Player

Andrew Welsh

Essendon · #12·10 seasons (2002–2011)·162 games·Born 11-Feb-1983 (age 43)·188 cm·87 kg

All-time defender · #64 of 879 all-time defenders

CAREERBelow avg

LAST 40Below avg

KICK-P the position-fair career score · Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →

Coaches' eye parallel lens

#96 of 343 all-time defenders

0.37 votes/game · 51 votes / 137 games

+15 vs KICKKICK r40 49

AFLCA Champion-Player votes per game, scaled 0–100 within defenders. Voted-era only (2003–2025). See full leaderboard →

Games

162

Disposals

2,657

Goals

Tackles

474

Brownlow votes

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.

28 Aug 2011R23

vs Port Adelaide

Won by 7 17.18 (120) – 17.11 (113)

20 Aug 2011R22

@ West Coast

Lost by 57 11.11 (77) – 20.14 (134)

13 Aug 2011R21

@ Western Bulldogs

Won by 49 23.12 (150) – 15.11 (101)

2 Jul 2011R15

vs Geelong

Won by 4 18.7 (115) – 16.15 (111)

24 Jun 2011R14

@ Hawthorn

Lost by 65 12.9 (81) – 23.8 (146)

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 Andrew Welsh's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

11 Jul 2009R15

@Sydney

Won by 3515.17 (107) – 10.12 (72)

12 Jul 2008R15

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 3724.11 (155) – 18.10 (118)

6 Jul 2007R14

vsGeelong

Lost by 5012.11 (83) – 19.19 (133)

26 Jul 2008R17

vsCollingwood

Won by 4819.14 (128) – 11.14 (80)

5 May 2007R6

vsHawthorn

Lost by 3515.6 (96) – 20.11 (131)

22 Jul 2006R16

vsCarlton

Drew16.9 (105) – 15.15 (105)

1 May 2010R6

vsHawthorn

Won by 4315.16 (106) – 9.9 (63)

4 Jul 2003R14

@St Kilda

Won by 6817.17 (119) – 7.9 (51)

26 Jul 2009R17

vsRichmond

Lost by 514.12 (96) – 15.11 (101)

#10

6 Jun 2010R11

@Sydney

Lost by 912.8 (80) – 12.17 (89)

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)

#11

26 Jun 2009R13

vsCarlton

Won by 6921.10 (136) – 9.13 (67)

#12

10 Aug 2008R19

@West Coast

Lost by 1016.7 (103) – 17.11 (113)

#13

21 May 2006R8

vsWest Coast

Lost by 2114.8 (92) – 16.17 (113)

#14

1 Apr 2005R2

@Carlton

Lost by 417.4 (106) – 16.14 (110)

#15

21 Jul 2007R16

@Collingwood

Lost by 2914.9 (93) – 18.14 (122)

#16

13 Jun 2008R12

vsWest Coast

Won by 2216.17 (113) – 13.13 (91)

#17

12 Jun 2004R12

vsBrisbane Lions

Lost by 6614.12 (96) – 25.12 (162)

#18

3 Jul 2010R14

@Adelaide

Lost by 845.10 (40) – 19.10 (124)

#19

19 Jun 2009R12

vsMelbourne

Won by 4819.17 (131) – 13.5 (83)

#20

8 Apr 2006R2

@Brisbane Lions

Lost by 1815.7 (97) – 17.13 (115)

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

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2002	Essendon	15	7.5	2.5	10.1	3.1	1.9	0.1	0.2	—	0.9	2.7	0.5	3.3	7.1	0.8	—
2003	Essendon	22	9.9	5.6	15.5	4.2	2.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	1.7	3.0	0.8	6.0	9.7	1.7	0.1
2004	Essendon	22	11.1	5.2	16.3	4.4	1.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.1	3.4	1.2	5.1	10.9	1.8	0.1
2005	Essendon	21	11.2	6.7	17.9	5.8	2.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.9	4.8	1.0	5.0	12.4	1.9	—
2006	Essendon	20	11.3	8.2	19.4	6.5	2.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.3	3.9	1.0	4.7	14.4	1.7	—
2007	Essendon	17	10.6	6.3	16.9	5.9	2.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	2.8	1.6	1.0	5.1	11.8	1.9	—
2008	Essendon	17	9.7	7.6	17.3	4.1	4.4	0.5	—	0.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	5.5	11.7	1.9	0.1
2009	Essendon	11	9.1	11.4	20.6	3.8	6.3	0.2	0.4	—	2.8	0.9	2.9	6.8	13.6	2.2	0.3
2010	Essendon	11	7.0	9.8	16.8	3.2	5.6	0.1	0.4	—	1.7	1.6	2.0	6.5	10.1	2.4	—
2011	Essendon	6	2.5	5.5	8.0	1.8	3.2	0.3	—	—	0.5	0.3	0.8	4.2	4.5	1.0	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2002	Essendon	15	113	38	151	47	29	1	3	—	14	40	7	50	106	12	—
2003	Essendon	22	218	123	341	93	49	4	1	3	38	67	17	131	214	38	1
2004	Essendon	22	244	115	359	96	42	1	1	2	23	75	27	112	240	40	3
2005	Essendon	21	235	141	376	121	43	2	2	2	19	101	21	105	261	41	—
2006	Essendon	20	226	163	389	130	47	1	3	2	26	77	20	94	289	34	—
2007	Essendon	17	180	108	288	101	39	9	5	7	48	28	17	86	201	32	—
2008	Essendon	17	165	129	294	70	75	9	—	3	37	37	37	94	198	32	1
2009	Essendon	11	100	126	226	42	69	2	4	—	31	10	32	75	150	24	3
2010	Essendon	11	77	108	185	35	62	1	4	—	19	18	22	71	111	26	—
2011	Essendon	6	15	33	48	11	19	2	—	—	3	2	5	25	27	6	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

30, 30, 30, 29, 27, 27, 26, 26, 25

Kicks

21, 21, 19, 18, 18, 18, 17, 17, 16

Marks

12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9

Handballs

16, 15, 15, 15, 15, 14, 14, 14, 13

Goals

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1

Behinds

2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Hit Outs

2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Tackles

12, 11, 11, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8

Rebounds

10, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

Inside 50s

8, 7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4

Clearances

7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4

Clangers

6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4

Frees

3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Frees Against

3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Contested Possessions

12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10

Uncontested Possessions

23, 23, 21, 21, 21, 20, 19, 19, 19

Contested Marks

3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Marks Inside 50

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1

One Percenters

8, 8, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5

Bounces

5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2

Goal Assists

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1