Paul Salmon
- Career games
- 324
- Debut
- 1983
Player Information
Accolades
Player bio
A career in numbersPaul Salmon made his VFL debut for Essendon in 1983 and played 324 games, including 224 for Essendon between 1983 and 2002 and 100 for Hawthorn between 1996 and 2000.
He averaged 13.4 disposals per game and 0.8 tackles across 277 recorded games. He scored 561 goals and 303 behinds. He played 9 games in his debut season, averaging 4.9 hitouts per game. His highest recorded season total was 549 hitouts, from 20 games in 1998 at an average of 27.4 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete goal records, the highest average is 4.85 per game in 1984. The largest total in those seasons is 65 goals, recorded in 1993.
His honours include 3 All-Australian selections and 2 premierships in 1985 and 1993.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20 | 65 | 3.25 |
| 1984 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 |
| 2000 | 24 | 8 | 0.33 |
| 2002 | 15 | 11 | 0.73 |
About these season figures
Compared 18 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals 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
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| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
APOS
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# | 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 |
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| 2002 | SF |
@
PTA
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L | AAMI Stadium | -- | -- | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -- | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | 83% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | — | ||
| 2002 | EF |
vs
WCE
|
W | Marvel Stadium | -- | -- | 4 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | 89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | — | ||
| 2002 | 22 |
@
CAR
|
W | MCG | -- | -- | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | 70% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | — | ||
| 2002 | 21 |
vs
FRE
|
W | Marvel Stadium | -- | -- | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 89% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | — | ||
| 2002 | 20 |
vs
COL
|
W | MCG | -- | -- | 4 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | 86% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | — |
Games
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