Player
Don Gross
Essendon · #15·10 seasons (1965–1974)·121 games·Born 1-Apr-1947 (age 79)·173 cm·75 kg
Games
121
Disposals
1,726
Goals
105
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
3
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.
18 May 1974R7
vs
Richmond
Lost by 10
15.15 (105) – 16.19 (115)
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28 Jul 1973R17
vs
St Kilda
Won by 23
15.12 (102) – 10.19 (79)
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21 Jul 1973R16
@
Geelong
Lost by 1
11.15 (81) – 12.10 (82)
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7 Jul 1973R14
vs
Footscray
Won by 35
21.6 (132) – 13.19 (97)
—
30 Jun 1973R13
vs
South Melbourne
Won by 29
20.19 (139) – 16.14 (110)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Essendon | 16 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 1.4 | — | 0.4 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Essendon | 5 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | — | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Essendon | 15 | 12.9 | 2.9 | 15.9 | 1.2 | — | 1.2 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Essendon | 14 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 13.9 | 1.6 | — | 1.1 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | Essendon | 13 | 11.9 | 3.7 | 15.6 | 1.9 | — | 1.0 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Essendon | 18 | 13.2 | 3.6 | 16.8 | 2.5 | — | 0.9 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Essendon | 19 | 17.1 | 4.1 | 21.2 | 3.5 | — | 1.2 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1972 | Essendon | 9 | 10.7 | 3.9 | 14.6 | 1.8 | — | 0.4 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Essendon | 11 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 8.4 | 1.4 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Essendon | 1 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Essendon | 16 | 123 | 21 | 144 | 22 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Essendon | 5 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Essendon | 15 | 194 | 44 | 238 | 18 | — | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Essendon | 14 | 157 | 38 | 195 | 23 | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | Essendon | 13 | 155 | 48 | 203 | 25 | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Essendon | 18 | 237 | 65 | 302 | 45 | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Essendon | 19 | 324 | 78 | 402 | 66 | — | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1972 | Essendon | 9 | 96 | 35 | 131 | 16 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Essendon | 11 | 72 | 20 | 92 | 16 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Essendon | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
33
28, 28, 27, 27, 26, 25, 25, 24, 24
Kicks
24
23, 23, 22, 22, 21, 21, 20, 20, 20
Marks
9
7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Handballs
12
10, 9, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
Goals
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Behinds
3
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees
10
7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Frees Against
5
5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3