Brisbane's first official football fixture, All Comers against Civil Servants, finished nil all after being washed out the week before it was due to start.
The rematch a week later reportedly ran five hours without a score and was also called a draw.
Oddities
Trinity and Ormond colleges played the first intercollegiate football match in Melbourne at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Clubs
Melbourne's match against Brittannia on 21 July 1888 was called off after only 14 of the 23 visiting players turned up.
Oddities
The Union and Rovers clubs played football on Fly Flat at Coolgardie on a Sunday afternoon, with the Unions winning in front of a crowd.
The photographer first captioned his print as a Sunday afternoon match, then painted over the words.
State leagues
Camberwell kicked 7.34 against Williamstown at home in a VFA match, thirty-four behinds in one afternoon, while Williamstown managed 7.6.
Records
Fremantle's name, the Dockers nickname and its purple, red, green and white colours were announced, after a provisional name of the Fremantle Sharks.
Clubs
Collingwood won by 122 points
VFL · Round 16 · Victoria Park · crowd 21,041
Draw
VFL · Round 14 · Princes Park · crowd 30,100
Grand Final
VFLW · ETU Stadium
300th AFL game, Adelaide v Kangaroos
Carlton v Western Bulldogs, first of 198 VFL/AFL games
Geelong v South Melbourne, first of 174 VFL/AFL games
Adelaide v Sydney, first of 167 VFL/AFL games
Sydney v Gold Coast, first of 143 VFL/AFL games so far
GWS, 26 games (2024-2026)
Geelong, 359 games (2007-2024)
Carlton, 268 games (1999-2014)
Hawthorn, 150 games (1994-2003)
Fitzroy, 366 games (1969-1986)
Carlton, 259 games (1967-1980)
