KICK Rating · 2002 season · defenders
2002 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2002 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 | Simon Cox | Hawthorn | 21 | 67 | 53 | 87 | 49 |
| 2 | Simon Beaumont | Carlton | 22 | 65 | 52 | 94 | 45 |
| 3 | Chris Scott | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 64 | 52 | 70 | 44 |
| 4 | Mark Johnson | Essendon | 24 | 64 | 51 | 83 | 45 |
| 5 | Adam Ramanauskas | Essendon | 23 | 64 | 51 | 100 | 46 |
| 6 | Brad Scott | Brisbane Lions | 25 | 63 | 51 | 78 | 46 |
| 7 | Danny Jacobs | Essendon | 24 | 63 | 50 | 86 | 44 |
| 8 | Martin Pike | Brisbane Lions | 25 | 62 | 49 | 82 | 45 |
| 9 | Simon Garlick | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 61 | 49 | 86 | 46 |
| 10 | David Wirrpanda | West Coast | 21 | 60 | 48 | 76 | 45 |
| 11 | Brett Montgomery | Port Adelaide | 24 | 59 | 47 | 76 | 42 |
| 12 | Luke McPharlin | Fremantle | 11 | 59 | 47 | 77 | 40 |
| 13 | Tyson Stenglein | Adelaide | 23 | 59 | 47 | 82 | 43 |
| 14 | Justin Blumfield | Essendon | 22 | 59 | 47 | 88 | 44 |
| 15 | Andrew Kellaway | Richmond | 22 | 58 | 47 | 76 | 41 |
| 16 | Justin Leppitsch | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 58 | 47 | 85 | 38 |
| 17 | Ben Hart | Adelaide | 25 | 58 | 47 | 68 | 40 |
| 18 | Sean Wellman | Essendon | 22 | 58 | 47 | 68 | 41 |
| 19 | Glenn Archer | Kangaroos | 22 | 57 | 46 | 80 | 40 |
| 20 | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon | 18 | 57 | 46 | 68 | 36 |
| 21 | Matthew Nicks | Sydney | 21 | 56 | 45 | 71 | 42 |
| 22 | Troy Makepeace | Kangaroos | 23 | 56 | 45 | 77 | 39 |
| 23 | Adrian Hickmott | Carlton | 17 | 56 | 45 | 72 | 42 |
| 24 | Mark Chaffey | Richmond | 19 | 56 | 45 | 73 | 41 |
| 25 | Luke McCabe | Hawthorn | 12 | 56 | 45 | 75 | 41 |
| 26 | Ben Graham | Geelong | 22 | 56 | 45 | 66 | 39 |
| 27 | Mark Alvey | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 55 | 44 | 83 | 42 |
| 28 | Ben Mathews | Sydney | 21 | 55 | 44 | 63 | 41 |
| 29 | Mark Graham | Hawthorn | 22 | 54 | 44 | 68 | 37 |
| 30 | James Clement | Collingwood | 25 | 54 | 43 | 62 | 37 |
| 31 | Jason Cloke | Collingwood | 23 | 54 | 43 | 92 | 35 |
| 32 | Justin Peckett | St Kilda | 19 | 54 | 43 | 64 | 40 |
| 33 | Byron Pickett | Kangaroos | 22 | 53 | 43 | 71 | 40 |
| 34 | David Clarke | Geelong | 22 | 53 | 43 | 72 | 40 |
| 35 | Steven Lawrence | St Kilda | 21 | 53 | 43 | 65 | 38 |
| 36 | Simon Fletcher | Carlton | 19 | 53 | 43 | 68 | 39 |
| 37 | Chris Johnson | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 53 | 43 | 65 | 37 |
| 38 | Matthew Rogers | Richmond | 19 | 53 | 42 | 84 | 39 |
| 39 | Ang Christou | Carlton | 12 | 52 | 42 | 68 | 35 |
| 40 | Darren Milburn | Geelong | 15 | 52 | 42 | 64 | 35 |
| 41 | Jason Saddington | Sydney | 22 | 52 | 42 | 68 | 37 |
| 42 | Adam Hunter | West Coast | 17 | 52 | 42 | 67 | 36 |
| 43 | Jade Rawlings | Hawthorn | 22 | 52 | 42 | 76 | 36 |
| 44 | Steven Baker | St Kilda | 21 | 51 | 41 | 78 | 37 |
| 45 | Shane Clayton | Kangaroos | 16 | 51 | 41 | 67 | 38 |
| 46 | Jason Torney | Richmond | 22 | 51 | 41 | 60 | 36 |
| 47 | Damien Hardwick | Port Adelaide | 20 | 50 | 41 | 60 | 37 |
| 48 | Kris Barlow | Hawthorn | 20 | 50 | 41 | 64 | 39 |
| 49 | Clint Bizzell | Melbourne | 22 | 50 | 41 | 63 | 35 |
| 50 | Paul Wheatley | Melbourne | 18 | 50 | 41 | 61 | 37 |