Fact FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ALUMNI (25 years)

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Here's a number of lists relating to Friday Night Football over the last 25 years. The list does NOT include night fixtures that are played on a Wednesday/Thursday/Monday night for TV purposes/Easter, pre-season fixtures or State of Origin games.

[B]GROUNDS USED 

GROUND                        PERIOD      GAMES          FIRST GAME                 MOST RECENT GAME[/B]

MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND    1985-Present   226      R1  1985   NM   vs COLL     R9   2010  COLL vs GEEL 
SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND       1986-2005       30      R12 1986   SYD  vs NM       1SF  2005  SYD  vs GEEL
WAVERLEY PARK               1987-1989        3      R3  1987   FITZ vs NM       R19  1989  RICH vs CARL
THE WACA                    1987-1998       42      R7  1987   WC   vs BRIS     R12  1998  WC   vs HAW 
FOOTBALL PARK               1991-2009       37      R1  1991   ADEL vs HAW      1EF  2009  ADEL vs ESS 
THE GABBA                   1995-2009       12      R22 1995   BRIS vs MELB     R4   2009  BRIS vs COLL
SUBIACO OVAL                1997-Present    27      R5  1997   FREO vs ST.K     R8   2010  FREO vs COLL
DOCKLANDS                   2000-Present   100      R4  2000   NM  vs GEEL      R11  2010  RICH vs ST.K
OLYMPIC STADIUM SYDNEY      2006-2006        1      1PF 2006  SYD  vs FREO      1PF  2006  SYD  vs FREO

[B]MATCHES PER SEASON
1985:[/B] 2  [I](Both MCG)[/I]
[B]1986:[/B] 6  [I](5 MCG, 1 SCG)[/I]
[B]1987:[/B] 19 [I](7 MCG, 5 WACA, 4 SCG, 1 Waverley)[/I]
[B]1988:[/B] 18 [I](9 MCG, 5 SCG, 4 WACA)[/I]
[B]1989:[/B] 15 [I](6 MCG, 4 WACA, 3 SCG, 2 Waverley)[/I]
[B]1990:[/B] 13 [I](7 MCG, 4 WACA, 2 SCG)[/I]
[B]1991:[/B] 14 [I](5 MCG, 4 WACA, 3 Football Park, 2 SCG)[/I]
[B]1992:[/B] 15 [I](6 MCG, 4 SCG, 4 WACA, 1 Football Park)[/I]
[B]1993:[/B] 18 [I](11 MCG, 3 WACA, 2 SCG, 2 Football Park)[/I]
[B]1994:[/B] 15 [I](10 MCG, 3 WACA, 1 SCG, 1 Football Park)[/I]
[B]1995:[/B] 21 [I](15 MCG, 2 WACA, 2 Football Park, 1 SCG, 1 Gabba; 1 Final @ MCG included)[/I]
[B]1996:[/B] 23 [I](15 MCG, 3 WACA, 3 Gabba, 1 SCG, 1 Football Park; 1 Final @ Gabba included; Multiple FNF games twice during season)[/I]
[B]1997:[/B] 22 [I](11 MCG, 3 WACA, 3 Football Park, 2 Subiaco, 2 SCG, 1 Gabba; 1 Final @ MCG included)[/I]
[B]1998:[/B] 23 [I](15 MCG, 3 WACA, 2 Gabba, 2 Subiaco, 1 Football Park; 2 Finals @ MCG included)[/I]
[B]1999:[/B] 24 [I](23 MCG, 1 Football Park; 2 Finals @ MCG included, 1 cast of multiple FNF Games)[/I]
[B]2000:[/B] 24 [I](15 Docklands, 8 MCG, 1 Subiaco; 2 Finals @ MCG & 1 Final @ Docklands included)[/I]
[B]2001:[/B] 22 [I](10 MCG, 10 Docklands, 1 Subiaco, 1 Gabba; 1 Final @ MCG included)[/I]
[B]2002:[/B] 23 [I](13 MCG, 7 Docklands, 3 Football Park; 2 Finals @ Football Park included)[/I]
[B]2003:[/B] 23 [I](9 Docklands, 8 MCG, 2 Football Park, 2 Subiaco, 1 SCG, 1 Gabba; 1 Final @ both Subiaco and Gabba included)[/I]
[B]2004:[/B] 24 [I](11 Docklands, 7 MCG, 3 Football Park, 2 Subiaco, 1 Gabba; 1 Final @ Gabba, MCG and Football Park included)[/I]
[B]2005:[/B] 24 [I](11 Docklands, 6 MCG, 4 Subiaco, 2 Football Park, 1 SCG; 1 Final @ Subiaco, SCG & MCG included)[/I]
[B]2006:[/B] 24 [I](10 Docklands, 8 MCG, 3 Football Park, 2 Subiaco, 1 Olympic Stadium; 1 Final @ Subiaco, Olympic Stadium & MCG included)[/I]
[B]2007:[/B] 25 [I](12 Docklands, 8 MCG, 3 Football Park, 2 Subicao; 1 Final @ Football Park, Subiaco and MCG included)[/I]
[B]2008:[/B] 25 [I](9 MCG, 9 Docklands, 3 Football Park, 3 Subiaco, 1 Gabba; 3 Finals @ MCG included)[/I]
[B]2009:[/B] 25 [I](11 Docklands, 8 MCG, 3 Football Park, 2 Subiaco, 1 Gabba; 2 Finals @ MCG & 1 Final @ Football Park included)[/I] 
[B]2010:[/B] 10 [I](5 Docklands, 3 MCG, 2 Subiaco; 5 MCG, 4 Docklands, 2 Football Park & 1 Venue TBA games to be played)[/I]

