Player

Jim Jess

Richmond · #20·13 seasons (1976–1988)·223 games·Born 25-Jan-1955 (age 71)·189 cm·85 kg

All-time defender · #744 of 879 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 →

Games

223

Disposals

2,821

Goals

175

Tackles

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.

16 Jul 1988R16

vs St Kilda

Won by 17 17.13 (115) – 15.8 (98)

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9 Jul 1988R15

@ Footscray

Lost by 25 8.7 (55) – 12.8 (80)

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16 Apr 1988R3

vs Collingwood

Lost by 70 12.8 (80) – 23.12 (150)

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9 Apr 1988R2

@ Hawthorn

Lost by 85 12.14 (86) – 26.15 (171)

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4 Apr 1988R1

vs Melbourne

Lost by 46 16.12 (108) – 23.16 (154)

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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.

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
1976	Richmond	6	8.3	2.0	10.3	4.7	—	1.0	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977	Richmond	20	6.7	2.8	9.4	3.8	—	0.9	0.7	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	Richmond	19	7.9	3.3	11.2	3.5	—	1.1	0.9	1.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
1979	Richmond	18	8.3	4.3	12.6	3.9	—	0.1	0.2	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
1980	Richmond	25	10.2	4.9	15.1	4.0	—	0.3	0.1	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
1981	Richmond	18	9.3	4.9	14.3	3.7	—	1.3	0.6	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982	Richmond	18	11.7	3.9	15.7	4.9	—	0.2	0.3	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.9
1983	Richmond	22	9.4	4.3	13.7	4.9	—	1.2	0.9	1.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1984	Richmond	21	10.2	4.5	14.8	5.3	—	1.3	1.1	2.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1985	Richmond	18	8.0	4.6	12.6	5.2	—	0.8	0.9	1.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	Richmond	19	8.0	3.1	11.1	4.3	—	0.6	0.3	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1987	Richmond	14	6.1	2.6	8.6	5.0	0.4	1.2	0.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1988	Richmond	5	6.8	2.4	9.2	2.8	0.2	—	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1976	Richmond	6	50	12	62	28	—	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977	Richmond	20	133	55	188	75	—	19	13	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	Richmond	19	150	62	212	66	—	20	17	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
1979	Richmond	18	149	78	227	70	—	2	3	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1980	Richmond	25	255	122	377	99	—	7	3	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
1981	Richmond	18	168	89	257	66	—	23	10	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982	Richmond	18	211	71	282	89	—	3	5	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	15
1983	Richmond	22	207	94	301	108	—	26	20	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1984	Richmond	21	215	95	310	111	—	27	24	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1985	Richmond	18	144	83	227	94	—	14	17	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	Richmond	19	152	59	211	82	—	11	5	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1987	Richmond	14	85	36	121	70	6	17	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1988	Richmond	5	34	12	46	14	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

25, 24, 23, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 21

Kicks

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

Marks

13, 13, 12, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10

Handballs

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

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

9, 7, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4

Tackles

1, 1, 1, 1

Frees

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

Frees Against

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