Player
Bob Skilton
South Melbourne · #14·15 seasons (1956–1971)·237 games·Born 8-Nov-1938 (age 87)·171 cm·76 kg
Games
237
Disposals
2,609
Goals
412
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
180
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | South Melbourne | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1957 | South Melbourne | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1958 | South Melbourne | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 |
| 1959 | South Melbourne | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 |
| 1960 | South Melbourne | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1961 | South Melbourne | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1962 | South Melbourne | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 1963 | South Melbourne | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 |
| 1964 | South Melbourne | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 |
| 1965 | South Melbourne | 16 | 23.5 | 5.6 | 29.1 | 3.9 | — | 1.6 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 1966 | South Melbourne | 13 | 20.9 | 6.2 | 27.1 | 4.2 | — | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1967 | South Melbourne | 13 | 26.0 | 2.6 | 28.6 | 5.0 | — | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 1968 | South Melbourne | 17 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 32.0 | 4.6 | — | 2.1 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 |
| 1970 | South Melbourne | 20 | 18.1 | 5.3 | 23.4 | 4.3 | — | 1.6 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1971 | South Melbourne | 19 | 17.3 | 4.2 | 21.4 | 2.7 | — | 0.8 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | South Melbourne | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1957 | South Melbourne | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 1958 | South Melbourne | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| 1959 | South Melbourne | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| 1960 | South Melbourne | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 1961 | South Melbourne | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1962 | South Melbourne | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 1963 | South Melbourne | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| 1964 | South Melbourne | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 1965 | South Melbourne | 16 | 376 | 89 | 465 | 63 | — | 26 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 1966 | South Melbourne | 13 | 272 | 80 | 352 | 54 | — | 18 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1967 | South Melbourne | 13 | 338 | 34 | 372 | 65 | — | 11 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 1968 | South Melbourne | 17 | 425 | 119 | 544 | 78 | — | 35 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| 1970 | South Melbourne | 20 | 362 | 107 | 469 | 86 | — | 33 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1971 | South Melbourne | 19 | 328 | 79 | 407 | 51 | — | 16 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
46
42, 42, 39, 38, 37, 37, 36, 36, 36
Kicks
44
36, 34, 32, 32, 32, 30, 30, 30, 30
Marks
10
9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7
Handballs
12
11, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9
Goals
8
7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
Behinds
7
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Hit Outs
1
1, 1, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
Frees
11
9, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6
Frees Against
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3