2 October

1989

37 years ago

Brunswick voted heavily at a special meeting to merge with Broadmeadows, a club formed to join the VFA that had never fielded a team and had no home ground.

The merged board of seven committeemen from each side later had to be sacked by the Association.

Administration

From the archive

1907
Perth offered East Fremantle a rematch of the 1907 WAFL grand final rather than win on protest, but the league ruled it out because changing the premiership rules needed three weeks' notice.
East Fremantle also declined an unofficial exhibition match.
Umpires and tribunal
1909
South Melbourne beat Carlton by two points to win its first flag, in a grand final filmed by a Sydney company and now the oldest known surviving footage of an Australian rules match.
Media
1948
Melbourne and Essendon finished level in the 1948 VFL grand final before 86,198 people, the first drawn decider in the league's history, and Melbourne won the replay a week later.
The replay drew 52,226 and Melbourne won it by 39 points for its sixth premiership.
Records
1971
A crowd of 11,329 packed North Hobart Oval to watch Latrobe play Sandy Bay in the Tasmanian State Premiership final, which remains Latrobe's record match attendance.
Records
2010
Collingwood beat St Kilda by 56 points in the 2010 grand final replay, the last full replay played before the AFL introduced extra time.
The first match had ended level a week earlier, and the draw immediately sparked debate about replays against extra time.
Rules
2010
Seven's coverage of the Collingwood v St Kilda Grand Final replay went to air without 3D or high-definition because the equipment had been loaned to Sydney for the NRL Grand Final.
Oddities

Matches

2010
Grand Final
Collingwood16 goals 12 behinds, 108 pointsdef.St Kilda7 goals 10 behinds, 52 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 93,853
1948
Drawn Grand Final
Melbourne10 goals 9 behinds, 69 pointsdrew withEssendon7 goals 27 behinds, 69 points
VFL · Grand Final · MCG · crowd 86,198
1920
Grand Final
Richmond7 goals 10 behinds, 52 pointsdef.Collingwood5 goals 5 behinds, 35 points
VFL · MCG · crowd 53,908
1909
Grand Final
South Melbourne4 goals 14 behinds, 38 pointsdef.Carlton4 goals 12 behinds, 36 points
VFL · MCG · crowd 37,759
1926
100 years ago
Preliminary Final
Melbourne6 goals 6 behinds, 42 pointsdef.Essendon5 goals 9 behinds, 39 points
VFL · MCG · crowd 50,162
2020
Qualifying Final
Brisbane10 goals 9 behinds, 69 pointsdef.Richmond8 goals 6 behinds, 54 points
AFL · Gabba · crowd 22,104
1926
100 years ago
Grand Final
Sturt9 goals 10 behinds, 64 pointsdef.North Adelaide7 goals 9 behinds, 51 points
SANFL · Adelaide Oval · crowd 30,000
2021
Grand Final
Subiaco13 goals 7 behinds, 85 pointsdef.South Fremantle5 goals 11 behinds, 41 points
WAFL · Optus Stadium · crowd 29,879
2005
Grand Final
Central District15 goals 14 behinds, 104 pointsdef.Woodville-West Torrens11 goals 10 behinds, 76 points
SANFL · AAMI Stadium · crowd 28,637
1999
Grand Final
West Perth14 goals 13 behinds, 97 pointsdef.South Fremantle11 goals 6 behinds, 72 points
WAFL · Subiaco Oval · crowd 25,473
1994
Grand Final
Port Adelaide15 goals 16 behinds, 106 pointsdef.Woodville-West Torrens10 goals 9 behinds, 69 points
SANFL · Football Park · crowd 40,598
1993
Grand Final
Woodville-West Torrens17 goals 20 behinds, 122 pointsdef.Norwood7 goals 7 behinds, 49 points
SANFL · Football Park · crowd 42,719

Birthdays

1993
Jack Crisp
Collingwood, 298 games (2012-2026)
1996
Liam Ryan
St Kilda, 142 games (2018-2026)
1992
Katie Brennan
Richmond, 81 games (2017-2026)
2003
Michael Sellwood
Western Bulldogs, 24 games (2026)
2003
Caitlin Fletcher
GWS Giants, 9 games (2025-2026)
2005
James Leake
GWS, 8 games (2025-2026)

Born on this day

1985
Bernie Vince
Adelaide, 229 games (2006-2018)
1991
Daniel Talia
Adelaide, 200 games (2011-2020)
1874
Charlie Pannam
Collingwood, 193 games (1897-1908)
1954
Craig Davis
Collingwood, 163 games (1973-1988)