Player

Tom McDonald

Melbourne · #25·16 seasons (2011–2026)·252 games·Born 18-Sep-1992 (age 33)·194 cm·99 kg
Active defender · #15 of 131 active defenders
KICK-D · FORMQuality
78
2026 · SEASONDepth
35
CAREERBelow avg
46
LAST 40Below avg
40
KICK-P·Form position-fair rolling-40 · Season / Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →
Games
252
Disposals
3,855
Goals
170
Tackles
463
Brownlow votes
29

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.

All-time

Career-best games

The 10 highest-KICK individual matches of Tom McDonald's career, ranked. Click any row for the full match recap.

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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
2011Melbourne28.06.014.04.52.00.52.03.06.07.01.0
2012Melbourne208.18.616.64.72.00.10.10.83.40.56.29.71.9
2013Melbourne178.37.916.24.22.00.10.20.53.90.34.910.91.9
2014Melbourne219.35.614.94.81.70.10.33.10.24.210.52.5
2015Melbourne2212.26.818.97.02.00.20.20.61.44.60.66.312.32.0
2016Melbourne2211.77.018.86.71.60.10.10.74.00.25.012.91.5
2017Melbourne2210.37.317.66.32.31.10.32.42.11.90.96.611.13.40.4
2018Melbourne209.46.015.56.72.42.61.03.02.80.30.86.89.21.60.2
2019Melbourne158.55.113.74.31.51.21.01.52.31.00.56.57.32.00.4
2020Melbourne95.63.08.63.21.70.80.11.80.90.20.13.45.31.4
2021Melbourne239.44.614.05.32.21.41.01.32.80.30.36.28.32.50.4
2022Melbourne97.33.410.84.01.11.71.11.70.90.80.24.96.02.20.2
2023Melbourne85.43.69.03.01.91.10.51.21.40.10.54.45.11.4
2024Melbourne2210.43.914.46.01.70.10.84.30.14.79.02.3
2025Melbourne179.64.814.46.11.10.10.72.90.14.99.52.1
2026Melbourne310.04.714.76.71.01.34.03.011.03.3

Career totals

YearTeamGPKHBDMTGBHOI50R50CLCPUPCGBR
2011Melbourne21612289414612142
2012Melbourne2016117133294401115681012319439
2013Melbourne1714213427672341396658418532
2014Melbourne2119511831310135266648922052
2015Melbourne22268149417155445414311021213827144
2016Melbourne2225815541314836121589510928533
2017Melbourne222271613881395023753464320146244749
2018Melbourne201891213101344753206055715136184334
2019Melbourne151287720565231815233515798110306
2020Melbourne950277729157116821314813
2021Melbourne23217105322122513322296587143191588
2022Melbourne966319736101510158724454202
2023Melbourne8432972241594101114354111
2024Melbourne22230863161323731894210319850
2025Melbourne1716382245104191115028316236
2026Melbourne330144420341293310
Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals
31
29, 28, 28, 26, 26, 26, 25, 25, 25
Kicks
24
20, 19, 18, 18, 18, 18, 17, 17, 16
Marks
13
13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11
Handballs
20
15, 15, 14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12
Goals
6
6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Behinds
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
11
11, 9, 9, 8, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6
Tackles
8
7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Rebounds
11
10, 10, 10, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7
Inside 50s
7
6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Clearances
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Clangers
8
7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
Frees
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
14
14, 14, 13, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11
Uncontested Possessions
22
20, 20, 20, 20, 19, 18, 18, 18, 17
Contested Marks
6
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
Marks Inside 50
5
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
One Percenters
19
17, 17, 15, 15, 15, 15, 14, 14, 14
Bounces
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Goal Assists
4
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2