Player

Josh Battle

Hawthorn · #24·10 seasons (2017–2026)·161 games·Born 1-Sep-1998 (age 27)·193 cm·92 kg

Active defender · #18 of 131 active defenders

2026 · SEASONAverage

CAREERBelow avg

LAST 40Below avg

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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#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

161

Disposals

2,486

Goals

Tackles

313

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.

18 Apr 2026R7

vs Port Adelaide

Won by 3 13.11 (89) – 13.8 (86)

11 Apr 2026R6

vs Western Bulldogs

Won by 40 15.14 (104) – 8.16 (64)

6 Apr 2026R5

vs Geelong

Won by 1 13.14 (92) – 14.7 (91)

19 Mar 2026R3

vs Sydney

Won by 17 14.15 (99) – 13.4 (82)

13 Mar 2026R2

@ Essendon

Won by 62 21.19 (145) – 13.5 (83)

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.

4 May 2025R9

vsRichmond

Won by 6516.13 (109) – 6.8 (44)

11 May 2024R10

@Hawthorn

Lost by 57.11 (53) – 8.10 (58)

27 Mar 2022R2

@Fremantle

Won by 109.11 (65) – 8.7 (55)

16 Apr 2023R5

@Collingwood

Lost by 69.10 (64) – 10.10 (70)

22 Apr 2022R6

@Greater Western Sydney

Won by 1710.17 (77) – 8.12 (60)

11 Apr 2026R6

vsWestern Bulldogs

Won by 4015.14 (104) – 8.16 (64)

27 Apr 2025R8

vsWest Coast

Won by 5018.16 (124) – 11.8 (74)

11 Aug 2024R23

@Richmond

Won by 4815.9 (99) – 7.9 (51)

4 Aug 2024R22

vsBrisbane Lions

Lost by 855.9 (39) – 19.10 (124)

#10

27 Apr 2019R6

vsAdelaide

Lost by 2910.8 (68) – 15.7 (97)

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#11

9 Jul 2022R17

vsFremantle

Lost by 4110.10 (70) – 17.9 (111)

#12

7 Apr 2024R5

@Richmond

Won by 79.13 (67) – 9.6 (60)

#13

21 Mar 2024R3

vsCollingwood

Won by 1514.10 (94) – 12.7 (79)

#14

11 May 2019R8

vsWest Coast

Lost by 1810.10 (70) – 12.16 (88)

#15

18 Apr 2026R7

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 313.11 (89) – 13.8 (86)

#16

1 Aug 2025R22

@Adelaide

Lost by 1413.9 (87) – 15.11 (101)

#17

5 Jul 2025R18

@St Kilda

Won by 2014.10 (94) – 10.14 (74)

#18

30 Jun 2019R15

vsRichmond

Lost by 3310.10 (70) – 16.7 (103)

#19

22 Jun 2019R14

vsBrisbane Lions

Lost by 568.11 (59) – 17.13 (115)

#20

11 Jun 2022R13

@Brisbane Lions

Lost by 218.9 (57) – 10.18 (78)

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
2017	St Kilda	1	3.0	2.0	5.0	2.0	—	1.0	—	—	1.0	—	—	1.0	3.0	2.0	—
2018	St Kilda	6	5.5	4.0	9.5	2.8	2.2	1.2	0.7	0.7	1.5	0.2	0.2	4.3	5.3	2.3	—
2019	St Kilda	19	10.7	4.0	14.7	6.0	2.7	0.2	0.1	—	0.6	3.2	0.1	3.5	9.9	1.8	—
2020	St Kilda	14	7.7	2.4	10.1	3.7	1.9	0.9	0.6	0.4	1.4	1.5	0.5	4.0	6.2	1.7	—
2021	St Kilda	16	7.1	4.6	11.6	3.8	2.9	0.2	0.4	0.1	1.2	1.3	0.6	4.4	7.1	1.8	—
2022	St Kilda	21	12.1	4.5	16.6	6.8	1.9	—	—	0.1	1.1	3.0	0.3	4.6	10.8	3.1	—
2023	St Kilda	23	9.4	4.9	14.3	6.3	1.7	0.0	—	—	0.9	3.2	0.2	4.4	9.4	2.6	—
2024	St Kilda	23	11.0	6.8	17.8	7.6	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.6	3.0	0.3	5.4	12.2	2.4	—
2025	Hawthorn	26	11.4	7.1	18.5	5.2	1.9	—	0.1	0.3	1.4	3.5	0.2	4.8	11.2	2.5	0.2
2026	Hawthorn	12	14.2	6.8	20.9	7.3	1.5	—	0.2	—	1.3	5.3	0.3	6.4	12.8	2.8	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2017	St Kilda	1	3	2	5	2	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	3	2	—
2018	St Kilda	6	33	24	57	17	13	7	4	4	9	1	1	26	32	14	—
2019	St Kilda	19	204	76	280	115	52	3	1	—	12	60	1	66	189	34	—
2020	St Kilda	14	108	34	142	52	26	12	9	5	19	21	7	56	87	24	—
2021	St Kilda	16	113	73	186	61	46	3	7	2	20	21	9	71	114	29	—
2022	St Kilda	21	254	94	348	142	40	—	—	1	24	64	7	96	227	66	—
2023	St Kilda	23	216	112	328	146	39	1	—	—	21	74	4	101	217	59	—
2024	St Kilda	23	253	156	409	174	30	3	3	1	37	69	6	125	281	54	—
2025	Hawthorn	26	296	184	480	136	49	—	2	8	36	90	5	126	292	65	5
2026	Hawthorn	12	170	81	251	88	18	—	3	—	16	64	4	77	153	33	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

29, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 24, 24

Kicks

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

Marks

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

Handballs

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

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

4, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1

Tackles

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

Rebounds

8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

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

Uncontested Possessions

20, 19, 18, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 16

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 7, 7

Bounces

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

Goal Assists

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