Player

Nathan Thompson

North Melbourne · #23·10 seasons (1998–2008)·179 games·Born 14-Feb-1978 (age 48)·194 cm·100 kg

All-time forward · #116 of 656 all-time forwards

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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 →

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#132 of 141 all-time forwards

0.15 votes/game · 14 votes / 91 games

-29 vs KICKKICK r40 41

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

Games

179

Disposals

1,880

Goals

327

Tackles

163

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

@ Sydney

Lost by 35 11.9 (75) – 17.8 (110)

10 Aug 2008R19

vs Western Bulldogs

Won by 20 21.10 (136) – 18.8 (116)

12 Jul 2008R15

@ Port Adelaide

Won by 2 10.16 (76) – 10.14 (74)

28 Jun 2008R14

vs St Kilda

Lost by 15 9.15 (69) – 12.12 (84)

21 Jun 2008R13

@ Hawthorn

Won by 27 15.13 (103) – 10.16 (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 Nathan Thompson's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

7 May 2006R6

vsHawthorn

Won by 2215.12 (102) – 11.14 (80)

23 Jun 2006R12

vsCarlton

Won by 1918.13 (121) – 15.12 (102)

10 Jul 2004R15

vsWest Coast

Lost by 412.10 (82) – 12.14 (86)

30 Jun 2006R13

vsEssendon

Won by 714.12 (96) – 13.11 (89)

22 Aug 2003R21

vsCarlton

Won by 7420.18 (138) – 10.4 (64)

10 Jun 2006R11

@Richmond

Lost by 359.13 (67) – 15.12 (102)

2 Jul 2005R14

@Essendon

Won by 4219.14 (128) – 13.8 (86)

29 Apr 2006R5

@Melbourne

Lost by 412.14 (86) – 13.12 (90)

31 Aug 2003R22

@Richmond

Won by 411.12 (78) – 11.8 (74)

#10

15 Jul 2006R15

vsBrisbane Lions

Lost by 111.18 (84) – 12.13 (85)

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#11

9 Aug 2003R19

@Sydney

Won by 1717.8 (110) – 14.9 (93)

#12

28 May 2005R10

@Brisbane Lions

Won by 1917.10 (112) – 13.15 (93)

#13

5 Jul 2003R14

vsWestern Bulldogs

Won by 7123.16 (154) – 12.11 (83)

#14

14 May 2005R8

vsWestern Bulldogs

Lost by 2613.14 (92) – 18.10 (118)

#15

26 Apr 2003R5

vsRichmond

Lost by 2014.11 (95) – 18.7 (115)

#16

30 Jul 2006R17

vsGeelong

Won by 3013.12 (90) – 8.12 (60)

#17

23 Apr 2005R5

vsHawthorn

Won by 1916.12 (108) – 13.11 (89)

#18

9 May 2003R7

vsKangaroos

Lost by 2813.11 (89) – 18.9 (117)

#19

11 Jun 2004R12

@Carlton

Lost by 1214.4 (88) – 15.10 (100)

#20

16 Aug 2003R20

@Kangaroos

Won by 1416.14 (110) – 14.12 (96)

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	Hawthorn	2	1.5	0.5	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	Hawthorn	18	6.3	3.2	9.5	4.2	0.5	1.3	1.2	7.3	1.2	0.5	1.3	4.2	5.4	0.7	0.2
2000	Hawthorn	22	7.0	2.9	9.9	4.8	0.4	1.8	0.9	4.2	1.7	0.6	0.9	4.6	5.3	1.0	0.1
2001	Hawthorn	25	9.4	4.6	14.0	6.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	7.4	3.2	1.2	2.0	6.5	7.4	1.0	0.2
2002	Hawthorn	18	7.3	3.4	10.7	4.7	1.2	1.4	0.9	6.7	2.1	0.7	2.0	6.0	4.7	1.9	0.3
2003	Hawthorn	15	7.9	3.1	10.9	6.1	1.2	2.5	1.0	6.9	2.1	0.6	1.1	4.8	5.9	0.7	0.1
2004	Hawthorn	19	7.1	2.8	9.9	4.7	0.8	1.9	1.1	3.3	1.9	0.5	0.3	4.6	5.3	1.1	0.2
2005	Kangaroos	23	8.2	1.7	9.9	6.0	0.6	2.3	1.3	1.7	2.2	0.2	0.2	3.5	6.5	1.9	0.4
2006	Kangaroos	22	8.7	1.9	10.7	6.9	1.1	2.5	1.8	0.2	1.5	0.1	0.1	3.6	7.1	1.9	0.6
2008	North Melbourne	15	6.1	2.4	8.5	4.5	1.4	1.9	0.9	0.8	1.5	—	0.1	2.9	5.5	1.1	0.1

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1998	Hawthorn	2	3	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	Hawthorn	18	114	57	171	75	9	23	21	131	22	9	23	76	97	13	4
2000	Hawthorn	22	155	64	219	106	9	39	19	92	37	12	19	102	116	22	1
2001	Hawthorn	25	235	114	349	155	30	30	27	185	81	29	49	162	185	25	5
2002	Hawthorn	18	132	61	193	85	22	26	17	120	37	12	36	108	85	34	5
2003	Hawthorn	15	118	46	164	91	18	38	15	103	31	9	16	72	89	10	2
2004	Hawthorn	19	135	54	189	89	16	36	20	62	36	9	6	88	101	20	3
2005	Kangaroos	23	189	39	228	138	14	52	29	40	51	5	5	80	150	43	8
2006	Kangaroos	22	192	43	235	152	24	54	40	5	33	1	2	80	156	43	13
2008	North Melbourne	15	92	36	128	67	21	29	13	12	22	—	1	43	83	16	2

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

23, 21, 20, 20, 19, 18, 18, 18, 18

Kicks

17, 16, 15, 14, 14, 14, 14, 13, 13

Marks

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

Handballs

13, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

19, 17, 17, 17, 16, 15, 14, 14, 13

Tackles

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

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

15, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9

Uncontested Possessions

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

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7

One Percenters

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

Bounces

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

Goal Assists

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