Player
Ian Fairley
North Melbourne · #6·14 seasons (1983–1996)·217 games·Born 18-Sep-1964 (age 61)·189 cm·92 kg
Games
217
Disposals
2,400
Goals
149
Tackles
121
Brownlow votes
7
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | North Melbourne | 6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 1.7 | — | 2.5 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | North Melbourne | 9 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 10.2 | 5.3 | — | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | North Melbourne | 5 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 8.8 | 2.6 | — | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | North Melbourne | 17 | 9.7 | 3.2 | 12.9 | 4.0 | — | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | North Melbourne | 21 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 11.6 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1988 | North Melbourne | 14 | 9.8 | 2.7 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1989 | North Melbourne | 18 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 11.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1990 | North Melbourne | 14 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 11.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1991 | North Melbourne | 21 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | North Melbourne | 16 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 10.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | North Melbourne | 14 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | — | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | North Melbourne | 19 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | North Melbourne | 19 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 10.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | North Melbourne | 24 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | North Melbourne | 6 | 27 | 9 | 36 | 10 | — | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | North Melbourne | 9 | 79 | 13 | 92 | 48 | — | 27 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | North Melbourne | 5 | 34 | 10 | 44 | 13 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | North Melbourne | 17 | 165 | 54 | 219 | 68 | — | 18 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | North Melbourne | 21 | 184 | 60 | 244 | 95 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1988 | North Melbourne | 14 | 137 | 38 | 175 | 64 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1989 | North Melbourne | 18 | 150 | 62 | 212 | 67 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1990 | North Melbourne | 14 | 123 | 41 | 164 | 38 | 14 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1991 | North Melbourne | 21 | 178 | 62 | 240 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | North Melbourne | 16 | 132 | 33 | 165 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | North Melbourne | 14 | 101 | 33 | 134 | 22 | 13 | 3 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | North Melbourne | 19 | 185 | 51 | 236 | 59 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | North Melbourne | 19 | 152 | 56 | 208 | 38 | 11 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | North Melbourne | 24 | 162 | 69 | 231 | 68 | 12 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
25
22, 22, 21, 21, 20, 20, 19, 19, 19
Kicks
18
17, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15
Marks
13
11, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8
Handballs
7
7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
Goals
7
6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Behinds
6
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
7
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Tackles
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2