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21 September

1912
114 years ago

Railway United won the 1912 Victorian Junior Football Association grand final by three points on the field, but Yarraville had a second quarter goal struck out on protest and Railway United refused to play on.

The grand final was scratched and Yarraville were awarded the premiership.

Administration

From the archive

  1. 1907

    VFL umpire Arthur Norden collapsed late in the third quarter of the SAFL grand final at Adelaide Oval and was taken from the field, and boundary umpire G. Earle finished the game in his place.

    Norwood beat Port Adelaide by 28 points before 25,000.

    Umpires and tribunal

  2. 1918

    North Adelaide and South Adelaide women met at Jubilee Oval in a Red Cross fundraiser in September 1918, the highest profile of several ladies' matches that month.

    The Australian Red Cross organised a string of fundraising ladies' matches across South Australia and Broken Hill.

    Women's football

  3. 1933

    The Amateur Football League tribunal expelled Flinders Park after spectators invaded the ground and several fights broke out during an A2 challenge match.

    The club moved to the United Church Football Association for 1934.

    Administration

  4. 1996
    30 years ago

    The Brisbane Bears played their last match, a preliminary final at the MCG against North Melbourne, the same ground and opponent as their first game in 1987.

    Clubs

Matches

  1. 1996
    30 years ago

    Brisbane Bears's last AFL match

    AFL · Preliminary Final · MCG · crowd 66,719

  2. 1957
  3. 1907
  4. 2024
  5. 2019
  6. 2018
  7. 2013
  8. 2012
  9. 2007
  10. 2002
  11. 2002
  12. 1996
    30 years ago

Milestones

  1. 2012
    Jude Bolton

    300th AFL game, Sydney v Collingwood

Birthdays

  1. 1997
    Maddie Shevlin

    Richmond, 64 games (2019-2026)

  2. 2001
    Isabella Grant

    Western Bulldogs, 64 games (2021-2026)

  3. 2007
    Jacob Farrow

    Essendon, 21 games (2026)

  4. 2007
    Meg Lappin

    Brisbane Lions

Born on this day

  1. 1977
    Adem Yze

    Melbourne, 271 games (1995-2008)

  2. 1964
    Graeme Yeats

    Melbourne, 182 games (1984-1995)

  3. 1951
    Steven Hoffmann

    South Melbourne, 160 games (1969-1979)