Player
Gary Merrington
Footscray · #19·10 seasons (1966–1975)·174 games·Born 19-Nov-1946 (age 79)·187 cm·85 kg
Games
174
Disposals
1,804
Goals
46
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
4
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.
9 Aug 1975R19
vs
St Kilda
Lost by 68
5.16 (46) – 16.18 (114)
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2 Aug 1975R18
@
Essendon
Won by 44
19.13 (127) – 11.17 (83)
—
26 Jul 1975R17
vs
North Melbourne
Lost by 49
9.14 (68) – 17.15 (117)
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19 Jul 1975R16
@
Collingwood
Lost by 7
16.7 (103) – 16.14 (110)
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12 Jul 1975R15
vs
Geelong
Won by 44
13.15 (93) – 7.7 (49)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Footscray | 13 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 1.7 | — | 0.6 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Footscray | 9 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 1.1 | — | 0.6 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Footscray | 17 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 12.4 | 3.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1969 | Footscray | 17 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 12.3 | 3.1 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1970 | Footscray | 22 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 13.6 | 3.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1971 | Footscray | 18 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 10.8 | 2.8 | — | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Footscray | 20 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 2.0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Footscray | 20 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 2.1 | — | 0.4 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Footscray | 21 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 10.9 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Footscray | 17 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 1.6 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Footscray | 13 | 99 | 10 | 109 | 22 | — | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Footscray | 9 | 51 | 4 | 55 | 10 | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Footscray | 17 | 187 | 24 | 211 | 51 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1969 | Footscray | 17 | 185 | 24 | 209 | 52 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1970 | Footscray | 22 | 271 | 28 | 299 | 65 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1971 | Footscray | 18 | 159 | 35 | 194 | 51 | — | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Footscray | 20 | 168 | 24 | 192 | 40 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Footscray | 20 | 169 | 17 | 186 | 42 | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Footscray | 21 | 181 | 47 | 228 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Footscray | 17 | 103 | 18 | 121 | 25 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
23
20, 20, 20, 19, 19, 18, 18, 17, 17
Kicks
19
18, 18, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16
Marks
8
8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5
Handballs
7
6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Goals
5
4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Behinds
6
4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
1
1, 1
Frees
7
7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Frees Against
8
6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4