Australian Football

AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game

 
Today

On this day in Australian Football: September 18

Big Stats - Players

Goals
1937: Gordon Coventry kicked 7 goals for Collingwood against Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1994: Garry Lyon kicked 10 goals for Melbourne against Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
Behinds
1937: Percy Beames kicked 5 behinds for Melbourne against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1965: Brian Sampson kicked 6 behinds for Essendon against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
Kicks
1937: Keith Truscott had 28 kicks for Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1937: Harry Collier had 29 kicks for Collingwood vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1954: Peter Pianto had 33 kicks for Geelong vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1954: Russ Renfrey had 27 kicks for Geelong vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
Handballs
2015: Sam Mitchell had 21 handballs for Hawthorn vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
Tackles
2022: Cathy Svarc had 10 tackles for Brisbane WFC vs. Melbourne WFC (AFL, Women's Premiership Season, R4)
Frees for
1937: Les Jones received 7 frees for Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1937: Joe Kinnear received 9 frees for Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1937: Harold Rumney received 9 frees for Collingwood vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1971: Ross Smith received 8 frees for St. Kilda vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1993: Gavin Wanganeen received 8 frees for Essendon vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
Frees against
1937: Percy Beames gave away 7 frees for Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1937: Ron Todd gave away 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1971: Kevin Bartlett gave away 7 frees for Richmond vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1920: Maurie Beasy debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1965: Len Thompson debuted for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
Last game
1909: Bob Nash played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1915: George Challis played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1915: Paddy Rowan played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1915: Alf Baud played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1915: Ted Rowell played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1926: Jockie Jones played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1937: Harry Long played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1937: Gordon Ogden played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1954: Doug Palmer played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1954: George Goninon played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1954: Leo Turner played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1954: Bruce Morrison played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1965: Ken Turner played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1965: Brian Gray played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1965: John Mahon played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1971: Billy Brown played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1976: Syd Jackson played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1976: John O'Connell played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1976: Sam Kekovich played his last game for North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1982: Geoff Ablett played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1982: Allan Goad played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1993: Derek Kickett played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1994: Simon Atkins played his last game for Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1994: Keenan Reynolds played his last game for Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1998: Jim Stynes played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
1999: Peter Somerville played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
1999: Barry Young played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2004: Shaun Hart played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2004: Ben Graham played his last game for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2010: Jarrod Harbrow played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2010: Nathan Eagleton played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2010: Brad Johnson played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2010: Mitch Hahn played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2015: Patrick Dangerfield played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
2020: Jeremy Cameron played his last game for Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2020: Heath Shaw played his last game for Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2020: Zac Williams played his last game for Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Career games
1982: Geoff Ablett played his 200th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1993: Michael Long played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1994: Chris Grant played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1998: Mark Roberts played his 200th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2004: Simon Black played his 150th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2009: Jason Gram played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2009: Ben Hudson played his 100th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2015: Matt Suckling played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
2020: Lachie Whitfield played his 150th V/AFL game: Greater Western Sydney vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Goals in a season
1937: Ron Baggott kicked his 50th goal for the season for Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1954: Noel Clarke kicked his 50th goal for the season for Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1971: Barry Breen kicked his 50th goal for the season for St. Kilda vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1971: Barry Richardson kicked his 50th goal for the season for Richmond vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1993: Darren Bewick kicked his 50th goal for the season for Essendon vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
2015: Luke Breust kicked his 50th goal for the season for Hawthorn vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)

