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1997 Defenders — KICK-D

The top defenders of the 1997 AFL season by KICK-D season average (calibrated so elite lands at 85+). Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 10 games played that year.

See the all-time defenders leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-D avg Raw Best KICK
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1 Andrew Wills Fremantle 21 64 52 79 37
2 Leigh Colbert Geelong 20 62 50 78 35
3 Joel Smith St Kilda 16 61 49 78 35
4 Tristan Lynch Brisbane Lions 21 58 47 80 33
5 Scott Crow Collingwood 14 58 46 63 33
6 Luke Toia Fremantle 18 57 46 78 33
7 Paul Dimattina Western Bulldogs 17 56 45 74 33
8 Adrian Hickmott Carlton 17 56 45 77 32
9 Michael Wilson Port Adelaide 22 55 44 83 32
10 Craig Sholl North Melbourne 25 55 44 64 31
11 Peter Caven Adelaide 22 54 44 82 31
12 Tony Brown St Kilda 24 54 44 75 31
13 Mark Roberts North Melbourne 22 54 43 78 31
14 Richard Champion Brisbane Lions 21 54 43 67 31
15 Nigel Smart Adelaide 22 54 43 66 31
16 Justin Leppitsch Brisbane Lions 22 53 43 68 31
17 Michael Sexton Carlton 18 53 42 67 30
18 Damien Hardwick Essendon 15 52 42 68 30
19 Chad Morrison West Coast 24 52 42 79 30
20 Duncan Kellaway Richmond 22 51 41 69 30
21 Ben Harrison Richmond 16 51 41 74 30
22 Stephen Silvagni Carlton 18 50 41 88 29
23 Quenton Leach Fremantle 21 50 41 64 29
24 Michael Prior Essendon 22 50 41 69 29
25 Mark Graham Hawthorn 19 50 40 67 29
26 Dustin Fletcher Essendon 16 49 40 66 28
27 Brett Montgomery Western Bulldogs 16 47 38 65 27
28 Anthony McDonald Melbourne 19 47 38 79 27
29 Michael Mansfield Geelong 23 47 38 65 27
30 Brendan Krummel Hawthorn 21 47 38 68 27
31 Matthew Rogers Richmond 14 47 38 79 27
32 Michael Symons Essendon 15 47 38 70 27
33 Darren Milburn Geelong 10 46 38 68 27
34 Brad Scott Hawthorn 22 46 37 61 27
35 Alastair Clarkson Melbourne 19 46 37 69 27
36 Matthew Dent Western Bulldogs 20 46 37 64 26
37 Greg Harding Fremantle 18 45 37 54 26
38 Todd Curley Western Bulldogs 10 45 37 56 26
39 Tim McGrath Geelong 23 45 37 72 26
40 Justin Peckett St Kilda 25 45 37 55 26
41 Scott Chisholm Fremantle 14 45 36 59 26
42 Darryl White Brisbane Lions 19 45 36 52 26
43 Brenton Sanderson Geelong 21 45 36 58 26
44 Justin Crawford Hawthorn 15 44 36 63 26
45 Ben Hart Adelaide 26 44 36 71 26
46 Andrew McGovern Fremantle 18 44 36 57 26
47 Chris Daniher Essendon 17 44 35 60 25
48 Craig Ellis Western Bulldogs 24 43 35 62 25
49 Matthew Young St Kilda 18 42 34 72 25
50 Alex McDonald Collingwood 19 42 34 58 25