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Tom Hickey

Tom Hickey

Gold Coast / St Kilda / West Coast / Sydney
Ruck Retired
Career games
151
Debut
2011
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Player Information

Height 201 cm
Date of Birth 6-Mar-1991
AFL Debut 2011

Player bio

A career in numbers

Tom Hickey made his AFL debut for Gold Coast in 2011 and played 151 games, including 12 for Gold Coast between 2011 and 2012, 67 for St Kilda between 2013 and 2018, 23 for West Coast between 2019 and 2020 and 49 for Sydney between 2021 and 2023.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2023 was ruck. Across his recorded games, he averaged 20.5 hitouts and 3.3 clearances per game. His highest recorded season total was 574 hitouts, from 20 games in 2016 at an average of 28.7 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 16.52 per game in 2021. The largest total in those seasons is 347 disposals, recorded in 2021.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20212134716.52
20221623514.69
20231214612.17
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 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
2023 EF
Sydney SYD
Carlton @ CAR
L
68-74
MCG RUC RUC 31 10 1 9 2 0 0 1 24 2 0 2 9 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 5 0 1 75% 80% 93 88 50 52 4 2 0 0 11 38.7 45.8 4 0 0 0 0 4 88% 0 0% 0% 3 11 -- -- 0 -- -- 1 100% 0 0 15.8 6 2 2 1 —
2023 24
Sydney SYD
Melbourne vs MEL
L
56-77
S.C.G. RUC RUC 31 10 6 4 2 0 0 1 17 1 1 3 7 4 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 77% 70% 92 63 48 158 4 1 2 2 5 29.8 29.4 2 0 0 1 0 3 82% 0 0% 0% 5 10 -- -- 0 -- -- 4 66.7% 0 0 6.5 3 6 2 0 —
2023 23
Sydney SYD
Adelaide @ ADE
W
74-73
Adelaide Oval RUC RUC 31 16 6 10 4 0 1 3 21 2 2 3 11 6 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 0 0 72% 63% 91 84 80 179 5 0 3 3 4 33.9 19 2 1 0 0 0 5 80% 1 100% 0% 1 11 -- -- 0 -- -- 3 50% 0 0 10.6 7 1 8 1 —
2023 22
Sydney SYD
Gold Coast vs GCS
W
114-90
S.C.G. RUC RUC 31 6 4 2 1 0 0 3 22 3 0 4 6 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 67% 83% 88 43 50 138 1 2 2 1 3 31 13.6 1 2 0 1 0 2 79% 0 0% 0% 1 14 -- -- 0 -- -- 3 75% 0 0 7.7 0 1 6 0 —
2023 21
Sydney SYD
Greater Western Sydney @ GWS
W
96-85
GIANTS Stadium RUC RUC 31 13 8 5 2 0 0 3 21 3 2 6 9 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 77% 85% 101 77 75 245 5 2 4 3 3 34.4 14.3 4 0 0 1 0 0 77% 0 0% 0% 4 22 -- -- 0 -- -- 6 75% 1 0 12.6 2 6 5 1 —
Latest 5 of 151 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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