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Esava Ratugolea

Key Defender#27AFL

Bio

Born in Griffith in 1998, Esava Ratugolea made his senior debut with Geelong Football Club in 2018. He plays as a key defender. Lineball holds stats from 119 of his games across 2018–2026.

Key facts

Age: 28
Height: 197 cm
Number: #27
Born: 24 July 1998
Birthplace: Griffith
Debut: 2018
Position: Key Defender
Drafted: 2016 pick 43 (national draft)
Recruited from: Cobram (Vic), Murray U18, Geelong Cats

Official profile

AFL player profile ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

Geelong Football Club

Compare RatugoleaStack them up against anyone, with an analyst verdict

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 AFLPort Adelaide	8	86	58	28	43	0	0	10	2	2	37	42	0	1	1,104	0	13	22	38	12	3	5	18	13	59	0	387	65.6	–	0	0	2	77	21	28	31	33	0	79	53
2025 AFLPort Adelaide	13	142	86	56	75	0	0	21	5	4	65	80	3	0	2,198	0	23	40	82	27	6	16	8	29	84	0	640	116	1	1	0	5	117	34	43	66	76	0	145	69
2024 AFLPort Adelaide	23	220	140	80	107	4	7	47	7	24	111	107	4	2	3,090	11	24	40	113	48	21	24	48	48	92	12	1,073	160.7	–	5	1	6	173	61	38	155	105	14	218	103
2023 AFLGeelong Cats	16	142	93	49	70	0	0	22	1	9	64	76	2	0	1,911	0	23	37	98	35	10	13	19	25	92	0	648	111.5	–	0	0	1	113	31	44	78	90	1	140	74
2022 AFLGeelong Cats	4	26	17	9	9	0	0	8	2	3	12	13	13	0	335	1	2	3	11	6	2	3	3	8	10	3	134	17.9	–	19	2	0	19	9	5	36	8	1	25	14
2021 AFLGeelong Cats	15	115	63	52	32	11	5	30	15	21	87	34	93	7	1,564	19	18	1	26	27	18	13	37	29	12	9	652	102.7	–	134	12	3	80	46	0	124	21	18	121	42
2020 AFLGeelong Cats	12	104	60	44	32	5	5	30	13	17	72	37	72	2	1,518	11	17	1	18	24	14	8	30	28	11	9	581	70.4	–	–	10	3	74	38	2	93	12	13	109	39
2019 AFLGeelong Cats	20	175	103	72	53	15	15	46	25	30	126	58	126	4	2,931	20	34	4	27	28	34	13	67	38	27	14	1,022	130.2	–	–	8	17	116	56	7	155	20	34	184	63
2018 AFLGeelong Cats	8	69	37	32	26	7	7	15	6	8	46	30	62	4	934	7	12	1	12	21	9	13	28	19	10	5	394	48.1	–	–	2	4	49	23	4	67	8	14	76	27
Career9 seasons	119	1,079	657	422	447	42	39	229	76	118	620	477	375	20	15,585	69	166	149	425	228	117	108	258	237	397	52	5,531	823.1	1	159	35	41	818	319	171	805	373	95	1,097	484

