977: John Scarlett played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1977: Max Robertson played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1994: Danny Del-Re played his last game for Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1994: Robert Scott played his last game for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1995: Martin Leslie played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2000: Richard Champion played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
2017: Matt Shaw played his last game for Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
Career games
1904: Matthew Fell played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1910: Jim Cameron played his 100th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1910: Percy Gibb played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1932: Tom Fitzmaurice played his 150th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1932: Bert Hyde played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1932: Harry 'Soapy' Vallence played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1932: Fred Gilby played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1938: Jack Dyer played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1938: Bill Faul played his 100th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1955: Bruce Phillips played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1977: David McLeish played his 150th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1983: Alan Martello played his 250th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1988: Brian Wilson played his 150th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1989: Mark Eustice played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1993: Alex Ishchenko played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1994: Chris Mainwaring played his 150th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1999: Michael Long played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2015: Travis Varcoe played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2016: Bryce Gibbs played his 200th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2016: Brandon Ellis played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2020: Josh Kennedy played his 250th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
2022: Jeremy Cameron played his 200th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
2022: Jack Newnes played his 200th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
Career goals
1927: Norm Beckton kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1932: Jack Ryan kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1955: Ian Gillett kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: South Melbourne vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1966: Serge Silvagni kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1977: David McKay kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2000: Nigel Smart kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Adelaide vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
2022: Tom Papley kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Sydney vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
Goals in a season
1927: Gordon Coventry kicked his 50th goal for the season for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2000: Lance Whitnall kicked his 50th goal for the season for Carlton vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
Big crowds
1999: 55,230 attended Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2010: 58,208 attended St. Kilda vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
2011: 61,900 attended Richmond vs. Melbourne at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2017: 64,448 attended Richmond vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
2022: 59,335 attended Geelong vs. Richmond at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R15)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1874: Bill Ahern (St. Kilda)
1875: Alex Murdoch (Melbourne)
1876: Wal Warren (Melbourne)
1877: Bobby Walsh (Carlton)
1881: Herb Pitman (Geelong)
1882: Peter McCann (South Melbourne, Essendon)
1883: Harold Collocott (Geelong)
1890: Fred Moore (Fitzroy)
1895: Leo Corbett (St. Kilda)
1896: Les Rogers (Essendon)
1897: Gus Howell (St. Kilda, Footscray)
1897: Bill Landy (Geelong)
1898: Percy Watson (Essendon)
1901: John Fitzgerald (Fitzroy)
1903: Joe Henke (St. Kilda)
1905: Charlie Ahern (Collingwood)
1907: Jack Buckley (Fitzroy)
1908: Ted Shiels (Fitzroy)
1909: Dick Grant (Collingwood)
1910: Jimmy Bates (Essendon)
1911: Jack Haskett (North Melbourne)
1913: Ron McCann (Collingwood)
1913: Dick Pollard (Footscray)
1914: Bill  Bentley (Sturt)
1920: Ian 'Bunny' Warren (Sturt)
1928: Laurie Kerr (Carlton)
1928: Ken Aitken (Carlton, Collingwood)
1929: Eddie Lane (South Melbourne)
1930: Alf Hughes (Hawthorn)
1931: Barrie Brown (Richmond, Camberwell)
1931: Kevin Clarke (West Perth, Melbourne, Carlton)
1934: Brian Ashbolt (Perth)
1939: Brian Lowe (Geelong)
1947: Robert Percy (Footscray)
1950: Bruce Davidson (Footscray)
1951: Eddie Lake (Essendon)
1951: Malcolm Dobson (East Fremantle)
1955: Richard Murrie (Footscray, Geelong, Richmond)
1958: Geoff Martin (Richmond)
1967: Keith Allan (Central District)
1974: Nick Pesch (Woodville West Torrens, Adelaide, Melbourne)
1978: David Round (Western Bulldogs, Williamstown, Southport, Broadbeach)
1980: Danny Jacobs (Essendon, Hawthorn)
1991: Ryan Abbott (Geelong Reserves, Geelong, St. Kilda)
1991: Nathan Vardy (Geelong Reserves, Geelong, East Perth, West Coast, West Coast Reserves)
1994: Najwa Allen (Adelaide WFC)
1998: Airlie Runnalls (Fremantle WFC)
1999: Nathan Kreuger (South Adelaide, Geelong Reserves, Geelong, Collingwood)
1999: Nick Shipley (GWS Reserves, Greater Western Sydney)
2004: Paige Scott
Deaths
1920: Arch Corbett (University)
1949: Len Gale (Fitzroy)
1953: Teddy Lockwood (West Perth, Geelong, Collingwood)
1953: Algy Gehrs (South Adelaide, North Adelaide)
1961: Ron Durham (Richmond)
1963: Bill McIntosh (North Melbourne)
1964: David Hume (South Melbourne)
1965: Jack King (St. Kilda)
1973: Alex Grant (University)
1975: Claude Cornish (Carlton)
1980: Joe Tucker (Geelong)
1984: Ron Martin (South Melbourne)
1995: Frank Jorgensen (Geelong, Melbourne)
1999: Jim Matthews (Albury, St. Kilda)
2001: Jack Hale (Carlton)
2004: Stan Tomlins (Richmond)
2013: Jim Brennan (Richmond)
2019: Mack Atkins (Hawthorn)

Footnotes

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