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On this day

26 October

1963
63 years ago

Melbourne beat Geelong 10.11 to 9.12 at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco before about 3,500, six days after the same two clubs had played an exhibition in Honolulu.

Wikipedia records that the 1963 American matches were low key and did not achieve much attention or publicity.

Overseas

From the archive

  1. 2025

    Nearby lightning halted Carlton v Greater Western Sydney at Ikon Park in the third quarter of the AFLW match, while the Gold Coast v Collingwood three-quarter time break was extended by 20 minutes.

    Women's football

Birthdays

  1. 1998
    Will Hayward

    Carlton, 205 games (2017-2026)

  2. 2006
    Tobie Travaglia

    St Kilda, 19 games (2025-2026)

  3. 2003
    Andy Moniz-Wakefield

    Melbourne, 8 games (2024-2026)

  4. 2004
    Tylah Burn

    Melbourne

Born on this day

  1. 1926
    Ken Hands

    Carlton, 211 games (1945-1957)

  2. 1997
    Naomi Ferres

    Western Bulldogs, 62 games (2018-2025)