KICK Rating · 2003 season · defenders
2003 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2003 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 | Mark Johnson | Essendon | 24 | 78 | 62 | 96 | 57 |
| 2 | Dean Rioli | Essendon | 17 | 73 | 58 | 92 | 54 |
| 3 | Brad Scott | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 68 | 54 | 78 | 49 |
| 4 | Mitch Hahn | Western Bulldogs | 21 | 67 | 53 | 81 | 49 |
| 5 | Mark Chaffey | Richmond | 21 | 66 | 53 | 77 | 47 |
| 6 | Jade Rawlings | Hawthorn | 22 | 66 | 53 | 100 | 49 |
| 7 | Paul Dimattina | Western Bulldogs | 19 | 66 | 53 | 83 | 49 |
| 8 | Kris Barlow | Hawthorn | 20 | 65 | 52 | 70 | 46 |
| 9 | Ben Graham | Geelong | 21 | 64 | 51 | 94 | 47 |
| 10 | Brenton Sanderson | Geelong | 22 | 64 | 51 | 70 | 44 |
| 11 | Justin Leppitsch | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 64 | 51 | 80 | 42 |
| 12 | Byron Pickett | Port Adelaide | 24 | 63 | 50 | 95 | 47 |
| 13 | Andrew Kellaway | Richmond | 22 | 63 | 50 | 68 | 44 |
| 14 | David Wirrpanda | West Coast | 19 | 63 | 50 | 74 | 43 |
| 15 | Andrew Welsh | Essendon | 19 | 62 | 50 | 83 | 44 |
| 16 | Luke McPharlin | Fremantle | 11 | 62 | 49 | 68 | 43 |
| 17 | Ben Mathews | Sydney | 22 | 61 | 49 | 79 | 45 |
| 18 | Dean Solomon | Essendon | 24 | 61 | 49 | 72 | 45 |
| 19 | Matthew Scarlett | Geelong | 22 | 61 | 49 | 82 | 40 |
| 20 | Simon Garlick | Western Bulldogs | 15 | 61 | 49 | 83 | 47 |
| 21 | Clint Bizzell | Melbourne | 22 | 61 | 49 | 86 | 42 |
| 22 | Troy Makepeace | Kangaroos | 22 | 61 | 49 | 87 | 42 |
| 23 | Simon Beaumont | Carlton | 22 | 60 | 48 | 81 | 43 |
| 24 | Graham Johncock | Adelaide | 22 | 60 | 48 | 94 | 45 |
| 25 | Danny Jacobs | Essendon | 23 | 60 | 48 | 78 | 40 |
| 26 | Chris Scott | Brisbane Lions | 16 | 60 | 48 | 64 | 41 |
| 27 | James Begley | Adelaide | 10 | 60 | 48 | 81 | 45 |
| 28 | Lance Picioane | Hawthorn | 11 | 59 | 48 | 86 | 44 |
| 29 | Brodie Holland | Collingwood | 18 | 59 | 48 | 80 | 45 |
| 30 | Dion Woods | Fremantle | 21 | 59 | 47 | 72 | 41 |
| 31 | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon | 13 | 59 | 47 | 65 | 36 |
| 32 | Chris Johnson | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 58 | 47 | 97 | 41 |
| 33 | Ben Hart | Adelaide | 21 | 58 | 47 | 72 | 39 |
| 34 | Darren Milburn | Geelong | 20 | 58 | 47 | 92 | 41 |
| 35 | Sean Wellman | Essendon | 20 | 57 | 46 | 73 | 39 |
| 36 | Brett Montgomery | Port Adelaide | 19 | 57 | 46 | 80 | 40 |
| 37 | Kris Massie | Adelaide | 12 | 57 | 46 | 67 | 42 |
| 38 | Martin Pike | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 57 | 46 | 77 | 42 |
| 39 | Glenn Archer | Kangaroos | 16 | 57 | 46 | 68 | 39 |
| 40 | Rowan Jones | West Coast | 23 | 57 | 46 | 67 | 43 |
| 41 | Jason Cloke | Collingwood | 17 | 57 | 46 | 74 | 37 |
| 42 | Leo Barry | Sydney | 24 | 57 | 46 | 66 | 38 |
| 43 | Steven Armstrong | Melbourne | 13 | 57 | 46 | 76 | 43 |
| 44 | Matthew Whelan | Melbourne | 22 | 56 | 45 | 69 | 41 |
| 45 | Nick Ries | Hawthorn | 18 | 56 | 45 | 73 | 42 |
| 46 | Andrew Williams | Collingwood | 16 | 55 | 45 | 79 | 41 |
| 47 | Adam McPhee | Essendon | 22 | 55 | 45 | 75 | 40 |
| 48 | Steven Lawrence | St Kilda | 12 | 55 | 44 | 57 | 41 |
| 49 | Roger Hayden | Fremantle | 20 | 55 | 44 | 79 | 39 |
| 50 | Tadhg Kennelly | Sydney | 23 | 55 | 44 | 69 | 39 |