KICK Rating · 1998 season · midfielders
1998 Midfielders — KICK-M
The top midfielders of the 1998 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.
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK-M avg | Raw | Best | KICK ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Buckley | Collingwood | 18 | 93 | 92 | 100 | 68 |
| 2 | Robert Harvey | St Kilda | 24 | 89 | 84 | 100 | 62 |
| 3 | Nathan Burke | St Kilda | 22 | 78 | 74 | 100 | 55 |
| 4 | Wayne Campbell | Richmond | 21 | 76 | 73 | 100 | 54 |
| 5 | Shane Crawford | Hawthorn | 21 | 73 | 71 | 91 | 52 |
| 6 | Fraser Brown | Carlton | 19 | 71 | 69 | 100 | 51 |
| 7 | Daryn Cresswell | Sydney | 24 | 71 | 69 | 100 | 51 |
| 8 | Garry Hocking | Geelong | 17 | 69 | 68 | 100 | 50 |
| 9 | Paul Kelly | Sydney | 16 | 69 | 68 | 100 | 50 |
| 10 | Brett Ratten | Carlton | 21 | 68 | 67 | 98 | 50 |
| 11 | Wayne Schwass | Sydney | 22 | 68 | 67 | 100 | 49 |
| 12 | Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide | 24 | 68 | 67 | 100 | 49 |
| 13 | Adrian Fletcher | Fremantle | 16 | 67 | 66 | 100 | 49 |
| 14 | Jose Romero | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 67 | 66 | 94 | 49 |
| 15 | James Hird | Essendon | 13 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 49 |
| 16 | Matthew Knights | Richmond | 20 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 49 |
| 17 | Scott Camporeale | Carlton | 22 | 65 | 65 | 100 | 48 |
| 18 | Scott Burns | Collingwood | 14 | 65 | 65 | 88 | 48 |
| 19 | Anthony Stevens | North Melbourne | 25 | 65 | 65 | 100 | 48 |
| 20 | Scott West | Western Bulldogs | 24 | 64 | 64 | 85 | 47 |
| 21 | Todd Viney | Melbourne | 22 | 62 | 63 | 93 | 46 |
| 22 | Craig Bradley | Carlton | 19 | 61 | 62 | 100 | 45 |
| 23 | Marcus Ashcroft | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 60 | 61 | 99 | 45 |
| 24 | Paul Broderick | Richmond | 20 | 60 | 61 | 100 | 45 |
| 25 | Peter Bell | North Melbourne | 25 | 59 | 60 | 94 | 44 |
| 26 | Andrew McLeod | Adelaide | 19 | 57 | 59 | 90 | 43 |
| 27 | Ben Cousins | West Coast | 23 | 57 | 58 | 93 | 43 |
| 28 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions | 11 | 57 | 58 | 82 | 43 |
| 29 | Mark Bickley | Adelaide | 23 | 56 | 57 | 95 | 42 |
| 30 | Peter Matera | West Coast | 21 | 55 | 57 | 93 | 42 |
| 31 | Nigel Lappin | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 54 | 55 | 100 | 41 |
| 32 | Adem Yze | Melbourne | 25 | 54 | 55 | 79 | 41 |
| 33 | Andrew Leoncelli | Melbourne | 23 | 53 | 54 | 80 | 40 |
| 34 | Guy Rigoni | Melbourne | 25 | 53 | 54 | 70 | 40 |
| 35 | Andrew Thompson | St Kilda | 22 | 52 | 54 | 92 | 40 |
| 36 | Joe Misiti | Essendon | 19 | 52 | 54 | 99 | 39 |
| 37 | Dean Kemp | West Coast | 17 | 51 | 53 | 76 | 39 |
| 38 | Craig Treleven | Hawthorn | 18 | 51 | 53 | 93 | 39 |
| 39 | Joel Bowden | Richmond | 18 | 50 | 52 | 80 | 38 |
| 40 | Daniel Harford | Hawthorn | 19 | 50 | 52 | 73 | 38 |
| 41 | Josh Francou | Port Adelaide | 22 | 50 | 51 | 77 | 38 |
| 42 | Scott Russell | Collingwood | 15 | 49 | 51 | 87 | 38 |
| 43 | Anthony Koutoufides | Carlton | 21 | 47 | 48 | 87 | 36 |
| 44 | Gary ODonnell | Essendon | 17 | 46 | 48 | 77 | 35 |
| 45 | Matthew Febey | Melbourne | 21 | 46 | 48 | 71 | 35 |
| 46 | Nick Stevens | Port Adelaide | 17 | 46 | 47 | 86 | 35 |
| 47 | Michael Braun | West Coast | 20 | 45 | 47 | 82 | 34 |
| 48 | Adam Simpson | North Melbourne | 19 | 44 | 46 | 89 | 34 |
| 49 | Tony Francis | Collingwood | 10 | 44 | 45 | 78 | 33 |
| 50 | Matthew Connell | Adelaide | 21 | 43 | 45 | 100 | 33 |