1942
84 years ago
North Melbourne's Alf Goonan, who played in the club's first ever VFL game, was among 110 wounded Australians left behind and executed near Johor in the Parit Sulong Massacre.
War and society
22 January
From the archive
- 1950
West Adelaide released Fos Williams so he could become captain-coach of Port Adelaide, after the Magpies' first-choice coach declined to leave South Adelaide.
Williams went on to coach Port Adelaide to premierships through the 1950s and 60s.
Drafts and trades
- 1979
Port Adelaide champion Russell Ebert told his general manager he would play for North Melbourne in 1979, turning down the biggest contract offer in the Magpies' history.
Drafts and trades
Debuts
- 2022Ashleigh Richards
St Kilda v Melbourne, first of 54 AFLW games so far
- 2022Sarah Lakay
West Coast Eagles v Adelaide Crows, first of 47 AFLW games so far
Born on this day
- 2003Charlie Rowbottom, still playing
Gold Coast Suns, 60 games (2022-2026)
- 2002Lily Tarlinton, still playing
Adelaide Crows, 9 games (2024-2026)
- 2000Connor Rozee, still playing
Port Adelaide, 152 games (2019-2026)
- 1999Ally Dallaway, still playing
Richmond, 57 games (2022-2026)
- 1975David Neitz
Melbourne, 306 games (1993-2008)
- 1965Tim Pekin
St Kilda, 219 games (1984-1995)
- 1909Jack Carney
Carlton, 163 games (1930-1941)
