KICK Rating · 2006 season · defenders
2006 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2006 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 | Heath Shaw | Collingwood | 21 | 84 | 65 | 99 | 57 |
| 2 | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon | 15 | 81 | 64 | 97 | 49 |
| 3 | Darren Milburn | Geelong | 22 | 79 | 62 | 87 | 55 |
| 4 | Tyson Stenglein | West Coast | 26 | 77 | 61 | 94 | 55 |
| 5 | Patrick Bowden | Richmond | 22 | 77 | 61 | 96 | 53 |
| 6 | Jason Roe | Brisbane Lions | 14 | 76 | 60 | 79 | 48 |
| 7 | Sam Fisher | St Kilda | 23 | 75 | 60 | 85 | 51 |
| 8 | Nathan Bassett | Adelaide | 21 | 74 | 58 | 98 | 50 |
| 9 | Graham Johncock | Adelaide | 24 | 73 | 58 | 82 | 50 |
| 10 | Adam McPhee | Essendon | 20 | 71 | 57 | 86 | 50 |
| 11 | Andrew Kellaway | Richmond | 15 | 70 | 56 | 89 | 48 |
| 12 | Brodie Holland | Collingwood | 17 | 70 | 56 | 72 | 52 |
| 13 | Amon Buchanan | Sydney | 24 | 69 | 55 | 89 | 52 |
| 14 | Campbell Brown | Hawthorn | 20 | 69 | 55 | 88 | 48 |
| 15 | Andrew Welsh | Essendon | 20 | 68 | 54 | 81 | 48 |
| 16 | James Clement | Collingwood | 23 | 68 | 54 | 81 | 46 |
| 17 | Josh Hunt | Geelong | 22 | 67 | 53 | 86 | 45 |
| 18 | Michael Johnson | Fremantle | 25 | 67 | 53 | 77 | 46 |
| 19 | Mark Nicoski | West Coast | 11 | 66 | 52 | 75 | 46 |
| 20 | Matthew Whelan | Melbourne | 16 | 65 | 52 | 85 | 44 |
| 21 | Adam Hunter | West Coast | 21 | 64 | 51 | 82 | 46 |
| 22 | David Wirrpanda | West Coast | 22 | 64 | 51 | 77 | 44 |
| 23 | Steven Baker | St Kilda | 20 | 63 | 51 | 88 | 45 |
| 24 | Craig Bolton | Sydney | 24 | 63 | 50 | 82 | 43 |
| 25 | Mark Johnson | Essendon | 22 | 63 | 50 | 93 | 47 |
| 26 | Ryan Lonie | Collingwood | 22 | 63 | 50 | 90 | 46 |
| 27 | Brent Guerra | Hawthorn | 15 | 63 | 50 | 79 | 43 |
| 28 | Scott Stevens | Adelaide | 18 | 62 | 50 | 73 | 44 |
| 29 | Bret Thornton | Carlton | 22 | 62 | 50 | 78 | 40 |
| 30 | Brett Voss | St Kilda | 23 | 62 | 50 | 81 | 44 |
| 31 | Troy Makepeace | Kangaroos | 12 | 62 | 50 | 69 | 44 |
| 32 | Matthew Scarlett | Geelong | 20 | 62 | 49 | 94 | 41 |
| 33 | Daniel Pratt | Kangaroos | 18 | 61 | 49 | 76 | 42 |
| 34 | Leo Barry | Sydney | 25 | 61 | 49 | 89 | 40 |
| 35 | Jared Rivers | Melbourne | 22 | 61 | 49 | 75 | 40 |
| 36 | Leigh Fisher | St Kilda | 15 | 61 | 49 | 70 | 42 |
| 37 | Simon Wiggins | Carlton | 13 | 61 | 49 | 71 | 45 |
| 38 | Rowan Jones | West Coast | 23 | 61 | 49 | 86 | 46 |
| 39 | Byron Pickett | Melbourne | 19 | 60 | 48 | 77 | 44 |
| 40 | Tim Clarke | Hawthorn | 18 | 59 | 48 | 79 | 45 |
| 41 | Peter Walsh | Port Adelaide | 12 | 59 | 48 | 67 | 42 |
| 42 | Ryan Crowley | Fremantle | 17 | 59 | 47 | 93 | 45 |
| 43 | Tim Notting | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 59 | 47 | 87 | 42 |
| 44 | Brian Lake | Western Bulldogs | 24 | 59 | 47 | 73 | 36 |
| 45 | Matt Maguire | St Kilda | 18 | 59 | 47 | 75 | 40 |
| 46 | Trent Croad | Hawthorn | 16 | 59 | 47 | 93 | 43 |
| 47 | Martin Mattner | Adelaide | 22 | 58 | 47 | 88 | 42 |
| 48 | Chris Hyde | Richmond | 22 | 58 | 47 | 72 | 44 |
| 49 | Steven Dodd | Fremantle | 25 | 57 | 46 | 85 | 40 |
| 50 | Chris Newman | Richmond | 12 | 57 | 46 | 67 | 40 |