Player

Ernie Hug

South Melbourne · #2·8 seasons (1963–1971)·74 games·Born 4-Mar-1944 (age 82)·193 cm·87 kg
All-time defender · #698 of 879 all-time defenders
KICK-D · CAREERDepth
39
CAREERDepth
22
LAST 40Depth
23
KICK-P the position-fair career score · Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →
Games
74
Disposals
862
Goals
5
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
10

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.

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

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
1963Collingwood1
1964Collingwood2
1965Collingwood158.91.110.04.30.2
1967Collingwood1911.51.813.36.20.30.22.30.3
1968Collingwood1811.52.113.65.40.23.4
1969Collingwood26.00.56.53.50.5
1970Collingwood27.50.58.01.55.5
1971South Melbourne1510.71.712.45.71.20.1

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
1963Collingwood1
1964Collingwood2
1965Collingwood1513317150643
1967Collingwood192193425311753435
1968Collingwood182073724497362
1969Collingwood21211371
1970Collingwood215116311
1971South Melbourne151612518685182
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
24
21, 21, 21, 19, 19, 19, 18, 18, 18
Kicks
21
20, 18, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16
Marks
14
12, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9
Handballs
7
7, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Goals
2
2, 1
Behinds
2
2, 1, 1
Hit Outs
22
11, 10, 8, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5
Frees
7
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2
Frees Against
4
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3