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1998 Defenders — KICK-D

The top defenders of the 1998 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 Chris Scott Brisbane Lions 21 82 64 100 45
2 Leigh Colbert Geelong 20 77 61 100 42
3 Nigel Smart Adelaide 24 75 60 87 41
4 Damien Hardwick Essendon 23 72 57 100 38
5 Matthew Nicks Sydney 24 72 57 88 39
6 Ben Harrison Richmond 22 72 57 95 40
7 Brenton Sanderson Geelong 22 71 56 81 37
8 Matthew Rogers Richmond 20 70 56 87 38
9 Troy Luff Sydney 24 69 55 80 36
10 Mark Roberts North Melbourne 15 67 54 93 38
11 Matthew Young St Kilda 21 66 53 100 35
12 Chad Morrison West Coast 22 65 52 81 36
13 Steven Lawrence Brisbane Lions 18 65 52 74 35
14 Justin Blumfield Essendon 21 64 51 80 36
15 Brett Montgomery Western Bulldogs 21 63 50 100 35
16 Mark Graham Hawthorn 16 63 50 91 34
17 Scott Crow Collingwood 21 62 50 100 35
18 Brad Dodd Fremantle 20 62 50 86 35
19 Mark Gale Fremantle 22 62 49 80 34
20 Richard Champion Brisbane Lions 16 61 49 83 33
21 John Blakey North Melbourne 25 61 49 71 33
22 Alex McDonald Collingwood 16 61 49 100 34
23 Michael Sexton Carlton 22 60 48 72 33
24 Michael Wilson Port Adelaide 21 59 47 91 33
25 Duncan Kellaway Richmond 10 58 47 66 33
26 Simon Beaumont Carlton 17 58 47 78 32
27 Tim McGrath Geelong 17 58 47 75 31
28 Michael Mansfield Geelong 22 58 47 76 31
29 Andrew Wills Fremantle 17 58 47 95 32
30 Shane Watson Collingwood 21 58 46 77 33
31 Darryl White Brisbane Lions 22 58 46 87 33
32 Justin Peckett St Kilda 21 57 46 83 31
33 Tristan Lynch Brisbane Lions 13 57 46 74 32
34 Sean Wellman Essendon 23 57 46 83 31
35 Anthony McDonald Melbourne 24 57 46 83 33
36 Dean Rice Carlton 22 57 46 64 31
37 Glenn Archer North Melbourne 22 57 46 67 30
38 Stephen Silvagni Carlton 18 56 45 70 30
39 Luke Toia Fremantle 12 56 45 100 32
40 Luke McCabe Hawthorn 22 56 45 67 30
41 Jonathan Hay Hawthorn 17 56 45 71 29
42 Peter Caven Adelaide 24 56 45 81 30
43 Darren Milburn Geelong 15 55 44 88 31
44 Justin Leppitsch Brisbane Lions 16 55 44 68 31
45 Ashley McIntosh West Coast 23 55 44 63 28
46 Andrew Dunkley Sydney 20 55 44 65 28
47 Dustin Fletcher Essendon 18 55 44 71 28
48 Byron Pickett North Melbourne 25 55 44 71 29
49 Matthew Dent Western Bulldogs 21 54 44 78 29
50 Brad Scott Brisbane Lions 19 53 43 83 30