Player
David Ackerly
North Melbourne · #10·11 seasons (1979–1989)·191 games·Born 27-Nov-1960 (age 65)·178 cm·81 kg
Games
191
Disposals
2,921
Goals
17
Tackles
38
Brownlow votes
36
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | South Melbourne | 11 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 11.6 | 2.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | South Melbourne | 22 | 9.7 | 5.3 | 15.1 | 2.2 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1981 | South Melbourne | 19 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1982 | Sydney | 22 | 10.7 | 4.5 | 15.2 | 2.9 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1983 | Sydney | 20 | 10.7 | 4.6 | 15.2 | 3.5 | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1984 | Sydney | 22 | 13.2 | 5.8 | 18.9 | 3.7 | — | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1985 | Sydney | 22 | 12.4 | 3.6 | 16.1 | 2.9 | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | North Melbourne | 22 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 17.1 | 2.3 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1987 | North Melbourne | 15 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | North Melbourne | 10 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 13.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | North Melbourne | 6 | 10.3 | 3.5 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | South Melbourne | 11 | 101 | 26 | 127 | 23 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | South Melbourne | 22 | 214 | 117 | 331 | 49 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1981 | South Melbourne | 19 | 178 | 95 | 273 | 39 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1982 | Sydney | 22 | 235 | 100 | 335 | 64 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1983 | Sydney | 20 | 213 | 92 | 305 | 71 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1984 | Sydney | 22 | 290 | 127 | 417 | 82 | — | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1985 | Sydney | 22 | 273 | 80 | 353 | 64 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | North Melbourne | 22 | 253 | 123 | 376 | 51 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1987 | North Melbourne | 15 | 135 | 52 | 187 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | North Melbourne | 10 | 99 | 35 | 134 | 23 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | North Melbourne | 6 | 62 | 21 | 83 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
34
29, 27, 26, 26, 25, 25, 24, 24, 24
Kicks
24
21, 21, 19, 19, 19, 18, 18, 18, 18
Marks
10
9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6
Handballs
13
11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9
Goals
2
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
3
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, None, None, None, None
Tackles
5
4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Frees
7
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Frees Against
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4