Footyinfo

19 August

1950
76 years ago

Camberwell fans ran onto the ground to celebrate after the final bell, but umpire Irvine had not heard it, and Brunswick's Ivor McIvor kicked a goal fifteen seconds later to win the VFA match.

Camberwell protested and the Association declared the match no result, with no replay because it could not affect the final four.

Umpires and tribunal

From the archive

  1. 1882

    A VFA match between Carlton and Melbourne at East Melbourne on 19 August 1882 was abandoned because Carlton would take the field only if the suspended George Coulthard was allowed to play.

    Administration

  2. 1939

    West Adelaide played its last home game at the Adelaide Showgrounds in Wayville because the Australian Army was taking over the site for the war.

    War and society

  3. 1980

    Fitzroy announced it would not relocate to Sydney, ending a season-long relocation saga with a supporter fundraiser at the Camberwell Civic Centre.

    Clubs

  4. 1986
    40 years ago

    The QAFL and businessman Cronin joined forces for a Queensland bid for a VFL licence, in response to rival bids.

    Clubs

  5. 2007

    The 2007 Victorian Women's Football League grand final at Preston City Oval set an Australian crowd record for women's football, and two finals were played at the MCG for the first time.

    Women's football

Matches

  1. 2000
  2. 1916
    110 years ago
  3. 2023

    GWS won by 126 points

    AFL · Round 23 · GIANTS Stadium · crowd 10,281

  4. 1911
  5. 1905

Debuts

  1. 1905
    Harry Lever

    St Kilda v Carlton, first of 218 VFL/AFL games

  2. 2001
    Ashley McGrath

    Brisbane v Fremantle, first of 214 VFL/AFL games

  3. 1988
    Jose Romero

    North Melbourne v Sydney, first of 211 VFL/AFL games

  4. 2017
    Josh Daicos

    Collingwood v Geelong, first of 175 VFL/AFL games so far

  5. 1922
    Harry Chesswas

    Collingwood v St Kilda, first of 154 VFL/AFL games

  6. 1972
    Gerald McCarthy

    Hawthorn v Essendon, first of 150 VFL/AFL games

  7. 2017
    Todd Marshall

    Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs, first of 131 VFL/AFL games so far

  8. 2018
    Tom De Koning

    Carlton v Western Bulldogs, first of 120 VFL/AFL games so far

Birthdays

  1. 1995
    Karl Amon

    Hawthorn, 215 games (2015-2026)

  2. 1991
    Lauren Ahrens

    Western Bulldogs, 68 games (2020-2026)

Born on this day

  1. 1969
    Steven Febey

    Melbourne, 258 games (1988-2001)

  2. 1992
    Cameron Guthrie

    Geelong, 240 games (2011-2024)

  3. 1952
    Mike Moncrieff

    Hawthorn, 224 games (1971-1983)

  4. 1964
    Dermott Brereton

    Hawthorn, 211 games (1982-1995)

  5. 1986
    Sam Gilbert

    St Kilda, 208 games (2006-2018)

  6. 1906
    Martin Bolger

    Richmond, 185 games (1930-1939)

  7. 1964
    Matthew Larkin

    North Melbourne, 172 games (1984-1993)

  8. 1991
    Hannah Dunn

    Gold Coast Suns, 45 games (2017-2023)