Player

Shai Bolton

Fremantle · #10·10 seasons (2017–2026)·170 games·Born 8-Dec-1998 (age 27)·175 cm·77 kg

Active forward · #14 of 58 active forwards

2026 · SEASONSolid

CAREERAverage

LAST 40Average

KICK-P·Form position-fair rolling-40 · Season / Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →

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#5 of 48 active forwards

1.58 votes/game · 250 votes / 158 games

+31 vs KICKKICK r40 50

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

Games

170

Disposals

3,010

Goals

206

Tackles

465

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.

19 Apr 2026R7

@ West Coast

Won by 56 14.13 (97) – 5.11 (41)

10 Apr 2026R6

@ Collingwood

Won by 6 7.3 (45) – 5.9 (39)

3 Apr 2026R5

@ Adelaide

Won by 2 11.12 (78) – 11.10 (76)

28 Mar 2026R4

vs Richmond

Won by 60 13.25 (103) – 6.7 (43)

21 Mar 2026R3

vs Melbourne

Won by 48 17.16 (118) – 10.10 (70)

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

6 May 2023R8

vsWest Coast

Won by 4615.14 (104) – 8.10 (58)

100+

29 Apr 2022R7

@West Coast

Won by 10925.15 (165) – 8.8 (56)

6 Jul 2023R17

vsSydney

Won by 1312.16 (88) – 11.9 (75)

10 Jun 2023R13

@Fremantle

Won by 1512.13 (85) – 10.10 (70)

7 Apr 2024R5

vsSt Kilda

Lost by 79.6 (60) – 9.13 (67)

9 Jul 2022R17

@Gold Coast

Lost by 213.14 (92) – 14.10 (94)

21 Mar 2026R3

vsMelbourne

Won by 4817.16 (118) – 10.10 (70)

20 May 2023R10

@Essendon

Lost by 110.10 (70) – 10.11 (71)

24 Apr 2021R6

@Melbourne

Lost by 346.12 (48) – 12.10 (82)

#10

30 Jul 2023R20

vsMelbourne

Lost by 3215.8 (98) – 20.10 (130)

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#11

31 Jul 2022R20

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 715.14 (104) – 14.13 (97)

#12

17 May 2025R11

@Greater Western Sydney

Won by 3413.17 (95) – 8.13 (61)

#13

6 Jul 2019R16

@Gold Coast

Won by 9223.12 (150) – 9.4 (58)

#14

28 Mar 2026R4

vsRichmond

Won by 6013.25 (103) – 6.7 (43)

#15

19 Aug 2023R23

vsNorth Melbourne

Won by 2914.17 (101) – 10.12 (72)

#16

14 Apr 2024R6

@West Coast

Lost by 3910.10 (70) – 16.13 (109)

#17

14 May 2022R9

@Hawthorn

Won by 2317.15 (117) – 14.10 (94)

#18

15 Apr 2021R5

@St Kilda

Won by 8620.14 (134) – 7.6 (48)

#19

8 May 2025R10

vsCollingwood

Lost by 1412.11 (83) – 15.7 (97)

#20

14 Jul 2019R17

vsGreater Western Sydney

Won by 2713.16 (94) – 9.13 (67)

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
2017	Richmond	6	4.3	4.2	8.5	2.0	2.5	0.5	0.7	—	1.2	0.3	—	5.5	4.0	2.0	—
2018	Richmond	3	3.7	4.7	8.3	2.0	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.0	—	1.0	4.0	4.7	3.0	—
2019	Richmond	19	7.5	6.5	14.0	3.0	3.4	0.8	0.6	—	3.4	0.3	1.6	5.5	8.8	2.7	0.3
2020	Richmond	19	9.5	6.3	15.8	3.0	2.8	0.8	0.6	—	4.3	0.8	3.3	6.9	9.4	3.2	0.6
2021	Richmond	20	10.4	9.2	19.6	4.1	2.8	1.1	1.0	—	4.8	0.3	3.5	8.4	11.7	3.6	0.2
2022	Richmond	23	11.1	6.4	17.5	3.2	2.1	1.9	1.8	—	4.3	0.2	3.6	9.2	8.9	4.3	0.6
2023	Richmond	23	13.7	8.0	21.7	3.4	3.0	1.4	1.3	—	5.4	0.8	4.0	9.7	12.3	3.8	0.6
2024	Richmond	22	9.9	6.9	16.8	3.8	2.6	1.6	1.2	—	3.8	0.4	3.1	7.1	10.3	3.9	0.2
2025	Fremantle	23	9.8	8.1	17.9	2.8	2.6	1.2	1.3	—	3.4	0.3	2.7	8.1	10.5	4.0	—
2026	Fremantle	12	12.2	12.0	24.2	2.3	3.1	1.1	0.7	—	6.1	0.9	4.5	9.8	14.8	3.5	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2017	Richmond	6	26	25	51	12	15	3	4	—	7	2	—	33	24	12	—
2018	Richmond	3	11	14	25	6	4	1	1	1	3	—	3	12	14	9	—
2019	Richmond	19	143	123	266	58	65	15	12	—	64	5	30	104	168	51	5
2020	Richmond	19	181	120	301	58	54	15	11	—	81	16	63	131	179	61	9
2021	Richmond	20	208	185	393	82	55	23	20	—	96	6	71	168	233	72	5
2022	Richmond	23	256	147	403	73	48	43	41	—	100	5	83	211	204	98	12
2023	Richmond	23	315	185	500	79	70	31	29	—	125	19	93	223	283	87	14
2024	Richmond	22	218	151	369	83	57	34	26	—	84	8	68	156	226	85	5
2025	Fremantle	23	226	186	412	65	60	28	29	—	78	8	62	186	242	92	—
2026	Fremantle	12	146	144	290	28	37	13	8	—	73	11	54	118	178	42	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

33, 33, 32, 31, 31, 30, 30, 29, 29

Kicks

22, 21, 20, 19, 19, 18, 18, 16, 16

Marks

9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8

Handballs

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

Goals

4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

—

Tackles

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

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

18, 17, 16, 16, 16, 15, 15, 14, 14

Uncontested Possessions

23, 19, 19, 19, 19, 18, 18, 18, 17

Contested Marks

3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

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

Bounces

8, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4

Goal Assists

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