Player

Jackson Merrett

Essendon · #20·6 seasons (2012–2018)·56 games·Born 27-Feb-1993 (age 33)·185 cm·83 kg
All-time defender · #320 of 879 all-time defenders
KICK-D · CAREERAverage
52
CAREERDepth
38
LAST 40Depth
40
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
56
Disposals
763
Goals
23
Tackles
156
Brownlow votes
2

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.

All-time

Career-best games

The 10 highest-KICK individual matches of Jackson Merrett's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

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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
2012Essendon13.03.02.04.02.01.02.0
2013Essendon136.54.410.92.83.10.50.31.90.50.33.96.91.5
2014Essendon148.46.214.64.63.00.40.10.12.60.71.45.19.91.60.1
2015Essendon157.65.012.63.93.10.50.30.21.70.61.04.38.31.6
2016Essendon118.79.618.45.01.70.40.62.20.81.46.012.61.9
2018Essendon26.05.511.53.52.01.50.55.06.01.5

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2012Essendon13324212
2013Essendon1385571423641642464509019
2014Essendon1411787204644252136102072138222
2015Essendon15114751895946843269156512524
2016Essendon1196106202551946249156613821
2018Essendon2121123743110123
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
35
28, 24, 23, 21, 21, 20, 19, 19, 19
Kicks
21
16, 14, 13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11
Marks
10
10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7
Handballs
15
15, 14, 12, 12, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9
Goals
2
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
1
1, 1, 1
Tackles
9
8, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Rebounds
4
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Inside 50s
8
6, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
Clearances
5
5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Clangers
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees
2
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Frees Against
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Contested Possessions
13
11, 10, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6
Uncontested Possessions
23
20, 18, 17, 16, 16, 16, 15, 14, 13
Contested Marks
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
2
2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Bounces
1
1, 1
Goal Assists
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1