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On this day

8 July

From the archive

  1. 1890

    A team of South Australian settlers played the Allcomers in what the Sunraysia Daily called the first recorded football match in Mildura, three months after the Mildura club was formed.

    In a later season Mildura travelled to Wentworth by steamer, did not arrive until 5pm, walked several miles to the ground and had its game stopped by darkness.

    Clubs

  2. 1933

    Melbourne's Bob Johnson kicked 12.2 against Hawthorn to end a seven-game losing streak, and the ball he kicked them with was presented to him at a gala night at the Tivoli Theatre two weeks later.

    Oddities

  3. 1933

    Collingwood's Gordon Coventry kicked 15 goals against Essendon, one of several enormous hauls that made him the most feared full-forward of his time.

    Records

Matches

  1. 2017

    Draw

    Hawthorn14 goals 13 behinds, 97 pointsdrew withGWS15 goals 7 behinds, 97 points

    AFL · Round 16 · UTAS Stadium · crowd 12,156

  2. 2012

    Hawthorn won by 162 points

    Hawthorn28 goals 25 behinds, 193 pointsdef.GWS4 goals 7 behinds, 31 points

    AFL · Round 15 · MCG · crowd 26,518

  3. 1995

    Essendon won by 122 points

    Essendon27 goals 20 behinds, 182 pointsdef.Adelaide8 goals 12 behinds, 60 points

    AFL · Round 14 · MCG · crowd 40,269

  4. 1961

    Draw

    Melbourne6 goals 8 behinds, 44 pointsdrew withFitzroy6 goals 8 behinds, 44 points

    VFL · Round 12 · MCG · crowd 29,947

  5. 1986
    40 years ago

    State of Origin

    Western Australia21 goals 11 behinds, 137 pointsdef.Victoria20 goals 14 behinds, 134 points

    State of Origin · Round 2 · Subiaco Oval · crowd 39,863

Debuts

  1. 1995
    Matthew Lloyd

    Essendon v Adelaide, first of 270 VFL/AFL games

  2. 1978
    John Law

    North Melbourne v St Kilda, first of 219 VFL/AFL games

  3. 2007
    Shaun Grigg

    Carlton v Melbourne, first of 214 VFL/AFL games

  4. 1972
    Allan Stoneham

    Footscray v North Melbourne, first of 200 VFL/AFL games

  5. 2001
    Tadhg Kennelly

    Sydney v Carlton, first of 197 VFL/AFL games

  6. 1950
    Roy Simmonds

    Hawthorn v Geelong, first of 192 VFL/AFL games

  7. 2018
    Brent Daniels

    GWS v West Coast, first of 122 VFL/AFL games so far

  8. 2018
    Oscar Allen

    West Coast v GWS, first of 120 VFL/AFL games so far

Born on this day

  1. 2007
    Indy Cotton, still playing

    Adelaide

  2. 2002
    Alice O'Loughlin, still playing

    North Melbourne, 68 games (2021-2026)

  3. 2000
    Courtney Hodder, still playing

    Brisbane Lions, 77 games (2021-2025)

  4. 1994
    Jasmine Garner, still playing

    North Melbourne, 112 games (2017-2026)

  5. 1993
    Tanya Kennedy, still playing

    Sydney Swans, 41 games (2023-2026)

  6. 1992
    Erica Fowler

    Collingwood, 54 games (2019-2025)

  7. 1981
    Lindsay Gilbee

    Western Bulldogs, 206 games (2001-2012)

  8. 1968
    Peter Somerville

    Essendon, 160 games (1988-1999)

  9. 1948
    Peter Crimmins

    Hawthorn, 176 games (1966-1975)