Essendon

Dustin Fletcher

Key Defender#31AFL

Bio

Born in 1975, Dustin Fletcher made his senior debut with Essendon Football Club in 1993. He plays as a key defender. His honours include W. S. Crichton Medal. Lineball holds stats from 400 of his games across 1993–2015.

Key facts

Age: 51
Height: 198 cm
Weight: 92 kg
Number: #31
Born: 7 May 1975
Debut: 1993
Position: Key Defender
Drafted: 1992 (father son)
Recruited from: Essendon Grammar (Vic), Western U18

Official profile

AFL player profile ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

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Every game we hold

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

Season
2015 AFLEssendon	7	116	80	36	35	1	1	6	0	5	34	78	0	1	2,111	0	0	36	50	8	4	3	26	22	42	0	443	72.8	–	0	0	0	89	23	5	30	38	2	112	61	0
2014 AFLEssendon	15	279	198	81	103	1	0	11	4	21	58	205	0	1	5,646	1	3	60	96	23	9	12	42	53	69	0	1,088	151.1	–	0	1	3	235	41	19	79	78	1	263	165	0
2013 AFLEssendon	13	198	151	47	63	0	0	14	1	8	36	132	0	1	4,268	0	2	67	65	21	0	9	47	41	54	0	765	113.6	–	2	0	1	155	21	15	66	47	0	168	114	0
2012 AFLEssendon	18	298	253	45	88	1	2	20	5	20	86	151	0	0	6,542	0	12	89	110	34	12	10	66	68	122	0	1,183	193.3	–	0	0	5	235	52	33	95	88	4	237	197	0
2011 AFLEssendon	19	289	213	76	77	1	–	32	1	10	85	163	–	–	–	–	10	95	125	40	9	17	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010 AFLEssendon	16	291	216	75	79	1	1	28	7	13	88	181	3	–	–	–	9	78	122	28	11	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009 AFLEssendon	18	320	218	102	86	1	1	30	12	9	97	186	8	–	–	–	7	77	110	26	13	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008 AFLEssendon	18	282	198	84	96	2	3	18	11	13	68	182	–	1	–	4	4	81	114	26	12	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007 AFLEssendon	19	394	309	85	144	3	2	30	6	14	70	265	1	–	–	1	11	130	106	67	9	27	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006 AFLEssendon	16	278	211	67	98	–	–	12	5	7	70	169	3	1	–	–	11	128	120	26	3	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005 AFLEssendon	17	263	226	37	70	–	–	13	8	8	85	132	3	–	–	–	14	199	93	29	11	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004 AFLEssendon	20	262	220	42	70	1	3	28	6	6	100	124	5	–	–	–	11	206	117	37	16	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003 AFLEssendon	14	179	145	34	44	–	–	14	4	4	58	90	3	–	–	–	10	70	98	36	7	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2002 AFLEssendon	18	246	202	44	51	3	2	30	9	10	80	131	9	–	–	2	8	114	96	34	9	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2001 AFLEssendon	21	301	239	62	78	4	4	18	16	24	114	145	16	–	–	8	15	107	45	23	18	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000 AFLEssendon	23	357	276	81	93	14	6	26	12	37	171	137	12	–	–	13	36	140	70	32	17	21	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1999 AFLEssendon	19	249	198	51	74	3	8	18	11	17	108	112	9	–	–	5	20	97	31	16	18	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1998 AFLEssendon	18	225	186	39	57	4	2	16	13	10	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	91	–	15	17	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1997 AFLEssendon	16	237	175	62	76	9	2	14	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1996 AFLEssendon	23	287	235	52	105	16	10	16	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	17	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1995 AFLEssendon	22	300	199	101	94	4	3	23	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	27	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1994 AFLEssendon	13	117	76	41	27	2	–	10	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1993 AFLEssendon	17	173	128	45	43	–	–	24	–	–	–	–	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career23 seasons	400	5,941	4,552	1,389	1,751	71	50	451	131	236	1,408	2,583	136	5	18,567	34	183	1,865	1,568	521	284	316	181	184	287	0	3,479	530.8	62	82	1	9	714	137	72	270	251	7	780	537	0

