Tony Sullivan Explained

Tony Sullivan
Birth Date:18 January 1949
Originalteam:St Pat's (Ballarat)
Height:180 cm
Weight:82 kg
Statsend:1979
Years1:1967–1979
Club1:Melbourne
Games Goals1:191 (1)

Anthony 'Tony' Sullivan (born 18 January 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL during the 1970s.

Sullivan played as a defender and was an important member of the Melbourne team in what was an unsuccessful era for the club. He made his debut in 1967 but never really established himself in the side until the 1970s. The 1979 season was his last in the VFL.

Statistics

[1] |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1967|| 43 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1968|| 4 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 64 || 4 || 68 || 8 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 10.7 || 0.7 || 11.3 || 1.3 || |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1969|| 4 || 17 || 0 || 0 || 177 || 12 || 189 || 51 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 10.4 || 0.7 || 11.1 || 3.0 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1970|| 4 || 22 || 1 || 1 || 317 || 17 || 334 || 86 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 14.4 || 0.8 || 15.2 || 3.9 || |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1971|| 4 || 21 || 0 || 0 || 277 || 24 || 301 || 84 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 13.2 || 1.1 || 14.3 || 4.0 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1972|| 4 || 18 || 0 || 0 || 230 || 22 || 252 || 61 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 12.8 || 1.2 || 14.0 || 3.4 || |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1973|| 4 || 21 || 0 || 2 || 262 || 47 || 309 || 81 || || 0.0 || 0.1 || 12.5 || 2.2 || 14.7 || 3.9 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1974|| 4 || 18 || 0 || 0 || 266 || 74 || 340 || 57 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 14.8 || 4.1 || 18.9 || 3.2 || |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1975|| 4 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 183 || 24 || 207 || 47 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 12.2 || 1.6 || 13.8 || 3.1 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1976|| 4 || 15 || 0 || 0 || 202 || 20 || 222 || 48 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 13.5 || 1.3 || 14.8 || 3.2 || |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1977|| 4 || 18 || 0 || 1 || 228 || 41 || 269 || 50 || || 0.0 || 0.1 || 12.7 || 2.3 || 14.9 || 2.8 || |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1978|| 4 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 103 || 39 || 142 || 25 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.4 || 3.5 || 12.9 || 2.3 || |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1979|| 4 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 89 || 29 || 118 || 18 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 12.7 || 4.1 || 16.9 || 2.6 || |- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 191! 1! 4! 2399! 353! 2752! 616! ! 0.0! 0.0! 12.6! 1.8! 14.4! 3.2! |}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tony Sullivan stats. AFL Tables. 1 November 2016.