KICK Rating · 2005 season · defenders
2005 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2005 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 | Darren Milburn | Geelong | 23 | 88 | 68 | 100 | 61 |
| 2 | Mark Johnson | Essendon | 22 | 87 | 68 | 100 | 63 |
| 3 | Adam McPhee | Essendon | 14 | 80 | 63 | 93 | 56 |
| 4 | Brodie Holland | Collingwood | 21 | 77 | 61 | 100 | 57 |
| 5 | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon | 17 | 76 | 61 | 89 | 45 |
| 6 | James Clement | Collingwood | 22 | 76 | 60 | 100 | 50 |
| 7 | David Wirrpanda | West Coast | 19 | 74 | 59 | 82 | 50 |
| 8 | Justin Leppitsch | Brisbane Lions | 14 | 72 | 57 | 84 | 47 |
| 9 | Graham Johncock | Adelaide | 14 | 69 | 55 | 84 | 48 |
| 10 | Andrew Welsh | Essendon | 20 | 69 | 55 | 75 | 47 |
| 11 | Tyson Stenglein | West Coast | 22 | 68 | 54 | 91 | 50 |
| 12 | Chris Newman | Richmond | 22 | 67 | 54 | 91 | 45 |
| 13 | Glenn Archer | Kangaroos | 22 | 67 | 54 | 81 | 48 |
| 14 | Chris Johnson | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 67 | 54 | 91 | 46 |
| 15 | Andrew Kellaway | Richmond | 15 | 65 | 52 | 72 | 45 |
| 16 | Danny Jacobs | Hawthorn | 14 | 64 | 51 | 79 | 44 |
| 17 | Joel Smith | Hawthorn | 20 | 64 | 51 | 91 | 45 |
| 18 | Trent Croad | Hawthorn | 21 | 63 | 51 | 93 | 46 |
| 19 | Troy Makepeace | Kangaroos | 23 | 62 | 50 | 82 | 41 |
| 20 | Matthew Scarlett | Geelong | 24 | 62 | 50 | 88 | 42 |
| 21 | Campbell Brown | Hawthorn | 14 | 62 | 50 | 79 | 44 |
| 22 | Josh Hunt | Geelong | 22 | 62 | 49 | 94 | 41 |
| 23 | Amon Buchanan | Sydney | 26 | 61 | 49 | 74 | 46 |
| 24 | Martin Mattner | Adelaide | 24 | 61 | 49 | 73 | 45 |
| 25 | Brett Montgomery | Port Adelaide | 22 | 61 | 49 | 69 | 43 |
| 26 | Leigh Colbert | Kangaroos | 20 | 60 | 48 | 88 | 41 |
| 27 | Adam Hunter | West Coast | 23 | 60 | 48 | 80 | 41 |
| 28 | Shane Wakelin | Collingwood | 21 | 59 | 47 | 86 | 38 |
| 29 | Hayden Skipworth | Adelaide | 17 | 59 | 47 | 73 | 45 |
| 30 | Tim Notting | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 58 | 47 | 80 | 44 |
| 31 | Paul Wheatley | Melbourne | 21 | 58 | 47 | 62 | 39 |
| 32 | Ben Hart | Adelaide | 20 | 58 | 47 | 73 | 39 |
| 33 | Tim Clarke | Hawthorn | 21 | 58 | 47 | 72 | 44 |
| 34 | Nathan Bassett | Adelaide | 25 | 58 | 47 | 66 | 39 |
| 35 | Brett Voss | St Kilda | 24 | 57 | 46 | 71 | 40 |
| 36 | Clint Bizzell | Melbourne | 20 | 57 | 46 | 87 | 39 |
| 37 | Tadhg Kennelly | Sydney | 26 | 57 | 46 | 60 | 39 |
| 38 | Matt Maguire | St Kilda | 20 | 57 | 46 | 86 | 39 |
| 39 | Ben Holland | Melbourne | 17 | 57 | 46 | 69 | 43 |
| 40 | Mitch Hahn | Western Bulldogs | 18 | 57 | 46 | 76 | 43 |
| 41 | Ken McGregor | Adelaide | 23 | 57 | 46 | 89 | 42 |
| 42 | Chad Morrison | Collingwood | 15 | 56 | 45 | 64 | 41 |
| 43 | Aaron Fiora | St Kilda | 12 | 56 | 45 | 86 | 41 |
| 44 | Antoni Grover | Fremantle | 19 | 56 | 45 | 66 | 39 |
| 45 | Luke McPharlin | Fremantle | 19 | 56 | 45 | 70 | 41 |
| 46 | Mark Nicoski | West Coast | 21 | 55 | 45 | 66 | 40 |
| 47 | Leo Barry | Sydney | 26 | 55 | 44 | 66 | 35 |
| 48 | Mark McVeigh | Essendon | 21 | 55 | 44 | 75 | 40 |
| 49 | Craig Bolton | Sydney | 26 | 55 | 44 | 74 | 37 |
| 50 | Sam Fisher | St Kilda | 19 | 55 | 44 | 84 | 36 |