Player

Roger Merrett

Brisbane Bears · #24·19 seasons (1978–1996)·313 games·Born 19-Apr-1960 (age 66)·195 cm·99 kg
All-time forward · #400 of 656 all-time forwards
KICK-F · CAREERAverage
50
CAREERDepth
27
LAST 40Depth
22
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
313
Disposals
3,626
Goals
433
Tackles
226
Brownlow votes
53

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.

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
1978Essendon23.03.56.53.0
1979Essendon43.82.05.81.50.20.23.0
1980Essendon125.03.88.81.60.20.1
1981Essendon103.73.37.02.50.40.14.3
1982Essendon134.13.17.21.30.30.12.5
1983Essendon217.45.613.03.81.50.76.10.1
1984Essendon248.95.214.14.60.80.48.50.6
1985Essendon239.04.313.44.42.00.86.20.3
1986Essendon228.84.313.14.41.31.22.80.2
1987Essendon187.75.513.24.42.30.60.42.90.2
1988Brisbane Bears178.65.213.84.91.91.00.42.5
1989Brisbane Bears229.34.914.16.01.11.10.42.60.6
1990Brisbane Bears179.24.813.96.11.02.11.50.90.3
1991Brisbane Bears228.16.915.16.01.41.10.72.50.3
1992Brisbane Bears166.25.411.63.01.21.10.43.0
1993Brisbane Bears188.12.710.84.21.03.32.11.5
1994Brisbane Bears167.42.39.84.70.82.61.61.0
1995Brisbane Bears195.51.36.82.70.92.30.70.7
1996Brisbane Bears174.21.65.82.20.91.30.90.3

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
1978Essendon267136
1979Essendon41582361112
1980Essendon1260461061921
1981Essendon10373370254143
1982Essendon13534093174232
1983Essendon211561172738032141281
1984Essendon24213125338111201020512
1985Essendon2320810030810146181436
1986Essendon2219395288962826625
1987Essendon18139992388042118524
1988Brisbane Bears1714688234833217742
1989Brisbane Bears22204107311131232495814
1990Brisbane Bears1715681237104173525165
1991Brisbane Bears22179152331131302516556
1992Brisbane Bears169986185482017648
1993Brisbane Bears18146481947618603827
1994Brisbane Bears16119371567512412516
1995Brisbane Bears19105241295217441413
1996Brisbane Bears17722799381522156
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
27
26, 24, 24, 24, 24, 23, 23, 22, 22
Kicks
20
19, 18, 17, 17, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15
Marks
14
12, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9
Handballs
14
13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11
Goals
8
8, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5
Behinds
5
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Hit Outs
21
19, 16, 15, 15, 14, 14, 13, 12, 12
Tackles
6
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Frees
8
8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6
Frees Against
8
7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6