Player
John Birt
Essendon · #11·11 seasons (1957–1967)·193 games·Born 29-Jan-1937 (age 89)·174 cm·69 kg
Games
193
Disposals
1,261
Goals
303
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
73
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Essendon | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1958 | Essendon | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 1959 | Essendon | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1960 | Essendon | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1961 | Essendon | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1962 | Essendon | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1963 | Essendon | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1964 | Essendon | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1965 | Essendon | 20 | 22.3 | 1.9 | 24.2 | 2.1 | — | 1.9 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1966 | Essendon | 18 | 20.3 | 1.4 | 21.7 | 2.1 | — | 1.2 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Essendon | 16 | 21.9 | 2.2 | 24.1 | 2.4 | — | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Essendon | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1958 | Essendon | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| 1959 | Essendon | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1960 | Essendon | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 1961 | Essendon | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 1962 | Essendon | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1963 | Essendon | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1964 | Essendon | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1965 | Essendon | 20 | 446 | 38 | 484 | 43 | — | 37 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1966 | Essendon | 18 | 366 | 25 | 391 | 38 | — | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Essendon | 16 | 350 | 36 | 386 | 38 | — | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
35
35, 32, 31, 31, 30, 28, 28, 28, 28
Kicks
33
30, 30, 30, 28, 27, 27, 26, 26, 26
Marks
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
Handballs
5
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Goals
6
5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Behinds
5
4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Frees Against
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2