Player
Michael Ford
St Kilda · #45·7 seasons (1985–1992)·98 games·Born 11-Oct-1962 (age 63)·183 cm·85 kg
Games
98
Disposals
1,179
Goals
19
Tackles
55
Brownlow votes
6
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Footscray | 15 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 1.6 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Footscray | 10 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 11.2 | 2.4 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | Footscray | 19 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 14.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1988 | Footscray | 20 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1989 | Footscray | 17 | 9.9 | 3.3 | 13.2 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1991 | Footscray | 15 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 13.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | St Kilda | 2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Footscray | 15 | 83 | 40 | 123 | 24 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Footscray | 10 | 90 | 22 | 112 | 24 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | Footscray | 19 | 205 | 76 | 281 | 71 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1988 | Footscray | 20 | 182 | 53 | 235 | 62 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1989 | Footscray | 17 | 168 | 56 | 224 | 77 | 16 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1991 | Footscray | 15 | 125 | 72 | 197 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | St Kilda | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
26
25, 22, 22, 22, 22, 21, 21, 20, 19
Kicks
19
18, 18, 17, 17, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15
Marks
13
9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6
Handballs
10
10, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6
Goals
3
2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
4
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
2
None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
Tackles
5
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees
4
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3