Player

Steve Hoffman

Footscray · #16·11 seasons (1969–1979)·160 games·Born 21-Sep-1951 (age 75)·169 cm·70 kg

All-time forward · #405 of 658 all-time forwards

CAREERDepth

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

160

Disposals

2,835

Goals

192

Tackles

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.

1 Sep 1979R22

vs Hawthorn

Lost by 38 9.11 (65) – 14.19 (103)

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14 Jul 1979R15

vs St Kilda

Won by 79 24.16 (160) – 11.15 (81)

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7 Jul 1979R14

@ Essendon

Lost by 21 6.14 (50) – 10.11 (71)

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23 Jun 1979R12

vs Melbourne

Won by 39 18.12 (120) – 11.15 (81)

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16 Jun 1979R11

@ Hawthorn

Won by 1 15.11 (101) – 15.10 (100)

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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
1969	South Melbourne	12	11.2	4.2	15.4	1.4	—	2.0	1.2	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
1970	South Melbourne	7	8.0	0.7	8.7	0.6	—	1.1	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5
1971	South Melbourne	18	16.3	4.7	21.1	2.5	—	1.7	1.3	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1972	South Melbourne	13	12.2	4.7	16.9	2.5	—	1.3	0.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
1973	South Melbourne	19	16.5	6.4	22.8	3.7	—	1.2	0.7	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5
1974	South Melbourne	20	16.4	5.3	21.8	2.7	—	1.1	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1975	South Melbourne	18	14.9	6.8	21.7	2.8	—	0.7	1.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
1976	South Melbourne	14	9.9	4.1	14.0	2.1	—	1.2	0.9	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1977	South Melbourne	12	10.8	4.2	15.1	1.1	—	1.2	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5
1978	South Melbourne	16	9.0	5.4	14.4	2.2	—	1.1	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	Footscray	11	8.4	4.7	13.2	1.8	—	0.5	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1969	South Melbourne	12	135	50	185	17	—	24	14	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1970	South Melbourne	7	56	5	61	4	—	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1971	South Melbourne	18	294	85	379	45	—	31	24	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1972	South Melbourne	13	159	61	220	32	—	17	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1973	South Melbourne	19	313	121	434	71	—	22	13	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
1974	South Melbourne	20	328	107	435	54	—	23	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
1975	South Melbourne	18	254	115	369	48	—	13	18	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
1976	South Melbourne	14	138	58	196	29	—	17	12	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1977	South Melbourne	12	130	51	181	13	—	14	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
1978	South Melbourne	16	144	86	230	35	—	18	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	Footscray	11	93	52	145	20	—	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

33, 33, 31, 31, 31, 30, 28, 28, 28

Kicks

24, 23, 23, 23, 22, 21, 21, 21, 21

Marks

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

Handballs

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

Goals

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

Behinds

3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Hit Outs

1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Frees

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

Frees Against

5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5