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John Somerville

John Somerville

Essendon
— Retired
Career games
106
Debut
1960
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Player Information

Height 188 cm
Date of Birth 8-Dec-1939
AFL Debut 1960

Accolades

Player bio

A career in numbers

John Somerville made his VFL debut for Essendon in 1960 and played 106 games for the club. His last recorded season was 1967.

He averaged 11.8 disposals across 38 recorded games and 3.9 marks across 38 recorded games. His recorded scoring includes 96 goals and 45 behinds. These figures cover behinds in 38 of 106 games. In 1966, he recorded 247 disposals across 19 games, an average of 13.0 per game.

His honours include a premiership in 1962.

Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 13.00 per game in 1966. The largest total in those seasons is 247 disposals, recorded in 1966.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
19661924713.00
1967910611.78
About these season figures

Compared 3 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
1967 15
Essendon ESS
South Melbourne vs SME
W
99-58
Windy Hill -- -- 19 17 14 3 4 0 1 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
1967 14
Essendon ESS
Collingwood @ COL
W
71-62
Victoria Park -- -- 19 16 14 2 6 1 2 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
1967 13
Essendon ESS
St Kilda @ STK
L
91-114
Moorabbin Oval -- -- 19 15 15 0 6 0 3 -- 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
1967 12
Essendon ESS
Richmond vs RIC
W
93-72
Windy Hill -- -- 19 8 7 1 1 0 1 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
1967 11
Essendon ESS
Carlton vs CAR
L
70-79
Windy Hill -- -- 19 14 11 3 5 1 2 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
Latest 5 of 106 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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