KICK Rating · 2001 season · defenders
2001 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2001 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 | 23 | 76 | 60 | 85 | 57 |
| 2 | Ben Graham | Geelong | 22 | 70 | 55 | 94 | 52 |
| 3 | Darren Milburn | Geelong | 22 | 68 | 54 | 69 | 49 |
| 4 | Chris Scott | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 68 | 54 | 81 | 49 |
| 5 | John Barker | Hawthorn | 22 | 65 | 52 | 91 | 49 |
| 6 | Byron Pickett | Kangaroos | 22 | 64 | 52 | 92 | 48 |
| 7 | Tim Notting | Brisbane Lions | 24 | 61 | 49 | 97 | 46 |
| 8 | Kris Barlow | Hawthorn | 19 | 61 | 49 | 92 | 46 |
| 9 | Ben Mathews | Sydney | 23 | 60 | 48 | 83 | 43 |
| 10 | John Blakey | Kangaroos | 22 | 60 | 48 | 83 | 42 |
| 11 | Sean Wellman | Essendon | 23 | 60 | 48 | 77 | 44 |
| 12 | Chris Johnson | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 60 | 48 | 72 | 43 |
| 13 | Matthew Nicks | Sydney | 18 | 60 | 48 | 100 | 45 |
| 14 | Brett Moyle | St Kilda | 15 | 59 | 47 | 83 | 44 |
| 15 | Jade Rawlings | Hawthorn | 23 | 59 | 47 | 71 | 42 |
| 16 | Mark Chaffey | Richmond | 25 | 58 | 47 | 87 | 43 |
| 17 | Dean Rioli | Essendon | 17 | 58 | 46 | 86 | 44 |
| 18 | James Clement | Collingwood | 20 | 58 | 46 | 58 | 41 |
| 19 | Rory Hilton | Richmond | 22 | 57 | 46 | 85 | 43 |
| 20 | Paul Barnard | Essendon | 24 | 57 | 46 | 62 | 43 |
| 21 | Stephen Silvagni | Carlton | 20 | 57 | 46 | 78 | 41 |
| 22 | Mark Graham | Hawthorn | 25 | 57 | 46 | 77 | 41 |
| 23 | Peter Walsh | Melbourne | 16 | 57 | 45 | 81 | 41 |
| 24 | Brett Montgomery | Port Adelaide | 24 | 55 | 45 | 67 | 41 |
| 25 | Ben Hart | Adelaide | 22 | 55 | 44 | 69 | 39 |
| 26 | Adam Ramanauskas | Essendon | 25 | 55 | 44 | 63 | 40 |
| 27 | Glenn Archer | Kangaroos | 20 | 55 | 44 | 73 | 40 |
| 28 | Fabian Francis | Port Adelaide | 24 | 54 | 44 | 67 | 41 |
| 29 | Joel Smith | Hawthorn | 24 | 54 | 44 | 83 | 39 |
| 30 | Anthony McDonald | Melbourne | 20 | 54 | 44 | 83 | 41 |
| 31 | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon | 21 | 54 | 44 | 65 | 37 |
| 32 | Duncan Kellaway | Richmond | 15 | 54 | 43 | 81 | 40 |
| 33 | Darryl White | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 54 | 43 | 64 | 39 |
| 34 | Andrew Kellaway | Richmond | 25 | 54 | 43 | 69 | 39 |
| 35 | Ben Holland | Richmond | 25 | 53 | 43 | 70 | 39 |
| 36 | Damien Hardwick | Essendon | 21 | 53 | 43 | 82 | 39 |
| 37 | Rowan Jones | West Coast | 18 | 53 | 43 | 82 | 41 |
| 38 | Matthew Scarlett | Geelong | 20 | 53 | 43 | 60 | 37 |
| 39 | Brenton Sanderson | Geelong | 22 | 53 | 43 | 69 | 38 |
| 40 | David Clarke | Geelong | 22 | 53 | 43 | 70 | 40 |
| 41 | Mark Johnson | Essendon | 23 | 52 | 42 | 79 | 39 |
| 42 | Simon Beaumont | Carlton | 24 | 52 | 42 | 80 | 38 |
| 43 | Nigel Smart | Adelaide | 23 | 52 | 42 | 69 | 39 |
| 44 | Trent Croad | Hawthorn | 24 | 52 | 42 | 76 | 39 |
| 45 | Luke McCabe | Hawthorn | 23 | 52 | 42 | 72 | 37 |
| 46 | Simon Cox | Western Bulldogs | 16 | 51 | 42 | 66 | 38 |
| 47 | Leigh Colbert | Kangaroos | 16 | 50 | 41 | 69 | 37 |
| 48 | David Wirrpanda | West Coast | 21 | 50 | 41 | 95 | 36 |
| 49 | Dean Solomon | Essendon | 24 | 50 | 41 | 63 | 37 |
| 50 | Michael Collica | West Coast | 22 | 50 | 40 | 63 | 36 |