18 September

1915

111 years ago

Collingwood's secretary fetched Paddy Rowan and Doc Seddon by motor car from the army camp at Seymour for the grand final against Carlton, after the two had first been refused permission to play.

War and society

From the archive

1875
Melbourne's seconds were playing St Kilda on 18 September 1875 when the Richmond and East Melbourne seniors turned up for the same ground, and the farce ended with a coin toss.
Oddities
1921
The Sunday Times printed photographs of the Wallabies and Kangaroos, Bunbury's girls' football teams, in the same year the town's Mother's Union censured the sport as unmaidenly and immodest.
The girls replied that tennis, hockey and golf had once drawn the same censure.
Women's football
1926
100 years ago
Coburg won its first VFA premiership by beating Brighton by 16 points in the 1926 final, in only its second season of senior competition.
Clubs
2013
The AFL dropped all charges against Essendon club doctor Bruce Reid on 18 September 2013, without penalty, after he had said he would contest them in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Administration

Matches

1915
Grand Final
Carlton11 goals 12 behinds, 78 pointsdef.Collingwood6 goals 9 behinds, 45 points
VFL · MCG · crowd 39,343
2026
Preliminary Final
Fremantle12 goals 11 behinds, 83 pointsdef.Sydney10 goals 11 behinds, 71 points
AFL · SCG · crowd 45,129
1976
50 years ago
Preliminary Final
North Melbourne10 goals 7 behinds, 67 pointsdef.Carlton9 goals 12 behinds, 66 points
VFL · Waverley Park · crowd 69,234
1926
100 years ago
Semi Final
Essendon17 goals 15 behinds, 117 pointsdef.Geelong10 goals 10 behinds, 70 points
VFL · MCG · crowd 50,662
2015
Semi Final
Hawthorn21 goals 9 behinds, 135 pointsdef.Adelaide8 goals 13 behinds, 61 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 70,879
2010
Preliminary Final
St Kilda13 goals 10 behinds, 88 pointsdef.Western Bulldogs8 goals 16 behinds, 64 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 62,694
2009
Preliminary Final
St Kilda9 goals 6 behinds, 60 pointsdef.Western Bulldogs7 goals 11 behinds, 53 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 78,245
2004
Preliminary Final
Brisbane12 goals 12 behinds, 84 pointsdef.Geelong10 goals 15 behinds, 75 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 55,768
1999
Preliminary Final
Carlton16 goals 8 behinds, 104 pointsdef.Essendon14 goals 19 behinds, 103 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 80,519
1998
Preliminary Final
North Melbourne17 goals 12 behinds, 114 pointsdef.Melbourne12 goals 12 behinds, 84 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 73,719
1994
Semi Final
Melbourne21 goals 18 behinds, 144 pointsdef.Footscray9 goals 11 behinds, 65 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 65,577
1993
Preliminary Final
Essendon17 goals 9 behinds, 111 pointsdef.Adelaide14 goals 16 behinds, 100 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 76,380

Debuts

1965
Len Thompson
Collingwood v Essendon, first of 301 VFL/AFL games
2022
Georgia Campbell
Melbourne v Brisbane Lions, first of 41 AFLW games so far

Birthdays

1992
Tom McDonald
Melbourne, 260 games (2011-2026)
1995
Tom Atkins
Geelong, 178 games (2019-2026)

Born on this day

1980
Chris Tarrant
Collingwood, 268 games (1998-2012)
1973
Matthew Clarke
Adelaide, 258 games (1993-2007)
1991
Nat Fyfe
Fremantle, 248 games (2010-2025)
1964
Ian Fairley
North Melbourne, 217 games (1983-1996)
1980
David Wojcinski
Geelong, 203 games (1999-2012)