Player

Paul Couch

Geelong · #7·13 seasons (1985–1997)·259 games·Born 19-Jul-1964 (age 61)·180 cm·82 kg

All-time midfielder · #315 of 520 all-time midfielders

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

259

Disposals

6,042

Goals

203

Tackles

411

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 May 1997R7

vs Sydney

Won by 32 11.10 (76) – 6.8 (44)

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20 Apr 1997R4

vs Essendon

Won by 7 11.19 (85) – 11.12 (78)

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12 Apr 1997R3

@ Port Adelaide

Lost by 39 14.6 (90) – 18.21 (129)

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5 Apr 1997R2

vs West Coast

Won by 6 11.12 (78) – 11.6 (72)

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30 Mar 1997R1

@ Richmond

Lost by 9 13.17 (95) – 15.14 (104)

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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
1985	Geelong	17	11.9	6.3	18.2	3.5	—	0.9	1.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	Geelong	18	13.7	7.9	21.7	4.4	—	0.7	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
1987	Geelong	19	15.4	6.2	21.6	4.1	1.7	0.7	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
1988	Geelong	17	15.4	10.2	25.6	3.9	1.6	0.9	0.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6
1989	Geelong	26	16.0	11.0	26.9	3.1	2.1	0.9	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0
1990	Geelong	20	14.3	11.1	25.4	3.1	1.8	0.7	0.8	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1991	Geelong	24	15.6	10.9	26.5	3.0	1.8	0.9	0.7	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5
1992	Geelong	23	12.7	8.7	21.5	3.6	1.9	1.1	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
1993	Geelong	20	13.0	8.9	21.9	1.9	1.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1994	Geelong	24	13.6	9.5	23.2	2.7	2.2	1.2	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
1995	Geelong	25	16.0	8.8	24.9	2.3	1.9	0.5	0.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7
1996	Geelong	21	15.7	6.4	22.1	3.4	1.7	0.2	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
1997	Geelong	5	9.8	5.8	15.6	1.6	1.2	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1985	Geelong	17	202	107	309	60	—	15	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	Geelong	18	247	143	390	80	—	12	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
1987	Geelong	19	292	118	410	78	32	14	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
1988	Geelong	17	262	174	436	67	27	15	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
1989	Geelong	26	415	285	700	82	56	23	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22
1990	Geelong	20	286	222	508	63	35	13	16	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1991	Geelong	24	374	262	636	73	44	21	17	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
1992	Geelong	23	293	201	494	82	43	26	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
1993	Geelong	20	260	179	439	38	32	14	10	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1994	Geelong	24	327	229	556	64	53	29	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
1995	Geelong	25	401	221	622	57	48	13	12	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	16
1996	Geelong	21	330	134	464	72	35	5	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
1997	Geelong	5	49	29	78	8	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

41, 41, 41, 40, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36

Kicks

28, 27, 26, 26, 26, 25, 25, 25, 24

Marks

9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8

Handballs

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

Goals

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

Behinds

3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Hit Outs

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

Tackles

6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

Frees

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

Frees Against

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