TheKicker
Player

Cale Hooker

Essendon · #26·13 seasons (2008–2021)·219 games·Born 13-Oct-1988 (age 37)·198 cm·103 kg
All-time defender · #161 of 879 all-time defenders
KICK-D · CAREERQuality
80
CAREERBelow avg
44
LAST 40Depth
39
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
77
#41 of 343 all-time defenders
0.60 votes/game · 128 votes / 214 games
+38 vs KICKKICK r40 39
AFLCA Champion-Player votes per game, scaled 0–100 within defenders. Voted-era only (2003–2025). See full leaderboard →
Games
219
Disposals
3,448
Goals
122
Tackles
377
Brownlow votes
10

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.

25 Jul 2021R19
vs Greater Western Sydney
Lost by 13 7.11 (53) – 9.12 (66)
43
18 Jul 2021R18
@ North Melbourne
Won by 18 13.14 (92) – 11.8 (74)
38
9 Jul 2021R17
vs Adelaide
Won by 63 11.18 (84) – 2.9 (21)
27
2 Jul 2021R16
@ Geelong
Lost by 41 8.9 (57) – 15.8 (98)
11
26 Jun 2021R15
vs Melbourne
Lost by 11 8.9 (57) – 9.14 (68)
26

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 Cale Hooker's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

#1
25 Jul 2015R17
vsPort Adelaide
Lost by 1317.14 (116) – 20.9 (129)
83
#2
7 Jul 2013R15
vsPort Adelaide
Won by 3018.10 (118) – 12.16 (88)
79
#3
12 Apr 2015R2
vsHawthorn
Won by 212.6 (78) – 11.10 (76)
78
#4
19 Apr 2014R5
vsSt Kilda
Lost by 169.11 (65) – 11.15 (81)
78
#5
10 Jun 2017R12
vsPort Adelaide
Won by 7019.17 (131) – 8.13 (61)
77
#6
22 Jul 2017R18
vsNorth Melbourne
Won by 2720.12 (132) – 16.9 (105)
76
#7
5 Aug 2017R20
vsCarlton
Won by 811.18 (84) – 11.10 (76)
72
#8
20 Jun 2019R14
@West Coast
Lost by 3511.5 (71) – 14.22 (106)
71
#9
2 May 2021R7
vsCarlton
Lost by 1616.11 (107) – 19.9 (123)
69
#10
29 Aug 2015R22
vsRichmond
Lost by 277.5 (47) – 10.14 (74)
69
Show 10 more (rank 11–20)
#11
25 Apr 2015R4
vsCollingwood
Lost by 206.13 (49) – 9.15 (69)
68
#12
1 May 2011R6
vsGold Coast
Won by 13931.11 (197) – 8.10 (58)
68
#13
2 Jun 2019R11
vsCarlton
Won by 4111.8 (74) – 4.9 (33)
67
#14
21 Mar 2014R1
@North Melbourne
Won by 3915.9 (99) – 9.6 (60)
67
#15
19 May 2018R9
vsGeelong
Won by 3412.12 (84) – 7.8 (50)
66
#16
17 Jul 2015R16
@North Melbourne
Lost by 259.14 (68) – 14.9 (93)
66
#17
22 Aug 2010R21
vsBrisbane Lions
Lost by 2710.8 (68) – 14.11 (95)
66
#18
12 May 2018R8
@Carlton
Lost by 1310.18 (78) – 14.7 (91)
65
#19
5 Jul 2015R14
vsSt Kilda
Lost by 1108.4 (52) – 25.12 (162)
65
#20
7 May 2017R7
@Fremantle
Lost by 3711.13 (79) – 17.14 (116)
64
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
2008Essendon21.58.510.03.50.5————1.5—2.57.51.5—
2009Essendon164.510.815.34.63.30.20.23.61.21.11.65.49.72.3—
2010Essendon184.59.714.23.92.20.10.10.30.52.60.46.27.81.9—
2011Essendon137.67.615.25.11.5———1.12.30.16.98.01.9—
2012Essendon178.87.316.15.61.6—0.1—0.53.20.45.910.22.2—
2013Essendon228.99.017.96.92.00.1——0.93.00.57.210.62.00.1
2014Essendon2310.47.918.47.41.5——0.20.83.00.25.912.32.00.1
2015Essendon2210.77.017.77.12.20.90.90.51.42.60.48.39.62.6—
2017Essendon207.85.813.57.01.62.01.30.51.60.30.36.67.22.40.2
2018Essendon228.78.216.97.01.20.60.4—1.22.60.37.09.62.6—
2019Essendon189.97.517.47.50.80.20.10.10.54.30.26.710.12.7—
2020Essendon85.45.811.14.60.80.40.4——2.0—4.45.81.9—
2021Essendon185.95.611.43.61.51.81.30.61.1—0.36.15.52.70.1

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2008Essendon23172071————3—5153—
2009Essendon1672173245745333582018258615537—
2010Essendon18811742557139215946811114035—
2011Essendon1399991986620———153029010425—
2012Essendon171491252749528—2—954710117338—
2013Essendon22197198395151442——196510158234452
2014Essendon2324018242217035——419684135283473
2015Essendon22235154389157492121113058918221058—
2017Essendon2015511527013933412693167132143474
2018Essendon2219118137215527139—2758715421158—
2019Essendon1817813531313515422977412018149—
2020Essendon843468937633——16—354615—
2021Essendon18106100206652733241019—611099481
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
31
30, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 26, 25, 25
Kicks
19
17, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15
Marks
16
15, 15, 14, 14, 13, 13, 13, 13, 12
Handballs
19
17, 17, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15, 14, 14
Goals
5
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Behinds
5
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Hit Outs
13
12, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Tackles
9
7, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
Rebounds
10
9, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6
Inside 50s
6
5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Clearances
5
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Clangers
7
7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5
Frees
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
4
4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Contested Possessions
13
13, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11
Uncontested Possessions
23
20, 20, 20, 19, 18, 18, 17, 17, 17
Contested Marks
5
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Marks Inside 50
6
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
One Percenters
14
14, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11
Bounces
2
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Goal Assists
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1