Player
Michael Byrne
Sydney · #14·14 seasons (1977–1989)·167 games·Born 2-Dec-1958 (age 67)·200 cm·86 kg
Games
167
Disposals
1,917
Goals
150
Tackles
17
Brownlow votes
23
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Melbourne | 3 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 11.0 | 4.7 | — | 1.3 | 0.7 | 9.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Melbourne | 8 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 2.0 | — | 0.5 | 0.6 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Melbourne | 12 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 10.8 | 3.5 | — | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Melbourne | 22 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 14.4 | 4.5 | — | 0.9 | 0.8 | 9.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Melbourne | 10 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 2.2 | — | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Melbourne | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Hawthorn | 22 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 12.2 | 3.8 | — | 2.1 | 0.9 | 15.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1983 | Hawthorn | 12 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 3.0 | — | 0.7 | 0.3 | 12.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Hawthorn | 25 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 15.0 | 5.3 | — | 0.5 | 0.8 | 18.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1985 | Hawthorn | 20 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 11.5 | 4.0 | — | 0.6 | 0.9 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1986 | Hawthorn | 11 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 11.0 | 3.9 | — | 1.6 | 0.3 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | Sydney | 11 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | Sydney | 8 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Sydney | 2 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Melbourne | 3 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 14 | — | 4 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Melbourne | 8 | 40 | 13 | 53 | 16 | — | 4 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Melbourne | 12 | 68 | 61 | 129 | 42 | — | 10 | 9 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Melbourne | 22 | 151 | 166 | 317 | 98 | — | 21 | 17 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Melbourne | 10 | 58 | 30 | 88 | 22 | — | 2 | 1 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Melbourne | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Hawthorn | 22 | 146 | 122 | 268 | 84 | — | 47 | 19 | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1983 | Hawthorn | 12 | 52 | 67 | 119 | 36 | — | 8 | 4 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Hawthorn | 25 | 220 | 156 | 376 | 132 | — | 13 | 20 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 1985 | Hawthorn | 20 | 143 | 87 | 230 | 79 | — | 12 | 19 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1986 | Hawthorn | 11 | 75 | 46 | 121 | 43 | — | 17 | 3 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | Sydney | 11 | 41 | 62 | 103 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | Sydney | 8 | 37 | 31 | 68 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Sydney | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
28
28, 27, 25, 24, 22, 21, 20, 20, 19
Kicks
16
14, 14, 14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12
Marks
14
12, 12, 11, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8
Handballs
16
16, 14, 13, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11
Goals
8
6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Behinds
8
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
33
29, 29, 29, 28, 28, 26, 25, 24, 24
Tackles
4
3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Frees
5
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees Against
6
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4