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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1939: Ken Baxter kicked 8 goals for Carlton against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1939: Paul Schmidt kicked 8 goals for Carlton against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1939: Ron Todd kicked 9 goals for Collingwood against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1944: Dick Harris kicked 7 goals for Richmond against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1961: Martin Cross kicked 8 goals for Carlton against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: Don McKenzie kicked 8 goals for Footscray against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: Alan Noonan kicked 7 goals for Essendon against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1972: Michael Moncrieff kicked 7 goals for Hawthorn against South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1988: Brian Taylor kicked 8 goals for Collingwood against Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1989: Roger Merrett kicked 7 goals for Brisbane against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1989: Richard Osborne kicked 11 goals for Fitzroy against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1990: Simon Minton-Connell kicked 8 goals for Carlton against Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Behinds
1933: Alby Pannam kicked 6 behinds for Collingwood against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1972: Greg Wells kicked 5 behinds for Melbourne against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1972: Keith Baskin kicked 5 behinds for South Melbourne against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1972: Graeme Bond kicked 6 behinds for Richmond against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Kelvin Templeton kicked 5 behinds for Footscray against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Craig Braddy kicked 5 behinds for Sydney against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1983: Brian Peake kicked 6 behinds for Geelong against Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1989: Brad Hardie kicked 5 behinds for Brisbane against North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2000: Matthew Lloyd kicked 5 behinds for Essendon against Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2017: Cale Hooker kicked 5 behinds for Essendon against Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Disposals
1989: Mark Bairstow had 44 disposals for Geelong vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1990: Terry Wallace had 42 disposals for Footscray vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2018: Josh Kelly had 41 disposals for Greater Western Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: Clayton Oliver had 42 disposals for Melbourne vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
Kicks
1933: Basil McCormack had 29 kicks for Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1933: Jack Carmody had 27 kicks for Collingwood vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1933: Harry Collier had 28 kicks for Collingwood vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: John Murphy had 25 kicks for Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: Laurie Dwyer had 27 kicks for North Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1972: John Murphy had 34 kicks for Fitzroy vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1972: Adrian Gallagher had 26 kicks for Carlton vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1972: Wayne Richardson had 31 kicks for Collingwood vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Warwick Irwin had 26 kicks for Fitzroy vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Michael Tuck had 28 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Geoff Raines had 27 kicks for Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Mark Browning had 26 kicks for Sydney vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1989: Mark Bairstow had 31 kicks for Geelong vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1995: Matthew Connell had 26 kicks for Adelaide vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2001: Chad Fletcher had 25 kicks for West Coast vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2018: Josh Kelly had 29 kicks for Greater Western Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Handballs
1967: Graham 'Polly' Farmer had 21 handballs for Geelong vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1990: Simon Atkins had 22 handballs for Footscray vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1990: Terry Wallace had 20 handballs for Footscray vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1994: Tony Shaw had 24 handballs for Collingwood vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2007: Sam Mitchell had 21 handballs for Hawthorn vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2012: Dan Hannebery had 21 handballs for Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Clayton Oliver had 22 handballs for Melbourne vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: Jordan Lewis had 22 handballs for Melbourne vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: Dyson Heppell had 20 handballs for Essendon vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: David Zaharakis had 21 handballs for Essendon vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: Marc Murphy had 20 handballs for Carlton vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2018: Touk Miller had 20 handballs for Gold Coast vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: Clayton Oliver had 28 handballs for Melbourne vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
Marks
1933: Basil McCormack took 15 marks for Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1972: Gary Dempsey took 16 marks for Footscray vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Garry Baker took 17 marks for Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Max Crow took 17 marks for Essendon vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1989: Michael Christian took 16 marks for Collingwood vs. Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2006: Nathan Bassett took 22 marks for Adelaide vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2006: Ben Rutten took 15 marks for Adelaide vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2017: Luke Ryan took 16 marks for Fremantle vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Hitouts
2012: Tom Bellchambers had 46 hitouts for Essendon vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Shane Mumford had 46 hitouts for Greater Western Sydney vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: Max Gawn had 52 hitouts for Melbourne vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Tackles
2006: Jobe Watson had 10 tackles for Essendon vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2012: Ryan O'Keefe had 11 tackles for Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Lachie Neale had 10 tackles for Fremantle vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: Nick Suban had 10 tackles for Fremantle vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: Shane Mumford had 13 tackles for Greater Western Sydney vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: Devon Smith had 11 tackles for Greater Western Sydney vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2018: Angus Brayshaw had 10 tackles for Melbourne vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2018: Brayden Fiorini had 10 tackles for Gold Coast vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2018: David Mundy had 10 tackles for Fremantle vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Frees for
