Player
Des Bethke
South Melbourne · #15·6 seasons (1963–1968)·56 games·Born 19-Aug-1943 (age 82)·183 cm·83 kg
Games
56
Disposals
294
Goals
43
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
6
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.
18 May 1968R6
vs
Carlton
Lost by 12
10.11 (71) – 12.11 (83)
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11 May 1968R5
vs
Richmond
Lost by 45
8.10 (58) – 13.25 (103)
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19 Aug 1967R17
vs
Geelong
Lost by 76
9.9 (63) – 21.13 (139)
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12 Aug 1967R16
vs
Collingwood
Lost by 74
5.6 (36) – 16.14 (110)
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5 Aug 1967R15
@
Essendon
Lost by 41
7.16 (58) – 14.15 (99)
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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | South Melbourne | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | South Melbourne | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | South Melbourne | 9 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 2.2 | — | 0.8 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | South Melbourne | 7 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 2.0 | — | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | South Melbourne | 14 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 3.8 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1968 | South Melbourne | 2 | 1.5 | — | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | South Melbourne | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | South Melbourne | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | South Melbourne | 9 | 71 | 8 | 79 | 20 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | South Melbourne | 7 | 62 | 8 | 70 | 14 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | South Melbourne | 14 | 136 | 6 | 142 | 53 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1968 | South Melbourne | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
23
16, 15, 14, 14, 14, 13, 13, 12, 12
Kicks
20
16, 15, 14, 14, 13, 13, 11, 10, 10
Marks
8
8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Handballs
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Goals
4
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Behinds
2
2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
1
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Frees
4
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1