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On this day

22 September

1986
40 years ago

West Coast appointed Ron Alexander as its first head coach on 22 September 1986, with only 160 days to build a squad and infrastructure for its 1987 debut.

Clubs

From the archive

  1. 1906
    120 years ago

    After Carlton's first VFL flag, Melbourne Punch reported blue and white ribbons everywhere, a blue tram everyone wanted to ride, and free beer in the Carlton pubs.

    A record crowd of 44,437 watched Carlton beat Fitzroy by 49 points.

    Clubs

  2. 1974

    Port Melbourne beat Oakleigh by 69 points in the 1974 VFA Division 1 grand final for its tenth first-division flag, level with Williamstown for the most in VFA history.

    Records

  3. 2003

    The Brownlow Medal ended in a three-way tie between Nathan Buckley, Mark Ricciuto and Adam Goodes, all on 22 votes, the first such tie since 1930.

    Awards

Matches

  1. 1917

    Grand Final

    Collingwood9 goals 20 behinds, 74 pointsdef.Fitzroy5 goals 9 behinds, 39 points

    VFL · MCG · crowd 28,512

  2. 1906
    120 years ago

    Grand Final

    Carlton15 goals 4 behinds, 94 pointsdef.Fitzroy6 goals 9 behinds, 45 points

    VFL · MCG · crowd 44,437

  3. 1900

    Grand Final

    Melbourne4 goals 10 behinds, 34 pointsdef.Fitzroy3 goals 12 behinds, 30 points

    VFL · East Melbourne · crowd 20,181

  4. 2001
    25 years ago

    Preliminary Final

    Essendon11 goals 10 behinds, 76 pointsdef.Hawthorn9 goals 13 behinds, 67 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 86,468

  5. 2001
    25 years ago

    Preliminary Final

    Brisbane20 goals 16 behinds, 136 pointsdef.Richmond10 goals 8 behinds, 68 points

    AFL · Gabba · crowd 37,032

  6. 1951
    75 years ago

    Preliminary Final

    Essendon10 goals 10 behinds, 70 pointsdef.Collingwood10 goals 8 behinds, 68 points

    VFL · MCG · crowd 50,414

  7. 2023

    Preliminary Final

    Collingwood8 goals 10 behinds, 58 pointsdef.GWS8 goals 9 behinds, 57 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 97,665

  8. 2018

    Preliminary Final

    West Coast18 goals 13 behinds, 121 pointsdef.Melbourne7 goals 13 behinds, 55 points

    AFL · Optus Stadium · crowd 59,608

  9. 2017

    Preliminary Final

    Adelaide21 goals 10 behinds, 136 pointsdef.Geelong10 goals 15 behinds, 75 points

    AFL · Adelaide Oval · crowd 53,817

  10. 2012

    Preliminary Final

    Hawthorn13 goals 19 behinds, 97 pointsdef.Adelaide14 goals 8 behinds, 92 points

    AFL · MCG · crowd 69,146

  11. 2007

    Preliminary Final

    Port Adelaide20 goals 13 behinds, 133 pointsdef.Kangaroos5 goals 16 behinds, 46 points

    AFL · AAMI Stadium · crowd 43,953

  12. 2006
    20 years ago

    Preliminary Final

    Sydney19 goals 13 behinds, 127 pointsdef.Fremantle14 goals 8 behinds, 92 points

    AFL · Telstra Stadium · crowd 61,373

Birthdays

  1. 1995
    Darcy Gardiner

    Brisbane, 199 games (2014-2026)

  2. 1998
    Jordan Boyd

    Carlton, 40 games (2022-2026)

  3. 2005
    Annabel Kievit

    Gold Coast Suns, 30 games (2024-2026)

  4. 2003
    Hugo Hall-Kahan

    Adelaide, 13 games (2026)

Born on this day

  1. 1982
    Domenic Cassisi

    Port Adelaide, 228 games (2002-2014)

  2. 1950
    Barry Armstrong

    Carlton, 204 games (1969-1981)

  3. 1911
    George Bennett

    Footscray, 200 games (1930-1944)

  4. 1973
    Craig McRae

    Brisbane, 195 games (1995-2004)

  5. 1992
    Luke Brown

    Adelaide, 189 games (2012-2022)

  6. 1960
    Peter Schwab

    Hawthorn, 171 games (1980-1991)