Player
Gary Dempsey
North Melbourne · #24·18 seasons (1967–1984)·329 games·Born 22-Nov-1948 (age 77)·197 cm·100 kg
Games
329
Disposals
5,560
Goals
144
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
246
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.
19 May 1984R8
vs
Sydney
Lost by 7
18.19 (127) – 19.20 (134)
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12 May 1984R7
vs
St Kilda
Lost by 47
14.17 (101) – 22.16 (148)
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5 May 1984R6
@
Collingwood
Lost by 21
12.15 (87) – 15.18 (108)
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7 Apr 1984R2
@
Richmond
Lost by 14
14.9 (93) – 15.17 (107)
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31 Mar 1984R1
vs
Carlton
Lost by 137
9.8 (62) – 31.13 (199)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Footscray | 16 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 3.6 | — | 0.5 | 0.8 | 9.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Footscray | 13 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 5.3 | — | 0.7 | 0.5 | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1969 | Footscray | 2 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 13.5 | 8.5 | — | 3.5 | 0.5 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Footscray | 19 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 16.2 | 9.1 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | 13.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 |
| 1971 | Footscray | 18 | 13.6 | 5.0 | 18.6 | 10.4 | — | 0.6 | 0.7 | 12.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 1972 | Footscray | 21 | 14.9 | 3.2 | 18.2 | 10.3 | — | 0.6 | 0.1 | 19.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1973 | Footscray | 20 | 16.1 | 5.6 | 21.6 | 11.5 | — | 0.5 | 0.6 | 22.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 1974 | Footscray | 21 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 16.1 | 9.1 | — | 0.2 | 0.6 | 15.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 1975 | Footscray | 21 | 14.9 | 3.8 | 18.7 | 10.3 | — | 0.5 | 0.7 | 20.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 1976 | Footscray | 20 | 13.9 | 5.0 | 18.9 | 10.3 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 16.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 |
| 1977 | Footscray | 19 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 18.4 | 9.7 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 20.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 |
| 1978 | Footscray | 17 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 20.1 | 10.7 | — | 0.8 | 0.8 | 18.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 1979 | North Melbourne | 25 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 17.6 | 9.8 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | 23.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1980 | North Melbourne | 23 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 19.3 | 10.1 | — | 0.7 | 0.4 | 24.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1981 | North Melbourne | 22 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 16.4 | 6.8 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 31.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1982 | North Melbourne | 24 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 17.1 | 7.3 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 39.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1983 | North Melbourne | 23 | 9.1 | 5.0 | 14.2 | 7.4 | — | 0.2 | 0.1 | 34.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 1984 | North Melbourne | 5 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Footscray | 16 | 114 | 16 | 130 | 58 | — | 8 | 13 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Footscray | 13 | 120 | 10 | 130 | 69 | — | 9 | 6 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1969 | Footscray | 2 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 17 | — | 7 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Footscray | 19 | 252 | 56 | 308 | 172 | — | 12 | 12 | 260 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| 1971 | Footscray | 18 | 245 | 90 | 335 | 187 | — | 10 | 12 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 1972 | Footscray | 21 | 314 | 68 | 382 | 217 | — | 13 | 3 | 390 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 1973 | Footscray | 20 | 321 | 112 | 433 | 230 | — | 10 | 12 | 444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| 1974 | Footscray | 21 | 252 | 87 | 339 | 191 | — | 5 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| 1975 | Footscray | 21 | 298 | 76 | 374 | 206 | — | 10 | 14 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| 1976 | Footscray | 20 | 278 | 101 | 379 | 207 | — | 3 | 4 | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 |
| 1977 | Footscray | 19 | 256 | 94 | 350 | 185 | — | 5 | 3 | 386 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 |
| 1978 | Footscray | 17 | 250 | 92 | 342 | 181 | — | 13 | 12 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 1979 | North Melbourne | 25 | 276 | 163 | 439 | 245 | — | 14 | 14 | 587 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 1980 | North Melbourne | 23 | 263 | 181 | 444 | 232 | — | 15 | 10 | 554 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| 1981 | North Melbourne | 22 | 253 | 109 | 362 | 150 | — | 4 | 7 | 688 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1982 | North Melbourne | 24 | 248 | 163 | 411 | 175 | — | 1 | 2 | 952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 1983 | North Melbourne | 23 | 210 | 116 | 326 | 171 | — | 5 | 3 | 797 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| 1984 | North Melbourne | 5 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 13 | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
40
38, 33, 32, 29, 29, 28, 28, 27, 27
Kicks
24
24, 23, 23, 23, 23, 22, 22, 22, 22
Marks
22
19, 18, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16
Handballs
19
15, 14, 14, 14, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12
Goals
4
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Behinds
5
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
63
58, 56, 52, 50, 50, 50, 48, 47, 45
Frees
10
9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7
Frees Against
8
7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6