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Year Type Position Statistic Min Games
1978 AFL Player Rankings 1980 AFL Player Rankings
1979 AFL League Handballs Per Game Leaders
Rank Player Team Games Average
1 John Byrne North Melbourne 6 10.67
2 Garry Wilson Fitzroy 24 9.83
3 Bruce Doull Carlton 21 9.62
4 Robert Flower Melbourne 21 9.33
5 Geoff Cunningham St Kilda 21 8.76
6 Robbert Klomp Carlton 24 8.67
7 Leon Harris Fitzroy 20 8.55
8 Barry Round South Melbourne 22 8.50
9 Peter Morrison South Melbourne 18 8.11
10 Graeme Allan Fitzroy 23 8.09
10 Graeme Melrose North Melbourne 22 8.09
12 Ian Cooper Collingwood 1 8.00
12 Barry Price Collingwood 1 8.00
14 Dale Weightman Richmond 15 7.93
15 David McMahon Fitzroy 24 7.71
16 Leigh Matthews Hawthorn 13 7.69
17 Tony Shaw Collingwood 15 7.53
18 Peter Bennett Essendon 23 7.52
19 Gary Baker Melbourne 16 7.50
20 Glenn Elliott Melbourne 15 7.47
21 Sam Newman Geelong 13 7.46
22 Ian Hampshire Western Bulldogs 18 7.28
23 Ron Alexander Fitzroy 24 7.21
24 Keith Greig North Melbourne 22 7.14
25 Geoff Raines Richmond 21 7.05
25 Graham Gaunt Melbourne 19 7.05
27 Jack Hawkins Geelong 21 6.95
27 Bob Heard Richmond 20 6.95
27 Geoff Jennings Western Bulldogs 19 6.95
30 Russell Ebert North Melbourne 25 6.88
31 Ian Nankervis Geelong 19 6.79
32 Gary Cowton Western Bulldogs 22 6.68
33 Ronnie Wearmouth Collingwood 21 6.67
33 Ross Henshaw North Melbourne 15 6.67
35 Bruce Tempany Richmond 20 6.65
36 Kevin Heath Carlton 13 6.62
37 Ray Shaw Collingwood 24 6.58
38 Trevor Keogh Carlton 19 6.53
39 Gary Dempsey North Melbourne 25 6.52
40 Kevin Bryant North Melbourne 19 6.42
41 Stephen Icke North Melbourne 20 6.40
42 Barry Armstrong Carlton 24 6.38
43 Bill Nettlefold North Melbourne 14 6.36
44 Dennis Collins Carlton 9 6.33
45 Don Scott Hawthorn 14 6.29
46 Bernie Evans South Melbourne 12 6.25
47 Cameron Clayton Melbourne 13 6.23
48 Alan Reid Essendon 16 6.19
49 Norm Goss Hawthorn 18 6.11
49 Roy Ramsay North Melbourne 9 6.11
51 Carl Ditterich Melbourne 17 6.06
52 Greg Wells Melbourne 22 6.00
52 Doug Koop South Melbourne 2 6.00
52 Keith MacLeod Fitzroy 2 6.00
55 Geoff Southby Carlton 24 5.92
56 Jeff Dunne St Kilda 22 5.91
57 Chris Smith Fitzroy 21 5.90
58 Alex Jesaulenko Carlton 16 5.88
59 Bruce Monteath Richmond 22 5.86
60 Gerald McCarthy Fitzroy 23 5.83
61 Barry Day Essendon 11 5.82
62 Robert DiPierdomenico Hawthorn 15 5.80
63 Ken Mansfield Essendon 21 5.76
63 Bryan Wood Richmond 21 5.76
65 Michael Tuck Hawthorn 22 5.73
65 Phil Carman Melbourne 11 5.73
67 John Cassin North Melbourne 14 5.71
68 Garry Sidebottom St Kilda 21 5.67
68 Malcolm Reed Geelong 9 5.67
70 Rodney Ashman Carlton 5 5.60
70 Dale Murphy South Melbourne 5 5.60
70 Michael Nettlefold St Kilda 5 5.60
