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On this day

9 July

1881
145 years ago

Melbourne played East Sydney in the first football game of any code at the Sydney Cricket Ground, winning 2.22 (34) to 0.1 (1).

Grounds

From the archive

  1. 1864

    Melbourne's members could not raise the numbers for a football scratch match on 9 July 1864, so they played a game of cricket instead.

    Clubs

  2. 1904

    A spectator was arrested for attacking field umpire Ivo Crapp after a drawn Geelong v Carlton match at Corio Oval in 1904.

    Umpires and tribunal

  3. 1972

    Dandenong's Lyall Henriksen was reported for hitting VFA field umpire Andrew Craig in the back and then the stomach as Craig approached to report him, and was suspended until 1974.

    Umpires and tribunal

Matches

  1. 2000

    Carlton won by 111 points

    Carlton28 goals 12 behinds, 180 pointsdef.Collingwood10 goals 9 behinds, 69 points

    AFL · Round 18 · Optus Oval · crowd 30,096

  2. 1977

    Hawthorn won by 107 points

    Hawthorn28 goals 23 behinds, 191 pointsdef.Geelong13 goals 6 behinds, 84 points

    VFL · Round 15 · Princes Park · crowd 10,016

  3. 1904

    Draw

    Geelong4 goals 11 behinds, 35 pointsdrew withCarlton5 goals 5 behinds, 35 points

    VFL · Round 10 · Corio Oval

  4. 1898

    Draw

    Carlton4 goals 4 behinds, 28 pointsdrew withMelbourne3 goals 10 behinds, 28 points

    VFL · Round 9 · Princes Park

Milestones

  1. 1995
    Justin Madden

    300th AFL game, Carlton v Richmond

Debuts

  1. 1999
    Chad Fletcher

    West Coast v Richmond, first of 179 VFL/AFL games

  2. 1927
    Peter Hardiman

    Geelong v South Melbourne, first of 160 VFL/AFL games

Born on this day

  1. 2004
    Sarah Goodwin, still playing

    Adelaide Crows, 55 games (2022-2026)

  2. 2001
    Sam Durham, still playing

    Essendon, 111 games (2021-2026)

  3. 1995
    Jarman Impey, still playing

    Hawthorn, 244 games (2014-2026)

  4. 1995
    Louise Stephenson, still playing

    Western Bulldogs, 62 games (2017-2026)

  5. 1993
    Bradley Hill, still playing

    St Kilda, 300 games (2012-2026)

  6. 1974
    Ben Hart

    Adelaide, 311 games (1992-2006)

  7. 1909
    Albert Collier

    Collingwood, 217 games (1925-1942)