Geelong players took taxis to Patersons Stadium in Perth about two hours before the bounce against West Coast after their team bus broke down.
Mitch Duncan joked that he was riding in a limo, but a teammate's Instagram picture showed him in a cab like everyone else.
Oddities
Essendon beat Melbourne by 15 points at East Melbourne in a game Demonwiki describes as rough and tumble, and Hugh Purse played under the name Hugh Adams.
Oddities
A hailstorm hit Subiaco Oval at three-quarter time in Subiaco v West Perth, and players and spectators sought shelter for several minutes, though play was never officially interrupted.
Oddities
North Melbourne beat Richmond by 50 points in the last VFL match played at Arden Street Oval.
Grounds
Semi Final
VFL · MCG · crowd 28,375
Melbourne won by 102 points
VFL · Sectional Round 2 · Lake Oval
300th AFL game, Essendon v Carlton
300th AFL game, Melbourne v Collingwood
Melbourne v Richmond, first of 227 VFL/AFL games
Essendon v Carlton, first of 168 VFL/AFL games
Collingwood v Footscray, first of 152 VFL/AFL games
Carlton, 34 games (2023-2026)
Carlton, 194 games (1978-1989)
Richmond, 174 games (1972-1983)
Melbourne, 170 games (1977-1986)
Adelaide, 167 games (1991-2002)
Richmond, 159 games (1917-1928)
Kangaroos, 151 games (2007-2017)
