Player
Mark Mercuri
Essendon · #2·13 seasons (1992–2004)·207 games·Born 21-Feb-1974 (age 52)·178 cm·77 kg
Games
207
Disposals
3,870
Goals
242
Tackles
345
Brownlow votes
53
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Essendon | 3 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | Essendon | 20 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 22.4 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1994 | Essendon | 13 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 19.2 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Essendon | 22 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 22.1 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1996 | Essendon | 21 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 21.1 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1997 | Essendon | 11 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 18.4 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1998 | Essendon | 20 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 18.2 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | — | — | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | Essendon | 21 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 21.7 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 2000 | Essendon | 20 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 18.0 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | — | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | Essendon | 20 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | Essendon | 11 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 17.6 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | — | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | Essendon | 16 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 14.1 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | — | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | Essendon | 9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | — | — | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 1.2 | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Essendon | 3 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | Essendon | 20 | 251 | 197 | 448 | 106 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1994 | Essendon | 13 | 143 | 107 | 250 | 61 | 21 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Essendon | 22 | 268 | 217 | 485 | 125 | 32 | 36 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1996 | Essendon | 21 | 244 | 200 | 444 | 115 | 32 | 37 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 1997 | Essendon | 11 | 136 | 66 | 202 | 47 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1998 | Essendon | 20 | 224 | 141 | 365 | 112 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 61 | 21 | 32 | — | — | 16 | 4 |
| 1999 | Essendon | 21 | 256 | 200 | 456 | 103 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 71 | 15 | 61 | 201 | 254 | 27 | 22 |
| 2000 | Essendon | 20 | 208 | 152 | 360 | 92 | 33 | 32 | 19 | — | 44 | 18 | 32 | 160 | 201 | 32 | 3 |
| 2001 | Essendon | 20 | 164 | 153 | 317 | 70 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 35 | 127 | 193 | 17 | 4 |
| 2002 | Essendon | 11 | 101 | 93 | 194 | 50 | 21 | 7 | 9 | — | 33 | 10 | 18 | 84 | 114 | 28 | 1 |
| 2003 | Essendon | 16 | 126 | 99 | 225 | 74 | 32 | 7 | 6 | — | 42 | 11 | 21 | 89 | 136 | 35 | 1 |
| 2004 | Essendon | 9 | 49 | 39 | 88 | 26 | 21 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 52 | 11 | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
38
33, 31, 31, 31, 30, 29, 29, 29, 29
Kicks
22
20, 19, 18, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17
Marks
13
11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9
Handballs
19
19, 18, 17, 16, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15
Goals
4
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Behinds
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Hit Outs
2
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
6
6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Rebounds
4
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Inside 50s
9
7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5
Clearances
9
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
Clangers
7
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
5
4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Contested Possessions
18
15, 15, 14, 14, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12
Uncontested Possessions
20
19, 19, 18, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16
Contested Marks
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Marks Inside 50
6
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
One Percenters
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Bounces
6
5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Goal Assists
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1