Player
Alister Ford
St Kilda · #31·7 seasons (1981–1987)·39 games·Born 15-Dec-1963 (age 62)·196 cm·86 kg
Games
39
Disposals
317
Goals
19
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
1
What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →
Form
Recent matches
The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.
27 Jun 1987R14
@
Geelong
Lost by 71
3.9 (27) – 13.20 (98)
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21 Jun 1987R13
@
Sydney
Lost by 59
11.9 (75) – 20.14 (134)
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13 Jun 1987R12
@
Carlton
Lost by 1
14.12 (96) – 12.25 (97)
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6 Jun 1987R11
vs
Essendon
Lost by 15
16.10 (106) – 18.13 (121)
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30 May 1987R10
@
Hawthorn
Lost by 56
15.8 (98) – 23.16 (154)
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Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.
What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage
Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Footscray | 5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | — | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Footscray | 5 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 8.6 | 1.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Footscray | 9 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 1.9 | — | 1.1 | 0.4 | 4.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Footscray | 1 | 1.0 | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Footscray | 1 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 22.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | St Kilda | 11 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 10.8 | 3.1 | — | 0.1 | — | 6.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1987 | St Kilda | 7 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 2.3 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 8.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Footscray | 5 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Footscray | 5 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Footscray | 9 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 17 | — | 10 | 4 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Footscray | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Footscray | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | St Kilda | 11 | 77 | 42 | 119 | 34 | — | 1 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1987 | St Kilda | 7 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
21
19, 17, 16, 16, 16, 14, 13, 12, 12
Kicks
16
15, 14, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8
Marks
7
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Handballs
9
7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
Goals
4
3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
2
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
22
20, 16, 15, 13, 12, 12, 11, 8, 8
Frees
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
3
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2