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On this day

26 August

1978
48 years ago

Melbourne coach Denis Jones gleefully stomped into the ground the leaflets a Reform Group had handed out at the match demanding his sacking, after the Demons beat South Melbourne in what became his last win as coach.

Administration

From the archive

  1. 1922

    Melbourne's Bill Allen dropped the ball in front of goal three times against Essendon at the MCG because he had worn short sleeves in the wet.

    Melbourne kicked just 1.7 in the last three quarters on a ground left swampy by steady rain.

    Oddities

  2. 1939

    VFL games on Saturday 26 August 1939 were postponed because heavy rain had affected most league grounds, which pushed the end of the season back a week.

    Oddities

  3. 1950

    Hawthorn, beaten in all 17 earlier games, needed a win in the last home and away round to avoid a winless season, but Melbourne led 51 points to nil after the first quarter at the MCG.

    Oddities

  4. 2000

    The Eastern Football League Division 1 grand final was scheduled to be the last night game ever played at Waverley Park.

    Grounds

Matches

  1. 2000

    Preliminary Final

    Essendon18 goals 17 behinds, 125 pointsdef.Carlton12 goals 8 behinds, 80 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 84,778

  2. 1916
    110 years ago

    Preliminary Final

    Fitzroy9 goals 11 behinds, 65 pointsdef.Carlton5 goals 12 behinds, 42 points

    VFL · MCG · crowd 15,567

  3. 1899

    Sectional Round 1

    South Melbourne6 goals 5 behinds, 41 pointsdef.Geelong5 goals 8 behinds, 38 points

    VFL · Corio Oval

  4. 1899

    Sectional Round 1

    Essendon16 goals 24 behinds, 120 pointsdef.St Kilda3 goals 4 behinds, 22 points

    VFL · East Melbourne

  5. 1899

    Sectional Round 1

    Collingwood6 goals 9 behinds, 45 pointsdef.Melbourne3 goals 7 behinds, 25 points

    VFL · Lake Oval

  6. 1899

    Sectional Round 1

    Fitzroy5 goals 11 behinds, 41 pointsdef.Carlton6 goals 4 behinds, 40 points

    VFL · Brunswick Street Oval

  7. 2017

    Port Adelaide won by 115 points

    Port Adelaide20 goals 15 behinds, 135 pointsdef.Gold Coast3 goals 2 behinds, 20 points

    AFL · Round 23 · Adelaide Oval · crowd 34,288

  8. 2006
    20 years ago

    Draw

    Geelong14 goals 10 behinds, 94 pointsdrew withMelbourne14 goals 10 behinds, 94 points

    AFL · Round 21 · Skilled Stadium · crowd 23,068

  9. 1988

    Richmond won by 103 points

    Richmond23 goals 19 behinds, 157 pointsdef.Fitzroy7 goals 12 behinds, 54 points

    VFL · Round 22 · MCG · crowd 19,496

  10. 1961

    Draw

    Essendon12 goals 16 behinds, 88 pointsdrew withCollingwood13 goals 10 behinds, 88 points

    VFL · Round 18 · Windy Hill · crowd 18,500

Milestones

  1. 1995
    Doug Hawkins

    350th AFL game, Fitzroy v St Kilda

Debuts

  1. 1967
    Ross Dunne

    Collingwood v St Kilda, first of 213 VFL/AFL games

  2. 1961
    David Parkin

    Hawthorn v Richmond, first of 211 VFL/AFL games

  3. 2001
    Michael Osborne

    Hawthorn v Adelaide, first of 168 VFL/AFL games

  4. 1905
    Percy Ogden

    Collingwood v Carlton, first of 165 VFL/AFL games

  5. 1905
    Vin Gardiner

    Melbourne v South Melbourne, first of 159 VFL/AFL games

  6. 2017
    Ben McKay

    North Melbourne v Brisbane, first of 119 VFL/AFL games so far

  7. 2022
    Maeve Chaplin

    Melbourne v Adelaide Crows, first of 52 AFLW games so far

Birthdays

  1. 1992
    Ryan Lester

    Brisbane, 256 games (2011-2026)

  2. 1997
    Mason Redman

    Essendon, 159 games (2016-2026)

  3. 1999
    Wil Powell

    Gold Coast, 150 games (2018-2026)

  4. 2003
    Liam Puncher

    Collingwood, 8 games (2026)

  5. 2002
    Abby Favell

    North Melbourne, 2 games (2026)

Born on this day

  1. 1978
    Jess Sinclair

    Kangaroos, 192 games (1997-2008)

  2. 1924
    Neil Mann

    Collingwood, 179 games (1945-1956)

  3. 1950
    Ricky Quade

    South Melbourne, 164 games (1970-1980)