Player

Jake Lever

Melbourne · #8·12 seasons (2015–2026)·197 games·Born 5-Mar-1996 (age 30)·195 cm·91 kg

Active defender · #27 of 131 active defenders

2026 · SEASONBelow avg

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Depth

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

#15 of 91 active defenders

0.72 votes/game · 132 votes / 183 games

+44 vs KICKKICK r40 38

AFLCA Champion-Player votes per game, scaled 0–100 within defenders. Voted-era only (2003–2025). See full leaderboard →

Games

197

Disposals

2,780

Goals

Tackles

275

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.

19 Apr 2026R7

vs Brisbane Lions

Won by 2 16.8 (104) – 15.12 (102)

11 Apr 2026R6

@ Essendon

Lost by 45 10.8 (68) – 17.11 (113)

5 Apr 2026R5

vs Gold Coast

Won by 20 16.13 (109) – 14.5 (89)

29 Mar 2026R4

@ Carlton

Won by 23 15.10 (100) – 11.11 (77)

21 Mar 2026R3

@ Fremantle

Lost by 48 10.10 (70) – 17.16 (118)

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

27 May 2017R10

vsFremantle

Won by 10020.23 (143) – 6.7 (43)

20 Mar 2021R1

vsFremantle

Won by 2211.14 (80) – 8.10 (58)

7 Jul 2017R16

vsWestern Bulldogs

Won by 5916.8 (104) – 5.15 (45)

20 May 2018R9

@Carlton

Won by 10925.9 (159) – 7.8 (50)

24 Apr 2018R5

vsRichmond

Lost by 468.8 (56) – 15.12 (102)

5 Jun 2016R11

vsSt Kilda

Won by 8819.19 (133) – 6.9 (45)

4 May 2024R9

vsGeelong

Won by 810.14 (74) – 9.12 (66)

29 Mar 2026R4

@Carlton

Won by 2315.10 (100) – 11.11 (77)

24 Apr 2024R8

@Richmond

Won by 4313.7 (85) – 5.12 (42)

#10

11 Apr 2024R6

vsBrisbane Lions

Lost by 228.12 (60) – 12.10 (82)

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#11

21 Aug 2021R23

@Geelong

Won by 412.9 (81) – 12.5 (77)

#12

4 Apr 2021R3

@Greater Western Sydney

Won by 3415.12 (102) – 11.2 (68)

#13

20 Aug 2023R23

vsHawthorn

Won by 2713.9 (87) – 9.6 (60)

#14

23 Jun 2022R15

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 6416.21 (117) – 7.11 (53)

#15

22 May 2021R10

@Adelaide

Lost by 114.11 (95) – 15.6 (96)

#16

30 Mar 2024R4

@Port Adelaide

Won by 715.6 (96) – 13.11 (89)

#17

24 Jul 2021R19

vsWestern Bulldogs

Lost by 209.11 (65) – 13.7 (85)

#18

18 Apr 2021R5

@Hawthorn

Won by 5015.14 (104) – 8.6 (54)

#19

27 May 2018R10

vsAdelaide

Won by 9123.8 (146) – 8.7 (55)

#20

17 Jul 2021R18

vsHawthorn

Drew11.13 (79) – 12.7 (79)

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
2015	Adelaide	12	9.0	4.7	13.7	5.0	1.2	—	—	0.1	0.7	3.3	—	3.9	9.2	2.0	—
2016	Adelaide	24	10.3	5.4	15.8	5.2	1.0	0.1	0.1	—	1.4	2.8	0.1	5.6	10.1	2.2	—
2017	Adelaide	20	10.4	5.6	16.0	6.2	1.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.6	3.5	0.1	6.7	9.7	2.4	0.1
2018	Melbourne	11	10.4	4.1	14.4	4.9	1.6	—	—	—	1.7	3.4	—	5.8	9.1	2.5	0.1
2019	Melbourne	8	9.6	5.0	14.6	6.9	0.4	—	—	—	1.0	3.8	0.1	5.9	8.8	2.8	—
2020	Melbourne	17	7.1	3.4	10.5	4.4	1.5	—	—	—	0.7	2.4	0.1	4.7	6.0	1.4	—
2021	Melbourne	25	9.7	5.9	15.6	5.4	1.8	—	0.0	—	1.2	4.1	0.0	6.9	8.2	2.3	0.2
2022	Melbourne	19	7.2	4.7	11.9	4.6	1.7	0.1	—	—	1.0	2.5	0.2	4.8	6.8	2.3	0.1
2023	Melbourne	24	8.1	6.0	14.1	5.4	1.0	—	—	—	1.1	3.2	0.2	5.5	8.6	2.4	—
2024	Melbourne	18	8.8	4.7	13.5	5.9	1.3	0.1	—	—	1.1	3.4	0.2	5.0	8.6	2.3	—
2025	Melbourne	8	6.8	5.2	12.0	5.6	1.6	—	—	—	0.2	1.8	0.1	3.6	8.5	1.2	—
2026	Melbourne	11	11.9	3.6	15.6	7.9	1.6	—	—	—	0.5	3.6	—	3.4	11.2	2.5	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2015	Adelaide	12	108	56	164	60	14	—	—	1	8	40	—	47	111	24	—
2016	Adelaide	24	248	130	378	124	24	2	3	—	33	66	2	134	242	53	—
2017	Adelaide	20	208	112	320	125	35	1	1	1	32	70	3	134	193	48	1
2018	Melbourne	11	114	45	159	54	18	—	—	—	19	37	—	64	100	28	1
2019	Melbourne	8	77	40	117	55	3	—	—	—	8	30	1	47	70	22	—
2020	Melbourne	17	121	57	178	75	26	—	—	—	12	41	1	79	102	24	—
2021	Melbourne	25	242	147	389	136	44	—	1	—	30	103	1	173	204	57	5
2022	Melbourne	19	136	90	226	88	32	1	—	—	19	48	3	91	130	43	1
2023	Melbourne	24	194	145	339	129	25	—	—	—	27	77	4	133	207	57	—
2024	Melbourne	18	159	84	243	107	23	1	—	—	20	61	4	90	155	41	—
2025	Melbourne	8	54	42	96	45	13	—	—	—	2	14	1	29	68	10	—
2026	Melbourne	11	131	40	171	87	18	—	—	—	5	40	—	37	123	28	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

29, 27, 26, 26, 24, 24, 24, 24, 22

Kicks

19, 19, 18, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16, 16

Marks

13, 13, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10

Handballs

12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10

Goals

1, 1, 1, 1

Behinds

1, 1, 1, 1

Hit Outs

Tackles

5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4

Rebounds

9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6

Inside 50s

6, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Clearances

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Clangers

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

Frees

3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Frees Against

5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3

Contested Possessions

11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10

Uncontested Possessions

20, 20, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16

Contested Marks

4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Marks Inside 50

1, 1, 1

One Percenters

13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11

Bounces

3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Goal Assists

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1