Player
John Dowling
St Kilda · #45·5 seasons (1963–1967)·37 games·Born 11-Apr-1944 (age 82)·180 cm·73 kg
Games
37
Disposals
183
Goals
6
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
0
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.
24 Jun 1967R10
vs
Geelong
Won by 52
18.14 (122) – 10.10 (70)
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20 May 1967R6
vs
Richmond
Lost by 41
9.4 (58) – 14.15 (99)
—
13 May 1967R5
vs
Carlton
Lost by 5
11.9 (75) – 11.14 (80)
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20 Aug 1966R17
@
Fitzroy
Won by 84
17.22 (124) – 5.10 (40)
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30 Jul 1966R14
vs
North Melbourne
Won by 38
10.18 (78) – 4.16 (40)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | St Kilda | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | St Kilda | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | St Kilda | 11 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 1.4 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | St Kilda | 7 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 11.0 | 1.7 | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | St Kilda | 3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | St Kilda | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | St Kilda | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | St Kilda | 11 | 84 | 13 | 97 | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | St Kilda | 7 | 69 | 8 | 77 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | St Kilda | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
21
20, 19, 18, 15, 14, 14, 11, 8, 8
Kicks
18
18, 17, 16, 13, 12, 11, 10, 8, 7
Marks
5
4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1
Handballs
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
Goals
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
1
1, 1
Frees
3
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Frees Against
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1