Player
Robin Close
Essendon · #19·11 seasons (1968–1978)·147 games·Born 3-Nov-1949 (age 76)·187 cm·81 kg
Games
147
Disposals
1,789
Goals
233
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
21
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Essendon | 13 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 13.5 | 4.8 | — | 1.9 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1969 | Essendon | 19 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 14.2 | 5.0 | — | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1970 | Essendon | 14 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 11.2 | 4.2 | — | 1.2 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Essendon | 3 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 14.7 | 5.7 | — | 1.7 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Essendon | 15 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 13.7 | 5.2 | — | 1.4 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Essendon | 19 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 12.7 | 4.6 | — | 2.0 | 1.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1974 | Essendon | 5 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 12.4 | 4.8 | — | 1.6 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Essendon | 20 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 12.1 | 4.3 | — | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1976 | Essendon | 18 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 11.3 | 3.8 | — | 1.4 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1977 | Essendon | 17 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 2.8 | — | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1978 | Essendon | 4 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 2.5 | — | 1.5 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Essendon | 13 | 163 | 13 | 176 | 63 | — | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1969 | Essendon | 19 | 229 | 41 | 270 | 96 | — | 39 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1970 | Essendon | 14 | 133 | 24 | 157 | 59 | — | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Essendon | 3 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 17 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Essendon | 15 | 170 | 35 | 205 | 78 | — | 21 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Essendon | 19 | 201 | 41 | 242 | 87 | — | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1974 | Essendon | 5 | 53 | 9 | 62 | 24 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Essendon | 20 | 186 | 44 | 230 | 82 | — | 36 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1976 | Essendon | 18 | 166 | 38 | 204 | 68 | — | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1977 | Essendon | 17 | 132 | 42 | 174 | 48 | — | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1978 | Essendon | 4 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 10 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
22
21, 21, 21, 21, 20, 20, 19, 19, 19
Kicks
19
18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16, 16, 15
Marks
12
11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8
Handballs
8
6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Goals
7
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
Behinds
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Hit Outs
1
1, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
Frees
6
6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
Frees Against
6
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4