KICK Rating · 2009 season · defenders
2009 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2009 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 | Ryan Hargrave | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 82 | 64 | 91 | 56 |
| 2 | Sam Fisher | St Kilda | 24 | 79 | 62 | 98 | 54 |
| 3 | Greg Broughton | Fremantle | 15 | 77 | 61 | 95 | 54 |
| 4 | Heath Shaw | Collingwood | 21 | 76 | 61 | 88 | 52 |
| 5 | Sam Gilbert | St Kilda | 22 | 76 | 60 | 85 | 54 |
| 6 | Darren Milburn | Geelong | 20 | 76 | 60 | 95 | 52 |
| 7 | Richard Tambling | Richmond | 20 | 75 | 60 | 91 | 56 |
| 8 | Jack Grimes | Melbourne | 11 | 75 | 60 | 89 | 52 |
| 9 | Brian Lake | Western Bulldogs | 25 | 74 | 59 | 96 | 50 |
| 10 | Nick Maxwell | Collingwood | 23 | 74 | 58 | 88 | 49 |
| 11 | Chris Newman | Richmond | 21 | 72 | 58 | 80 | 51 |
| 12 | David Wirrpanda | West Coast | 18 | 71 | 57 | 97 | 50 |
| 13 | Bret Thornton | Carlton | 21 | 70 | 56 | 83 | 47 |
| 14 | Andrew Welsh | Essendon | 11 | 70 | 56 | 93 | 54 |
| 15 | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon | 17 | 69 | 55 | 82 | 45 |
| 16 | Graham Johncock | Adelaide | 22 | 69 | 55 | 73 | 48 |
| 17 | Michael Johnson | Fremantle | 10 | 68 | 55 | 82 | 51 |
| 18 | Scott McMahon | North Melbourne | 22 | 68 | 54 | 73 | 46 |
| 19 | Adam McPhee | Essendon | 21 | 68 | 54 | 84 | 49 |
| 20 | Michael Firrito | North Melbourne | 22 | 66 | 53 | 74 | 49 |
| 21 | Shannon Byrnes | Geelong | 22 | 66 | 53 | 97 | 51 |
| 22 | Paul Bower | Carlton | 21 | 66 | 53 | 82 | 44 |
| 23 | Josh Gibson | North Melbourne | 22 | 66 | 53 | 79 | 45 |
| 24 | Troy Chaplin | Port Adelaide | 20 | 66 | 53 | 88 | 44 |
| 25 | Daniel Pratt | North Melbourne | 13 | 64 | 51 | 84 | 45 |
| 26 | Ted Richards | Sydney | 16 | 64 | 51 | 84 | 44 |
| 27 | Scott Thompson | North Melbourne | 22 | 63 | 51 | 73 | 42 |
| 28 | Martin Mattner | Sydney | 22 | 63 | 51 | 83 | 45 |
| 29 | Lynden Dunn | Melbourne | 13 | 63 | 50 | 77 | 46 |
| 30 | Martin Clarke | Collingwood | 12 | 63 | 50 | 70 | 45 |
| 31 | Nathan Grima | North Melbourne | 13 | 63 | 50 | 65 | 42 |
| 32 | Ashley McGrath | Brisbane Lions | 24 | 63 | 50 | 88 | 44 |
| 33 | Mitch Hahn | Western Bulldogs | 25 | 62 | 50 | 84 | 47 |
| 34 | Garrick Ibbotson | Fremantle | 22 | 62 | 49 | 84 | 45 |
| 35 | Harry Taylor | Geelong | 22 | 61 | 49 | 64 | 41 |
| 36 | Ricky Petterd | Melbourne | 17 | 61 | 49 | 87 | 45 |
| 37 | Matthew Scarlett | Geelong | 21 | 61 | 49 | 79 | 41 |
| 38 | Hayden Skipworth | Essendon | 11 | 60 | 48 | 77 | 46 |
| 39 | Toby Thurstans | Port Adelaide | 11 | 60 | 48 | 70 | 41 |
| 40 | Michael Hurley | Essendon | 10 | 60 | 48 | 76 | 44 |
| 41 | Ricky Dyson | Essendon | 23 | 60 | 48 | 71 | 44 |
| 42 | Andy Otten | Adelaide | 23 | 60 | 48 | 67 | 43 |
| 43 | Craig Bolton | Sydney | 20 | 60 | 48 | 86 | 40 |
| 44 | Jordan Russell | Carlton | 20 | 60 | 48 | 68 | 43 |
| 45 | Jarryn Geary | St Kilda | 15 | 59 | 47 | 66 | 43 |
| 46 | Cale Hooker | Essendon | 13 | 59 | 47 | 63 | 42 |
| 47 | Joel Macdonald | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 59 | 47 | 82 | 41 |
| 48 | Dean Solomon | Fremantle | 18 | 59 | 47 | 67 | 43 |
| 49 | Brent Guerra | Hawthorn | 15 | 58 | 47 | 75 | 42 |
| 50 | Scott Stevens | Adelaide | 21 | 58 | 47 | 71 | 43 |