TheKicker
Player

Dougal Howard

St Kilda · #20·11 seasons (2016–2026)·144 games·Born 25-Mar-1996 (age 30)·199 cm·92 kg
Active defender · #55 of 131 active defenders
KICK-D · FORMSolid
61
2026 · SEASONDepth
29
CAREERDepth
35
LAST 40Depth
33
KICK-P·Form position-fair rolling-40 · Season / Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →
Coaches' eye parallel lens
36
#64 of 91 active defenders
0.16 votes/game · 22 votes / 135 games
+3 vs KICKKICK r40 33
AFLCA Champion-Player votes per game, scaled 0–100 within defenders. Voted-era only (2003–2025). See full leaderboard →
Games
144
Disposals
1,728
Goals
15
Tackles
168
Brownlow votes
0

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.

28 Mar 2026R4
vs Brisbane Lions
Lost by 33 11.14 (80) – 17.11 (113)
28
9 May 2025R10
vs Carlton
Lost by 15 9.8 (62) – 11.11 (77)
45
2 May 2025R9
vs Fremantle
Won by 61 14.10 (94) – 5.3 (33)
32
26 Apr 2025R8
vs Brisbane Lions
Lost by 45 11.7 (73) – 17.16 (118)
28
25 Aug 2024R25
@ Carlton
Won by 2 11.10 (76) – 11.8 (74)
23

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 Dougal Howard's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

#1
27 Mar 2021R2
vsMelbourne
Lost by 1811.7 (73) – 12.19 (91)
77
#2
12 Jun 2021R13
vsAdelaide
Lost by 68.12 (60) – 9.12 (66)
69
#3
8 May 2022R8
@Melbourne
Lost by 388.7 (55) – 14.9 (93)
68
#4
25 Jun 2021R15
@Richmond
Won by 409.8 (62) – 2.10 (22)
64
#5
2 Jun 2019R11
@St Kilda
Won by 7022.7 (139) – 9.15 (69)
60
#6
2 Jul 2023R16
@West Coast
Won by 812.13 (85) – 12.5 (77)
58
#7
11 May 2019R8
vsAdelaide
Lost by 209.14 (68) – 13.10 (88)
58
#8
3 Oct 2020Elimination Final
vsWestern Bulldogs
Won by 310.7 (67) – 9.10 (64)
54
#9
25 Apr 2021R6
@Port Adelaide
Lost by 545.9 (39) – 14.9 (93)
52
#10
19 Apr 2019R5
@West Coast
Won by 4213.17 (95) – 8.5 (53)
51
Show 10 more (rank 11–20)
#11
7 Jul 2024R18
vsSydney
Won by 213.6 (84) – 11.16 (82)
50
#12
4 May 2024R9
vsNorth Melbourne
Won by 3815.13 (103) – 10.5 (65)
50
#13
8 Apr 2023R4
vsGold Coast
Won by 5317.11 (113) – 8.12 (60)
50
#14
25 May 2019R10
@Hawthorn
Lost by 316.13 (49) – 12.8 (80)
50
#15
8 May 2021R8
@Gold Coast
Won by 98.15 (63) – 7.12 (54)
49
#16
22 Apr 2022R6
@Greater Western Sydney
Won by 1710.17 (77) – 8.12 (60)
48
#17
20 Jul 2020R7
@Adelaide
Won by 2312.6 (78) – 8.7 (55)
48
#18
8 Jun 2018R12
vsRichmond
Won by 1410.12 (72) – 8.10 (58)
48
#19
9 Sep 2017Elimination Final
vsWest Coast
Drew8.12 (60) – 9.6 (60)
48
#20
30 Apr 2022R7
vsPort Adelaide
Lost by 14.18 (42) – 5.13 (43)
47
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

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2016Port Adelaide65.03.38.32.32.80.50.74.51.30.31.04.24.32.3—
2017Port Adelaide410.83.013.86.80.80.2——1.23.2—4.210.21.8—
2018Port Adelaide207.93.010.94.31.4——2.00.72.50.14.56.32.2—
2019Port Adelaide157.64.011.64.51.50.70.40.71.11.90.55.16.51.7—
2020St Kilda198.42.010.44.01.20.10.10.20.53.50.13.06.02.2—
2021St Kilda2112.23.215.44.91.2—0.10.10.55.20.33.97.42.0—
2022St Kilda179.02.811.84.90.9———0.93.90.22.97.32.2—
2023St Kilda188.34.512.85.50.8—0.1—0.42.00.14.18.41.8—
2024St Kilda157.83.711.56.50.7———0.32.50.13.38.22.2—
2025St Kilda38.32.711.06.32.3———0.33.00.33.37.02.0—
2026St Kilda69.72.312.07.00.2———0.32.30.31.89.72.0—

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2016Port Adelaide630205014173427826252614—
2017Port Adelaide44312552731——513—17417—
2018Port Adelaide20158602188729——41145138912645—
2019Port Adelaide151146017467221061117298769825—
2020St Kilda19160381987623113106625611442—
2021St Kilda212566832410225—111110968115642—
2022St Kilda17153482018316———166645012438—
2023St Kilda18150812319915—1—73627315232—
2024St Kilda15117551729710———53824912333—
2025St Kilda325833197———19110216—
2026St Kilda6581472421———2142115812—
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
29
24, 21, 20, 20, 19, 18, 18, 18, 18
Kicks
23
21, 18, 18, 17, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15
Marks
13
11, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9
Handballs
9
9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 6, 6
Goals
2
2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
2
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
21
15, 8, 7, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Tackles
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Rebounds
15
10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 7, 6, 6, 6
Inside 50s
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Clearances
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Clangers
7
6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
9
9, 9, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
Uncontested Possessions
16
15, 14, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12
Contested Marks
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Marks Inside 50
3
2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
22
21, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 15, 15
Bounces
1
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Goal Assists
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1