73 Terry Wight Collingwood 19 5.58
73 Ross Brewer Collingwood 12 5.58
75 Rene Kink Collingwood 25 5.56
76 David Polkinghorne Hawthorn 20 5.55
77 Alan Jarrott North Melbourne 17 5.53
77 Alan Stoneham Western Bulldogs 15 5.53
79 Peter Moore Collingwood 25 5.52
80 Gary Malarkey Geelong 20 5.50
80 Russell Muir Essendon 16 5.50
80 Shane Fitzsimmons Melbourne 2 5.50
83 Bryan Cousins Geelong 18 5.44
84 Alex Marcou Carlton 24 5.42
85 Peter Murnane Hawthorn 20 5.40
86 Neale Daniher Essendon 23 5.39
87 Terry Wallace Hawthorn 21 5.38
88 Ian Marsh Essendon 22 5.36
89 Bill Valli Collingwood 17 5.35
90 Chris Stone St Kilda 3 5.33
91 Craig Stewart Collingwood 23 5.30
92 Bruce Duperouzel St Kilda 17 5.29
93 Russell Ohlsen Collingwood 22 5.27
94 Peter Featherby Geelong 12 5.25
94 Graham Teasdale South Melbourne 8 5.25
94 Graeme Landy Richmond 4 5.25
97 Stephen Mount Richmond 9 5.22
98 Greg Burns St Kilda 14 5.21
98 Graeme Robertson Richmond 14 5.21
100 Ken Montgomery North Melbourne 5 5.20
101 Alan Mangels Carlton 11 5.18
102 Brian Brown Fitzroy 6 5.17
102 Mark Hannebery Collingwood 6 5.17
104 Wayne Schimmelbusch North Melbourne 25 5.16
105 Ricky Quade South Melbourne 21 5.14
105 Daryl Schimmelbusch North Melbourne 7 5.14
107 Laurie Serafini Fitzroy 24 5.12
108 David O'Halloran Hawthorn 18 5.11
109 Ross Glendinning North Melbourne 21 5.10
110 Mark MacLure Carlton 23 5.09
110 Michael Young Carlton 11 5.09
112 David Dench North Melbourne 13 5.08
112 Michael Byrne Melbourne 12 5.08
114 Kevin Higgins Fitzroy 24 5.00
114 Ian Dunstan Western Bulldogs 22 5.00
114 Mark Turner Hawthorn 9 5.00
114 Michael Poynton Fitzroy 6 5.00
114 Craig Dowsett Geelong 3 5.00
114 Mordecai Bromberg St Kilda 2 5.00
114 Shane Williams Richmond 2 5.00
114 John Durnan Geelong 1 5.00
114 Robert Hyde Essendon 1 5.00
114 Gary Lugg St Kilda 1 5.00
114 Peter O'Keefe Melbourne 1 5.00
125 Mick Egan Western Bulldogs 22 4.95
125 Len Thompson South Melbourne 20 4.95
127 Peter Knights Hawthorn 11 4.91
128 Wayne Foreman Western Bulldogs 17 4.88
128 Craig Barbary Essendon 8 4.88
130 Neville Fields South Melbourne 21 4.86
131 Gary Colling St Kilda 19 4.84
132 Tim Watson Essendon 23 4.83
132 Peter Jones Carlton 18 4.83
132 Daryl Freame Richmond 6 4.83
135 Rod Blake Geelong 22 4.82
135 Doug Hawkins Western Bulldogs 22 4.82
135 Bernie Quinlan Fitzroy 22 4.82
138 Phillip Bottams Richmond 10 4.80
138 Mick Malthouse Richmond 10 4.80
138 Steve Emery Hawthorn 5 4.80
141 Barry Rowlings Richmond 18 4.78
142 Peter McConville Carlton 13 4.77
143 Warwick Irwin Fitzroy 24 4.75
144 Chris Hansen Fitzroy 23 4.74
145 Francis Bourke Richmond 22 4.73
145 Steve Hoffman Western Bulldogs 11 4.73
147 Mick Kelly Western Bulldogs 16 4.69
