KICK Rating · 1998 season · ruckmen
1998 Ruckmen — KICK-R
The top ruckmen of the 1998 AFL season by KICK-R 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 ruckmen leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK-R avg | Raw | Best | KICK ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Salmon | Hawthorn | 20 | 83 | 83 | 100 | 55 |
| 2 | Peter Everitt | St Kilda | 24 | 81 | 80 | 100 | 55 |
| 3 | Shaun Rehn | Adelaide | 26 | 73 | 73 | 100 | 49 |
| 4 | Matthew Burton | Fremantle | 20 | 66 | 67 | 100 | 44 |
| 5 | Greg Stafford | Sydney | 18 | 61 | 61 | 96 | 41 |
| 6 | Matthew Allan | Carlton | 22 | 60 | 60 | 91 | 40 |
| 7 | Scott Wynd | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 59 | 59 | 100 | 40 |
| 8 | Jeff White | Melbourne | 25 | 58 | 59 | 100 | 40 |
| 9 | Corey McKernan | North Melbourne | 21 | 57 | 57 | 99 | 39 |
| 10 | Jason Ball | West Coast | 20 | 56 | 56 | 94 | 39 |
| 11 | Brendon Lade | Port Adelaide | 22 | 56 | 56 | 92 | 39 |
| 12 | Matthew Primus | Port Adelaide | 18 | 55 | 55 | 88 | 37 |
| 13 | John Barnes | Geelong | 15 | 53 | 53 | 90 | 36 |
| 14 | Steven Alessio | Essendon | 12 | 53 | 52 | 97 | 37 |
| 15 | Matthew Clarke | Brisbane Lions | 19 | 53 | 52 | 81 | 34 |
| 16 | Damian Monkhorst | Collingwood | 16 | 51 | 50 | 78 | 33 |
| 17 | Steven King | Geelong | 11 | 48 | 47 | 82 | 32 |
| 18 | Michael Gardiner | West Coast | 15 | 47 | 46 | 82 | 31 |
| 19 | Luke Darcy | Western Bulldogs | 24 | 46 | 45 | 85 | 31 |
| 20 | Jim Stynes | Melbourne | 20 | 45 | 44 | 100 | 30 |
| 21 | Peter Somerville | Essendon | 12 | 43 | 42 | 81 | 27 |
| 22 | David Pittman | Adelaide | 18 | 36 | 35 | 61 | 23 |
| 23 | Mathew Capuano | North Melbourne | 13 | 32 | 31 | 46 | 21 |
| 24 | Mark Porter | Carlton | 19 | 30 | 29 | 55 | 19 |
| 25 | Clem Michael | Fremantle | 10 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 19 |
| 26 | Brad Ottens | Richmond | 12 | 23 | 22 | 48 | 15 |