 

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PLAYERS THAT APPEARED IN FNF

[B]First Appeared in 1985

NORTH MELBOURNE:[/B] Mark LISLE        John HOLT      Jim KRAKOUER       Ross GLENDINNING     Phil KRAKOUER  
                 Matthew LARKIN    Dean DOUGDALE  Jon COLLINS        John LAW             Stephen McCANN 
                 Kym HODGEMAN      Tony FUREY     Tim HARRINGTON     Steve HICKEY         Keith GREIG  
                 Kevin McGUIRE     David DWYER    Rick NORMAN        Michael PASSMORE     Peter JONAS 
                 Ian FAIRLEY       Phil KELLY     Ross SMITH         Wayne SCHIMMELBUSCH  Andrew DEMETRIOU
                 Peter GERMAN      Roy RAMSEY     Brendan RYAN


[B]COLLINGWOOD:[/B]     Ricky BARHAM      Geoff RAINES   Greg PHILLIPS      Bruce ABERNETHY      Shane MORWOOD 
                 Brian TAYLOR      Denis BANKS    Murray BROWNE      Michael RICHARDSON   Russell DICKSON 
                 Tony BURGESS      Mark WILLIAMS  Tony SHAW          Neville SHAW         Greg SMITH 
                 James MANSON      Ian McMULLIN   David CLOKE        Peter DAICOS         Mark BEERS


[B]CARLTON:[/B]         Stephen SILVAGNI  Ken SHELDON    Wayne BLACKWELL    Ken HUNTER           Rod ASHMAN
                 Bruce REID        Paul MELDRUM   David RHYS-JONES   Des ENGLISH          Spiro KOURKOUMELIS 
                 Fraser MURPHY     Tom ALVIN      David GLASCOTT     Peter McCONVILLE     Peter DEAN
                 Mark MacLURE      Wayne HARMES   Shane ROBERTSON    Peter ROHDE          Justin MADDEN

[B]First Appeared in 1986

NORTH MELBOURNE:[/B] Peter SMITH      Darren STEELE          David ACKERLY       Darren CROCKER      Mark ARCERI
                 Donald McDONALD  Darren HARRIS          Graeme ATKINS       Jason LOVE          Doug KOOP
                 Paul SPARGO      David CEGLAR           Rohan ROBERTSON     Ben BUCKLEY

