Player

Craig Bolton

Sydney · #6·11 seasons (2000–2010)·199 games·Born 31-May-1980 (age 46)·190 cm·87 kg

All-time defender · #173 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

#120 of 343 all-time defenders

0.33 votes/game · 55 votes / 169 games

+20 vs KICKKICK r40 39

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

Games

199

Disposals

2,678

Goals

Tackles

359

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.

24 Apr 2010R5

vs West Coast

Won by 52 17.13 (115) – 9.9 (63)

17 Apr 2010R4

@ North Melbourne

Won by 40 14.16 (100) – 8.12 (60)

10 Apr 2010R3

vs Richmond

Won by 55 16.15 (111) – 7.14 (56)

4 Apr 2010R2

@ Adelaide

Won by 43 18.10 (118) – 11.9 (75)

27 Mar 2010R1

vs St Kilda

Lost by 8 13.10 (88) – 15.6 (96)

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 Craig Bolton's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

4 Apr 2009R2

vsHawthorn

Won by 3822.11 (143) – 15.15 (105)

4 Jun 2006R10

@Kangaroos

Won by 716.9 (105) – 14.14 (98)

30 Mar 2008R2

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 6822.14 (146) – 11.12 (78)

7 Apr 2007R2

@Richmond

Won by 1613.10 (88) – 11.6 (72)

14 Aug 2005R20

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 8419.10 (124) – 6.4 (40)

24 Jun 2006R12

vsCollingwood

Lost by 1311.16 (82) – 14.11 (95)

5 Apr 2008R3

@Brisbane Lions

Won by 1713.10 (88) – 10.11 (71)

1 Apr 2006R1

@Essendon

Lost by 2712.9 (81) – 17.6 (108)

11 Aug 2007R19

vsSt Kilda

Won by 1712.10 (82) – 9.11 (65)

#10

20 May 2007R8

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 3117.16 (118) – 13.9 (87)

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)

#11

2 Jun 2007R10

vsEssendon

Lost by 111.7 (73) – 11.8 (74)

#12

2 Apr 2005R2

@Kangaroos

Lost by 237.17 (59) – 12.10 (82)

#13

4 Apr 2004R2

vsFremantle

Won by 3115.12 (102) – 10.11 (71)

#14

1 Jun 2008R10

vsRichmond

Won by 8221.13 (139) – 8.9 (57)

#15

31 Jul 2004R18

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 3212.11 (83) – 7.9 (51)

#16

18 Aug 2007R20

@Brisbane Lions

Drew8.15 (63) – 9.9 (63)

#17

4 Sep 2004Elimination Final

vsWest Coast

Won by 4111.9 (75) – 4.10 (34)

#18

4 Jun 2005R11

@Carlton

Won by 2518.8 (116) – 14.7 (91)

#19

26 Jul 2009R17

@Melbourne

Won by 1810.8 (68) – 6.14 (50)

#20

3 May 2009R6

vsRichmond

Won by 1914.10 (94) – 11.9 (75)

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
2000	Brisbane Lions	15	8.0	2.7	10.7	3.6	0.4	0.5	0.3	—	3.5	1.1	0.3	3.9	6.9	1.3	—
2001	Brisbane Lions	8	6.0	4.1	10.1	2.9	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.1	2.1	1.1	1.0	4.2	6.2	0.8	—
2002	Brisbane Lions	6	4.0	2.8	6.8	1.5	1.2	—	0.2	—	1.8	0.7	0.8	3.3	3.7	1.0	—
2003	Sydney	24	7.4	4.5	11.9	3.9	1.5	—	—	0.0	1.1	2.8	0.8	4.8	7.3	1.2	—
2004	Sydney	24	6.8	4.4	11.2	3.4	2.4	0.2	—	0.2	1.0	3.1	0.5	4.0	7.0	1.4	—
2005	Sydney	26	8.1	5.3	13.4	4.3	2.4	0.0	0.1	0.1	1.3	3.5	0.9	4.3	8.8	1.6	0.1
2006	Sydney	24	10.2	4.3	14.5	6.0	2.5	0.1	0.2	0.0	1.5	4.0	0.7	3.9	10.2	1.5	—
2007	Sydney	23	10.6	4.8	15.4	6.0	1.7	0.1	0.1	0.3	1.4	3.8	0.6	4.3	11.0	2.2	0.1
2008	Sydney	24	10.4	6.4	16.8	6.2	1.9	0.1	0.0	0.2	1.5	3.7	0.7	4.0	13.0	2.2	0.2
2009	Sydney	20	9.4	7.0	16.4	5.0	1.6	—	—	—	1.4	3.6	0.4	4.2	12.0	1.4	0.2
2010	Sydney	5	5.2	6.6	11.8	2.2	1.8	—	—	—	1.0	3.0	0.4	3.4	8.0	1.2	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2000	Brisbane Lions	15	120	41	161	54	6	7	4	—	52	16	5	59	103	20	—
2001	Brisbane Lions	8	48	33	81	23	8	3	2	1	17	9	8	34	50	6	—
2002	Brisbane Lions	6	24	17	41	9	7	—	1	—	11	4	5	20	22	6	—
2003	Sydney	24	177	108	285	93	35	—	—	1	27	67	20	116	175	29	—
2004	Sydney	24	164	106	270	81	57	6	—	5	25	75	11	95	168	34	—
2005	Sydney	26	211	137	348	112	62	1	3	2	33	91	23	112	230	42	1
2006	Sydney	24	245	104	349	144	59	3	4	1	35	97	16	94	245	37	—
2007	Sydney	23	244	110	354	138	40	3	2	6	31	87	13	100	252	50	1
2008	Sydney	24	249	153	402	148	45	2	1	4	36	88	17	96	313	53	5
2009	Sydney	20	188	140	328	101	31	—	—	—	29	72	8	85	240	29	5
2010	Sydney	5	26	33	59	11	9	—	—	—	5	15	2	17	40	6	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

25, 25, 25, 25, 24, 23, 23, 22, 22

Kicks

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

Marks

14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11

Handballs

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

Goals

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

Behinds

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Hit Outs

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

Tackles

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

Rebounds

9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

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

Uncontested Possessions

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

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

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

Bounces

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

Goal Assists

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1