Player
Robert Elphinstone
St Kilda · #33·10 seasons (1980–1989)·157 games·Born 22-Nov-1960 (age 65)·191 cm·89 kg
Games
157
Disposals
2,775
Goals
51
Tackles
30
Brownlow votes
17
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | St Kilda | 16 | 10.8 | 5.1 | 15.9 | 2.7 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | St Kilda | 16 | 11.6 | 5.1 | 16.6 | 3.3 | — | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | St Kilda | 19 | 14.4 | 4.2 | 18.6 | 5.0 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1983 | St Kilda | 19 | 15.4 | 3.9 | 19.3 | 5.4 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1984 | St Kilda | 17 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 19.3 | 5.5 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1985 | St Kilda | 14 | 11.1 | 5.7 | 16.9 | 4.1 | — | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | St Kilda | 16 | 13.0 | 7.2 | 20.2 | 5.2 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | St Kilda | 5 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 18.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1988 | St Kilda | 20 | 11.4 | 5.2 | 16.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1989 | St Kilda | 15 | 10.4 | 4.5 | 14.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | St Kilda | 16 | 172 | 82 | 254 | 43 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | St Kilda | 16 | 185 | 81 | 266 | 53 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | St Kilda | 19 | 274 | 80 | 354 | 96 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1983 | St Kilda | 19 | 292 | 74 | 366 | 102 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 1984 | St Kilda | 17 | 229 | 99 | 328 | 94 | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1985 | St Kilda | 14 | 156 | 80 | 236 | 57 | — | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | St Kilda | 16 | 208 | 116 | 324 | 83 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | St Kilda | 5 | 44 | 48 | 92 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1988 | St Kilda | 20 | 228 | 104 | 332 | 71 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1989 | St Kilda | 15 | 156 | 67 | 223 | 56 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
31
30, 30, 30, 29, 28, 28, 28, 27, 27
Kicks
23
23, 22, 22, 21, 21, 21, 20, 20, 20
Marks
11
11, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8
Handballs
22
14, 13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11
Goals
5
5, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Behinds
2
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
2
2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Frees
6
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
Frees Against
6
4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3