The Scotch College v Melbourne Grammar match that began at Richmond Paddock on 7 August 1858, with Tom Wills as umpire, was declared a draw after three weeks of play.
It was 40 a side, with goalposts 990 yards apart, and the modern game is believed to have evolved from it.
Rules
South Melbourne (now Sydney) and Geelong met on 4 September 1886 with both clubs undefeated, a VFA match that generated unprecedented public interest.
Clubs
At Victoria Park a Collingwood spectator jumped the fence to join a fight and hit a Melbourne player, and Melbourne secretary Jack Harper responded with a citizen's arrest.
People
In a half-time brawl at Subiaco Oval in 1994, Footscray defender Daniel Southern put a choke hold on West Coast's Peter Sumich until he passed out.
Southern was fined $10,000.
Oddities
Port Adelaide beat Melbourne by eight points at Adelaide Oval on 4 September 2011, the first AFL match played at the venue, after the AFL moved it from AAMI Stadium.
Grounds
Finals Week 1
AFL · MCG · crowd 96,680
Qualifying Final
VFL · MCG · crowd 64,148
Elimination Final
VFL · Waverley Park · crowd 50,686
Finals Week 1
AFL · Adelaide Oval · crowd 52,187
Semi Final
AFL · Gabba · crowd 30,647
Elimination Final
AFL · Subiaco Oval · crowd 42,719
Qualifying Final
AFL · MCG · crowd 66,545
Elimination Final
AFL · AAMI Stadium · crowd 50,393
Elimination Final
AFL · Telstra Dome · crowd 25,195
Elimination Final
AFL · Telstra Stadium · crowd 40,282
Elimination Final
AFL · MCG · crowd 60,903
Qualifying Final
AFL · Gabba · crowd 26,112
300th VFL game, North Melbourne v Essendon
300th AFL game, Adelaide v Collingwood
Essendon v Carlton, first of 48 AFLW games so far
Carlton v Essendon, first of 47 AFLW games so far
Hawthorn, 129 games (2017-2026)
Melbourne
Sydney Swans
West Coast, 333 games (2006-2023)
Collingwood, 230 games (1996-2007)
Western Bulldogs, 188 games (2009-2021)
Richmond, 180 games (1911-1926)
Melbourne, 56 games (2017-2022)
