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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1985: Simon Beasley kicked 9 goals for Footscray against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1985: Michael Roach kicked 7 goals for Richmond against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1985: David Cordner kicked 7 goals for Melbourne against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1985: Bernie Evans kicked 9 goals for Sydney against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1991: Darren Bennett kicked 8 goals for Melbourne against Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1997: Tony Modra kicked 7 goals for Adelaide against Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2008: Corey Jones kicked 7 goals for North Melbourne against Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
Behinds
1985: Steve Malaxos kicked 5 behinds for Hawthorn against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1996: Wayne Carey kicked 5 behinds for North Melbourne against St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2003: Nathan Brown kicked 6 behinds for Western Bulldogs against Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
Disposals
2019: Clayton Oliver had 44 disposals for Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2024: Nic Martin had 44 disposals for Essendon vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
Kicks
1985: Gary Ayres had 25 kicks for Hawthorn vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2002: Jason Johnson had 25 kicks for Essendon vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2019: Lachie Whitfield had 26 kicks for Greater Western Sydney vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2024: Nic Martin had 31 kicks for Essendon vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
2024: Riley Bonner had 29 kicks for St. Kilda vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
Handballs
1996: Darren Holmes had 25 handballs for Fitzroy vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1996: Craig Lambert had 20 handballs for Brisbane vs. Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1997: Brett James had 26 handballs for Adelaide vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2003: Scott West had 23 handballs for Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2008: Gary Ablett, Jnr had 20 handballs for Geelong vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2008: Jimmy Bartel had 20 handballs for Geelong vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2014: Daniel Cross had 20 handballs for Melbourne vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2019: Clayton Oliver had 29 handballs for Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
Marks
2014: James Frawley took 15 marks for Melbourne vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2023: Harris Andrews took 16 marks for Brisbane vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
Hitouts
2017: Brodie Grundy had 45 hitouts for Collingwood vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2019: Max Gawn had 53 hitouts for Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2024: Max Gawn had 50 hitouts for Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
Tackles
2012: Luke Ball had 10 tackles for Collingwood vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2013: Jack Redden had 10 tackles for Brisbane vs. Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2014: Brent Moloney had 10 tackles for Brisbane vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2014: Steve Johnson had 10 tackles for Geelong vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2014: Travis Varcoe had 10 tackles for Geelong vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2014: Daniel Cross had 12 tackles for Melbourne vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2018: Ben Jacobs had 10 tackles for North Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2019: Luke Dahlhaus had 11 tackles for Geelong vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2019: Brandan Parfitt had 10 tackles for Geelong vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2024: Willem Drew had 11 tackles for Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
Frees for
1985: Graeme Hinchen received 7 frees for Fitzroy vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)

Player Milestones

Debuts
1985: Mark Eustice debuted for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1985: Michael Ford debuted for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1985: Martin Christensen debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1985: David Rhys-Jones debuted for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1985: Bruce Lindner debuted for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1991: Mark Roberts debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1991: Troy Clarke debuted for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1991: Richard Champion debuted for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1991: Michael McLean debuted for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1996: Jason Traianidis debuted for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1996: Craig Treleven debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1996: Peter Berbakov debuted for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1996: Peter Bell debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1996: Daniel Chick debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1996: Todd Curley debuted for Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1996: Danny Dickfos debuted for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1996: Joe McLaren debuted for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1996: Brad Wira debuted for Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1997: Chris Johnson debuted for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1997: Jarrod Molloy debuted for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1997: Paul Corrigan debuted for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1997: Simon Goodwin debuted for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1997: Darren Milburn debuted for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1997: Brett James debuted for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2001: Daniel Harris debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2001: Sav Rocca debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2001: Jess Sinclair debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2001: Drew Petrie debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2002: Mark Porter debuted for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2002: Gary Ablett, Jnr debuted for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2002: David Johnson debuted for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2002: Jimmy Bartel debuted for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2002: Heath Black debuted for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2003: Des Headland debuted for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2003: Jason Torney debuted for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2003: Peter Everitt debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2003: Aaron Sandilands debuted for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2003: Mark Jamar debuted for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2003: Byron Schammer debuted for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2008: Harry Taylor debuted for Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2012: Jack Gunston debuted for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2013: Dylan Roberton debuted for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2013: Tom Hickey debuted for St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2013: Koby Stevens debuted for Western Bulldogs (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2013: Lachie Whitfield debuted for Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2013: Dane Rampe debuted for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2013: Stefan Martin debuted for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2019: Steven May debuted for Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
Last game
1996: Scott Maginness played his last game for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1996: Paul Hills played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1997: Michael McLean played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2001: Winston Abraham played his last game for North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2003: Anthony Jones played his last game for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: Ben Griffiths played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
Career games
1985: Steven Smith played his 200th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
1991: Ron McKeown played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2003: Brad Johnson played his 200th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2003: Wayne Carey played his 250th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2006: Chris Judd played his 100th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2006: Andrew Thompson played his 200th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2007: Travis Johnstone played his 150th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2007: Russell Robertson played his 200th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2008: Joel Bowden played his 250th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2012: David Hale played his 150th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2012: Travis Cloke played his 150th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2013: Stephen Gilham played his 100th V/AFL game: Greater Western Sydney vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2014: Daniel Rich played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2014: Jack Redden played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2014: Andrew Mackie played his 200th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2019: Chris Masten played his 200th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2019: Shannon Hurn played his 250th V/AFL game: West Coast vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2019: Justin Westhoff played his 250th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2019: Jack Viney played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2024: Jack Viney played his 200th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
2024: Todd Marshall played his 100th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
2024: Jake Kelly played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R3)
Career goals
1996: Dean Anderson kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2003: Mark Stevens kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Adelaide vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2007: Jeff White kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2012: Dale Thomas kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Collingwood vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
1991: Melbourne 27.18.180 vs. Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1996: Essendon Reserves 30.16.196 vs. Richmond Reserves (AFL, Reserve Grade Competition, R1)
Winning margin
1991: Melbourne d. Fitzroy by 131 points (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
1996: Essendon Reserves d. Richmond Reserves by 133 points (AFL, Reserve Grade Competition, R1)
Aggregate score
1985: (285 total) Melbourne Reserves 174 vs. Fitzroy Reserves 111 (V/AFL, Reserves, R1)
Big crowds
1996: 52,271 attended Richmond vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2001: 56,028 attended North Melbourne vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2008: 50,636 attended Geelong vs. Essendon at Docklands (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2012: 78,464 attended Hawthorn vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R1)
2017: 58,236 attended Richmond vs. Collingwood at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)
2019: 54,985 attended West Coast vs. Greater Western Sydney at Perth Stadium (AFL, Premiership Season, R2)

