Craig Bird
- Career games
- 157
- Debut
- 2008
Player Information
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Player bio
A career in numbersCraig Bird made his AFL debut for Sydney in 2008 and played 157 games, including 137 for Sydney between 2008 and 2015 and 20 for Essendon between 2016 and 2017.
His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2017 was ruck rover. Across his recorded games, he averaged 17.3 disposals and 2.8 clearances per game. He played 21 games in his debut season, averaging 13.7 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 427 disposals, from 25 games in 2012 at an average of 17.1 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 20.61 per game in 2016.
His honours include a premiership in 2012.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25 | 427 | 17.08 |
| 2016 | 18 | 371 | 20.61 |
| 2015 | 6 | 99 | 16.50 |
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
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| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
APOS
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# | 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 |
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| 2017 | 22 |
@
GCS
|
W | People First Stadium | MID | C | 24 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79% | 74% | 92 | 80 | 80 | 234 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 2 | -- | 1 | 0% | 0% | 4 | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 4 | — | ||
| 2017 | 17 |
@
STK
|
W | Marvel Stadium | FWD | HFFR | 24 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66% | 89% | 78 | 66 | 66 | 197 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | 0 | 0% | 0% | 4 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 85.7% | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | ||
| 2016 | 23 |
vs
CAR
|
W | MCG | MID | RR | 24 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69% | 86% | 79 | 96 | 91 | 112 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 1 | 100% | 0% | 5 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 70% | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | ||
| 2016 | 22 |
vs
WBD
|
L | Marvel Stadium | MID | RR | 24 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73% | 74% | 84 | 71 | 74 | 146 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | 0 | 0% | 0% | 4 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 57.1% | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | ||
| 2016 | 21 |
vs
GCS
|
W | Marvel Stadium | MID | RR | 24 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78% | 69% | 87 | 86 | 102 | 166 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | 1 | 100% | 100% | 3 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 37.5% | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — |
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