Honours

W. S. Crichton Medal2000

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

Splits, AFL

Split
HomeHome or away, 141W	202	15.1	11.4	3.7	4.6	0.2	0.1	1.2	0.4	0.6	3.5	6.8	0.4	0.0	47.3	0.1	0.5	4.5	4.1	1.2	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.0	9.4	1.5	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.3	0.2	0.7	0.7	0.0	2.1	1.5	0.0
AwayHome or away, 93W	198	14.6	11.3	3.3	4.1	0.2	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.5	3.5	6.1	0.3	0.0	45.5	0.1	0.4	4.8	3.8	1.4	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.0	8.0	1.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.6	0.0	1.8	1.2	0.0
WinsResult, 234W	234	14.9	11.4	3.5	4.5	0.2	0.1	1.1	0.3	0.6	3.7	6.3	0.4	0.0	45.4	0.1	0.5	4.6	3.7	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.0	9.0	1.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.6	0.6	0.0	2.0	1.4	0.0
LossesResult, 0W	161	14.9	11.4	3.4	4.1	0.2	0.1	1.1	0.3	0.6	3.2	6.7	0.3	0.0	49.3	0.1	0.4	4.8	4.2	1.6	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.8	0.0	8.6	1.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.4	0.1	0.8	0.7	0.0	2.0	1.4	0.0
DrawsResult, 0W	5	13.4	9.6	3.8	5.0	0.6	0.4	2.2	–	0.4	2.6	4.8	1.0	–	–	–	0.2	2.0	4.6	0.4	1.0	0.6	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.6	0.2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Regular seasonStage, 220W	377	15.0	11.4	3.5	4.4	0.2	0.1	1.1	0.3	0.6	3.5	6.6	0.3	0.0	49.2	0.1	0.5	4.7	4.0	1.3	0.7	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.0	9.2	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.9	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.7	0.0	2.1	1.4	0.0
FinalsStage, 14W	23	13.2	10.5	2.7	3.4	0.2	0.2	1.1	0.2	0.5	3.2	3.8	0.3	–	–	0.0	0.4	4.5	2.3	0.8	0.7	0.7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
CarltonOpponent, 24W	40	14.0	10.9	3.1	4.4	0.1	0.2	1.1	0.2	0.8	3.2	6.0	0.7	0.0	32.0	0.1	0.5	4.1	3.9	1.2	0.8	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.0	7.0	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	1.5	1.2	0.0
CollingwoodOpponent, 19W	35	16.5	12.6	3.9	4.9	0.2	0.2	1.4	0.5	0.9	4.2	8.0	0.3	0.0	54.4	0.2	0.4	5.2	4.6	1.5	0.5	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.0	10.1	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.4	0.1	0.8	0.7	0.0	2.3	1.4	0.0
Sydney SwansOpponent, 14W	29	16.9	12.9	4.1	4.8	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.9	4.4	7.0	0.3	0.0	67.4	0.0	0.5	5.4	4.5	1.0	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.9	1.4	0.0	11.0	2.0	–	0.2	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.6	0.3	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.4	1.6	0.0
West Coast EaglesOpponent, 17W	29	15.0	11.3	3.7	4.2	0.2	0.2	1.2	0.2	0.3	3.6	6.1	0.1	0.0	23.6	0.1	0.6	4.1	3.6	1.3	0.9	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	4.4	0.8	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.9	0.9	0.0
Brisbane LionsOpponent, 13W	27	15.1	11.8	3.3	4.5	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.1	0.4	2.8	7.2	0.4	0.0	45.1	0.1	0.3	4.7	4.7	1.1	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.9	0.0	9.4	1.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.9	0.0	2.3	1.6	0.0
Geelong CatsOpponent, 11W	27	15.1	11.7	3.4	3.8	0.2	0.1	1.0	0.6	0.4	3.6	5.7	0.6	0.0	42.2	0.0	0.3	5.6	3.5	1.5	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.7	1.0	0.0	7.6	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1	1.6	0.6	0.1	0.7	0.3	0.0	2.0	1.1	0.0
RichmondOpponent, 19W	27	13.3	10.3	3.0	4.2	0.2	0.2	1.4	0.1	0.6	3.0	5.8	0.1	0.0	49.0	0.2	0.6	3.9	3.7	1.3	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.0	10.5	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.9	0.3	0.2	1.0	0.7	0.0	2.1	1.6	0.0
North MelbourneOpponent, 11W	26	14.9	11.7	3.2	4.1	0.2	0.1	1.1	0.6	0.8	4.1	6.2	0.2	0.0	54.0	0.0	0.8	5.4	3.6	1.3	0.4	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.0	9.0	1.4	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.5	1.1	0.1	2.2	1.4	0.0
Western BulldogsOpponent, 18W	25	15.6	11.8	3.8	4.8	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.4	0.6	4.0	7.1	0.2	0.0	69.0	0.1	0.4	5.0	4.1	1.6	0.8	0.9	0.5	0.6	1.2	0.0	13.2	1.9	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	2.8	0.7	0.4	1.0	0.7	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.0
Adelaide CrowsOpponent, 14W	24	13.2	9.8	3.4	4.3	0.3	0.1	1.0	0.2	0.4	2.6	5.1	0.2	0.0	27.2	0.1	0.4	4.0	3.2	1.3	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0	4.7	0.7	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.9	0.7	0.0
FremantleOpponent, 16W	24	13.3	10.1	3.2	4.0	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.5	0.5	3.8	6.0	0.2	0.0	10.5	0.1	0.5	4.6	3.5	1.3	0.7	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	3.4	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0
HawthornOpponent, 13W	24	14.9	11.3	3.7	4.3	0.1	0.0	1.4	0.4	0.3	3.5	7.2	0.2	0.0	33.2	0.0	0.4	4.9	3.8	1.3	0.7	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.0	6.9	0.8	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.6	0.5	0.0	1.6	1.0	0.0
