Paul Salmon
Paul Salmon | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Paul Salmon | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1965 | ||
Original team(s) |
North Ringwood | ||
Height | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Full Forward, Ruckman | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1983–1995 | Essendon | 209 (509) | |
1996–2000 | Hawthorn | 100 (41) | |
2002 | Essendon | 15 (11) | |
Total | 324 (561) | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1984–1997 | Victoria | 14 (45) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2002. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Club
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Paul Salmon (born 20 January 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for Essendon and Hawthorn. Recruited from North Ringwood, Salmon had a prolific career, with many accolades such as being inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, a two-time premiership player, seven-time leading goalkicker at Essendon, and the fourth-highest goalkicker for Essendon.[1][2]
At 206 cm (6 ft 9 in), Salmon was, at the time, along with Carlton's
Football career
AFL
Essendon (1983–1995)
He made his debut in
While leading the goalkicking with 63 goals in just 13 games, halfway through the 1984 season, a serious knee injury that required a full reconstruction left him sidelined for over a year;
After serious injuries to his Achilles tendon and groin in 1993 and 1994, respectively, and with the knowledge that his playing time was running out, he decided his time as a Bomber was over at 31 years of age, so he requested a new home and was subsequently traded to Hawthorn, the club whom he supported as a child.[4] He was selected in Kevin Sheedy's best team of his 27 years as coach and at number 26 in the 'Champions of Essendon',[citation needed] which was a list of the best of the past century who wore the red and black, missing the top-25 cutoff by a single position.
Salmon has been quoted saying that, while he has great respect for Sheedy, he felt at times he didn't get the best out of him, from perhaps lack of communication.[4] However, he has also spoken in glowing terms about Sheedy being good for his career. In such situations such as in late 1985 when Salmon had recently come back from injury, and was out of form and playing in the reserves, Sheedy made a deal with him that, if he trained hard and if Essendon made the Grand Final, he would play him regardless of his form, a promise that was delivered by both parties.[4]
Hawthorn (1996–2000)
At the conclusion of the 1995 season, Salmon moved to Hawthorn, where he played from 1996–2000, and revived his career by winning the Best and Fairest in 1996 and '97 as well as the Most Consistent Award in '98.[7] He became vice-captain in '98 and also finished in the top ten in every best and fairest in each of his five years at the club. After 5 seasons and 100 games with the Hawks, he retired at the age of 35; and, after his retirement, he was named in Hawthorn's Team of the Century.[7]
In 1997, Salmon achieved
In 1999, he won the
Return to Essendon (2002)
Salmon retired from playing football at the end of the 2000 season.[7] He made a comeback in 2002, after being drafted by Essendon at 37 years of age.[7] He played 15 games in 2002 before permanently retiring from AFL football.[7]
State of Origin
Salmon had a prolific
In 1987, he performed well, kicking 5 goals and being named in the best players, against Western Australia in Perth.[9] The following year Salmon performed in the State of Origin Carnival, winning the Tassie Medal, kicking 7 goals in the semi-final, and 1 goal in the final.[10]
In 1990, he was picked against New South Wales, on a wet day at the SCG, scoring 1 goal, in an upset loss against favourites Victoria.[11] In 1992, he kicked 5 goals against South Australia and was named in the best players.[12]
In 1993, in the State of Origin Carnival, Salmon kicked 6 goals in the semi-final against the combined New South Wales–Australian Capital Territory side, but he didn't perform in the Grand Final, failing to score a goal.[13][14] Salmon last played for Victoria in 1997, against South Australia. Being named in the Ruck for the first time, Salmon performed well, being named best on ground.[15]
Statistics
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Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
1983 | Essendon | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 57 | 23 | — | 44 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 2.6 | — | 4.9 | 0 |
1984 | Essendon | 3 | 13 | 63 | 36 | 137 | 22 | 159 | 91 | — | 84 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 12.2 | 7.0 | — | 6.5 | 10 |
1985† | Essendon | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 21 | — | 4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 5.3 | — | 1.0 | 0 |
1986 | Essendon | 3 | 21 | 46 | 32 | 163 | 64 | 227 | 124 | — | 154 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 10.8 | 5.9 | — | 7.3 | 5 |
1987 | Essendon | 3 | 22 | 43 | 22 | 173 | 75 | 248 | 114 | 24 | 214 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 9.7 | 6 |
1988 | Essendon | 3 | 19 | 37 | 23 | 180 | 63 | 243 | 108 | 18 | 126 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 0 |
1989 | Essendon | 3 | 16 | 39 | 16 | 161 | 51 | 212 | 96 | 5 | 144 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 3.2 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 0 |
1990 | Essendon | 3 | 21 | 43 | 25 | 249 | 67 | 316 | 171 | 11 | 208 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 11.9 | 3.2 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 11 |
