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On this day

4 October

1907
119 years ago

The University Football Club, a junior premier, was admitted to the VFL as a senior club, and the league resolved at the same meeting to add a tenth team to avoid byes.

Clubs

From the archive

  1. 1890

    Port Adelaide beat Victorian premiers South Melbourne by a single goal in front of 6,500 to win the 1890 Championship of Australia.

    State leagues

  2. 1924

    Essendon, who had won the 1924 VFL flag on percentage despite losing their last match to Richmond, were beaten 9.10 to 4.12 by VFA premiers Footscray at the MCG in a charity match.

    The crowd of 46,100 paid £2800, all of which went to the limbless and disabled soldiers' fund.

    Oddities

  3. 1958

    Williamstown won the 1958 VFA premiership by beating Moorabbin by 32 points in the grand final replay, drawing level with Footscray on nine flags, the Association record.

    State leagues

Matches

  1. 1930

    Preliminary Final

    Geelong12 goals 19 behinds, 91 pointsdef.Collingwood9 goals 11 behinds, 65 points

    VFL · MCG · crowd 41,495

  2. 1919

    Preliminary Final

    Richmond10 goals 14 behinds, 74 pointsdef.Collingwood6 goals 9 behinds, 45 points

    VFL · MCG · crowd 51,798

  3. 2020

    Grand Final

    South Fremantle6 goals 10 behinds, 46 pointsdef.Claremont6 goals 7 behinds, 43 points

    WAFL · Fremantle Community Bank Oval · crowd 10,179

  4. 2009

    Grand Final

    Central District13 goals 14 behinds, 92 pointsdef.Sturt7 goals 12 behinds, 54 points

    SANFL · AAMI Stadium · crowd 35,647

  5. 1998

    Grand Final

    Port Adelaide11 goals 9 behinds, 75 pointsdef.Sturt9 goals 12 behinds, 66 points

    SANFL · Football Park · crowd 44,838

  6. 1986
    40 years ago

    Grand Final

    Glenelg21 goals 9 behinds, 135 pointsdef.North Adelaide12 goals 15 behinds, 87 points

    SANFL · Football Park · crowd 50,538

  7. 1980

    Grand Final

    Port Adelaide11 goals 15 behinds, 81 pointsdef.Norwood9 goals 9 behinds, 63 points

    SANFL · Football Park · crowd 54,536

  8. 1969

    Grand Final

    Sturt24 goals 15 behinds, 159 pointsdef.Glenelg13 goals 16 behinds, 94 points

    SANFL · Adelaide Oval · crowd 55,600

  9. 1958

    Grand Final

    Williamstown13 goals 18 behinds, 96 pointsdef.Moorabbin8 goals 16 behinds, 64 points

    VFA · Junction Oval · crowd 22,000

  10. 1952

    Grand Final

    North Adelaide23 goals 15 behinds, 153 pointsdef.Norwood6 goals 9 behinds, 45 points

    SANFL · Adelaide Oval · crowd 50,105

  11. 1952

    Grand Final

    Oakleigh11 goals 18 behinds, 84 pointsdef.Port Melbourne8 goals 15 behinds, 63 points

    VFA · Junction Oval · crowd 39,500

  12. 1947

    Grand Final

    West Adelaide10 goals 15 behinds, 75 pointsdef.Norwood5 goals 15 behinds, 45 points

    SANFL · Adelaide Oval · crowd 32,631

Milestones

  1. 2026
    Paxy Paxman

    100th AFLW game, Melbourne v Collingwood

  2. 2026
    Hayley Miller

    100th AFLW game, Fremantle v West Coast Eagles

  3. 2026
    Emma Kearney

    100th AFLW game, North Melbourne v Sydney Swans

Birthdays

  1. 2002
    Mimi Hill

    Carlton, 63 games (2021-2026)

  2. 2007
    Sullivan Robey

    Essendon, 15 games (2026)

Born on this day

  1. 1879
    Ern Jenkins

    Fitzroy, 182 games (1897-1910)