1979 AFL League Hitouts Per Game Leaders

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Year

Type

Position

Statistic

Min Games

❮ 1978 AFL Player Rankings

1980 AFL Player Rankings ❯

1979 AFL League Hitouts Per Game Leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Games	Average
1	Gary Dempsey	North Melbourne	25	23.48
2	Ron Alexander	Fitzroy	24	22.88
3	Peter Moore	Collingwood	25	19.80
4	Rod Blake	Geelong	22	18.23
5	Bob Heard	Richmond	20	17.85
6	Jeff Sarau	St Kilda	22	15.55
7	Ian Hampshire	Western Bulldogs	18	15.28
8	Graham Teasdale	South Melbourne	8	14.75
9	Mike Fitzpatrick	Carlton	24	14.46
10	Gary Baker	Melbourne	16	14.44
11	Peter Keenan	Essendon	13	14.23
12	Don Scott	Hawthorn	14	13.07
13	Barry Round	South Melbourne	22	12.41
14	Terry Moore	Hawthorn	14	12.07
15	Peter Jones	Carlton	18	11.94
16	Len Thompson	South Melbourne	20	11.80
17	Simon Madden	Essendon	23	11.43
18	Warren Jones	Carlton	6	10.33
19	Carl Ditterich	Melbourne	17	10.29
20	William Berry	Western Bulldogs	10	10.00
21	Neil Bristow	Western Bulldogs	10	9.60
22	Bernie Jones	Hawthorn	6	9.00
23	Mark Lee	Richmond	17	8.53
24	Graham Hunnibell	Melbourne	6	8.50
25	Mick Nolan	North Melbourne	6	7.83
26	Jeff Fehring	Geelong	5	7.00
27	Don Discher	St Kilda	11	6.64
28	John Mossop	Geelong	15	6.27
29	Michael Byrne	Melbourne	12	6.25
30	Brendan McFaull	Hawthorn	2	6.00
30	Richard Walter	Hawthorn	2	6.00
32	Kim Kershaw	Richmond	2	5.50
33	Max Crow	Essendon	22	5.18
34	Stephen McCann	North Melbourne	25	4.64
35	Robert Wilkinson	Hawthorn	6	4.33
36	Craig Stewart	Collingwood	23	4.26
37	Stephen Easton	North Melbourne	15	4.00
37	Bruce Reid	Western Bulldogs	2	4.00
39	Chris Hansen	Fitzroy	23	3.74
40	Steven Taubert	Essendon	14	3.36
41	David Cloke	Richmond	21	3.33
42	Bernie Quinlan	Fitzroy	22	3.14
43	Roger Merrett	Essendon	4	3.00
43	Wayne Duke	Fitzroy	1	3.00
45	Alan Martello	Hawthorn	6	2.83
45	Chris Woodman	Melbourne	6	2.83
47	Garry Sidebottom	St Kilda	21	2.62
48	Ross Glendinning	North Melbourne	21	2.24
49	Sam Newman	Geelong	13	2.23
50	Geoffrey Austen	Collingwood	11	2.09
51	Bob Beecroft	Fitzroy	24	1.88
52	Paul Van Der Haar	Essendon	15	1.80
53	David McKay	Carlton	17	1.59
54	Emmett Dunne	Richmond	19	1.53
54	Derek Shaw	Collingwood	15	1.53
56	Greg Davis	Western Bulldogs	2	1.50
57	Gerald McCarthy	Fitzroy	23	1.48
58	Ian Paton	Hawthorn	15	1.40
59	Wayne Gordon	Melbourne	3	1.33
59	Dean Herbert	St Kilda	3	1.33
61	Steven Smith	Melbourne	16	1.31
62	Michael McCarthy	Hawthorn	8	1.25
63	Peter Knights	Hawthorn	11	1.18
64	Allan Sinclair	St Kilda	2	1.00
64	John Frazer	Fitzroy	1	1.00
64	Robert Hyde	Essendon	1	1.00
67	Nick Wilton	Hawthorn	9	0.89
68	Robert Groenewegen	Western Bulldogs	7	0.86
69	Michael Roach	Richmond	19	0.84
70	Mark Williams	Western Bulldogs	5	0.80