148 Stan Alves North Melbourne 18 4.67
148 Glenn Middlemiss Geelong 12 4.67
148 Robert Wiley Richmond 9 4.67
148 Peter Thorne Melbourne 6 4.67
152 Bill Picken Collingwood 26 4.65
153 Simon Madden Essendon 23 4.61
154 Merv Neagle Essendon 10 4.60
154 Neil Clarke Essendon 5 4.60
154 Brian Wilson Western Bulldogs 5 4.60
157 Tony Martyn Melbourne 17 4.59
158 Peter Russo Hawthorn 12 4.58
159 Stan Magro Collingwood 23 4.57
159 Peter Williams Richmond 7 4.57
161 Ken Whitfort Melbourne 9 4.56
162 Max Crow Essendon 22 4.55
162 Jeff Sarau St Kilda 22 4.55
162 Jim Durnan Melbourne 11 4.55
165 Merv Keane Richmond 19 4.53
166 Gary Brice South Melbourne 10 4.50
166 Neil Besanko Essendon 8 4.50
166 Malcolm Bramley Fitzroy 4 4.50
166 Henry Coles Melbourne 4 4.50
166 Eric Leech Richmond 4 4.50
166 Kevin Sheedy Richmond 4 4.50
166 Frank Bain Richmond 2 4.50
166 John Wallace Melbourne 2 4.50
174 David McKay Carlton 17 4.47
175 Robert Dean South Melbourne 9 4.44
176 Peter Francis Carlton 23 4.43
177 Ray Byrne Collingwood 26 4.42
178 Kevin Morris Collingwood 15 4.40
179 Emmett Dunne Richmond 19 4.37
180 Paul Morwood South Melbourne 20 4.35
181 Jim Jess Richmond 18 4.33
181 Robert McGhie Western Bulldogs 12 4.33
181 Peter Daicos Collingwood 6 4.33
181 Graham Hunnibell Melbourne 6 4.33
185 Terry Bright Geelong 22 4.32
185 Andy Preston Geelong 19 4.32
185 Ted Whitten Western Bulldogs 19 4.32
188 Mike Fitzpatrick Carlton 24 4.29
188 Wayne Harmes Carlton 24 4.29
188 Paul Callery St Kilda 21 4.29
191 Terry O'Neill South Melbourne 16 4.25
192 Paul Van Der Haar Essendon 15 4.20
192 Graham Cornes North Melbourne 5 4.20
194 Geoff Ablett Hawthorn 16 4.19
195 John Kennedy Hawthorn 17 4.18
195 Mark Lee Richmond 17 4.18
195 Kelly O'Donnell Melbourne 11 4.18
198 Tom Flower Melbourne 6 4.17
199 Ken Sheldon Carlton 22 4.14
199 David Cloke Richmond 21 4.14
199 Laurie Fowler Melbourne 21 4.14
199 Tony Sullivan Melbourne 7 4.14
203 Michael Woolnough Collingwood 11 4.09
204 Mark Browning South Melbourne 13 4.08
204 Alan Goad Hawthorn 12 4.08
206 Stephen Easton North Melbourne 15 4.07
207 Noel Mugavin Fitzroy 18 4.06
208 Garry Foulds Essendon 23 4.00
208 Peter Hamilton Melbourne 13 4.00
208 Brent Crosswell North Melbourne 10 4.00
208 Daryl Cumming South Melbourne 10 4.00
208 Murray Witcombe Geelong 10 4.00
208 Kevin O'Keeffe Fitzroy 8 4.00
208 Grant Fowler Fitzroy 5 4.00
208 Allan Sinclair St Kilda 2 4.00
208 Greg Nichols Geelong 1 4.00
208 Alan Thompson Fitzroy 1 4.00
218 Steven Smith Melbourne 16 3.94
219 Phil Stevens St Kilda 11 3.91
219 Stephen Wright South Melbourne 11 3.91
221 Ian Roberts South Melbourne 10 3.90
222 Mario Bortolotto Geelong 9 3.89
223 Max Richardson Fitzroy 23 3.87
224 Xavier Tanner North Melbourne 13 3.85