1967: Peter McKenna received 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: Len Thompson received 10 frees for Collingwood vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: George Bisset received 7 frees for Footscray vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1972: Gary Dempsey received 7 frees for Footscray vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1972: Len Thompson received 8 frees for Collingwood vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Brian Brown received 8 frees for Fitzroy vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Graham Teasdale received 8 frees for South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Mick Turner received 9 frees for Geelong vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Geoff Southby received 7 frees for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Geoff Raines received 9 frees for Richmond vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2018: Scott Lycett received 7 frees for West Coast vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2018: Lachie Neale received 8 frees for Fremantle vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Frees against
1933: Basil McCormack gave away 8 frees for Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: Len Thompson gave away 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: John Schultz gave away 7 frees for Footscray vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1972: Russell Crow gave away 7 frees for Fitzroy vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Len Thompson gave away 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Paul Sarah gave away 7 frees for Geelong vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1989: Greg Burns gave away 7 frees for St. Kilda vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2017: Shane Mumford gave away 7 frees for Greater Western Sydney vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1899: Tammy Beauchamp debuted for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1905: Dave McNamara debuted for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1961: Murray Kick debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1972: Brian Woodman debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1972: Allan Goad debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1972: Stewart Gull debuted for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Gary Ayres debuted for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1994: Michael Prior debuted for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1995: Adam Simpson debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Last game
1922: Stan Morris played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1944: Jack Kelly played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1961: Dave Cuzens played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: John Somerville played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: Bob Kingston played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1972: John Townsend played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1972: Ross Dillon played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Rob Newton played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1990: Wayne Johnston played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1994: Anthony Daniher played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1995: Gordon Fode played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2000: Mal Michael played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: Paul Williams played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: Steven Sziller played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: Michael Prior played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: Jason Heatley played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: James Clement played his last game for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: David Sierakowski played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: Jess Sinclair played his last game for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: Gavin Crosisca played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: Sean Denham played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: Gavin Brown played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: Joe McLaren played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2007: Simon Godfrey played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2012: Henry Slattery played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2012: Cale Morton played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2017: Clay Smith played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: Gary Ablett, Jnr played his last game for Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2018: Bernie Vince played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2018: Jesse Lonergan played his last game for Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2020: Ben Brown played his last game for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
Career games
1922: Charlie Lilley played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1933: Ivan McAlpine played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1939: Herbie Matthews, Snr played his 100th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1939: Dick Reynolds played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1939: George Bennett played his 150th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1944: Sel Murray played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1950: Jim Baird played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1950: Keith McKenzie played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1961: Rod Vernon played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: Ian Collins played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1972: Barry Price played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1972: Vin Waite played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1972: Russell Cook played his 100th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Rod Austin played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: David McMahon played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1978: Geoff Southby played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1983: Bruce Nankervis played his 250th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1989: Gary Ablett, Snr played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2000: Brad Seymour played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: Garry Hocking played his 250th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2001: Stephen Silvagni played his 300th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2001: Brett Montgomery played his 100th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2005: Steven Baker played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2006: Joel Bowden played his 200th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2012: Jarrad Waite played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2012: Jobe Watson played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2012: Jason Winderlich played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2012: Ryan O'Keefe played his 250th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2016: Levi Greenwood played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2016: Taylor Hunt played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2016: Dustin Martin played his 150th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2018: Brad Sheppard played his 150th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2018: Nick Haynes played his 100th V/AFL game: Greater Western Sydney vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2020: Michael Hibberd played his 150th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2020: James Harmes played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2022: Jamie Elliott played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
