Player

Stephen Kernahan

Carlton · #4·12 seasons (1986–1997)·251 games·Born 1-Sep-1963 (age 62)·196 cm·102 kg

All-time forward · #101 of 656 all-time forwards

CAREERBelow avg

LAST 40Depth

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

251

Disposals

3,578

Goals

738

Tackles

284

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.

30 Aug 1997R22

vs Richmond

Lost by 2 13.11 (89) – 13.13 (91)

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3 Aug 1997R18

@ Adelaide

Lost by 41 13.8 (86) – 18.19 (127)

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26 Jul 1997R17

vs North Melbourne

Lost by 38 7.16 (58) – 14.12 (96)

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19 Jul 1997R16

vs Essendon

Won by 78 25.15 (165) – 13.9 (87)

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12 Jul 1997R15

@ Melbourne

Lost by 19 15.10 (100) – 18.11 (119)

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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

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1986	Carlton	25	9.3	3.8	13.1	6.3	—	2.5	1.1	2.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1987	Carlton	24	11.5	3.7	15.2	7.4	1.7	3.0	2.1	1.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6
1988	Carlton	23	12.5	3.1	15.6	7.0	1.2	2.4	1.6	1.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1989	Carlton	22	13.6	2.9	16.4	8.2	1.3	2.7	1.8	1.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
1990	Carlton	22	11.6	2.6	14.2	7.5	1.6	3.1	1.9	1.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
1991	Carlton	20	11.7	2.9	14.6	7.5	1.8	2.3	1.8	1.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
1992	Carlton	22	12.6	3.4	16.0	7.5	0.9	3.8	2.3	3.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4
1993	Carlton	18	12.0	3.2	15.2	7.8	1.3	3.8	2.3	1.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5
1994	Carlton	23	10.3	4.2	14.5	7.0	1.0	3.6	2.2	2.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
1995	Carlton	17	10.1	2.5	12.6	7.1	1.1	3.7	2.4	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.6
1996	Carlton	19	9.1	1.9	10.9	5.7	0.7	3.0	1.8	0.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1997	Carlton	16	9.1	2.2	11.4	4.8	1.1	1.4	1.4	1.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1986	Carlton	25	233	95	328	157	—	62	27	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
1987	Carlton	24	275	89	364	177	41	73	50	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	14
1988	Carlton	23	288	71	359	161	28	54	36	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1989	Carlton	22	298	64	362	180	28	59	40	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
1990	Carlton	22	254	58	312	165	36	69	42	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
1991	Carlton	20	234	57	291	149	36	46	36	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
1992	Carlton	22	278	74	352	165	20	83	50	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
1993	Carlton	18	216	57	273	140	23	68	42	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
1994	Carlton	23	237	96	333	160	24	82	51	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
1995	Carlton	17	172	42	214	121	18	63	40	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
1996	Carlton	19	172	36	208	108	13	56	34	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
1997	Carlton	16	146	36	182	76	17	23	23	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

25, 25, 24, 22, 22, 22, 22, 21, 21

Kicks

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

Marks

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

Handballs

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

Goals

10, 9, 9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

Behinds

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

Hit Outs

12, 11, 9, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5

Tackles

5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Frees

6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

Frees Against

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