Player
Jeff Gieschen
Footscray · #27·5 seasons (1974–1978)·24 games·Born 22-Sep-1956 (age 69)·177 cm·83 kg
Games
24
Disposals
200
Goals
1
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
5
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.
29 Jul 1978R17
@
South Melbourne
Lost by 14
13.13 (91) – 15.15 (105)
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15 Apr 1978R3
vs
Geelong
Lost by 64
10.16 (76) – 21.14 (140)
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8 Apr 1978R2
@
St Kilda
Lost by 7
19.16 (130) – 20.17 (137)
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13 Aug 1977R20
vs
South Melbourne
Lost by 23
9.19 (73) – 14.12 (96)
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23 Jul 1977R17
vs
Essendon
Won by 17
12.21 (93) – 11.10 (76)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Footscray | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Footscray | 6 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 2.2 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Footscray | 9 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 11.9 | 3.0 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Footscray | 4 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 6.2 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 |
| 1978 | Footscray | 3 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Footscray | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Footscray | 6 | 36 | 5 | 41 | 13 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Footscray | 9 | 89 | 18 | 107 | 27 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Footscray | 4 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1978 | Footscray | 3 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
18
18, 17, 16, 16, 13, 13, 12, 11, 11
Kicks
15
14, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12, 11, 9, 9
Marks
8
7, 6, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Handballs
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Goals
1
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Behinds
4
2, 1
Frees
5
4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1