71	Michael Tuck	Hawthorn	22	0.77
72	Phil Baker	North Melbourne	4	0.75
73	Rod Galt	Carlton	14	0.71
74	Graeme Allan	Fitzroy	23	0.70
75	Phil Bradmore	Western Bulldogs	3	0.67
76	Russell Ohlsen	Collingwood	22	0.64
76	Neil Cordy	Western Bulldogs	14	0.64
78	Ray Card	Geelong	18	0.61
79	Jim Jess	Richmond	18	0.56
80	Robert Walls	Fitzroy	15	0.53
81	Bruce Doull	Carlton	21	0.52
82	Kelvin Templeton	Western Bulldogs	22	0.50
82	Denis Banks	Collingwood	14	0.50
82	Glenn Middlemiss	Geelong	12	0.50
82	Shane Grambeau	Melbourne	10	0.50
82	Peter Hall	South Melbourne	4	0.50
82	Neil Balme	Richmond	2	0.50
82	John Dellamarta	Melbourne	2	0.50
82	Peter Johnston	Fitzroy	2	0.50
82	Shane Loveless	Western Bulldogs	2	0.50
82	Dean Ross	St Kilda	2	0.50
92	Stephen Mount	Richmond	9	0.44
93	Mark MacLure	Carlton	23	0.43
93	Kevin Worthington	Collingwood	23	0.43
93	Jack Hawkins	Geelong	21	0.43
96	Malcolm Blight	North Melbourne	19	0.42
97	Graham Cornes	North Melbourne	5	0.40
98	Alex Jesaulenko	Carlton	16	0.38
98	Kevin O'Keeffe	Fitzroy	8	0.38
100	Gary Cowton	Western Bulldogs	22	0.36
100	Graeme Robertson	Richmond	14	0.36
102	Michael Moncrieff	Hawthorn	15	0.33
102	Alan Stoneham	Western Bulldogs	15	0.33
102	Gerard Cahir	St Kilda	9	0.33
102	Don Whitford	Melbourne	6	0.33
102	Gerald Betts	Collingwood	3	0.33
102	David Granger	St Kilda	3	0.33
102	Grant Lawrie	Fitzroy	3	0.33
109	Daryl Cumming	South Melbourne	10	0.30
110	Ian Morrison	Western Bulldogs	21	0.29
110	Ricky Quade	South Melbourne	21	0.29
112	Phil Carman	Melbourne	11	0.27
112	Jim Durnan	Melbourne	11	0.27
114	Gary Colling	St Kilda	19	0.26
115	Peter Johnston	Geelong	12	0.25
115	Graeme Landy	Richmond	4	0.25
115	Lee Perussich	Western Bulldogs	4	0.25
118	Russell Ebert	North Melbourne	25	0.24
118	Wayne Foreman	Western Bulldogs	17	0.24
120	Peter Hamilton	Melbourne	13	0.23
121	Val Perovic	St Kilda	9	0.22
122	Greg Burns	St Kilda	14	0.21
123	Kevin Morris	Collingwood	15	0.20
123	Arnold Briedis	North Melbourne	10	0.20
123	Brent Crosswell	North Melbourne	10	0.20
123	Mark Kellett	St Kilda	10	0.20
123	Anthony Dullard	Melbourne	5	0.20
123	Ken Montgomery	North Melbourne	5	0.20
123	David Young	Collingwood	5	0.20
123	David Young	South Melbourne	5	0.20
131	Ian Dunstan	Western Bulldogs	22	0.18
131	Larry Donohue	Geelong	11	0.18
131	Kelly O'Donnell	Melbourne	11	0.18
131	Stephen Wright	South Melbourne	11	0.18
135	Garry Wilson	Fitzroy	24	0.17
135	Peter Morrison	South Melbourne	18	0.17
135	Noel Mugavin	Fitzroy	18	0.17
135	Ross Brewer	Collingwood	12	0.17
135	Robert McGhie	Western Bulldogs	12	0.17
135	John Byrne	North Melbourne	6	0.17
135	Daryl Freame	Richmond	6	0.17
135	Bill Mildenhall	St Kilda	6	0.17
143	Rene Kink	Collingwood	25	0.16
144	Craig Davis	Collingwood	26	0.15
