Gold Coast SUNS

Charlie Ballard

Key Defender#10AFL

Key facts

Age: 27
Height: 196 cm
Number: #10
Born: 23 July 1999
Debut: 2018
Position: Key Defender
Drafted: 2017 pick 42 (national draft)
Recruited from: Mitcham Hawks (SA), Sacred Heart College (SA), Sturt (SANFL)

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Every game we hold

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

Season
2026 AFLGold Coast SUNS	11	96	59	37	43	0	0	12	1	1	36	63	1	767	1	10	13	38	16	6	8	21	16	44	0	410	47.1	–	0	0	0	1	75	21	20	62	35	0	99	46
2025 AFLGold Coast SUNS	1	6	5	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	80	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	30	5	–	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	4	1	0	6	4
2024 AFLGold Coast SUNS	23	278	184	94	111	1	0	28	5	14	106	165	0	3,956	1	26	66	118	46	11	16	39	53	147	0	1,154	199.9	1	0	0	0	5	220	64	68	172	97	1	271	144
2023 AFLGold Coast SUNS	23	293	230	63	142	1	0	29	2	18	120	164	1	4,662	1	44	66	142	60	14	20	38	48	180	0	1,318	242	–	1	0	0	2	233	60	82	176	126	1	284	182
2022 AFLGold Coast SUNS	18	226	177	49	109	0	1	22	3	17	76	144	3	3,581	1	20	52	108	57	13	20	37	55	129	1	998	136.8	–	1	0	1	2	168	40	58	158	84	1	220	127
2021 AFLGold Coast SUNS	21	288	227	61	140	0	0	25	4	13	99	188	0	3,476	0	20	50	116	46	20	16	34	40	146	0	1,295	167.7	3	1	0	0	4	241	57	60	150	99	0	287	187
2020 AFLGold Coast SUNS	16	158	114	44	68	0	0	13	5	8	58	94	0	2,469	0	20	42	78	36	7	9	9	38	83	0	666	90.9	–	0	–	1	4	106	29	40	100	67	0	152	71
2019 AFLGold Coast SUNS	21	274	211	63	111	0	1	23	1	15	92	168	2	4,363	0	22	70	104	50	13	17	27	49	137	0	1,147	153.5	–	1	–	0	1	202	59	50	170	96	3	260	155
2018 AFLGold Coast SUNS	11	113	79	34	39	1	2	15	4	7	49	63	0	1,763	0	7	16	30	22	6	6	16	28	48	1	478	65.9	–	1	–	0	4	74	36	14	131	27	3	112	46
Career9 seasons	145	1,732	1,286	446	766	3	4	168	25	93	637	1,054	7	25,117	4	170	376	736	333	90	112	222	328	916	2	7,496	1108.8	4	5	0	2	23	1,324	366	394	1,123	632	9	1,691	962

Game log, 2026 AFL

Game
Rd 24 @ St KildaW 103-80 20 Aug	10	7	3	5	3	0	0	2	8	0	81	0	1	3	4	2	0	0	3	3	4	54	4.4	–	0	7	1	3	13	4	10	4
Rd 23 @ Brisbane LionsL 53-95 15 Aug	7	5	2	5	1	0	0	4	4	0	-4	0	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	39	5.4	–	0	6	2	2	3	3	8	5
Rd 22 @ GWS GIANTSW 79-77 9 Aug	10	9	1	5	2	0	0	4	5	0	133	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	3	2	6	53	5.1	–	0	7	2	3	7	4	9	7
Rd 21 v MelbourneL 105-114 2 Aug	7	1	6	2	1	0	0	5	2	0	-3	0	1	0	4	1	0	1	3	1	4	22	3.3	–	0	5	4	1	2	4	7	1
Rd 20 @ CarltonL 97-110 25 July	7	3	4	3	1	0	0	4	5	0	91	0	0	3	6	3	0	2	0	3	4	24	3.7	–	0	6	4	0	6	5	9	2
Rd 16 @ FremantleL 29-80 28 June	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	18	0	0	0	4	2	0	2	2	3	2	14	2.2	–	0	3	0	2	4	4	5	2
Rd 14 @ Geelong CatsL 60-105 12 June	10	4	6	5	1	1	0	2	9	1	80	1	0	1	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	41	2	–	1	8	2	1	6	1	11	3
Rd 6 v EssendonW 119-110 18 Apr	6	5	1	5	0	0	0	3	4	0	73	0	2	1	4	3	0	1	0	1	3	29	1.6	–	0	5	1	2	5	4	7	4
Rd 5 @ Sydney SwansL 68-100 11 Apr	8	4	4	1	2	0	0	3	5	0	189	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	2	1	5	32	6.7	–	0	4	2	1	7	4	8	2
Rd 4 @ MelbourneL 89-109 5 Apr	10	6	4	2	1	0	1	4	5	0	14	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	37	6.7	–	0	9	1	2	6	0	9	5
Rd 2 @ RichmondW 128-60 21 Mar	16	11	5	8	0	0	0	5	11	0	95	0	2	3	2	1	1	1	6	0	6	65	6	–	0	15	2	3	3	2	16	11

