Player
Gary Cowton
North Melbourne · #1·13 seasons (1971–1984)·199 games·Born 30-Dec-1952 (age 73)·188 cm·92 kg
Games
199
Disposals
2,646
Goals
39
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
8
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | North Melbourne | 4 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 0.8 | — | — | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | North Melbourne | 12 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 9.3 | 2.2 | — | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | North Melbourne | 15 | 11.7 | 3.4 | 15.1 | 3.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1974 | North Melbourne | 19 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 13.3 | 3.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1975 | North Melbourne | 16 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 12.9 | 2.3 | — | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | North Melbourne | 23 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 11.3 | 2.9 | — | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1977 | North Melbourne | 21 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 14.3 | 3.3 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | North Melbourne | 19 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 13.7 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Footscray | 22 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 16.6 | 2.9 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1980 | Footscray | 18 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 16.1 | 1.8 | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | South Melbourne | 8 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 12.1 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | North Melbourne | 21 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 11.6 | 2.5 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | North Melbourne | 1 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | North Melbourne | 4 | 26 | 12 | 38 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | North Melbourne | 12 | 86 | 26 | 112 | 26 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | North Melbourne | 15 | 175 | 51 | 226 | 46 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1974 | North Melbourne | 19 | 160 | 92 | 252 | 56 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1975 | North Melbourne | 16 | 123 | 71 | 194 | 34 | — | 17 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | North Melbourne | 23 | 153 | 106 | 259 | 67 | — | 10 | 11 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1977 | North Melbourne | 21 | 177 | 123 | 300 | 69 | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | North Melbourne | 19 | 146 | 114 | 260 | 37 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Footscray | 22 | 218 | 147 | 365 | 64 | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1980 | Footscray | 18 | 160 | 129 | 289 | 33 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | South Melbourne | 8 | 63 | 34 | 97 | 23 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | North Melbourne | 21 | 149 | 94 | 243 | 53 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | North Melbourne | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
28
26, 25, 24, 24, 23, 23, 23, 23, 22
Kicks
19
18, 18, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15
Marks
12
8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6
Handballs
13
13, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10
Goals
4
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1
Behinds
2
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
10
10, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Frees
6
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees Against
7
7, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5