Player
Merv Laffey
Footscray · #12·8 seasons (1945–1952)·72 games·Born 3-Jul-1925 (age 101)·170 cm·75 kg
Games
72
Disposals
0
Goals
85
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
5
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.
26 Apr 1952R2
@
Geelong
Lost by 7
7.15 (57) – 10.4 (64)
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19 Apr 1952R1
vs
Essendon
Won by 5
6.10 (46) – 6.5 (41)
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8 Sep 1951Semi Final
@
Essendon
Lost by 8
8.5 (53) – 8.13 (61)
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1 Sep 1951R18
vs
South Melbourne
Won by 45
13.15 (93) – 6.12 (48)
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25 Aug 1951R17
vs
Hawthorn
Won by 16
11.14 (80) – 9.10 (64)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Footscray | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946 | Footscray | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947 | Footscray | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1948 | Footscray | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1949 | Footscray | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | Footscray | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951 | Footscray | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952 | Footscray | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Footscray | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946 | Footscray | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947 | Footscray | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1948 | Footscray | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1949 | Footscray | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | Footscray | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951 | Footscray | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952 | Footscray | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Goals
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2