Josh Dunkley

Brisbane Lions

MidfielderRuck Rover #5 Active

Career games: 221
Debut: 2016

Player Information

Height 190 cm

Age 29 years

Date of Birth 9-Jan-1997

AFL Debut 2016

Drafted: Pick #25 — 2015 National Draft by Western Bulldogs

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Josh Dunkley made his AFL debut for Western Bulldogs in 2016 and has played 221 games, including 116 for Western Bulldogs between 2016 and 2022 and 105 for Brisbane Lions between 2023 and 2026. Western Bulldogs selected him with pick 25 in the 2015 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was ruck rover. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 23.0 disposals and 3.9 clearances per game. He played 17 games in his debut season, averaging 16.9 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total is 683 disposals, from 27 games in 2024 at an average of 25.3 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 28.30 per game in 2019.

His honours include 4 premierships in 2016, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2024	27	683	25.30
2019	23	651	28.30
2025	27	663	24.56
2026	27	574	21.26

About these season figures

Compared 11 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	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	IM	1%	GA	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	GF	BRL	@ FRE	W	96-89	MCG	MID	RR	5	21	6	15	2	0	0	12	2	3	1	14	6	5	2	3	0	0	4	0	82%	62%	102	111	95	130	12	1	0	4	2	3	0	8	86.7%	0	0%	0%	3	30	26	0%	0	3	50%	2	3	14.9	2	8	9	1	—
2026	PF	BRL	@ HAW	W	131-122	MCG	MID	RR	5	19	8	11	3	0	0	9	1	2	5	8	10	6	2	2	0	2	4	0	79%	84%	106	88	87	95	5	4	1	2	2	2	0	3	73.8%	0	0%	0%	3	21	31	0%	0	6	75%	0	1	12	4	11	2	1	—
2026	SF	BRL	vs ADE	W	144-91	Gabba	MID	RR	5	22	10	12	3	0	0	6	2	1	4	14	10	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	76%	59%	99	102	88	232	10	2	2	5	0	1	100	2	70.3%	0	0%	0%	8	22	26	0%	0	6	60%	1	0	11.3	1	12	9	2	—
2026	QF	BRL	@ SYD	L	88-141	S.C.G.	MID	RR	5	24	12	12	6	1	1	8	5	0	2	10	13	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	78%	46%	104	112	117	393	9	1	1	5	0	0	0	3	80.6%	2	100%	50%	4	22	29	0%	0	4	33.3%	0	2	8.6	1	3	14	5	—
2026	24	BRL	@ COL	W	159-96	MCG	MID	RR	5	27	13	14	5	0	0	6	6	0	5	11	15	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	77%	67%	103	128	106	307	8	3	2	5	0	0	0	0	81.4%	0	0%	0%	4	31	35	0%	1	6	46.2%	1	1	18.8	1	13	10	2	—