St Kilda

Liam O'Connell

Medium Defender#45AFL

Bio

Born in 2003, Liam O'Connell made his senior debut with St Kilda in 2025. He plays as a medium defender. Lineball holds stats from 20 of his games across 2025–2026.

Key facts

Age: 23
Height: 189 cm
Number: #45
Born: 4 March 2003
Debut: 2025
Position: Medium Defender
Drafted: 2023 (cat b rookie)
Recruited from: Ireland (County Cork, Ballincollig)

Official profile

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Every game we hold

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

Season
2026 AFLSt Kilda	13	139	73	66	42	2	40	7	5	50	88	1,298	2	2	20	19	18	6	6	25	11	43	3	627	59.6	1	2	5	115	40	9	127	17	5	138	56
2025 AFLSt Kilda	7	43	26	17	16	0	23	4	3	19	27	451	0	2	3	10	9	4	4	10	8	19	1	244	28.8	0	0	4	34	10	7	64	7	0	46	18
Career2 seasons	20	182	99	83	58	2	63	11	8	69	115	1,749	2	4	23	29	27	10	10	35	19	62	4	871	88.4	1	2	9	149	50	16	191	24	5	184	74

Game log, 2026 AFL

Game
Rd 24 v Gold Coast SUNSL 80-103 20 Aug	10	4	6	3	0	3	1	0	5	5	101	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	46	7.8	0	0	1	10	4	0	7	0	0	10	4
Rd 23 @ RichmondW 94-45 15 Aug	11	9	2	5	0	8	0	2	2	9	163	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	1	1	1	79	0.4	0	0	0	8	1	0	15	0	0	11	6
Rd 22 v CarltonL 62-106 9 Aug	8	4	4	1	1	3	0	0	2	4	78	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	36	3.9	0	0	0	6	2	1	10	5	1	6	3
Rd 21 v Sydney SwansL 88-107 1 Aug	13	3	10	2	0	2	2	0	5	8	100	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	43	8.1	1	1	1	12	5	0	8	1	0	13	2
Rd 20 @ North MelbourneW 93-62 26 July	7	4	3	3	0	0	0	2	3	5	102	0	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	24	1	0	0	0	5	1	1	5	2	0	8	2
Rd 19 @ Geelong CatsL 75-102 16 July	14	5	9	3	0	2	0	0	5	9	55	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	2	4	0	50	5.3	0	0	0	10	4	1	10	0	0	14	3
Rd 18 v Port AdelaideW 87-73 11 July	12	8	4	5	0	2	1	0	5	7	49	0	0	1	4	2	1	1	1	0	5	0	53	4.8	0	0	1	12	4	1	5	4	0	12	8
Rd 17 @ EssendonW 117-50 5 July	11	4	7	5	0	5	0	0	5	6	93	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	0	61	9.4	0	0	0	11	5	2	9	0	0	11	4
Rd 12 v HawthornL 67-119 28 May	14	5	9	4	0	2	0	0	4	10	54	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	53	6.1	0	0	0	13	4	0	13	0	0	14	4
Rd 11 @ FremantleL 74-104 22 May	10	8	2	1	1	5	1	0	2	7	230	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	3	1	52	3.5	0	0	1	6	2	1	15	1	2	9	5
Rd 10 v RichmondW 109-73 17 May	9	7	2	3	0	1	0	0	3	5	56	1	1	2	0	2	1	1	3	2	2	0	36	1.1	0	0	0	7	1	0	8	0	1	8	5
Rd 9 @ Gold Coast SUNSL 60-89 9 May	10	7	3	3	0	3	0	1	4	8	136	0	0	1	1	5	2	3	3	2	4	0	41	2	0	0	0	9	2	2	8	1	1	12	6
Rd 8 @ CarltonW 108-69 2 May	10	5	5	4	0	4	2	0	5	5	81	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	53	6.2	0	1	1	6	5	0	14	3	0	10	4

