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On this day

15 September

2016
10 years ago

The AFL announced on 15 September 2016 that its new women's league would be called AFL Women's, or AFLW, with the logo unveiled four days later.

Women's football

From the archive

  1. 1900

    Premiers Footscray played a combined VFA team at the North Melbourne Recreation Reserve on 15 September 1900 as a benefit for the family of deceased North Melbourne committeeman Frank Mitchell.

    People

  2. 1906
    120 years ago

    A VFL team picked from the clubs that missed the finals beat the Bendigo Football Association 15.14 (104) to 2.2 (14) at Bendigo on semi-final weekend in 1906.

    Oddities

  3. 2011

    Ross Lyon walked out on St Kilda after its finals exit and signed a four-year deal with Fremantle, leaving the Dockers' coach Mark Harvey abruptly sacked.

    Clubs

Matches

  1. 1956
    70 years ago

    Grand Final

    Melbourne17 goals 19 behinds, 121 pointsdef.Collingwood6 goals 12 behinds, 48 points

    VFL · MCG · crowd 115,902

  2. 2001
    25 years ago

    Semi Final

    Richmond10 goals 7 behinds, 67 pointsdef.Carlton7 goals 14 behinds, 56 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 83,323

  3. 2001
    25 years ago

    Semi Final

    Hawthorn10 goals 12 behinds, 72 pointsdef.Port Adelaide10 goals 9 behinds, 69 points

    AFL · Football Park · crowd 30,613

  4. 1951
    75 years ago

    Semi Final

    Geelong22 goals 20 behinds, 152 pointsdef.Collingwood10 goals 10 behinds, 70 points

    VFL · MCG · crowd 73,785

  5. 2023

    Semi Final

    Carlton11 goals 7 behinds, 73 pointsdef.Melbourne9 goals 17 behinds, 71 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 96,412

  6. 2018

    Semi Final

    Collingwood9 goals 15 behinds, 69 pointsdef.GWS9 goals 5 behinds, 59 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 72,504

  7. 2017

    Semi Final

    Geelong15 goals 8 behinds, 98 pointsdef.Sydney5 goals 9 behinds, 39 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 55,529

  8. 2012

    Semi Final

    Collingwood10 goals 13 behinds, 73 pointsdef.West Coast9 goals 6 behinds, 60 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 65,483

  9. 2007

    Semi Final

    Kangaroos14 goals 9 behinds, 93 pointsdef.Hawthorn8 goals 12 behinds, 60 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 74,981

  10. 2006
    20 years ago

    Semi Final

    Fremantle14 goals 18 behinds, 102 pointsdef.Melbourne11 goals 8 behinds, 74 points

    AFL · Subiaco Oval · crowd 42,505

  11. 1991

    Semi Final

    West Coast17 goals 15 behinds, 117 pointsdef.Melbourne12 goals 7 behinds, 79 points

    AFL · Waverley Park · crowd 41,136

  12. 1990

    Qualifying Final

    Collingwood19 goals 12 behinds, 126 pointsdef.West Coast9 goals 13 behinds, 67 points

    AFL · Waverley Park · crowd 53,520

Milestones

  1. 2017
    Jarrad McVeigh

    300th AFL game, Sydney v Geelong

Birthdays

  1. 2003
    Jessica Doyle

    GWS Giants, 51 games (2022-2026)

  2. 2002
    Oliver Wiltshire

    Geelong, 18 games (2025-2026)

  3. 2006
    Tom Gross

    West Coast, 12 games (2025-2026)

  4. 2006
    Lucca Grego

    West Coast, 1 game (2025)

Born on this day

  1. 1943
    Barry Davis

    Essendon, 289 games (1961-1975)

  2. 1968
    Gavin Crosisca

    Collingwood, 246 games (1987-2000)

  3. 1990
    Tom Lynch

    Adelaide, 164 games (2010-2021)

  4. 1956
    Craig Stewart

    Collingwood, 150 games (1978-1986)