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Esava Ratugolea

Esava Ratugolea

Port Adelaide
Defender · Full Back #27 Active
Career games
119
Debut
2018
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Player Information

Height 197 cm
Age 28 years
Date of Birth 24-Jul-1998
AFL Debut 2018
Drafted: Pick #43 — 2016 National Draft by Geelong

Player bio

A career in numbers

Esava Ratugolea made his AFL debut for Geelong in 2018 and has played 119 games, including 75 for Geelong between 2018 and 2023 and 44 for Port Adelaide between 2024 and 2026. Geelong selected him with pick 43 in the 2016 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was full back. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 3.8 marks and 9.1 disposals per game. He played 8 games in his debut season, averaging 3.2 marks per game. His highest recorded season total is 107 marks, from 23 games in 2024 at an average of 4.7 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 10.92 per game in 2025. The largest total in those seasons is 220 disposals, recorded in 2024.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
2024232209.57
20251314210.92
202688610.75
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 15
Port Adelaide PTA
Collingwood @ COL
L
52-78
MCG DEF FB 27 10 10 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 4 5 1 1 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 71% 100% 84 75 53 145 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 0% 0 0% 0% 5 2 0 0 0 0% 0 10 100% 0 0 9 4 2 3 0 —
2026 14
Port Adelaide PTA
Sydney vs SYD
L
90-93
Adelaide Oval DEF FB 27 9 4 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 6 4 0 2 1 0 3 4 0 0 85% 78% 104 44 36 104 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 66.7 0 0 7 0% 0 0% 0% 1 8 0 0 0 0% 0 3 75% 0 0 1.5 5 4 0 0 —
2026 13
Port Adelaide PTA
West Coast @ WCE
W
77-71
Optus Stadium DEF FB 27 16 9 7 9 0 0 4 0 1 3 1 10 6 2 0 0 4 0 7 8 0 0 93% 75% 115 106 84 201 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 12 0% 0 0% 0% 1 5 0 0 0 0% 0 7 77.8% 0 0 14.6 9 5 2 0 —
2026 11
Port Adelaide PTA
Carlton vs CAR
L
58-92
Adelaide Oval DEF FB 27 9 7 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 5 0 1 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 100% 89% 120 52 42 127 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0% 0 0% 0% 1 3 0 0 0 0% 0 6 85.7% 0 0 3.8 4 3 1 0 —
2026 10
Port Adelaide PTA
Gold Coast @ GCS
L
73-98
Marrara Oval DEF FB 27 11 7 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0 0 78% 100% 99 74 46 265 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 10 0% 0 0% 0% 0 6 0 0 0 0% 0 7 100% 0 0 14.4 7 1 0 0 —
Latest 5 of 119 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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