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1997 Midfielders — KICK-M

The top midfielders of the 1997 AFL season by KICK-M 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 midfielders leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-M avg Raw Best KICK
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1 Nathan Burke St Kilda 25 61 62 94 45
2 Nathan Buckley Collingwood 22 59 60 99 44
3 Robert Harvey St Kilda 25 59 60 89 44
4 Paul Kelly Sydney 23 56 57 99 42
5 Craig Bradley Carlton 22 56 57 85 42
6 Garry Hocking Geelong 20 53 55 78 40
7 Anthony Stevens North Melbourne 25 53 55 76 40
8 Wayne Campbell Richmond 21 53 54 93 40
9 Daryn Cresswell Sydney 23 51 53 81 39
10 Greg Williams Carlton 13 51 53 74 39
11 Brett Ratten Carlton 21 51 52 81 39
12 Liam Pickering Geelong 20 51 52 75 39
13 Peter Matera West Coast 21 50 52 90 38
14 Scott West Western Bulldogs 24 50 52 76 38
15 Dean Kemp West Coast 22 50 51 79 38
16 Mark Ricciuto Adelaide 21 50 51 82 38
17 Mark Bickley Adelaide 26 48 50 71 37
18 Marcus Ashcroft Brisbane Lions 23 48 49 68 36
19 Anthony Koutoufides Carlton 22 47 49 95 36
20 Craig Lambert Brisbane Lions 16 47 49 74 36
21 Joe Misiti Essendon 18 47 48 65 36
22 Joel Bowden Richmond 13 46 47 65 35
23 Daniel Harford Hawthorn 22 46 47 85 35
24 Scott Russell Collingwood 22 45 47 69 34
25 Todd Viney Melbourne 22 44 46 68 34
26 Adrian Fletcher Brisbane Lions 21 44 45 72 33
27 Nigel Lappin Brisbane Lions 21 43 45 70 33
28 Scott Burns Collingwood 14 42 44 75 32
29 John Platten Hawthorn 18 42 43 87 32
30 Tony Liberatore Western Bulldogs 24 42 43 74 32
31 Peter Bell North Melbourne 25 42 43 69 32
32 Shane Crawford Hawthorn 13 41 43 76 31
33 Paul Broderick Richmond 22 41 42 87 31
34 Scott Camporeale Carlton 12 41 42 63 31
35 Wayne Schwass North Melbourne 20 41 42 70 31
36 Jose Romero Western Bulldogs 24 40 42 82 31
37 Matthew Knights Richmond 11 40 42 62 31
38 Matthew Connell Adelaide 17 40 41 69 30
39 Craig Treleven Hawthorn 19 40 41 83 30
40 Sean Denham Essendon 22 40 41 66 30
41 Andrew McLeod Adelaide 26 39 41 73 30
42 Michael Voss Brisbane Lions 17 39 40 84 30
43 Simon Tregenza Adelaide 10 38 39 60 29
44 Ben Allan Fremantle 17 38 39 61 29
45 Josh Francou Port Adelaide 22 37 38 63 28
46 Ben Cousins West Coast 18 36 38 73 28
47 Glenn Lovett Melbourne 14 36 37 73 27
48 Gary ODonnell Essendon 20 35 36 62 27
49 Kane Johnson Adelaide 23 34 36 67 26
50 Simon Goodwin Adelaide 10 34 35 56 26