Player
John Mossop
North Melbourne · #4·10 seasons (1979–1988)·171 games·Born 14-Jun-1959 (age 66)·196 cm·99 kg
Games
171
Disposals
2,226
Goals
102
Tackles
34
Brownlow votes
42
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Geelong | 15 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 1.6 | — | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Geelong | 10 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 2.5 | — | 1.3 | 0.6 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Geelong | 25 | 10.3 | 4.6 | 14.9 | 5.2 | — | 1.1 | 0.4 | 17.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1982 | Geelong | 21 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 15.1 | 5.9 | — | 0.6 | 0.7 | 21.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1983 | Geelong | 21 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 14.9 | 4.9 | — | 0.7 | 0.5 | 27.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1984 | Geelong | 20 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 16.2 | 4.4 | — | 0.5 | 0.2 | 27.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1985 | Geelong | 5 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 4.4 | — | — | 0.4 | 24.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Geelong | 17 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 11.2 | 3.2 | — | 0.4 | 0.2 | 12.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | North Melbourne | 23 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1988 | North Melbourne | 14 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 11.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Geelong | 15 | 75 | 53 | 128 | 24 | — | 3 | 1 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Geelong | 10 | 41 | 26 | 67 | 25 | — | 13 | 6 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Geelong | 25 | 258 | 114 | 372 | 131 | — | 28 | 11 | 436 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| 1982 | Geelong | 21 | 180 | 138 | 318 | 123 | — | 12 | 15 | 452 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1983 | Geelong | 21 | 183 | 130 | 313 | 103 | — | 15 | 11 | 583 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 1984 | Geelong | 20 | 163 | 162 | 325 | 88 | — | 9 | 5 | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 1985 | Geelong | 5 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 22 | — | — | 2 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Geelong | 17 | 87 | 104 | 191 | 55 | — | 7 | 4 | 216 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | North Melbourne | 23 | 168 | 100 | 268 | 84 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1988 | North Melbourne | 14 | 98 | 61 | 159 | 58 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
29
26, 25, 24, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 22
Kicks
21
17, 17, 16, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15, 15
Marks
13
13, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9
Handballs
15
15, 14, 13, 13, 13, 13, 12, 11, 11
Goals
7
6, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Behinds
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
51
47, 45, 44, 43, 42, 39, 38, 38, 37
Tackles
4
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Frees
9
8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6
Frees Against
6
6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5