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Alex Witherden

Alex Witherden

Brisbane Lions / West Coast
Defender · Back Pocket Right Retired
Career games
121
Debut
2017
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Player Information

Height 188 cm
Date of Birth 10-Sep-1998
AFL Debut 2017

Player bio

A career in numbers

Alex Witherden made his AFL debut for Brisbane Lions in 2017 and played 121 games, including 59 for Brisbane Lions between 2017 and 2020 and 62 for West Coast between 2021 and 2024.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2017 to 2024 was right back pocket. Across his recorded games, he averaged 5.9 marks and 20.2 disposals per game. He played 9 games in his debut season, averaging 5.3 marks per game. His highest recorded season total was 152 marks, from 21 games in 2018 at an average of 7.2 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 23.56 per game in 2017. The largest total in those seasons is 471 disposals, recorded in 2018.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20182147122.43
2017921223.56
20232244420.18
20241830817.11
About these season figures

Compared 8 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2024 24
West Coast WCE
Carlton vs CAR
L
34-99
Optus Stadium DEF BPL 23 16 12 4 3 0 0 4 0 1 6 0 3 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 81% 88% 99 86 70 385 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0% 0 0% 0% 2 14 0 3 3 20% 0 10 83.3% 0 0 11.1 5 6 1 0 —
2024 23
West Coast WCE
North Melbourne @ NME
W
102-97
Bellerive Oval DEF BPR 23 11 5 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 7 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 78% 82% 101 42 36 129 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0% 0 0% 0% 2 11 0 2 2 15.4% 0 3 60% 0 1 2.6 6 2 2 0 —
2024 22
West Coast WCE
Gold Coast vs GCS
W
97-87
Optus Stadium DEF BPR 23 23 12 11 5 0 0 4 0 1 7 1 5 17 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 77% 78% 100 87 87 418 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 0% 1 0% 0% 3 10 0 1 1 11.1% 0 7 58.3% 0 0 7.3 13 6 3 0 —
2024 20
West Coast WCE
St Kilda @ STK
L
41-113
Marvel Stadium DEF BPR 23 20 15 5 7 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 4 11 3 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 76% 80% 89 70 70 265 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 0% 0 0% 0% 3 8 0 5 5 45.5% 0 12 80% 0 0 6.3 10 3 2 0 —
2024 19
West Coast WCE
Brisbane Lions vs BRL
L
93-106
Optus Stadium DEF BPR 23 22 15 7 3 0 0 3 0 2 5 2 5 10 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 84% 77% 111 83 77 427 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0% 0 0% 0% 4 17 0 6 6 60% 0 12 80% 0 0 10.7 4 8 3 0 —
Latest 5 of 121 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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