Player

Paul Salmon

Essendon · #4·19 seasons (1983–2002)·324 games·Born 20-Jan-1965 (age 61)·205 cm·112 kg

All-time ruckman · #95 of 188 all-time ruckmen

CAREERBelow avg

LAST 40Below avg

KICK-P the position-fair career score · Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →

Games

324

Disposals

4,351

Goals

561

Tackles

224

Brownlow votes

109

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.

13 Sep 2002Semi Final

@ Port Adelaide

Lost by 24 8.11 (59) – 11.17 (83)

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7 Sep 2002Elimination Final

vs West Coast

Won by 33 17.9 (111) – 11.12 (78)

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1 Sep 2002R22

@ Carlton

Won by 55 12.20 (92) – 5.7 (37)

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25 Aug 2002R21

vs Fremantle

Won by 21 13.15 (93) – 10.12 (72)

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17 Aug 2002R20

vs Collingwood

Won by 55 19.12 (126) – 10.11 (71)

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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
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

26, 26, 26, 26, 25, 25, 25, 24, 24

Kicks

19, 19, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18

Marks

15, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 13, 12, 12

Handballs

16, 15, 14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12

Goals

11, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7

Behinds

7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4

Hit Outs

40, 38, 36, 36, 35, 35, 34, 33, 32

Tackles

4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3

Rebounds

5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4

Inside 50s

4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Clearances

11, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

Clangers

5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3

Frees

6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5

Frees Against

5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Contested Possessions

12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 10, 10, 9, 8

Uncontested Possessions

14, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 9

Contested Marks

3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2

Marks Inside 50

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1

One Percenters

4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2

Bounces

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