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Martin Gleeson

Martin Gleeson

Essendon
Defender · Back Pocket Right Retired
Career games
97
Debut
2014
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Player Information

Height 191 cm
Date of Birth 25-Aug-1994
AFL Debut 2014

Player bio

A career in numbers

Martin Gleeson made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2014 and played 97 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2021.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2015 to 2021 was right back pocket. Across his recorded games, he averaged 4.5 marks and 14.6 disposals per game. He played 9 games in his debut season, averaging 4.1 marks per game. His highest recorded season total was 106 marks, a tally he reached in 2016 and 2017. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 17.65 per game in 2016. The largest total in those seasons is 353 disposals, recorded in 2016.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20162035317.65
20201314010.77
202166010.00
About these season figures

Compared 7 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
2021 EF
Essendon ESS
Western Bulldogs @ WBD
L
36-85
UTAS Stadium INT INT 8 18 11 7 6 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 15 3 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 80% 78% 100 76 64 233 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 2 100 1 0 6 0% 0 0% 0% 2 10 -- -- 0 -- -- 10 90.9% 0 0 7.9 7 10 2 0 —
2021 22
Essendon ESS
Gold Coast @ GCS
W
98-30
GMHBA Stadium SUB SUB 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0% 0 0 -- -- 0 -- -- 0 0% 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- —
2021 21
Essendon ESS
Western Bulldogs @ WBD
W
97-84
Marvel Stadium INT INT 8 12 5 7 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 86% 92% 106 68 63 43 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 0 0% 0% 2 15 -- -- 0 -- -- 4 80% 0 0 5 9 3 1 0 —
2021 18
Essendon ESS
North Melbourne @ NME
W
92-74
People First Stadium SUB SUB 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0% 0 0 -- -- 0 -- -- 0 0% 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- —
2021 17
Essendon ESS
Adelaide vs ADE
W
84-21
Marvel Stadium DEF HBFR 8 11 8 3 7 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 83% 91% 97 84 59 287 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0% 0% 4 7 -- -- 0 -- -- 7 87.5% 0 0 8.9 4 3 5 0 —
Latest 5 of 97 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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