KICK Rating · 2011 season · defenders
2011 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2011 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 | 17 | 85 | 66 | 95 | 58 |
| 2 | Sam Fisher | St Kilda | 23 | 78 | 62 | 89 | 54 |
| 3 | Chris Newman | Richmond | 16 | 75 | 60 | 84 | 52 |
| 4 | Daniel Merrett | Brisbane Lions | 10 | 75 | 60 | 90 | 44 |
| 5 | Josh Gibson | Hawthorn | 25 | 74 | 59 | 89 | 47 |
| 6 | Greg Broughton | Fremantle | 21 | 74 | 59 | 97 | 54 |
| 7 | Alex Rance | Richmond | 19 | 74 | 59 | 85 | 47 |
| 8 | Scott Thompson | North Melbourne | 22 | 73 | 58 | 81 | 48 |
| 9 | Ricky Petterd | Melbourne | 14 | 71 | 56 | 87 | 53 |
| 10 | David Ellard | Carlton | 17 | 70 | 55 | 73 | 53 |
| 11 | Troy Chaplin | Port Adelaide | 21 | 69 | 55 | 88 | 46 |
| 12 | Graham Johncock | Adelaide | 21 | 69 | 55 | 82 | 46 |
| 13 | Michael Hurley | Essendon | 18 | 69 | 55 | 75 | 50 |
| 14 | Heath Grundy | Sydney | 20 | 68 | 55 | 79 | 45 |
| 15 | Scott McMahon | North Melbourne | 21 | 68 | 54 | 100 | 46 |
| 16 | Bret Thornton | Carlton | 19 | 68 | 54 | 93 | 47 |
| 17 | Ben Reid | Collingwood | 24 | 67 | 54 | 80 | 44 |
| 18 | Kyle Hardingham | Essendon | 22 | 67 | 54 | 75 | 44 |
| 19 | Harry Taylor | Geelong | 22 | 67 | 53 | 94 | 45 |
| 20 | James Frawley | Melbourne | 21 | 67 | 53 | 77 | 44 |
| 21 | Jordan Russell | Carlton | 15 | 67 | 53 | 81 | 47 |
| 22 | Beau Waters | West Coast | 11 | 67 | 53 | 100 | 46 |
| 23 | Brent Guerra | Hawthorn | 21 | 66 | 53 | 100 | 47 |
| 24 | Garrick Ibbotson | Fremantle | 16 | 66 | 53 | 79 | 47 |
| 25 | Sam Gilbert | St Kilda | 23 | 66 | 53 | 84 | 46 |
| 26 | Ted Richards | Sydney | 23 | 65 | 52 | 72 | 42 |
| 27 | Darren Milburn | Geelong | 12 | 65 | 52 | 72 | 45 |
| 28 | Andy Otten | Adelaide | 15 | 65 | 52 | 79 | 45 |
| 29 | James Polkinghorne | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 65 | 52 | 74 | 49 |
| 30 | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon | 18 | 64 | 51 | 79 | 41 |
| 31 | Jack Watts | Melbourne | 21 | 64 | 51 | 78 | 47 |
| 32 | Dale Morris | Western Bulldogs | 18 | 64 | 51 | 78 | 43 |
| 33 | Chris Yarran | Carlton | 23 | 63 | 51 | 75 | 45 |
| 34 | James Gwilt | St Kilda | 15 | 63 | 51 | 75 | 43 |
| 35 | Joel Macdonald | Melbourne | 10 | 63 | 50 | 75 | 44 |
| 36 | Heritier Lumumba | Collingwood | 24 | 63 | 50 | 86 | 43 |
| 37 | Jared Rivers | Melbourne | 20 | 63 | 50 | 72 | 41 |
| 38 | Trent McKenzie | Gold Coast | 21 | 62 | 50 | 79 | 46 |
| 39 | Jake Melksham | Essendon | 22 | 62 | 49 | 77 | 46 |
| 40 | Ashley McGrath | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 61 | 49 | 81 | 45 |
| 41 | Jeremy Laidler | Carlton | 18 | 61 | 49 | 65 | 42 |
| 42 | Matthew Scarlett | Geelong | 22 | 61 | 49 | 82 | 42 |
| 43 | Luke McPharlin | Fremantle | 19 | 61 | 49 | 76 | 42 |
| 44 | Martin Mattner | Sydney | 24 | 60 | 48 | 75 | 40 |
| 45 | Michael Osborne | Hawthorn | 18 | 60 | 48 | 68 | 45 |
| 46 | Nick Duigan | Carlton | 22 | 60 | 48 | 71 | 42 |
| 47 | Ryan Schoenmakers | Hawthorn | 11 | 59 | 48 | 66 | 40 |
| 48 | Colin Garland | Melbourne | 17 | 59 | 47 | 89 | 39 |
| 49 | Lynden Dunn | Melbourne | 10 | 59 | 47 | 67 | 45 |
| 50 | Jeremy Howe | Melbourne | 11 | 59 | 47 | 69 | 45 |