225 Stephen McCann North Melbourne 25 3.84
226 Andrew Cross St Kilda 6 3.83
226 Kelvin Steel Essendon 6 3.83
228 Andrew Ireland Collingwood 22 3.82
228 Neville Taylor Fitzroy 22 3.82
228 Robert Elliott Melbourne 17 3.82
228 John Moylan Western Bulldogs 17 3.82
232 Barry Breen St Kilda 21 3.81
233 Neil Bristow Western Bulldogs 10 3.80
233 Mark Kellett St Kilda 10 3.80
233 Anthony Dullard Melbourne 5 3.80
236 John Hendrie Hawthorn 19 3.79
236 David McLeish South Melbourne 19 3.79
238 Alle De Wolde Hawthorn 21 3.76
239 Shane Zantuck South Melbourne 16 3.75
239 Jeff Berry Richmond 8 3.75
239 Ross Abbey Western Bulldogs 4 3.75
239 Peter Hall South Melbourne 4 3.75
239 Lee Perussich Western Bulldogs 4 3.75
244 Denis Banks Collingwood 14 3.71
245 Greg Hutchison Melbourne 10 3.70
246 Ray Card Geelong 18 3.67
246 Ian Sartori St Kilda 18 3.67
246 Jeff Cassidy Geelong 12 3.67
246 Grant Thomas St Kilda 12 3.67
246 Terry Wheeler Western Bulldogs 9 3.67
246 Glenn Payne North Melbourne 6 3.67
246 Phil Bradmore Western Bulldogs 3 3.67
246 Wayne Gordon Melbourne 3 3.67
246 Robbie Peers Western Bulldogs 3 3.67
255 Wayne Johnston Carlton 20 3.65
255 Maurice O'Keefe St Kilda 17 3.65
257 Robert Neal Geelong 11 3.64
258 Richard Murrie Western Bulldogs 13 3.62
259 Kevin Worthington Collingwood 23 3.61
260 Shane Heard Essendon 15 3.60
261 Kevin Bartlett Richmond 22 3.59
262 Jim Buckley Carlton 11 3.55
263 John Murphy South Melbourne 13 3.54
263 John Murphy North Melbourne 13 3.54
265 Malcolm Blight North Melbourne 19 3.53
265 Ken Fletcher Essendon 19 3.53
265 Maurice Boyse North Melbourne 15 3.53
265 Terry Daniher Essendon 15 3.53
265 John Mossop Geelong 15 3.53
270 George Brown Western Bulldogs 2 3.50
270 Greg Lambert South Melbourne 2 3.50
272 Peter Keays Fitzroy 17 3.47
272 Robert Walls Fitzroy 15 3.47
274 Bruce Nankervis Geelong 22 3.45
275 Kelvin Matthews Geelong 16 3.44
276 Rod Austin Carlton 21 3.43
276 Ian Morrison Western Bulldogs 21 3.43
276 Graeme Bond St Kilda 14 3.43
279 Ian Baker St Kilda 12 3.42
280 Allan Edwards Collingwood 15 3.40
280 Allan Edwards Richmond 15 3.40
280 Jim O'Dea St Kilda 15 3.40
280 Alby Smedts Western Bulldogs 15 3.40
280 Arnold Briedis North Melbourne 10 3.40
285 John Law North Melbourne 24 3.38
285 Gerard Healy Melbourne 21 3.38
285 Gary McDonald St Kilda 8 3.38
288 John Burns Geelong 17 3.35
289 Rodney Eade Hawthorn 21 3.33
289 Peter Brown Fitzroy 6 3.33
289 Bill Mildenhall St Kilda 6 3.33
289 Don Whitford Melbourne 6 3.33
289 Robert Wilkinson Hawthorn 6 3.33
289 Gerald Betts Collingwood 3 3.33
289 Garry Williams South Melbourne 3 3.33
296 Graeme Anderson Collingwood 13 3.31
297 Wayne Primmer Essendon 10 3.30
298 Robert Groenewegen Western Bulldogs 7 3.29
