Player
Robert Neal
St Kilda · #35·15 seasons (1974–1988)·220 games·Born 16-Dec-1956 (age 69)·178 cm·82 kg
Games
220
Disposals
4,045
Goals
52
Tackles
26
Brownlow votes
73
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Geelong | 8 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 17.4 | 3.6 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1975 | Geelong | 15 | 9.9 | 4.4 | 14.3 | 2.4 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1976 | Geelong | 24 | 12.6 | 4.9 | 17.5 | 2.8 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 |
| 1977 | Geelong | 22 | 13.9 | 4.1 | 18.1 | 3.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1978 | Geelong | 23 | 13.8 | 5.2 | 19.0 | 2.8 | — | 0.3 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1979 | Geelong | 11 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 12.1 | 2.0 | — | — | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Geelong | 5 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 11.0 | 1.2 | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Geelong | 17 | 14.1 | 5.6 | 19.7 | 3.0 | — | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1982 | Geelong | 21 | 14.7 | 7.0 | 21.6 | 2.9 | — | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1983 | Geelong | 12 | 14.4 | 8.0 | 22.4 | 1.8 | — | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1984 | Geelong | 8 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 15.6 | 1.0 | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1985 | Geelong | 21 | 17.0 | 7.6 | 24.6 | 1.9 | — | 0.2 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1986 | Geelong | 13 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 18.0 | 1.5 | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | St Kilda | 16 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 17.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | St Kilda | 4 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 12.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Geelong | 8 | 92 | 47 | 139 | 29 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1975 | Geelong | 15 | 139 | 61 | 200 | 33 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1976 | Geelong | 24 | 303 | 117 | 420 | 66 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| 1977 | Geelong | 22 | 307 | 90 | 397 | 69 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1978 | Geelong | 23 | 318 | 120 | 438 | 64 | — | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1979 | Geelong | 11 | 93 | 40 | 133 | 22 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Geelong | 5 | 37 | 18 | 55 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Geelong | 17 | 240 | 95 | 335 | 51 | — | 11 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1982 | Geelong | 21 | 308 | 146 | 454 | 61 | — | 8 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1983 | Geelong | 12 | 173 | 96 | 269 | 21 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1984 | Geelong | 8 | 73 | 52 | 125 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1985 | Geelong | 21 | 357 | 159 | 516 | 41 | — | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1986 | Geelong | 13 | 152 | 82 | 234 | 20 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | St Kilda | 16 | 184 | 96 | 280 | 41 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | St Kilda | 4 | 38 | 12 | 50 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
37
36, 34, 34, 33, 33, 33, 33, 32, 32
Kicks
31
27, 27, 25, 23, 23, 22, 22, 22, 22
Marks
9
8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6
Handballs
17
16, 16, 14, 14, 13, 13, 12, 11, 11
Goals
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
2
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
3
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
5
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1
Frees
5
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
Frees Against
6
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5