TheKicker
Player

Josh Battle

Hawthorn · #24·10 seasons (2017–2026)·172 games·Born 1-Sep-1998 (age 28)·193 cm·92 kg
Active defender · #16 of 144 active defenders
KICK-D · FORMQuality
77
2026 · SEASONBelow avg
47
CAREERBelow avg
41
LAST 40Below avg
44
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
72
#22 of 91 active defenders
0.50 votes/game · 71 votes / 143 games
+26 vs KICKKICK r40 46
AFLCA Champion-Player votes per game, scaled 0–100 within defenders. Voted-era only (2003–2025). See full leaderboard →
Games
172
Disposals
2,690
Goals
32
Tackles
329
Brownlow votes
10

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.

18 Apr 2026R7
vs Port Adelaide
Won by 3 13.11 (89) – 13.8 (86)
57
11 Apr 2026R6
vs Western Bulldogs
Won by 40 15.14 (104) – 8.16 (64)
64
6 Apr 2026R5
vs Geelong
Won by 1 13.14 (92) – 14.7 (91)
37
19 Mar 2026R3
vs Sydney
Won by 17 14.15 (99) – 13.4 (82)
47
13 Mar 2026R2
@ Essendon
Won by 62 21.19 (145) – 13.5 (83)
53

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

#1
4 May 2025R9
vsRichmond
Won by 6516.13 (109) – 6.8 (44)
70
#2
11 May 2024R10
@Hawthorn
Lost by 57.11 (53) – 8.10 (58)
70
#3
27 Mar 2022R2
@Fremantle
Won by 109.11 (65) – 8.7 (55)
68
#4
16 Apr 2023R5
@Collingwood
Lost by 69.10 (64) – 10.10 (70)
67
#5
22 Apr 2022R6
@Greater Western Sydney
Won by 1710.17 (77) – 8.12 (60)
66
#6
11 Apr 2026R6
vsWestern Bulldogs
Won by 4015.14 (104) – 8.16 (64)
64
#7
27 Apr 2025R8
vsWest Coast
Won by 5018.16 (124) – 11.8 (74)
64
#8
11 Aug 2024R23
@Richmond
Won by 4815.9 (99) – 7.9 (51)
64
#9
4 Aug 2024R22
vsBrisbane Lions
Lost by 855.9 (39) – 19.10 (124)
63
#10
27 Apr 2019R6
vsAdelaide
Lost by 2910.8 (68) – 15.7 (97)
63
Show 10 more (rank 11–20)
#11
9 Jul 2022R17
vsFremantle
Lost by 4110.10 (70) – 17.9 (111)
62
#12
7 Apr 2024R5
@Richmond
Won by 79.13 (67) – 9.6 (60)
59
#13
21 Mar 2024R3
vsCollingwood
Won by 1514.10 (94) – 12.7 (79)
58
#14
11 May 2019R8
vsWest Coast
Lost by 1810.10 (70) – 12.16 (88)
58
#15
18 Apr 2026R7
vsPort Adelaide
Won by 313.11 (89) – 13.8 (86)
57
#16
1 Aug 2025R22
@Adelaide
Lost by 1413.9 (87) – 15.11 (101)
56
#17
5 Jul 2025R18
@St Kilda
Won by 2014.10 (94) – 10.14 (74)
55
#18
30 Jun 2019R15
vsRichmond
Lost by 3310.10 (70) – 16.7 (103)
55
#19
22 Jun 2019R14
vsBrisbane Lions
Lost by 568.11 (59) – 17.13 (115)
55
#20
11 Jun 2022R13
@Brisbane Lions
Lost by 218.9 (57) – 10.18 (78)
54
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
2017St Kilda13.02.05.02.0—1.0——1.0——1.03.02.0—
2018St Kilda65.54.09.52.82.21.20.70.71.50.20.24.35.32.3—
2019St Kilda1910.74.014.76.02.70.20.1—0.63.20.13.59.91.8—
2020St Kilda147.72.410.13.71.90.90.60.41.41.50.54.06.21.7—
2021St Kilda167.14.611.63.82.90.20.40.11.21.30.64.47.11.8—
2022St Kilda2112.14.516.66.81.9——0.11.13.00.34.610.83.1—
2023St Kilda239.44.914.36.31.70.0——0.93.20.24.49.42.6—
2024St Kilda2311.06.817.87.61.30.10.10.01.63.00.35.412.22.4—
2025Hawthorn2611.47.118.55.21.9—0.10.31.43.50.24.811.22.50.2
2026Hawthorn2313.06.819.86.31.50.10.10.11.34.80.25.012.02.50.2

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2017St Kilda13252—1——1——132—
2018St Kilda63324571713744911263214—
2019St Kilda19204762801155231—126016618934—
2020St Kilda14108341425226129519217568724—
2021St Kilda16113731866146372202197111429—
2022St Kilda212549434814240——1246479622766—
2023St Kilda23216112328146391——2174410121759—
2024St Kilda23253156409174303313769612528154—
2025Hawthorn2629618448013649—2836905126292655
2026Hawthorn2329815745514534233301115114276575
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
33
29, 29, 28, 27, 27, 26, 25, 24, 24
Kicks
20
19, 19, 18, 18, 18, 18, 17, 17, 17
Marks
14
13, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11
Handballs
14
14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11
Goals
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
8
4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
9
7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Rebounds
10
8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
Inside 50s
5
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Clearances
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Clangers
6
6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
Frees
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Frees Against
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
12
10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8
Uncontested Possessions
24
20, 19, 18, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 16
Contested Marks
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Marks Inside 50
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
11
11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 7
Bounces
4
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Goal Assists
2
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1