Player
David McLeish
South Melbourne · #29·12 seasons (1969–1980)·213 games·Born 21-Feb-1950 (age 76)·180 cm·76 kg
Games
213
Disposals
3,259
Goals
22
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
6
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | South Melbourne | 9 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 1.7 | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | South Melbourne | 22 | 13.4 | 3.4 | 16.7 | 1.9 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | South Melbourne | 19 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 12.6 | 1.3 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | South Melbourne | 18 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 13.4 | 1.9 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | South Melbourne | 16 | 14.6 | 3.8 | 18.4 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1974 | South Melbourne | 22 | 13.6 | 5.4 | 19.0 | 2.4 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | South Melbourne | 19 | 13.9 | 4.8 | 18.7 | 3.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1976 | South Melbourne | 21 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 14.0 | 2.0 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | South Melbourne | 18 | 9.8 | 3.7 | 13.4 | 2.4 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | South Melbourne | 22 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 15.6 | 2.4 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | South Melbourne | 19 | 10.9 | 3.8 | 14.7 | 2.9 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | South Melbourne | 8 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 13.1 | 2.9 | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | South Melbourne | 9 | 76 | 25 | 101 | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | South Melbourne | 22 | 294 | 74 | 368 | 42 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | South Melbourne | 19 | 196 | 43 | 239 | 25 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | South Melbourne | 18 | 206 | 35 | 241 | 35 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | South Melbourne | 16 | 233 | 61 | 294 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1974 | South Melbourne | 22 | 299 | 119 | 418 | 52 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | South Melbourne | 19 | 250 | 86 | 336 | 55 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1976 | South Melbourne | 21 | 239 | 55 | 294 | 43 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | South Melbourne | 18 | 176 | 66 | 242 | 43 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | South Melbourne | 22 | 252 | 90 | 342 | 53 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | South Melbourne | 19 | 207 | 72 | 279 | 55 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | South Melbourne | 8 | 79 | 26 | 105 | 23 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
32
31, 30, 27, 27, 26, 26, 25, 25, 25
Kicks
24
24, 24, 23, 23, 21, 20, 20, 20, 20
Marks
7
7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Handballs
13
12, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8
Goals
2
2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
2
2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
1
1, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
Frees
8
7, 7, 7, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Frees Against
7
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5