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King's Birthday match

December 15, 2023

The King's Birthday match is an annual Australian rules football match between the Melbourne Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on the King's Birthday public holiday in Victoria (the second Monday in June).

King's Birthday match
Panorama of the 2011 Queen's Birthday match
Other namesQueen's Birthday match (2001–2022)
LocationMelbourne, Victoria
TeamsMelbourne
Collingwood
First meeting11 June 2001
Latest meeting11 June 2023
Next meeting2024
BroadcastersSeven Network (2001, 2012–present)
Network Ten (2002–2011)
StadiumsMelbourne Cricket Ground
Statistics
Most player appearancesScott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
14 matches
All-time series (Australian Football League only)Collingwood (14 Wins)
Draw(s) 1
Melbourne (7 Wins)
Largest victoryCollingwood: 88 points
13 June 2011
Longest win streakCollingwood: 5
2011–2015
Longest unbeaten streakCollingwood: 8
2008–2015
Current win streakMelbourne: 1
2023–present

Since 2015, the match has been preceded by the Big Freeze, a charitable event raising funds into research for motor neuron disease (MND). The event sees celebrities slide into a pool of ice water as a curtain-raiser to the match.

History edit

Football has been played on the Queen's or King's Birthday public holiday since the first season of the Victorian Football League in 1897.[1] In most years the VFL scheduled three matches to take place on the public holiday. Since 1936 the public holiday has been set as the second Monday in June.

Melbourne and Collingwood first faced off in a Queen's Birthday fixture in Round 3 of the 1898 season, with Melbourne winning by 10 points.[2] Both teams have a long-standing rivalry dating back to the 1950s and 1960s when the two side were the dominant forces in the VFL. Having defeated Collingwood in the 1955 and 1956 Grand Finals, Melbourne was prevented from equalling the Magpie's record four flags in a row in the 1958 Grand Final. That year, a crowd of 99,256 saw a top of the table match between the two teams on the Queen's Birthday public holiday; as of 2022 that crowd figure remains a record for the highest-ever home-and-away crowd.[3] Melbourne would later defeat the Magpies in the 1960 and 1964 Grand Finals. Almost half of Melbourne's 13 VFL/AFL Premierships came against Collingwood and the teams have met in seven grand finals, the most of any pairing.

Since 2001, the AFL has scheduled Melbourne against Collingwood at the MCG as the only match played on the public holiday each year, and this is considered the start of the modern Queen's Birthday match as a stand-alone event. Prior to this, Melbourne and Collingwood had faced each other on the King's/Queen's Birthday public holiday on ten occasions: 1898, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1977, 1983, 1993, 1996 and 1999; among those, the 1996 match was the only time it was the sole match scheduled for the day. The round in which the game is played is sometimes referred to as the "Queen's Birthday Round", although Queensland and Western Australia do not celebrate the Queen's Birthday public holiday on the same date.

The fixture is traditionally staged at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which is the home ground for both teams. However, from 2001 until 2018, the match was always a designated Melbourne home game, resulting in Melbourne receiving a greater portion of the gate and its highest match profit of each season, typically in the order of $800,000 to $900,000. Collingwood, which had a substantially higher membership and more blockbuster fixtures than Melbourne, agreed to and encouraged the deal over that period.[4] Since 2019, when a period of success had seen Melbourne close the financial gap between the clubs, the clubs have agreed to alternate the home team designation between the two clubs each year, with Collingwood's first home game played in 2019.[5][6]

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the game's continuity for two years: the match was not played at all in 2020, and was relocated to the Sydney Cricket Ground at short notice due to a lockdown in Victoria in 2021.[7]

Match results edit

This table lists all Queen's/King's Birthday matches since it became an annual fixture between Melbourne and Collingwood in 2001.