Career goals
1933: Les Hardiman kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1933: Bill Mohr kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1939: Ray Watts kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1944: Wally Culpitt kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Hawthorn vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1944: Sel Murray kicked his 400th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1950: Jack Conley kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: Kevin Roberts kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1967: Ted Whitten, Snr kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Footscray vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1978: Rene Kink kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1989: Richard Osborne kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Fitzroy vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1989: Nicky Winmar kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1990: Stephen Kernahan kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1995: Paul Salmon kicked his 500th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2000: Brent Harvey kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2001: Simon Garlick kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Western Bulldogs vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2006: Michael O'Loughlin kicked his 400th career V/AFL goal: Sydney vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2007: Paul Hasleby kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Fremantle vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2017: Jack Ziebell kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: Levi Casboult kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: Daniel Rich kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Brisbane vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: Devon Smith kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Greater Western Sydney vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Goals in a season
1939: Ken Baxter kicked his 50th goal for the season for Carlton vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1944: Dick Harris kicked his 50th goal for the season for Richmond vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1978: Peter Moore kicked his 50th goal for the season for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1989: Gavin Exell kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1989: Jason Dunstall kicked his 100th goal for the season for Hawthorn vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1990: Chris Grant kicked his 50th goal for the season for Footscray vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2000: Michael O'Loughlin kicked his 50th goal for the season for Sydney vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2005: Kent Kingsley kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2006: Brad Johnson kicked his 50th goal for the season for Western Bulldogs vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2006: Scott Lucas kicked his 50th goal for the season for Essendon vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2007: Lance 'Buddy' Franklin kicked his 50th goal for the season for Hawthorn vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)

Big Stats - Teams

Comeback
1950: Essendon won from 46 points down at QT vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1950: Essendon won from 31 points down at 3QT vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
Big crowds
1994: 76,565 attended Collingwood vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1995: 52,523 attended Melbourne vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2000: 66,122 attended Essendon vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2001: 75,873 attended Essendon vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2007: 55,019 attended Hawthorn vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2017: 58,562 attended Essendon vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2018: 57,375 attended West Coast vs. Fremantle at Perth Stadium (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2022: 70,956 attended Melbourne vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1870: Tommy Leahy (Essendon)
1871: Alf Swift (Essendon)
1875: Archie Thompson (Geelong)
1879: George Bruce (West Adelaide, Carlton)
1880: Bill Robinson (Essendon)
1880: John Crennan (St. Kilda)
1881: George Saxbee (Geelong)
1881: Barney McGarry (St. Kilda)
1882: Norman Jolly (Norwood, Sturt)
1882: Ralph Robertson (St. Kilda, East Sydney, North Shore)
1882: Charlie Haigbloom (South Melbourne, Essendon)
1882: George Green (Collingwood)
1882: Tom Hedley (Williamstown, Essendon, Footscray)
1896: Albert Bragg (St. Kilda)
1903: Doug Johnstone (Footscray)
1915: Jack Doherty (Melbourne)
1916: Marty Phelan (Footscray)
1916: Laurie Davies (North Melbourne)
1920: Col McLean (Melbourne)
1921: Noel Doherty (Richmond)
1923: Alan Stevens (Ainslie, City (Eastlake-Manuka), Eastlake (Original), St. Kilda)
1924: Vic Fisher (Essendon)
1928: Bill Cameron (St. Kilda)
1931: Tom Hafey (Richmond)
1934: Trevor Grant (South Melbourne)
1934: Ron Hewett (North Adelaide)
1935: Peter Cooper (St. Kilda)
1936: Colin MacNeil (Fitzroy)
1945: Pat Bowd (South Melbourne)
1951: Mark Amos (Carlton, Fitzroy)
1951: Doug Stephenson (Geelong)
1952: Shane McSpeerin (Melbourne)
1953: David Earl (South Adelaide)
1955: Robert Flower (Melbourne, Australia)
1956: John Lorenzini (Fitzroy)
1957: Ian Borchard (Richmond, South Fremantle, West Adelaide)
1963: Les Bamblett (Melbourne, Footscray)
1964: Mark Dwyer (Fitzroy, St. Kilda, Sandringham)
1965: Robert Saggers (Sydney, North Melbourne)
1971: Gordon Fode (St. Kilda)
1971: Adrian Burns (Essendon, St. Kilda)
1975: Bryan Beinke (Port Adelaide, Adelaide)
1979: Michael Doughty (Adelaide)
1980: David Gallagher (Adelaide, Carlton, Sandringham)
1985: Nathan Grima (Central District, North Melbourne, Essendon Reserves, Essendon)
1986: Dean Polo (Richmond, St. Kilda)
1989: Jeremy Laidler (Geelong, Carlton, Sydney Reserves, Sydney)
1991: Shane Biggs (Bendigo, Sydney Reserves, Sydney, Footscray, Western Bulldogs)
1994: Jarrod Lienert (Sturt, Port Adelaide Magpies, Port Adelaide, St. Kilda)
Deaths
1921: Jack Roberts (Carlton)
1925: Charlie Backhouse (Carlton, Richmond, Preston)
1950: Percy Heron (Fitzroy)
1952: Herman Hellwig (Collingwood)
1952: Jack Knell (Geelong)
1957: Les Mitchell (Melbourne)
1960: Bill Hudd (Geelong, Essendon, Hawthorn)
1961: Fred Lethbridge (Fitzroy)
1964: Adrian Farmer (University)
1967: Charlie Zinnick (Essendon, Footscray)
1968: Bob Puflett (Melbourne)
1972: Alf Callick (South Melbourne, Fitzroy)
1972: Stan Wallis (North Adelaide)
1982: Reg Taylor (North Melbourne)
1983: Leo Rush (Melbourne, Richmond)
1985: Aub Charleston (Carlton, Essendon)
1987: Norm Raines (St. Kilda)
1990: Jack Hubbert (Essendon)
1991: Frank Bateman (Carlton)
1997: Dick Day (North Melbourne)
2000: Maurie Gibb (Melbourne)
2004: Don Grossman (South Melbourne)
2007: Ted Ellis (North Melbourne, Footscray)
2010: Harry Dwan (Richmond, Hawthorn)
2015: Bruce McLennan (St. Kilda)
2019: Russell Middlemiss (Geelong)
2021: Graeme Whitnall (Carlton)

Footnotes

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