Player

Mark Bolton

Essendon · #23·10 seasons (1998–2007)·124 games·Born 3-Apr-1979 (age 47)·195 cm·91 kg

All-time defender · #558 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 →

Coaches' eye parallel lens

#322 of 343 all-time defenders

0.01 votes/game · 1 votes / 84 games

-31 vs KICKKICK r40 34

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

Games

124

Disposals

1,276

Goals

Tackles

192

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.

1 Sep 2007R22

@ West Coast

Lost by 8 19.10 (124) – 21.6 (132)

29 Jun 2007R13

vs Melbourne

Won by 2 19.11 (125) – 18.15 (123)

17 Jun 2007R12

@ Port Adelaide

Lost by 31 13.17 (95) – 19.12 (126)

8 Jun 2007R11

vs West Coast

Won by 1 15.5 (95) – 14.10 (94)

2 Jun 2007R10

@ Sydney

Won by 1 11.8 (74) – 11.7 (73)

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 Mark Bolton's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

1 Apr 2005R2

@Carlton

Lost by 417.4 (106) – 16.14 (110)

19 Jul 2003R16

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 814.10 (94) – 12.14 (86)

27 May 2006R9

vsPort Adelaide

Lost by 609.15 (69) – 20.9 (129)

24 Jun 2005R13

vsSt Kilda

Won by 1519.5 (119) – 16.8 (104)

14 May 2006R7

@Carlton

Lost by 3311.12 (78) – 17.9 (111)

30 Apr 2006R5

@Hawthorn

Lost by 112.11 (83) – 12.12 (84)

26 Mar 2005R1

@Melbourne

Lost by 468.9 (57) – 15.13 (103)

13 Jun 2003R12

vsKangaroos

Lost by 813.10 (88) – 14.12 (96)

7 Jul 2006R14

@Fremantle

Lost by 3712.16 (88) – 19.11 (125)

#10

7 May 2004R7

@Western Bulldogs

Won by 2618.13 (121) – 14.11 (95)

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#11

10 Apr 2005R3

vsHawthorn

Won by 210.17 (77) – 11.9 (75)

#12

10 May 2003R7

@Richmond

Lost by 425.12 (42) – 11.18 (84)

#13

22 Jul 2006R16

vsCarlton

Drew16.9 (105) – 15.15 (105)

#14

5 Sep 2003Elimination Final

@Fremantle

Won by 4415.11 (101) – 8.9 (57)

#15

25 Apr 2004R5

@Collingwood

Won by 3317.10 (112) – 11.13 (79)

#16

16 Apr 2004R4

@Carlton

Won by 3717.15 (117) – 12.8 (80)

#17

2 Jun 2007R10

@Sydney

Won by 111.8 (74) – 11.7 (73)

#18

10 Jun 2005R12

@West Coast

Lost by 2412.10 (82) – 15.16 (106)

#19

2 Jul 2004R14

vsKangaroos

Lost by 2112.7 (79) – 14.16 (100)

#20

29 Jul 2006R17

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 3725.10 (160) – 18.15 (123)

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	Essendon	4	4.8	3.2	8.0	2.5	0.8	0.2	—	—	1.5	0.8	0.5	—	—	0.2	—
1999	Essendon	2	3.0	3.5	6.5	1.0	—	0.5	—	0.5	—	1.5	2.0	4.0	3.5	1.0	—
2000	Essendon	1	4.0	3.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	3.0	—	1.0	4.0	3.0	—	—
2001	Essendon	12	3.9	3.2	7.1	2.2	1.6	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.8	0.8	0.8	3.2	3.8	0.4	—
2002	Essendon	19	6.5	5.2	11.7	4.5	1.5	0.4	0.1	0.8	1.7	1.8	0.4	4.6	7.3	1.9	0.1
2003	Essendon	21	6.5	4.5	11.0	4.2	1.4	0.6	0.6	1.2	2.2	1.1	0.9	4.3	7.0	1.6	0.1
2004	Essendon	23	6.1	5.0	11.1	4.3	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.8	1.4	0.3	4.4	6.5	1.9	—
2005	Essendon	16	6.9	3.2	10.2	3.9	2.1	0.3	0.3	1.4	2.1	0.6	1.2	4.5	5.6	1.5	—
2006	Essendon	19	6.0	5.5	11.4	4.9	1.8	0.4	0.4	0.5	1.9	1.3	1.0	4.8	6.5	1.4	—
2007	Essendon	7	4.1	3.0	7.1	3.4	2.6	0.6	—	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.6	2.9	4.6	1.1	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1998	Essendon	4	19	13	32	10	3	1	—	—	6	3	2	—	—	1	—
1999	Essendon	2	6	7	13	2	—	1	—	1	—	3	4	8	7	2	—
2000	Essendon	1	4	3	7	1	1	—	—	—	3	—	1	4	3	—	—
2001	Essendon	12	47	38	85	26	19	5	4	1	10	10	9	39	46	5	—
2002	Essendon	19	123	99	222	85	29	8	2	16	32	35	8	88	138	37	2
2003	Essendon	21	137	94	231	88	30	12	12	26	47	24	18	91	146	33	2
2004	Essendon	23	141	115	256	98	24	6	6	8	41	31	8	101	150	43	—
2005	Essendon	16	111	52	163	63	34	5	5	22	33	9	20	72	89	24	—
2006	Essendon	19	113	104	217	93	34	8	8	10	36	24	19	91	124	26	—
2007	Essendon	7	29	21	50	24	18	4	—	5	6	6	4	20	32	8	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

20, 20, 19, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18

Kicks

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

Marks

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

Handballs

11, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

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

Tackles

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

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

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

Uncontested Possessions

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

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

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

Bounces

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

Goal Assists

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