Player

Alex Witherden

West Coast · #23·8 seasons (2017–2024)·121 games·Born 10-Sep-1998 (age 28)·188 cm·85 kg
All-time defender · #57 of 887 all-time defenders
KICK-D · CAREERStar
82
CAREERBelow avg
47
LAST 40Below avg
44
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
121
Disposals
2,450
Goals
8
Tackles
229
Brownlow votes
3

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 Alex Witherden's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

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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
2017Brisbane Lions915.97.723.65.32.60.2——1.64.90.84.915.03.3—
2018Brisbane Lions2116.06.422.47.21.60.10.1—2.04.60.73.815.71.80.1
2019Brisbane Lions2314.43.918.35.51.60.10.1—1.64.80.74.011.12.6—
2020Brisbane Lions615.33.819.26.51.2———2.24.00.54.213.01.80.3
2021West Coast918.43.822.26.62.00.1——1.36.30.33.712.73.1—
2022West Coast1315.95.521.57.72.0———1.06.40.54.214.22.2—
2023West Coast2213.86.420.25.32.30.1——1.45.60.54.711.92.1—
2024West Coast1810.96.217.14.11.80.1——1.43.70.34.310.72.6—

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2017Brisbane Lions91436921248232——144474413530—
2018Brisbane Lions213361354711523413—43961579329381
2019Brisbane Lions23332894211273823—38111159125560—
2020Brisbane Lions69223115397———132432578112
2021West Coast91663420059181——125733311428—
2022West Coast132077227910026———138365518429—
2023West Coast22304140444117501——301241010426146—
2024West Coast1819611230874331——256667819347—
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
34
31, 31, 31, 30, 30, 30, 30, 29, 29
Kicks
26
26, 25, 24, 23, 23, 23, 22, 21, 21
Marks
14
12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 10, 10
Handballs
13
13, 12, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
Goals
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
6
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Rebounds
14
11, 11, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9
Inside 50s
5
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Clearances
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Clangers
7
7, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Frees
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
10
10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8
Uncontested Possessions
25
21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, 20, 19, 19
Contested Marks
2
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
1
1, 1, 1
One Percenters
8
7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
Bounces
4
3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Goal Assists
2
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1