Footyinfo

13 February

2006
20 years ago

Richmond's Brian Royal was caught trying to scale the fence at Victoria Park to watch Hawthorn train, and was spotted by Hawthorn officials as he climbed.

Oddities

From the archive

  1. 1936
    90 years ago

    Victorian middleweight champion Jack Wilson trained at the Police Gymnasium with Jack Dyer in preparation for his fight with Jimmy Condon.

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Debuts

  1. 2021
    Georgia Garnett

    GWS Giants v Gold Coast Suns, first of 65 AFLW games so far

  2. 2021
    Daisy Walker

    Carlton v St Kilda, first of 48 AFLW games so far

Born on this day

  1. 2005
    Cooper Simpson, still playing

    Fremantle, 5 games (2024-2025)

  2. 2004
    Shadeau Brain, still playing

    Brisbane, 11 games (2024-2026)

  3. 2003
    Dante Visentini, still playing

    Port Adelaide, 29 games (2023-2026)

  4. 2000
    Taylor Smith, still playing

    Sydney Swans, 84 games (2020-2026)

  5. 1973
    Paul Barnard

    Essendon, 151 games (1994-2003)