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, AFL

Split
HomeHome or away, 41W	62	9.7	6.1	3.7	4.1	0.4	0.3	2.0	0.6	1.1	5.6	4.5	2.9	0.1	142	0.4	1.5	1.3	4.0	1.7	1.1	0.8	2.2	1.8	3.7	0.5	50.0	8.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	7.5	2.7	1.7	6.8	3.5	0.8	10.1	4.6
AwayHome or away, 31W	57	8.3	4.9	3.4	3.4	0.3	0.4	1.9	0.6	0.9	4.8	3.5	3.4	0.3	119	0.7	1.3	1.2	3.2	2.2	0.9	1.0	2.1	2.2	2.9	0.4	42.6	5.7	–	1.7	0.3	0.3	6.2	2.6	1.2	6.7	2.8	0.8	8.3	3.5
WinsResult, 72W	72	9.1	5.6	3.5	3.8	0.5	0.4	2.0	0.7	1.0	5.5	3.9	3.6	0.2	130	0.7	1.4	1.0	3.1	1.7	1.2	0.9	2.6	1.8	3.0	0.5	48.8	7.2	0.0	1.8	0.3	0.4	7.0	2.7	1.4	7.3	2.7	1.0	9.4	4.1
LossesResult, 0W	46	9.1	5.5	3.6	3.7	0.2	0.2	1.8	0.6	1.0	4.8	4.3	2.5	0.1	134	0.3	1.3	1.6	4.3	2.3	0.7	0.9	1.6	2.3	3.8	0.3	43.5	6.5	–	0.7	0.3	0.2	6.8	2.7	1.6	5.9	3.8	0.5	9.0	4.0
DrawsResult, 0W	1	4.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	114	0.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	18.0	3.5	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	4.0	1.0
Regular seasonStage, 69W	111	9.1	5.6	3.5	3.9	0.3	0.3	1.9	0.6	0.9	5.1	4.1	3.1	0.2	132	0.6	1.4	1.3	3.6	1.9	1.0	0.9	2.1	2.0	3.5	0.4	47.0	6.9	0.0	1.3	0.3	0.3	7.0	2.6	1.5	6.7	3.2	0.8	9.3	4.2
FinalsStage, 3W	8	8.0	4.1	3.9	2.1	0.5	0.4	2.0	0.9	1.9	6.3	2.4	3.8	0.3	116	0.6	1.4	0.3	2.6	1.9	1.0	1.1	2.8	2.3	0.5	1.0	39.3	6.6	–	1.8	0.5	0.4	5.1	3.3	0.1	7.1	2.0	0.9	8.6	2.1
Sydney SwansOpponent, 6W	12	9.3	5.2	4.1	3.4	0.3	0.6	2.0	0.7	0.8	4.8	4.4	3.3	0.1	146	0.4	1.2	1.2	2.4	1.7	1.3	0.8	2.5	1.8	3.4	0.8	46.7	6.0	–	0.7	0.5	0.2	7.0	2.5	1.7	7.8	2.1	1.0	9.3	3.8
CollingwoodOpponent, 4W	10	7.6	4.4	3.2	2.4	0.2	0.2	1.7	0.8	1.0	5.1	2.8	3.5	0.1	116	0.1	0.7	1.7	4.4	2.4	1.1	1.0	1.9	2.6	3.4	0.2	36.6	6.5	–	1.3	0.3	0.5	5.2	3.1	1.4	8.4	3.6	0.4	7.9	3.1
CarltonOpponent, 5W	9	8.7	5.2	3.4	3.2	0.4	0.3	2.1	0.4	0.7	5.0	3.8	1.9	0.1	140	0.8	1.7	1.4	3.9	1.8	0.9	1.0	2.2	2.2	3.3	0.4	43.4	7.7	–	0.2	0.1	0.3	6.9	2.3	1.4	5.8	3.1	0.8	8.8	3.9
West Coast EaglesOpponent, 6W	9	12.1	8.2	3.9	6.0	0.7	0.4	2.2	0.7	1.3	6.2	6.0	2.9	0.1	163	1.0	2.3	1.2	3.1	2.3	0.7	1.2	3.2	2.2	4.9	0.3	63.7	7.3	–	0.0	0.3	0.3	8.2	3.3	2.7	4.6	2.9	1.1	12.2	5.7
GWS GIANTSOpponent, 3W	8	8.5	5.9	2.6	3.5	0.8	0.4	1.4	0.6	1.3	5.0	3.6	4.0	0.3	110	0.6	1.6	1.0	2.9	2.4	1.1	1.3	2.3	2.8	2.9	0.6	45.1	6.6	–	1.1	0.3	0.4	5.9	2.3	1.5	5.0	2.5	1.3	8.6	4.0
RichmondOpponent, 5W	8	9.1	5.8	3.4	4.5	1.0	0.4	1.8	0.6	1.1	5.5	3.9	3.9	0.4	108	1.4	1.9	0.6	2.4	1.8	0.5	0.6	3.0	1.3	2.4	0.1	53.4	8.6	–	2.6	0.5	0.1	6.9	2.6	1.0	7.4	2.1	1.5	9.4	4.3
HawthornOpponent, 6W	7	9.7	6.1	3.6	3.9	0.0	0.6	2.0	0.9	1.0	5.7	4.1	3.3	0.0	163	0.4	1.0	1.6	3.7	1.0	1.1	0.6	2.0	1.6	3.3	0.4	48.4	6.2	–	0.6	0.1	0.7	7.0	3.1	1.6	7.3	3.7	0.7	9.9	4.3