Splits, AFL

Split
AwayHome or away · won 16 of 75	75	11.7	8.7	3.0	5.3	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.1	0.5	4.3	7.4	0.1	163	0.0	1.2	2.4	5.0	2.0	0.7	0.7	1.4	2.0	6.3	0.0	52.3	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	9.3	2.3	2.8	7.7	4.3	0.1	11.8	6.9
HomeHome or away · won 33 of 70	70	12.2	9.1	3.1	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.2	0.8	4.5	7.1	0.0	184	0.0	1.1	2.8	5.1	2.6	0.5	0.9	1.7	2.6	6.3	0.0	51.0	7.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	9.0	2.7	2.6	7.8	4.5	0.1	11.6	6.4
LossesResult	95	11.5	8.4	3.1	5.2	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.2	0.6	4.3	7.0	0.1	162	0.0	1.1	2.6	5.2	2.4	0.7	0.8	1.2	2.3	6.1	0.0	50.2	7.2	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	8.6	2.5	2.4	8.3	4.4	0.1	11.3	6.2
WinsResult	49	12.8	9.7	3.2	5.5	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.2	0.7	4.6	7.9	0.0	194	0.1	1.3	2.6	4.9	2.0	0.6	0.7	2.1	2.1	6.7	0.0	54.7	8.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	10.2	2.6	3.2	6.8	4.2	0.0	12.4	7.5
DrawsResult	1	10.0	10.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	0.0	212	0.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	10.0	0.0	49.0	7.1	–	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	7.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	8.0	6.0
Regular seasonStage · won 49 of 145	145	11.9	8.9	3.1	5.3	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.2	0.6	4.4	7.3	0.0	173	0.0	1.2	2.6	5.1	2.3	0.6	0.8	1.5	2.3	6.3	0.0	51.7	7.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	9.1	2.5	2.7	7.7	4.4	0.1	11.7	6.6
Brisbane LionsOpponent · won 1 of 12	12	12.1	8.6	3.5	4.8	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.1	0.5	4.7	6.9	0.0	171	0.0	1.3	3.3	5.3	2.7	0.6	0.8	1.6	2.3	6.2	0.0	49.7	7.0	–	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	8.8	2.8	2.5	8.2	4.6	0.0	11.6	6.4
CarltonOpponent · won 3 of 10	10	11.0	7.8	3.2	3.8	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.3	0.6	4.3	6.3	0.0	196	0.0	0.6	2.4	5.7	2.4	0.7	0.9	1.2	2.1	6.3	0.0	44.4	7.0	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	7.6	2.7	1.8	7.7	5.2	0.0	10.6	5.0
GWS GIANTSOpponent · won 2 of 10	10	11.2	9.3	1.9	5.5	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.3	0.7	4.1	7.1	0.0	179	0.0	1.2	2.4	5.1	2.3	0.6	0.7	0.9	2.8	7.1	0.0	51.5	6.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	7.8	2.1	3.4	8.7	4.4	0.0	11.2	6.7
North MelbourneOpponent · won 5 of 10	10	11.9	8.3	3.6	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.6	4.3	7.5	0.0	166	0.0	0.6	2.7	4.7	2.4	0.6	0.9	1.9	2.4	6.1	0.0	46.0	6.6	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.9	3.2	1.9	5.8	3.9	0.0	11.8	5.9
St KildaOpponent · won 2 of 10	10	13.6	9.4	4.2	5.9	0.0	0.1	1.4	0.1	0.6	4.5	8.5	0.1	162	0.0	0.9	2.8	5.4	2.7	0.6	0.9	1.8	2.4	6.6	0.0	57.9	6.8	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	9.6	2.9	2.6	7.5	4.7	0.2	13.0	6.5
Sydney SwansOpponent · won 4 of 10	10	11.1	7.7	3.4	4.9	0.0	0.0	1.9	0.3	0.6	3.7	7.6	0.1	173	0.1	0.7	1.7	4.3	1.1	0.6	0.4	1.8	1.4	5.5	0.0	51.6	8.3	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	8.8	2.2	2.3	8.6	3.4	0.0	11.3	6.0
MelbourneOpponent · won 0 of 9	9	11.3	8.6	2.8	5.4	0.0	0.1	0.8	0.0	0.6	5.4	6.1	0.1	143	0.0	1.7	2.3	5.0	2.2	0.7	0.6	1.3	2.0	6.4	0.0	49.8	8.1	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.4	2.8	2.8	8.4	4.0	0.1	11.6	6.2
Adelaide CrowsOpponent · won 4 of 8	8	14.3	11.1	3.1	6.1	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.9	5.4	7.9	0.0	222	0.0	1.0	3.3	6.3	2.9	1.0	0.5	0.6	3.9	7.4	0.0	63.0	9.5	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.4	3.5	2.5	8.6	5.5	0.1	13.3	7.9
