1941
85 years ago
North Melbourne's George Brock, chosen to play Richmond at Arden Street, was refused leave by the RAAF and was killed in a training collision near the You Yangs on the morning of the match.
War and society
2 August
From the archive
- 1913
Alf George ran into an open goal against South Melbourne at the MCG in the second quarter and missed, in a match where Melbourne failed to score in the first and last terms.
Oddities
- 1980
North Melbourne's match against Melbourne at Arden Street drew so few that receipts of $6267 fell $8 short of the costs, and the North ground manager paid the difference himself.
Earlier, a post-siren shot by Brian Wilson had deflected off a swarm of ground invaders into the goal umpire's face, and it took a minute to revive him.
Grounds
- 2013
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority released an interim report almost seven months into its investigation of Essendon's supplements program, which set up the AFL's charges against the club.
Administration
Matches
- 2002
Collingwood won by 108 points
AFL · Round 18 · MCG · crowd 54,233
- 1997
Sydney won by 116 points
AFL · Round 18 · MCG · crowd 26,901
Milestones
- 2003Michael Martyn
300th AFL game, Carlton v Essendon
Debuts
- 1986Robert Scott
Geelong v Footscray, first of 245 VFL/AFL games
- 1975Robert DiPierdomenico
Hawthorn v Fitzroy, first of 240 VFL/AFL games
- 1996Angelo Lekkas
Hawthorn v North Melbourne, first of 180 VFL/AFL games
- 2015Lachie Weller
Fremantle v GWS, first of 172 VFL/AFL games so far
- 1902Herbert Milne
Fitzroy v Geelong, first of 153 VFL/AFL games
Born on this day
- 2006Jobe Shanahan
West Coast, 32 games (2025-2026)
- 2002Sarah Verrier
Fremantle, 71 games (2021-2026)
- 2001Jai Newcombe
Hawthorn, 127 games (2021-2026)
- 1999Kalinda Howarth
Collingwood, 50 games (2020-2026)
- 1945Alex Jesaulenko
Carlton, 279 games (1967-1981)
- 1889Bert Lenne
Fitzroy, 178 games (1910-1924)
