Player
David Thorpe
Richmond · #14·12 seasons (1965–1976)·178 games·Born 30-May-1948 (age 77)·185 cm·83 kg
Games
178
Disposals
3,960
Goals
103
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
59
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Footscray | 4 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 1.2 | — | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Footscray | 13 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 12.6 | 2.8 | — | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Footscray | 10 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 13.2 | 3.1 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Footscray | 19 | 20.2 | 2.0 | 22.2 | 7.2 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1969 | Footscray | 19 | 23.0 | 3.0 | 26.0 | 7.5 | — | 0.9 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1970 | Footscray | 22 | 18.6 | 3.2 | 21.7 | 4.3 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1971 | Footscray | 21 | 26.2 | 5.2 | 31.4 | 6.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1972 | Footscray | 21 | 20.8 | 2.5 | 23.3 | 4.5 | — | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1973 | Footscray | 22 | 22.0 | 3.9 | 25.9 | 4.0 | — | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1974 | Richmond | 9 | 16.7 | 6.1 | 22.8 | 2.7 | — | 0.8 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1975 | Richmond | 10 | 15.8 | 5.1 | 20.9 | 1.9 | — | 1.2 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1976 | Richmond | 8 | 11.6 | 3.6 | 15.2 | 1.8 | — | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Footscray | 4 | 30 | 7 | 37 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Footscray | 13 | 144 | 20 | 164 | 36 | — | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Footscray | 10 | 119 | 13 | 132 | 31 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Footscray | 19 | 384 | 38 | 422 | 136 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1969 | Footscray | 19 | 437 | 57 | 494 | 142 | — | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 1970 | Footscray | 22 | 408 | 70 | 478 | 95 | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1971 | Footscray | 21 | 551 | 109 | 660 | 126 | — | 9 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 1972 | Footscray | 21 | 437 | 52 | 489 | 95 | — | 15 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 1973 | Footscray | 22 | 484 | 85 | 569 | 87 | — | 16 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1974 | Richmond | 9 | 150 | 55 | 205 | 24 | — | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1975 | Richmond | 10 | 142 | 46 | 188 | 17 | — | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1976 | Richmond | 8 | 93 | 29 | 122 | 14 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
43
41, 40, 38, 37, 37, 37, 36, 36, 35
Kicks
35
34, 33, 33, 33, 32, 32, 32, 31, 30
Marks
15
13, 13, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 9
Handballs
14
12, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9
Goals
4
4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Behinds
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Hit Outs
2
2, 1, 1, 1, None, None, None, None, None
Frees
10
9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7
Frees Against
9
8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6