Christian Petracca

Gold Coast

MidfielderCentre #3 Active

Career games: 232
Debut: 2016

Player Information

Height 186 cm

Age 30 years

Date of Birth 4-Jan-1996

AFL Debut 2016

Drafted: Pick #2 — 2014 National Draft by Melbourne

Accolades

Player bio

A career in numbers

Christian Petracca made his AFL debut for Melbourne in 2016 and has played 232 games, including 212 for Melbourne between 2016 and 2025 and 20 for Gold Coast in 2026. Melbourne selected him with pick 2 in the 2014 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was centre. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 23.5 disposals and 4.1 clearances per game. He played 17 games in his debut season, averaging 17.4 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total is 730 disposals, from 25 games in 2021 at an average of 29.2 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete goal records, the highest average is 1.18 per game in 2017. The largest total in those seasons is 29 goals, recorded in 2021.

He won the Norm Smith Medal in 2021. His honours include 4 All-Australian selections and a premiership in 2021.

Selected seasons: goals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2021	25	29	1.16
2017	22	26	1.18
2025	23	18	0.78
2026	20	22	1.10

About these season figures

Compared 11 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals 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	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	M50	IM	1%	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	CC	SCL	TO	SP	CO1	COW%	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	CBA	KI%	RC	EK	KE%	MOL	T50	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	23	GCS	@ BRL	L	53-95	Gabba	FWD	HFFL	3	12	5	7	4	0	1	4	2	0	2	4	8	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	79%	50%	93	34	55	153	2	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	20.8%	1	100%	0%	4	16	5	0%	0	3	60%	1	2	1.9	0	3	6	3	—
2026	22	GCS	@ GWS	W	79-77	Manuka Oval	FWD	FPL	3	14	7	7	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	7	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	75%	57%	101	46	39	172	6	0	2	3	1	1	100	2	48%	1	0%	0%	3	14	12	0%	0	3	42.9%	0	0	7.5	2	4	4	3	—
2026	21	GCS	vs MEL	L	105-114	People First Stadium	FWD	FPL	3	16	5	11	3	0	0	1	3	0	2	9	7	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	86%	69%	111	53	50	178	5	1	1	4	1	0	0	4	13.9%	1	0%	0%	3	7	5	0%	0	4	80%	0	1	5.2	0	4	10	2	—
2026	20	GCS	@ CAR	L	97-110	Marvel Stadium	MID	ROV	3	26	7	19	3	0	2	1	1	1	6	13	13	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	79%	77%	97	82	75	260	9	3	3	2	0	0	0	4	54.3%	2	100%	0%	7	15	19	0%	0	4	57.1%	0	0	12.7	1	11	12	2	—
2026	19	GCS	vs WBD	L	68-77	People First Stadium	MID	ROV	3	23	9	14	5	2	1	1	5	0	3	6	17	6	0	2	0	2	0	0	79%	74%	94	70	81	394	3	1	2	6	0	0	0	1	60.9%	3	100%	66.7%	7	6	14	0%	1	6	66.7%	2	0	8.8	2	8	7	6	—