Year Result Melbourne score Collingwood score Margin Attendance Best on ground1 Football club
2001 Collingwood 8.9 (57) 19.20 (134) 77 62,761 Anthony Rocca Collingwood
2002 Collingwood 10.15 (75) 19.12 (126) 51 65,860 Chris Tarrant Collingwood
2003 Collingwood 10.17 (77) 20.13 (133) 56 60,010* Paul Licuria Collingwood
2004 Melbourne 12.10 (82) 11.7 (73) 9 56,988* Josh Fraser Collingwood
2005 Melbourne 17.15 (117) 10.12 (72) 45 65,347* Travis Johnstone Melbourne
2006 Melbourne 22.9 (141) 14.10 (94) 47 78,773 Cameron Bruce Melbourne
2007 Melbourne 13.16 (94) 11.15 (81) 13 70,660 Russell Robertson Melbourne
2008 Collingwood 13.17 (95) 17.14 (116) 21 59,548 Tarkyn Lockyer Collingwood
2009 Collingwood 8.12 (60) 19.12 (126) 66 61,287 Scott Pendlebury Collingwood
2010 Draw 11.10 (76) 9.22 (76) 0 67,454 Aaron Davey Melbourne
2011 Collingwood 6.5 (41) 19.15 (129) 88 75,998 Sharrod Wellingham Collingwood
2012 Collingwood 13.9 (87) 19.15 (129) 42 64,250 Dane Swan Collingwood
2013 Collingwood 5.9 (39) 17.20 (122) 83 50,853 Dane Swan Collingwood
2014 Collingwood 3.10 (28) 8.13 (61) 33 68,124 Bernie Vince Melbourne
2015 Collingwood 13.7 (85) 17.8 (110) 25 66,120 Travis Cloke Collingwood2
2016 Melbourne 16.8 (104) 8.10 (58) 46 60,158 Max Gawn Melbourne
2017 Melbourne 15.14 (104) 15.10 (100) 4 70,926 Christian Petracca Melbourne
2018 Collingwood 14.7 (91) 20.13 (133) 42 83,518 Mason Cox Collingwood2
2019 Collingwood 7.15 (57) 15.8 (98) 41 74,036 Adam Treloar Collingwood
2020 No match played due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Collingwood 9.9 (63) 11.14 (80) 17 16,4533 Scott Pendlebury Collingwood2
2022 Collingwood 8.8 (56) 12.10 (82) 26 76,059 Clayton Oliver Melbourne
2023 Melbourne 8.18 (66) 9.8 (62) 4 83,578 Jack Viney Melbourne2

* Capacity reduced due to redevelopment at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the 2006 Commonwealth Games
1 2001–2014: three Brownlow votes, 2015–present: Neale Daniher trophy
2 Player also received three Brownlow votes
3 Match was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground instead of the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Big Freeze at the 'G edit

In 2014, former Melbourne coach for ten years (1998–2007) Neale Daniher was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND) and set about helping raise funds for researching the disease.[8] The Big Freeze at the 'G is a Motor Neurone Disease fundraiser event at the MCG partner with the AFL's Queen's Birthday match. In support of the "Cure for MND Foundation", several well known football, sporting, entertainment and media personalities get dunked into a giant ice pool on the ground before the start of the game. Such personalities usually pledge to raise $10,000 for vital MND research after being nominated, and once successful at hitting this target, they then get to pass on the challenge and nominate the next personality into the "cold seat". This person in turn will raise funds and agree to "Freeze for MND" if their fundraising goal is met. The challenge will continue right up until the game, with each celebrity challenging the next.[9][10] The first Big Freeze was held in 2015, and the Neale Daniher Trophy was established in the same year and awarded to the best player on the ground in the game.[11]

Participants edit

Big Freeze 1 (2015)

Over $2.2 million was raised.[12]

Big Freeze 2 (2016)

Over $4 million was raised.[13]

Big Freeze 3 (2017)
Big Freeze 4 (2018)
Big Freeze 5 (2019)
Big Freeze 6 (2020)

