KICK Rating · 1997 season · forwards
1997 Forwards — KICK-F
The top forwards of the 1997 AFL season by KICK-F 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 forwards leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK-F avg | Raw | Best | KICK ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart Loewe | St Kilda | 24 | 73 | 63 | 100 | 45 |
| 2 | Darren Jarman | Adelaide | 24 | 68 | 59 | 100 | 42 |
| 3 | Chris Lewis | West Coast | 15 | 67 | 58 | 85 | 42 |
| 4 | Matthew Lloyd | Essendon | 20 | 67 | 58 | 100 | 40 |
| 5 | Chris Grant | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 66 | 57 | 95 | 41 |
| 6 | Jason Heatley | St Kilda | 20 | 63 | 54 | 100 | 38 |
| 7 | Nick Holland | Hawthorn | 17 | 63 | 54 | 99 | 39 |
| 8 | Matthew Richardson | Richmond | 19 | 61 | 53 | 100 | 37 |
| 9 | Saverio Rocca | Collingwood | 21 | 60 | 52 | 100 | 36 |
| 10 | Brad Johnson | Western Bulldogs | 24 | 59 | 50 | 74 | 37 |
| 11 | Wayne Carey | North Melbourne | 14 | 59 | 50 | 100 | 36 |
| 12 | Brett Heady | West Coast | 21 | 57 | 48 | 80 | 35 |
| 13 | Blake Caracella | Essendon | 17 | 57 | 48 | 75 | 34 |
| 14 | Nicky Winmar | St Kilda | 21 | 57 | 48 | 66 | 34 |
| 15 | Aaron Lord | Hawthorn | 22 | 56 | 47 | 82 | 34 |
| 16 | Scott Cummings | Port Adelaide | 21 | 55 | 46 | 100 | 32 |
| 17 | Tony Modra | Adelaide | 25 | 55 | 46 | 89 | 31 |
| 18 | Michael OLoughlin | Sydney | 23 | 54 | 45 | 69 | 33 |
| 19 | Fraser Gehrig | West Coast | 22 | 54 | 44 | 80 | 32 |
| 20 | Jarrod Molloy | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 54 | 44 | 87 | 31 |
| 21 | Phillip Matera | West Coast | 19 | 53 | 44 | 76 | 31 |
| 22 | Scott Lucas | Essendon | 22 | 53 | 44 | 77 | 32 |
| 23 | Stephen Kernahan | Carlton | 16 | 51 | 42 | 66 | 30 |
| 24 | Tony Lockett | Sydney | 12 | 51 | 42 | 95 | 29 |
| 25 | Jason Akermanis | Brisbane Lions | 17 | 50 | 41 | 71 | 29 |
| 26 | James Cook | Western Bulldogs | 14 | 49 | 39 | 90 | 27 |
| 27 | Daniel Bradshaw | Brisbane Lions | 16 | 48 | 39 | 84 | 27 |
| 28 | Che Cockatoo-Collins | Essendon | 17 | 47 | 38 | 75 | 27 |
| 29 | Peter Vardy | Adelaide | 24 | 47 | 38 | 75 | 27 |
| 30 | Craig McRae | Brisbane Lions | 18 | 46 | 37 | 74 | 27 |
| 31 | David Neitz | Melbourne | 17 | 46 | 37 | 85 | 26 |
| 32 | Anthony Rocca | Collingwood | 21 | 45 | 36 | 83 | 26 |
| 33 | Simon Minton-Connell | Western Bulldogs | 17 | 45 | 36 | 91 | 25 |
| 34 | Paul Hudson | Western Bulldogs | 20 | 45 | 36 | 80 | 26 |
| 35 | Clive Waterhouse | Fremantle | 15 | 44 | 35 | 67 | 25 |
| 36 | Jeff Farmer | Melbourne | 17 | 44 | 35 | 82 | 25 |
| 37 | Brad Pearce | Carlton | 11 | 44 | 35 | 69 | 25 |
| 38 | Brett Allison | North Melbourne | 24 | 43 | 35 | 62 | 25 |
| 39 | Ronnie Burns | Geelong | 24 | 43 | 35 | 64 | 24 |
| 40 | Ilija Grgic | West Coast | 22 | 43 | 34 | 71 | 25 |
| 41 | Richard Osborne | Collingwood | 15 | 42 | 34 | 58 | 24 |
| 42 | John Longmire | North Melbourne | 25 | 41 | 33 | 91 | 24 |
| 43 | David Schwarz | Melbourne | 10 | 41 | 33 | 60 | 23 |
| 44 | Craig OBrien | Sydney | 11 | 40 | 33 | 68 | 23 |
| 45 | Peter Sumich | West Coast | 13 | 40 | 32 | 67 | 22 |
| 46 | Chris Naish | Richmond | 12 | 40 | 32 | 48 | 23 |
| 47 | Winston Abraham | Fremantle | 13 | 39 | 32 | 56 | 23 |
| 48 | Aaron Hamill | Carlton | 19 | 39 | 32 | 59 | 23 |
| 49 | Lance Whitnall | Carlton | 18 | 39 | 31 | 65 | 23 |
| 50 | Alastair Lynch | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 38 | 30 | 50 | 22 |