Player

Matt Buntine

Greater Western Sydney · #21·9 seasons (2012–2021)·67 games·Born 19-Oct-1993 (age 32)·189 cm·84 kg
All-time defender · #505 of 887 all-time defenders
KICK-D · CAREERAverage
55
CAREERDepth
33
LAST 40Depth
30
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
67
Disposals
764
Goals
4
Tackles
117
Brownlow votes
0

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.

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 Matt Buntine's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

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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
2012Greater Western Sydney64.76.511.22.71.7—0.3—0.81.30.55.06.01.0—
2013Greater Western Sydney37.76.013.74.02.0———1.3—1.78.06.31.0—
2014Greater Western Sydney78.95.914.75.61.4———0.63.90.76.08.71.7—
2015Greater Western Sydney117.73.511.34.32.20.10.1—1.42.70.43.38.20.9—
2016Greater Western Sydney126.73.610.23.81.3———1.11.40.24.46.21.0—
2017Greater Western Sydney28.03.511.53.02.0————2.0—4.09.52.0—
2018Greater Western Sydney97.04.011.03.91.2———0.82.30.34.86.21.9—
2019Greater Western Sydney97.64.211.84.02.10.20.2—1.40.90.44.37.81.6—
2021Greater Western Sydney86.92.99.82.62.10.10.1—0.62.40.22.97.23.0—

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2012Greater Western Sydney62839671610—2—58330366—
2013Greater Western Sydney3231841126———4—524193—
2014Greater Western Sydney762411033910———4275426112—
2015Greater Western Sydney118539124472411—16304369010—
2016Greater Western Sydney1280431234616———13173537512—
2017Greater Western Sydney21672364————4—8194—
2018Greater Western Sydney96336993511———7213435617—
2019Greater Western Sydney96838106361922—1384397014—
2021Greater Western Sydney8552378211711—5192235824—
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
22
21, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16
Kicks
17
14, 13, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10
Marks
12
9, 9, 8, 8, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Handballs
10
9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7
Goals
1
1, 1, 1
Behinds
2
1, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
4
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Rebounds
6
6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4
Inside 50s
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Clearances
4
3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Clangers
7
6, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Frees Against
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
Contested Possessions
11
10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7
Uncontested Possessions
14
13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11
Contested Marks
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
2
2, 1, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
9
9, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Bounces
2
1, 1, 1
Goal Assists
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1