Honours and Achievements
Team
- McClelland Trophy (with Geelong): 1992
Individual
- AFL Team of the Century: 1996
- Australian Football Hall of Fame: 2005
- Geelong F.C. Team of the Century: 2001
- Leigh Matthews Trophy as AFLPA Most Valuable Player: 1993
- Norm Smith Medal: 1989
- Coleman Medal: 1993, 1994, 1995
- Carji Greeves Medal: 1984
- All-Australian: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 (Captain)
- 11-time Victorian state team representative in State of Origin
- Victorian Team of the 20th Century
- Captain of Victorian state team: 1995
- Captain of Geelong F.C: 1995–1996
- Geelong F.C Leading Goalkicker Award: 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996
- Mark of the Year: 1985, 1994
- Mark of the Century Award: 1994
- Australian Sports Medal: 2000.
- Centenary Medal: 2001.
- Geelong F.C. Greatest Player Ever Award: 2006
- Geelong F.C. Player of the National Era (1984–2006) Award: 2006
Other achievements
- 5th on all-time leading goal-kickers
- All-time leading goal kicker for Geelong F.C. (1021 goals)
- Only player to have won Coleman Medal and kicked 100 goals in three consecutive seasons (1993–1995)
- Oldest player to kick 100 goals in a season (33 years old in 1995)
- Most goals in an AFL/VFL Grand Final (9 goals in 1989 Grand Final)
- Most goals in an AFL/VFL finals series (27 goals in 1989)
- Highest goals-per-game ratio in Geelong F.C. history (4.22 goals per game)
- 4-time runner-up in Carji Greeves Medal (1985, 1993, 1994, 1995)
- 3-time third-place getter in Carji Greeves Medal (1986, 1989, 1990)
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