Player

Steven Salopek

Port Adelaide · #3·9 seasons (2003–2011)·121 games·Born 21-Jun-1985 (age 40)·185 cm·83 kg

All-time midfielder · #340 of 520 all-time midfielders

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 →

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#233 of 300 all-time midfielders

0.52 votes/game · 55 votes / 105 games

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

Games

121

Disposals

2,231

Goals

Tackles

192

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.

4 Sep 2011R24

vs Melbourne

Won by 8 17.10 (112) – 15.14 (104)

28 Aug 2011R23

@ Essendon

Lost by 7 17.11 (113) – 17.18 (120)

21 Aug 2011R22

vs Western Bulldogs

Lost by 60 15.7 (97) – 24.13 (157)

13 Aug 2011R21

@ Hawthorn

Lost by 165 5.2 (32) – 31.11 (197)

6 Aug 2011R20

vs Collingwood

Lost by 138 3.3 (21) – 23.21 (159)

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 Steven Salopek's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

4 May 2008R7

@Essendon

Won by 6424.14 (158) – 15.4 (94)

4 Jun 2006R10

@Carlton

Won by 3417.16 (118) – 12.12 (84)

11 Jun 2006R11

vsHawthorn

Won by 9622.13 (145) – 7.7 (49)

31 Mar 2007R1

@Fremantle

Won by 1619.7 (121) – 16.9 (105)

20 Jul 2008R16

vsAdelaide

Won by 1213.14 (92) – 11.14 (80)

12 Apr 2008R4

vsBrisbane Lions

Lost by 2016.8 (104) – 18.16 (124)

26 Apr 2008R6

vsSt Kilda

Won by 2112.10 (82) – 9.7 (61)

22 Sep 2007Preliminary Final

vsKangaroos

Won by 8720.13 (133) – 5.16 (46)

24 Apr 2009R5

vsSt Kilda

Lost by 665.6 (36) – 15.12 (102)

#10

21 May 2006R8

vsBrisbane Lions

Lost by 6910.18 (78) – 22.15 (147)

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#11

10 Apr 2010R3

vsBrisbane Lions

Lost by 2711.15 (81) – 16.12 (108)

#12

15 Jun 2008R12

@Geelong

Lost by 597.7 (49) – 15.18 (108)

#13

9 Jun 2007R11

@Carlton

Lost by 3914.18 (102) – 22.9 (141)

#14

24 May 2008R9

vsSydney

Lost by 1114.10 (94) – 16.9 (105)

#15

27 Aug 2006R21

vsAdelaide

Won by 1414.11 (95) – 11.15 (81)

#16

12 Apr 2009R3

vsMelbourne

Won by 5722.15 (147) – 14.6 (90)

#17

27 May 2007R9

vsGeelong

Lost by 568.12 (60) – 16.20 (116)

#18

8 Apr 2007R2

vsKangaroos

Won by 1817.20 (122) – 15.14 (104)

#19

2 May 2009R6

vsAdelaide

Won by 2615.15 (105) – 12.7 (79)

#20

12 Jul 2009R15

@Melbourne

Lost by 1113.12 (90) – 15.11 (101)

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
2003	Port Adelaide	9	4.0	2.2	6.2	1.9	0.7	0.4	0.6	—	0.9	0.4	0.7	2.3	3.8	0.7	—
2004	Port Adelaide	11	6.1	5.7	11.8	3.5	1.2	0.6	0.5	0.2	1.4	1.2	1.2	4.1	7.9	1.7	—
2005	Port Adelaide	6	5.3	3.3	8.7	2.7	0.7	0.2	0.2	—	1.3	0.7	0.8	3.5	5.3	1.2	—
2006	Port Adelaide	21	12.3	8.1	20.4	5.7	1.8	0.6	0.2	0.1	3.0	1.6	1.8	5.9	14.8	2.0	—
2007	Port Adelaide	16	11.6	7.9	19.4	5.8	1.8	0.7	0.4	0.1	2.8	1.1	1.8	5.8	13.6	1.2	—
2008	Port Adelaide	15	15.4	9.0	24.4	7.0	1.9	0.4	0.4	0.1	4.1	2.4	1.2	6.0	18.4	2.4	0.6
2009	Port Adelaide	16	15.2	7.9	23.1	5.8	1.6	0.2	0.2	—	2.6	3.2	0.8	4.7	17.9	2.4	—
2010	Port Adelaide	15	11.9	7.8	19.7	4.3	1.6	0.5	0.1	—	2.5	1.7	1.1	6.3	13.2	1.9	—
2011	Port Adelaide	12	11.2	7.3	18.5	4.4	2.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	2.4	0.9	1.0	4.3	14.1	2.3	0.1

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2003	Port Adelaide	9	36	20	56	17	6	4	5	—	8	4	6	21	34	6	—
2004	Port Adelaide	11	67	63	130	39	13	6	5	2	16	13	13	45	87	19	—
2005	Port Adelaide	6	32	20	52	16	4	1	1	—	8	4	5	21	32	7	—
2006	Port Adelaide	21	259	170	429	119	38	12	5	2	62	33	37	123	310	42	—
2007	Port Adelaide	16	185	126	311	93	28	11	7	1	45	17	28	93	218	20	—
2008	Port Adelaide	15	231	135	366	105	29	6	6	1	61	36	18	90	276	36	9
2009	Port Adelaide	16	244	126	370	92	25	3	3	—	41	51	13	75	286	39	—
2010	Port Adelaide	15	178	117	295	65	24	7	2	—	38	25	17	95	198	29	—
2011	Port Adelaide	12	134	88	222	53	25	3	2	1	29	11	12	52	169	28	1

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

33, 33, 33, 32, 31, 29, 29, 29, 29

Kicks

22, 22, 21, 21, 21, 21, 20, 19, 18

Marks

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

Handballs

16, 15, 14, 14, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12

Goals

3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1

Behinds

3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Hit Outs

1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Tackles

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

Rebounds

9, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3

Inside 50s

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

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

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

Frees Against

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

Contested Possessions

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

Uncontested Possessions

26, 26, 26, 26, 23, 22, 22, 21, 21

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4

Bounces

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

Goal Assists

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