Player

Jason Saddington

Carlton · #9·11 seasons (1998–2008)·162 games·Born 23-Oct-1979 (age 46)·194 cm·93 kg

All-time defender · #577 of 887 all-time defenders

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Depth

KICK-P the position-fair career score · Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →

Coaches' eye parallel lens

#328 of 343 all-time defenders

0.00 votes/game · 0 votes / 47 games

-32 vs KICKKICK r40 32

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

Games

162

Disposals

2,153

Goals

Tackles

157

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 Aug 2008R20

vs North Melbourne

Lost by 51 14.6 (90) – 22.9 (141)

9 Aug 2008R19

vs Port Adelaide

Won by 66 18.24 (132) – 9.12 (66)

25 Aug 2007R21

vs Kangaroos

Lost by 82 11.13 (79) – 24.17 (161)

18 Aug 2007R20

@ Essendon

Lost by 10 16.12 (108) – 18.10 (118)

11 Aug 2007R19

@ Port Adelaide

Lost by 23 14.9 (93) – 17.14 (116)

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

18 Apr 2004R4

@Kangaroos

Won by 5118.13 (121) – 10.10 (70)

28 Jul 2007R17

vsSt Kilda

Lost by 1015.11 (101) – 16.15 (111)

23 May 2004R9

vsHawthorn

Won by 111.14 (80) – 12.7 (79)

11 Aug 2007R19

@Port Adelaide

Lost by 2314.9 (93) – 17.14 (116)

7 May 2005R7

vsEssendon

Won by 613.16 (94) – 14.4 (88)

4 Aug 2007R18

vsCollingwood

Lost by 2414.12 (96) – 18.12 (120)

4 Apr 2004R2

vsFremantle

Won by 3115.12 (102) – 10.11 (71)

11 May 2003R7

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 1915.8 (98) – 11.13 (79)

9 May 2004R7

vsRichmond

Lost by 138.6 (54) – 10.7 (67)

#10

10 Apr 2004R3

vsGeelong

Won by 610.13 (73) – 10.7 (67)

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)

#11

14 May 2006R7

vsEssendon

Won by 3317.9 (111) – 11.12 (78)

#12

25 Apr 2003R5

vsMelbourne

Won by 2417.7 (109) – 13.7 (85)

#13

12 May 2007R7

@Collingwood

Lost by 2414.11 (95) – 17.17 (119)

#14

19 Jul 2003R16

@Carlton

Won by 3118.7 (115) – 12.12 (84)

#15

1 May 2004R6

@Essendon

Lost by 1015.8 (98) – 16.12 (108)

#16

19 Apr 2003R4

@Hawthorn

Lost by 4210.8 (68) – 17.8 (110)

#17

26 May 2007R9

vsAdelaide

Lost by 1912.14 (86) – 15.15 (105)

#18

3 May 2003R6

@Collingwood

Won by 2017.7 (109) – 13.11 (89)

#19

5 Apr 2003R2

@Fremantle

Lost by 268.12 (60) – 12.14 (86)

#20

17 Aug 2008R20

vsNorth Melbourne

Lost by 5114.6 (90) – 22.9 (141)

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
1998	Sydney	22	7.4	4.6	12.1	3.1	1.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	2.6	1.1	0.8	—	—	0.9	—
1999	Sydney	23	9.4	6.8	16.2	4.7	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.1	2.2	2.8	1.0	6.0	10.1	1.5	—
2000	Sydney	21	9.1	6.9	16.0	4.7	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.1	2.8	2.0	1.2	6.4	9.3	1.6	0.1
2001	Sydney	23	7.0	5.4	12.5	3.9	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.9	2.3	0.6	4.5	7.6	0.9	0.1
2002	Sydney	22	6.9	7.2	14.1	4.5	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.4	2.4	0.8	5.5	8.1	1.1	—
2003	Sydney	14	5.9	5.7	11.6	4.1	0.6	—	—	0.1	0.8	1.6	0.6	4.6	6.6	1.2	—
2004	Sydney	10	7.1	5.3	12.4	4.6	1.3	0.7	0.5	1.1	1.6	0.8	1.2	4.0	8.4	0.7	—
2005	Sydney	7	5.4	3.7	9.1	3.3	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	2.3	0.3	0.7	2.6	6.6	0.6	—
2006	Carlton	6	6.8	2.8	9.7	4.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	—	1.3	1.3	—	1.8	8.0	1.0	—
2007	Carlton	12	6.2	6.0	12.2	6.3	1.2	0.3	—	—	1.0	1.7	0.2	2.7	9.7	1.6	—
2008	Carlton	2	5.5	7.5	13.0	6.0	1.5	—	—	—	0.5	1.5	0.5	2.0	11.0	1.5	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1998	Sydney	22	163	102	265	68	29	8	7	2	57	23	17	—	—	19	—
1999	Sydney	23	216	156	372	108	14	10	8	2	51	65	22	139	232	35	—
2000	Sydney	21	192	144	336	98	13	6	5	2	58	42	25	134	195	33	3
2001	Sydney	23	162	125	287	89	19	2	2	2	44	53	13	103	174	20	2
2002	Sydney	22	152	159	311	99	32	7	2	9	31	52	18	121	179	25	—
2003	Sydney	14	83	80	163	58	9	—	—	1	11	23	8	65	93	17	—
2004	Sydney	10	71	53	124	46	13	7	5	11	16	8	12	40	84	7	—
2005	Sydney	7	38	26	64	23	7	1	1	1	16	2	5	18	46	4	—
2006	Carlton	6	41	17	58	26	4	2	1	—	8	8	—	11	48	6	—
2007	Carlton	12	75	72	147	76	14	4	—	—	12	20	2	32	116	19	—
2008	Carlton	2	11	15	26	12	3	—	—	—	1	3	1	4	22	3	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

27, 25, 25, 25, 24, 23, 23, 23, 23

Kicks

18, 15, 15, 15, 14, 14, 13, 13, 13

Marks

12, 11, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8

Handballs

14, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 12, 11, 11

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

5, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Tackles

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

Rebounds

7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

12, 11, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9

Uncontested Possessions

18, 17, 16, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 14

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

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

Bounces

6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3

Goal Assists

1, 1, 1, 1, 1