KICK Rating · 1998 season · forwards
1998 Forwards — KICK-F
The top forwards of the 1998 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 | Wayne Carey | North Melbourne | 25 | 89 | 78 | 100 | 56 |
| 2 | Chris Grant | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 81 | 71 | 100 | 51 |
| 3 | Stewart Loewe | St Kilda | 18 | 77 | 67 | 99 | 48 |
| 4 | Nick Holland | Hawthorn | 22 | 74 | 65 | 95 | 46 |
| 5 | Matthew Lloyd | Essendon | 23 | 72 | 62 | 89 | 44 |
| 6 | Nicky Winmar | St Kilda | 23 | 72 | 62 | 99 | 45 |
| 7 | Brad Johnson | Western Bulldogs | 24 | 71 | 61 | 93 | 44 |
| 8 | Saverio Rocca | Collingwood | 22 | 70 | 61 | 100 | 43 |
| 9 | Lance Whitnall | Carlton | 22 | 70 | 61 | 100 | 43 |
| 10 | Michael OLoughlin | Sydney | 24 | 67 | 58 | 93 | 42 |
| 11 | Scott Lucas | Essendon | 23 | 67 | 58 | 98 | 41 |
| 12 | Paul Hudson | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 66 | 57 | 86 | 41 |
| 13 | Matthew Richardson | Richmond | 16 | 66 | 57 | 91 | 40 |
| 14 | Tony Lockett | Sydney | 23 | 66 | 57 | 100 | 39 |
| 15 | Aaron Lord | Hawthorn | 22 | 65 | 56 | 92 | 40 |
| 16 | Darren Jarman | Adelaide | 23 | 62 | 53 | 92 | 38 |
| 17 | Peter Vardy | Adelaide | 18 | 61 | 52 | 100 | 37 |
| 18 | Jason Dunstall | Hawthorn | 13 | 61 | 52 | 100 | 36 |
| 19 | David Neitz | Melbourne | 14 | 59 | 50 | 100 | 35 |
| 20 | Darren Bewick | Essendon | 23 | 58 | 49 | 85 | 35 |
| 21 | Aaron Hamill | Carlton | 19 | 57 | 48 | 95 | 35 |
| 22 | Fraser Gehrig | West Coast | 23 | 56 | 47 | 97 | 34 |
| 23 | Ben Dixon | Hawthorn | 21 | 56 | 47 | 84 | 34 |
| 24 | Winston Abraham | North Melbourne | 25 | 56 | 47 | 93 | 34 |
| 25 | Jason Akermanis | Brisbane Lions | 17 | 56 | 47 | 70 | 34 |
| 26 | Blake Caracella | Essendon | 16 | 55 | 46 | 89 | 33 |
| 27 | Jeff Farmer | Melbourne | 19 | 53 | 44 | 86 | 31 |
| 28 | Brett Heady | West Coast | 15 | 53 | 43 | 71 | 31 |
| 29 | Craig McRae | Brisbane Lions | 16 | 53 | 43 | 70 | 31 |
| 30 | David Schwarz | Melbourne | 18 | 52 | 43 | 94 | 30 |
| 31 | Warren Tredrea | Port Adelaide | 17 | 52 | 42 | 100 | 30 |
| 32 | Nathan Brown | Western Bulldogs | 12 | 51 | 42 | 70 | 31 |
| 33 | Stuart Dew | Port Adelaide | 15 | 51 | 42 | 73 | 30 |
| 34 | Brad Pearce | Carlton | 14 | 51 | 41 | 90 | 29 |
| 35 | Garry Lyon | Melbourne | 21 | 51 | 41 | 75 | 29 |
| 36 | Jason Heatley | St Kilda | 20 | 49 | 39 | 65 | 27 |
| 37 | Anthony Rocca | Collingwood | 13 | 46 | 37 | 76 | 27 |
| 38 | Chris Naish | Port Adelaide | 16 | 46 | 37 | 61 | 27 |
| 39 | Clive Waterhouse | Fremantle | 16 | 45 | 36 | 70 | 26 |
| 40 | Chris Lewis | West Coast | 15 | 44 | 36 | 74 | 26 |
| 41 | Ronnie Burns | Geelong | 21 | 44 | 36 | 68 | 25 |
| 42 | Alastair Lynch | Brisbane Lions | 15 | 43 | 35 | 53 | 25 |
| 43 | Richard Osborne | Collingwood | 14 | 43 | 34 | 79 | 25 |
| 44 | Che Cockatoo-Collins | Essendon | 14 | 43 | 34 | 77 | 25 |
| 45 | James Cook | Western Bulldogs | 11 | 42 | 34 | 76 | 24 |
| 46 | Phillip Matera | West Coast | 14 | 41 | 33 | 67 | 24 |
| 47 | Brett Spinks | Geelong | 19 | 41 | 33 | 89 | 23 |
| 48 | John Longmire | North Melbourne | 10 | 40 | 32 | 71 | 23 |
| 49 | Daniel Bradshaw | Brisbane Lions | 16 | 39 | 32 | 58 | 23 |
| 50 | Russell Robertson | Melbourne | 16 | 36 | 29 | 73 | 21 |