Big Stats - Teams

Comeback
1993: Essendon won from 42 points down at HT vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
Big crowds
1920: 62,220 attended Carlton vs. Richmond at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1926: 50,662 attended Essendon vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1937: 55,616 attended Collingwood vs. Melbourne at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1948: 72,394 attended Essendon vs. Melbourne at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1954: 51,985 attended Melbourne vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1965: 95,386 attended Essendon vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1971: 102,494 attended St. Kilda vs. Richmond at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1976: 69,234 attended Carlton vs. North Melbourne at Waverley Park (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1982: 61,307 attended Carlton vs. Hawthorn at Waverley Park (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1993: 76,380 attended Essendon vs. Adelaide at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1994: 65,577 attended Melbourne vs. Footscray at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1998: 73,719 attended Melbourne vs. North Melbourne at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
1999: 80,519 attended Essendon vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2004: 55,768 attended Brisbane vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2009: 78,245 attended Western Bulldogs vs. St. Kilda at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2010: 62,694 attended Western Bulldogs vs. St. Kilda at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2015: 70,879 attended Hawthorn vs. Adelaide at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1875: John Parish (Collingwood)
1877: Joe Chandler (South Melbourne)
1892: Joe Shelley (University)
1894: Eric Sprague (Essendon)
1898: Jack Sheridan (Geelong)
1899: Bill Hicks (Fitzroy)
1899: Reg Baker (Collingwood, Richmond, Wonthaggi Blues)
1909: Cliff Tyson (North Melbourne, Melbourne)
1914: Bill Seedsman (Hawthorn, Collingwood)
1924: Jack Mitchell (Melbourne)
1924: Joe Churchman (Hawthorn)
1926: Kevin Slattery (North Melbourne)
1927: Alan Bulman (Footscray)
1929: Bert Worner (Geelong)
1930: Kevin Gleeson (Richmond)
1935: Ron Bennett (Subiaco)
1936: Malcolm Westley (North Adelaide)
1938: Johnny Ryan (Richmond)
1943: Ron Hosking (Geelong)
1951: Michael Hawkins (Geelong)
1952: Ken Whelan (Sturt)
1953: David Kelly (Melbourne)
1956: Stephen Clifford (Collingwood, Preston, Port Adelaide)
1957: Phil Fleming (Footscray)
1963: Silvio Foschini (South Melbourne, St. Kilda)
1964: Ian Fairley (Williamstown, North Melbourne)
1973: Matthew Clarke (Brisbane, Adelaide, St. Kilda)
1974: Sam Phillipou (Woodville West Torrens, Footscray, Port Adelaide Magpies)
1974: James McLure (Geelong, Woodville West Torrens)
1980: David Wojcinski (Geelong, Australia)
1980: Chris Tarrant (Collingwood, Fremantle, East Perth, Collingwood Reserves)
1988: Jay Van Berlo (Fremantle)
1989: Matthew Jaensch (Sturt, Adelaide)
1991: Nat Fyfe (Claremont, Fremantle, Australia, Peel Thunder)
1992: Tom McDonald (Melbourne)
1995: Tom Atkins (Geelong)
1995: Matthew Scharenberg (Glenelg, Collingwood Reserves, Collingwood)
1999: Lochie O'Brien (Northern Bullants, Carlton, Carlton Reserves)
2001: Emerson Jeka (Hawthorn)
2003: Isadora McLeay (Greater Western Sydney WFC)
Deaths
1908: Gerald O'Dwyer (Carlton)
1915: Jack Walsh (South Melbourne)
1938: Tom Williams (Richmond, West Perth, Essendon)
1946: Fred Monkhouse (South Melbourne)
1947: Norm Bland (St. Kilda)
1954: Herb Clements (St. Kilda)
1956: Henry Cheeseman (Geelong)
1958: Frank Horne (Richmond, Hawthorn)
1966: Clarrie Roberts (St. Kilda)
1968: Harry Moyes (St. Kilda, Melbourne)
1970: Basil Hunter (Carlton)
1987: Richard Greenwood (Footscray)
1989: Doug Munro (Essendon)
1990: Dinny Fagan (South Melbourne)
1991: Kevin Smith (North Melbourne, Footscray)
1998: Haydn Sharp (Footscray)
1998: Wally Warden (Footscray)
2007: Len Thompson (Collingwood, South Melbourne, Fitzroy)
2010: Kevin Gleeson (Richmond)
2015: Jim Ross (St. Kilda, North Launceston)

Footnotes

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