Player

Sam Wright

North Melbourne · #19·10 seasons (2009–2019)·136 games·Born 15-Jul-1990 (age 35)·188 cm·85 kg

All-time defender · #145 of 879 all-time defenders

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Depth

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

#208 of 343 all-time defenders

0.18 votes/game · 24 votes / 132 games

+2 vs KICKKICK r40 39

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

Games

136

Disposals

2,127

Goals

Tackles

238

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 May 2019R8

vs Geelong

Lost by 24 11.14 (80) – 16.8 (104)

5 May 2019R7

@ Carlton

Won by 58 18.12 (120) – 8.14 (62)

26 Apr 2019R6

@ Port Adelaide

Lost by 16 11.6 (72) – 12.16 (88)

19 Apr 2019R5

vs Essendon

Lost by 58 7.16 (58) – 17.14 (116)

26 Aug 2018R23

@ St Kilda

Won by 23 17.15 (117) – 14.10 (94)

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

12 Aug 2012R20

@Essendon

Won by 2415.10 (100) – 11.10 (76)

26 Apr 2015R4

@Geelong

Won by 1612.11 (83) – 9.13 (67)

26 Sep 2015Preliminary Final

@West Coast

Lost by 257.13 (55) – 10.20 (80)

12 Jul 2014R17

vsSt Kilda

Won by 5913.14 (92) – 3.15 (33)

9 May 2015R6

vsRichmond

Won by 3516.13 (109) – 10.14 (74)

30 Apr 2011R6

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 6018.25 (133) – 10.13 (73)

1 Aug 2010R18

@Western Bulldogs

Lost by 7110.12 (72) – 22.11 (143)

26 Aug 2018R23

@St Kilda

Won by 2317.15 (117) – 14.10 (94)

17 Apr 2016R4

vsFremantle

Won by 3120.12 (132) – 14.17 (101)

#10

4 Jul 2015R14

@Gold Coast

Lost by 5510.10 (70) – 19.11 (125)

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#11

18 Jul 2014R18

@Carlton

Lost by 2313.8 (86) – 16.13 (109)

#12

17 Aug 2013R21

@Essendon

Won by 4517.13 (115) – 9.16 (70)

#13

1 Jul 2018R15

@Essendon

Lost by 1716.12 (108) – 19.11 (125)

#14

24 Jun 2012R13

vsAdelaide

Won by 3217.19 (121) – 13.11 (89)

#15

27 May 2012R9

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 1617.10 (112) – 15.6 (96)

#16

6 May 2012R6

@West Coast

Lost by 2515.5 (95) – 17.18 (120)

#17

22 Aug 2010R21

@West Coast

Won by 1616.14 (110) – 14.10 (94)

#18

13 Jun 2015R11

vsSydney

Lost by 1610.15 (75) – 14.7 (91)

#19

6 Sep 2014Elimination Final

vsEssendon

Won by 1214.9 (93) – 12.9 (81)

#20

15 Aug 2015R20

vsSt Kilda

Won by 3718.12 (120) – 11.17 (83)

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
2009	North Melbourne	4	7.2	2.8	10.0	3.5	0.8	0.5	1.0	—	1.5	0.5	0.8	4.0	6.0	0.2	—
2010	North Melbourne	20	7.5	4.8	12.3	4.5	2.1	1.1	0.6	—	2.0	1.0	0.6	4.1	8.4	1.7	—
2011	North Melbourne	8	6.5	5.1	11.6	3.5	2.1	1.1	0.8	—	2.6	0.5	0.5	5.2	7.0	1.8	—
2012	North Melbourne	21	9.3	7.4	16.8	4.3	1.9	0.5	0.3	—	1.3	2.9	0.9	5.9	10.6	1.7	0.1
2013	North Melbourne	16	6.7	5.1	11.8	3.1	1.9	0.4	0.6	—	1.9	0.5	0.5	5.3	6.3	1.4	—
2014	North Melbourne	15	11.9	6.8	18.7	4.9	1.2	0.1	0.3	—	2.1	3.6	0.2	3.1	14.4	1.3	0.2
2015	North Melbourne	24	11.3	7.5	18.8	5.4	1.8	0.1	—	0.0	2.3	3.7	0.3	5.0	13.6	2.1	0.1
2016	North Melbourne	8	9.8	5.5	15.2	4.1	2.4	—	—	—	1.5	3.1	0.5	4.6	10.9	2.0	—
2018	North Melbourne	16	9.8	7.8	17.6	5.1	1.3	0.1	—	—	1.9	2.7	0.4	4.8	12.1	1.9	—
2019	North Melbourne	4	7.5	10.5	18.0	3.8	0.8	—	0.2	—	1.5	3.2	0.2	4.0	13.8	2.5	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2009	North Melbourne	4	29	11	40	14	3	2	4	—	6	2	3	16	24	1	—
2010	North Melbourne	20	151	96	247	90	42	23	11	—	40	20	12	82	168	34	—
2011	North Melbourne	8	52	41	93	28	17	9	6	—	21	4	4	42	56	14	—
2012	North Melbourne	21	196	156	352	91	41	11	6	—	28	61	18	124	222	35	3
2013	North Melbourne	16	107	81	188	50	30	7	9	—	30	8	8	85	101	22	—
2014	North Melbourne	15	178	102	280	74	18	2	5	—	32	54	3	46	216	20	2
2015	North Melbourne	24	271	181	452	130	44	2	—	1	55	88	8	120	326	50	1
2016	North Melbourne	8	78	44	122	33	19	—	—	—	12	25	4	37	87	16	—
2018	North Melbourne	16	157	124	281	82	21	2	—	—	31	43	7	76	193	31	—
2019	North Melbourne	4	30	42	72	15	3	—	1	—	6	13	1	16	55	10	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

32, 30, 29, 25, 25, 24, 24, 24, 24

Kicks

21, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16, 15

Marks

12, 11, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8

Handballs

15, 15, 14, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12, 11

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

—

Tackles

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

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

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

Uncontested Possessions

23, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 19, 18, 18

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

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

Bounces

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

Goal Assists

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