Birth & Deaths

Births
1874: Henry Hay (Sturt)
1876: Tom Davey (Melbourne)
1879: Syd Hall (Essendon)
1886: Doug Morgan (Geelong)
1887: Phil Gibson (Essendon)
1888: Lindsay Bristow (Collingwood)
1892: George Parkinson (Richmond)
1893: Horrie Jose (Collingwood)
1894: Edric Bickford (Essendon, Carlton)
1895: George Bayliss (Richmond, Footscray)
1895: Basil Scott (Norwood)
1896: Frank Magill (South Melbourne)
1896: Harry Stokesberry (Richmond)
1899: Harry Grigg (St. Kilda)
1901: Bill Ward (St. Kilda)
1908: Les Prior (Fitzroy)
1910: Matt Cave (Footscray, St. Kilda)
1913: Jack Rogers (St. Kilda)
1919: Dave Engellenner (South Melbourne)
1925: Jack Sales (Collingwood)
1930: Jack Mills (Carlton)
1940: Barry Rippon (Fitzroy)
1944: Bill Ross (South Melbourne)
1945: Lindsay McGie (Essendon)
1946: Allan Hird, Jnr (Essendon)
1948: Ted Lees (Melbourne)
1950: Garry Bygraves (East Perth)
1952: Peter Knights (Hawthorn)
1955: Howard Staehr (Essendon)
1955: Andy Bennett (South Adelaide, Hawthorn, St. Kilda, Sandy Bay)
1957: Alan McConnell (Footscray)
1957: Don Henwood (Footscray)
1958: Howard Tarpey (South Melbourne)
1961: Russell Dickson (Melbourne)
1962: Russell Richards (Melbourne)
1964: Arlen Kennedy (Port Adelaide)
1966: Todd Viney (Sturt, Melbourne, Australia)
1967: John McCarthy (North Hobart, North Melbourne, Fitzroy, Woodville West Torrens)
1967: Gilbert McAdam (Claremont, Central District, St. Kilda, Brisbane)
1972: Adrian Hickmott (Geelong, Carlton)
1980: Nick Davis (Collingwood, Sydney, Australia)
1981: Marc Dragicevic (Richmond)
1983: Daniel Cross (Werribee, Western Bulldogs, Australia, Williamstown, Melbourne)
1984: Cameron Hunter (Melbourne)
1986: Beau Waters (West Adelaide, Claremont, West Coast)
1988: Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide, Australia)
1989: Matt Austin (Brisbane)
1993: Bianca Jakobsson (Carlton WFC, Melbourne WFC, St. Kilda WFC)
1997: David Cuningham (Carlton)
1999: Gryan Miers (Geelong)
1999: Will Walker (North Melbourne Reserves, North Melbourne)
2001: Georgia Patrikios (St. Kilda WFC)
2004: Nathan Barkla (Port Adelaide Magpies)
2004: Yasmin Duursma (Port Adelaide WFC, Carlton WFC)
Deaths
1951: Bill Ockleshaw (St. Kilda)
1953: Fred McGinis (Melbourne)
1955: Fred Bamford (Fitzroy)
1955: Les Minto (Melbourne, Essendon)
1957: Les Charge (South Melbourne)
1959: Fred Whitelaw (St. Kilda)
1965: George Kruse (Footscray, Fitzroy)
1966: Ray Stewart (Richmond, Carlton)
1967: George McNeilage (Geelong, Melbourne, Norwood)
1970: Percy Tulloh (Melbourne, St. Kilda)
1987: Bill Jones (Carlton, North Melbourne)
1999: Harry Mears (Collingwood, South Melbourne)
1999: Reg Morton (North Melbourne)
2006: Ron Rann (North Melbourne)
2008: Allan Baldwin (Hawthorn)
2011: Gordon Ramsay (St. Kilda)
2015: Graham Spooner (Fitzroy)
2016: Bill McKenzie (North Adelaide)
2018: Bob Collins (Footscray)
2019: Havel Rowe (Richmond)
2023: Ron Blain (Footscray)

Footnotes

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