KICK Rating · 2008 season · defenders
2008 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2008 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 | Sam Fisher | St Kilda | 25 | 84 | 66 | 91 | 57 |
| 2 | Mark McVeigh | Essendon | 14 | 81 | 64 | 100 | 60 |
| 3 | Paul Wheatley | Melbourne | 19 | 78 | 61 | 88 | 55 |
| 4 | Heath Shaw | Collingwood | 18 | 71 | 57 | 98 | 50 |
| 5 | Darren Milburn | Geelong | 22 | 71 | 57 | 82 | 50 |
| 6 | Daniel Pratt | North Melbourne | 21 | 71 | 56 | 83 | 48 |
| 7 | Martin Mattner | Sydney | 24 | 71 | 56 | 73 | 50 |
| 8 | Chris Newman | Richmond | 22 | 70 | 56 | 86 | 50 |
| 9 | Andrew Welsh | Essendon | 15 | 70 | 56 | 89 | 52 |
| 10 | Jake King | Richmond | 14 | 70 | 56 | 81 | 49 |
| 11 | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon | 16 | 69 | 55 | 92 | 44 |
| 12 | Brian Lake | Western Bulldogs | 25 | 69 | 55 | 83 | 46 |
| 13 | David Wirrpanda | West Coast | 17 | 68 | 54 | 89 | 50 |
| 14 | Joel Macdonald | Brisbane Lions | 17 | 68 | 54 | 79 | 47 |
| 15 | Luke McPharlin | Fremantle | 20 | 66 | 53 | 80 | 46 |
| 16 | Scott Stevens | Adelaide | 23 | 65 | 52 | 89 | 47 |
| 17 | Kris Massie | Adelaide | 11 | 65 | 52 | 65 | 46 |
| 18 | Adam McPhee | Essendon | 20 | 65 | 52 | 76 | 49 |
| 19 | Brent Guerra | Hawthorn | 20 | 65 | 52 | 100 | 46 |
| 20 | Graham Johncock | Adelaide | 21 | 64 | 51 | 78 | 46 |
| 21 | Michael Johnson | Fremantle | 20 | 63 | 50 | 97 | 45 |
| 22 | Michael Osborne | Hawthorn | 23 | 63 | 50 | 81 | 48 |
| 23 | Garrick Ibbotson | Fremantle | 19 | 63 | 50 | 71 | 46 |
| 24 | Ryan Hargrave | Western Bulldogs | 25 | 63 | 50 | 71 | 44 |
| 25 | Martin Clarke | Collingwood | 22 | 63 | 50 | 86 | 45 |
| 26 | Craig Bolton | Sydney | 24 | 62 | 50 | 79 | 43 |
| 27 | Dean Solomon | Fremantle | 13 | 62 | 50 | 83 | 46 |
| 28 | Amon Buchanan | Sydney | 20 | 62 | 50 | 68 | 47 |
| 29 | Bret Thornton | Carlton | 18 | 62 | 49 | 93 | 41 |
| 30 | Nathan Bassett | Adelaide | 21 | 62 | 49 | 70 | 41 |
| 31 | Chris Johnson | Melbourne | 10 | 61 | 49 | 73 | 44 |
| 32 | Campbell Brown | Hawthorn | 24 | 60 | 48 | 77 | 43 |
| 33 | Nick Maxwell | Collingwood | 23 | 60 | 48 | 76 | 41 |
| 34 | Richard Tambling | Richmond | 22 | 60 | 48 | 70 | 45 |
| 35 | Brad Miller | Melbourne | 19 | 60 | 48 | 82 | 45 |
| 36 | Raphael Clarke | St Kilda | 11 | 60 | 48 | 76 | 42 |
| 37 | Matthew Whelan | Melbourne | 12 | 59 | 48 | 76 | 42 |
| 38 | Graham Polak | Richmond | 11 | 59 | 47 | 72 | 42 |
| 39 | Brett Jones | West Coast | 14 | 59 | 47 | 70 | 41 |
| 40 | Kelvin Moore | Richmond | 22 | 59 | 47 | 77 | 40 |
| 41 | Ryan Crowley | Fremantle | 21 | 59 | 47 | 82 | 44 |
| 42 | Tim Notting | Brisbane Lions | 18 | 59 | 47 | 79 | 43 |
| 43 | Adam Hunter | West Coast | 11 | 58 | 47 | 68 | 43 |
| 44 | Tom Logan | Port Adelaide | 19 | 58 | 46 | 67 | 42 |
| 45 | Steven Armstrong | West Coast | 14 | 58 | 46 | 100 | 44 |
| 46 | Mitch Hahn | Western Bulldogs | 25 | 58 | 46 | 94 | 45 |
| 47 | Tom Lonergan | Geelong | 16 | 57 | 46 | 70 | 44 |
| 48 | Ted Richards | Sydney | 24 | 57 | 46 | 76 | 40 |
| 49 | Brent Staker | West Coast | 13 | 57 | 46 | 70 | 43 |
| 50 | Roger Hayden | Fremantle | 13 | 57 | 46 | 88 | 40 |