Player

Kurt Tippett

Sydney · #8·10 seasons (2008–2017)·178 games·Born 8-May-1987 (age 39)·202 cm·105 kg

All-time ruckman · #21 of 187 all-time ruckmen

CAREERAverage

LAST 40Average

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

#12 of 72 all-time rucks

0.97 votes/game · 165 votes / 170 games

+15 vs KICKKICK r40 58

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

Games

178

Disposals

1,924

Goals

325

Tackles

384

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.

26 Aug 2017R23

vs Carlton

Won by 81 21.12 (138) – 8.9 (57)

18 Aug 2017R22

@ Adelaide

Won by 3 13.5 (83) – 11.14 (80)

12 Aug 2017R21

vs Fremantle

Won by 104 22.11 (143) – 5.9 (39)

4 Aug 2017R20

@ Geelong

Won by 46 16.11 (107) – 8.13 (61)

26 May 2017R10

vs Hawthorn

Lost by 6 11.9 (75) – 12.9 (81)

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 Kurt Tippett's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

22 Aug 2015R21

@Greater Western Sydney

Won by 8920.13 (133) – 6.8 (44)

100+

20 May 2016R9

@Hawthorn

Won by 1410.9 (69) – 7.13 (55)

7 Jun 2009R11

@Essendon

Won by 1621.4 (130) – 18.6 (114)

20 Aug 2011R22

@Gold Coast

Won by 6118.17 (125) – 9.10 (64)

1 Aug 2015R18

vsAdelaide

Won by 5217.15 (117) – 9.11 (65)

11 Jul 2009R15

vsFremantle

Won by 11719.16 (130) – 1.7 (13)

3 Apr 2016R2

@Carlton

Won by 6020.11 (131) – 10.11 (71)

12 Sep 2015Qualifying Final

@Fremantle

Lost by 97.18 (60) – 10.9 (69)

31 Mar 2012R1

@Gold Coast

Won by 6919.23 (137) – 10.8 (68)

#10

15 Aug 2010R20

@Brisbane Lions

Won by 715.14 (104) – 13.19 (97)

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)

#11

29 Aug 2009R22

@Carlton

Won by 7227.14 (176) – 16.8 (104)

#12

19 Sep 2015Semi Final

vsNorth Melbourne

Lost by 267.9 (51) – 11.11 (77)

#13

30 Aug 2015R22

@St Kilda

Won by 9720.15 (135) – 4.14 (38)

#14

26 Aug 2012R22

@Melbourne

Won by 6922.18 (150) – 11.15 (81)

#15

1 May 2016R6

@Brisbane Lions

Won by 315.7 (97) – 14.10 (94)

#16

22 Sep 2012Preliminary Final

@Hawthorn

Lost by 514.8 (92) – 13.19 (97)

#17

15 Apr 2012R3

@Hawthorn

Lost by 5612.12 (84) – 21.14 (140)

#18

26 Apr 2009R5

@Melbourne

Won by 177.9 (51) – 4.10 (34)

#19

4 Jun 2016R11

@Gold Coast

Won by 3811.13 (79) – 6.5 (41)

#20

5 Sep 2015R23

vsGold Coast

Won by 6319.13 (127) – 9.10 (64)

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
2008	Adelaide	19	3.7	3.4	7.1	2.3	1.7	0.9	0.9	6.2	0.4	0.2	0.7	4.3	2.7	1.6	—
2009	Adelaide	24	6.7	4.1	10.8	4.0	2.5	2.3	1.3	10.1	1.1	0.2	1.5	6.9	4.1	2.4	0.3
2010	Adelaide	22	6.4	2.7	9.1	3.8	1.8	2.1	1.6	8.0	1.1	—	0.9	6.3	2.7	2.2	0.2
2011	Adelaide	18	8.2	3.8	12.1	4.7	2.2	1.7	1.2	7.2	2.2	0.1	1.4	8.3	4.3	3.0	0.2
2012	Adelaide	21	8.4	3.8	12.1	5.0	1.5	1.9	1.5	7.5	2.3	—	0.8	7.8	4.8	2.1	0.1
2013	Sydney	12	7.1	3.7	10.8	4.4	2.4	2.9	1.7	1.3	1.0	0.1	0.2	6.5	4.4	1.4	0.2
2014	Sydney	14	6.7	4.4	11.1	4.1	1.1	2.4	1.2	5.5	1.6	—	0.6	7.1	4.1	2.0	0.1
2015	Sydney	22	6.6	5.5	12.1	4.2	3.1	2.0	1.1	17.3	1.8	0.2	2.1	7.5	4.9	2.3	0.2
2016	Sydney	17	7.1	6.1	13.2	2.9	2.5	1.0	0.5	24.6	2.0	0.8	2.6	7.8	5.3	3.0	—
2017	Sydney	9	5.6	3.7	9.2	3.1	2.9	0.8	0.4	13.1	1.6	0.3	0.9	6.3	3.6	1.4	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2008	Adelaide	19	70	65	135	44	32	17	17	118	8	3	14	81	52	30	—
2009	Adelaide	24	160	98	258	96	60	55	31	243	27	5	37	165	98	58	7
2010	Adelaide	22	141	59	200	84	39	46	34	175	25	—	20	139	59	49	4
2011	Adelaide	18	148	69	217	85	40	31	22	130	39	2	25	149	77	54	3
2012	Adelaide	21	176	79	255	106	32	39	31	158	48	—	17	163	100	44	1
2013	Sydney	12	85	44	129	53	29	35	20	16	12	1	3	78	53	17	2
2014	Sydney	14	94	62	156	58	15	34	17	77	22	—	9	99	57	28	1
2015	Sydney	22	146	121	267	93	68	44	23	380	40	5	46	164	107	51	4
2016	Sydney	17	120	104	224	49	43	17	8	419	34	13	44	133	90	51	—
2017	Sydney	9	50	33	83	28	26	7	4	118	14	3	8	57	32	13	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

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

Kicks

15, 15, 14, 14, 14, 13, 12, 12, 12

Marks

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

Handballs

10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

37, 36, 35, 35, 32, 32, 32, 31, 28

Tackles

8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

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

Uncontested Possessions

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

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

One Percenters

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

Bounces

1, 1

Goal Assists

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