Player
Ron McGowan
Footscray · #22·8 seasons (1965–1972)·92 games·Born 30-Nov-1945 (age 80)·185 cm·86 kg
Games
92
Disposals
1,122
Goals
2
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
1
What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →
Form
Recent matches
The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.
20 May 1972R8
@
Collingwood
Won by 24
11.14 (80) – 7.14 (56)
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13 May 1972R7
@
Geelong
Won by 3
16.15 (111) – 15.18 (108)
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6 May 1972R6
vs
Fitzroy
Won by 22
16.16 (112) – 13.12 (90)
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29 Apr 1972R5
@
Hawthorn
Lost by 28
11.10 (76) – 14.20 (104)
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22 Apr 1972R4
vs
North Melbourne
Won by 14
15.10 (100) – 12.14 (86)
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Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.
What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage
Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Footscray | 2 | 5.0 | — | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Footscray | 10 | 14.9 | 0.9 | 15.8 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Footscray | 15 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 12.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1968 | Footscray | 19 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 11.9 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | Footscray | 15 | 14.4 | 0.8 | 15.2 | 4.5 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Footscray | 10 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 10.1 | 2.0 | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Footscray | 16 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 9.9 | 2.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Footscray | 5 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Footscray | 2 | 10 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Footscray | 10 | 149 | 9 | 158 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Footscray | 15 | 168 | 20 | 188 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1968 | Footscray | 19 | 207 | 19 | 226 | 67 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | Footscray | 15 | 216 | 12 | 228 | 68 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Footscray | 10 | 87 | 14 | 101 | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Footscray | 16 | 130 | 28 | 158 | 32 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Footscray | 5 | 50 | 3 | 53 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
25
24, 23, 23, 22, 21, 21, 21, 20, 20
Kicks
24
23, 21, 21, 20, 20, 19, 19, 18, 18
Marks
10
9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 5
Handballs
4
4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Goals
1
1
Behinds
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
1
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Frees
6
5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees Against
7
6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5