Player

Matt Dea

Essendon · #49·8 seasons (2010–2018)·70 games·Born 13-Oct-1991 (age 34)·186 cm·85 kg
All-time defender · #101 of 879 all-time defenders
KICK-D · CAREERAverage
56
CAREERDepth
34
LAST 40Depth
40
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
70
Disposals
964
Goals
2
Tackles
133
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 Dea'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
2010Richmond32.38.010.31.73.30.30.74.06.71.7
2011Richmond43.85.29.03.02.20.84.54.50.8
2012Richmond145.66.211.83.81.61.20.80.14.17.81.4
2013Richmond36.04.310.34.01.70.33.02.08.30.7
2014Richmond76.46.312.73.11.40.10.72.60.45.17.91.3
2016Essendon2110.46.617.06.32.30.10.93.20.25.711.21.4
2017Essendon69.25.514.75.02.30.20.53.04.510.31.3
2018Essendon128.35.613.94.81.20.81.80.24.79.01.4

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2010Richmond3724315101212205
2011Richmond4152136129318183
2012Richmond1478871655323171125810919
2013Richmond3181331125196252
2014Richmond745448922101518336559
2016Essendon212181393571324812067512023529
2017Essendon65533883014131827628
2018Essendon12100671675714102225610817
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
27
26, 22, 20, 20, 20, 19, 19, 19, 18
Kicks
17
17, 15, 14, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13
Marks
15
10, 10, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7
Handballs
13
12, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9
Goals
1
1
Behinds
1
Tackles
5
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
Rebounds
8
7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4
Inside 50s
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Clearances
2
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Clangers
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Contested Possessions
10
10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8
Uncontested Possessions
18
18, 16, 15, 14, 14, 13, 13, 13, 13
Contested Marks
4
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
One Percenters
7
7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
Bounces
2
1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Goal Assists
1
1, 1, 1, 1