Player

Shane Birss

St Kilda · #22·7 seasons (2002–2008)·71 games·Born 11-Mar-1983 (age 43)·183 cm·80 kg
All-time defender · #200 of 879 all-time defenders
KICK-D · CAREERAverage
51
CAREERDepth
37
LAST 40Below avg
43
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
71
Disposals
908
Goals
33
Tackles
144
Brownlow votes
0

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.

All-time

Career-best games

The 10 highest-KICK individual matches of Shane Birss's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

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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
2002Western Bulldogs185.84.610.42.30.80.40.20.12.00.90.63.47.41.2
2003Western Bulldogs125.15.410.52.51.90.30.31.80.81.13.67.30.8
2004Western Bulldogs611.27.819.04.82.70.30.20.23.71.81.04.714.52.3
2005Western Bulldogs128.25.914.24.22.00.40.20.12.50.61.74.410.21.7
2006Western Bulldogs36.01.77.73.02.30.70.71.30.32.06.00.3
2007St Kilda128.95.514.43.82.90.40.40.22.90.61.84.79.82.2
2008St Kilda88.85.514.26.03.11.00.53.50.92.03.910.41.9

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2002Western Bulldogs181058318842147413617116213322
2003Western Bulldogs126165126302344221013438810
2004Western Bulldogs66747114291621122116288714
2005Western Bulldogs1299711705124531307205312220
2006Western Bulldogs3185239722416181
2007St Kilda12107661734635552357215611726
2008St Kilda8704411448258428716318315
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
24
24, 21, 21, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 19
Kicks
18
14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12
Marks
10
9, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
Handballs
13
13, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8
Goals
2
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1
Behinds
2
2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
1
1, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
9
6, 6, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Rebounds
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2
Inside 50s
7
7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
Clearances
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Clangers
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Frees
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Frees Against
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
9
9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7
Uncontested Possessions
20
19, 16, 16, 16, 15, 15, 14, 14, 14
Contested Marks
2
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
6
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Bounces
2
1
Goal Assists
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1