Player

Ben Mathews

Sydney · #4·11 seasons (1997–2008)·198 games·Born 29-Nov-1978 (age 47)·181 cm·86 kg

All-time defender · #637 of 879 all-time defenders

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Depth

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

#256 of 343 all-time defenders

0.11 votes/game · 12 votes / 108 games

-8 vs KICKKICK r40 33

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

Games

198

Disposals

3,121

Goals

Tackles

498

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.

26 Jul 2008R17

vs Adelaide

Lost by 24 6.17 (53) – 11.11 (77)

4 May 2008R7

vs Western Bulldogs

Lost by 18 14.10 (94) – 18.4 (112)

8 Sep 2007Elimination Final

@ Collingwood

Lost by 38 13.9 (87) – 18.17 (125)

2 Sep 2007R22

vs Hawthorn

Won by 72 22.9 (141) – 10.9 (69)

25 Aug 2007R21

@ Collingwood

Lost by 25 11.10 (76) – 15.11 (101)

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 Ben Mathews's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

4 Apr 2004R2

vsFremantle

Won by 3115.12 (102) – 10.11 (71)

23 Aug 2003R21

vsCollingwood

Lost by 1812.9 (81) – 14.15 (99)

18 May 2003R8

vsGeelong

Won by 3917.10 (112) – 11.7 (73)

30 Aug 2003R22

@Melbourne

Won by 3414.10 (94) – 9.6 (60)

18 Apr 2004R4

@Kangaroos

Won by 5118.13 (121) – 10.10 (70)

28 Aug 2004R22

@Richmond

Won by 6416.12 (108) – 6.8 (44)

18 Jul 2004R16

@Geelong

Lost by 159.8 (62) – 11.11 (77)

23 May 2004R9

vsHawthorn

Won by 111.14 (80) – 12.7 (79)

7 Aug 2004R19

vsKangaroos

Lost by 618.4 (112) – 17.16 (118)

#10

19 Jul 2003R16

@Carlton

Won by 3118.7 (115) – 12.12 (84)

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#11

11 May 2003R7

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 1915.8 (98) – 11.13 (79)

#12

21 Aug 2005R21

vsKangaroos

Won by 3715.11 (101) – 9.10 (64)

#13

14 Aug 2005R20

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 8419.10 (124) – 6.4 (40)

#14

27 Mar 2005R1

vsHawthorn

Won by 6318.10 (118) – 8.7 (55)

#15

3 Jul 2004R14

@Carlton

Won by 1115.5 (95) – 12.12 (84)

#16

24 Apr 2004R5

vsMelbourne

Lost by 1215.9 (99) – 17.9 (111)

#17

12 Jun 2005R12

vsFremantle

Won by 3816.13 (109) – 10.11 (71)

#18

10 Jul 2004R15

vsAdelaide

Won by 138.10 (58) – 6.9 (45)

#19

6 Jun 2004R11

vsSt Kilda

Won by 3617.10 (112) – 11.10 (76)

#20

14 Aug 2004R20

@Melbourne

Won by 2110.7 (67) – 7.4 (46)

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
1997	Sydney	4	4.5	3.2	7.8	0.8	1.2	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	Sydney	17	7.2	4.8	12.0	2.8	0.9	0.2	—	—	1.4	1.7	1.0	4.3	7.5	0.8	—
2000	Sydney	22	12.3	7.5	19.7	4.6	1.4	0.1	0.2	—	2.2	3.2	2.2	7.6	11.7	1.8	0.1
2001	Sydney	23	11.5	6.3	17.8	4.9	2.0	0.2	0.1	—	1.4	4.3	1.6	6.1	11.3	1.0	0.1
2002	Sydney	21	10.1	7.1	17.2	3.1	3.1	0.2	0.1	—	2.1	2.8	1.8	5.1	12.1	1.5	—
2003	Sydney	23	10.3	6.6	16.9	4.1	2.6	0.2	—	—	1.5	2.7	2.2	5.5	11.2	1.4	—
2004	Sydney	24	10.0	8.5	18.5	4.5	3.9	0.2	0.3	—	2.0	1.8	2.0	5.8	12.8	1.3	0.1
2005	Sydney	25	8.0	6.4	14.4	3.1	3.0	0.2	0.2	—	1.1	1.5	1.1	4.8	9.4	1.7	—
2006	Sydney	14	5.9	5.5	11.4	3.1	2.6	0.4	0.1	—	1.6	1.1	1.6	4.1	7.3	1.6	—
2007	Sydney	23	7.3	6.0	13.3	3.9	2.9	0.3	0.1	—	1.0	1.0	1.1	3.7	9.5	1.6	—
2008	Sydney	2	6.0	5.5	11.5	4.5	2.0	0.5	0.5	—	2.5	0.5	0.5	2.0	9.5	2.0	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1997	Sydney	4	18	13	31	3	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	Sydney	17	122	82	204	47	16	4	—	—	23	29	17	73	128	13	—
2000	Sydney	22	270	164	434	102	30	2	4	—	49	71	48	167	258	39	2
2001	Sydney	23	264	146	410	113	46	4	2	—	33	100	38	140	261	23	1
2002	Sydney	21	211	150	361	66	65	4	1	—	45	59	38	108	255	32	—
2003	Sydney	23	237	152	389	94	59	4	—	—	34	63	50	127	257	32	—
2004	Sydney	24	239	204	443	109	94	6	8	—	47	42	48	138	307	32	1
2005	Sydney	25	200	161	361	77	75	6	4	—	27	38	28	121	236	42	—
2006	Sydney	14	83	77	160	44	37	5	2	—	23	15	22	57	102	22	—
2007	Sydney	23	168	137	305	89	67	8	2	—	22	22	25	86	218	38	—
2008	Sydney	2	12	11	23	9	4	1	1	—	5	1	1	4	19	4	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 27, 26, 24, 24

Kicks

24, 21, 19, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16

Marks

12, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8

Handballs

16, 15, 15, 14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Tackles

10, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

Rebounds

9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 5, 5

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

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

Uncontested Possessions

23, 22, 21, 21, 20, 20, 20, 19, 18

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Bounces

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

Goal Assists

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