Best final game? Roughys six goals?

[PonsfordMagpie]

Barry Hall kicked 5 goals in his final game.

He kicked 45 goals in his last 10 games.

 

[Lethality]

Worst final game has to be Dane Swan, through no fault of his own.

You have to consider that it was the opening minutes of the first game of the season, that puts it right up there as a disaster.

 

[35Daicos]

Worst final game has to be Dane Swan, through no fault of his own.

You have to consider that it was the opening minutes of the first game of the season, that puts it right up there as a disaster.

That was a very sad ending to a great career, but Neil Sachse would probably have that covered!

 

[ThePezDispenser]

That was a very sad ending to a great career, but Neil Sachse would probably have that covered!

Care to elaborate?

 

[35Daicos]

Care to elaborate?

From Wikipedia:

 

[ThePezDispenser]

From Wikipedia:
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Jesus. That’s horrific! Especially in that era with, what you’d expect to be, not much compensation.

 

[Interceptor]

Goals	Player	Club	Game #	Year	Round	Opp
18	Fanning, Fred	Me	104	1947	19	St
9	Cameron, Jeremy*	GWS	150	2019	23	GC
8	Prior, Albert	Ha	103	1950	17	Sy
8	Cloke, David	Ri	333	1991	24	Ca
7	Hart, Eddie	Fi	98	1951	18	NM
7	Sholl, Craig	NM	235	2000	PF	Me
6	Pannam, Charlie H.	Ri	193	1908	18	St
6	Laird, Chris	Sy	59	1922	18	Ge
6	Todd, Ron	Co	76	1939	GF	Me
6	Dyer senior, Jack	Ri	312	1949	19	Ge
6	Greenslade, Malcolm	Ri	2	1971	4	Sy
6	McDonald, Tom*	Me	161	2019	16	Ca
6	Roughead, Jarryd	Ha	283	2019	22	GC
5	Best, Arthur	Me	27	1914	18	Sy
5	Brereton, Harry	Sy	102	1922	18	Ge
5	Baxter, Ken	Ca	153	1950	18	Sy
5	Coleman, John	Es	98	1954	8	NM
5	Ruthven, Allan	Fi	222	1954	18	Es
5	O'Brien, Noel	Ca	32	1955	18	Ge
5	Spencer, Stuart	Me	122	1956	GF	Co
5	Linney, Neville	St	43	1957	18	Co
5	Richardson, Barry	Ri	125	1974	GF	NM
5	Biffin, Ray	Me	170	1979	22	Co
5	Davies, Rick	Ha	20	1981	22	Me
5	Blight, Malcolm	NM	178	1982	SF	Ha
5	Glendinning, Ross	WC	230	1988	EF	Me
5	Croft, Matthew	WB	186	2004	21	NM
5	Hall, Barry	WB	289	2011	24	Fr
5	Walker, Taylor*	Ad	189	2019	23	WB
5	Dale, Bailey*	WB	49	2019	23	Ad

Interesting just looking at this now, although it lacks context to indicate that some on the list weren't at the end of their senior careers, just the VFL stint.

Blight is best known, played more great footy in SA, as did Rick Davies after a single season with Hawthorn.
Malcolm Greenslade is more obscure. His 2 match stint for Richmond were right in the middle of his (very good) career in SA and was due to National Service.

 

[ioppolo]

Worst final game has to be Dane Swan, through no fault of his own.

You have to consider that it was the opening minutes of the first game of the season, that puts it right up there as a disaster.

Sharrod Wellingham, if the criteria is fully fit with no subsequent injuries

 

[AFLAssassin]

Best final game, maybe not from a personal stat perspective, but definitely Shane Crawford had the best day of this life and career in his final game.

 

[Connor7395]

Worst final game has to be Dane Swan, through no fault of his own.

You have to consider that it was the opening minutes of the first game of the season, that puts it right up there as a disaster.

Winston Abraham's might be up there. First game of 2001, first few minutes, he finally steps onto the field. Twenty-seconds later, James Hird takes a mark, Abraham runs into him, nearly knocks himself out, lands badly on his left knee, tore his ACL, gives away fifty, ends his season, and gets delisted when his new lab-grown knee ligament ends up being unsuccessful.

 

[iameviljez]

Didn’t Riewoldt kick 9 in his last game?

No, it was Daniel Merrett's last game and he had the displeasure of being reminded of why he was retiring and Riewoldt wasn't

 

[Wallaby]

Winston Abraham's might be up there. First game of 2001, first few minutes, he finally steps onto the field. Twenty-seconds later, James Hird takes a mark, Abraham runs into him, nearly knocks himself out, lands badly on his left knee, tore his ACL, gives away fifty, ends his season, and gets delisted when his new lab-grown knee ligament ends up being unsuccessful.

I remember Marc Dragicevic. Did a knee as a kid (I was there at Docklands) - missed a year or so. Came back and was picked for the first Practise match next season - which was televised. He was in the centre square, obviously tagging someone, Ump holds up the ball to bounce it, Dragicevic's opponent moves to one side, Dragicevic follows him and just falls over - untouched. Another knee. The ball might have been bounced just before he hurt himself, but certainly no more than 2-3 seconds of game time.

He did come back another year or so later - but he had no pace anymore and only played a couple of games.

 

[Lethality]

Winston Abraham's might be up there. First game of 2001, first few minutes, he finally steps onto the field. Twenty-seconds later, James Hird takes a mark, Abraham runs into him, nearly knocks himself out, lands badly on his left knee, tore his ACL, gives away fifty, ends his season, and gets delisted when his new lab-grown knee ligament ends up being unsuccessful.

I remember that. James Hird and Essendon at the height of their powers, so everyone was coming at them with aggression. Winston was just the latest who tried to rough up Hird, and it ended badly for him.

 

[Im New]

 

[ioppolo]

Best final game, maybe not from a personal stat perspective, but definitely Shane Crawford had the best day of this life and career in his final game.

Much like Lecras. Not a great performance on the day but a premiership player none the less

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Josh Kennedy. 8 goals.

Fantastic career.

 

[iameviljez]

Josh Kennedy. 8 goals.

Fantastic career.

And in a losing side

 

[HairyO]

Josh Kennedy. 8 goals.

Fantastic career.

Final game or final home game?

Why wouldnt he play next week ?

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Final game or final home game?

Why wouldnt he play next week ?

Final game.

 

[My Tilly]

Does Ablett Snr's 7.6 in three quarters v Richmond reserves (1997) qualify?

 

[AFLData]

You can use this - one of the last columns has a "Last Game" filter. You can then filter by pretty much any combination of match details and also the player's State of Origin, Indigenous heritage, etc.


Eg.

Most goals kicked in final V/AFL game by a non-Victorian player:
8.2 J.Kennedy WC (WA) R21, 2022
6.3 M.Greenslade Rich (SA) R4, 1971
6 C.Laird Sth.Melb (NSW) R18, 1922

Player Stats: VFL/AFL most goals in a game – AFL Data