Player
Michael Long
Essendon · #13·12 seasons (1989–2001)·190 games·Born 1-Oct-1969 (age 56)·178 cm·80 kg
Games
190
Disposals
3,400
Goals
143
Tackles
378
Brownlow votes
58
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Essendon | 24 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 18.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1990 | Essendon | 25 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 16.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1991 | Essendon | 18 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 16.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1992 | Essendon | 17 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 19.9 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1993 | Essendon | 18 | 12.7 | 10.4 | 23.1 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1995 | Essendon | 22 | 13.4 | 10.1 | 23.4 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 1996 | Essendon | 2 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Essendon | 5 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 15.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1998 | Essendon | 9 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | — | 3.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | — | — | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | Essendon | 20 | 11.2 | 6.1 | 17.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | Essendon | 23 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 15.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | — | 3.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | Essendon | 7 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | — | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 0.7 | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Essendon | 24 | 233 | 203 | 436 | 68 | 63 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1990 | Essendon | 25 | 221 | 184 | 405 | 58 | 51 | 13 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1991 | Essendon | 18 | 170 | 132 | 302 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1992 | Essendon | 17 | 182 | 157 | 339 | 56 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1993 | Essendon | 18 | 228 | 188 | 416 | 72 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1995 | Essendon | 22 | 294 | 221 | 515 | 80 | 40 | 27 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 1996 | Essendon | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Essendon | 5 | 37 | 39 | 76 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1998 | Essendon | 9 | 54 | 60 | 114 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | 30 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| 1999 | Essendon | 20 | 223 | 122 | 345 | 62 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 88 | 12 | 62 | 130 | 205 | 22 | 9 |
| 2000 | Essendon | 23 | 230 | 135 | 365 | 72 | 59 | 18 | 18 | — | 90 | 8 | 44 | 153 | 196 | 35 | 2 |
| 2001 | Essendon | 7 | 42 | 30 | 72 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | — | 21 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 49 | 5 | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
40
34, 34, 33, 32, 31, 31, 30, 30, 28
Kicks
20
20, 20, 19, 19, 19, 19, 18, 18, 18
Marks
10
9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7
Handballs
20
20, 18, 16, 16, 16, 15, 14, 14, 14
Goals
6
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Behinds
4
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, None, None
Tackles
8
8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Rebounds
3
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Inside 50s
11
8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6
Clearances
8
8, 7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
Clangers
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees
5
5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Contested Possessions
13
12, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9
Uncontested Possessions
19
18, 15, 14, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13
Contested Marks
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
4
3, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
8
6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
Bounces
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2