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
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