Player
Roger Merrett
Brisbane Bears · #24·19 seasons (1978–1996)·313 games·Born 19-Apr-1960 (age 66)·195 cm·99 kg
Games
313
Disposals
3,626
Goals
433
Tackles
226
Brownlow votes
53
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Essendon | 2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Essendon | 4 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 1.5 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Essendon | 12 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 1.6 | — | 0.2 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Essendon | 10 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 2.5 | — | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Essendon | 13 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 1.3 | — | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Essendon | 21 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 13.0 | 3.8 | — | 1.5 | 0.7 | 6.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1984 | Essendon | 24 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 14.1 | 4.6 | — | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1985 | Essendon | 23 | 9.0 | 4.3 | 13.4 | 4.4 | — | 2.0 | 0.8 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1986 | Essendon | 22 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 13.1 | 4.4 | — | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1987 | Essendon | 18 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 13.2 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1988 | Brisbane Bears | 17 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 13.8 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 9.3 | 4.9 | 14.1 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1990 | Brisbane Bears | 17 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 13.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1991 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 15.1 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1992 | Brisbane Bears | 16 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | Brisbane Bears | 18 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Brisbane Bears | 16 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Brisbane Bears | 19 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Brisbane Bears | 17 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Essendon | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Essendon | 4 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Essendon | 12 | 60 | 46 | 106 | 19 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Essendon | 10 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 25 | — | 4 | 1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Essendon | 13 | 53 | 40 | 93 | 17 | — | 4 | 2 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Essendon | 21 | 156 | 117 | 273 | 80 | — | 32 | 14 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1984 | Essendon | 24 | 213 | 125 | 338 | 111 | — | 20 | 10 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 1985 | Essendon | 23 | 208 | 100 | 308 | 101 | — | 46 | 18 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1986 | Essendon | 22 | 193 | 95 | 288 | 96 | — | 28 | 26 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1987 | Essendon | 18 | 139 | 99 | 238 | 80 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1988 | Brisbane Bears | 17 | 146 | 88 | 234 | 83 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 204 | 107 | 311 | 131 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 1990 | Brisbane Bears | 17 | 156 | 81 | 237 | 104 | 17 | 35 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1991 | Brisbane Bears | 22 | 179 | 152 | 331 | 131 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1992 | Brisbane Bears | 16 | 99 | 86 | 185 | 48 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | Brisbane Bears | 18 | 146 | 48 | 194 | 76 | 18 | 60 | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Brisbane Bears | 16 | 119 | 37 | 156 | 75 | 12 | 41 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Brisbane Bears | 19 | 105 | 24 | 129 | 52 | 17 | 44 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Brisbane Bears | 17 | 72 | 27 | 99 | 38 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
27
26, 24, 24, 24, 24, 23, 23, 22, 22
Kicks
20
19, 18, 17, 17, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15
Marks
14
12, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9
Handballs
14
13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11
Goals
8
8, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5
Behinds
5
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Hit Outs
21
19, 16, 15, 15, 14, 14, 13, 12, 12
Tackles
6
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Frees
8
8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6
Frees Against
8
7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6