Player

Paul Wheatley

Melbourne · #31·10 seasons (2000–2009)·135 games·Born 12-Apr-1981 (age 45)·189 cm·88 kg

All-time defender · #21 of 887 all-time defenders

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Average

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

#165 of 343 all-time defenders

0.23 votes/game · 20 votes / 87 games

+1 vs KICKKICK r40 50

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

Games

135

Disposals

2,062

Goals

Tackles

227

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.

30 Aug 2009R22

vs St Kilda

Lost by 47 10.7 (67) – 17.12 (114)

12 Jul 2009R15

vs Port Adelaide

Won by 11 15.11 (101) – 13.12 (90)

4 Jul 2009R14

vs West Coast

Won by 20 17.10 (112) – 13.14 (92)

31 Aug 2008R22

vs Richmond

Lost by 80 6.5 (41) – 18.13 (121)

23 Aug 2008R21

@ Port Adelaide

Lost by 78 7.9 (51) – 18.21 (129)

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

29 Jun 2008R14

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 114.9 (93) – 13.14 (92)

8 Jul 2007R14

@Carlton

Won by 2319.10 (124) – 14.17 (101)

20 Jun 2004R13

@Essendon

Won by 2613.17 (95) – 10.9 (69)

16 Aug 2008R20

vsWest Coast

Won by 3411.13 (79) – 5.15 (45)

15 Jun 2008R12

@Richmond

Lost by 2214.10 (94) – 16.20 (116)

13 Jul 2008R15

@Western Bulldogs

Lost by 319.10 (64) – 14.11 (95)

2 Jun 2007R10

vsAdelaide

Won by 1713.11 (89) – 10.12 (72)

23 Aug 2008R21

@Port Adelaide

Lost by 787.9 (51) – 18.21 (129)

21 Aug 2004R21

@Carlton

Lost by 318.14 (62) – 14.9 (93)

#10

6 Apr 2008R3

@Geelong

Lost by 3012.10 (82) – 16.16 (112)

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)

#11

15 Apr 2007R3

vsGeelong

Lost by 528.9 (57) – 15.19 (109)

#12

8 Aug 2008R19

vsGeelong

Lost by 1165.11 (41) – 24.13 (157)

#13

17 Apr 2004R4

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 5318.16 (124) – 10.11 (71)

#14

27 Apr 2008R6

@Brisbane Lions

Lost by 5213.7 (85) – 19.23 (137)

#15

22 May 2004R9

vsKangaroos

Won by 1813.18 (96) – 11.12 (78)

#16

2 Apr 2004R2

vsRichmond

Won by 5920.15 (135) – 12.4 (76)

#17

27 Mar 2004R1

@Hawthorn

Lost by 4910.10 (70) – 17.17 (119)

#18

11 Jun 2007R11

vsCollingwood

Won by 1313.16 (94) – 11.15 (81)

#19

9 May 2004R7

vsWest Coast

Won by 4918.14 (122) – 11.7 (73)

#20

29 Mar 2008R2

vsWestern Bulldogs

Lost by 959.12 (66) – 24.17 (161)

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
2000	Melbourne	12	5.8	2.1	7.9	2.5	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.1	1.8	0.9	0.5	3.3	4.6	0.8	—
2001	Melbourne	16	7.4	5.0	12.4	4.0	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	2.2	1.7	0.9	4.6	7.7	1.2	—
2002	Melbourne	18	8.4	5.4	13.8	4.7	1.9	0.6	0.5	0.3	2.7	1.9	0.5	3.6	9.9	1.1	—
2003	Melbourne	5	7.6	4.0	11.6	2.8	1.0	0.2	—	—	2.2	0.8	0.8	4.4	7.8	3.4	—
2004	Melbourne	20	11.1	4.2	15.2	5.5	1.9	0.1	0.2	0.1	2.0	5.3	0.8	4.8	9.9	1.6	—
2005	Melbourne	21	8.8	3.7	12.5	4.6	1.8	0.1	0.2	—	1.5	5.1	0.7	4.4	7.4	1.2	—
2006	Melbourne	7	9.3	3.9	13.1	5.7	1.0	0.1	0.3	0.1	1.9	3.7	0.3	2.9	9.6	1.3	—
2007	Melbourne	14	13.2	7.1	20.4	6.4	1.7	0.3	0.2	0.3	3.4	3.6	0.6	4.5	15.0	1.9	0.1
2008	Melbourne	19	14.6	9.7	24.3	6.5	2.2	0.1	0.4	—	3.3	4.4	1.5	4.8	18.1	2.7	0.3
2009	Melbourne	3	9.3	9.0	18.3	4.3	4.0	0.3	—	0.3	2.3	3.7	1.0	5.3	12.7	3.0	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2000	Melbourne	12	70	25	95	30	9	4	4	1	21	11	6	40	55	9	—
2001	Melbourne	16	119	80	199	64	18	5	4	2	36	27	15	74	123	19	—
2002	Melbourne	18	152	97	249	84	35	11	9	6	49	34	9	65	179	20	—
2003	Melbourne	5	38	20	58	14	5	1	—	—	11	4	4	22	39	17	—
2004	Melbourne	20	222	83	305	111	38	2	4	3	40	106	16	97	198	32	—
2005	Melbourne	21	184	78	262	96	38	3	4	—	31	108	14	92	155	26	—
2006	Melbourne	7	65	27	92	40	7	1	2	1	13	26	2	20	67	9	—
2007	Melbourne	14	185	100	285	89	24	4	3	4	48	50	9	63	210	26	2
2008	Melbourne	19	278	184	462	124	41	2	8	—	63	84	29	91	344	52	5
2009	Melbourne	3	28	27	55	13	12	1	—	1	7	11	3	16	38	9	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

34, 31, 31, 30, 29, 29, 27, 26, 25

Kicks

21, 20, 20, 19, 19, 19, 18, 17, 17

Marks

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

Handballs

17, 16, 14, 13, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

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

Tackles

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

Rebounds

11, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 7

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

12, 11, 11, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9

Uncontested Possessions

23, 23, 22, 22, 21, 21, 21, 20, 20

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

11, 9, 8, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5

Bounces

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

Goal Assists

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