Essendon

Ricky Dyson

Medium Defender#2AFL

Key facts

Age: 41
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 86 kg
Number: #2
Born: 28 September 1985
Debut: 2004
Position: Medium Defender
Drafted: 2003 pick 44 (national draft)
Recruited from: Epping, Northern U18

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Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2012 AFLEssendon	12	229	157	72	65	3	5	24	16	36	71	148	2	6	5,062	1	2	33	16	22	6	4	54	48	42	1	925	112.9	2	2	14	161	62	5	119	15	8	219	101	0	1
2011 AFLEssendon	6	88	52	36	18	–	–	17	5	6	28	55	–	–	–	–	1	22	7	12	5	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010 AFLEssendon	9	146	92	54	40	1	4	23	4	18	27	102	–	2	–	3	–	28	13	12	2	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009 AFLEssendon	23	436	266	170	79	8	8	55	35	84	122	296	–	9	–	1	2	45	36	41	10	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008 AFLEssendon	15	267	145	122	48	3	2	29	12	47	62	206	–	7	–	1	1	20	11	25	4	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007 AFLEssendon	11	139	70	69	29	3	2	16	13	25	38	99	–	9	–	–	–	19	20	16	4	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006 AFLEssendon	17	224	124	100	40	9	8	28	17	44	60	164	–	4	–	3	–	16	23	26	9	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	22	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005 AFLEssendon	10	135	91	44	32	9	4	11	13	25	43	87	–	2	–	2	1	11	11	13	3	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004 AFLEssendon	11	83	53	30	22	7	3	9	9	13	32	53	–	1	–	6	2	7	11	10	5	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career9 seasons	114	1,747	1,050	697	373	43	36	212	124	298	483	1,210	2	40	5,062	17	9	201	148	177	48	48	54	48	42	1	925	112.9	88	2	14	161	62	5	119	15	8	219	101	0	1

Game log, 2012 AFL

Game
Rd 17 @ Geelong CatsL 67-134 20 July	16	11	5	4	0	0	1	2	3	7	10	0	0	413	0	0	4	1	3	1	1	3	5	1	0	57	8.6	0	0	2	10	6	0	15	1	0	17	7	0
Rd 16 @ Port AdelaideW 127-77 14 July	19	12	7	8	1	0	4	0	4	5	13	1	1	466	1	2	3	0	2	1	1	5	5	4	0	95	12.6	0	0	0	17	2	2	14	0	1	18	10	1
Rd 15 @ St KildaL 62-133 7 July	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	72	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	0.1	0	0	0	3	1	0	11	1	0	4	2	0
Rd 11 v Sydney SwansL 82-86 9 June	21	10	11	4	0	0	1	1	4	10	11	1	0	393	0	0	3	2	3	1	1	2	5	3	0	67	9.7	0	1	0	12	9	0	8	2	0	21	5	0
Rd 10 v MelbourneL 52-58 2 June	24	15	9	4	0	1	0	2	3	9	13	0	0	629	0	0	3	0	4	0	1	3	6	6	0	73	6.9	0	0	2	13	9	0	5	0	1	22	6	0
Rd 9 @ GWS GIANTSW 119-53 26 May	21	14	7	7	0	0	4	1	3	5	14	0	1	429	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	5	8	5	0	93	2.3	1	0	1	13	4	1	6	0	0	19	8	0
Rd 8 v RichmondW 128-109 19 May	23	17	6	6	0	1	1	2	6	4	15	0	2	601	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	8	4	3	0	86	10.9	0	0	2	20	4	0	6	0	1	19	14	0
Rd 7 v West Coast EaglesW 113-52 12 May	20	16	4	8	1	0	1	1	5	3	16	0	2	546	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	8	2	3	0	90	16	0	0	1	17	3	0	5	2	1	19	13	0
Rd 6 v Brisbane LionsW 129-62 5 May	25	17	8	8	1	0	3	2	0	6	18	0	0	439	0	0	2	3	0	2	0	6	4	4	0	111	16.5	1	0	2	22	4	0	11	2	1	24	14	0
Rd 5 @ CollingwoodL 79-80 25 Apr	25	19	6	2	0	1	4	3	4	12	12	0	0	614	0	0	3	4	3	0	0	5	5	8	0	92	17.1	0	1	2	14	12	0	18	4	1	24	9	0
Rd 4 @ CarltonW 109-79 21 Apr	17	12	5	6	0	1	2	1	1	5	13	0	0	158	0	0	2	3	1	1	0	4	2	3	0	74	5.4	0	0	1	11	4	1	11	3	1	18	7	0
Rd 3 @ Gold Coast SUNSW 105-88 14 Apr	14	11	3	5	0	1	3	1	2	4	10	0	0	302	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	2	1	67	6.8	0	0	1	9	4	1	9	0	1	14	6	0

