Player

Paul Barnard

Essendon · #16·10 seasons (1994–2003)·151 games·Born 13-Feb-1973 (age 53)·189 cm·93 kg
All-time defender · #481 of 879 all-time defenders
KICK-D · CAREERBelow avg
49
CAREERDepth
31
LAST 40Depth
36
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
151
Disposals
1,943
Goals
79
Tackles
183
Brownlow votes
5

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.

All-time

Career-best games

The 10 highest-KICK individual matches of Paul Barnard's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

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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
1994Hawthorn33.31.34.71.00.71.3
1995Hawthorn811.55.416.94.80.90.20.2
1996Essendon157.16.213.33.11.40.20.50.2
1997Essendon56.82.89.62.60.60.2
1998Essendon176.84.911.84.00.80.20.30.31.11.70.80.7
1999Essendon226.96.012.93.10.70.30.10.91.61.91.25.37.30.9
2000Essendon228.34.713.03.81.10.50.40.22.61.50.64.18.81.0
2001Essendon249.75.515.25.72.01.00.60.32.50.81.24.410.51.00.1
2002Essendon248.04.312.34.41.51.00.90.42.80.51.04.18.21.70.1
2003Essendon115.45.310.63.41.30.40.10.42.30.41.64.36.11.9

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
1994Hawthorn310414324
1995Hawthorn8924313538722
1996Essendon15107932004721383
1997Essendon53414481331
1998Essendon1711684200681445619291312
1999Essendon221511322836915632034422611716121
2000Essendon22182104286842410945833129019422
2001Essendon242331323651364825148591829105251243
2002Essendon24191104295106372322967132398198402
2003Essendon115958117371441425417476721
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
26
24, 23, 23, 22, 22, 22, 22, 21, 21
Kicks
18
16, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15, 15, 14, 14
Marks
14
12, 11, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9
Handballs
12
12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10
Goals
4
4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Behinds
4
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
7
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Tackles
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Rebounds
7
6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Inside 50s
9
6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5
Clearances
6
4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Clangers
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Contested Possessions
12
12, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8
Uncontested Possessions
18
18, 17, 17, 16, 16, 15, 15, 14, 14
Contested Marks
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Marks Inside 50
5
4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
One Percenters
6
6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
Bounces
4
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Goal Assists
1
1