Player
Ernie Hug
South Melbourne · #2·8 seasons (1963–1971)·74 games·Born 4-Mar-1944 (age 82)·193 cm·87 kg
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.
10 Jul 1971R15
@
Richmond
Lost by 11
11.13 (79) – 12.18 (90)
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3 Jul 1971R14
vs
Footscray
Lost by 2
18.15 (123) – 19.11 (125)
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26 Jun 1971R13
@
Geelong
Lost by 21
9.12 (66) – 13.9 (87)
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19 Jun 1971R12
vs
Melbourne
Lost by 31
2.6 (18) – 6.13 (49)
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14 Jun 1971R11
@
North Melbourne
Won by 9
13.20 (98) – 12.17 (89)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Collingwood | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Collingwood | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | Collingwood | 15 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1967 | Collingwood | 19 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 13.3 | 6.2 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1968 | Collingwood | 18 | 11.5 | 2.1 | 13.6 | 5.4 | — | — | 0.2 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | Collingwood | 2 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Collingwood | 2 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | South Melbourne | 15 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 12.4 | 5.7 | — | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Collingwood | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Collingwood | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | Collingwood | 15 | 133 | 17 | 150 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1967 | Collingwood | 19 | 219 | 34 | 253 | 117 | — | 5 | 3 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1968 | Collingwood | 18 | 207 | 37 | 244 | 97 | — | — | 3 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | Collingwood | 2 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Collingwood | 2 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | South Melbourne | 15 | 161 | 25 | 186 | 85 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
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