Player
Neil Balme
Richmond · #21·10 seasons (1970–1979)·159 games·Born 15-Jan-1952 (age 74)·194 cm·96 kg
Games
159
Disposals
2,087
Goals
229
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
16
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Richmond | 3 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 10.0 | 2.3 | — | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Richmond | 17 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 10.8 | 4.2 | — | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Richmond | 20 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 3.6 | — | 2.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1973 | Richmond | 13 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 9.5 | 3.6 | — | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1974 | Richmond | 18 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 4.4 | — | 2.1 | 1.2 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Richmond | 25 | 9.4 | 4.7 | 14.1 | 4.8 | — | 1.0 | 0.8 | 11.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Richmond | 21 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 13.7 | 4.6 | — | 0.9 | 0.6 | 7.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Richmond | 22 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 19.9 | 5.4 | — | 0.6 | 0.4 | 16.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1978 | Richmond | 18 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 13.0 | 2.8 | — | 0.7 | 0.3 | 10.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1979 | Richmond | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Richmond | 3 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 7 | — | 8 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Richmond | 17 | 150 | 34 | 184 | 71 | — | 28 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Richmond | 20 | 150 | 35 | 185 | 73 | — | 55 | 30 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1973 | Richmond | 13 | 88 | 35 | 123 | 47 | — | 34 | 28 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1974 | Richmond | 18 | 170 | 90 | 260 | 80 | — | 37 | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Richmond | 25 | 225 | 113 | 338 | 114 | — | 24 | 21 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Richmond | 21 | 193 | 95 | 288 | 97 | — | 18 | 13 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Richmond | 22 | 233 | 204 | 437 | 118 | — | 12 | 9 | 352 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 1978 | Richmond | 18 | 119 | 115 | 234 | 51 | — | 13 | 6 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1979 | Richmond | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
34
30, 26, 25, 24, 24, 23, 23, 23, 23
Kicks
18
18, 17, 16, 15, 15, 15, 14, 14, 14
Marks
10
10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8
Handballs
18
17, 14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11
Goals
6
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Behinds
5
5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Hit Outs
26
23, 23, 23, 21, 21, 21, 21, 20, 20
Frees
9
9, 8, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5
Frees Against
11
8, 8, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6