Player

Simon Madden

Essendon · #27·19 seasons (1974–1992)·378 games·Born 30-Dec-1957 (age 68)·198 cm·99 kg
All-time ruckman · #90 of 187 all-time ruckmen
KICK-R · CAREERAverage
58
CAREERDepth
36
LAST 40Depth
33
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
378
Disposals
4,611
Goals
575
Tackles
106
Brownlow votes
139

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.

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
1974Essendon68.71.310.04.73.01.30.3
1975Essendon197.71.18.73.31.91.64.8
1976Essendon206.22.18.33.91.40.94.50.1
1977Essendon2011.74.015.86.31.60.619.91.2
1978Essendon229.13.312.36.31.81.114.30.3
1979Essendon239.64.614.26.91.71.411.40.1
1980Essendon218.44.512.95.32.11.310.10.2
1981Essendon197.13.610.74.71.91.812.40.4
1982Essendon216.83.510.34.42.31.210.90.3
1983Essendon269.06.015.06.91.00.631.21.0
1984Essendon247.45.713.16.31.10.729.10.7
1985Essendon208.26.214.36.80.91.116.10.6
1986Essendon237.94.912.85.01.10.514.70.2
1987Essendon146.14.610.74.90.90.60.318.00.1
1988Essendon228.34.312.66.31.21.40.411.70.7
1989Essendon259.63.212.85.51.11.30.614.00.1
1990Essendon238.52.911.35.01.01.30.79.80.2
1991Essendon238.83.111.95.30.61.80.79.10.2
1992Essendon75.62.68.13.00.41.10.34.0

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
1974Essendon652860281882
1975Essendon191381915759372929
1976Essendon2012343166782818863
1977Essendon2023481315126331137825
1978Essendon221997227113840253017
1979Essendon2322010632615839312633
1980Essendon211769527111145272115
1981Essendon19135692048936342367
1982Essendon21142742169249252307
1983Essendon26235156391179261681222
1984Essendon24177137314151271769914
1985Essendon20163123286136192132211
1986Essendon2318211229411425113384
1987Essendon1485651506912942521
1988Essendon22183952781382731825716
1989Essendon25239813201382833163503
1990Essendon23195662611162230162254
1991Essendon23203712741221442152095
1992Essendon73918572138228
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
25
24, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22
Kicks
20
18, 18, 17, 17, 16, 15, 15, 15, 15
Marks
15
14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11
Handballs
13
13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10
Goals
8
8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Behinds
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
Hit Outs
47
45, 42, 42, 39, 39, 39, 38, 38, 37
Tackles
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees
8
8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6
Frees Against
9
7, 7, 7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5