No Queen's Birthday match was played due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a Big Freeze television event occurred with a player from every club involved.[14]

Big Freeze 7 (2021)

Big Freeze 7 was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the day of the Queen's Birthday match, but the match itself was staged at the Sydney Cricket Ground due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Big Freeze 8 (2022)
Big Freeze 9 (2023)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 1897 Match Results (Queen Victoria was born on 24 May)
  2. ^ "1898 Season Scores and Results".
  3. ^ Memorable Moments 17 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Greg Denham (6 July 2011). "Collingwood confirm they'll back Melbourne Demons in AFL bid for Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG". FoxSports. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Melbourne's 2019 fixture revealed". Melbourne Football Club. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ^ Jay Clark (25 July 2017). "Collingwood considering reclaiming share of Queen's Birthday blockbuster from Melbourne". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Big Freeze match moves to the SCG". Australian Football League. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. ^ Neale Daniher interview with Tim Watson (18 Aug 2014)
  9. ^ Cure 4 MND: Tim Watson interviews Neale Daniher
  10. ^ Freeze MND official site
  11. ^ Collins, Ben (8 June 2015). "Best player to receive Neale Daniher Trophy". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  12. ^ Big Freeze at the 'G: Stars take the plunge to raise huge sum
  13. ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (13 June 2016). "Big freeze 2: Sheeds turns Tinkerbell as fans raise over $4m to help fight MND". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  14. ^ Knox, David (25 May 2020). "Returning: AFL: The Big Freeze". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