MelbourneOpponent, 5W	7	9.7	5.6	4.1	5.6	0.4	0.3	1.9	0.3	0.9	3.9	6.4	3.4	0.1	122	0.9	1.0	0.9	3.3	2.3	0.7	1.3	2.3	2.6	3.0	0.4	52.3	5.8	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.1	7.9	1.9	1.6	6.7	2.9	1.0	10.3	4.3
North MelbourneOpponent, 6W	7	8.6	5.7	2.9	3.6	0.0	0.4	1.7	0.7	0.9	5.6	3.1	2.4	0.1	123	0.4	1.6	1.4	4.6	1.6	1.3	0.6	2.3	1.1	3.7	0.1	42.9	6.6	–	0.0	0.0	0.7	7.3	2.6	1.7	6.0	4.1	0.7	8.7	4.6
St KildaOpponent, 5W	7	8.7	5.9	2.9	3.1	0.3	0.4	2.4	0.9	1.0	6.3	3.1	2.0	0.3	125	0.4	1.9	0.9	3.6	1.0	1.7	0.4	2.0	1.7	2.6	0.9	47.0	6.6	–	2.7	0.4	0.4	6.3	2.1	0.6	7.9	2.6	0.9	9.4	4.1
Adelaide CrowsOpponent, 4W	6	8.3	4.3	4.0	3.5	0.0	0.2	1.8	0.7	0.7	5.3	3.2	1.5	0.0	108	0.7	1.0	1.7	4.7	1.5	1.5	0.8	1.2	2.0	3.5	1.0	39.5	6.7	–	0.0	0.2	0.5	7.0	2.8	1.5	6.8	4.5	0.7	8.5	3.3
EssendonOpponent, 5W	6	7.8	5.7	2.2	4.5	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.2	0.3	2.7	5.2	1.3	0.2	106	0.0	0.7	1.5	5.3	1.0	0.8	0.7	1.7	1.0	2.5	0.0	40.3	5.7	–	0.8	0.0	0.2	6.7	1.2	1.3	6.5	5.0	0.0	7.8	5.0
FremantleOpponent, 4W	6	8.8	4.7	4.2	4.2	0.2	0.2	2.3	0.5	0.8	6.2	3.3	2.7	0.2	76.7	0.8	2.3	0.3	4.2	2.3	0.8	1.0	1.3	2.3	2.7	0.7	45.8	6.6	–	0.0	0.3	0.2	7.0	2.8	0.7	6.8	3.7	0.5	9.5	3.3
Brisbane LionsOpponent, 1W	5	6.8	4.6	2.2	2.2	0.6	0.2	2.2	0.8	1.6	3.6	2.8	3.6	0.2	149	0.6	0.6	1.0	2.8	2.8	0.6	0.8	2.4	2.0	2.2	0.4	39.2	6.4	–	3.0	0.6	0.2	4.8	2.2	0.6	7.0	2.6	0.8	6.4	3.2
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent, 2W	4	11.0	6.3	4.8	3.0	0.3	0.0	1.3	1.0	1.3	6.8	3.8	5.8	0.0	189	0.3	1.8	2.3	3.8	2.3	0.5	0.3	1.3	2.5	5.5	0.0	49.3	10.5	–	5.0	0.5	0.5	9.0	4.3	1.8	4.5	3.0	0.5	10.5	5.0
Geelong CatsOpponent, 1W	3	10.0	4.7	5.3	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	1.3	5.7	4.3	0.0	0.0	163	0.0	0.7	3.0	4.0	3.0	0.3	1.7	1.3	1.0	5.7	0.0	35.7	9.0	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3	4.3	1.7	7.7	3.3	0.0	10.0	3.7
Port AdelaideOpponent, 3W	3	9.7	5.7	4.0	4.3	0.3	0.7	2.3	1.0	1.7	6.0	3.7	9.7	1.3	155	1.0	1.7	0.7	2.0	2.0	1.3	2.0	3.3	2.3	2.3	0.7	55.0	7.5	–	6.7	0.7	0.3	7.7	3.0	1.7	7.0	2.0	1.0	9.7	4.3
Western BulldogsOpponent, 1W	2	10.0	3.5	6.5	2.0	0.5	0.0	3.5	1.0	1.0	5.5	3.5	6.5	0.0	140	0.0	1.0	1.0	4.5	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	4.5	0.0	50.0	8.2	–	9.0	0.5	0.5	6.5	4.5	0.5	11.5	4.0	0.5	9.0	2.0
Adelaide OvalGround, 19W	31	10.6	6.7	3.9	5.0	0.1	0.2	1.8	0.4	0.9	5.2	5.6	1.3	0.2	157	0.4	1.3	2.1	5.1	1.9	0.9	1.0	1.8	2.1	5.0	0.4	50.0	7.7	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.3	8.5	2.8	2.3	6.1	4.7	0.4	10.7	5.1
