Player

Blake Howes

Melbourne · #22·3 seasons (2024–2026)·40 games·Born 7-Apr-2003 (age 23)·191 cm·82 kg
Active defender · #122 of 131 active defenders
KICK-D · FORMBelow avg
46
2026 · SEASONDepth
32
CAREERDepth
31
LAST 40Depth
31
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 →
Games
40
Disposals
512
Goals
1
Tackles
70
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 Blake Howes'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
2024Melbourne167.45.212.74.51.60.10.62.60.35.17.71.6
2025Melbourne125.25.610.83.31.90.10.41.70.13.27.91.2
2026Melbourne128.16.814.94.81.81.12.20.14.010.81.9

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2024Melbourne161198420372261104258212325
2025Melbourne126367130402315201399515
2026Melbourne1297821795721132714813023
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
22
20, 19, 19, 17, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16
Kicks
12
12, 12, 12, 11, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9
Marks
11
10, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6
Handballs
11
10, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8
Goals
1
Behinds
1
Tackles
6
5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Rebounds
5
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
Inside 50s
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
Clearances
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Clangers
5
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Frees
2
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Frees Against
3
2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Contested Possessions
9
9, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Uncontested Possessions
16
14, 14, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11
Contested Marks
1
1, 1, 1
One Percenters
6
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4
Goal Assists
1