Player

Nathan Bassett

Adelaide · #8·11 seasons (1998–2008)·210 games·Born 7-Dec-1976 (age 49)·190 cm·87 kg

All-time defender · #39 of 879 all-time defenders

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Below avg

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

#42 of 343 all-time defenders

0.58 votes/game · 69 votes / 119 games

+30 vs KICKKICK r40 46

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

Games

210

Disposals

2,740

Goals

Tackles

295

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.

6 Sep 2008Elimination Final

vs Collingwood

Lost by 31 14.10 (94) – 19.11 (125)

30 Aug 2008R22

vs Western Bulldogs

Won by 9 10.16 (76) – 9.13 (67)

24 Aug 2008R21

@ St Kilda

Lost by 48 6.11 (47) – 13.17 (95)

16 Aug 2008R20

@ Essendon

Won by 56 19.15 (129) – 10.13 (73)

10 Aug 2008R19

vs Richmond

Won by 63 16.12 (108) – 6.9 (45)

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 Nathan Bassett's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

5 Aug 2006R18

vsCollingwood

Won by 47.16 (58) – 7.12 (54)

10 Jun 2007R11

vsGeelong

Lost by 79.8 (62) – 9.15 (69)

2 Jul 2006R13

vsGeelong

Won by 9221.21 (147) – 8.7 (55)

8 Apr 2007R2

@Western Bulldogs

Won by 3816.14 (110) – 11.6 (72)

9 Sep 2006Qualifying Final

vsFremantle

Won by 3010.16 (76) – 7.4 (46)

10 Jun 2006R11

@Brisbane Lions

Won by 1510.15 (75) – 8.12 (60)

30 Jul 2004R18

vsKangaroos

Won by 75.19 (49) – 5.12 (42)

5 Jul 2003R14

vsRichmond

Won by 2810.12 (72) – 6.8 (44)

14 Apr 2007R3

@Port Adelaide

Won by 2413.9 (87) – 8.15 (63)

#10

27 May 2006R9

vsCarlton

Won by 6418.16 (124) – 9.6 (60)

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)

#11

29 Jul 2006R17

@West Coast

Lost by 8212.11 (83) – 26.9 (165)

#12

21 Jul 2006R16

vsKangaroos

Won by 7219.10 (124) – 7.10 (52)

#13

10 Aug 2008R19

vsRichmond

Won by 6316.12 (108) – 6.9 (45)

#14

21 Jun 2008R13

@Brisbane Lions

Lost by 1310.10 (70) – 11.17 (83)

#15

13 Aug 2005R20

@Port Adelaide

Won by 713.10 (88) – 12.9 (81)

#16

7 Jun 2008R11

@Richmond

Won by 5022.14 (146) – 14.12 (96)

#17

16 Jun 2007R12

@Kangaroos

Won by 4615.10 (100) – 7.12 (54)

#18

3 Sep 2005Qualifying Final

vsSt Kilda

Lost by 88.9 (57) – 10.5 (65)

#19

9 Jul 2006R14

@Sydney

Won by 3915.11 (101) – 8.14 (62)

#20

17 Jul 2005R16

vsWestern Bulldogs

Won by 7416.13 (109) – 5.5 (35)

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
1998	Adelaide	13	6.9	2.5	9.5	2.6	1.5	0.1	—	0.8	0.4	3.2	0.4	—	—	1.2	0.2
1999	Adelaide	21	7.3	2.9	10.2	3.3	0.5	0.1	—	0.5	0.4	3.7	0.5	4.6	5.0	0.8	—
2000	Adelaide	18	8.8	3.4	12.3	4.4	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.7	4.1	0.5	4.5	7.2	1.0	0.1
2001	Adelaide	13	7.2	4.5	11.6	3.4	0.5	—	—	0.5	0.8	2.9	1.2	4.6	6.2	0.4	0.2
2002	Adelaide	20	6.8	3.6	10.4	2.6	1.5	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.8	2.6	0.6	4.0	5.5	0.8	0.1
2003	Adelaide	21	6.4	5.6	12.0	3.8	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.8	2.1	0.1	4.4	7.0	1.2	0.1
2004	Adelaide	21	6.3	4.6	10.9	3.9	1.3	0.1	—	0.3	0.5	3.5	0.3	3.0	7.1	1.4	0.1
2005	Adelaide	25	8.0	7.0	15.0	4.8	1.8	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.8	3.7	0.4	4.4	9.9	1.6	0.1
2006	Adelaide	22	11.3	6.8	18.1	7.8	1.9	0.1	—	0.1	1.2	3.5	0.2	4.4	13.4	1.5	0.1
2007	Adelaide	13	10.2	5.3	15.5	7.2	2.0	0.1	—	0.1	0.5	3.7	0.1	4.2	11.5	1.3	0.4
2008	Adelaide	23	8.2	7.8	16.0	5.5	1.7	0.0	—	0.3	0.7	2.3	0.2	4.1	11.7	2.0	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1998	Adelaide	13	90	33	123	34	19	1	—	10	5	42	5	—	—	16	3
1999	Adelaide	21	154	60	214	69	10	1	—	11	8	77	10	96	106	16	—
2000	Adelaide	18	159	62	221	79	26	4	4	3	13	73	9	81	130	18	2
2001	Adelaide	13	93	58	151	44	7	—	—	7	11	38	16	60	81	5	2
2002	Adelaide	20	136	73	209	52	30	9	3	15	15	52	12	79	110	17	2
2003	Adelaide	21	135	117	252	80	25	3	1	5	16	44	2	93	146	26	2
2004	Adelaide	21	133	96	229	82	27	1	—	7	10	74	6	62	150	30	1
2005	Adelaide	25	200	176	376	120	45	2	2	2	20	92	11	110	247	39	3
2006	Adelaide	22	248	149	397	172	41	2	—	2	27	76	4	96	296	33	3
2007	Adelaide	13	132	69	201	93	26	1	—	2	6	48	1	55	149	17	5
2008	Adelaide	23	188	179	367	127	39	1	—	7	17	53	4	94	268	46	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

29, 26, 25, 25, 25, 24, 24, 24, 24

Kicks

20, 19, 18, 18, 17, 17, 15, 14, 14

Marks

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

Handballs

16, 16, 14, 14, 14, 13, 13, 13, 12

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

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

Tackles

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

Rebounds

9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8

Uncontested Possessions

24, 21, 21, 20, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10

Bounces

8, 7, 6, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4

Goal Assists

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