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On this day

6 October

1888
138 years ago

Norwood beat South Melbourne in the first game of the first Championship of Australia, a three-game series in Adelaide that proved the only one ever staged as a series.

Every later championship was a single match.

State leagues

From the archive

  1. 1894

    The Norwood v South Adelaide grand final finished level and was called off in darkness, even though extra time was allowed for, so the result stood and a replay was ordered.

    Norwood won the replay four days later.

    Oddities

  2. 1997

    Western Australia's transport minister announced that a $400 million city bypass would be named the Graham Farmer Freeway, honouring Polly Farmer while he was still alive.

    People

  3. 2013

    Norwood beat North Adelaide by 40 points in the SANFL Grand Final, the last match ever played at Football Park, before a crowd of 36,685.

    Grounds

Matches

  1. 1990

    Grand Final

    Collingwood13 goals 11 behinds, 89 pointsdef.Essendon5 goals 11 behinds, 41 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 98,944

  2. 1934

    Preliminary Final

    South Melbourne15 goals 18 behinds, 108 pointsdef.Geelong7 goals 6 behinds, 48 points

    VFL · MCG · crowd 30,400

  3. 1923

    Preliminary Final

    Fitzroy7 goals 13 behinds, 55 pointsdef.South Melbourne6 goals 7 behinds, 43 points

    VFL · MCG · crowd 55,039

  4. 1951
    75 years ago

    Grand Final

    Prahran11 goals 13 behinds, 79 pointsdef.Port Melbourne10 goals 10 behinds, 70 points

    VFA · Junction Oval · crowd 32,500

  5. 2013

    Grand Final

    Norwood10 goals 12 behinds, 72 pointsdef.North Adelaide4 goals 8 behinds, 32 points

    SANFL · AAMI Stadium · crowd 36,685

  6. 2002

    Grand Final

    Sturt13 goals 14 behinds, 92 pointsdef.Central District6 goals 9 behinds, 45 points

    SANFL · AAMI Stadium · crowd 35,187

  7. 1996
    30 years ago

    Grand Final

    Port Adelaide11 goals 14 behinds, 80 pointsdef.Central District6 goals 8 behinds, 44 points

    SANFL · Football Park · crowd 46,210

  8. 1962

    Grand Final

    Swan Districts14 goals 10 behinds, 94 pointsdef.East Fremantle10 goals 16 behinds, 76 points

    WAFL · Subiaco Oval · crowd 46,659

  9. 1945

    Grand Final

    Williamstown16 goals 21 behinds, 117 pointsdef.Port Melbourne10 goals 20 behinds, 80 points

    VFA · Junction Oval · crowd 39,000

  10. 1934

    Grand Final

    Glenelg18 goals 15 behinds, 123 pointsdef.Port Adelaide16 goals 18 behinds, 114 points

    SANFL · Adelaide Oval · crowd 30,045

  11. 1934

    Grand Final

    Northcote19 goals 16 behinds, 130 pointsdef.Coburg10 goals 9 behinds, 69 points

    VFA · Melbourne Showgrounds · crowd 2,300

  12. 1928

    Grand Final

    Port Adelaide15 goals 14 behinds, 104 pointsdef.Norwood7 goals 14 behinds, 56 points

    SANFL · Adelaide Oval · crowd 35,700

Birthdays

  1. 1999
    Kieren Briggs

    GWS, 88 games (2021-2026)

  2. 2002
    Dana East

    Richmond, 58 games (2022-2026)

Born on this day

  1. 1982
    Adam McPhee

    Essendon, 223 games (2001-2012)

  2. 1962
    Derek Kickett

    Essendon, 152 games (1989-1996)