Player

Blake Hardwick

Hawthorn · #15·11 seasons (2016–2026)·210 games·Born 5-Feb-1997 (age 29)·181 cm·79 kg

Active defender · #31 of 131 active defenders

2026 · SEASONBelow avg

CAREERBelow avg

LAST 40Below avg

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

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#28 of 91 active defenders

0.43 votes/game · 85 votes / 197 games

+27 vs KICKKICK r40 42

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

Games

210

Disposals

3,479

Goals

Tackles

483

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.

18 Apr 2026R7

vs Port Adelaide

Won by 3 13.11 (89) – 13.8 (86)

11 Apr 2026R6

vs Western Bulldogs

Won by 40 15.14 (104) – 8.16 (64)

6 Apr 2026R5

vs Geelong

Won by 1 13.14 (92) – 14.7 (91)

19 Mar 2026R3

vs Sydney

Won by 17 14.15 (99) – 13.4 (82)

13 Mar 2026R2

@ Essendon

Won by 62 21.19 (145) – 13.5 (83)

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 Blake Hardwick's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

19 May 2024R11

@Port Adelaide

Lost by 112.7 (79) – 11.14 (80)

19 Jul 2025R20

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 3813.9 (87) – 7.7 (49)

15 May 2021R9

vsNorth Melbourne

Lost by 712.8 (80) – 13.9 (87)

11 Apr 2026R6

vsWestern Bulldogs

Won by 4015.14 (104) – 8.16 (64)

28 Mar 2021R2

vsRichmond

Lost by 297.7 (49) – 11.12 (78)

21 Aug 2022R23

vsWestern Bulldogs

Lost by 2310.4 (64) – 12.15 (87)

10 Jul 2022R17

vsAdelaide

Won by 3213.8 (86) – 8.6 (54)

29 Mar 2025R4

vsGreater Western Sydney

Won by 1210.16 (76) – 9.10 (64)

4 Aug 2024R22

@Greater Western Sydney

Lost by 212.10 (82) – 12.12 (84)

#10

25 Jun 2023R15

@Gold Coast

Lost by 675.4 (34) – 14.17 (101)

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#11

29 Apr 2023R7

@Western Bulldogs

Lost by 299.11 (65) – 14.10 (94)

#12

8 Aug 2021R21

vsCollingwood

Won by 1915.7 (97) – 12.6 (78)

#13

14 Jun 2019R13

@Essendon

Lost by 1911.11 (77) – 14.12 (96)

#14

19 Mar 2023R1

vsEssendon

Lost by 599.11 (65) – 19.10 (124)

#15

1 Apr 2023R3

vsNorth Melbourne

Won by 1911.14 (80) – 9.7 (61)

#16

7 Apr 2024R5

@Collingwood

Lost by 511.6 (72) – 11.11 (77)

#17

8 Jul 2023R17

@Greater Western Sydney

Lost by 1310.12 (72) – 12.13 (85)

#18

3 Jun 2023R12

@Port Adelaide

Lost by 5514.12 (96) – 23.13 (151)

#19

4 May 2019R7

@Melbourne

Lost by 511.8 (74) – 11.13 (79)

#20

23 Mar 2019R1

@Adelaide

Won by 3212.15 (87) – 7.13 (55)

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
2016	Hawthorn	1	5.0	3.0	8.0	1.0	3.0	—	1.0	—	2.0	—	—	2.0	6.0	1.0	—
2017	Hawthorn	19	8.4	6.0	14.4	4.7	2.8	—	0.1	—	1.6	1.6	0.3	4.0	10.5	1.3	—
2018	Hawthorn	24	9.1	7.3	16.4	4.5	2.4	0.1	0.0	—	1.5	2.1	0.3	5.6	10.9	2.1	—
2019	Hawthorn	22	11.7	5.6	17.4	4.5	3.1	0.1	0.1	—	1.7	4.5	0.4	4.9	10.6	1.9	—
2020	Hawthorn	16	8.8	4.2	12.9	2.8	1.3	0.1	—	—	1.1	3.7	0.4	3.8	7.5	1.4	—
2021	Hawthorn	20	15.6	5.3	20.9	5.4	2.0	—	0.1	—	1.4	6.0	0.6	5.0	13.6	1.9	—
2022	Hawthorn	22	12.1	4.5	16.6	5.2	1.9	—	—	—	0.9	4.0	0.4	4.2	9.6	1.9	—
2023	Hawthorn	23	13.7	6.7	20.3	6.4	2.0	0.1	0.0	—	1.1	5.5	0.4	4.9	12.3	2.1	—
2024	Hawthorn	25	10.0	5.0	15.0	4.7	2.5	0.5	0.2	—	0.9	2.6	0.3	5.1	9.3	1.9	0.1
2025	Hawthorn	26	10.0	4.7	14.7	4.5	2.4	0.4	0.3	—	1.0	3.2	0.3	4.9	8.6	1.8	0.0
2026	Hawthorn	12	11.4	5.8	17.2	5.9	2.3	0.7	0.2	—	1.2	2.7	0.5	4.2	11.5	1.8	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2016	Hawthorn	1	5	3	8	1	3	—	1	—	2	—	—	2	6	1	—
2017	Hawthorn	19	160	114	274	89	53	—	1	—	30	30	5	77	199	25	—
2018	Hawthorn	24	219	175	394	107	57	3	1	—	37	50	7	134	261	51	—
2019	Hawthorn	22	258	124	382	99	69	2	2	—	38	100	9	107	232	42	—
2020	Hawthorn	16	140	67	207	45	21	1	—	—	18	59	6	60	120	22	—
2021	Hawthorn	20	312	106	418	108	41	—	2	—	27	120	12	101	271	37	—
2022	Hawthorn	22	267	99	366	114	42	—	—	—	19	89	8	92	211	42	—
2023	Hawthorn	23	314	153	467	147	45	2	1	—	25	126	10	112	284	48	—
2024	Hawthorn	25	250	124	374	118	63	13	5	—	22	65	8	128	232	47	2
2025	Hawthorn	26	260	123	383	118	61	11	8	—	26	84	8	128	224	47	1
2026	Hawthorn	12	137	69	206	71	28	8	2	—	14	32	6	51	138	22	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

32, 31, 28, 28, 27, 27, 26, 25, 25

Kicks

22, 21, 21, 21, 20, 20, 20, 19, 19

Marks

14, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11

Handballs

13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 12, 11, 11, 10

Goals

4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1

Behinds

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

Tackles

7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

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

Uncontested Possessions

21, 21, 20, 20, 20, 19, 19, 18, 18

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7

Bounces

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

Goal Assists

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