KICK Rating · 2000 season · defenders
2000 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2000 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.
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK-D avg | Raw | Best | KICK ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Hickmott | Carlton | 21 | 75 | 60 | 79 | 56 |
| 2 | Chad Morrison | West Coast | 22 | 75 | 59 | 80 | 55 |
| 3 | Ben Graham | Geelong | 23 | 71 | 56 | 96 | 50 |
| 4 | Darren Milburn | Geelong | 17 | 70 | 56 | 92 | 53 |
| 5 | Chris Scott | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 68 | 54 | 92 | 49 |
| 6 | Justin Blumfield | Essendon | 24 | 67 | 54 | 84 | 51 |
| 7 | Duncan Kellaway | Richmond | 12 | 67 | 53 | 71 | 49 |
| 8 | Brett Montgomery | Port Adelaide | 22 | 66 | 53 | 79 | 49 |
| 9 | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon | 23 | 66 | 52 | 74 | 44 |
| 10 | Andrew Kellaway | Richmond | 22 | 65 | 52 | 90 | 47 |
| 11 | John Blakey | Kangaroos | 25 | 64 | 51 | 85 | 47 |
| 12 | Rory Hilton | Richmond | 16 | 64 | 51 | 85 | 47 |
| 13 | Matthew Nicks | Sydney | 19 | 63 | 51 | 88 | 46 |
| 14 | Anthony McDonald | Melbourne | 25 | 63 | 51 | 85 | 47 |
| 15 | Mark Chaffey | Richmond | 18 | 63 | 50 | 82 | 46 |
| 16 | Ben Mathews | Sydney | 22 | 62 | 50 | 84 | 45 |
| 17 | Fabian Francis | Port Adelaide | 22 | 60 | 48 | 72 | 44 |
| 18 | Trent Croad | Hawthorn | 22 | 60 | 48 | 71 | 44 |
| 19 | Justin Leppitsch | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 58 | 47 | 79 | 41 |
| 20 | Glen Bowyer | Hawthorn | 19 | 58 | 47 | 71 | 43 |
| 21 | Ben Holland | Richmond | 22 | 58 | 47 | 83 | 44 |
| 22 | Glenn Archer | Kangaroos | 17 | 58 | 47 | 71 | 41 |
| 23 | Damien Hardwick | Essendon | 24 | 57 | 46 | 69 | 41 |
| 24 | Byron Pickett | Kangaroos | 25 | 56 | 45 | 68 | 39 |
| 25 | Jade Rawlings | Hawthorn | 21 | 56 | 45 | 80 | 39 |
| 26 | Shane Clayton | Kangaroos | 24 | 56 | 45 | 76 | 42 |
| 27 | Luke McCabe | Hawthorn | 22 | 55 | 45 | 65 | 40 |
| 28 | Mark Johnson | Essendon | 24 | 55 | 44 | 79 | 40 |
| 29 | Paul Dimattina | Western Bulldogs | 14 | 55 | 44 | 84 | 42 |
| 30 | Mark Graham | Hawthorn | 24 | 55 | 44 | 77 | 40 |
| 31 | Matthew Rogers | Richmond | 17 | 55 | 44 | 72 | 42 |
| 32 | Jason Snell | Geelong | 15 | 55 | 44 | 64 | 42 |
| 33 | Clint Bizzell | Geelong | 20 | 54 | 44 | 83 | 42 |
| 34 | Darryl White | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 54 | 44 | 70 | 39 |
| 35 | Troy Luff | Sydney | 20 | 53 | 43 | 75 | 39 |
| 36 | Nigel Smart | Adelaide | 18 | 53 | 43 | 62 | 39 |
| 37 | Peter Walsh | Melbourne | 24 | 53 | 43 | 73 | 38 |
| 38 | Adam Ramanauskas | Essendon | 24 | 53 | 43 | 77 | 40 |
| 39 | Kris Barlow | Hawthorn | 21 | 53 | 43 | 75 | 40 |
| 40 | Rupert Betheras | Collingwood | 22 | 53 | 43 | 61 | 38 |
| 41 | Stephen Silvagni | Carlton | 20 | 53 | 43 | 76 | 37 |
| 42 | David Clarke | Geelong | 22 | 52 | 42 | 66 | 40 |
| 43 | Brenton Sanderson | Geelong | 23 | 52 | 42 | 78 | 36 |
| 44 | Andrew Dunkley | Sydney | 15 | 52 | 42 | 71 | 36 |
| 45 | Troy Longmuir | Fremantle | 16 | 51 | 41 | 70 | 39 |
| 46 | Jason Saddington | Sydney | 21 | 51 | 41 | 72 | 38 |
| 47 | Brett Moyle | St Kilda | 12 | 51 | 41 | 81 | 37 |
| 48 | Simon Beaumont | Carlton | 25 | 51 | 41 | 80 | 37 |
| 49 | John Barker | Hawthorn | 23 | 50 | 40 | 66 | 38 |
| 50 | Brad Dodd | Fremantle | 20 | 50 | 40 | 64 | 38 |