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Charlie Ballard

Charlie Ballard

Gold Coast
Defender · Back Pocket Left #10 Active
Career games
145
Debut
2018
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Player Information

Height 195 cm
Age 27 years
Date of Birth 23-Jul-1999
AFL Debut 2018
Drafted: Pick #42 — 2017 National Draft by Gold Coast

Player bio

A career in numbers

Charlie Ballard made his AFL debut for Gold Coast in 2018 and has played 145 games for the club. Gold Coast selected him with pick 42 in the 2017 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was left back pocket. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 5.3 marks and 11.9 disposals per game. He played 11 games in his debut season, averaging 3.5 marks per game. His highest recorded season total is 142 marks, from 23 games in 2023 at an average of 6.2 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 13.71 per game in 2021. The largest total in those seasons is 293 disposals, recorded in 2023.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20232329312.74
20212128813.71
20242327812.09
202611968.73
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
2026 24
Gold Coast GCS
St Kilda @ STK
W
103-80
Marvel Stadium DEF FB 10 10 7 3 5 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 8 2 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 100% 70% 122 50 54 81 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 4 0% 0 0% 0% 3 13 0 0 0 0% 0 4 57.1% 0 0 4.4 3 6 1 0 —
2026 23
Gold Coast GCS
Brisbane Lions @ BRL
L
53-95
Gabba INT INT 10 7 5 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 75% 86% 88 55 39 -4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 100 0 0 3 0% 0 0% 0% 0 5 0 0 0 0% 0 5 100% 0 0 5.4 7 1 0 0 —
2026 22
Gold Coast GCS
Greater Western Sydney @ GWS
W
79-77
Manuka Oval DEF BPR 10 10 9 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 90% 70% 121 63 53 133 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 50 0 0 6 0% 0 0% 0% 3 7 0 0 0 0% 0 7 77.8% 0 0 5.1 4 4 1 0 —
2026 21
Gold Coast GCS
Melbourne vs MEL
L
105-114
People First Stadium INT INT 10 7 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 65% 71% 84 35 22 -3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 33.3 0 0 4 0% 0 0% 0% 3 2 0 0 0 0% 0 1 100% 0 0 3.3 0 4 3 0 —
2026 20
Gold Coast GCS
Carlton @ CAR
L
97-110
Marvel Stadium MID WL 10 7 3 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 78% 86% 96 37 24 91 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 4 0% 0 0% 0% 0 6 0 0 0 0% 0 2 66.7% 0 0 3.7 6 3 0 0 —
Latest 5 of 145 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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