Player
John Scholes
North Melbourne · #5·5 seasons (1967–1971)·30 games·Born 5-Jan-1950 (age 76)·169 cm·66 kg
Games
30
Disposals
349
Goals
35
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
3
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.
14 Aug 1971R20
@
Geelong
Lost by 75
11.10 (76) – 24.7 (151)
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7 Aug 1971R19
@
Hawthorn
Lost by 92
9.8 (62) – 23.16 (154)
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31 Jul 1971R18
vs
Melbourne
Drew
8.14 (62) – 9.8 (62)
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17 Jul 1971R16
vs
Collingwood
Lost by 15
6.9 (45) – 8.12 (60)
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10 Jul 1971R15
@
Footscray
Lost by 92
11.5 (71) – 22.31 (163)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | North Melbourne | 2 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | North Melbourne | 4 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 1.5 | — | 0.8 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | North Melbourne | 7 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 1.7 | — | 1.4 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | North Melbourne | 10 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 15.7 | 2.1 | — | 1.7 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1971 | North Melbourne | 7 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 10.4 | 1.6 | — | 0.4 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | North Melbourne | 2 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | North Melbourne | 4 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | North Melbourne | 7 | 54 | 10 | 64 | 12 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | North Melbourne | 10 | 122 | 35 | 157 | 21 | — | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1971 | North Melbourne | 7 | 48 | 25 | 73 | 11 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
21
21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 16
Kicks
17
17, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15, 13, 12, 12
Marks
4
4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Handballs
6
6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Goals
5
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Behinds
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
Frees
8
7, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
5
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2