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A career in numbersStephanie Wales made her AFLW debut for Essendon in 2022 and has played 49 games for the club.
In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, her primary role was ruck. Across her recorded games, she has averaged 18.9 hitouts and 2.9 clearances per game. She played 10 games in her debut season, averaging 13.3 hitouts per game. Her highest recorded season total is 234 hitouts, from 10 games in 2024 at an average of 23.4 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 14.78 per game in 2026. The largest total in those seasons is 134 disposals, recorded in 2024.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 134 | 13.40 |
| 2026 | 9 | 133 | 14.78 |
| 2025 | 9 | 115 | 12.78 |
About these season figures
Compared 5 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.
Recent Games
-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.
| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
APOS
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# | D | K | HB | M | G | B | T | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | FF | FA | CM | M50 | 1% | BO | GA | TOG | EFF | MIN | DT | MG | CC | SCL | TO | INT | SOG | GACC% | SI | T50 | Age | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 |
@
WBD
|
L | Mission Whitten Oval | RUC | RK | 30 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81% | 65% | 68 | 87 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0 | 23.36 | Mostly sunny | ||
| 2026 | 8 |
@
GWS
|
W | Henson Park | RUC | RK | 30 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82% | 65% | 67 | 88 | 262 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 23.35 | Rain Possible late storm | ||
| 2026 | 7 |
vs
WCE
|
L | Windy Hill | RUC | RK | 30 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90% | 75% | 72 | 86 | 168 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 100% | 7 | 0 | 23.32 | Shower or two | ||
| 2026 | 6 |
vs
GCS
|
L | Windy Hill | RUC | RK | 30 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72% | 46% | 57 | 64 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 23.31 | Windy Sunny | ||
| 2026 | 5 |
@
FRE
|
L | Cockburn ARC Oval | RUC | RK | 30 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82% | 40% | 64 | 82 | 101 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 23.29 | Cloudy |