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On this day in Australian Football: June 2

Big Stats - Players

Goals
1945: Sel Murray kicked 10 goals for Richmond against Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
Behinds
1979: John Hendrie kicked 5 behinds for Hawthorn against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1979: Ken Sheldon kicked 5 behinds for Carlton against Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1979: David Cloke kicked 8 behinds for Richmond against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1984: Peter Schwab kicked 5 behinds for Hawthorn against Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1990: Alastair Lynch kicked 5 behinds for Fitzroy against Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
Kicks
Handballs
Marks
Hitouts
Tackles
Frees for
Frees against

Player Milestones

Debuts
Last game
1945: Jack Butcher played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R7)
1979: Noel Jenkinson played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1979: Eric Leech played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1991: Ian Roberts played his last game for Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2018: Aaron Hall played his last game for Gold Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Career games
1934: Jack Green played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R5)
1951: Ted Jarrard played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1951: Tom Morrow played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. North Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1956: Bruce Comben played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R8)
1979: Kevin Higgins played his 150th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1979: Terry Wheeler played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1979: Barry Rowlings played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1990: Chris Langford played his 150th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1990: Wayne Blackwell played his 100th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
1990: Scott McIvor played his 100th V/AFL game: Brisbane vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2001: Michael Mansfield played his 200th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2007: Paul Wheatley played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2007: Robert Shirley played his 100th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2012: David Mundy played his 150th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2012: Paul Duffield played his 100th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2012: Travis Boak played his 100th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2017: Josh Jenkins played his 100th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2017: Tom Hawkins played his 200th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2018: Jake Stringer played his 100th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Career goals
1951: Jock Spencer kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R6)
1979: David Clarke, Snr kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R9)
1991: Brad Hardie kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Brisbane vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2002: Phillip Matera kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: West Coast vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2002: Justin Murphy kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2012: Paul Chapman kicked his 300th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. Greater Western Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R10)
2018: Nic Naitanui kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: West Coast vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2018: Tim Membrey kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
Winning margin
Aggregate score
1991: (289 total) Sydney 121 vs. Brisbane 168 (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
Big crowds
2018: 81,046 attended Essendon vs. Richmond at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)
2019: 50,423 attended Essendon vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R11)

Birth & Deaths

Births
Deaths

Footnotes

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