MCGGround, 18W	27	7.7	4.7	3.0	3.4	0.5	0.4	1.7	0.4	0.9	4.4	3.4	3.3	0.2	111	0.9	1.2	1.0	3.5	2.0	0.6	0.9	2.5	1.9	2.5	0.2	41.6	6.0	–	1.5	0.1	0.3	5.5	2.4	1.1	7.5	3.0	1.0	7.9	3.4
GMHBA StadiumGround, 20W	25	9.2	5.2	3.9	2.8	0.5	0.4	2.2	1.0	1.2	6.1	3.5	5.4	0.1	119	0.4	1.5	0.7	2.4	1.6	1.5	0.7	2.6	1.6	3.0	0.6	49.3	7.6	–	1.8	0.4	0.6	6.8	2.9	1.2	6.9	2.0	1.1	9.6	3.9
Optus StadiumGround, 5W	11	9.0	5.1	3.9	3.9	0.4	0.4	2.5	0.9	1.0	6.2	3.5	4.3	0.1	117	0.9	2.1	0.5	3.3	2.3	1.0	1.0	1.8	2.4	2.5	0.8	49.8	6.1	–	0.9	0.5	0.4	6.3	2.9	1.0	7.5	2.7	0.8	9.7	3.4
Marvel StadiumGround, 3W	6	9.2	4.7	4.5	4.0	0.3	0.2	1.5	0.5	0.8	5.2	4.0	1.8	0.2	121	0.7	1.5	1.3	3.2	2.0	1.0	1.3	1.8	2.0	2.3	0.5	42.0	5.7	–	2.2	0.2	0.3	7.7	2.7	0.7	5.2	2.7	0.5	9.2	3.7
SCGGround, 3W	6	7.2	4.8	2.3	3.0	0.3	0.3	2.3	0.5	1.0	4.2	3.0	2.8	0.0	143	0.3	1.2	1.2	2.2	1.8	1.5	0.8	1.5	1.8	2.3	1.3	41.7	4.9	–	1.3	0.5	0.0	5.2	1.7	1.3	8.3	1.8	0.8	7.2	3.3
GabbaGround, 0W	3	4.3	3.3	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	1.3	1.3	1.7	3.0	0.7	5.0	0.3	101	0.7	0.7	0.0	1.3	2.0	0.3	0.7	2.3	1.3	0.3	0.0	28.0	5.4	–	5.0	1.0	0.3	2.7	1.7	0.0	5.0	1.3	1.0	3.7	2.0
People First StadiumGround, 1W	3	10.0	7.3	2.7	4.0	0.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	6.3	3.7	5.0	0.0	189	1.0	2.3	0.7	2.7	3.0	1.0	1.0	2.3	2.0	2.0	0.0	50.3	9.7	–	0.0	1.0	0.0	8.3	3.0	0.7	8.0	1.7	1.0	10.0	6.0
ENGIE StadiumGround, 0W	2	7.0	4.5	2.5	3.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	3.5	3.0	2.0	1.0	113	0.5	0.5	1.0	3.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.5	34.0	4.5	–	0.5	0.5	0.0	5.5	2.5	0.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	6.5	3.0
Ninja StadiumGround, 2W	2	9.0	7.5	1.5	5.0	0.0	0.5	2.5	0.5	0.5	6.0	3.0	0.0	0.5	88.0	1.0	2.5	2.0	4.0	2.0	2.5	1.0	4.0	1.0	4.5	0.0	50.5	7.2	–	0.0	0.0	0.5	8.0	1.0	3.0	9.0	3.5	1.0	9.0	6.5
Corroboree Group Oval ManukaGround, 1W	1	18.0	11.0	7.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	9.0	8.0	3.0	0.0	176	0.0	2.0	4.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	7.0	12.0	0.0	76.0	10.3	–	1.0	0.0	1.0	11.0	7.0	6.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	17.0	7.0
Mars StadiumGround, 0W	1	11.0	4.0	7.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	147	0.0	1.0	2.0	8.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	0.0	48.0	8.8	–	0.0	0.0	1.0	9.0	4.0	1.0	9.0	8.0	0.0	10.0	2.0
TIO StadiumGround, 0W	1	11.0	7.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	265	0.0	1.0	7.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	10.0	0.0	46.0	14.4	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.0	3.0	3.0	5.0	5.0	0.0	8.0	7.0

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