5.15pm (AEST) – AFL Preliminary Final – Brisbane Lions v Carlton – Brisbane

7.50pm (AEST) – NRL Preliminary Final – Brisbane v Warriors – Brisbane

Saudi Arabia’s National Day

International Day of Sign Languages

The last Mulletfest heat before December’s grand final takes place in Glenreagh, NSW

Birthdays for Bruce Springsteen (1949) and Jason Alexander (1959)

Anniversary of:
• the birthday of Ray Charles (1930)
• the founding of Nintendo Koppai (later Nintendo Company) by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda (1889)
• the premiere of The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Modern Family (2009)
• the death of Sigmund Freud (1939)