1991 | Essendon | 3 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 199 | 91 | 290 | 151 | 11 | 176 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 16.1 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 9.8 | 7 |
1992 | Essendon | 3 | 19 | 59 | 23 | 203 | 80 | 283 | 138 | 12 | 148 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 14.9 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 10 |
1993† | Essendon | 3 | 20 | 65 | 41 | 227 | 83 | 310 | 157 | 11 | 194 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 15.5 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 9.7 | 4 |
1994 | Essendon | 3 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 116 | 75 | 191 | 70 | 12 | 165 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 11.8 | 0 |
1995 | Essendon | 3 | 13 | 39 | 23 | 98 | 41 | 139 | 79 | 5 | 29 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1 |
1996 | Hawthorn | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 158 | 146 | 304 | 110 | 24 | 252 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 16.9 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 14.0 | 18 |
1997 | Hawthorn | 4 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 179 | 162 | 341 | 128 | 29 | 352 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 16.2 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 16.8 | 13 |
1998 | Hawthorn | 4 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 176 | 155 | 331 | 110 | 26 | 549 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 16.6 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 27.5 | 14 |
1999 | Hawthorn | 4 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 150 | 88 | 238 | 84 | 8 | 380 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 14.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 22.4 | 6 |
2000 | Hawthorn | 4 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 198 | 101 | 299 | 135 | 14 | 443 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 12.5 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 18.5 | 4 |
2002 | Essendon | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 71 | 60 | 131 | 56 | 14 | 231 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 15.4 | 0 |
Career | 324 | 561 | 303 | 2906 | 1445 | 4351 | 1966 | 224 | 3897 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 13.4 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 12.0 | 109 |
Career after football
Salmon has also worked in the media co-hosting Sportsworld for the Seven Network and Time Out for Serious Fun for the Nine Network, and he has released several books. He released an autobiography called The Big Fish: Paul Salmon's Own Story in 2001;[17] Fish Tales, a book recalling humorous on- and off-field incidents, in 2002;[18] and he followed up in 2003 with another book, called More Fish Tales: Favourite Yarns From A Footballing Life.[19]
He also worked as a coach of the First XVIII Football team at Carey Baptist Grammar School; he retired from that position in 2008 to spend more time with his family and concentrate on business interests.[citation needed]
In August 2022, Salmon defeated former Essendon teammate Jason Johnson on the "Lou's Handball" segment of The Sunday Footy Show with a score of 76–74.[20]
References
- ^ a b "AFL Tables - Paul Salmon - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b Paul Salmon Inducted Into Afl Hall Of Fame Herald Sun [dead link]
- ^ a b "Paul Salmon Retired Australian Rules Football Player". www.aflfreebets.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g crazyhawk (1 July 2013), Hawthorn & Essendon champion Paul Salmon Hawthorn on Open Mike (01 July 2013), retrieved 19 March 2016
- ^ "Essendon and Hawthorn champion Paul Salmon is this week's feature interview on Open Mike". Fox Sports. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Glenn McFarlane lists the 10 biggest injury stories in VFL-AFL". Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hall of Fame: Salmon - hawthornfc.com.au". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "The greatest State of Origin game ever, WA v Victoria '86". The Roar. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Big V bounces back - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 23 Jul 1987". Canberra Times. 23 July 1987. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "1988 Adelaide Bicentenial State of Origin Carnival". 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Digitised Resource Viewer". cedric.slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Digitised Resource Viewer". cedric.slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Attention!". digital.slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Sport Croweaters defeat Mexicans at their own game, on their own ground - SA's running game snares historic Origin title - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 6 Jun 1993". Canberra Times. 6 June 1993. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Digitised Resource Viewer". cedric.slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Paul Salmon". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "The Big Fish: Paul Salmon's Own Story". Goodreads. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Fish Tales". Goodreads. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "More Fish Tales: Favourite Yarns From A Footballing Lif…". Goodreads. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ TJ walks off after getting roasted for bizarre question (Lou's Handball) - Sunday Footy Show, retrieved 21 August 2022