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On this day

26 July

1939
87 years ago

Canberra declared a half holiday for Carlton v Hawthorn at Manuka Oval, and the 1800 labourers of the interior department could claim holiday pay only by attaching a ticket stub to their wage claim.

Carlton won 15.8 to 12.15 before more than 4,000 people, about half the city's population.

Oddities

From the archive

  1. 1919

    South Melbourne's Harold Robertson kicked 14 goals against St Kilda, a VFL record that stood for a decade until Gordon Coventry broke it.

    Records

  2. 1987

    Sydney kicked 36.20 (236) to beat Essendon 11.7 (73) at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the highest score recorded at the ground.

    Records

Matches

  1. 2025

    Geelong won by 101 points

    Geelong22 goals 18 behinds, 150 pointsdef.North Melbourne7 goals 7 behinds, 49 points

    AFL · Round 20 · Marvel Stadium · crowd 25,445

  2. 1997

    Adelaide won by 137 points

    Adelaide29 goals 11 behinds, 185 pointsdef.Richmond7 goals 6 behinds, 48 points

    AFL · Round 17 · Football Park · crowd 36,297

  3. 1952

    Draw

    South Melbourne10 goals 16 behinds, 76 pointsdrew withCarlton10 goals 16 behinds, 76 points

    VFL · Round 14 · Lake Oval · crowd 32,000

  4. 1947

    Draw

    South Melbourne9 goals 15 behinds, 69 pointsdrew withCollingwood9 goals 15 behinds, 69 points

    VFL · Round 15 · Lake Oval · crowd 25,000

Milestones

  1. 1998
    Paul Roos

    350th AFL game, Sydney v Brisbane

Debuts

  1. 1969
    Leigh Matthews

    Hawthorn v Melbourne, first of 332 VFL/AFL games

  2. 1969
    Barry Armstrong

    Carlton v South Melbourne, first of 204 VFL/AFL games

  3. 2015
    Tom Barrass

    West Coast v Sydney, first of 196 VFL/AFL games so far

  4. 1997
    Jonathan Hay

    Hawthorn v Fremantle, first of 157 VFL/AFL games

Born on this day

  1. 2007
    Sam Grlj, still playing

    Richmond, 21 games (2026)

  2. 2006
    Eamonn Armstrong, still playing

    St Kilda

  3. 2000
    Blaithin Bogue, still playing

    North Melbourne, 24 games (2025-2026)

  4. 1994
    Tim Kelly, still playing

    West Coast, 185 games (2018-2026)

  5. 1993
    Sarah Perkins

    Adelaide Crows, 40 games (2017-2023)

  6. 1981
    Ryan Hargrave

    Western Bulldogs, 203 games (2002-2012)

  7. 1972
    Nathan Buckley

    Collingwood, 280 games (1993-2007)

  8. 1956
    Simon Beasley

    Footscray, 154 games (1982-1989)

  9. 1949
    Trevor Keogh

    Carlton, 208 games (1970-1981)