External links edit

 
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The King s Birthday match is an annual Australian rules football match between the Melbourne Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League AFL held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground MCG on the King s Birthday public holiday in Victoria the second Monday in June King s Birthday matchPanorama of the 2011 Queen s Birthday matchOther namesQueen s Birthday match 2001 2022 LocationMelbourne VictoriaTeamsMelbourneCollingwoodFirst meeting11 June 2001Latest meeting11 June 2023Next meeting2024BroadcastersSeven Network 2001 2012 present Network Ten 2002 2011 StadiumsMelbourne Cricket GroundStatisticsMost player appearancesScott Pendlebury Collingwood 14 matchesAll time series Australian Football League only Collingwood 14 Wins Draw s 1 Melbourne 7 Wins Largest victoryCollingwood 88 points 13 June 2011Longest win streakCollingwood 5 2011 2015Longest unbeaten streakCollingwood 8 2008 2015Current win streakMelbourne 1 2023 presentSince 2015 the match has been preceded by the Big Freeze a charitable event raising funds into research for motor neuron disease MND The event sees celebrities slide into a pool of ice water as a curtain raiser to the match Contents 1 History 2 Match results 3 Big Freeze at the G 3 1 Participants 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editFootball has been played on the Queen s or King s Birthday public holiday since the first season of the Victorian Football League in 1897 1 In most years the VFL scheduled three matches to take place on the public holiday Since 1936 the public holiday has been set as the second Monday in June Melbourne and Collingwood first faced off in a Queen s Birthday fixture in Round 3 of the 1898 season with Melbourne winning by 10 points 2 Both teams have a long standing rivalry dating back to the 1950s and 1960s when the two side were the dominant forces in the VFL Having defeated Collingwood in the 1955 and 1956 Grand Finals Melbourne was prevented from equalling the Magpie s record four flags in a row in the 1958 Grand Final That year a crowd of 99 256 saw a top of the table match between the two teams on the Queen s Birthday public holiday as of 2022 that crowd figure remains a record for the highest ever home and away crowd 3 Melbourne would later defeat the Magpies in the 1960 and 1964 Grand Finals Almost half of Melbourne s 13 VFL AFL Premierships came against Collingwood and the teams have met in seven grand finals the most of any pairing Since 2001 the AFL has scheduled Melbourne against Collingwood at the MCG as the only match played on the public holiday each year and this is considered the start of the modern Queen s Birthday match as a stand alone event Prior to this Melbourne and Collingwood had faced each other on the King s Queen s Birthday public holiday on ten occasions 1898 1950 1958 1961 1964 1977 1983 1993 1996 and 1999 among those the 1996 match was the only time it was the sole match scheduled for the day The round in which the game is played is sometimes referred to as the Queen s Birthday Round although Queensland and Western Australia do not celebrate the Queen s Birthday public holiday on the same date The fixture is traditionally staged at the Melbourne Cricket Ground which is the home ground for both teams However from 2001 until 2018 the match was always a designated Melbourne home game resulting in Melbourne receiving a greater portion of the gate and its highest match profit of each season typically in the order of 800 000 to 900 000 Collingwood which had a substantially higher membership and more blockbuster fixtures than Melbourne agreed to and encouraged the deal over that period 4 Since 2019 when a period of success had seen Melbourne close the financial gap between the clubs the clubs have agreed to alternate the home team designation between the two clubs each year with Collingwood s first home game played in 2019 5 6 The COVID 19 pandemic interrupted the game s continuity for two years the match was not played at all in 2020 and was relocated to the Sydney Cricket Ground at short notice due to a lockdown in Victoria in 2021 7 Match results editThis table lists all Queen s King s Birthday matches since it became an annual fixture between Melbourne and Collingwood in 2001 Year Result Melbourne score Collingwood score Margin Attendance Best on ground1 Football club2001 Collingwood 8 9 57 19 20 134 77 62 761 Anthony Rocca Collingwood2002 Collingwood 10 15 75 19 12 126 51 65 860 Chris Tarrant Collingwood2003 Collingwood 10 17 77 20 13 133 56 60 010 Paul Licuria Collingwood2004 Melbourne 12 10 82 11 7 73 9 56 988 Josh Fraser Collingwood2005 