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On this day

22 August

1914
112 years ago

Alan Cordner, a clerk, enlisted in Melbourne on the same day he played his last match for Collingwood, and became the first Collingwood footballer to enlist.

War and society

From the archive

  1. 1868

    Emerald Hill could muster only nine players for a match against Melbourne on 22 August 1868, and Melbourne resolved to play them no more until they could prove they would turn up.

    Clubs

  2. 1896
    130 years ago

    Williamstown walked off at three-quarter time during a VFA game against Footscray, allegedly because of the rough play of the opposition.

    Oddities

  3. 1964

    Punt Road Oval hosted its last senior VFL match, in which Richmond lost to Hawthorn by 43 points.

    Grounds

  4. 2009

    Blacktown International Sports Centre in western Sydney was officially opened, a ground Greater Western Sydney would later use.

    Grounds

  5. 2013

    James Hird lodged an action in the Supreme Court of Victoria against the AFL's charges over Essendon's supplements program.

    Administration

Matches

  1. 2015

    Draw

    St Kilda14 goals 13 behinds, 97 pointsdrew withGeelong15 goals 7 behinds, 97 points

    AFL · Round 21 · Etihad Stadium · crowd 25,245

  2. 2014

    Port Adelaide won by 103 points

    Port Adelaide20 goals 20 behinds, 140 pointsdef.Carlton5 goals 7 behinds, 37 points

    AFL · Round 22 · Adelaide Oval · crowd 52,505

  3. 1993

    Melbourne won by 121 points

    Melbourne26 goals 19 behinds, 175 pointsdef.Richmond8 goals 6 behinds, 54 points

    AFL · Round 21 · MCG · crowd 21,654

  4. 1914

    Grand Final

    North Melbourne12 goals 14 behinds, 86 pointsdef.Footscray7 goals 9 behinds, 51 points

    VFA · East Melbourne · crowd 10,000

Milestones

  1. 2010
    Brent Harvey

    300th AFL game, North Melbourne v West Coast

Debuts

  1. 1970
    Kelvin Moore

    Hawthorn v North Melbourne, first of 300 VFL/AFL games

  2. 1992
    Joe Misiti

    Essendon v North Melbourne, first of 236 VFL/AFL games

  3. 2008
    Cale Hooker

    Essendon v Western Bulldogs, first of 219 VFL/AFL games

  4. 2014
    Nick Holman

    Carlton v Port Adelaide, first of 154 VFL/AFL games so far

Birthdays

  1. 1997
    Brayden Fiorini

    Essendon, 125 games (2016-2026)

  2. 2002
    Maeve Chaplin

    Melbourne, 52 games (2022-2026)

  3. 1996
    Alexandra Morcom

    Essendon, 48 games (2022-2026)

  4. 2005
    Evie Long

    Brisbane Lions, 20 games (2024-2026)

  5. 2007
    Cooper Duff-Tytler

    West Coast, 16 games (2026)

  6. 2001
    Grace Kos

    GWS Giants, 14 games (2025-2026)

Born on this day

  1. 1991
    Sarah D'Arcy

    Collingwood, 49 games (2017-2024)