Player
Robert Flower
Melbourne · #2·15 seasons (1973–1987)·272 games·Born 5-Aug-1955 (age 70)·183 cm·75 kg
Games
272
Disposals
5,094
Goals
315
Tackles
25
Brownlow votes
150
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Melbourne | 13 | 13.9 | 3.3 | 17.2 | 4.8 | — | 0.3 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1974 | Melbourne | 18 | 10.9 | 3.8 | 14.7 | 3.7 | — | 1.2 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1975 | Melbourne | 20 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 17.6 | 4.0 | — | 0.7 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1976 | Melbourne | 19 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 19.5 | 5.4 | — | 0.9 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 1977 | Melbourne | 20 | 12.7 | 7.0 | 19.8 | 4.9 | — | 1.1 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 |
| 1978 | Melbourne | 22 | 13.8 | 5.1 | 18.9 | 5.2 | — | 0.8 | 1.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1979 | Melbourne | 21 | 13.6 | 9.3 | 22.9 | 4.9 | — | 1.6 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 1980 | Melbourne | 22 | 12.5 | 9.9 | 22.4 | 5.8 | — | 0.9 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1981 | Melbourne | 16 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 19.1 | 4.2 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1982 | Melbourne | 21 | 12.6 | 8.9 | 21.5 | 5.6 | — | 1.2 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1983 | Melbourne | 20 | 13.3 | 7.3 | 20.7 | 5.8 | — | 2.0 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1984 | Melbourne | 21 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 18.6 | 4.9 | — | 1.3 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 1985 | Melbourne | 3 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 15.7 | 3.7 | — | 1.0 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Melbourne | 16 | 9.5 | 4.9 | 14.4 | 4.0 | — | 0.9 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | Melbourne | 20 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Melbourne | 13 | 181 | 43 | 224 | 63 | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1974 | Melbourne | 18 | 196 | 68 | 264 | 67 | — | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1975 | Melbourne | 20 | 277 | 58 | 335 | 77 | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 1976 | Melbourne | 19 | 248 | 123 | 371 | 103 | — | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| 1977 | Melbourne | 20 | 254 | 141 | 395 | 98 | — | 23 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| 1978 | Melbourne | 22 | 304 | 113 | 417 | 114 | — | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 1979 | Melbourne | 21 | 285 | 196 | 481 | 103 | — | 33 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| 1980 | Melbourne | 22 | 275 | 217 | 492 | 127 | — | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 1981 | Melbourne | 16 | 182 | 124 | 306 | 68 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1982 | Melbourne | 21 | 264 | 188 | 452 | 117 | — | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| 1983 | Melbourne | 20 | 267 | 147 | 414 | 116 | — | 40 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1984 | Melbourne | 21 | 229 | 162 | 391 | 102 | — | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| 1985 | Melbourne | 3 | 30 | 17 | 47 | 11 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Melbourne | 16 | 152 | 78 | 230 | 64 | — | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | Melbourne | 20 | 215 | 60 | 275 | 91 | 25 | 47 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
38
34, 34, 33, 31, 31, 30, 30, 30, 30
Kicks
27
23, 23, 22, 22, 21, 21, 20, 20, 20
Marks
15
13, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9
Handballs
20
16, 16, 16, 15, 15, 14, 14, 14, 14
Goals
6
6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Behinds
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Hit Outs
1
None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
Tackles
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
Frees
6
6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Frees Against
7
7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4