Player

Shannon Byrnes

Melbourne · #10·11 seasons (2004–2014)·131 games·Born 7-Apr-1984 (age 42)·175 cm·77 kg

All-time defender · #325 of 879 all-time defenders

CAREERBelow avg

LAST 40Below avg

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

#89 of 343 all-time defenders

0.39 votes/game · 47 votes / 121 games

+25 vs KICKKICK r40 40

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

Games

131

Disposals

1,964

Goals

117

Tackles

356

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.

10 May 2014R8

vs Western Bulldogs

Lost by 16 12.11 (83) – 15.9 (99)

3 May 2014R7

@ Adelaide

Won by 3 11.4 (70) – 9.13 (67)

26 Apr 2014R6

vs Sydney

Lost by 31 5.8 (38) – 9.15 (69)

6 Apr 2014R3

@ Greater Western Sydney

Lost by 32 7.5 (47) – 10.19 (79)

30 Mar 2014R2

vs West Coast

Lost by 93 4.6 (30) – 18.15 (123)

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

21 Jun 2009R12

@Fremantle

Won by 1913.16 (94) – 11.9 (75)

21 Apr 2013R4

vsGreater Western Sydney

Won by 4122.12 (144) – 15.13 (103)

26 Mar 2010R1

vsEssendon

Won by 3119.11 (125) – 13.16 (94)

31 May 2009R10

@Essendon

Won by 6420.14 (134) – 11.4 (70)

12 Jun 2010R12

@Essendon

Won by 7123.16 (154) – 12.11 (83)

15 May 2010R8

@Brisbane Lions

Won by 8124.11 (155) – 10.14 (74)

28 Apr 2013R5

@Brisbane Lions

Lost by 2814.10 (94) – 17.20 (122)

2 Apr 2005R2

@West Coast

Lost by 228.14 (62) – 12.12 (84)

5 Jun 2010R11

@West Coast

Won by 2418.14 (122) – 14.14 (98)

#10

26 Apr 2009R5

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 9318.18 (126) – 5.3 (33)

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#11

1 Apr 2006R1

vsBrisbane Lions

Won by 7717.13 (115) – 5.8 (38)

#12

14 Aug 2010R20

@Western Bulldogs

Won by 10125.11 (161) – 9.6 (60)

#13

28 Jun 2009R13

vsPort Adelaide

Won by 3418.14 (122) – 13.10 (88)

#14

4 Aug 2007R18

vsRichmond

Won by 7021.13 (139) – 11.3 (69)

#15

2 May 2010R6

vsRichmond

Won by 10824.17 (161) – 7.11 (53)

#16

31 May 2008R10

vsCarlton

Won by 5619.19 (133) – 12.5 (77)

#17

11 Jul 2009R15

@Brisbane Lions

Lost by 439.11 (65) – 16.12 (108)

#18

16 Aug 2008R20

@Sydney

Won by 3920.13 (133) – 14.10 (94)

#19

13 Aug 2006R19

vsSt Kilda

Lost by 2311.14 (80) – 15.13 (103)

#20

21 Aug 2009R21

@Western Bulldogs

Lost by 1414.12 (96) – 16.14 (110)

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
2004	Geelong	4	5.5	3.2	8.8	3.2	3.8	0.2	0.8	—	2.5	0.5	0.2	2.8	6.0	2.0	—
2005	Geelong	19	7.9	5.0	12.9	3.0	2.5	0.4	0.7	—	3.7	0.5	1.6	5.4	7.9	1.6	0.1
2006	Geelong	10	10.0	4.7	14.7	5.8	2.6	0.3	1.1	—	3.8	0.8	1.1	4.8	10.0	1.5	—
2007	Geelong	12	7.5	8.9	16.4	4.4	3.3	0.6	0.9	—	3.0	0.3	0.9	5.7	10.8	2.2	0.2
2008	Geelong	9	8.7	7.2	15.9	3.9	3.1	0.9	1.1	—	4.1	0.4	1.4	5.6	11.0	3.6	—
2009	Geelong	22	8.9	9.6	18.6	5.0	2.9	1.4	0.5	—	3.9	0.4	1.4	5.7	12.8	1.7	0.2
2010	Geelong	23	8.7	8.5	17.1	4.7	2.8	1.5	0.9	—	3.5	0.1	0.5	4.8	12.4	1.4	0.1
2011	Geelong	5	6.2	3.2	9.4	1.6	1.0	1.0	0.4	—	2.6	—	0.6	3.4	6.2	1.2	—
2012	Geelong	4	4.5	5.5	10.0	2.5	3.0	0.2	0.5	—	2.2	0.2	1.0	3.5	6.8	1.5	—
2013	Melbourne	17	7.5	6.8	14.3	3.6	2.2	0.7	0.7	—	2.6	1.1	1.4	6.1	8.2	2.3	0.1
2014	Melbourne	6	4.7	6.2	10.8	1.8	2.7	0.8	0.5	—	1.2	—	0.7	4.0	7.2	0.8	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2004	Geelong	4	22	13	35	13	15	1	3	—	10	2	1	11	24	8	—
2005	Geelong	19	150	95	245	56	47	8	13	—	70	9	30	102	150	30	2
2006	Geelong	10	100	47	147	58	26	3	11	—	38	8	11	48	100	15	—
2007	Geelong	12	90	107	197	53	40	7	11	—	36	4	11	68	129	26	2
2008	Geelong	9	78	65	143	35	28	8	10	—	37	4	13	50	99	32	—
2009	Geelong	22	196	212	408	111	64	32	11	—	86	9	31	126	281	38	3
2010	Geelong	23	199	195	394	109	65	35	20	—	80	2	12	110	285	31	1
2011	Geelong	5	31	16	47	8	5	5	2	—	13	—	3	17	31	6	—
2012	Geelong	4	18	22	40	10	12	1	2	—	9	1	4	14	27	6	—
2013	Melbourne	17	127	116	243	62	38	12	11	—	45	18	24	104	140	39	2
2014	Melbourne	6	28	37	65	11	16	5	3	—	7	—	4	24	43	5	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

26, 26, 24, 24, 24, 23, 23, 22, 22

Kicks

17, 16, 15, 14, 14, 14, 13, 13, 13

Marks

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

Handballs

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

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Tackles

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

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

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

13, 12, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10

Uncontested Possessions

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

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

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

Bounces

6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3

Goal Assists

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