TheKicker
Player

Sam Butler

West Coast · #26·13 seasons (2004–2017)·166 games·Born 14-Jan-1986 (age 40)·187 cm·86 kg
CAREER · AVGBelow avg
40
LAST 40 · ROLLINGDepth
35
Career all-time average · Rolling last 40 games played. What is KICK? →
Coaches' eye parallel lens
14
#173 of 202 all-time voted-era players at this position
0.08 votes/game · 13 votes / 159 games
-21 vs KICKKICK r40 35
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
166
Disposals
2,701
Goals
16
Tackles
433
Brownlow votes
4

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.

1 Jul 2017R15
@ Western Bulldogs
Won by 7 12.15 (87) – 11.14 (80)
10
3 Jun 2017R11
@ Gold Coast
Lost by 3 11.11 (77) – 11.14 (80)
29
28 May 2017R10
vs Greater Western Sydney
Lost by 8 14.6 (90) – 14.14 (98)
36
21 May 2017R9
@ Essendon
Lost by 61 8.16 (64) – 19.11 (125)
26
12 May 2017R8
vs Western Bulldogs
Won by 8 9.15 (69) – 8.13 (61)
23

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

#1
2 Sep 2006R22
@Richmond
Won by 8826.17 (173) – 12.13 (85)
81
#2
10 Aug 2014R20
vsCollingwood
Won by 6019.12 (126) – 10.6 (66)
79
#3
26 Apr 2015R4
@Brisbane Lions
Won by 5317.16 (118) – 9.11 (65)
75
#4
20 Aug 2006R20
@Brisbane Lions
Won by 6216.18 (114) – 7.10 (52)
72
#5
16 Sep 2006Semi Final
vsWestern Bulldogs
Won by 7416.17 (113) – 5.9 (39)
69
#6
25 Jul 2014R18
vsRichmond
Lost by 176.6 (42) – 8.11 (59)
68
#7
29 Jul 2006R17
vsAdelaide
Won by 8226.9 (165) – 12.11 (83)
67
#8
27 Mar 2010R1
@Brisbane Lions
Lost by 3212.10 (82) – 16.18 (114)
65
#9
28 Apr 2011R6
vsMelbourne
Won by 5415.16 (106) – 6.16 (52)
64
#10
13 Jun 2008R12
@Essendon
Lost by 2213.13 (91) – 16.17 (113)
63
Show 10 more (rank 11–20)
#11
26 Jun 2011R14
@Carlton
Won by 3615.13 (103) – 10.7 (67)
62
#12
25 Aug 2012R22
vsCollingwood
Won by 4915.17 (107) – 8.10 (58)
61
#13
27 Aug 2006R21
vsFremantle
Lost by 578.13 (61) – 18.10 (118)
60
#14
27 Jun 2013R14
vsEssendon
Lost by 713.13 (91) – 15.8 (98)
59
#15
7 Jul 2012R15
@North Melbourne
Won by 212.14 (86) – 13.6 (84)
59
#16
29 Apr 2017R6
vsFremantle
Won by 4116.7 (103) – 9.8 (62)
57
#17
27 Apr 2013R5
@Port Adelaide
Lost by 510.19 (79) – 12.12 (84)
57
#18
16 Apr 2011R4
@Hawthorn
Lost by 79.11 (65) – 10.12 (72)
56
#19
15 May 2011R8
vsFremantle
Won by 3314.12 (96) – 9.9 (63)
55
#20
15 Jul 2006R15
vsSydney
Won by 29.13 (67) – 9.11 (65)
55
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
2004West Coast127.26.413.72.81.30.10.2—3.40.52.35.28.41.5—
2005West Coast147.44.411.83.61.30.20.1—2.20.90.63.28.91.2—
2006West Coast1411.18.819.94.14.20.40.40.13.11.62.66.513.71.6—
2008West Coast59.86.015.84.22.2—0.60.23.01.02.46.89.02.2—
2009West Coast168.27.816.03.82.40.10.1—1.61.11.25.410.41.3—
2010West Coast59.09.418.45.23.4———1.22.60.45.213.21.6—
2011West Coast1312.35.217.56.23.9———0.83.10.34.212.60.9—
2012West Coast1412.64.917.55.32.40.10.2—1.32.50.65.511.62.4—
2013West Coast1511.16.717.95.23.90.10.1—0.71.90.54.712.91.5—
2014West Coast129.07.016.03.92.80.10.1—1.51.80.84.711.50.90.1
2015West Coast1710.77.217.95.71.90.10.2—2.02.20.54.213.81.60.2
2016West Coast208.16.814.94.32.7———1.32.50.54.011.11.4—
2017West Coast98.46.114.64.01.3———0.62.40.43.310.91.1—

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2004West Coast128777164331612—416286210118—
2005West Coast1410362165511832—311394512417—
2006West Coast1415612327958596514323379119222—
2008West Coast54930792111—3115512344511—
2009West Coast16132124256603811—2517208716621—
2010West Coast54547922617———613226668—
2011West Coast13160682288051———114045416412—
2012West Coast1417768245743313—183597716233—
2013West Coast15167101268785812—112877019322—
2014West Coast1210884192473411—18221056138111
2015West Coast17181123304963223—3437871235273
2016West Coast201621362988654———265098122228—
2017West Coast976551313612———5224309810—
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
32
30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 25, 25, 25
Kicks
20
19, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16, 16
Marks
14
12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9
Handballs
17
16, 14, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11
Goals
3
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
2
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
1
1
Tackles
9
7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6
Rebounds
6
6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
Inside 50s
8
7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
Clearances
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Clangers
6
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Frees Against
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
12
11, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9
Uncontested Possessions
26
26, 22, 21, 21, 21, 21, 20, 20, 20
Contested Marks
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
2
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
7
7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5
Bounces
6
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Goal Assists
2
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1