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On this day in Australian Football: August 18

Big Stats - Players

Goals
1928: Jack Titus kicked 9 goals for Richmond against Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1962: John Peck kicked 7 goals for Hawthorn against Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
Behinds
1973: Neil Balme kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1979: Terry Daniher kicked 5 behinds for Essendon against Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1979: Merv Keane kicked 5 behinds for Richmond against Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1979: Garry Wilson kicked 5 behinds for Fitzroy against St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2007: Barry Hall kicked 5 behinds for Sydney against Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
Disposals
Kicks
Handballs
2017: Matt Crouch had 24 handballs for Adelaide vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Marks
Hitouts
Tackles
Frees for
1990: Mark Lee received 7 frees for Richmond vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2017: Rory Sloane received 8 frees for Adelaide vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Frees against

Player Milestones

Debuts
Last game
1928: Tommy Corrigan played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1928: Cliff Rankin played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1928: Frank Maher played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1934: Joe Kelly played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1951: Ken Albiston played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1956: Vin English played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1956: Ray Poulter played his last game for Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1956: Doug Bigelow played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1956: Kevin Coghlan played his last game for Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1956: Bill Milroy played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1962: Wally Clark played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1962: Ian Aston played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1973: Wayne Headlam played his last game for Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1984: Glenn Coleman played his last game for Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1984: Geoff Southby played his last game for Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1984: Chris Burton played his last game for Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1989: Michael Kol played his last game for Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1990: Phil Egan played his last game for Richmond (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1991: Brad Hardie played his last game for Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2000: Paul Salmon played his last game for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
2006: Jason Cloke played his last game for Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2007: Matthew Lappin played his last game for Carlton (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2012: Sam Lonergan played his last game for Essendon (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2012: Chris Knights played his last game for Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2019: Jarryd Roughead played his last game for Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Career games
1917: Bob Deas played his 100th V/AFL game: South Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1917: George Lambert played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1917: Fred Bamford played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Richmond (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1928: Fred Williams played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1945: George Gniel played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1951: Jim Clark played his 150th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1962: Ron Harvey played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Hawthorn (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1962: Col Saddington played his 100th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1973: Gary Dempsey played his 100th V/AFL game: Footscray vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1973: John Nicholls played his 300th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1973: Kevin Heath played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. St. Kilda (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1973: John Williams played his 150th V/AFL game: Essendon vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1979: Jim O'Dea played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Fitzroy (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1979: Michael Tuck played his 150th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1984: Peter Moore played his 200th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1984: Garry Sidebottom played his 100th V/AFL game: Fitzroy vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1984: Gerard Healy played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1984: Peter Daicos played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1990: Ian Fairley played his 100th V/AFL game: North Melbourne vs. Footscray (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1990: Bernie Harris played his 100th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Fitzroy (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1991: Earl Spalding played his 100th V/AFL game: Melbourne vs. Brisbane (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
1995: Craig Kelly played his 100th V/AFL game: Collingwood vs. Hawthorn (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1996: Stephen Silvagni played his 200th V/AFL game: Carlton vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2000: John Barker played his 100th V/AFL game: Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
2001: Gavin Wanganeen played his 200th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Geelong (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2001: Justin Murphy played his 100th V/AFL game: Geelong vs. Port Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2001: Matthew Knights played his 250th V/AFL game: Richmond vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2002: Peter Burgoyne played his 100th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2002: Aussie Jones played his 150th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2002: Darryl Wakelin played his 150th V/AFL game: Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2007: Robert Harvey played his 350th V/AFL game: St. Kilda vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2007: Matthew Carr played his 150th V/AFL game: Fremantle vs. St. Kilda (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2013: Adam Cooney played his 200th V/AFL game: Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)
2017: Taylor Walker played his 150th V/AFL game: Adelaide vs. Sydney (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
Career goals
1951: Peter Bennett kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R16)
1973: Laurie Sandilands kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Footscray vs. Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1973: Doug Wade kicked his 900th career V/AFL goal: North Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1984: Trevor Barker kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: St. Kilda vs. Essendon (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1984: Michael Roach kicked his 400th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. Footscray (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1990: Brian Royal kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Footscray vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
1996: Stephen Kernahan kicked his 700th career V/AFL goal: Carlton vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2001: Joel Bowden kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Richmond vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2002: Warren Tredrea kicked his 200th career V/AFL goal: Port Adelaide vs. Adelaide (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2018: Gary Ablett, Jnr kicked his 400th career V/AFL goal: Geelong vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R22)
2023: Cam Rayner kicked his 100th career V/AFL goal: Brisbane vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)
Goals in a season
1917: Dick Lee kicked his 50th goal for the season for Collingwood vs. South Melbourne (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R14)
1945: Fred Burge kicked his 50th goal for the season for Richmond vs. Carlton (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R18)
1962: Tom Carroll kicked his 50th goal for the season for Carlton vs. Collingwood (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R17)
1979: Tony Morwood kicked his 50th goal for the season for South Melbourne vs. Geelong (V/AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2000: Nick Holland kicked his 50th goal for the season for Hawthorn vs. North Melbourne (AFL, Premiership Season, 1SF)
2007: Matthew Richardson kicked his 50th goal for the season for Richmond vs. West Coast (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2007: Fraser Gehrig kicked his 50th goal for the season for St. Kilda vs. Fremantle (AFL, Premiership Season, R20)
2023: Charlie Cameron kicked his 50th goal for the season for Brisbane vs. Collingwood (AFL, Premiership Season, R23)

Big Stats - Teams

Final score
Winning margin
Aggregate score
Big crowds
2012: 59,381 attended Essendon vs. Carlton at M.C.G. (AFL, Premiership Season, R21)

Birth & Deaths

Births
Deaths

Footnotes

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