Player
Ross Abbey
Footscray · #30·11 seasons (1971–1981)·123 games·Born 21-Jan-1953 (age 73)·185 cm·86 kg
Games
123
Disposals
2,018
Goals
65
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
11
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Footscray | 2 | 0.5 | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Footscray | 1 | 6.0 | — | 6.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Footscray | 5 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 1.4 | — | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Footscray | 22 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 16.6 | 3.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1975 | Footscray | 21 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 18.2 | 4.0 | — | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1976 | Footscray | 22 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 21.1 | 4.8 | — | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1977 | Footscray | 7 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 14.1 | 2.3 | — | — | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Footscray | 22 | 12.1 | 4.2 | 16.3 | 3.5 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1979 | Footscray | 4 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 12.8 | 1.2 | — | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Footscray | 16 | 10.9 | 5.6 | 16.4 | 1.9 | — | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1981 | Footscray | 1 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Footscray | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Footscray | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Footscray | 5 | 26 | 5 | 31 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Footscray | 22 | 291 | 74 | 365 | 66 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1975 | Footscray | 21 | 296 | 69 | 365 | 80 | — | 19 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1976 | Footscray | 22 | 347 | 117 | 464 | 106 | — | 23 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1977 | Footscray | 7 | 78 | 21 | 99 | 16 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Footscray | 22 | 266 | 93 | 359 | 76 | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1979 | Footscray | 4 | 36 | 15 | 51 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Footscray | 16 | 174 | 89 | 263 | 30 | — | 14 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1981 | Footscray | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
32
31, 30, 30, 28, 28, 27, 25, 25, 24
Kicks
25
22, 21, 21, 20, 20, 19, 19, 18, 18
Marks
8
8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7
Handballs
16
13, 12, 10, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8
Goals
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Behinds
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
1
1, 1, 1, 1, None, None, None, None, None
Frees
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees Against
6
6, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4