Gary Dempsey

Gary Dempsey played 329 senior VFL games chiefly for Western Bulldogs, as well as North Melbourne between 1967 and 1984, lining up most often as a ruckman. On 23-0, Gary Dempsey's career spans 3 decades, from the 1960s to the 1980s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Gary Dempsey at a peak of 100 out of 100, reached in the 1970s. That figure measures Gary Dempsey only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1970s ruckman can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Gary Dempsey include 1 Brownlow Medal.

Season by season, the data credits Gary Dempsey with a best season of 444 disposals in 1980 and 144 career goals. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.