298 Greg Naylor Richmond 7 3.29
298 Stephen Power Western Bulldogs 7 3.29
301 Trevor Barker St Kilda 15 3.27
301 Allan Davis Essendon 15 3.27
303 Barry Denny Melbourne 5 3.20
303 Alan Woodman Geelong 5 3.20
305 David Clarke Geelong 22 3.18
305 Michael Turner Geelong 22 3.18
305 Michael Wright South Melbourne 17 3.18
308 John Rantall South Melbourne 21 3.14
308 John Reid Western Bulldogs 14 3.14
310 Geoff McMillan Richmond 8 3.12
311 Kevin Sheehan Geelong 9 3.11
312 William Berry Western Bulldogs 10 3.10
313 Ian Paton Hawthorn 15 3.07
314 Darryl Sutton North Melbourne 25 3.04
315 Robert Shaw Essendon 16 3.00
315 Glenn Hawker Essendon 10 3.00
315 Phil Seaton Melbourne 9 3.00
315 Nick Wilton Hawthorn 9 3.00
315 Max Kruse South Melbourne 8 3.00
315 Michael McCarthy Hawthorn 8 3.00
315 Rod Oborne Richmond 6 3.00
315 Rod Oborne Collingwood 6 3.00
315 Mark Williams Western Bulldogs 5 3.00
315 Peter Laughlin Richmond 3 3.00
315 Bruce Elliott Melbourne 2 3.00
315 Peter Johnston Fitzroy 2 3.00
315 Michael McKenna Western Bulldogs 2 3.00
315 Barry Norsworthy Melbourne 2 3.00
315 Kelvin Richards Melbourne 2 3.00
315 Stephen Roach Collingwood 1 3.00
315 Ken Roberts Melbourne 1 3.00
332 Peter Keenan Essendon 13 2.92
333 Ian Low Western Bulldogs 10 2.90
334 Vin Catoggio Carlton 16 2.88
335 Craig Considine Richmond 7 2.86
336 Bernie Jones Hawthorn 6 2.83
337 Andrew Moir Melbourne 17 2.82
337 Don Discher St Kilda 11 2.82
339 Frank Dunell Essendon 5 2.80
340 Russell Greene St Kilda 19 2.79
340 Michael Roach Richmond 19 2.79
342 Peter McCormack Collingwood 24 2.75
342 Colin Hounsell South Melbourne 12 2.75
342 Phil Baker North Melbourne 4 2.75
345 Neil Cordy Western Bulldogs 14 2.71
346 Harvey Merrigan Fitzroy 19 2.68
347 Kevin Ablett Hawthorn 12 2.67
347 Ricky Barham Collingwood 6 2.67
347 David Granger St Kilda 3 2.67
347 Tony Pickett Carlton 3 2.67
351 Dale Evans St Kilda 15 2.60
351 Gary Ayres Hawthorn 10 2.60
351 Jim Edmond Western Bulldogs 10 2.60
354 Paul Sarah Geelong 7 2.57
355 Max James South Melbourne 16 2.56
356 Denis Scanlon Essendon 17 2.53
357 Mark Bos Geelong 6 2.50
357 Colin Boyd Essendon 4 2.50
357 Greg Strachan Richmond 4 2.50
357 Shane Bond North Melbourne 2 2.50
357 John Dellamarta Melbourne 2 2.50
357 Gordon Polson Western Bulldogs 2 2.50
357 Bruce Reid Western Bulldogs 2 2.50
364 Rod Galt Carlton 14 2.43
364 Terry Moore Hawthorn 14 2.43
364 Graham Dempster South Melbourne 7 2.43
367 Robert Walters Melbourne 12 2.42
368 Michael Smith South Melbourne 10 2.40
368 Maurice Wingate Melbourne 10 2.40
368 Phillip Pinnell Carlton 5 2.40
371 David Ackerly South Melbourne 11 2.36
371 Peter Giles Melbourne 11 2.36
373 Warren Jones Carlton 6 2.33
373 Ian Scrimshaw Richmond 6 2.33
