Player

Michael Symons

Essendon · #12·8 seasons (1992–1999)·109 games·Born 16-Sep-1971 (age 54)·182 cm·75 kg

All-time defender · #549 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 →

Games

109

Disposals

1,411

Goals

Tackles

187

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.

28 Aug 1999R22

vs Melbourne

Won by 17 17.14 (116) – 15.9 (99)

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20 Aug 1999R21

vs Richmond

Won by 58 22.15 (147) – 13.11 (89)

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13 Aug 1999R20

@ Collingwood

Won by 22 12.15 (87) – 10.5 (65)

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6 Aug 1999R19

vs West Coast

Won by 60 23.15 (153) – 15.3 (93)

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31 Jul 1999R18

@ Sydney

Won by 14 15.3 (93) – 11.13 (79)

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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

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1992	Essendon	3	5.7	3.0	8.7	3.0	2.3	0.3	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	Essendon	19	7.3	4.7	11.9	3.0	2.3	1.2	0.5	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1994	Essendon	18	7.3	4.0	11.3	3.4	1.6	1.6	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
1995	Essendon	19	10.0	6.7	16.7	4.8	1.3	0.6	0.6	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1996	Essendon	18	7.0	6.1	13.1	3.1	2.3	0.6	0.4	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1997	Essendon	15	8.9	5.9	14.8	4.9	1.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
1998	Essendon	3	8.0	5.7	13.7	4.0	2.0	—	—	—	0.7	3.3	0.7	—	—	1.3	—
1999	Essendon	14	5.4	4.5	9.9	2.6	1.0	0.2	—	0.1	1.4	1.2	0.9	4.0	6.4	1.7	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1992	Essendon	3	17	9	26	9	7	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	Essendon	19	138	89	227	56	43	23	9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
1994	Essendon	18	131	72	203	61	28	28	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1995	Essendon	19	190	128	318	91	25	12	11	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
1996	Essendon	18	126	109	235	55	42	11	8	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1997	Essendon	15	134	88	222	74	22	2	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
1998	Essendon	3	24	17	41	12	6	—	—	—	2	10	2	—	—	4	—
1999	Essendon	14	76	63	139	37	14	3	—	1	19	17	13	56	89	24	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

28, 28, 24, 23, 22, 22, 21, 20, 20

Kicks

19, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15, 14, 14, 13

Marks

10, 9, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6

Handballs

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

Goals

5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2

Behinds

2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Hit Outs

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Tackles

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

Rebounds

4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1

Inside 50s

3, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Clearances

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

Clangers

4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

8, 8, 6, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2

Uncontested Possessions

11, 10, 7, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5

Contested Marks

1, 1, 1

Marks Inside 50

One Percenters

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

Bounces

1, 1