Player

Jake Kelly

Essendon · #29·9 seasons (2015–2024)·168 games·Born 21-Jan-1995 (age 31)·190 cm·89 kg
All-time defender · #348 of 879 all-time defenders
KICK-D · CAREERAverage
59
CAREERDepth
36
LAST 40Depth
35
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
168
Disposals
2,418
Goals
4
Tackles
355
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.

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 Jake Kelly's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)
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
2015Adelaide106.24.710.93.73.10.10.51.40.54.07.01.4
2017Adelaide247.67.214.84.32.80.71.20.34.510.11.7
2018Adelaide199.47.216.65.02.00.11.12.40.34.811.31.6
2019Adelaide229.76.516.25.22.70.10.92.40.35.110.91.9
2020Adelaide155.72.68.32.92.50.61.90.13.14.91.7
2021Adelaide2010.74.815.45.12.11.03.20.24.69.92.2
2022Essendon219.35.014.36.31.30.10.82.70.13.610.42.5
2023Essendon178.06.314.35.31.60.11.31.90.34.210.21.4
2024Essendon209.75.515.25.81.30.11.02.50.23.512.21.9

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2015Adelaide106247109373115145407014
2017Adelaide24182174356104661628710924340
2018Adelaide1917813731596381214659121531
2019Adelaide222141423561146011952711224042
2020Adelaide15853912444379281467426
2021Adelaide202149530910242206449219944
2022Essendon21196104300132271175717521953
2023Essendon1713610824491281223367217323
2024Essendon20194111305115261205057024338
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
29
28, 28, 27, 26, 25, 23, 23, 23, 22
Kicks
19
19, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15
Marks
16
13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 10, 10
Handballs
16
14, 14, 14, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11
Goals
1
1, 1, 1
Behinds
1
1
Tackles
10
10, 9, 8, 8, 8, 5, 5, 4, 4
Rebounds
8
7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5
Inside 50s
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Clearances
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Clangers
6
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
11
11, 11, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8
Uncontested Possessions
19
19, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 17, 17, 17
Contested Marks
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Marks Inside 50
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
11
10, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7
Bounces
3
1
Goal Assists
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1