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Shaun McKernan

Shaun McKernan

Adelaide / Essendon / St Kilda
Forward · Full Forward Retired
Career games
91
Debut
2009
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Player Information

Height 196 cm
Date of Birth 1-Sep-1990
AFL Debut 2009

Player bio

A career in numbers

Shaun McKernan made his AFL debut for Adelaide in 2009 and played 91 games, including 34 for Adelaide between 2009 and 2014, 53 for Essendon between 2015 and 2020 and 4 for St Kilda in 2021.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2021 was full forward. Across his recorded games, he averaged 3.9 marks and 1.7 tackles per game and scored 74 goals and 57 behinds. His highest recorded season total was 17 goals, from 16 games in 2019 at an average of 1.1 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 18.33 per game in 2015. The largest total in those seasons is 194 disposals, recorded in 2019.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20191619412.12
2015916518.33
20209738.11
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
2021 10
St Kilda STK
Western Bulldogs @ WBD
L
33-144
Marvel Stadium FWD FPL 27 11 9 2 4 1 1 1 9 0 0 1 5 6 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 78% 36% 97 36 60 102 1 1 0 4 3 42.9 33.3 0 0 0 3 0 0 27% 3 66.7% 33.3% 3 7 -- -- 0 -- -- 3 33.3% 1 0 3.3 0 4 3 4 —
2021 3
St Kilda STK
Essendon @ ESS
L
68-143
Marvel Stadium RUC RUC 27 12 5 7 2 0 0 2 14 1 0 2 8 4 8 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 69% 50% 88 34 51 -- 4 1 1 2 4 43.8 28.6 1 0 0 1 0 2 54% 0 0% 0% 1 9 -- -- 0 -- -- 1 20% 0 0 4.1 1 3 5 3 —
2021 2
St Kilda STK
Melbourne vs MEL
L
73-91
Marvel Stadium FWD FF 27 7 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 85% 57% 104 46 37 101 3 0 0 2 2 25 50 3 1 0 1 0 0 15% 1 100% 100% 2 9 -- -- 0 -- -- 2 40% 0 0 6.1 0 2 2 4 —
2021 1
St Kilda STK
Greater Western Sydney @ GWS
W
86-78
GIANTS Stadium FWD FF 27 6 5 1 0 0 0 3 17 1 2 3 7 0 8 1 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 72% 33% 97 46 32 -- 2 2 1 5 4 48.6 23.5 5 2 50 1 0 1 48% 0 0% 0% 1 12 -- -- 0 -- -- 2 40% 0 1 1.5 1 4 1 1 —
2020 12
Essendon ESS
St Kilda @ STK
L
33-68
Gabba FWD FF 44 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 71% 50% 69 4 11 35 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 -- 0 0% 0% 1 7 -- -- -- -- -- 2 100% 0 0 -0.8 0 1 1 2 —
Latest 5 of 91 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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