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On this day in Australian Football: September 19

Big Stats - Players

Goals
1931: Harry 'Soapy' Vallence kicked 11 goals for Carlton against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1997: Jason Heatley kicked 7 goals for St. Kilda against North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
1998: Andrew McLeod kicked 7 goals for Adelaide against Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
Behinds
1970: Barry Breen kicked 8 behinds for St. Kilda against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1970: Alex Jesaulenko kicked 7 behinds for Carlton against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1992: Bill Brownless kicked 6 behinds for Geelong against Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
Kicks
1931: Jack Beveridge had 29 kicks for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1931: Mickey Crisp had 26 kicks for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1936: Harry Collier had 25 kicks for Collingwood vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1936: Marcus Whelan had 25 kicks for Collingwood vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1936: Jack Austin had 27 kicks for South Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1959: Hugh Mitchell had 26 kicks for Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1970: Brent Crosswell had 25 kicks for Carlton vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1970: Syd Jackson had 25 kicks for Carlton vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1981: Peter Featherby had 26 kicks for Geelong vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1997: Robert Harvey had 25 kicks for St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
Handballs
1998: Scott West had 21 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2008: Daniel Cross had 22 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2020: Matt Crouch had 20 handballs for Adelaide vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Marks
2008: Bob Murphy took 16 marks for Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
Tackles
2015: Josh Kennedy had 11 tackles for Sydney vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
Frees for
1931: Bruce Andrew received 8 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1931: George Clayden received 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1931: Gordon Coventry received 7 frees for Collingwood vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
Frees against
1931: George Morrissey, Jnr gave away 8 frees for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)

Player Milestones

Last game
1908: Jack Julian played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1908: Jim Cowell played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1925: Charlie Farrell played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1931: Horrie Clover played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1931: Harry Chesswas played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1936: Brighton Diggins played his last game for South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1942: Jack Caesar played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1959: Kevin Clarke played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1959: Laurie Kerr played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1959: Lance Mann played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1964: Ron Barassi, Jnr played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1964: Frank Adams played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1970: Ian Stewart played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1970: Daryl Griffiths played his last game for St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1981: Jack Hawkins played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1987: Robert Flower played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1992: Darren Baxter played his last game for Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1997: Stuart Anderson played his last game for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
1998: Brad Wira played his last game for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2014: Nathan Grima played his last game for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2014: Levi Greenwood played his last game for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2015: Rhyce Shaw played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
2015: Lewis Jetta played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
2015: Mike Pyke played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
2015: Adam Goodes played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
2020: Adam Saad played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2020: Brad Crouch played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2020: Daniel Talia played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2020: Joe Daniher played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2020: Kade Simpson played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
2020: Kyle Hartigan played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Career games
2014: Adam Goodes played his 350th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2014: Jack Ziebell played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2015: Nick Dal Santo played his 300th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
2020: Daniel Talia played his 200th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
Career goals
1925: Gordon Coventry kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1942: Gordon Lane kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1981: Peter Daicos kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1992: Garry Hocking kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
2015: Kurt Tippett kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Sydney vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
Goals in a season
1970: Syd Jackson kicked his 50th goal for the season for Carlton vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1992: Chris Grant kicked his 50th goal for the season for Footscray vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1997: Stewart Loewe kicked his 50th goal for the season for St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
2008: Cam Mooney kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2008: Brad Johnson kicked his 50th goal for the season for Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2014: Drew Petrie kicked his 50th goal for the season for North Melbourne vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
Big crowds
1925: 60,055 attended Essendon vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1931: 51,140 attended Carlton vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
1936: 55,573 attended Collingwood vs. South Melbourne at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, 2SF)
1953: 58,615 attended Geelong vs. Footscray at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1959: 65,896 attended Essendon vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1964: 102,471 attended Melbourne vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, GF)
1970: 108,215 attended Carlton vs. St. Kilda at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1981: 69,536 attended Geelong vs. Collingwood at Waverley Park (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1987: 71,298 attended Melbourne vs. Hawthorn at Waverley Park (V/AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1992: 71,841 attended Geelong vs. Footscray at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, PF)
1997: 77,531 attended St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)
1998: 67,557 attended Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2008: 70,140 attended Geelong vs. Western Bulldogs at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 1PF)
2009: 87,258 attended Geelong vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, 2PF)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1874: Jim O'Hara (South Melbourne)
1878: Harold Brown (Essendon, St. Kilda)
1879: Leo Morgan (Collingwood)
1888: Alby Landt (St. Kilda)
1893: Newton Chandler (Carlton)
1893: Les 'Bruiser' Laing (Subiaco)
1897: Bill Jones (Geelong)
1898: Jimmy Milne (St. Kilda)
1900: Percy Tulloh (Melbourne, St. Kilda)
1901: Austin Hogan (Fitzroy)
1901: George Stewart (South Melbourne)
1904: Eric Fordham (Footscray)
1905: Frank Kight (Richmond)
1908: Edgar Sims (Sturt)
1912: Reg Garvin (Newtown, St. Kilda, Prahran)
1914: Tommy Boag (Collingwood)
1915: Ron Ellis (St. Kilda)
1927: Frank Brew (South Melbourne)
1933: Graham Bruce (Swan Districts)
1937: Jock O'Brien (North Melbourne)
1942: John Sheahan (Richmond)
1943: Geoff Grover (St. Kilda, Port Melbourne)
1963: Tim Harrington (North Melbourne, Collingwood, Footscray)
1964: Peter Czerkaski (Richmond)
1968: Ed Considine (Essendon, Sydney)
1968: Chris Waterman (East Fremantle, West Coast)
1972: Nicholas Stone (West Coast)
1988: Nathan Djerrkura (Geelong, Williamstown, Western Bulldogs)
1992: Sam Schulz (Greater Western Sydney)
1996: Samantha Gooden (Geelong WFC)
1996: Connor Menadue (Richmond Reserves, Richmond, North Melbourne Reserves, North Melbourne)
2000: James Rowbottom (Sydney)
2003: Brooke Tonon (Adelaide WFC)
Deaths
1933: Jack Fleming (South Melbourne)
1937: Austin Lewis (Melbourne)
1940: Frank Worroll (South Melbourne)
1946: Athol Milne (University)
1959: Leo Corbett (St. Kilda)
1963: Arthur Gall (University)
1964: Percy Jory (St. Kilda)
1965: Bob Stewart (Richmond)
1971: Tim Collins (Melbourne)
1972: Ernie Atkins (University)
1981: Reg Hammond (Fitzroy)
1984: Jim Yewers (St. Kilda)
1992: Keith Stackpole (Collingwood, Fitzroy, Prahran)
2000: Phil Dunstone (North Melbourne)
2004: Ken Ross (Fitzroy)
2006: Terry Smith (Richmond, St. Kilda, Oakleigh)
2006: Alan Collins (Footscray)
2007: George Pike (Geelong)
2011: Ron Fletcher (North Melbourne)

Footnotes

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