3 September

1898

128 years ago

Richmond abandoned a VFA match at Port Melbourne at three-quarter time after rough treatment and threats left only seven of its players willing to return after half-time.

Oddities

From the archive

1888
Melbourne University beat the Sydney University Australian Association Club in Melbourne, the first inter-varsity football match held in Australia under any code.
Clubs
1902
The SAFA disqualified Port Adelaide from the rest of the 1902 season after the club forfeited a semi-final rather than play under umpire Phil Kneebone.
Kneebone went on to umpire the grand final the following week.
Umpires and tribunal
2001
25 years ago
The Northern Territory Football League was taken over by the AFL on 3 September 2001 and became AFL Northern Territory.
Administration
2016
10 years ago
Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs played a women's exhibition match on 3 September 2016, the only game in that year's series contested for the Hampson-Hardeman Cup.
Women's football

Matches

2023
Sydney Swans's first AFLW win
Sydney Swans7 goals 9 behinds, 51 pointsdef.GWS Giants7 goals 4 behinds, 46 points
AFLW · Round 1 · North Sydney Oval · crowd 5,474
2026
Finals Week 1
Hawthorn10 goals 12 behinds, 72 pointsdef.Fremantle5 goals 10 behinds, 40 points
AFL · Optus Stadium · crowd 59,446
2022
Finals Week 1
Geelong11 goals 12 behinds, 78 pointsdef.Collingwood10 goals 12 behinds, 72 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 91,525
2022
Finals Week 1
Fremantle11 goals 7 behinds, 73 pointsdef.Western Bulldogs8 goals 12 behinds, 60 points
AFL · Optus Stadium · crowd 58,982
2021
Semi Final
Geelong15 goals 13 behinds, 103 pointsdef.GWS10 goals 8 behinds, 68 points
AFL · Optus Stadium · crowd 44,091
2010
Qualifying Final
St Kilda12 goals 11 behinds, 83 pointsdef.Geelong11 goals 13 behinds, 79 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 63,608
2005
Elimination Final
Geelong18 goals 8 behinds, 116 pointsdef.Melbourne9 goals 7 behinds, 61 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 65,018
2005
Qualifying Final
St Kilda10 goals 5 behinds, 65 pointsdef.Adelaide8 goals 9 behinds, 57 points
AFL · AAMI Stadium · crowd 48,768
2004
Qualifying Final
Brisbane23 goals 11 behinds, 149 pointsdef.St Kilda10 goals 9 behinds, 69 points
AFL · Gabba · crowd 33,582
1999
Qualifying Final
West Coast9 goals 11 behinds, 65 pointsdef.Western Bulldogs8 goals 12 behinds, 60 points
AFL · MCG · crowd 41,227
1988
Elimination Final
Melbourne11 goals 7 behinds, 73 pointsdef.West Coast10 goals 11 behinds, 71 points
VFL · Waverley Park · crowd 43,438
1983
Elimination Final
Essendon17 goals 12 behinds, 114 pointsdef.Carlton12 goals 9 behinds, 81 points
VFL · Waverley Park · crowd 65,881

Debuts

1995
Leo Barry
Sydney v Collingwood, first of 237 VFL/AFL games
2023
Charlotte Mullins
Brisbane Lions v Richmond, first of 49 AFLW games so far
2023
Ruby Tripodi
North Melbourne v St Kilda, first of 47 AFLW games so far
2023
Lauren Wakfer
West Coast Eagles v Fremantle, first of 43 AFLW games so far
2023
Teagan Germech
GWS Giants v Sydney Swans, first of 42 AFLW games so far
2023
Tanya Kennedy
Sydney Swans v GWS Giants, first of 41 AFLW games so far

Birthdays

2000
Jack Ross
Richmond, 112 games (2019-2026)
2003
Caitlin Wendland
Port Adelaide, 17 games (2023-2024)

Born on this day

1892
Mark Tandy
South Melbourne, 207 games (1911-1926)
1958
Jim Edmond
Footscray, 188 games (1977-1988)