Player

Dean Kent

St Kilda · #25·10 seasons (2013–2022)·100 games·Born 24-Feb-1994 (age 32)·180 cm·85 kg

All-time defender · #556 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

#198 of 343 all-time defenders

0.20 votes/game · 18 votes / 92 games

+9 vs KICKKICK r40 35

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

Games

100

Disposals

1,227

Goals

Tackles

224

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.

21 Aug 2022R23

vs Sydney

Lost by 14 11.8 (74) – 13.10 (88)

18 Mar 2022R1

vs Collingwood

Lost by 17 12.13 (85) – 15.12 (102)

22 Aug 2021R23

vs Fremantle

Won by 58 17.5 (107) – 6.13 (49)

14 Aug 2021R22

@ Geelong

Lost by 14 11.5 (71) – 13.7 (85)

7 Aug 2021R21

vs Sydney

Won by 29 14.9 (93) – 10.4 (64)

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 Dean Kent's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

13 Jun 2016R12

vsCollingwood

Won by 4616.8 (104) – 8.10 (58)

24 Apr 2016R5

vsRichmond

Won by 3320.9 (129) – 14.12 (96)

20 Apr 2019R5

@Melbourne

Won by 4015.5 (95) – 7.13 (55)

8 Apr 2017R3

@Geelong

Lost by 2913.19 (97) – 20.6 (126)

7 Aug 2021R21

vsSydney

Won by 2914.9 (93) – 10.4 (64)

9 Jul 2016R16

vsFremantle

Won by 3212.15 (87) – 8.7 (55)

4 May 2019R7

@Greater Western Sydney

Lost by 4410.10 (70) – 18.6 (114)

7 Apr 2018R3

vsNorth Melbourne

Won by 3718.15 (123) – 13.8 (86)

15 Apr 2018R4

@Hawthorn

Lost by 676.12 (48) – 18.7 (115)

#10

23 Jul 2016R18

@West Coast

Lost by 68.12 (60) – 10.6 (66)

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#11

30 Aug 2014R23

@North Melbourne

Lost by 3014.9 (93) – 19.9 (123)

#12

15 Jun 2019R13

@Gold Coast

Won by 411.14 (80) – 11.10 (76)

#13

13 May 2017R8

@Adelaide

Won by 4117.5 (107) – 9.12 (66)

#14

17 Apr 2016R4

@Collingwood

Won by 3516.6 (102) – 9.13 (67)

#15

15 Jun 2014R13

@Essendon

Won by 112.6 (78) – 10.17 (77)

#16

3 Jul 2016R15

vsAdelaide

Lost by 2215.8 (98) – 18.12 (120)

#17

10 Aug 2013R20

@Gold Coast

Lost by 1310.17 (77) – 13.12 (90)

#18

13 Aug 2016R21

@Port Adelaide

Won by 4013.16 (94) – 8.6 (54)

#19

17 Jul 2016R17

@St Kilda

Lost by 3611.8 (74) – 15.20 (110)

#20

20 Jul 2020R7

@Adelaide

Won by 2312.6 (78) – 8.7 (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
2013	Melbourne	15	7.1	2.8	9.9	2.7	1.7	0.7	0.3	—	3.1	0.3	0.4	3.8	6.1	1.7	—
2014	Melbourne	13	7.5	4.5	12.0	3.2	1.9	0.9	0.8	—	2.1	0.6	0.7	4.2	8.0	2.3	—
2015	Melbourne	4	6.0	3.8	9.8	1.2	1.8	0.5	1.0	—	2.0	0.2	1.0	5.2	4.5	3.0	—
2016	Melbourne	20	9.4	6.8	16.2	3.5	2.9	1.2	0.5	—	3.9	0.6	0.6	5.0	11.1	2.9	0.1
2017	Melbourne	6	9.3	5.7	15.0	4.5	2.2	1.2	1.0	—	2.5	0.7	0.2	4.3	10.8	2.2	—
2018	Melbourne	5	6.6	5.0	11.6	2.8	3.0	1.4	0.6	—	2.0	0.4	0.6	4.8	7.2	2.4	—
2019	St Kilda	13	9.5	3.2	12.8	4.5	1.9	0.9	1.1	—	2.8	0.5	0.2	4.8	7.7	2.5	—
2020	St Kilda	15	6.4	3.1	9.5	3.2	1.9	0.7	0.3	—	2.5	0.3	0.3	3.7	5.9	2.0	—
2021	St Kilda	7	8.0	5.7	13.7	5.0	3.1	0.7	0.9	—	4.1	0.4	0.1	3.1	10.7	2.7	—
2022	St Kilda	2	2.5	1.5	4.0	1.5	2.5	0.5	—	—	2.0	—	—	1.0	3.5	1.5	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2013	Melbourne	15	106	42	148	40	26	10	5	—	46	4	6	57	92	25	—
2014	Melbourne	13	98	58	156	42	25	12	10	—	28	8	9	54	104	30	—
2015	Melbourne	4	24	15	39	5	7	2	4	—	8	1	4	21	18	12	—
2016	Melbourne	20	189	135	324	71	58	25	10	—	78	12	11	100	222	58	1
2017	Melbourne	6	56	34	90	27	13	7	6	—	15	4	1	26	65	13	—
2018	Melbourne	5	33	25	58	14	15	7	3	—	10	2	3	24	36	12	—
2019	St Kilda	13	124	42	166	59	24	12	14	—	36	6	3	62	100	32	—
2020	St Kilda	15	96	46	142	48	29	10	5	—	38	4	5	55	88	30	—
2021	St Kilda	7	56	40	96	35	22	5	6	—	29	3	1	22	75	19	—
2022	St Kilda	2	5	3	8	3	5	1	—	—	4	—	—	2	7	3	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

25, 23, 22, 22, 21, 20, 20, 20, 19

Kicks

16, 16, 15, 15, 15, 14, 13, 13, 12

Marks

8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

Handballs

10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Tackles

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

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

8, 8, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

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

Uncontested Possessions

18, 17, 17, 17, 16, 15, 15, 14, 14

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

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

Bounces

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

Goal Assists

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