Player
Paul Couch
Geelong · #7·13 seasons (1985–1997)·259 games·Born 19-Jul-1964 (age 61)·180 cm·82 kg
Games
259
Disposals
6,042
Goals
203
Tackles
411
Brownlow votes
99
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Geelong | 17 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 18.2 | 3.5 | — | 0.9 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Geelong | 18 | 13.7 | 7.9 | 21.7 | 4.4 | — | 0.7 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1987 | Geelong | 19 | 15.4 | 6.2 | 21.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1988 | Geelong | 17 | 15.4 | 10.2 | 25.6 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1989 | Geelong | 26 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 26.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 |
| 1990 | Geelong | 20 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 25.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1991 | Geelong | 24 | 15.6 | 10.9 | 26.5 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1992 | Geelong | 23 | 12.7 | 8.7 | 21.5 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1993 | Geelong | 20 | 13.0 | 8.9 | 21.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1994 | Geelong | 24 | 13.6 | 9.5 | 23.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1995 | Geelong | 25 | 16.0 | 8.8 | 24.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1996 | Geelong | 21 | 15.7 | 6.4 | 22.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1997 | Geelong | 5 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 15.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Geelong | 17 | 202 | 107 | 309 | 60 | — | 15 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Geelong | 18 | 247 | 143 | 390 | 80 | — | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1987 | Geelong | 19 | 292 | 118 | 410 | 78 | 32 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1988 | Geelong | 17 | 262 | 174 | 436 | 67 | 27 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 1989 | Geelong | 26 | 415 | 285 | 700 | 82 | 56 | 23 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| 1990 | Geelong | 20 | 286 | 222 | 508 | 63 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1991 | Geelong | 24 | 374 | 262 | 636 | 73 | 44 | 21 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 1992 | Geelong | 23 | 293 | 201 | 494 | 82 | 43 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1993 | Geelong | 20 | 260 | 179 | 439 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1994 | Geelong | 24 | 327 | 229 | 556 | 64 | 53 | 29 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 1995 | Geelong | 25 | 401 | 221 | 622 | 57 | 48 | 13 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 1996 | Geelong | 21 | 330 | 134 | 464 | 72 | 35 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1997 | Geelong | 5 | 49 | 29 | 78 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
43
41, 41, 41, 40, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36
Kicks
30
28, 27, 26, 26, 26, 25, 25, 25, 24
Marks
10
9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8
Handballs
23
21, 21, 20, 20, 20, 19, 19, 18, 18
Goals
5
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Behinds
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Hit Outs
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
10
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Frees
6
6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees Against
6
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3