Player
Murray Witcombe
Geelong · #18·11 seasons (1976–1986)·121 games·Born 1-Nov-1956 (age 69)·182 cm·72 kg
Games
121
Disposals
2,070
Goals
79
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
4
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 Jul 1986R17
vs
North Melbourne
Lost by 19
19.9 (123) – 22.10 (142)
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12 Jul 1986R16
vs
St Kilda
Won by 27
16.16 (112) – 13.7 (85)
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21 Jun 1986R13
vs
Essendon
Lost by 12
11.11 (77) – 12.17 (89)
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12 Apr 1986R3
vs
Sydney
Lost by 27
15.15 (105) – 19.18 (132)
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6 Jul 1985R15
vs
Carlton
Lost by 26
16.8 (104) – 19.16 (130)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Geelong | 9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Geelong | 10 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 13.8 | 1.0 | — | 1.1 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Geelong | 9 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 15.1 | 1.9 | — | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Geelong | 10 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 2.1 | — | 0.2 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Geelong | 20 | 15.3 | 4.8 | 20.1 | 3.5 | — | 0.5 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Geelong | 24 | 16.1 | 4.1 | 20.2 | 3.8 | — | 0.9 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Geelong | 11 | 15.6 | 3.8 | 19.4 | 3.3 | — | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Geelong | 12 | 13.4 | 5.2 | 18.6 | 2.1 | — | 0.4 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Geelong | 10 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 20.0 | 3.0 | — | 0.8 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1985 | Geelong | 2 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 19.0 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Geelong | 4 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 18.2 | 4.2 | — | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Geelong | 9 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Geelong | 10 | 109 | 29 | 138 | 10 | — | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Geelong | 9 | 95 | 41 | 136 | 17 | — | 11 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Geelong | 10 | 85 | 40 | 125 | 21 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Geelong | 20 | 306 | 96 | 402 | 70 | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Geelong | 24 | 387 | 99 | 486 | 91 | — | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Geelong | 11 | 171 | 42 | 213 | 36 | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Geelong | 12 | 161 | 62 | 223 | 25 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Geelong | 10 | 136 | 64 | 200 | 30 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1985 | Geelong | 2 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Geelong | 4 | 42 | 31 | 73 | 17 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
36
33, 32, 30, 28, 28, 27, 27, 27, 26
Kicks
27
25, 24, 24, 23, 23, 22, 21, 21, 21
Marks
10
8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6
Handballs
15
13, 13, 12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
Goals
4
4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Behinds
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
1
1
Frees
6
6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
Frees Against
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3