CollingwoodOpponent · won 2 of 8	8	13.0	10.0	3.0	6.8	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.9	5.1	7.6	0.0	199	0.0	1.6	2.1	5.1	2.3	0.6	0.8	1.4	2.3	6.9	0.0	58.8	9.0	–	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	10.8	2.6	2.9	10.9	4.5	0.1	12.8	8.3
EssendonOpponent · won 3 of 8	8	10.0	6.8	3.3	4.9	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.4	3.4	6.5	0.0	137	0.0	1.3	2.3	4.3	2.3	0.3	1.1	0.9	2.0	5.8	0.0	41.8	6.2	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	2.0	3.0	8.4	4.1	0.0	9.9	4.6
RichmondOpponent · won 6 of 8	8	14.6	11.9	2.8	7.9	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.3	0.5	4.4	10.0	0.0	160	0.1	1.6	2.6	5.4	2.3	1.0	0.8	3.4	2.0	7.0	0.0	66.3	8.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	12.0	1.9	4.3	5.0	4.8	0.1	14.4	9.5
West Coast EaglesOpponent · won 5 of 8	8	12.1	9.5	2.6	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.3	3.4	8.3	0.0	140	0.0	1.9	1.8	5.8	2.1	0.1	1.0	2.0	0.9	5.4	0.0	51.4	7.5	–	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.1	1.4	3.5	5.4	4.9	0.0	11.6	7.9
FremantleOpponent · won 3 of 7	7	11.3	8.9	2.4	5.4	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.3	1.0	4.6	6.6	0.0	178	0.0	1.7	1.6	3.3	2.7	0.9	1.3	2.3	2.6	6.1	0.1	51.6	7.1	–	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	9.7	1.7	3.1	5.3	2.9	0.0	11.1	7.6
Geelong CatsOpponent · won 2 of 7	7	11.3	7.9	3.4	4.0	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.4	4.6	6.6	0.1	181	0.3	0.9	3.1	5.3	3.0	0.4	0.7	1.6	3.1	4.9	0.0	44.0	6.2	–	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.6	8.6	3.4	1.7	8.3	4.4	0.3	11.1	5.9
HawthornOpponent · won 4 of 7	7	11.1	8.6	2.6	5.3	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.6	0.7	4.0	6.6	0.1	152	0.0	1.0	2.4	4.3	1.3	0.3	0.3	1.1	1.6	6.7	0.0	52.4	9.4	–	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4	9.3	2.4	3.1	8.0	3.6	0.0	10.6	6.9
Western BulldogsOpponent · won 2 of 7	7	10.9	8.3	2.6	5.4	0.1	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.9	3.3	7.0	0.1	198	0.0	1.1	3.0	6.0	1.6	0.7	0.4	1.1	1.7	6.1	0.0	53.4	7.7	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	1.4	2.9	8.3	5.3	0.1	10.3	6.9
Port AdelaideOpponent · won 1 of 6	6	12.2	8.7	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	1.2	5.8	6.2	0.2	200	0.0	1.2	4.8	5.0	3.0	1.0	1.3	1.0	3.5	7.0	0.2	46.5	11.2	–	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.8	3.8	2.3	8.5	3.7	0.0	12.0	5.5
People First StadiumGround · won 25 of 55	55	12.2	8.9	3.3	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.2	0.7	4.3	7.3	0.0	177	0.0	1.1	2.8	5.1	2.7	0.4	1.0	1.7	2.5	6.1	0.0	50.7	7.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	9.0	2.7	2.5	7.3	4.5	0.1	11.6	6.4
Marvel StadiumGround · won 6 of 20	20	12.6	8.9	3.6	5.6	0.0	0.1	1.6	0.1	0.5	4.3	8.7	0.1	148	0.0	1.0	2.2	5.8	2.3	0.8	1.1	1.5	1.9	6.3	0.0	55.0	7.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	10.2	2.5	2.8	8.3	5.3	0.1	12.9	7.2
GabbaGround · won 0 of 10	10	9.3	6.7	2.6	4.2	0.0	0.1	0.8	0.1	0.3	4.1	5.2	0.0	117	0.0	1.3	2.1	5.5	2.0	0.6	0.3	1.0	1.5	4.8	0.0	40.9	6.1	–	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	6.6	1.9	2.0	8.3	4.7	0.1	9.3	4.8
Optus StadiumGround · won 3 of 9	9	12.3	9.7	2.7	6.2	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.6	3.9	8.2	0.0	147	0.0	2.0	1.7	4.7	2.3	0.6	1.1	2.1	1.7	5.8	0.0	53.3	7.3	–	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	9.9	1.2	3.8	5.0	3.9	0.0	12.1	7.7
Adelaide OvalGround · won 0 of 7	7	13.1	9.7	3.4	5.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.6	6.1	6.6	0.1	170	0.0	1.3	3.6	5.4	1.7	0.9	0.1	0.7	2.6	8.1	0.0	61.7	13.2	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.4	4.1	2.6	9.6	4.6	0.0	12.7	7.6
