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On this day in Australian Football: August 9

Big Stats - Players

Goals
1941: Jack Titus kicked 8 goals for Richmond against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1969: Alan Noonan kicked 8 goals for Essendon against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1969: Doug Searl kicked 7 goals for Fitzroy against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1986: Paul Salmon kicked 11 goals for Essendon against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1986: Garry Lyon kicked 7 goals for Melbourne against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2008: Adam Goodes kicked 8 goals for Sydney against Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
Behinds
1969: Alan Noonan kicked 8 behinds for Essendon against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1975: Gary Hardeman kicked 5 behinds for Melbourne against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1975: Barry Rowlings kicked 5 behinds for Hawthorn against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1991: Peter Sumich kicked 8 behinds for West Coast against Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1992: Ron De Iulio kicked 5 behinds for Carlton against St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
1997: Brad Pearce kicked 5 behinds for Carlton against Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
Kicks
Handballs
Marks
Hitouts
Tackles
Frees for
1980: Mark Lee received 7 frees for Richmond vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
Frees against

Player Milestones

Debuts
Last game
1913: Harry Cope played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1941: Norm Baker played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1941: Jack Carney played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1952: Tom Morrow played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1952: Arthur Hodgson played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1958: Bill Jones played his last game for Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1986: Robert Neal played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1996: Jon Hassall played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1997: Brett Lovett played his last game for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1997: Earl Spalding played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1997: Chris Naish played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2003: Nathan Burke played his last game for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
Career games
1941: Jack Titus played his 250th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1969: Ken Beck played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1975: Brian Mynott played his 200th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1980: Andrew Ireland played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1986: Peter McConville played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1997: Chris Langford played his 300th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1997: John Platten played his 250th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1997: Peter Matera played his 150th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1998: Chris Naish played his 150th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1998: Nigel Smart played his 150th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2003: Shane Wakelin played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2008: Brendon Goddard played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2008: David Rodan played his 100th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2008: Stephen Milne played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2008: Kane Cornes played his 150th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2009: Dean Solomon played his 200th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2015: Sean Dempster played his 200th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2021: Alex Neal-Bullen played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
Career goals
1913: Harvey Kelly kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: South Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1919: Harry Brereton kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: South Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1919: Harry Curtis kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R13)
1975: Andy Wilson kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1981: Wayne Johnston kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1986: Bernie Quinlan kicked his 800th career V/AFL goal: Fitzroy vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1997: Scott Russell kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2021: Ben Brown kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
Goals in a season
1941: Lindsay White kicked his 50th goal for the season for Geelong vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1969: Kevin Neale kicked his 50th goal for the season for St. Kilda vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1969: Peter Hudson kicked his 100th goal for the season for Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1986: Tony Lockett kicked his 50th goal for the season for St. Kilda vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
1992: Peter Sumich kicked his 50th goal for the season for West Coast vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2003: Phillip Matera kicked his 50th goal for the season for West Coast vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2003: Barry Hall kicked his 50th goal for the season for Sydney vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R19)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
Winning margin
Aggregate score
2008: (292 total) Belgrave 183 vs. Kinglake 109 (YVMDFL, Premiership Season, R17)
Comeback
1913: South Fremantle won from 39 points down at HT vs. West Perth (WAFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1913: South Fremantle won from 39 points down at 3QT vs. West Perth (WAFL, Premiership Season, R15)
1958: Coburg won from 40 points down at QT vs. Mordialloc (VFA, Premiership Season, R16)
1970: Sandringham won from 51 points down at QT vs. Dandenong (VFA, Premiership Season, R16)
1970: Prahran won from 30 points down at 3QT vs. Oakleigh (VFA, Premiership Season, R16)
1975: Sturt won from 53 points down at QT vs. Woodville (SANFL, Premiership season, R15)
1986: Melbourne won from 36 points down at HT vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R19)
2014: Old Camberwell won from 45 points down at 3QT vs. Peninsula OB (VAFA, Men's Premiership Season, R16)
2014: Broadbeach won from 44 points down at QT vs. Sherwood Districts (QAFL, Premiership season, R16)
Big crowds

Birth & Deaths

Births
Deaths

Footnotes

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