Player
Andrew Purser
Footscray · #1·5 seasons (1983–1987)·112 games·Born 31-Oct-1958 (age 67)·193 cm·83 kg
Games
112
Disposals
1,630
Goals
16
Tackles
12
Brownlow votes
34
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.
29 Aug 1987R22
vs
Melbourne
Lost by 15
10.8 (68) – 12.11 (83)
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23 Aug 1987R21
@
Brisbane Bears
Won by 82
22.21 (153) – 10.11 (71)
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15 Aug 1987R20
@
North Melbourne
Drew
18.17 (125) – 18.17 (125)
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8 Aug 1987R19
@
St Kilda
Lost by 3
15.11 (101) – 15.14 (104)
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1 Aug 1987R18
vs
Collingwood
Won by 11
9.11 (65) – 8.6 (54)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Footscray | 22 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 16.1 | 4.6 | — | 0.2 | 0.1 | 22.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1984 | Footscray | 22 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 17.6 | 5.5 | — | — | — | 18.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1985 | Footscray | 24 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 13.7 | 4.4 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 16.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1986 | Footscray | 22 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 13.7 | 4.5 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 15.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1987 | Footscray | 22 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Footscray | 22 | 180 | 175 | 355 | 102 | — | 5 | 1 | 489 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 1984 | Footscray | 22 | 208 | 179 | 387 | 122 | — | — | — | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1985 | Footscray | 24 | 216 | 113 | 329 | 105 | — | 5 | 5 | 402 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1986 | Footscray | 22 | 181 | 120 | 301 | 100 | — | 4 | 4 | 332 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1987 | Footscray | 22 | 156 | 102 | 258 | 84 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
29
26, 25, 24, 24, 24, 23, 23, 23, 22
Kicks
18
17, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16, 16, 14, 14
Marks
12
11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8
Handballs
17
14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11
Goals
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
2
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
37
30, 29, 29, 29, 27, 27, 27, 26, 26
Tackles
2
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1
Frees
12
9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7
Frees Against
7
6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5