Melbourne 17 15 117 10 12 72 45 65 347 Travis Johnstone Melbourne2006 Melbourne 22 9 141 14 10 94 47 78 773 Cameron Bruce Melbourne2007 Melbourne 13 16 94 11 15 81 13 70 660 Russell Robertson Melbourne2008 Collingwood 13 17 95 17 14 116 21 59 548 Tarkyn Lockyer Collingwood2009 Collingwood 8 12 60 19 12 126 66 61 287 Scott Pendlebury Collingwood2010 Draw 11 10 76 9 22 76 0 67 454 Aaron Davey Melbourne2011 Collingwood 6 5 41 19 15 129 88 75 998 Sharrod Wellingham Collingwood2012 Collingwood 13 9 87 19 15 129 42 64 250 Dane Swan Collingwood2013 Collingwood 5 9 39 17 20 122 83 50 853 Dane Swan Collingwood2014 Collingwood 3 10 28 8 13 61 33 68 124 Bernie Vince Melbourne2015 Collingwood 13 7 85 17 8 110 25 66 120 Travis Cloke Collingwood22016 Melbourne 16 8 104 8 10 58 46 60 158 Max Gawn Melbourne2017 Melbourne 15 14 104 15 10 100 4 70 926 Christian Petracca Melbourne2018 Collingwood 14 7 91 20 13 133 42 83 518 Mason Cox Collingwood22019 Collingwood 7 15 57 15 8 98 41 74 036 Adam Treloar Collingwood2020 No match played due to the COVID 19 pandemic2021 Collingwood 9 9 63 11 14 80 17 16 4533 Scott Pendlebury Collingwood22022 Collingwood 8 8 56 12 10 82 26 76 059 Clayton Oliver Melbourne2023 Melbourne 8 18 66 9 8 62 4 83 578 Jack Viney Melbourne2 Capacity reduced due to redevelopment at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the 2006 Commonwealth Games1 2001 2014 three Brownlow votes 2015 present Neale Daniher trophy2 Player also received three Brownlow votes3 Match was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground instead of the Melbourne Cricket GroundBig Freeze at the G editIn 2014 former Melbourne coach for ten years 1998 2007 Neale Daniher was diagnosed with motor neuron disease MND and set about helping raise funds for researching the disease 8 The Big Freeze at the G is a Motor Neurone Disease fundraiser event at the MCG partner with the AFL s Queen s Birthday match In support of the Cure for MND Foundation several well known football sporting entertainment and media personalities get dunked into a giant ice pool on the ground before the start of the game Such personalities usually pledge to raise 10 000 for vital MND research after being nominated and once successful at hitting this target they then get to pass on the challenge and nominate the next personality into the cold seat This person in turn will raise funds and agree to Freeze for MND if their fundraising goal is met The challenge will continue right up until the game with each celebrity challenging the next 9 10 The first Big Freeze was held in 2015 and the Neale Daniher Trophy was established in the same year and awarded to the best player on the ground in the game 11 Participants edit Big Freeze 1 2015 Over 2 2 million was raised 12 Tim Watson former Essendon player AFL commentator for the Seven Network Sam Lane Television and radio personality journalist and commentator Ross Stevenson radio personality for 3AW Dermott Brereton former Hawthorn player television and radio commentator for Fox Footy and SEN 1116 Sam Newman former Geelong player TV and radio personality host of The Footy Show Brian Taylor former Collingwood player TV and radio commentator for the Seven Network and Triple M Garry Lyon former Melbourne player TV and radio commentator host of The Footy Show Mick Molloy comedian TV and radio personality for Triple M Mark Robinson Journalist television and newspaper personality host of AFL 360 Bryan Strauchanie Strauchan fictional Collingwood football player portrayed by comedian Peter Helliar TV and radio personality Big Freeze 2 2016 Over 4 million was raised 13 Matthew Richardson former Richmond player AFL commentator for the Seven Network Matthew Lloyd former Essendon player AFL commentator for 3AW Kevin Sheedy legendary AFL player and coach Eddie McGuire President of Collingwood AFL commentator for Fox Footy and Triple M radio David Koch President of Port Adelaide host of Sunrise Samantha Armytage Australian journalist host of Sunrise Jonathan Brown former Brisbane Lions player TV and radio personality Fox Footy and Nova 100 Anthony Lehmann comedian TV and radio personality Network Ten and Gold 104 3 Cameron Ling former Geelong player AFL commentator for the Seven Network Gerard Whateley ABC Sports commentator host of AFL 360 Dave Hughes comedian TV and radio personality recurring panellist on The Footy Show Big Freeze 3 2017 Lleyton Hewitt Australian tennis champion former world number 1 Steve Hooker Australian Pole Vaulter Olympic gold medallist Alisa Camplin Australian aerial skier Olympic gold medallist Steven Bradbury Australian speed skater Olympic gold medallist Steve Moneghetti Australian long distance runner Commenwealth gold