Player

James Worpel

Geelong · #29·9 seasons (2018–2026)·159 games·Born 24-Jan-1999 (age 27)·185 cm·85 kg

Active midfielder · #62 of 116 active midfielders

2026 · SEASONAverage

CAREERAverage

LAST 40Average

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 →

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#67 of 111 active midfielders

0.92 votes/game · 134 votes / 145 games

-6 vs KICKKICK r40 54

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

Games

159

Disposals

3,426

Goals

Tackles

710

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.

17 Apr 2026R7

vs Western Bulldogs

Won by 75 19.17 (131) – 8.8 (56)

12 Apr 2026R6

vs West Coast

Won by 46 17.20 (122) – 11.10 (76)

6 Mar 2026R1

@ Gold Coast

Lost by 56 10.9 (69) – 19.11 (125)

19 Sep 2025Preliminary Final

@ Geelong

Lost by 30 13.7 (85) – 17.13 (115)

12 Sep 2025Semi Final

@ Adelaide

Won by 34 14.17 (101) – 10.7 (67)

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

1 Apr 2024R4

vsGeelong

Lost by 3610.10 (70) – 17.4 (106)

100+

18 Aug 2019R22

vsGold Coast

Won by 7018.10 (118) – 7.6 (48)

100+

2 Aug 2019R20

@North Melbourne

Lost by 229.10 (64) – 12.14 (86)

1 May 2021R7

@St Kilda

Lost by 699.5 (59) – 19.14 (128)

16 Jul 2023R18

@North Melbourne

Won by 4812.16 (88) – 6.4 (40)

9 Aug 2019R21

@Greater Western Sydney

Won by 5613.7 (85) – 4.5 (29)

13 Jul 2019R17

vsFremantle

Won by 3112.12 (84) – 8.5 (53)

29 Jun 2019R15

vsWest Coast

Lost by 69.17 (71) – 11.11 (77)

19 Mar 2023R1

vsEssendon

Lost by 599.11 (65) – 19.10 (124)

#10

30 Jun 2024R17

@West Coast

Won by 6114.10 (94) – 4.9 (33)

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#11

29 Apr 2023R7

@Western Bulldogs

Lost by 299.11 (65) – 14.10 (94)

#12

19 Jul 2025R20

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 3813.9 (87) – 7.7 (49)

#13

10 May 2025R10

@Melbourne

Won by 3513.13 (91) – 7.14 (56)

#14

6 Jul 2024R18

@Geelong

Lost by 519.5 (59) – 16.14 (110)

#15

16 Mar 2024R2

@Essendon

Lost by 2411.17 (83) – 17.5 (107)

#16

1 Aug 2021R20

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 1214.8 (92) – 12.8 (80)

#17

16 Apr 2023R5

@Greater Western Sydney

Lost by 211.9 (75) – 10.17 (77)

#18

14 Jun 2019R13

@Essendon

Lost by 1911.11 (77) – 14.12 (96)

#19

21 Apr 2025R7

@Geelong

Lost by 711.13 (79) – 12.14 (86)

#20

3 Jul 2021R16

vsPort Adelaide

Lost by 347.11 (53) – 13.9 (87)

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
2018	Hawthorn	11	8.6	8.9	17.6	2.1	3.9	0.5	0.5	—	3.5	0.5	2.4	7.2	10.6	3.2	—
2019	Hawthorn	22	14.1	12.5	26.6	3.3	4.9	0.4	0.4	—	4.4	1.6	6.3	12.1	13.9	4.1	0.5
2020	Hawthorn	15	11.1	8.0	19.1	2.6	5.3	0.1	0.5	—	2.7	0.6	3.1	8.3	10.3	3.2	—
2021	Hawthorn	20	11.6	9.7	21.2	2.7	4.0	0.5	0.4	—	3.8	1.1	4.1	8.4	12.4	4.0	—
2022	Hawthorn	11	7.8	7.5	15.4	1.8	2.2	0.3	0.2	—	3.0	0.9	2.9	8.6	7.5	3.6	—
2023	Hawthorn	23	12.4	13.7	26.1	2.3	4.0	0.4	0.4	—	5.1	1.1	6.5	12.4	14.5	4.2	0.5
2024	Hawthorn	25	11.2	10.6	21.8	2.1	4.4	0.2	0.4	—	5.3	1.2	5.3	10.5	12.4	3.7	0.6
2025	Hawthorn	21	10.1	10.0	20.1	1.6	5.0	0.2	0.4	—	4.0	1.5	4.8	9.9	10.8	4.7	0.2
2026	Geelong	11	10.8	7.5	18.4	2.6	6.3	0.4	0.3	—	4.7	1.3	5.3	8.0	9.9	3.3	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2018	Hawthorn	11	95	98	193	23	43	5	5	—	38	5	26	79	116	35	—
2019	Hawthorn	22	309	275	584	72	107	9	8	—	97	35	139	265	307	91	10
2020	Hawthorn	15	167	120	287	39	80	2	7	—	41	9	47	125	154	48	—
2021	Hawthorn	20	232	193	425	54	81	10	8	—	76	21	82	168	249	81	—
2022	Hawthorn	11	86	83	169	20	24	3	2	—	33	10	32	94	82	40	—
2023	Hawthorn	23	286	314	600	52	92	10	9	—	118	25	149	285	333	97	11
2024	Hawthorn	25	280	265	545	52	110	6	11	—	133	31	132	262	309	92	14
2025	Hawthorn	21	211	210	421	34	104	4	8	—	85	31	100	207	226	98	3
2026	Geelong	11	119	83	202	29	69	4	3	—	52	14	58	88	109	36	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

36, 35, 35, 34, 34, 34, 33, 33, 32

Kicks

22, 21, 21, 20, 19, 18, 18, 18, 18

Marks

7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5

Handballs

21, 20, 20, 19, 19, 18, 18, 18, 17

Goals

2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Behinds

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

Tackles

11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8

Clearances

11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9

Clangers

10, 10, 9, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7

Frees

4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

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

Uncontested Possessions

24, 22, 22, 21, 21, 20, 19, 18, 18

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

One Percenters

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

Bounces

2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Goal Assists

3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2