Splits, AFL

Split
HomeHome or away, 5W	11	8.3	4.4	3.9	2.5	0.1	2.6	0.6	0.3	3.3	4.9	69.9	0.1	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.9	0.4	0.4	1.7	0.5	2.7	0.1	38.2	4.5	0.1	0.1	0.5	7.2	2.5	0.5	8.8	1.3	0.2	8.2	3.4
AwayHome or away, 4W	9	10.1	5.7	4.4	3.4	0.1	3.8	0.4	0.6	3.7	6.8	109	0.1	0.1	1.1	1.4	1.9	0.7	0.7	1.8	1.4	3.6	0.3	50.1	4.3	0.0	0.1	0.3	7.8	2.6	1.2	10.4	1.1	0.3	10.4	4.1
LossesResult, 0W	11	10.2	4.8	5.4	2.6	0.2	2.9	0.7	0.2	4.0	6.4	100	0.0	0.1	1.6	1.5	1.5	0.6	0.5	2.0	1.3	3.7	0.2	43.9	5.3	0.1	0.1	0.6	8.3	2.9	0.9	10.1	1.2	0.4	10.4	3.4
WinsResult, 9W	9	7.8	5.1	2.7	3.2	0.0	3.4	0.3	0.7	2.8	5.0	72.1	0.2	0.3	0.6	1.4	1.2	0.3	0.4	1.4	0.6	2.3	0.2	43.1	3.3	0.0	0.1	0.2	6.4	2.0	0.7	8.9	1.2	0.1	7.8	4.1
Regular seasonStage, 9W	20	9.1	5.0	4.2	2.9	0.1	3.1	0.6	0.4	3.5	5.8	87.5	0.1	0.2	1.1	1.4	1.4	0.5	0.5	1.8	0.9	3.1	0.2	43.5	4.4	0.1	0.1	0.5	7.5	2.5	0.8	9.6	1.2	0.3	9.2	3.7
CarltonOpponent, 1W	3	8.0	4.0	4.0	2.7	0.3	3.0	0.7	0.0	3.7	4.0	66.3	0.3	0.3	0.7	3.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.3	2.7	0.3	40.3	5.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	6.0	3.0	0.7	11.7	2.7	0.3	7.7	3.3
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent, 0W	3	9.7	5.3	4.3	2.7	0.0	3.0	1.3	0.7	5.0	5.7	141	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.3	3.3	1.3	1.3	2.0	1.7	3.0	0.3	42.0	5.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	7.7	3.3	0.7	8.7	1.0	0.3	10.7	3.3
RichmondOpponent, 3W	3	6.7	5.3	1.3	2.7	0.0	3.3	0.0	0.7	1.7	4.7	73.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.0	1.3	0.7	0.3	1.7	1.0	1.0	0.3	39.7	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.7	0.0	8.0	0.0	0.3	6.3	3.7
FremantleOpponent, 1W	2	8.0	6.5	1.5	1.5	0.5	5.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	6.0	149	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	1.5	2.0	0.5	46.0	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.5	5.5	1.5	0.5	12.0	1.0	1.0	7.5	4.5
Geelong CatsOpponent, 1W	2	9.0	4.5	4.5	2.5	0.0	3.5	0.0	0.5	3.0	6.0	46.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	3.0	0.0	44.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	2.0	1.5	12.0	0.5	0.0	9.0	3.5
Adelaide CrowsOpponent, 0W	1	7.0	4.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	58.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	0.0	29.0	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	9.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	3.0
EssendonOpponent, 1W	1	11.0	4.0	7.0	5.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	93.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	61.0	9.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.0	5.0	2.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	11.0	4.0
HawthornOpponent, 0W	1	14.0	5.0	9.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	10.0	54.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	53.0	6.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	4.0	0.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	4.0
North MelbourneOpponent, 1W	1	7.0	4.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	102	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	24.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	8.0	2.0
Port AdelaideOpponent, 1W	1	12.0	8.0	4.0	5.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	7.0	49.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	53.0	4.8	0.0	0.0	1.0	12.0	4.0	1.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	12.0	8.0
Sydney SwansOpponent, 0W	1	13.0	3.0	10.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	8.0	100	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	43.0	8.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	12.0	5.0	0.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	2.0
West Coast EaglesOpponent, 0W	1	11.0	5.0	6.0	4.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	6.0	62.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	6.0	0.0	62.0	7.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	9.0	2.0	2.0	9.0	2.0	0.0	11.0	4.0
Marvel StadiumGround, 8W	13	8.7	4.5	4.2	2.8	0.1	2.8	0.7	0.4	3.5	5.2	77.3	0.2	0.2	1.2	1.7	1.1	0.3	0.4	1.7	0.5	2.8	0.2	40.5	4.7	0.1	0.2	0.5	7.3	2.8	0.5	8.8	1.5	0.2	8.6	3.4
MCGGround, 1W	2	8.5	6.0	2.5	4.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	6.0	102	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	0.5	2.5	0.5	55.5	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	1.5	0.5	13.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	4.5
Optus StadiumGround, 0W	2	10.5	6.5	4.0	2.5	0.5	5.0	1.0	0.0	3.5	6.5	146	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.5	1.0	1.5	0.0	2.0	3.0	4.5	0.5	57.0	5.4	0.0	0.0	1.0	7.5	2.0	1.5	12.0	1.5	1.0	10.0	4.5
Adelaide OvalGround, 0W	1	7.0	4.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	58.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	0.0	29.0	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	9.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	3.0
GMHBA StadiumGround, 0W	1	14.0	5.0	9.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	9.0	55.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	4.0	0.0	50.0	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	4.0	1.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	3.0
TIO StadiumGround, 0W	1	10.0	7.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	8.0	136	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	2.0	4.0	0.0	41.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	2.0	2.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	12.0	6.0

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