Player

Ian Thomson

South Melbourne · #9·4 seasons (1973–1976)·74 games·Born 6-Sep-1949 (age 76)·189 cm·88 kg
All-time defender · #767 of 879 all-time defenders
KICK-D · CAREERDepth
38
CAREERDepth
21
LAST 40Depth
22
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
74
Disposals
847
Goals
61
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
10

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.

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

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
1973South Melbourne208.13.011.14.00.10.20.20.1
1974South Melbourne228.74.813.45.51.11.30.3
1975South Melbourne137.43.711.13.81.01.2
1976South Melbourne196.93.410.33.41.20.91.20.1

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
1973South Melbourne2016161222802452
1974South Melbourne2219110529612024286
1975South Melbourne138944133461314
1976South Melbourne1913165196642217222
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
28
20, 18, 18, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16, 15
Kicks
18
14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11
Marks
12
10, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7
Handballs
10
10, 8, 8, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6
Goals
6
5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Behinds
5
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Hit Outs
5
4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
Frees
5
4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
6
5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4