Player

Daniel Ward

Melbourne · #10·10 seasons (1998–2007)·136 games·Born 9-Jul-1977 (age 48)·185 cm·84 kg

CAREER · AVGBelow avg

LAST 40 · ROLLINGBelow avg

Career all-time average · Rolling last 40 games played. What is KICK? →

Coaches' eye parallel lens

#140 of 202 all-time voted-era players at this position

0.18 votes/game · 12 votes / 67 games

-12 vs KICKKICK r40 44

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

Games

136

Disposals

2,196

Goals

Tackles

306

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.

2 Sep 2007R22

vs Carlton

Won by 31 21.13 (139) – 15.18 (108)

25 Aug 2007R21

@ Fremantle

Lost by 59 12.13 (85) – 22.12 (144)

5 Aug 2007R18

vs Sydney

Lost by 48 9.10 (64) – 17.10 (112)

29 Jul 2007R17

@ Port Adelaide

Lost by 89 11.8 (74) – 25.13 (163)

22 Jul 2007R16

@ Kangaroos

Lost by 64 9.8 (62) – 19.12 (126)

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 Daniel Ward's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

30 Jul 2006R17

vsWestern Bulldogs

Won by 5118.11 (119) – 9.14 (68)

20 Aug 2006R20

@Kangaroos

Won by 5020.12 (132) – 12.10 (82)

13 Jul 2003R15

@Kangaroos

Lost by 714.10 (94) – 15.11 (101)

24 May 2003R9

vsFremantle

Lost by 3010.11 (71) – 16.5 (101)

2 Jun 2007R10

vsAdelaide

Won by 1713.11 (89) – 10.12 (72)

8 Jul 2006R14

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 814.14 (98) – 13.12 (90)

31 May 2003R10

vsBrisbane Lions

Lost by 609.9 (63) – 18.15 (123)

8 Apr 2006R2

@Western Bulldogs

Lost by 4712.18 (90) – 20.17 (137)

14 Jul 2007R15

vsBrisbane Lions

Lost by 4412.10 (82) – 18.18 (126)

#10

16 Aug 2003R20

@Port Adelaide

Lost by 1415.8 (98) – 17.10 (112)

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)

#11

26 Aug 2006R21

@Geelong

Drew14.10 (94) – 14.10 (94)

#12

9 Apr 2007R2

@Hawthorn

Lost by 2214.10 (94) – 17.14 (116)

#13

19 Jul 2003R16

@Hawthorn

Lost by 715.16 (106) – 17.11 (113)

#14

12 Jun 2006R11

vsCollingwood

Won by 4722.9 (141) – 14.10 (94)

#15

6 Jul 2003R14

@Carlton

Won by 714.13 (97) – 14.6 (90)

#16

15 Apr 2007R3

vsGeelong

Lost by 528.9 (57) – 15.19 (109)

#17

2 Sep 2006R22

@Adelaide

Lost by 5814.10 (94) – 23.14 (152)

#18

29 Jun 2007R13

@Essendon

Lost by 218.15 (123) – 19.11 (125)

#19

11 May 2003R7

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 2716.15 (111) – 12.12 (84)

#20

8 Jul 2007R14

@Carlton

Won by 2319.10 (124) – 14.17 (101)

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
1998	Melbourne	4	9.0	3.2	12.2	2.5	1.2	—	0.8	0.2	2.2	1.0	1.2	—	—	1.0	—
1999	Melbourne	18	8.0	5.3	13.3	2.1	1.7	0.2	0.1	—	2.2	2.4	1.6	6.3	6.7	1.8	—
2000	Melbourne	7	10.4	5.3	15.7	2.7	2.0	—	0.1	—	2.7	2.6	1.6	7.4	7.4	1.3	—
2001	Melbourne	22	11.3	6.5	17.8	3.8	2.3	0.5	0.2	0.1	3.6	1.9	2.8	7.1	10.4	1.1	0.1
2002	Melbourne	16	9.1	6.7	15.8	3.8	2.6	0.4	0.4	0.2	3.3	1.9	1.2	5.1	10.5	1.6	0.2
2003	Melbourne	20	11.7	5.5	17.2	4.2	2.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	3.1	3.3	0.8	5.0	11.7	2.2	—
2004	Melbourne	10	7.3	3.6	10.9	2.5	2.2	0.1	0.1	—	2.6	1.0	0.5	3.4	7.3	1.6	—
2005	Melbourne	4	7.8	3.8	11.5	3.5	2.2	—	0.2	—	1.2	2.0	1.0	4.2	7.8	1.5	—
2006	Melbourne	17	11.5	7.6	19.1	6.6	2.9	0.2	0.1	—	2.5	2.9	0.7	4.1	15.1	2.2	—
2007	Melbourne	18	11.7	6.7	18.4	4.5	2.2	0.2	—	—	1.7	4.6	0.6	3.3	14.3	2.1	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1998	Melbourne	4	36	13	49	10	5	—	3	1	9	4	5	—	—	4	—
1999	Melbourne	18	144	95	239	38	31	4	1	—	40	43	28	114	121	33	—
2000	Melbourne	7	73	37	110	19	14	—	1	—	19	18	11	52	52	9	—
2001	Melbourne	22	248	143	391	84	51	10	4	1	80	42	62	156	229	23	2
2002	Melbourne	16	145	107	252	61	42	7	6	3	53	30	19	81	168	26	3
2003	Melbourne	20	233	111	344	85	43	3	7	1	63	66	17	99	233	45	—
2004	Melbourne	10	73	36	109	25	22	1	1	—	26	10	5	34	73	16	—
2005	Melbourne	4	31	15	46	14	9	—	1	—	5	8	4	17	31	6	—
2006	Melbourne	17	196	129	325	112	49	3	2	—	43	49	12	69	256	38	—
2007	Melbourne	18	211	120	331	81	40	3	—	—	30	83	11	59	257	38	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

29, 27, 27, 26, 26, 25, 25, 24, 24

Kicks

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

Marks

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

Handballs

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

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Tackles

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

Rebounds

9, 9, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

7, 7, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

12, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9

Uncontested Possessions

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

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

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

Bounces

9, 8, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4

Goal Assists

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