Splits, AFL

Split
AwayHome or away · won 20 of 62	62	14.2	8.8	5.5	3.1	0.4	0.3	2.0	1.0	2.6	4.2	9.7	0.0	0.3	39.6	0.2	0.1	1.7	1.2	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	8.0	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.1	1.2	0.5	0.1	1.4	0.1	0.1	1.8	0.8	0.0	0.0
HomeHome or away · won 25 of 52	52	16.6	9.7	6.9	3.5	0.4	0.3	1.8	1.2	2.7	4.3	11.7	0.0	0.4	50.2	0.1	0.1	1.9	1.4	1.6	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0	8.2	1.2	0.7	0.0	0.1	1.6	0.6	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.1	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
LossesResult	67	15.7	9.1	6.6	3.1	0.3	0.3	1.8	1.0	2.7	4.2	11.0	0.0	0.3	31.7	0.1	0.0	1.7	1.3	1.6	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.0	4.6	0.6	0.8	0.0	0.1	0.8	0.6	0.0	0.9	0.1	0.0	1.3	0.4	0.0	0.0
WinsResult	45	14.9	9.5	5.4	3.4	0.5	0.3	2.0	1.2	2.5	4.3	10.2	0.0	0.5	65.4	0.2	0.2	1.9	1.3	1.4	0.6	0.5	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.0	13.7	1.6	0.7	0.0	0.2	2.4	0.6	0.1	1.4	0.2	0.1	2.9	1.6	0.0	0.0
DrawsResult	2	12.5	7.0	5.5	4.0	–	–	1.0	0.5	1.5	3.0	8.5	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	2.5	2.0	–	0.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Regular seasonStage · won 45 of 113	113	15.3	9.2	6.1	3.3	0.4	0.3	1.8	1.1	2.6	4.2	10.6	0.0	0.3	44.8	0.2	0.1	1.7	1.3	1.6	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.0	8.2	1.0	0.8	0.0	0.1	1.4	0.5	0.0	1.1	0.1	0.1	1.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
FinalsStage · won 0 of 1	1	19.0	9.0	10.0	2.0	–	–	3.0	1.0	3.0	6.0	11.0	–	1.0	–	–	–	4.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
CollingwoodOpponent · won 7 of 16	16	15.9	9.3	6.6	2.9	0.4	0.3	1.8	1.2	2.3	4.3	10.6	0.0	0.5	38.4	0.2	0.1	1.9	1.8	1.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.0	5.8	1.1	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.8	0.0	1.1	0.3	0.1	1.5	0.6	0.0	0.0
CarltonOpponent · won 7 of 11	11	15.2	9.6	5.5	3.5	0.6	0.5	1.5	0.9	2.9	4.5	9.9	0.0	0.5	14.4	0.3	0.0	2.2	1.6	1.7	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.0	6.7	0.5	1.1	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.4	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.1	1.6	0.6	0.0	0.0
Geelong CatsOpponent · won 1 of 10	10	14.3	9.0	5.3	3.2	0.3	0.1	1.2	1.0	2.5	3.2	11.0	0.0	0.0	41.3	0.1	0.2	1.8	1.2	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.0	5.7	0.9	0.2	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.6	0.0	1.5	0.1	0.0	1.7	0.7	0.0	0.0
RichmondOpponent · won 5 of 9	9	13.2	8.4	4.8	2.6	0.4	0.3	2.2	0.6	2.9	4.2	8.6	0.0	0.3	66.8	0.1	0.0	1.6	0.1	2.0	0.2	0.6	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.0	9.6	1.2	1.1	0.0	0.2	2.2	0.4	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.1	2.1	1.6	0.0	0.0
Brisbane LionsOpponent · won 3 of 7	7	16.4	9.9	6.6	4.0	0.9	0.1	1.9	1.3	2.1	4.7	11.4	0.0	0.4	62.7	0.1	0.0	1.3	2.1	1.1	0.7	0.3	0.9	0.6	0.6	0.0	15.9	2.4	0.3	0.0	0.3	3.1	0.6	0.0	1.6	0.3	0.1	3.4	2.0	0.0	0.0
St KildaOpponent · won 2 of 7	7	17.1	10.4	6.7	3.3	0.0	0.1	3.1	1.1	2.9	4.3	12.6	0.0	0.3	10.3	0.0	0.0	1.6	1.1	1.6	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.0	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.0
Sydney SwansOpponent · won 3 of 7	7	12.9	7.7	5.1	2.6	0.4	0.3	1.0	1.7	2.0	4.7	7.9	0.1	0.1	56.1	0.0	0.3	1.7	1.0	1.6	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.4	0.0	9.6	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	1.7	1.3	0.0	1.1	0.3	0.0	3.0	0.7	0.0	0.0
West Coast EaglesOpponent · won 2 of 7	7	16.1	10.0	6.1	3.7	0.6	0.4	1.4	1.6	3.0	4.7	11.1	0.0	0.4	78.0	0.3	0.1	1.6	1.6	0.9	0.4	0.4	1.1	0.3	0.4	0.0	12.9	2.3	1.1	0.0	0.1	2.4	0.4	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.1	2.7	1.9	0.0	0.0