[B]HAWTHORN:[/B]        Ken JUDGE        Chris MEW              Peter RUSSO         Rod LESTER-SMITH    Gary AYRES
                 Robert HANDLEY   Robert DiPIERDOMENICO  Gary BUCKENARA      Glenn HOWARD        Greg DEAR
                 Michael TUCK     Michael BYRNE          Richard LOVERIDGE   Rodney EADE         Chris LANGFORD
                 Russell GREENE   Colin ROBERTSON        David SULLIVAN      John KENNEDY        John PLATTEN

[B]GEELONG:[/B]         Bruce LINDNER    Peter JOHNSTON         Terry BRIGHT        Gary ABLETT         Michael TURNER
                 Darren MORGAN    Craig CLEAVE           Darren FLANIGAN     Bill BROWNLESS      Steve REYNOLDSON
                 Mark YEATES      Michael SCHULZE        Mark BOS            Andrew BEWS         Damian DRUM
                 David O'KEEFFE   David CAMERON          Damien CHRISTENSEN  Steven HOCKING      John HOILES 

[B]ST.KILDA:[/B]        Trevor BARKER    Allan SIDEBOTTOM       Geoff CUNNINGHAM    Silvio FOSCHINI     Warren "Wow" JONES
                 Greg BURNS       Tony LOCKETT           Peter KIEL          David WITTEY        John PETER-BUDGE
                 Danny FRAWLEY    Gary ODGERS            Andrew JOBLING      Robert ELPHINSTONE  David GRANT
                 Mark GAMBLE      Tony EVANS             Jamie LAMB          Kain TAYLOR

[B]ESSENDON:[/B]        Paul SALMON      Leon BAKER             Terry DANIHER       Frank DUNNELL       Neil CLARKE
                 Shane HEARD      Garry FOULDS           Tony ELSHAUG        Alan EZARD          Bill DUCKWORTH
                 Roger MERRETT    Mark THOMPSON          Simon MADDEN        Kevin WALSH         Glenn HAWKER
                 Mark HARVEY      Trevor SPENCER         Paul HAMILTON

[B]SYDNEY:[/B]          John IRONMONGER  Greg WILLIAMS          Gerard HEALY        Mervyn NEAGLE       Ian ROBERTS
                 Dennis CARROLL   Barry MITCHELL         Mark BROWNING       Rod CARTER          Bernard TOOHEY
                 David BOLTON     Anthony DANIHER        Tony MORWOOD        Craig HOLDEN        Glenn COLEMAN
                 Stephen WRIGHT   Mark ROBERTS           Paul HAWKE          Warwick CAPPER      David MURPHY

[B]RICHMOND:[/B]        Mark EUSTICE     Dale WEIGHTMAN         John ANNEAR         David PALM          Noel LOVELL
                 Terry SMITH      Richard GEARY          Greg STRACHAN       Jim JESS            Barry ROWLINGS
                 Trevor POOLE     Maurice RIOLI          Brendan BOWER       Michael PICKERING   John MANTON
                 Craig SMITH      Stephen JAMES          Simon CLARK         Jeff HOGG           Dean NOTTING

 

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[B]First appeared in 1987

NORTH MELBOURNE:[/B] John MOSSOP           Jamie STEPHENSON    Dale HOLMES        Dean McRAE          Brett ALLISON
                 Shaun SMITH           Mark HEPBURN        Jeff CHANDLER      Alastair CLARKSON

[B]BRISBANE BEARS:[/B]  Mark MICKAN           Brad HARDIE         Dale DICKSON       Michael McCARTHY    John FIDGE
                 Brenton PHILLIPS      Peter BANFIELD      Bernie HARRIS      Neil HEIN           Chris WATERSON
                 Phillip WALSH         Jim EDMOND          Matthew CAMPBELL   Cameron O'BRIEN     Tony BECKETT
                 Ben HARRIS            Stuart GLASCOTT     Michael GIBSON     Darren CARLSON

