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James Polkinghorne

James Polkinghorne

Brisbane Lions / Essendon
Forward · Half Forward Flank Left Retired
Career games
101
Debut
2008
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Player Information

Height 184 cm
Date of Birth 21-Jan-1989
AFL Debut 2008

Player bio

A career in numbers

James Polkinghorne made his AFL debut for Brisbane Lions in 2008 and played 101 games, including 94 for Brisbane Lions between 2008 and 2014 and 7 for Essendon in 2016.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2014 was left half forward flank. Across his recorded games, he averaged 3.4 marks and 2.6 tackles per game and scored 54 goals and 48 behinds. His highest recorded season total was 15 goals, from 20 games in 2009 at an average of 0.8 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 15.95 per game in 2011. The largest total in those seasons is 351 disposals, recorded in 2011.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20112235115.95
20131116214.73
2016710515.00
About these season figures

Compared 6 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
2016 21
Essendon ESS
Gold Coast vs GCS
W
75-69
Marvel Stadium INT INT 50 21 3 18 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 8 16 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 69% 91% 77 73 61 44 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 4 9 -- -- -- -- -- 2 66.7% 1 0 10.2 8 9 3 4 —
2016 20
Essendon ESS
Geelong @ GEE
L
34-100
Marvel Stadium INT INT 50 15 3 12 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 85% 93% 95 57 46 -6 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 3 11 -- -- -- -- -- 3 100% 2 0 5.5 5 7 4 0 —
2016 19
Essendon ESS
Adelaide @ ADE
L
61-143
Adelaide Oval INT INT 50 20 7 13 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 9 13 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 80% 55% 100 53 55 283 7 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -- 2 50% 0% 4 11 -- -- -- -- -- 1 14.3% 1 0 4.8 5 6 7 4 —
2016 9
Essendon ESS
St Kilda @ STK
L
63-109
Marvel Stadium INT INT 50 9 4 5 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 79% 78% 92 31 37 80 2 1 0 1 1 100 50 0 0 0 2 0 0 -- 0 0% 0% 1 5 -- -- -- -- -- 2 50% 0 0 4.6 0 4 4 0 —
2016 8
Essendon ESS
North Melbourne vs NME
L
60-74
Marvel Stadium INT INT 50 17 10 7 5 0 2 1 0 5 0 1 4 14 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 83% 65% 98 44 67 357 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 2 100% 0% 4 8 -- -- -- -- -- 5 50% 1 0 2.2 1 7 9 1 —
Latest 5 of 101 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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