Player
Ray Nilsson
South Melbourne · #37·6 seasons (1960–1965)·62 games·Born 26-Nov-1938 (age 87)·177 cm·68 kg
Games
62
Disposals
188
Goals
54
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
1
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.
28 Aug 1965R18
vs
Collingwood
Won by 16
13.16 (94) – 12.6 (78)
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21 Aug 1965R17
@
Essendon
Lost by 66
4.7 (31) – 14.13 (97)
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14 Aug 1965R16
vs
Footscray
Lost by 14
10.18 (78) – 13.14 (92)
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24 Jul 1965R13
@
St Kilda
Lost by 69
6.12 (48) – 18.9 (117)
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17 Jul 1965R12
vs
North Melbourne
Won by 3
8.8 (56) – 6.17 (53)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Melbourne | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961 | Melbourne | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | Melbourne | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Melbourne | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | South Melbourne | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | South Melbourne | 13 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 14.5 | 1.9 | — | 0.6 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Melbourne | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961 | Melbourne | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | Melbourne | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Melbourne | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | South Melbourne | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | South Melbourne | 13 | 134 | 54 | 188 | 25 | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
24
21, 21, 18, 17, 15, 14, 13, 11, 11
Kicks
17
16, 15, 13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 7, 6
Marks
4
4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1
Handballs
7
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3
Goals
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Behinds
1
1, 1, 1
Frees
4
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1
Frees Against
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2