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Key Facts

Full name
Adrian Battiston

Known as
Adrian Battiston

Born
16 September 1963 (age 61)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 193d
Last game: 25y 205d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 79 kg

Senior clubs
Melbourne; Sydney; Glenelg

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 16
Sydney: 34

Recruited from
Tatura (1982); Melbourne (1988); Sydney (1990)

Adrian Battiston

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
MelbourneV/AFL1982-198796750.7834%13.325.911.526
SydneyV/AFL1988-1989930.3356%5.001.221.110
GlenelgSANFL1990-199123140.61—————
V/AFL1982-1989105780.7436%12.615.501.496
SANFL1990-199123140.61—————
Total1982-1991128920.72—————

AFL: 9,324th player to appear, 2,336th most games played, 1,428th most goals kickedMelbourne: 1,030th player to appear, 180th most games played, 103rd most goals kickedSydney: 1,174th player to appear, 864th most games played, 750th most goals kicked

After winning the Morrish Medal as the best and fairest player in the VFL under nineteen competition in 1981, Adrian Battiston, who hailed originally from the Tatura Football Club in the Goulburn Valley League, made his senior debut for Melbourne the following year. He combined tenacity and pace with good skills by hand and foot, but after showing plenty of potential early on he appeared to lose his way a little. In 1988, after 96 VFL games and 76 goals for the Demons, he transferred to Sydney, but managed only another nine games and three goals in two seasons in the Harbour City. He moved to Glenelg in 1990 and spent two seasons there, playing consistently good football in the reserves, but only managing 23 senior games and 14 goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.