Player

Shaun McKernan

St Kilda · #27·12 seasons (2009–2021)·91 games·Born 1-Sep-1990 (age 35)·196 cm·100 kg

All-time ruckman · #109 of 187 all-time ruckmen

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

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#46 of 72 all-time rucks

0.39 votes/game · 34 votes / 87 games

-3 vs KICKKICK r40 41

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

Games

Disposals

1,024

Goals

Tackles

154

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.

22 May 2021R10

@ Western Bulldogs

Lost by 111 5.3 (33) – 21.18 (144)

3 Apr 2021R3

@ Essendon

Lost by 75 9.14 (68) – 22.11 (143)

27 Mar 2021R2

vs Melbourne

Lost by 18 11.7 (73) – 12.19 (91)

21 Mar 2021R1

@ Greater Western Sydney

Won by 8 13.8 (86) – 11.12 (78)

16 Aug 2020R12

@ St Kilda

Lost by 35 5.3 (33) – 10.8 (68)

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

22 Aug 2015R21

@Gold Coast

Lost by 214.11 (95) – 14.13 (97)

6 Sep 2015R23

@Collingwood

Won by 314.11 (95) – 14.8 (92)

19 May 2018R9

vsGeelong

Won by 3412.12 (84) – 7.8 (50)

1 Jul 2018R15

vsNorth Melbourne

Won by 1719.11 (125) – 16.12 (108)

27 Jun 2019R15

vsGreater Western Sydney

Won by 612.5 (77) – 10.11 (71)

12 May 2018R8

@Carlton

Lost by 1310.18 (78) – 14.7 (91)

28 Jul 2019R19

@Gold Coast

Won by 1016.10 (106) – 15.6 (96)

6 Jul 2019R16

vsSydney

Won by 1011.10 (76) – 9.12 (66)

26 Mar 2011R1

vsHawthorn

Won by 2016.9 (105) – 12.13 (85)

#10

23 Aug 2019R23

@Collingwood

Lost by 1110.5 (65) – 10.16 (76)

Show 10 more (rank 11–20)

#11

25 Mar 2017R1

vsHawthorn

Won by 2517.14 (116) – 12.19 (91)

#12

17 Aug 2019R22

@Fremantle

Won by 3213.9 (87) – 7.13 (55)

#13

8 Jul 2018R16

vsCollingwood

Lost by 169.8 (62) – 12.6 (78)

#14

6 Jul 2013R15

vsWest Coast

Lost by 69.15 (69) – 11.9 (75)

#15

12 May 2013R7

@Greater Western Sydney

Won by 13529.13 (187) – 7.10 (52)

#16

5 Apr 2019R3

@Melbourne

Won by 1820.10 (130) – 18.4 (112)

#17

27 Jun 2015R13

@Hawthorn

Lost by 3811.10 (76) – 16.18 (114)

#18

29 Aug 2015R22

vsRichmond

Lost by 277.5 (47) – 10.14 (74)

#19

5 Jul 2015R14

vsSt Kilda

Lost by 1108.4 (52) – 25.12 (162)

#20

14 Jun 2019R13

vsHawthorn

Won by 1914.12 (96) – 11.11 (77)

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	Adelaide	1	4.0	4.0	8.0	2.0	3.0	—	1.0	—	1.0	—	—	4.0	4.0	2.0	—
2011	Adelaide	16	6.1	2.4	8.5	3.8	1.5	0.6	0.5	5.8	1.4	0.6	0.7	5.0	3.9	2.5	—
2012	Adelaide	6	4.7	3.7	8.3	1.5	0.7	0.5	0.7	14.2	1.8	0.5	1.7	6.2	2.7	2.8	—
2013	Adelaide	9	6.9	4.9	11.8	3.9	2.4	0.8	1.1	8.1	1.8	0.2	1.4	5.8	6.0	2.2	—
2014	Adelaide	2	5.0	5.5	10.5	1.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	6.0	3.0	—	0.5	5.5	5.0	2.0	—
2015	Essendon	9	9.6	8.8	18.3	3.8	1.6	0.7	0.3	22.9	3.0	0.7	3.9	9.0	9.7	4.7	—
2016	Essendon	6	7.3	3.5	10.8	3.3	1.3	0.7	0.2	6.8	2.5	0.7	2.0	6.3	4.7	3.2	—
2017	Essendon	3	6.0	6.3	12.3	4.0	2.3	1.0	—	17.0	2.3	1.0	3.3	5.7	8.0	4.7	—
2018	Essendon	10	9.5	3.8	13.3	5.6	2.1	1.6	1.1	8.1	2.3	0.7	1.3	6.0	7.5	4.1	0.3
2019	Essendon	16	8.5	3.6	12.1	5.1	1.9	1.1	0.7	7.2	2.2	0.4	1.5	7.5	4.9	3.9	0.2
2020	Essendon	9	5.3	2.8	8.1	3.4	1.2	0.6	0.7	4.4	1.2	0.4	0.9	4.8	3.8	3.8	—
2021	St Kilda	4	6.0	3.0	9.0	2.0	1.8	0.5	0.2	11.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	6.2	3.2	5.8	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2009	Adelaide	1	4	4	8	2	3	—	1	—	1	—	—	4	4	2	—
2011	Adelaide	16	98	38	136	60	24	10	8	92	22	9	11	80	62	40	—
2012	Adelaide	6	28	22	50	9	4	3	4	85	11	3	10	37	16	17	—
2013	Adelaide	9	62	44	106	35	22	7	10	73	16	2	13	52	54	20	—
2014	Adelaide	2	10	11	21	3	3	1	1	12	6	—	1	11	10	4	—
2015	Essendon	9	86	79	165	34	14	6	3	206	27	6	35	81	87	42	—
2016	Essendon	6	44	21	65	20	8	4	1	41	15	4	12	38	28	19	—
2017	Essendon	3	18	19	37	12	7	3	—	51	7	3	10	17	24	14	—
2018	Essendon	10	95	38	133	56	21	16	11	81	23	7	13	60	75	41	3
2019	Essendon	16	136	58	194	81	30	17	11	116	35	7	24	120	78	62	3
2020	Essendon	9	48	25	73	31	11	5	6	40	11	4	8	43	34	34	—
2021	St Kilda	4	24	12	36	8	7	2	1	44	4	2	6	25	13	23	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

24, 21, 19, 18, 18, 18, 18, 17, 17

Kicks

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

Marks

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

Handballs

12, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 7

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

30, 29, 27, 26, 26, 26, 22, 22, 20

Tackles

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

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10

Uncontested Possessions

14, 13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 10

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

9, 8, 8, 7, 7, 6, 5, 5, 5

Bounces

1, 1, 1, 1

Goal Assists

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