
Brendan Joyce
Played 1989-90 – 2003-04
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Player records
Career totals
Career
216
Games
15
Seasons
1989-90 – 2003-04
Played
Batting
223
Innings
34
Not outs
7,442
Runs
155
High score
39.38
Average
39
50s
12
100s
Bowling
2
Wickets
43.00
Average
32
Overs
Fielding
73
Catches
- Premiers 1993-94
- Premiers 2001-02
- Jack Ryder Medal 1995-96
- 1st XI Batting 1995-96
- A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion 1995-96
- 1st XI Batting 2000-01
- A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion 2000-01
- 1st XI Batting 2002-03
- Doug Rumble Trophy — Best Clubman 2003-04
- Century season 1992-93
- 630 runs 1994-95
- 4 hundreds 1995-96
- 915 runs 1995-96
- 591 runs 1996-97
- 556 runs 1997-98
- 2 hundreds 1998-99
- 572 runs 1998-99
- Century season 1999-00
- 3 hundreds 2000-01
- 796 runs 2000-01
- 958 runs 2001-02
- Century season 2002-03
- 737 runs 2002-03
- Captain 1997-98
- Captain 2000-01
- Captain 2001-02
- Captain 2002-03
- Captain 2003-04
On this dayin 1995: 28* v Collingwood
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | 2 | 35 | 26 | 35.00 | – | – | – | |
| 1990-91 | 6 | 148 | 62 | 21.14 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 4 |
| 1991-92 | 6 | 53 | 19* | 13.25 | 2 | 1 | 1/17 | 2 |
| 1992-93 | 13 | 264 | 102 | 26.40 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1993-94 | 18 | 470 | 92* | 52.22 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 10 |
| 1994-95 | 17 | 630 | 75 | 39.38 | 6 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 1995-96 | 16 | 915 | 155* | 76.25 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1996-97 | 16 | 591 | 86 | 39.40 | 14 | 1 | 1/12 | 11 |
| 1997-98 | 16 | 556 | 87 | 37.07 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 1998-99 | 17 | 572 | 115* | 38.13 | 3 | 0 | 0/0 | 4 |
| 1999-00 | 17 | 301 | 104 | 20.07 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 8 |
| 2000-01 | 17 | 796 | 144* | 49.75 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 2001-02 | 20 | 958 | 95 | 56.35 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 7 |
| 2002-03 | 19 | 737 | 102 | 36.85 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 2003-04 | 16 | 388 | 82 | 22.82 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Career | 216 | 7,414 | 155* | 39.23 | 2 | 1/12 | 73 |
Every scorecard · 216
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Essendon, 1989-90
- First fifty62v Richmond, 1990-91
- First hundred102v University, 1992-93
- Highest score155*v North Melbourne, 1995-96
- Best bowling1/12v Prahran, 1996-97
- Last matchMatch 216v Prahran, 2003-04
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
| 15 | 451 | 87 | 34.69 | 2 | 0 | – | 0/1 | ||
| 15 | 394 | 74 | 32.83 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | ||
| 14 | 527 | 95 | 37.64 | 5 | 0 | – | 0/11 | ||
| 14 | 393 | 58 | 28.07 | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | ||
| 13 | 631 | 102 | 57.36 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 13 | 439 | 100 | 43.90 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 13 | 333 | 71 | 30.27 | 2 | – | – | – | ||
| 13 | 266 | 40 | 20.46 | – | – | – | |||
| 13 | 244 | 53 | 18.77 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/2 | ||
| 12 | 626 | 102 | 52.17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 0/2 | |
| 12 | 530 | 155* | 48.18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17.00 | 1/17 | |
| 12 | 507 | 82* | 50.70 | 6 | 0 | – | 0/1 | ||
| 12 | 448 | 107 | 49.78 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | |
| 12 | 199 | 72 | 19.90 | 1 | 1 | 12.00 | 1/12 | ||
| 11 | 541 | 132* | 60.11 | 3 | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 531 | 144* | 59.00 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 11 | 354 | 87 | 44.25 | 3 | – | – | – |
Splits
By batting position
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 227 | 72 | 28.38 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 160 | 20 | 5,797 | 155* | 41.41 | 30 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | 21 | 2 | 706 | 115* | 37.16 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | 12 | 4 | 382 | 86 | 47.75 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 14 | 5 | 251 | 70* | 27.89 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
At the club
In the record book
- 4th of 488 run-scorers
- 231st of 298 wicket-takers
- 9th of 525 for matches played
- 4th of 81 for hundreds
- 27th of 431 for catches
- 6th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1989-90 to 2003-04: 2nd of 71 for runs, 51st of 61 for wickets, 4th of 76 for matches, 2nd of 16 for hundreds, 11th of 70 for catches, 2nd of 43 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 3rd of 184 for runs, 111th of 135 for wickets, 4th of 197 for matches, 3rd of 34 for hundreds, 14th of 167 for catches, 4th of 81 for batting average.
Played like…
- LR Mash1999-00 to 2017-18 · 233 m · 7,363 runs · 3 wkts
- MR Harvey1933-34 to 1954-55 · 204 m · 6,592 runs · 18 wkts
- JW Rudd2012-13 to 2026-27 · 175 m · 4,853 runs · 47 wkts
- PJ Dickson2005-06 to 2019-20 · 245 m · 8,848 runs · 181 wkts
The careers nearest Joyce’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- GM Watts · 153
- LJ Watts · 126
- DR Plumpton · 124
- AJ Melbourne · 107
- JL Travaglia · 88
- CBD Street · 87
- RA Bartlett · 78
- AB Dyer · 75
- WJ Scholes · 75
- DR Hampton · 68
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
As captain
Led the side in 71 matches (1997-98 to 2003-04): won 39, lost 25, drawn 5, 2 other · 1 premiership.
Most often led
The shape of the career
Season by season
More splits
Batting position over the years
Career figures combine what's recorded live in Morrie with the club's own historical records — averages are shown only where there's enough real data to be honest about.
