Player
Paul Salmon
Essendon · #4·19 seasons (1983–2002)·324 games·Born 20-Jan-1965 (age 61)·205 cm·112 kg
Games
324
Disposals
4,351
Goals
561
Tackles
224
Brownlow votes
109
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Essendon | 9 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 2.6 | — | 1.6 | 0.4 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Essendon | 13 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 12.2 | 7.0 | — | 4.8 | 2.8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 |
| 1985 | Essendon | 4 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 5.2 | — | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Essendon | 21 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 10.8 | 5.9 | — | 2.2 | 1.5 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1987 | Essendon | 22 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 9.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1988 | Essendon | 19 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Essendon | 16 | 10.1 | 3.2 | 13.2 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Essendon | 21 | 11.9 | 3.2 | 15.1 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 9.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1991 | Essendon | 18 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 16.1 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 9.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1992 | Essendon | 19 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 14.9 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 7.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1993 | Essendon | 20 | 11.3 | 4.2 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 9.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1994 | Essendon | 14 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 11.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Essendon | 13 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1996 | Hawthorn | 18 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 16.9 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 |
| 1997 | Hawthorn | 21 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 16.2 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 16.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1998 | Hawthorn | 20 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 16.6 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 27.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 6.2 | — | — | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| 1999 | Hawthorn | 17 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 14.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 22.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | Hawthorn | 24 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 18.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | Essendon | 15 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 15.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 2.1 | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Essendon | 9 | 40 | 17 | 57 | 23 | — | 14 | 4 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Essendon | 13 | 137 | 22 | 159 | 91 | — | 63 | 36 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 1985 | Essendon | 4 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 21 | — | 15 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Essendon | 21 | 163 | 64 | 227 | 124 | — | 46 | 32 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1987 | Essendon | 22 | 173 | 75 | 248 | 114 | 24 | 43 | 22 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1988 | Essendon | 19 | 180 | 63 | 243 | 108 | 18 | 37 | 23 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Essendon | 16 | 161 | 51 | 212 | 96 | 5 | 39 | 16 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Essendon | 21 | 249 | 67 | 316 | 171 | 11 | 43 | 25 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 1991 | Essendon | 18 | 199 | 91 | 290 | 151 | 11 | 30 | 14 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1992 | Essendon | 19 | 203 | 80 | 283 | 138 | 12 | 59 | 23 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| 1993 | Essendon | 20 | 227 | 83 | 310 | 157 | 11 | 65 | 41 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1994 | Essendon | 14 | 116 | 75 | 191 | 70 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Essendon | 13 | 98 | 41 | 139 | 79 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1996 | Hawthorn | 18 | 158 | 146 | 304 | 110 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 252 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
| 1997 | Hawthorn | 21 | 179 | 162 | 341 | 128 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 352 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 1998 | Hawthorn | 20 | 176 | 155 | 331 | 110 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 549 | 32 | 37 | 125 | — | — | 14 | 14 |
| 1999 | Hawthorn | 17 | 150 | 88 | 238 | 84 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 380 | 23 | 38 | 70 | 139 | 103 | 25 | 6 |
| 2000 | Hawthorn | 24 | 198 | 101 | 299 | 135 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 443 | 33 | 53 | 67 | 121 | 176 | 32 | 4 |
| 2002 | Essendon | 15 | 71 | 60 | 131 | 56 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 231 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 61 | 69 | 31 | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
32
26, 26, 26, 26, 25, 25, 25, 24, 24
Kicks
22
19, 19, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18
Marks
17
15, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 13, 12, 12
Handballs
16
16, 15, 14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12
Goals
11
11, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7
Behinds
7
7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Hit Outs
47
40, 38, 36, 36, 35, 35, 34, 33, 32
Tackles
4
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Rebounds
6
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4
Inside 50s
4
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Clearances
22
11, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
Clangers
6
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees
7
6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5
Frees Against
5
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Contested Possessions
16
12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 10, 10, 9, 8
Uncontested Possessions
16
14, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 9
Contested Marks
7
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Marks Inside 50
4
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
4
4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Bounces
2
None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None