Player

Robert Shirley

Adelaide · #12·10 seasons (2000–2009)·151 games·Born 9-Jun-1980 (age 45)·185 cm·85 kg

CAREER · AVGDepth

LAST 40 · ROLLINGDepth

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#93 of 202 all-time voted-era players at this position

0.31 votes/game · 37 votes / 119 games

+13 vs KICKKICK r40 39

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

Games

151

Disposals

2,075

Goals

Tackles

493

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.

12 Sep 2009Semi Final

@ Collingwood

Lost by 5 11.12 (78) – 12.11 (83)

22 Aug 2009R21

vs West Coast

Won by 74 18.14 (122) – 7.6 (48)

14 Aug 2009R20

@ Hawthorn

Won by 27 13.16 (94) – 9.13 (67)

8 Aug 2009R19

vs Collingwood

Lost by 21 9.14 (68) – 13.11 (89)

1 Aug 2009R18

@ Geelong

Lost by 2 13.13 (91) – 14.9 (93)

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

8 Sep 2007Elimination Final

@Hawthorn

Lost by 315.12 (102) – 15.15 (105)

26 May 2007R9

@Carlton

Won by 1915.15 (105) – 12.14 (86)

25 Aug 2007R21

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 2612.14 (86) – 8.12 (60)

10 Jun 2007R11

vsGeelong

Lost by 79.8 (62) – 9.15 (69)

29 Jun 2003R13

@Carlton

Won by 4213.14 (92) – 7.8 (50)

26 Jul 2008R17

@Sydney

Won by 2411.11 (77) – 6.17 (53)

19 Aug 2006R20

@Western Bulldogs

Lost by 714.14 (98) – 16.9 (105)

2 Jun 2006R10

vsEssendon

Won by 13830.8 (188) – 6.14 (50)

2 Sep 2006R22

vsMelbourne

Won by 5823.14 (152) – 14.10 (94)

#10

20 Aug 2005R21

vsCollingwood

Won by 11022.19 (151) – 5.11 (41)

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)

#11

31 Aug 2007R22

@Collingwood

Won by 1914.10 (94) – 11.9 (75)

#12

27 Aug 2006R21

@Port Adelaide

Lost by 1411.15 (81) – 14.11 (95)

#13

12 Jun 2004R12

@West Coast

Lost by 3211.10 (76) – 15.18 (108)

#14

16 Jun 2007R12

@Kangaroos

Won by 4615.10 (100) – 7.12 (54)

#15

18 May 2007R8

vsRichmond

Won by 914.15 (99) – 14.6 (90)

#16

16 Jun 2006R12

@St Kilda

Won by 6318.15 (123) – 8.12 (60)

#17

29 May 2005R10

vsCarlton

Won by 149.17 (71) – 8.9 (57)

#18

26 Jul 2009R17

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 7019.18 (132) – 9.8 (62)

#19

18 May 2008R8

vsMelbourne

Won by 7622.18 (150) – 11.8 (74)

#20

9 Jul 2006R14

@Sydney

Won by 3915.11 (101) – 8.14 (62)

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	Adelaide	2	4.5	3.0	7.5	1.5	0.5	—	—	—	1.5	—	0.5	4.0	4.0	1.0	—
2001	Adelaide	17	5.5	3.8	9.2	1.5	1.9	—	0.1	—	1.5	1.3	2.0	5.1	4.1	0.9	—
2002	Adelaide	4	2.0	3.0	5.0	1.5	1.8	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.8	2.0	3.2	0.8	—
2003	Adelaide	13	4.6	7.8	12.5	1.7	3.3	0.1	0.1	—	1.1	0.8	2.4	5.9	6.4	0.8	—
2004	Adelaide	15	4.7	5.5	10.2	1.7	2.3	0.3	0.3	—	1.2	0.5	2.2	4.7	5.9	1.5	—
2005	Adelaide	24	5.4	9.7	15.0	2.3	3.3	0.4	0.2	0.5	1.6	0.5	2.6	6.3	8.8	1.4	—
2006	Adelaide	24	6.5	9.5	16.0	3.0	3.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.9	0.8	3.0	6.3	9.6	1.3	—
2007	Adelaide	20	8.2	10.0	18.1	3.2	4.0	0.2	0.2	0.4	2.5	0.9	2.8	6.5	11.6	1.4	0.1
2008	Adelaide	21	6.1	8.3	14.4	2.6	4.0	0.1	0.1	1.1	2.0	0.6	2.5	5.5	9.0	2.0	0.1
2009	Adelaide	11	4.6	9.8	14.4	2.3	4.3	0.1	0.1	0.9	1.2	0.7	2.5	5.6	8.7	2.1	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2000	Adelaide	2	9	6	15	3	1	—	—	—	3	—	1	8	8	2	—
2001	Adelaide	17	93	64	157	26	32	—	2	—	25	22	34	86	70	16	—
2002	Adelaide	4	8	12	20	6	7	—	—	—	—	1	3	8	13	3	—
2003	Adelaide	13	60	102	162	22	43	2	2	—	15	10	31	77	83	10	—
2004	Adelaide	15	70	83	153	25	34	4	4	—	18	8	33	70	88	22	—
2005	Adelaide	24	129	232	361	55	79	10	4	13	38	12	63	152	210	33	—
2006	Adelaide	24	156	227	383	71	85	4	6	6	46	18	71	152	231	31	—
2007	Adelaide	20	163	200	363	64	81	5	4	8	50	18	56	130	232	28	2
2008	Adelaide	21	128	174	302	55	84	2	3	22	42	12	52	115	189	42	3
2009	Adelaide	11	51	108	159	25	47	1	1	10	13	8	27	62	96	23	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

25, 24, 23, 23, 23, 23, 22, 22, 22

Kicks

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

Marks

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

Handballs

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

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

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

Tackles

10, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

14, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 10

Uncontested Possessions

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

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

7, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

Bounces

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

Goal Assists

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