St KildaOpponent, 15W	21	16.0	12.6	3.3	5.2	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.2	0.9	2.8	7.1	0.5	0.0	57.4	0.0	0.4	4.0	3.6	1.5	0.6	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.0	9.5	1.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.6	0.0	2.4	1.6	0.0
MelbourneOpponent, 15W	20	14.1	10.7	3.5	4.0	0.1	0.0	1.3	0.3	0.6	3.4	6.0	0.3	0.1	42.5	0.0	0.4	4.3	4.5	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.0	6.7	1.3	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.1	0.2	0.8	0.5	0.0	1.4	1.0	0.0
Port AdelaideOpponent, 9W	15	15.4	11.8	3.6	4.3	0.3	0.1	1.5	0.5	0.5	4.4	7.0	0.7	0.1	70.7	0.1	0.5	5.3	4.3	1.7	0.9	0.7	1.1	0.5	1.2	0.0	15.2	2.4	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	3.2	0.3	0.4	1.2	0.9	0.0	3.1	2.3	0.0
FitzroyOpponent, 3W	4	9.0	5.3	3.8	1.5	0.3	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	0.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	0.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GWS GIANTSOpponent, 2W	2	12.5	9.5	3.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	3.0	8.5	0.0	0.0	351	0.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	2.5	0.5	1.5	2.0	3.5	4.0	0.0	46.5	6.3	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.5	1.5	1.5	2.0	4.0	0.0	11.5	6.5	0.0
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent, 1W	1	21.0	18.0	3.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	422	0.0	0.0	6.0	11.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	3.0	11.0	0.0	79.0	13.9	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	7.0	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.0
MCGGround, 118W	186	14.2	10.9	3.3	4.2	0.2	0.2	1.2	0.3	0.6	3.0	5.4	0.4	0.0	28.8	0.1	0.4	4.0	3.2	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.0	5.6	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.0	1.2	0.9	0.0
Marvel StadiumGround, 68W	112	16.6	12.7	3.9	5.0	0.1	0.1	1.3	0.5	0.8	4.9	9.6	0.2	0.0	86.8	0.1	0.6	6.4	5.8	1.9	0.5	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.4	0.0	16.1	2.5	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.1	3.5	0.8	0.3	1.2	1.1	0.0	3.8	2.6	0.0
Domain StadiumGround, 8W	23	13.4	10.3	3.2	3.6	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.3	4.0	5.8	0.0	0.0	10.9	0.0	0.6	4.6	3.7	1.6	0.6	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	3.5	0.5	–	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0
AAMI StadiumGround, 8W	20	15.1	11.6	3.5	4.4	0.1	0.1	1.1	0.3	0.1	3.5	6.9	0.3	0.0	36.5	0.0	0.3	4.9	4.4	2.1	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.0	6.8	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.0	1.4	1.1	0.0
SCGGround, 6W	13	17.1	13.2	3.8	5.5	0.0	0.1	0.8	0.3	1.1	3.5	6.5	0.7	0.0	50.9	0.0	0.3	3.8	3.2	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.8	1.2	0.0	8.3	1.6	–	0.2	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.2	0.2	1.0	1.2	0.0	1.6	1.2	0.0
Waverley ParkGround, 9W	13	11.0	8.6	2.4	3.0	0.2	–	1.1	0.3	–	0.5	0.9	0.9	–	–	–	0.1	1.5	0.3	0.2	0.9	0.4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GabbaGround, 4W	12	15.8	12.4	3.3	4.6	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.3	0.5	3.3	6.5	0.6	0.0	28.7	0.3	0.6	4.3	3.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.0	5.7	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.9	0.0	1.4	0.8	0.0
Princes ParkGround, 7W	9	11.6	8.6	3.0	2.9	0.4	0.2	1.4	0.1	–	–	–	0.6	–	–	–	–	0.9	–	0.2	1.0	0.8	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Accor StadiumGround, 1W	5	13.4	10.0	3.4	2.4	–	–	0.6	0.4	0.6	5.0	6.0	–	–	–	–	0.8	8.2	6.0	1.2	0.6	0.2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
ENGIE StadiumGround, 2W	2	12.5	9.5	3.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	3.0	8.5	0.0	0.0	351	0.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	2.5	0.5	1.5	2.0	3.5	4.0	0.0	46.5	6.3	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.5	1.5	1.5	2.0	4.0	0.0	11.5	6.5	0.0
ANZ StadiumGround, 0W	1	19.0	15.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	375	0.0	0.0	5.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	8.0	0.0	62.0	3.3	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	4.0	0.0	7.0	5.0	0.0	15.0	8.0	0.0
GMHBA StadiumGround, 0W	1	17.0	12.0	5.0	4.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4.0	2.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
People First StadiumGround, 1W	1	21.0	18.0	3.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	422	0.0	0.0	6.0	11.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	3.0	11.0	0.0	79.0	13.9	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	7.0	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.0
WACAGround, 1W	1	15.0	10.0	5.0	7.0	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	4.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Western OvalGround, 1W	1	11.0	6.0	5.0	1.0	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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