Here’s what happened on 28 August in seasons past.
2021, Qualifying Final: Melbourne 13.15 (93) d Brisbane Lions 9.6 (60)
Adelaide Oval, crowd 13,784, won by 33 points - Demons v Lions match stats
2021, Elimination Final: Greater Western Sydney 11.8 (74) d Sydney Swans 10.13 (73)
York Park, crowd 8,635, won by 1 points - Swans v Giants stats
2016, Round 23: St Kilda 25.11 (161) d Brisbane Lions 15.13 (103)
Docklands, crowd 19,633, won by 58 points - full Saints v Lions stats
2016, Round 23: Fremantle 10.9 (69) d Western Bulldogs 6.13 (49)
Subiaco, crowd 34,765, won by 20 points - Dockers v Bulldogs 2016 stats
2020, Round 14: Geelong Cats 10.12 (72) d Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61)
Carrara, crowd 2,156, won by 11 points - Bulldogs v Cats numbers
Big bags on this date: Nick Riewoldt kicked 9 for St Kilda in 2016, Charlie Cameron kicked 5 for Brisbane Lions in 2021.
In the WAFL on this date:
1982, First Semi Final: West Perth 27.18 (180) def East Perth 16.16 (112) by 68 points
Subiaco Oval, crowd 28,513 - West Perth v East Perth match stats
1993, Elimination Final: South Fremantle 11.17 (83) lost to Subiaco 16.13 (109) by 26 points
Subiaco Oval, crowd 6,333 - full South Fremantle v Subiaco stats
2010, Round 23: Swan Districts 22.25 (157) def Peel Thunder 7.5 (47) by 110 points
Bassendean Oval, crowd 1,957 - Swan Districts v Peel Thunder numbers
WAFL history courtesy of WAFL FootyFacts, the definitive WAFL stats archive.