Player

Sam Docherty

Carlton · #15·11 seasons (2013–2025)·184 games·Born 17-Oct-1993 (age 32)·187 cm·87 kg

All-time midfielder · #80 of 520 all-time midfielders

CAREERAverage

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

#63 of 111 active midfielders

0.98 votes/game · 173 votes / 176 games

-8 vs KICKKICK r40 58

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

Games

184

Disposals

4,229

Goals

Tackles

494

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.

24 Jul 2025R21

@ Hawthorn

Lost by 24 9.7 (61) – 13.7 (85)

19 Jul 2025R20

vs Melbourne

Won by 8 12.6 (78) – 10.10 (70)

10 Jul 2025R19

vs Brisbane Lions

Lost by 37 9.12 (66) – 15.13 (103)

4 Jul 2025R18

vs Collingwood

Lost by 56 8.11 (59) – 17.13 (115)

26 Jun 2025R17

@ Port Adelaide

Lost by 50 8.12 (60) – 16.14 (110)

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

22 Jul 2023R19

vsWest Coast

Won by 7121.14 (140) – 10.9 (69)

9 Jul 2017R16

vsMelbourne

Lost by 812.10 (82) – 14.6 (90)

21 Aug 2022R23

vsCollingwood

Lost by 110.14 (74) – 11.9 (75)

29 Apr 2017R6

vsSydney

Won by 1915.7 (97) – 11.12 (78)

15 May 2016R8

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 214.9 (93) – 13.13 (91)

11 Jun 2017R12

vsGreater Western Sydney

Won by 110.11 (71) – 9.16 (70)

19 Aug 2017R22

vsHawthorn

Won by 712.5 (77) – 10.10 (70)

25 Jun 2017R14

@Richmond

Lost by 268.10 (58) – 11.18 (84)

17 Jun 2017R13

@Gold Coast

Won by 1012.11 (83) – 11.7 (73)

#10

15 Apr 2017R4

vsGold Coast

Lost by 2612.10 (82) – 17.6 (108)

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#11

28 May 2017R10

vsNorth Melbourne

Lost by 1715.6 (96) – 17.11 (113)

#12

17 Jul 2016R17

vsWest Coast

Lost by 711.9 (75) – 12.10 (82)

#13

16 Jun 2022R14

@Richmond

Lost by 159.12 (66) – 11.15 (81)

#14

21 May 2023R10

vsCollingwood

Lost by 287.15 (57) – 13.7 (85)

#15

13 Aug 2022R22

@Melbourne

Lost by 510.14 (74) – 11.13 (79)

#16

9 May 2021R8

@Western Bulldogs

Lost by 1613.13 (91) – 16.11 (107)

#17

1 Jul 2017R15

vsAdelaide

Lost by 1212.5 (77) – 13.11 (89)

#18

10 Jul 2022R17

@West Coast

Won by 6317.14 (116) – 8.5 (53)

#19

10 Jun 2022R13

@Essendon

Won by 2612.8 (80) – 7.12 (54)

#20

13 May 2017R8

@St Kilda

Lost by 1910.6 (66) – 12.13 (85)

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
2013	Brisbane Lions	13	7.4	6.0	13.4	3.0	1.9	0.1	0.1	—	1.5	1.9	1.1	4.7	8.5	1.2	—
2014	Carlton	16	12.9	5.6	18.6	5.1	2.7	0.4	0.5	—	2.2	2.6	1.6	5.6	12.7	2.1	—
2015	Carlton	19	13.7	7.4	21.1	6.1	2.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	1.7	4.2	1.2	5.6	14.6	2.3	—
2016	Carlton	22	16.3	9.4	25.7	7.9	2.6	0.1	0.1	—	2.0	5.4	0.6	6.3	18.1	2.8	0.1
2017	Carlton	22	20.9	7.0	27.9	9.1	3.3	0.1	0.1	—	1.9	5.7	1.1	6.5	19.1	3.1	0.2
2020	Carlton	16	13.4	5.1	18.6	5.2	1.2	—	0.1	—	1.9	5.1	0.5	5.2	11.4	2.3	0.1
2021	Carlton	14	18.0	6.3	24.3	7.6	2.2	—	—	—	2.1	5.5	1.4	6.0	16.6	2.6	0.1
2022	Carlton	22	19.3	9.1	28.4	7.3	3.3	0.1	0.1	—	3.0	5.4	1.4	6.5	19.5	3.8	0.4
2023	Carlton	23	15.6	9.9	25.5	6.0	3.9	0.3	0.4	—	3.2	3.5	2.3	6.0	18.8	3.1	0.3
2024	Carlton	2	10.5	2.5	13.0	4.0	1.5	0.5	—	—	1.5	2.5	1.0	4.0	9.5	3.5	—
2025	Carlton	15	13.2	7.1	20.3	5.8	2.7	0.3	0.3	—	2.8	2.5	1.3	4.8	14.7	1.7	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2013	Brisbane Lions	13	96	78	174	39	25	1	2	—	19	24	15	61	111	16	—
2014	Carlton	16	207	90	297	82	43	7	8	—	35	42	25	90	203	34	—
2015	Carlton	19	260	141	401	116	40	2	2	1	33	80	23	107	277	44	—
2016	Carlton	22	359	207	566	173	57	1	2	—	45	119	13	138	399	61	1
2017	Carlton	22	460	153	613	199	72	3	3	—	43	126	25	144	419	68	5
2020	Carlton	16	215	82	297	83	19	—	1	—	30	82	8	83	183	37	1
2021	Carlton	14	252	88	340	107	31	—	—	—	30	77	20	84	232	37	2
2022	Carlton	22	424	201	625	160	73	3	1	—	65	118	31	143	429	83	9
2023	Carlton	23	359	227	586	138	90	8	9	—	74	80	52	137	433	72	7
2024	Carlton	2	21	5	26	8	3	1	—	—	3	5	2	8	19	7	—
2025	Carlton	15	198	106	304	87	41	5	4	—	42	38	19	72	221	26	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

39, 35, 34, 34, 33, 33, 33, 33, 32

Kicks

26, 25, 25, 25, 25, 24, 24, 24, 24

Marks

15, 14, 13, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12

Handballs

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

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

—

Tackles

9, 9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

10, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

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

Uncontested Possessions

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

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

Bounces

6, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2

Goal Assists

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