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Big Stats - Players

Goals
1922: Cliff Rankin kicked 7 goals for Geelong against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1944: Ron Savage kicked 7 goals for Carlton against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1944: Fred Fanning kicked 11 goals for Melbourne against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1950: Bill Wood kicked 7 goals for Footscray against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1967: Peter Hudson kicked 7 goals for Hawthorn against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Behinds
1967: Peter Hudson kicked 7 behinds for Hawthorn against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1967: Royce Hart kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1972: Alex Ruscuklic kicked 6 behinds for Fitzroy against Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Leigh Matthews kicked 8 behinds for Hawthorn against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: Michael Tuck kicked 5 behinds for Hawthorn against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1984: Barry Round kicked 5 behinds for Sydney against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1984: Rod Waddell kicked 6 behinds for Geelong against Sydney (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2000: Anthony Rocca kicked 5 behinds for Collingwood against Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
Disposals
Kicks
Handballs
Marks
Hitouts
Tackles
Frees for
Frees against
1972: Roger Dean gave away 7 frees for Richmond vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)

Player Milestones

Debuts
Last game
1933: Norm Cockram played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1933: Len Johnson played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1944: Ted Ellis played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1950: George Hassell played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1967: Bernie Massey played his last game for Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1978: Wayne Walsh played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: John Manton played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1990: Merv Neagle played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2018: Danyle Pearce played his last game for Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
Career games
1911: Chris Kiernan played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1911: Alan Belcher played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. University (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1916: Andy McDonald played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1939: Jack Hale played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1939: Len Thomas played his 200th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1944: Ted Ellis played his 150th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1944: Frank Anderson played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1944: Norm Hillard played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1944: Joe Ryan played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
1950: Jack Conley played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1950: Ken Baxter played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1967: Don Williams played his 200th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1972: Carl Ditterich played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Kevin Hall played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Frank Davis played his 150th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: Wayne Walsh played his 150th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1988: Glenn Hawker played his 200th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1988: Simon Madden played his 300th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Brisbane (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Jamie Turner played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Steve Hocking played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Kevin Walsh played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1994: Dean McRae played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1995: Tony Liberatore played his 150th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1995: Doug Hawkins played his 350th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2000: Craig McRae played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2006: Matthew Bishop played his 150th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2006: Gary Ablett, Jnr played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2006: Andrew Welsh played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2011: Heath Scotland played his 200th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2022: Will Hayward played his 100th V/AFL game: Sydney vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2023: Rory Lobb played his 150th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Career goals
1911: Chris Kiernan kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1933: Tom O'Halloran kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1972: Barry Round kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Footscray vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1972: Robin Close kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Essendon vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1978: Rod Galt kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: Andrew Bews kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2000: Jason Akermanis kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Brisbane vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R12)
2012: Andrew Walker kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Goals in a season
1972: Peter McKenna kicked his 50th goal for the season for Collingwood vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
Winning margin
Aggregate score
1972: (293 total) Collingwood 184 vs. Geelong 109 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: (281 total) Carlton 159 vs. Fitzroy 122 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1989: (288 total) Richmond 77 vs. Geelong 211 (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
Comeback
1944: Carlton won from 30 points down at 3QT vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R4)
Big crowds
1967: 50,348 attended Richmond vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1996: 56,609 attended Collingwood vs. Geelong at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
2017: 85,656 attended Richmond vs. Essendon at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)

Birth & Deaths

Births
Deaths

Footnotes

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