Player

Aaron Francis

Sydney · #10·10 seasons (2016–2025)·84 games·Born 10-Aug-1997 (age 29)·192 cm·90 kg
All-time defender · #573 of 887 all-time defenders
KICK-D · CAREERAverage
54
CAREERDepth
31
LAST 40Depth
28
KICK-P the position-fair career score · Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →
Games
84
Disposals
905
Goals
18
Tackles
122
Brownlow votes
0

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

Form

Recent matches

The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.

Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.

All-time

Career-best games

The 10 highest-KICK individual matches of Aaron Francis's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)
What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

Career

Per-game averages

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2016Essendon36.73.710.34.01.70.30.7—0.31.00.36.04.71.7—
2017Essendon25.06.011.03.51.50.51.5—1.51.0—5.55.52.0—
2018Essendon510.23.013.26.42.20.2——1.82.6—7.07.02.2—
2019Essendon177.65.713.24.71.80.20.2—1.32.10.24.98.42.1—
2020Essendon85.54.49.93.41.8———0.82.20.13.06.52.1—
2021Essendon156.64.711.34.71.10.10.40.11.02.30.13.97.52.5—
2022Essendon43.83.27.04.01.51.00.8—2.0——2.25.52.5—
2023Sydney155.93.59.44.11.30.10.3—0.52.1—3.85.62.3—
2024Sydney57.04.211.25.41.0———0.42.8—3.08.41.4—
2025Sydney105.53.38.83.31.20.50.8—0.90.50.33.55.92.1—

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2016Essendon320113112512—13118145—
2017Essendon21012227313—32—11114—
2018Essendon551156632111——913—353511—
2019Essendon1712996225803033—223538314336—
2020Essendon84435792714———6181245217—
2021Essendon1599701697017261153525911237—
2022Essendon415132816643—8——92210—
2023Sydney158853141611914—732—578435—
2024Sydney5352156275———214—15427—
2025Sydney10553388331258—953355921—
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
20
20, 19, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 15
Kicks
15
14, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10
Marks
11
10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7
Handballs
10
9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8
Goals
3
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1
Hit Outs
1
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Tackles
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Rebounds
8
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Inside 50s
4
4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Clearances
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Clangers
6
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
Frees
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
12
9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6
Uncontested Possessions
18
15, 14, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10
Contested Marks
6
4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Marks Inside 50
4
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
One Percenters
14
13, 12, 11, 10, 10, 9, 8, 8, 8
Bounces
2
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Goal Assists
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1