Player

Des Meagher

Hawthorn · #30·11 seasons (1966–1976)·198 games·Born 7-Mar-1944 (age 82)·185 cm·86 kg

All-time midfielder · #512 of 520 all-time midfielders

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 →

Games

198

Disposals

4,025

Goals

Tackles

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.

11 Sep 1976Semi Final

@ Carlton

Won by 17 12.15 (87) – 9.16 (70)

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14 Aug 1976R20

@ Fitzroy

Won by 3 14.10 (94) – 12.19 (91)

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7 Aug 1976R19

@ South Melbourne

Won by 14 13.19 (97) – 12.11 (83)

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3 Jul 1976R14

@ Footscray

Won by 80 17.15 (117) – 5.7 (37)

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26 Jun 1976R13

@ North Melbourne

Won by 8 10.15 (75) – 9.13 (67)

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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
1966	Hawthorn	16	17.1	2.5	19.6	2.9	—	0.3	0.5	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1967	Hawthorn	16	18.9	1.9	20.8	3.6	—	0.7	0.8	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
1968	Hawthorn	20	22.8	2.4	25.1	3.0	—	0.5	0.9	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5
1969	Hawthorn	19	21.3	3.0	24.3	3.1	—	0.5	0.9	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
1970	Hawthorn	19	19.2	2.7	21.9	3.0	—	0.4	0.8	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1971	Hawthorn	19	18.5	2.7	21.3	3.3	—	0.2	0.5	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1972	Hawthorn	22	19.4	1.4	20.9	2.7	—	0.4	0.7	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1973	Hawthorn	22	17.3	1.8	19.1	2.3	—	0.6	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1974	Hawthorn	25	15.8	2.8	18.6	2.2	—	0.8	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1975	Hawthorn	3	11.3	0.7	12.0	0.3	—	0.3	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	Hawthorn	17	11.2	1.4	12.6	1.6	—	0.5	1.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1966	Hawthorn	16	273	40	313	46	—	5	8	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
1967	Hawthorn	16	303	30	333	57	—	11	12	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1968	Hawthorn	20	455	48	503	59	—	9	18	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
1969	Hawthorn	19	404	58	462	59	—	10	17	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
1970	Hawthorn	19	364	52	416	56	—	7	15	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1971	Hawthorn	19	352	52	404	62	—	3	9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1972	Hawthorn	22	427	32	459	59	—	9	16	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1973	Hawthorn	22	380	40	420	51	—	13	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1974	Hawthorn	25	395	70	465	55	—	19	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1975	Hawthorn	3	34	2	36	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	Hawthorn	17	191	23	214	28	—	9	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

35, 35, 33, 32, 32, 32, 32, 30, 30

Kicks

31, 30, 30, 29, 29, 28, 26, 26, 26

Marks

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

Handballs

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

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6