Player

Matthew Taberner

Fremantle · #20·12 seasons (2013–2024)·125 games·Born 17-Jun-1993 (age 32)·198 cm·99 kg

All-time forward · #247 of 656 all-time forwards

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

#95 of 141 all-time forwards

0.49 votes/game · 58 votes / 119 games

+1 vs KICKKICK r40 37

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

Games

125

Disposals

1,368

Goals

173

Tackles

185

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.

10 Aug 2024R23

vs Geelong

Lost by 11 9.8 (62) – 10.13 (73)

13 Apr 2024R6

@ Port Adelaide

Lost by 3 9.9 (63) – 9.12 (66)

6 Apr 2024R5

vs Carlton

Lost by 10 9.9 (63) – 10.13 (73)

29 Mar 2024R4

vs Adelaide

Won by 35 9.15 (69) – 4.10 (34)

23 Mar 2024R3

@ North Melbourne

Won by 26 15.12 (102) – 11.10 (76)

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 Matthew Taberner's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

20 Apr 2019R5

@Greater Western Sydney

Won by 2416.10 (106) – 11.16 (82)

7 May 2017R7

vsEssendon

Won by 3717.14 (116) – 11.13 (79)

13 Apr 2019R4

@West Coast

Lost by 137.14 (56) – 10.9 (69)

12 Aug 2017R21

@Sydney

Lost by 1045.9 (39) – 22.11 (143)

17 Apr 2022R5

@Essendon

Won by 4816.11 (107) – 8.11 (59)

11 Jun 2016R12

@Brisbane Lions

Won by 8323.9 (147) – 9.10 (64)

24 Aug 2014R22

@Brisbane Lions

Won by 5815.16 (106) – 6.12 (48)

11 Apr 2021R4

vsHawthorn

Won by 1513.18 (96) – 12.9 (81)

31 Mar 2019R2

@Gold Coast

Lost by 38.10 (58) – 7.19 (61)

#10

15 Aug 2021R22

vsWest Coast

Won by 1512.7 (79) – 9.10 (64)

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)

#11

16 May 2021R9

@Essendon

Lost by 78.13 (61) – 10.8 (68)

#12

31 Mar 2018R2

vsEssendon

Won by 1616.10 (106) – 14.6 (90)

#13

18 Apr 2021R5

@Adelaide

Won by 1212.12 (84) – 11.6 (72)

#14

30 Aug 2014R23

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 816.9 (105) – 14.13 (97)

#15

24 Mar 2018R1

@Port Adelaide

Lost by 509.6 (60) – 16.14 (110)

#16

24 Mar 2019R1

vsNorth Melbourne

Won by 8221.15 (141) – 9.5 (59)

#17

12 Aug 2018R21

vsCarlton

Won by 2915.11 (101) – 10.12 (72)

#18

22 Aug 2020R13

vsSydney

Won by 317.8 (50) – 2.7 (19)

#19

18 Jun 2016R13

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 1712.14 (86) – 9.15 (69)

#20

11 Jul 2020R6

vsSt Kilda

Won by 612.7 (79) – 11.7 (73)

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
2013	Fremantle	4	4.5	2.8	7.2	2.8	2.2	0.5	—	—	0.8	—	—	3.2	4.0	2.0	—
2014	Fremantle	9	6.8	3.4	10.2	4.4	2.8	0.8	0.7	0.1	1.3	0.8	0.4	5.0	5.4	2.1	—
2015	Fremantle	15	5.5	2.8	8.3	3.4	1.3	0.9	0.5	0.1	1.8	0.2	0.2	3.7	4.7	2.1	—
2016	Fremantle	17	7.1	5.2	12.3	4.8	2.4	1.1	0.3	1.2	1.6	0.2	0.1	5.8	6.5	2.5	—
2017	Fremantle	8	8.1	3.4	11.5	5.4	2.5	1.4	0.8	3.8	1.8	0.2	0.4	6.0	5.4	4.1	—
2018	Fremantle	9	9.8	5.2	15.0	5.3	1.3	1.1	0.8	4.4	2.4	0.2	0.7	7.3	7.1	3.4	—
2019	Fremantle	9	11.7	4.9	16.6	8.0	2.0	1.4	1.1	1.8	2.4	0.4	0.8	7.3	9.2	2.7	0.2
2020	Fremantle	16	8.1	2.3	10.4	5.8	0.5	1.8	0.8	0.5	1.8	0.2	0.2	5.2	5.6	2.3	0.2
2021	Fremantle	16	8.4	2.6	11.1	5.6	0.6	2.3	1.1	—	1.8	0.1	0.1	4.6	6.6	2.8	0.1
2022	Fremantle	13	7.7	1.9	9.5	4.8	1.0	1.8	0.6	—	1.7	—	0.1	4.2	5.2	1.4	0.2
2023	Fremantle	4	5.0	4.0	9.0	4.8	0.8	0.8	—	—	2.0	—	—	2.8	6.2	2.5	—
2024	Fremantle	5	4.2	2.4	6.6	2.6	1.2	1.2	0.4	—	0.2	—	0.2	3.0	3.4	2.4	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2013	Fremantle	4	18	11	29	11	9	2	—	—	3	—	—	13	16	8	—
2014	Fremantle	9	61	31	92	40	25	7	6	1	12	7	4	45	49	19	—
2015	Fremantle	15	83	42	125	51	20	14	7	2	27	3	3	55	71	32	—
2016	Fremantle	17	121	89	210	82	41	18	6	21	27	3	1	99	111	42	—
2017	Fremantle	8	65	27	92	43	20	11	6	30	14	2	3	48	43	33	—
2018	Fremantle	9	88	47	135	48	12	10	7	40	22	2	6	66	64	31	—
2019	Fremantle	9	105	44	149	72	18	13	10	16	22	4	7	66	83	24	2
2020	Fremantle	16	129	37	166	92	8	29	13	8	29	4	3	83	89	37	3
2021	Fremantle	16	135	42	177	89	10	37	17	—	29	1	1	74	106	45	2
2022	Fremantle	13	100	24	124	63	13	23	8	—	22	—	1	54	68	18	3
2023	Fremantle	4	20	16	36	19	3	3	—	—	8	—	—	11	25	10	—
2024	Fremantle	5	21	12	33	13	6	6	2	—	1	—	1	15	17	12	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

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

Kicks

17, 14, 14, 13, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12

Marks

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

Handballs

10, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

10, 8, 7, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4

Tackles

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

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Contested Possessions

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

Uncontested Possessions

16, 13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3

Goal Assists

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