GWS GIANTS
Bret Thornton
Key facts
- Age
- 43
- Height
- 192 cm
- Number
- #46
- Born
- 15 November 1983
- Debut
- 2002
- Position
- Medium Defender
- Drafted
- 2012 pick 1 (preseason)
- Recruited from
- Mt Waverley Blues, Oakleigh U18
Official profile
Every game we hold
Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.
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| 2013 AFLGWS GIANTS | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 4.8 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 AFLCarlton | 7 | 85 | 56 | 29 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 992 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 433 | 33.3 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 55 | 11 | 15 | 90 | 38 | 0 |
| 2011 AFLCarlton | 20 | 317 | 215 | 102 | 146 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 24 | 91 | 235 | 1 | 7 | – | 19 | 21 | 39 | 84 | 30 | 14 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010 AFLCarlton | 12 | 192 | 122 | 70 | 79 | 4 | – | 19 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 147 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | 9 | 26 | 47 | 26 | 10 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 AFLCarlton | 21 | 406 | 244 | 162 | 167 | 2 | – | 25 | 5 | 11 | 111 | 286 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 20 | 75 | 93 | 37 | 13 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008 AFLCarlton | 19 | 313 | 218 | 95 | 106 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 83 | 233 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | 66 | 78 | 35 | 16 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007 AFLCarlton | 18 | 266 | 175 | 91 | 94 | – | 1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 75 | 182 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 69 | 61 | 26 | 13 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006 AFLCarlton | 22 | 360 | 225 | 135 | 142 | – | – | 18 | 7 | 11 | 103 | 257 | 2 | – | – | – | 16 | 100 | 111 | 38 | 9 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005 AFLCarlton | 16 | 189 | 133 | 56 | 77 | – | – | 7 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 129 | 5 | – | – | – | 11 | 51 | 57 | 24 | 10 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004 AFLCarlton | 22 | 223 | 150 | 73 | 78 | – | – | 22 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 136 | 9 | – | – | – | 10 | 85 | 129 | 26 | 11 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003 AFLCarlton | 20 | 169 | 123 | 46 | 34 | 1 | – | 18 | 10 | 14 | 80 | 90 | 8 | – | – | – | 3 | 47 | 106 | 28 | 11 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002 AFLCarlton | 11 | 95 | 59 | 36 | 34 | – | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 63 | 3 | – | – | – | 5 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career12 seasons | 189 | 2,629 | 1,732 | 897 | 1,010 | 30 | 18 | 194 | 61 | 107 | 790 | 1,830 | 47 | 16 | 1,164 | 34 | 119 | 578 | 820 | 299 | 118 | 153 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 504 | 38.1 | 3 | 246 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 14 | 6 | 57 | 12 | 15 | 104 | 50 | 0 |
Game log, 2013 AFL
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| Rd 5 v Gold Coast SUNSL 104-148 27 Apr | 14 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 4.8 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 |
Splits, AFL
| Split | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| HomeHome or away · won 33 of 95 | 95 | 13.6 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| AwayHome or away · won 38 of 94 | 94 | 14.2 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| LossesResult | 117 | 13.1 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| WinsResult | 71 | 15.1 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 10.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| DrawsResult | 1 | 25.0 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | – | – | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | – | – | – | – | 2.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Regular seasonStage · won 70 of 186 | 186 | 13.9 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| FinalsStage · won 1 of 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | – | 2.0 | 4.7 | 6.7 | – | 0.7 | – | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| RichmondOpponent · won 12 of 16 | 16 | 15.1 | 10.5 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 26.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 0.4 | – | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Brisbane LionsOpponent · won 6 of 15 | 15 | 13.1 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 0.3 | – | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| EssendonOpponent · won 6 of 15 | 15 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| CollingwoodOpponent · won 6 of 14 | 14 | 15.2 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.2 | – | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – | 0.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| FremantleOpponent · won 3 of 14 | 14 | 14.1 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.3 | – | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| MelbourneOpponent · won 8 of 13 | 13 | 14.5 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 0.2 | – | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.1 | 1.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North MelbourneOpponent · won 4 of 12 | 12 | 12.8 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Port AdelaideOpponent · won 6 of 12 | 12 | 14.8 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | – | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 10.3 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 0.8 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St KildaOpponent · won 2 of 12 | 12 | 14.1 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 6.2 | – | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 10.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – | – | 0.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sydney SwansOpponent · won 2 of 11 | 11 | 11.5 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | – | – | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 7.9 | – | – | – | – | 0.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| West Coast EaglesOpponent · won 3 of 11 | 11 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 0.1 | – | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – | – | 0.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Western BulldogsOpponent · won 6 of 11 | 11 | 16.0 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 14.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Adelaide CrowsOpponent · won 1 of 10 | 10 | 12.3 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.4 | – | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Geelong CatsOpponent · won 2 of 10 | 10 | 12.9 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | – | – | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 0.3 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| HawthornOpponent · won 2 of 10 | 10 | 13.7 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | – | – | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – | – | 0.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gold Coast SUNSOpponent · won 1 of 2 | 2 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 86.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 35.5 | 2.4 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| GWS GIANTSOpponent · won 1 of 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 113 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 78.0 | 6.9 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Marvel StadiumGround · won 25 of 68 | 68 | 14.0 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| MCGGround · won 29 of 60 | 60 | 14.2 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | – | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Princes ParkGround · won 5 of 17 | 17 | 10.4 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | – | – | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 0.3 | – | – | – | 0.7 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.1 | 1.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Domain StadiumGround · won 3 of 15 | 15 | 13.3 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.3 | – | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| AAMI StadiumGround · won 5 of 11 | 11 | 16.5 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | – | – | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – | – | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| GabbaGround · won 4 of 10 | 10 | 13.2 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 0.4 | – | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| SCGGround · won 0 of 3 | 3 | 17.7 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 7.7 | – | – | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 12.7 | – | – | – | – | 0.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| People First StadiumGround · won 0 of 2 | 2 | 18.5 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | – | – | 2.5 | – | – | 5.0 | 12.5 | – | – | – | – | – | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Accor StadiumGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 3.0 | 6.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 3.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Corroboree Group Oval ManukaGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 172 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 71.0 | 4.8 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| TIO StadiumGround · won 0 of 1 | 1 | 21.0 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 5.0 | 16.0 | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.