Player
Merv Neagle
Sydney · #4·14 seasons (1977–1990)·203 games·Born 7-Mar-1958 (age 68)·181 cm·79 kg
Games
203
Disposals
3,990
Goals
71
Tackles
73
Brownlow votes
76
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Essendon | 7 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 14.9 | 2.6 | — | 0.3 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Essendon | 14 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 12.4 | 2.6 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Essendon | 10 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 12.5 | 2.0 | — | 0.5 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Essendon | 22 | 17.2 | 7.4 | 24.6 | 3.9 | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 1981 | Essendon | 22 | 15.3 | 7.7 | 23.0 | 3.2 | — | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1982 | Essendon | 17 | 12.8 | 6.9 | 19.7 | 2.4 | — | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1983 | Essendon | 23 | 15.1 | 8.8 | 23.9 | 3.5 | — | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1984 | Essendon | 18 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 19.7 | 2.6 | — | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1985 | Essendon | 14 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 19.4 | 2.4 | — | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1986 | Sydney | 14 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 19.4 | 3.5 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1987 | Sydney | 18 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 16.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1988 | Sydney | 2 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Sydney | 18 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 21.1 | 3.8 | 1.6 | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1990 | Sydney | 4 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 12.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Essendon | 7 | 79 | 25 | 104 | 18 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Essendon | 14 | 114 | 60 | 174 | 36 | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Essendon | 10 | 79 | 46 | 125 | 20 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Essendon | 22 | 378 | 163 | 541 | 86 | — | 11 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| 1981 | Essendon | 22 | 336 | 170 | 506 | 71 | — | 10 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| 1982 | Essendon | 17 | 217 | 118 | 335 | 41 | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1983 | Essendon | 23 | 348 | 202 | 550 | 80 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 1984 | Essendon | 18 | 235 | 119 | 354 | 46 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1985 | Essendon | 14 | 147 | 125 | 272 | 33 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1986 | Sydney | 14 | 157 | 115 | 272 | 49 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1987 | Sydney | 18 | 153 | 151 | 304 | 42 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1988 | Sydney | 2 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Sydney | 18 | 209 | 171 | 380 | 69 | 28 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1990 | Sydney | 4 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
39
38, 35, 33, 33, 33, 33, 32, 32, 32
Kicks
28
28, 25, 24, 22, 22, 22, 21, 21, 21
Marks
10
8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
Handballs
20
18, 17, 17, 16, 15, 15, 15, 15, 14
Goals
5
5, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Behinds
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
Frees
7
6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
Frees Against
8
7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5