Player
Don Whitford
Melbourne · #27·8 seasons (1974–1981)·52 games·Born 15-Nov-1956 (age 69)·182 cm·80 kg
Games
52
Disposals
546
Goals
11
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
0
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.
22 Aug 1981R21
vs
Richmond
Lost by 17
15.9 (99) – 17.14 (116)
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15 Aug 1981R20
@
North Melbourne
Lost by 58
13.9 (87) – 21.19 (145)
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25 Apr 1981R5
@
Collingwood
Lost by 63
13.5 (83) – 21.20 (146)
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12 Apr 1980R3
@
Geelong
Lost by 26
14.9 (93) – 17.17 (119)
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28 Jul 1979R17
@
Fitzroy
Lost by 190
6.12 (48) – 36.22 (238)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Fitzroy | 7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 0.7 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Fitzroy | 8 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 8.4 | 1.6 | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Fitzroy | 18 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 12.1 | 2.2 | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Fitzroy | 8 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Fitzroy | 1 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Melbourne | 6 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 14.8 | 2.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Melbourne | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Melbourne | 3 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 2.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Fitzroy | 7 | 48 | 14 | 62 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Fitzroy | 8 | 50 | 9 | 59 | 11 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Fitzroy | 18 | 181 | 37 | 218 | 40 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Fitzroy | 8 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Fitzroy | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Melbourne | 6 | 69 | 20 | 89 | 12 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Melbourne | 3 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
22
21, 20, 20, 20, 19, 19, 19, 19, 18
Kicks
19
17, 17, 17, 16, 16, 16, 15, 14, 14
Marks
7
7, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Handballs
9
7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Goals
2
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
2
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
2
1, 1
Frees
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2