373 David Twomey Collingwood 3 2.33
376 Tony Morwood South Melbourne 22 2.32
377 Mick Conlan Fitzroy 20 2.30
377 Phil Manassa Collingwood 10 2.30
379 Derek Shaw Collingwood 15 2.27
379 Larry Donohue Geelong 11 2.27
381 Gary Parkes Richmond 4 2.25
382 Neville Bruns Geelong 17 2.24
383 Shane Grambeau Melbourne 10 2.20
383 Jeff Fehring Geelong 5 2.20
385 Kelvin Moore Hawthorn 22 2.18
386 Stephen Robins Essendon 18 2.17
387 Ray Biffin Melbourne 7 2.14
388 Jon Hummel South Melbourne 14 2.07
389 Kerry Good North Melbourne 8 2.00
389 Roger Merrett Essendon 4 2.00
389 Robert Polkinghorne Hawthorn 4 2.00
389 Neil Balme Richmond 2 2.00
389 Tony Elshaug Melbourne 2 2.00
389 Brendan McFaull Hawthorn 2 2.00
389 Wayne Carroll South Melbourne 1 2.00
389 Michael Jez Carlton 1 2.00
397 Greg Towns Carlton 12 1.92
398 Michael Moncrieff Hawthorn 15 1.87
399 Geoffrey Austen Collingwood 11 1.82
400 Colin Carter St Kilda 10 1.80
401 Steven Taubert Essendon 14 1.79
402 Craig Davis Collingwood 26 1.77
403 Peter Carter South Melbourne 4 1.75
404 Leigh Carlson Collingwood 10 1.70
405 Peter Brown Carlton 6 1.67
405 Ron Andrews Essendon 3 1.67
405 Michael Sheldon Essendon 3 1.67
408 David Young Collingwood 5 1.60
408 David Young South Melbourne 5 1.60
410 Val Perovic St Kilda 9 1.56
411 Alan Martello Hawthorn 6 1.50
411 Mick Nolan North Melbourne 6 1.50
411 Chris Woodman Melbourne 6 1.50
411 Mark Fraser South Melbourne 4 1.50
411 Stewart Gull Melbourne 2 1.50
411 Doug Smith North Melbourne 2 1.50
411 Barrie Trotter Richmond 2 1.50
411 Richard Walter Hawthorn 2 1.50
411 Mick Warren Collingwood 2 1.50
420 Bob Beecroft Fitzroy 24 1.46
421 Roger Podolczak North Melbourne 7 1.43
422 Michael Roberts St Kilda 5 1.40
423 Gerard Cahir St Kilda 9 1.33
423 Malcolm Scott St Kilda 9 1.33
423 Dean Herbert St Kilda 3 1.33
426 Russell Tweeddale St Kilda 7 1.29
427 Kelvin Templeton Western Bulldogs 22 1.23
428 Noel Jenkinson Richmond 5 1.20
429 Peter Johnston Geelong 12 1.00
429 Robert Lamb South Melbourne 7 1.00
429 Mark Dreher Collingwood 4 1.00
429 Gary Lofts St Kilda 3 1.00
429 Robert Amos Essendon 2 1.00
429 Kim Kershaw Richmond 2 1.00
429 Angelo Tantsis Western Bulldogs 2 1.00
429 Rod Carter Fitzroy 1 1.00
429 Jack Dinatale Western Bulldogs 1 1.00
429 John Frazer Fitzroy 1 1.00
429 Francis Jackson South Melbourne 1 1.00
429 Howard Tarpey South Melbourne 1 1.00
429 Darren Williams Essendon 1 1.00
442 Norm Tivendale Western Bulldogs 5 0.80
443 Grant Lawrie Fitzroy 3 0.67
444 Tony King Hawthorn 4 0.50
444 Greg Davis Western Bulldogs 2 0.50
444 Paul Jeffreys Geelong 2 0.50
444 Shane Loveless Western Bulldogs 2 0.50
1978 AFL Player Rankings 1980 AFL Player Rankings
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