144	Mark Browning	South Melbourne	13	0.15
144	John Murphy	North Melbourne	13	0.15
144	John Murphy	South Melbourne	13	0.15
144	Xavier Tanner	North Melbourne	13	0.15
149	Chris Smith	Fitzroy	21	0.14
149	John Reid	Western Bulldogs	14	0.14
149	Ray Biffin	Melbourne	7	0.14
149	Stephen Power	Western Bulldogs	7	0.14
153	Allan Edwards	Collingwood	15	0.13
153	Allan Edwards	Richmond	15	0.13
153	Tony Shaw	Collingwood	15	0.13
156	Ray Byrne	Collingwood	26	0.12
156	Bill Picken	Collingwood	26	0.12
156	Warwick Irwin	Fitzroy	24	0.12
156	Robbert Klomp	Carlton	24	0.12
156	Bruce Duperouzel	St Kilda	17	0.12
156	Robert Elliott	Melbourne	17	0.12
156	Alan Jarrott	North Melbourne	17	0.12
156	Michael Wright	South Melbourne	17	0.12
156	Gary McDonald	St Kilda	8	0.12
165	Graham Gaunt	Melbourne	19	0.11
165	Geoff Jennings	Western Bulldogs	19	0.11
165	Ted Whitten	Western Bulldogs	19	0.11
165	Robert Dean	South Melbourne	9	0.11
165	Robert Wiley	Richmond	9	0.11
170	Barry Breen	St Kilda	21	0.10
170	Terry Wallace	Hawthorn	21	0.10
170	Stephen Icke	North Melbourne	20	0.10
170	Gary Ayres	Hawthorn	10	0.10
170	Gary Brice	South Melbourne	10	0.10
170	Phil Manassa	Collingwood	10	0.10
170	Ian Roberts	South Melbourne	10	0.10
170	Maurice Wingate	Melbourne	10	0.10
178	Peter Bennett	Essendon	23	0.09
178	Tim Watson	Essendon	23	0.09
178	Mick Egan	Western Bulldogs	22	0.09
178	Barry Day	Essendon	11	0.09
178	Michael Young	Carlton	11	0.09
183	Barry Armstrong	Carlton	24	0.08
183	John Law	North Melbourne	24	0.08
183	David McMahon	Fitzroy	24	0.08
183	Alan Goad	Hawthorn	12	0.08
187	Trevor Barker	St Kilda	15	0.07
187	Robert DiPierdomenico	Hawthorn	15	0.07
187	Alby Smedts	Western Bulldogs	15	0.07
187	John Cassin	North Melbourne	14	0.07
187	Bill Nettlefold	North Melbourne	14	0.07
192	Stan Alves	North Melbourne	18	0.06
192	Norm Goss	Hawthorn	18	0.06
192	David O'Halloran	Hawthorn	18	0.06
192	Peter Keays	Fitzroy	17	0.06
192	Vin Catoggio	Carlton	16	0.06
197	Kevin Bartlett	Richmond	22	0.05
197	Keith Greig	North Melbourne	22	0.05
197	Graeme Melrose	North Melbourne	22	0.05
197	Ken Sheldon	Carlton	22	0.05
197	Neville Taylor	Fitzroy	22	0.05
197	Laurie Fowler	Melbourne	21	0.05
197	Ken Mansfield	Essendon	21	0.05
197	Wayne Johnston	Carlton	20	0.05
197	Gary Malarkey	Geelong	20	0.05
197	David Polkinghorne	Hawthorn	20	0.05
197	Bruce Tempany	Richmond	20	0.05
197	Kevin Bryant	North Melbourne	19	0.05
197	Ken Fletcher	Essendon	19	0.05
197	Russell Greene	St Kilda	19	0.05
197	Merv Keane	Richmond	19	0.05
197	David McLeish	South Melbourne	19	0.05
213	Wayne Harmes	Carlton	24	0.04
213	Ray Shaw	Collingwood	24	0.04
213	Geoff Southby	Carlton	24	0.04
213	Peter Francis	Carlton	23	0.04
213	Max Richardson	Fitzroy	23	0.04

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