Player
Christian Salem
Melbourne · #3·13 seasons (2014–2026)·204 games·Born 15-Jul-1995 (age 30)·183 cm·81 kg
Games
204
Disposals
4,115
Goals
28
Tackles
587
Brownlow votes
11
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Melbourne | 12 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 1.2 | — |
| 2015 | Melbourne | 10 | 10.1 | 5.7 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | — | 1.5 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 1.7 | — |
| 2016 | Melbourne | 8 | 10.9 | 7.4 | 18.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 0.1 | — | — | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 2.1 | — |
| 2017 | Melbourne | 16 | 13.7 | 7.8 | 21.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.3 | — | — | 1.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | Melbourne | 24 | 13.3 | 7.2 | 20.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | Melbourne | 20 | 16.7 | 7.4 | 24.1 | 4.7 | 3.0 | — | 0.1 | — | 1.6 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 13.6 | 3.0 | — |
| 2020 | Melbourne | 16 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 18.8 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | — | — | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 12.8 | 2.4 | — |
| 2021 | Melbourne | 24 | 16.9 | 8.5 | 25.3 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 2.5 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 17.4 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | Melbourne | 13 | 11.4 | 6.0 | 17.4 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 2.5 | — |
| 2023 | Melbourne | 16 | 12.5 | 6.6 | 19.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | — | — | — | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | Melbourne | 17 | 13.3 | 6.7 | 20.0 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 13.3 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | Melbourne | 23 | 16.2 | 6.7 | 22.9 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | — | 1.9 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 16.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | Melbourne | 5 | 16.2 | 4.4 | 20.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | — | — | 2.2 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 10.2 | 3.0 | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Melbourne | 12 | 57 | 24 | 81 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 6 | — | 16 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 58 | 14 | — |
| 2015 | Melbourne | 10 | 101 | 57 | 158 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 3 | — | 15 | 28 | 6 | 51 | 101 | 17 | — |
| 2016 | Melbourne | 8 | 87 | 59 | 146 | 17 | 29 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 24 | 11 | 44 | 94 | 17 | — |
| 2017 | Melbourne | 16 | 219 | 124 | 343 | 73 | 54 | 5 | — | — | 26 | 61 | 16 | 79 | 232 | 38 | 3 |
| 2018 | Melbourne | 24 | 320 | 174 | 494 | 85 | 84 | 6 | 7 | — | 59 | 95 | 37 | 153 | 305 | 60 | 2 |
| 2019 | Melbourne | 20 | 334 | 148 | 482 | 93 | 60 | — | 2 | — | 33 | 100 | 22 | 145 | 272 | 59 | — |
| 2020 | Melbourne | 16 | 200 | 101 | 301 | 64 | 42 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 59 | 9 | 70 | 204 | 39 | — |
| 2021 | Melbourne | 24 | 405 | 203 | 608 | 145 | 58 | 3 | 2 | — | 60 | 137 | 24 | 137 | 418 | 64 | 1 |
| 2022 | Melbourne | 13 | 148 | 78 | 226 | 59 | 37 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 37 | 9 | 52 | 152 | 33 | — |
| 2023 | Melbourne | 16 | 200 | 106 | 306 | 63 | 61 | — | — | — | 41 | 53 | 16 | 93 | 197 | 44 | 1 |
| 2024 | Melbourne | 17 | 226 | 114 | 340 | 99 | 47 | 1 | 2 | — | 35 | 51 | 24 | 94 | 227 | 40 | 1 |
| 2025 | Melbourne | 23 | 372 | 155 | 527 | 176 | 51 | 1 | 2 | — | 44 | 88 | 20 | 98 | 378 | 38 | 3 |
| 2026 | Melbourne | 5 | 81 | 22 | 103 | 17 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 24 | 3 | 28 | 51 | 15 | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
39
34, 32, 32, 32, 31, 31, 31, 31, 30
Kicks
30
27, 27, 25, 24, 24, 24, 24, 23, 22
Marks
14
13, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
Handballs
17
15, 14, 14, 14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12
Goals
2
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
2
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
8
7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6
Rebounds
12
10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8
Inside 50s
7
7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5
Clearances
8
6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
Clangers
9
8, 8, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5
Frees
4
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
15
13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10
Uncontested Possessions
28
27, 26, 25, 23, 22, 22, 22, 22, 21
Contested Marks
2
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
6
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Bounces
5
4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Goal Assists
2
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1