Western BulldogsOpponent · won 2 of 7	7	14.6	8.6	6.0	4.4	0.1	0.3	1.6	0.7	3.0	3.7	11.3	–	0.4	–	–	–	1.7	2.0	1.3	0.4	0.4	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Adelaide CrowsOpponent · won 2 of 6	6	17.2	8.8	8.3	2.3	0.5	–	2.3	1.3	2.7	6.2	10.7	–	0.2	–	–	–	2.3	1.5	2.3	0.8	0.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FremantleOpponent · won 2 of 6	6	15.5	9.7	5.8	3.0	–	0.8	2.0	0.7	2.5	3.7	10.7	–	–	–	0.3	–	1.2	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	2.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
HawthornOpponent · won 3 of 6	6	13.8	8.3	5.5	3.5	0.2	0.7	2.2	1.2	2.3	2.5	11.0	–	0.2	–	0.3	–	1.3	1.7	1.7	0.5	0.2	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
MelbourneOpponent · won 2 of 5	5	18.8	12.0	6.8	3.0	0.4	0.4	1.4	1.6	2.8	5.0	12.8	0.0	0.4	126	0.0	0.2	2.8	0.6	1.8	0.2	0.6	0.6	1.2	1.2	0.0	14.6	1.4	0.6	0.0	0.4	2.6	1.8	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.2	4.4	1.2	0.0	0.0
North MelbourneOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	11.5	6.0	5.5	2.0	0.3	–	2.8	0.8	2.8	2.8	8.8	–	0.5	–	0.3	–	0.5	1.3	2.0	0.3	0.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Port AdelaideOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	17.3	8.3	9.0	4.8	0.3	0.3	2.3	0.8	3.0	5.3	11.8	0.3	1.0	117	0.3	0.5	2.8	1.0	2.5	0.3	0.8	1.3	1.3	1.0	0.0	23.8	3.1	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	0.5	0.5	3.5	0.0	0.3	4.5	2.5	0.0	0.3
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	14.0	11.0	3.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	302	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	67.0	6.8	0.0	0.0	1.0	9.0	4.0	1.0	9.0	0.0	1.0	14.0	6.0	0.0	0.0
GWS GIANTSOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	21.0	14.0	7.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	3.0	5.0	14.0	0.0	1.0	429	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	8.0	5.0	0.0	93.0	2.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	13.0	4.0	1.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	19.0	8.0	0.0	0.0
MCGGround · won 23 of 48	48	15.2	9.4	5.8	3.1	0.5	0.4	1.8	1.0	2.7	4.2	10.3	0.0	0.4	41.7	0.2	0.0	2.0	1.3	1.7	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	6.8	0.8	0.9	0.0	0.1	1.2	0.6	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.1	1.7	0.8	0.0	0.0
Marvel StadiumGround · won 16 of 45	45	15.9	9.2	6.7	3.5	0.3	0.2	1.8	1.1	2.7	4.1	11.6	0.0	0.3	41.4	0.1	0.1	1.6	1.6	1.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	7.7	1.1	0.6	0.0	0.1	1.4	0.5	0.0	1.1	0.2	0.0	1.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
Domain StadiumGround · won 1 of 8	8	15.5	9.5	6.0	2.9	0.1	0.6	1.5	1.3	2.4	4.8	10.5	–	0.1	–	0.1	–	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.3	–	–	–	–	–	–	2.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
AAMI StadiumGround · won 2 of 5	5	16.4	9.6	6.8	4.0	0.4	0.0	3.2	1.2	2.8	6.0	9.6	0.2	0.6	93.2	0.2	0.4	3.6	0.8	2.0	1.0	0.8	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	19.0	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	3.4	0.4	0.4	2.8	0.0	0.2	3.6	2.0	0.0	0.2
GabbaGround · won 0 of 3	3	12.3	7.0	5.3	2.3	1.0	–	1.7	0.7	1.7	4.3	8.0	–	0.3	–	0.3	–	0.7	0.3	2.3	0.7	0.7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
SCGGround · won 1 of 2	2	10.5	6.0	4.5	2.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	3.0	3.5	4.5	6.0	–	0.5	–	–	0.5	–	1.0	2.0	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Accor StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	2.0	2.0	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	2.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ENGIE StadiumGround · won 1 of 1	1	21.0	14.0	7.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	3.0	5.0	14.0	0.0	1.0	429	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	8.0	5.0	0.0	93.0	2.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	13.0	4.0	1.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	19.0	8.0	0.0	0.0
People First StadiumGround · won 1 of 1	1	14.0	11.0	3.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	302	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	67.0	6.8	0.0	0.0	1.0	9.0	4.0	1.0	9.0	0.0	1.0	14.0	6.0	0.0	0.0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.