Player
John Townsend
Melbourne · #16·11 seasons (1962–1972)·153 games·Born 16-Jun-1943 (age 82)·171 cm·66 kg
Games
153
Disposals
2,153
Goals
182
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
7
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Melbourne | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Melbourne | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Melbourne | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1965 | Melbourne | 18 | 16.4 | 2.3 | 18.7 | 3.5 | — | 1.9 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Melbourne | 1 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Melbourne | 6 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 17.7 | 2.7 | — | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Melbourne | 16 | 15.9 | 3.9 | 19.8 | 3.3 | — | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | Melbourne | 20 | 20.8 | 3.4 | 24.2 | 4.8 | — | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1970 | Melbourne | 17 | 15.6 | 2.8 | 18.4 | 3.7 | — | 0.8 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Melbourne | 18 | 16.7 | 4.8 | 21.6 | 4.4 | — | 1.4 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1972 | Melbourne | 12 | 12.7 | 3.7 | 16.3 | 4.0 | — | 0.8 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Melbourne | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Melbourne | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Melbourne | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1965 | Melbourne | 18 | 295 | 42 | 337 | 63 | — | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Melbourne | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Melbourne | 6 | 75 | 31 | 106 | 16 | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Melbourne | 16 | 254 | 62 | 316 | 53 | — | 15 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | Melbourne | 20 | 416 | 68 | 484 | 97 | — | 16 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1970 | Melbourne | 17 | 265 | 48 | 313 | 63 | — | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Melbourne | 18 | 301 | 87 | 388 | 80 | — | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1972 | Melbourne | 12 | 152 | 44 | 196 | 48 | — | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
33
31, 31, 30, 30, 29, 29, 29, 27, 27
Kicks
29
28, 26, 26, 25, 24, 24, 23, 23, 23
Marks
13
12, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7
Handballs
11
10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 7
Goals
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Behinds
6
5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Hit Outs
1
1, 1, 1, None, None, None, None, None, None
Frees
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
7
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3