MCGGround · won 3 of 7	7	14.7	11.0	3.7	6.3	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.6	4.9	9.4	0.0	194	0.1	1.3	2.9	3.7	2.0	1.1	0.7	2.6	1.7	8.0	0.0	62.0	9.9	–	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.7	2.6	3.3	6.4	3.4	0.1	14.3	9.4
SCGGround · won 4 of 7	7	11.7	8.7	3.0	5.9	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.6	1.1	4.7	7.6	0.1	196	0.1	1.1	1.9	3.9	1.4	0.6	0.6	1.7	1.6	6.0	0.0	54.9	8.2	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	9.1	2.7	3.0	8.3	2.6	0.0	12.3	6.7
TIO StadiumGround · won 6 of 7	7	12.6	9.9	2.7	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.4	0.7	4.6	6.3	0.1	291	0.0	1.0	4.3	6.7	2.7	0.7	0.4	2.0	3.3	7.7	0.0	50.4	8.5	–	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3	8.4	2.6	3.0	8.9	5.7	0.0	10.9	6.1
ENGIE StadiumGround · won 0 of 5	5	11.2	8.8	2.4	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.6	5.8	6.0	0.0	223	0.0	1.8	3.8	5.4	2.6	1.2	0.8	0.8	3.2	8.6	0.0	47.8	8.7	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	8.0	2.8	3.2	9.4	4.2	0.0	11.8	6.4
GMHBA StadiumGround · won 0 of 4	4	10.5	6.5	4.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	0.0	3.8	7.0	0.3	122	0.3	0.5	2.8	3.8	2.8	0.8	0.8	0.5	2.3	5.3	0.0	41.5	5.1	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	8.5	2.8	2.0	7.5	3.3	0.0	10.8	4.8
Mars StadiumGround · won 1 of 4	4	12.8	11.5	1.3	7.5	0.3	0.0	1.8	0.0	1.5	3.8	8.8	0.0	217	0.0	1.0	3.0	6.3	1.0	0.8	0.0	1.3	2.8	8.5	0.0	68.8	9.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.5	1.8	4.8	11.0	5.3	0.3	12.5	9.3
Corroboree Group Oval ManukaGround · won 1 of 2	2	9.5	9.0	0.5	5.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	2.5	6.0	0.0	166	0.0	1.0	0.5	3.5	1.5	0.5	0.0	2.0	2.0	5.0	0.0	55.0	5.0	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	1.0	2.5	8.5	3.0	0.0	8.5	7.5
Ninja StadiumGround · won 0 of 2	2	7.5	5.5	2.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	2.5	5.5	0.0	86.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	5.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.5	5.0	0.0	35.5	3.8	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	2.0	1.5	6.0	3.5	0.0	8.0	5.0
Norwood OvalGround · won 0 of 2	2	9.0	7.0	2.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.5	3.5	5.5	0.0	183	0.0	2.0	1.5	3.5	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.5	5.0	0.0	47.0	7.5	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	1.0	3.0	6.5	3.5	0.0	9.0	5.5
Adelaide Arena at Jiangwan StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	6.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	106	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	13.0	3.8	–	1.0	–	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	0.0	16.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	0.0
Adelaide HillsGround · won 0 of 1	1	12.0	10.0	2.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	8.0	0.0	176	0.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	5.0	0.0	60.0	2.2	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	2.0	3.0	10.0	2.0	0.0	12.0	6.0
Riverway StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	12.0	9.0	3.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	7.0	5.0	1.0	178	0.0	1.0	4.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	9.0	0.0	56.0	9.9	–	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	8.0	5.0	3.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	12.0	6.0
UTAS StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	10.0	7.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	0.0	198	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	5.0	0.0	30.0	8.4	–	0.0	–	0.0	1.0	8.0	4.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	9.0	5.0

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