James Worpel

Geelong

MidfielderRover #29 Active

Career games: 159
Debut: 2018

Player Information

Height 185 cm

Age 27 years

Date of Birth 24-Jan-1999

AFL Debut 2018

Drafted: Pick #45 — 2017 National Draft by Hawthorn

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Player bio

A career in numbers

James Worpel made his AFL debut for Hawthorn in 2018 and has played 159 games, including 148 for Hawthorn between 2018 and 2025 and 11 for Geelong in 2026. Hawthorn selected him with pick 45 in the 2017 national draft.

In the recorded 2025 starting lineups, his primary role was rover. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 21.5 disposals and 4.8 clearances per game. He played 11 games in his debut season, averaging 17.5 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total is 600 disposals, from 23 games in 2023 at an average of 26.1 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 26.55 per game in 2019.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2023	23	600	26.09
2019	22	584	26.55
2025	21	421	20.05
2026	11	202	18.36

About these season figures

Compared 9 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	#	D	K	HB	M	G	B	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	M50	IM	1%	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	CC	SCL	TO	SP	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	CBA	KI%	EK	KE%	MOL	T50	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	23	GEE	@ NME	W	125-110	Marvel Stadium	INT	INT	29	15	7	8	2	0	1	7	2	2	4	6	9	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	49%	47%	63	54	67	179	4	2	2	2	0	2	41%	2	50%	0%	7	19	16	0%	2	28.6%	0	1	4.2	1	4	5	5	—
2026	22	GEE	vs ESS	W	117-50	GMHBA Stadium	INT	INT	29	19	11	8	3	0	0	9	2	0	3	5	12	4	0	1	1	1	0	1	75%	53%	95	74	91	266	3	2	1	5	0	3	65.4%	2	0%	0%	6	24	17	0%	3	27.3%	1	2	7	1	7	7	2	—
2026	21	GEE	@ COL	W	97-72	MCG	INT	INT	29	24	14	10	1	0	0	6	6	2	10	14	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	72%	58%	88	95	90	344	11	2	8	7	1	2	64.3%	0	0%	0%	2	27	18	0%	6	42.9%	0	0	15.5	5	9	10	0	—
2026	20	GEE	@ MEL	W	117-97	MCG	INT	INT	29	15	12	3	4	0	0	8	4	2	0	3	12	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	66%	67%	84	67	80	314	3	0	0	4	0	3	51.4%	0	0%	0%	2	19	18	0%	7	58.3%	0	1	3.5	3	6	6	0	—
2026	19	GEE	vs STK	W	102-75	GMHBA Stadium	INT	INT	29	24	18	6	2	1	0	6	8	0	7	8	12	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	74%	50%	96	90	102	524	6	4	3	4	1	1	70%	1	100%	100%	5	22	21	0%	8	44.4%	0	1	12.7	1	6	11	2	—