Player

Tom Papley

Sydney · #11·11 seasons (2016–2026)·216 games·Born 13-Jul-1996 (age 30)·178 cm·76 kg

Active forward · #18 of 62 active forwards

2026 · SEASONBelow avg

CAREERBelow avg

LAST 40Below avg

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#16 of 48 active forwards

0.84 votes/game · 162 votes / 193 games

+13 vs KICKKICK r40 47

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

Games

216

Disposals

3,094

Goals

337

Tackles

516

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.

17 Apr 2026R7

vs Greater Western Sydney

Won by 41 17.5 (107) – 8.18 (66)

11 Apr 2026R6

vs Gold Coast

Won by 32 14.16 (100) – 9.14 (68)

4 Apr 2026R5

@ West Coast

Won by 128 24.19 (163) – 4.11 (35)

19 Mar 2026R3

@ Hawthorn

Lost by 17 13.4 (82) – 14.15 (99)

14 Mar 2026R2

vs Brisbane Lions

Won by 44 15.14 (104) – 8.12 (60)

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

23 Aug 2025R25

@West Coast

Won by 6718.10 (118) – 7.9 (51)

14 Apr 2023R5

@Richmond

Won by 4418.14 (122) – 11.12 (78)

9 Jun 2019R12

vsWest Coast

Won by 4518.8 (116) – 10.11 (71)

23 Mar 2024R3

vsEssendon

Won by 3019.17 (131) – 15.11 (101)

4 Apr 2026R5

@West Coast

Won by 12824.19 (163) – 4.11 (35)

23 Jul 2022R19

vsAdelaide

Won by 3317.16 (118) – 12.13 (85)

8 Jul 2022R17

vsWestern Bulldogs

Won by 5317.18 (120) – 9.13 (67)

13 Jul 2024R19

vsNorth Melbourne

Won by 7920.18 (138) – 9.5 (59)

14 May 2022R9

vsEssendon

Won by 5814.21 (105) – 6.11 (47)

#10

17 Jun 2017R13

@Richmond

Won by 912.8 (80) – 10.11 (71)

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#11

7 Sep 2024Qualifying Final

vsGreater Western Sydney

Won by 613.10 (88) – 12.10 (82)

#12

12 Aug 2023R22

vsGold Coast

Won by 2418.6 (114) – 13.12 (90)

#13

4 May 2019R7

@Brisbane Lions

Lost by 2212.9 (81) – 14.19 (103)

#14

20 May 2017R9

@St Kilda

Won by 5018.10 (118) – 10.8 (68)

#15

20 Apr 2019R5

@Richmond

Lost by 2210.7 (67) – 13.11 (89)

#16

6 Apr 2019R3

@Carlton

Won by 1914.9 (93) – 10.14 (74)

#17

8 Jun 2017R12

vsWestern Bulldogs

Won by 4612.16 (88) – 6.6 (42)

#18

26 May 2017R10

vsHawthorn

Lost by 611.9 (75) – 12.9 (81)

#19

9 Jun 2024R14

vsGeelong

Won by 3016.16 (112) – 12.10 (82)

#20

25 Jun 2022R15

vsSt Kilda

Won by 5112.11 (83) – 4.8 (32)

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
2016	Sydney	20	7.0	5.1	12.2	2.9	3.6	1.4	0.8	—	2.4	0.1	0.2	6.0	6.3	2.2	—
2017	Sydney	20	9.7	6.0	15.6	3.4	4.3	1.5	0.9	—	3.1	0.6	1.9	6.6	8.8	2.7	—
2018	Sydney	20	8.4	5.2	13.7	3.2	2.9	1.2	1.1	—	2.6	0.8	1.8	6.3	7.8	2.1	—
2019	Sydney	22	10.9	4.5	15.4	4.8	2.8	1.7	1.3	—	3.0	0.6	1.4	5.5	9.9	2.6	0.2
2020	Sydney	17	8.8	3.1	11.8	3.4	1.7	1.5	1.6	—	2.8	0.2	1.2	5.3	7.1	2.5	0.3
2021	Sydney	23	10.0	3.6	13.6	3.9	1.5	1.9	1.2	—	3.0	0.1	1.2	5.6	8.0	2.7	0.2
2022	Sydney	19	10.7	4.6	15.3	4.2	1.9	1.7	1.4	—	3.3	0.5	2.2	7.3	8.5	3.3	0.3
2023	Sydney	23	11.0	3.9	15.0	3.2	1.8	1.6	1.0	—	4.0	0.2	3.0	6.9	8.4	3.7	0.2
2024	Sydney	21	10.7	4.1	14.9	3.8	1.2	1.7	1.4	—	3.8	0.3	1.7	6.0	8.9	2.5	0.4
2025	Sydney	11	10.2	4.8	15.0	3.9	1.6	0.9	1.0	—	4.2	0.1	1.2	5.3	10.3	3.3	—
2026	Sydney	20	9.8	5.2	15.1	2.5	2.6	1.6	1.5	—	4.5	0.1	1.3	5.8	9.2	3.3	0.2

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
2016	Sydney	20	141	102	243	57	72	29	15	—	48	1	4	119	127	44	—
2017	Sydney	20	193	119	312	67	86	30	19	—	63	11	37	132	177	54	—
2018	Sydney	20	169	104	273	65	58	24	23	—	53	17	35	127	156	43	—
2019	Sydney	22	241	99	340	106	62	37	28	—	66	12	32	121	219	57	4
2020	Sydney	17	149	52	201	57	29	26	27	—	48	3	21	91	120	43	6
2021	Sydney	23	230	83	313	89	34	43	27	—	69	2	27	128	184	63	4
2022	Sydney	19	203	87	290	79	37	32	26	—	62	10	41	138	161	62	5
2023	Sydney	23	254	90	344	74	42	37	24	—	91	5	68	159	193	86	4
2024	Sydney	21	225	87	312	79	26	36	30	—	80	7	35	126	187	53	8
2025	Sydney	11	112	53	165	43	18	10	11	—	46	1	13	58	113	36	—
2026	Sydney	20	196	105	301	51	52	33	30	—	91	2	26	116	185	66	3

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

27, 25, 25, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24

Kicks

19, 19, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16

Marks

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

Handballs

13, 12, 12, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9

Goals

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

Behinds

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

Tackles

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

Rebounds

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

Inside 50s

8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7

Clearances

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

Clangers

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

Frees

4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Frees Against

4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Contested Possessions

12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11

Uncontested Possessions

18, 17, 16, 16, 16, 16, 15, 15, 14

Contested Marks

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

Marks Inside 50

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

One Percenters

4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Bounces

4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2

Goal Assists

4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3