medallist Andrew Gaze Australian basketballer 2x NBA champion Sharelle McMahon Australian netballer Adam Gilchrist Australian cricketerBig Freeze 4 2018 Don Pyke Adelaide senior coach Chris Fagan Brisbane Lions senior coach Brendon Bolton Carlton senior coach Nathan Buckley Collingwood senior coach John Worsfold Essendon senior coach Ross Lyon Fremantle senior coach Chris Scott Geelong senior coach Stuart Dew Gold Coast senior coach Leon Cameron Greater Western Sydney senior coach Alastair Clarkson Hawthorn senior coach Simon Goodwin Melbourne senior coach Brad Scott North Melbourne senior coach Ken Hinkley Port Adelaide senior coach Damien Hardwick Richmond senior coach John Longmire Sydney Swans senior coach Alan Richardson St Kilda senior coach Adam Simpson West Coast Eagles senior coach Luke Beveridge Western Bulldogs senior coachBig Freeze 5 2019 Cyril Rioli former Hawthorn player Lauren Jackson former basketball player Dane Swan former Collingwood player Nick Riewoldt former St Kilda player Brendan Fevola former Carlton amp Brisbane Lions player Jimmy Bartel former Geelong player Anna Meares former Olympic cyclist Bianca Chatfield former netball player Jobe Watson former Essendon player Chris Judd former West Coast amp Carlton player Liam Picken former Western Bulldogs player Bob Murphy former Western Bulldogs player Sam Mitchell former Hawthorn amp West Coast player Brent Harvey former North Melbourne playerBig Freeze 6 2020 No Queen s Birthday match was played due to the COVID 19 pandemic but a Big Freeze television event occurred with a player from every club involved 14 Big Freeze 7 2021 Big Freeze 7 was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the day of the Queen s Birthday match but the match itself was staged at the Sydney Cricket Ground due to the COVID 19 pandemic Craig Bellamy Melbourne Storm NRL coach Abbey Holmes former Adelaide player Billy Brownless former Geelong player Shane Crawford 1999 Brownlow Medal winner and former Hawthorn player Ray Chamberlain AFL umpire Sharni Norder former netball player and Collingwood player Bounce panelist Sarah Jones Fox Footy host Jeff Farmer former Melbourne and Fremantle player Daisy Pearce Melbourne captain Gillon McLachlan AFL CEOBig Freeze 8 2022 Ash Barty former world No 1 tennis player Eddie Betts former Adelaide amp Carlton player Terry Daniher former Essendon player amp older brother to Neale Rhonda Burchmore entertainer amp actor Hamish Blake comedian amp Melbourne supporter Andrew Maher co host of The Front Bar Rebecca Maddern Seven News Melbourne presenter David Neitz former Melbourne captain Justin Langer former Australian cricket team coach Jakara Anthony skier amp 2022 Winter Olympics gold medallistBig Freeze 9 2023 Mick Fanning 3x ASP World Champion Shaun Burgoyne former Port Adelaide amp Hawthorn player Tony Shaw former Collingwood player Michelle Payne 2015 Melbourne Cup winning jockey Eric Bana actor amp St Kilda supporter Jason Dunstall former Hawthorn player and current Fox Footy commentator Abbey Gelmi Seven News Melbourne weekend sports presenter Tayla Harris current Melbourne player Aaron Finch former Australian cricket team ODI and T20I captainSee also edit nbsp Sports portal nbsp Australia portalNRL Queen s Birthday ClashReferences edit 1897 Match Results Queen Victoria was born on 24 May 1898 Season Scores and Results Memorable Moments Archived 17 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Greg Denham 6 July 2011 Collingwood confirm they ll back Melbourne Demons in AFL bid for Queen s Birthday clash at the MCG FoxSports Retrieved 13 June 2022 Melbourne s 2019 fixture revealed Melbourne Football Club 1 November 2018 Retrieved 13 June 2022 Jay Clark 25 July 2017 Collingwood considering reclaiming share of Queen s Birthday blockbuster from Melbourne Herald Sun Melbourne VIC Retrieved 13 June 2022 Big Freeze match moves to the SCG Australian Football League 4 June 2021 Retrieved 4 June 2021 Neale Daniher interview with Tim Watson 18 Aug 2014 Cure 4 MND Tim Watson interviews Neale Daniher Freeze MND official site Collins Ben 8 June 2015 Best player to receive Neale Daniher Trophy AFL com au Bigpond Retrieved 26 October 2015 Big Freeze at the G Stars take the plunge to raise huge sum Navaratnam Dinny 13 June 2016 Big freeze 2 Sheeds turns Tinkerbell as fans raise over 4m to help fight MND AFL com au Bigpond Retrieved 21 June 2016 Knox David 25 May 2020 Returning AFL The Big Freeze TV Tonight Retrieved 25 May 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Queen s Birthday clash Queen s Birthday match on AFL Tables 37 49 12 S 144 59 00 E 37 82000 S 144 98333 E 37 82000 144 98333 Retrieved 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