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Tonight, the umpires measured out possibly the longest 50m penalty by somehow bringing Collingwood 77.2m closer to their goal.

I also recall the infamous 2007 Collingwood vs Kangaroos game when Shannon Grant marked inside 50 in the dying stages and was awarded 50m for infringement. What should've been a kick on the goal line somehow translated to the man on the mark being 8m out, and Grant comically hit the post instead of putting the Roos in front. As far as I can tell, that 50m penalty was a paltry 36m at best. Collingwood too ended up benefiting from that one as they held on for the win. IIRC Mark Knight drew a blind umpire using the trundle wheel for the paper.

The question is, has there ever been a longer or shorter 50m penalty measured out by the umpire?

For obvious reasons, not counting those that put the man of the mark on the goal line, and not counting 100m penalties unless there's a massive discrepancy there too.
 
maskmcgee said:
Anyone know when the last out of the square infringement from a kick out happened?
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Not quite the same thing but in the contentious North Melbourne vs Collingwood game last year, Darcy Moore handballed out of the goal square, which is not allowed. But instead of being a free kick, the umpire resets play:

17. 17.1 PROCEDURE AFTER A BEHIND HAS BEEN SCORED BRINGING THE FOOTBALL BACK INTO PLAY
Unless Law 16.4 applies, after a goal Umpire has signalled a Behind:
(a) any player of the Defending Team may elect to Kick the football from within the Goal Square or play on by exiting the Goal Square within a reasonable time;
(b) if the Player has not elected to Kick the football or exit the Goal Square within a reasonable time, a field Umpire will call ‘Play On’;
(c) a Player may not handball the football from within the Goal Square unless the field Umpire has called ‘Play On’ pursuant to Law 17.1(b);
(d) The Mark shall be set at 15 metres from the centre of the Kick-Off Line towards the centre of the Playing Surface, as shown in Diagram 3.
17.2 FOOTBALL BROUGHT INTO PLAY INCORRECTLY
Where the field Umpire is of the opinion that a Player has not brought the football back into play in accordance with Law 17.1, the field Umpire shall reset the play.
 
Patrick Dangerfield is 35 years old and wears guernsey number 35. Has there ever been a higher guernsey number matched by the age of the player wearing it? I strongly suspect he's the record holder.
 
Generalissimo said:
Patrick Dangerfield is 35 years old and wears guernsey number 35. Has there ever been a higher guernsey number matched by the age of the player wearing it? I strongly suspect he's the record holder.
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Robert Harvey was also 35 years old when wearing the #35.

Of the active players, Jeremy Howe is next in line to break the record. He needs to play for another four seasons.
 
Ted Pollock holds the record for the youngest player to wear the jumper number of their age.

He made his debut in the #16 jumper in 1930 aged 16 years and 200 days.
 

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While we're talking jumper numbers, how many players have played with their age on their back on multiple occasions?

Example - Gordon McCracken debuted wearing number 22 at age 22 in 1920. Then at age 24, he switched to wearing 24.
 

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