[B]MELBOURNE:[/B]       Robert FLOWER         Peter GILES         Brian WILSON       Graeme YEATS        Alan JOHNSON
                 Danny HUGHES          Todd VINEY          Rod GRINTER        David WILLIAMS      Adrian BATTISTON   
                 Brett LOVETT          Steven STRETCH      Chris CONNOLLY     Warren DEAN         Bret BAILEY
                 Greg HEALY            Stephen NEWPORT     Earl SPALDING      Tony CAMPBELL       Steve TURNER
                 Garry LYON            Dean CHIRON         Steve O'DWYER      Jim STYNES          Ricky JACKSON

[B]FITZROY:[/B]         Paul ROOS             Ross THORNTON       Matt RENDELL       Doug BARWICK        Mick CONLAN
                 Matt ARMSTRONG        Graeme HINCHEN      Billy LOKAN        Scott McIVOR        John BLAKEY
                 Graham OSBORNE        Darren KAPPLER      Chris DUTHY        Mark SCOTT          Tim PEKIN
                 Gary KEANE            Brett STEPHENS      Leon HARRIS        Richard OSBORNE     Ken HINKLEY
                 Keith THOMAS          Michael GALE        Jim WYND           Grant LAWRIE        Craig McGRATH
                 Scott CLAYTON         Mark DWYER          Darren HANDLEY

[B]ST.KILDA:[/B]        Nicky WINMAR          Alex MARCOU         Ricky NIXON        Stewart LOEWE       Rod OWEN
                 Frank CARBONE         Dean RICE           Frank COUGHLAN

[B]SYDNEY:[/B]          Wayne HENWOOD         Tony SMITH          Neil CORDY         Mark BAYES          Craig POTTER
                 Brett SCOTT           Michael BYRNE       Peter QUIRK        Graeme CORDY        Terry THRIPP

[B]CARLTON:[/B]         Peter MOTLEY          Richard DENNIS      Stephen KERNAHAN   Jon DOROTICH        Wayne JOHNSTON
                 Adrian GLEESON        Bernie EVANS        Peter SARTORI      Craig BRADLEY       Michael KENNEDY
                 Warren McKENZIE       Brad SHINE          Mark NALEY         Darren OGIER

[B]WEST COAST:[/B]      Robert WILEY          Chris MAINWARING    Dwayne LAMB        Geoff MILES         Steve MALAXOS
                 Dean TURNER           Phil SCOTT          Michael BRENNAN    Andrew MacNISH      John WORSFOLD
                 Laurie KEENE          Alex ISHCHENKO      Mark ZANOTTI       John GASTEV         Murray WRENSTEAD
                 Don HOLMES            David HART          Andrew LOCKYER     Wally MATERA        Dean LAIDLEY
                 Michael O'CONNELL     Chris LEWIS         Adrian BARICH      Phil NARKLE         Paul PEOS
                 Glen BARTLETT

[B]RICHMOND:[/B]        Mark LEE              Chris BURTON        Peter WILSON       Michael MITCHELL    Michael ROACH
                 Phil EGAN             Terry WALLACE       Des RYAN           Michael THOMSON     Peter BURKE
                 David BUTTIFANT       Simon CLARK         Peter CZERKASKI    Andy GOODWIN        Allan McKELLAR
                 Renato DINTINOSANTE      

[B]ESSENDON:[/B]        Steven CLARK          Darren WILLIAMS     Dean BAILEY        Peter FRANCIS       Dean WALLIS
                 Brian WINTON          Gavin KEANE         Daryl CUNNINGHAM   David JOHNSTON      Geoff PARKER
                 Ed CONSIDINE

[B]COLLINGWOOD:[/B]     Paul MORWOOD          Grantley FIELKE     Wes FELLOWES       Brett YORGEY        Michael CHRISTIAN
                 Jamie TURNER          Gavin BROWN         Athas HRYSOULAKIS  Darren MILLANE      Shane KERRISON
                 Matthew RYAN          Jason CROALL