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Steven May

Steven May

Gold Coast / Melbourne
Defender · Full Back Retired
Career games
251
Debut
2011
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Player Information

Height 193 cm
Date of Birth 10-Jan-1992
AFL Debut 2011
Recruited: 2010 Zone Recruitment (Northern Territory priority zone) by Gold Coast

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Steven May made his AFL debut for Gold Coast in 2011 and played 251 games, including 123 for Gold Coast between 2011 and 2018 and 128 for Melbourne between 2019 and 2025.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2025 was full back. Across his recorded games, he averaged 5.4 marks and 16.1 disposals per game. He played 9 games in his debut season, averaging 3.8 marks per game. His highest recorded season total was 132 marks, from 19 games in 2024 at an average of 6.9 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 19.28 per game in 2017. The largest total in those seasons is 421 disposals, recorded in 2022.

His honours include 2 All-Australian selections and a premiership in 2021.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20222242119.14
20171834719.28
20241934718.26
20251628317.69
About these season figures

Compared 15 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
2025 25
Melbourne MEL
Collingwood @ COL
L
76-82
MCG DEF FB 1 23 20 3 12 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 4 13 3 0 0 2 0 6 5 0 0 92% 87% 114 114 106 439 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 9 0% 0 0% 0% 3 5 0 5 4 35.7% 0 18 90% 0 0 10.7 15 2 0 0 —
2025 24
Melbourne MEL
Hawthorn @ HAW
L
56-92
MCG DEF FB 1 19 14 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 77% 84% 94 68 64 319 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 4 50 0 0 5 0% 0 0% 0% 0 0 0 7 7 53.8% 0 11 78.6% 0 0 3.7 4 6 3 0 —
2025 20
Melbourne MEL
Carlton @ CAR
L
70-78
MCG DEF FB 1 18 15 3 7 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 6 9 3 0 1 3 0 3 5 0 0 88% 83% 111 91 73 207 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 25 0 0 6 0% 0 0% 0% 3 8 0 3 3 50% 0 12 80% 0 0 7.2 5 6 4 0 —
2025 18
Melbourne MEL
Adelaide @ ADE
L
77-90
Adelaide Oval DEF FB 1 23 20 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 4 13 3 1 0 1 0 4 8 0 0 100% 87% 13 104 103 388 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 7 0% 0 0% 0% 5 6 0 6 5 50% 0 19 95% 0 0 9.9 11 6 0 0 —
2025 17
Melbourne MEL
Gold Coast @ GCS
L
85-104
People First Stadium DEF FB 1 11 8 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 94% 82% 122 58 38 163 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 33.3 0 0 5 0% 0 0% 0% 0 4 0 4 4 28.6% 0 7 87.5% 0 0 9 6 1 0 0 —
Latest 5 of 251 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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