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Bret Thornton

Bret Thornton

Carlton / Greater Western Sydney
Defender · Back Pocket Right Retired
Career games
189
Debut
2002
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Player Information

Height 192 cm
Date of Birth 15-Nov-1983
AFL Debut 2002

Player bio

A career in numbers

Bret Thornton made his AFL debut for Carlton in 2002 and played 189 games, including 188 for Carlton between 2002 and 2012 and 1 for Greater Western Sydney in 2013.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2013 was right back pocket. Across his recorded games, he averaged 5.3 marks and 13.9 disposals per game. He played 11 games in his debut season, averaging 3.1 marks per game. His highest recorded season total was 167 marks, from 21 games in 2009 at an average of 8.0 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 19.33 per game in 2009. The largest total in those seasons is 406 disposals, recorded in 2009.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20092140619.33
20112031715.85
201278512.14
About these season figures

Compared 11 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
2013 5
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Gold Coast vs GCS
L
104-148
Manuka Oval DEF BPR 46 14 12 2 11 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 12 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 88% 93% 108 63 71 172 1 0 0 0 0 33.3 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 2 2 -- -- -- -- -- 12 100% 0 0 4.8 9 4 1 0 —
2012 18
Carlton CAR
Richmond vs RIC
W
95-91
MCG DEF CHB 32 7 7 0 4 2 1 1 4 2 0 0 5 3 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 87% 71% 114 64 51 235 0 0 0 2 0 80 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -- 3 100% 66.7% 5 6 -- -- -- -- -- 5 71.4% 0 0 8.1 0 3 2 3 —
2012 17
Carlton CAR
Western Bulldogs @ WBD
W
102-84
Marvel Stadium FWD FF 32 16 9 7 6 2 0 1 6 2 0 2 5 12 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 94% 75% 113 82 76 161 3 1 1 3 0 18.8 0 2 1 0 1 100 2 -- 2 100% 100% 5 7 -- -- -- -- -- 7 77.8% 1 0 7.2 3 6 6 2 —
2012 8
Carlton CAR
Adelaide vs ADE
L
55-124
Marvel Stadium FWD CHF 32 4 3 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 91% 75% 113 42 29 89 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -- 2 100% 50% 4 10 -- -- -- -- -- 2 66.7% 0 2 4.3 0 0 2 2 —
2012 6
Carlton CAR
Greater Western Sydney vs GWS
W
110-43
Marvel Stadium FWD CHF 32 13 9 4 8 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 85% 62% 98 75 78 113 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 100 0 -- 4 100% 75% 7 4 -- -- -- -- -- 5 55.6% 3 0 6.9 0 4 4 6 —
Latest 5 of 189 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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