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On this day

19 September

1981
45 years ago

Geelong's team bus drove past Garry Sidebottom on the way to the 1981 preliminary final because nobody had told him he was playing.

Geelong lost to Collingwood by seven points.

Oddities

From the archive

  1. 1868

    Local civilians played the visiting British 2nd Battalion of Fourteen Foot at Bishop's Collegiate School in Perth, the first recorded game of Australian rules in Western Australia.

    The visiting soldiers, camped at Mount Eliza, took the honours.

    Oddities

  2. 1925

    A. N. Bishop called the Collingwood v Essendon semi-final on 3AR, becoming the first commentator in league history, for listeners who held a wireless licence.

    Hearing the 1925 finals meant paying the 3 shilling annual licence fee, about $15 in today's money.

    Media

  3. 1990

    The AFL approved a new South Australian club to enter the league instead of a single existing SANFL club, paving the way for the Adelaide Crows.

    Clubs

Matches

  1. 1964

    Grand Final

    Melbourne8 goals 16 behinds, 64 pointsdef.Collingwood8 goals 12 behinds, 60 points

    VFL · MCG · crowd 102,471

  2. 1942

    Grand Final

    Essendon19 goals 18 behinds, 132 pointsdef.Richmond11 goals 13 behinds, 79 points

    VFL · Princes Park · crowd 49,000

  3. 2026

    Preliminary Final

    Brisbane20 goals 11 behinds, 131 pointsdef.Hawthorn19 goals 8 behinds, 122 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 97,835

  4. 2025

    Preliminary Final

    Geelong17 goals 13 behinds, 115 pointsdef.Hawthorn13 goals 7 behinds, 85 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 99,567

  5. 2015

    Semi Final

    North Melbourne11 goals 11 behinds, 77 pointsdef.Sydney7 goals 9 behinds, 51 points

    AFL · ANZ Stadium · crowd 31,162

  6. 2014

    Preliminary Final

    Sydney19 goals 22 behinds, 136 pointsdef.North Melbourne9 goals 11 behinds, 65 points

    AFL · ANZ Stadium · crowd 48,029

  7. 2009

    Preliminary Final

    Geelong17 goals 18 behinds, 120 pointsdef.Collingwood6 goals 11 behinds, 47 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 87,258

  8. 2008

    Preliminary Final

    Geelong12 goals 11 behinds, 83 pointsdef.Western Bulldogs7 goals 12 behinds, 54 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 70,140

  9. 1998

    Preliminary Final

    Adelaide24 goals 17 behinds, 161 pointsdef.Western Bulldogs13 goals 15 behinds, 93 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 67,557

  10. 1997

    Preliminary Final

    St Kilda15 goals 14 behinds, 104 pointsdef.North Melbourne11 goals 7 behinds, 73 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 77,531

  11. 1992

    Preliminary Final

    Geelong22 goals 17 behinds, 149 pointsdef.Footscray12 goals 13 behinds, 85 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 71,841

  12. 1987

    Preliminary Final

    Hawthorn11 goals 14 behinds, 80 pointsdef.Melbourne10 goals 18 behinds, 78 points

    VFL · Waverley Park · crowd 71,298

Milestones

  1. 2014
    Adam Goodes

    350th AFL game, Sydney v North Melbourne

  2. 2026
    Justine Mules-Robinson

    100th AFLW game, Port Adelaide v Sydney Swans

Birthdays

  1. 2000
    James Rowbottom

    Sydney, 163 games (2019-2026)

  2. 2003
    Brooke Tonon

    Adelaide Crows, 45 games (2022-2026)

  3. 2005
    Angus Hastie

    St Kilda, 21 games (2024-2026)

  4. 2005
    Archer Reid

    West Coast, 20 games (2025-2026)

  5. 2007
    Mikayla Nurse

    Gold Coast Suns, 7 games (2026)

  6. 2006
    Luke Urquhart

    North Melbourne

  7. 2007
    Ryda Luke

    Fremantle

Born on this day

  1. 1968
    Chris Waterman

    West Coast, 177 games (1988-1998)