Player

Matthew Dent

Hawthorn · #36·8 seasons (1994–2001)·118 games·Born 17-Jan-1972 (age 54)·185 cm·86 kg
All-time defender · #649 of 879 all-time defenders
KICK-D · CAREERBelow avg
48
CAREERDepth
27
LAST 40Depth
25
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
118
Disposals
1,748
Goals
19
Tackles
165
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.

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
1994Fitzroy85.55.010.51.91.1
1995Fitzroy2010.74.515.14.01.90.10.3
1996Fitzroy1911.58.219.74.31.90.30.20.1
1997Western Bulldogs209.46.315.83.81.40.20.1
1998Western Bulldogs2110.05.915.93.11.30.10.11.33.60.61.2
1999Western Bulldogs167.02.89.82.10.80.10.10.20.61.70.43.15.80.8
2000Western Bulldogs69.74.714.33.30.80.20.20.31.73.00.53.510.81.3
2001Hawthorn87.54.612.15.11.10.10.11.12.91.53.09.11.1

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
1994Fitzroy8444084159
1995Fitzroy2021389302793736
1996Fitzroy192191563758136641
1997Western Bulldogs20189126315762951
1998Western Bulldogs2121012333365283228761225
1999Western Bulldogs161124415633121239276499312
2000Western Bulldogs65828862051121018321658
2001Hawthorn8603797419119231224739
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
33
28, 27, 27, 27, 27, 26, 26, 25, 25
Kicks
20
19, 19, 17, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16, 16
Marks
10
9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7
Handballs
16
13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11
Goals
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Rebounds
7
7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5
Inside 50s
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Clearances
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1
Clangers
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees
4
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Contested Possessions
9
7, 7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
Uncontested Possessions
17
15, 15, 14, 13, 12, 12, 10, 10, 10
Contested Marks
2
1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
1
One Percenters
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Bounces
2
2, 2, 1, 1, 1