Player

Bob Skilton

South Melbourne · #14·15 seasons (1956–1971)·237 games·Born 8-Nov-1938 (age 87)·171 cm·76 kg

All-time forward · #39 of 656 all-time forwards

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Depth

KICK-P the position-fair career score · Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →

Games

237

Disposals

2,609

Goals

412

Tackles

Brownlow votes

180

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.

28 Aug 1971R22

vs North Melbourne

Won by 72 19.17 (131) – 8.11 (59)

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21 Aug 1971R21

@ St Kilda

Lost by 72 6.14 (50) – 18.14 (122)

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14 Aug 1971R20

vs Collingwood

Lost by 64 9.8 (62) – 18.18 (126)

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7 Aug 1971R19

@ Fitzroy

Lost by 25 8.10 (58) – 11.17 (83)

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31 Jul 1971R18

vs Essendon

Lost by 10 13.8 (86) – 13.18 (96)

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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
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

42, 42, 39, 38, 37, 37, 36, 36, 36

Kicks

36, 34, 32, 32, 32, 30, 30, 30, 30

Marks

9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7

Handballs

11, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9

Goals

7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5

Behinds

5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3

Hit Outs

1, 1

Frees

9, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6

Frees Against

4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3