Player
Simon Madden
Essendon · #27·19 seasons (1974–1992)·378 games·Born 30-Dec-1957 (age 68)·198 cm·99 kg
Games
378
Disposals
4,611
Goals
575
Tackles
106
Brownlow votes
139
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Essendon | 6 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 4.7 | — | 3.0 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1975 | Essendon | 19 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 3.3 | — | 1.9 | 1.6 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Essendon | 20 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 3.9 | — | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1977 | Essendon | 20 | 11.7 | 4.0 | 15.8 | 6.3 | — | 1.6 | 0.6 | 19.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 |
| 1978 | Essendon | 22 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 12.3 | 6.3 | — | 1.8 | 1.1 | 14.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1979 | Essendon | 23 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 14.2 | 6.9 | — | 1.7 | 1.4 | 11.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1980 | Essendon | 21 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 12.9 | 5.3 | — | 2.1 | 1.3 | 10.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1981 | Essendon | 19 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 10.7 | 4.7 | — | 1.9 | 1.8 | 12.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1982 | Essendon | 21 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 10.3 | 4.4 | — | 2.3 | 1.2 | 10.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1983 | Essendon | 26 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 6.9 | — | 1.0 | 0.6 | 31.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 |
| 1984 | Essendon | 24 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 13.1 | 6.3 | — | 1.1 | 0.7 | 29.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1985 | Essendon | 20 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 14.3 | 6.8 | — | 0.9 | 1.1 | 16.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1986 | Essendon | 23 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 12.8 | 5.0 | — | 1.1 | 0.5 | 14.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1987 | Essendon | 14 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 10.7 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 18.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1988 | Essendon | 22 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 11.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1989 | Essendon | 25 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 12.8 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 14.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1990 | Essendon | 23 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 9.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1991 | Essendon | 23 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 11.9 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 9.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1992 | Essendon | 7 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Essendon | 6 | 52 | 8 | 60 | 28 | — | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1975 | Essendon | 19 | 138 | 19 | 157 | 59 | — | 37 | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Essendon | 20 | 123 | 43 | 166 | 78 | — | 28 | 18 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1977 | Essendon | 20 | 234 | 81 | 315 | 126 | — | 33 | 11 | 378 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
| 1978 | Essendon | 22 | 199 | 72 | 271 | 138 | — | 40 | 25 | 301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1979 | Essendon | 23 | 220 | 106 | 326 | 158 | — | 39 | 31 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1980 | Essendon | 21 | 176 | 95 | 271 | 111 | — | 45 | 27 | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1981 | Essendon | 19 | 135 | 69 | 204 | 89 | — | 36 | 34 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1982 | Essendon | 21 | 142 | 74 | 216 | 92 | — | 49 | 25 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1983 | Essendon | 26 | 235 | 156 | 391 | 179 | — | 26 | 16 | 812 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| 1984 | Essendon | 24 | 177 | 137 | 314 | 151 | — | 27 | 17 | 699 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 1985 | Essendon | 20 | 163 | 123 | 286 | 136 | — | 19 | 21 | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 1986 | Essendon | 23 | 182 | 112 | 294 | 114 | — | 25 | 11 | 338 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1987 | Essendon | 14 | 85 | 65 | 150 | 69 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 252 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1988 | Essendon | 22 | 183 | 95 | 278 | 138 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| 1989 | Essendon | 25 | 239 | 81 | 320 | 138 | 28 | 33 | 16 | 350 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1990 | Essendon | 23 | 195 | 66 | 261 | 116 | 22 | 30 | 16 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1991 | Essendon | 23 | 203 | 71 | 274 | 122 | 14 | 42 | 15 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1992 | Essendon | 7 | 39 | 18 | 57 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
25
24, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22
Kicks
20
18, 18, 17, 17, 16, 15, 15, 15, 15
Marks
15
14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11
Handballs
13
13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10
Goals
8
8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Behinds
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
Hit Outs
47
45, 42, 42, 39, 39, 39, 38, 38, 37
Tackles
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees
8
8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6
Frees Against
9
7, 7, 7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5