KICK Rating · 2016 season · defenders
2016 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2016 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 | Greater Western Sydney | 24 | 94 | 78 | 100 | 61 |
| 2 | Alex Rance | Richmond | 20 | 89 | 71 | 100 | 51 |
| 3 | Tom McDonald | Melbourne | 22 | 88 | 69 | 99 | 49 |
| 4 | Dane Rampe | Sydney | 26 | 87 | 68 | 100 | 49 |
| 5 | Nick Haynes | Greater Western Sydney | 18 | 85 | 66 | 96 | 49 |
| 6 | Josh Gibson | Hawthorn | 23 | 85 | 66 | 100 | 52 |
| 7 | Jeremy Howe | Collingwood | 20 | 84 | 66 | 100 | 52 |
| 8 | Jeremy McGovern | West Coast | 22 | 83 | 65 | 95 | 46 |
| 9 | Steven May | Gold Coast | 17 | 82 | 65 | 100 | 46 |
| 10 | Ben Reid | Collingwood | 17 | 80 | 63 | 83 | 46 |
| 11 | Robbie Tarrant | North Melbourne | 23 | 78 | 62 | 100 | 45 |
| 12 | Daniel Talia | Adelaide | 24 | 76 | 61 | 100 | 43 |
| 13 | Marcus Adams | Western Bulldogs | 11 | 74 | 59 | 96 | 45 |
| 14 | Lachie Henderson | Geelong | 19 | 73 | 58 | 85 | 43 |
| 15 | Heath Grundy | Sydney | 26 | 72 | 57 | 93 | 42 |
| 16 | Clay Smith | Western Bulldogs | 12 | 72 | 57 | 97 | 54 |
| 17 | Mark Baguley | Essendon | 10 | 71 | 57 | 86 | 48 |
| 18 | Harry Taylor | Geelong | 24 | 71 | 56 | 94 | 41 |
| 19 | Jack Watts | Melbourne | 22 | 70 | 56 | 90 | 51 |
| 20 | James Gwilt | Essendon | 14 | 70 | 56 | 85 | 44 |
| 21 | Lee Spurr | Fremantle | 22 | 70 | 55 | 77 | 44 |
| 22 | Matt Dea | Essendon | 21 | 69 | 55 | 91 | 44 |
| 23 | Sam Fisher | St Kilda | 12 | 69 | 55 | 66 | 38 |
| 24 | Easton Wood | Western Bulldogs | 20 | 67 | 54 | 85 | 41 |
| 25 | Phil Davis | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 67 | 53 | 78 | 37 |
| 26 | Sam Collins | Fremantle | 12 | 67 | 53 | 84 | 39 |
| 27 | Jack Hombsch | Port Adelaide | 10 | 67 | 53 | 81 | 37 |
| 28 | Kade Kolodjashnij | Gold Coast | 18 | 66 | 53 | 80 | 43 |
| 29 | Dylan Roberton | St Kilda | 18 | 66 | 53 | 78 | 42 |
| 30 | Jake Lever | Adelaide | 23 | 66 | 53 | 80 | 39 |
| 31 | Harris Andrews | Brisbane Lions | 17 | 65 | 52 | 84 | 35 |
| 32 | Nick Vlastuin | Richmond | 18 | 65 | 52 | 68 | 42 |
| 33 | Tom Barrass | West Coast | 10 | 65 | 52 | 74 | 34 |
| 34 | Dale Morris | Western Bulldogs | 23 | 65 | 52 | 73 | 37 |
| 35 | Aliir Aliir | Sydney | 12 | 65 | 52 | 71 | 39 |
| 36 | Cam Sutcliffe | Fremantle | 19 | 64 | 52 | 80 | 43 |
| 37 | Scott Thompson | North Melbourne | 18 | 64 | 51 | 96 | 39 |
| 38 | David Astbury | Richmond | 19 | 64 | 51 | 71 | 37 |
| 39 | Jack Martin | Gold Coast | 21 | 64 | 51 | 85 | 46 |
| 40 | Josh Smith | Collingwood | 18 | 64 | 51 | 91 | 44 |
| 41 | Hayden Crozier | Fremantle | 16 | 64 | 51 | 80 | 44 |
| 42 | Garrick Ibbotson | Fremantle | 16 | 64 | 51 | 100 | 40 |
| 43 | James Frawley | Hawthorn | 22 | 63 | 51 | 67 | 37 |
| 44 | Maverick Weller | St Kilda | 22 | 63 | 51 | 77 | 48 |
| 45 | Chris Mayne | Fremantle | 22 | 63 | 50 | 79 | 47 |
| 46 | Alex Sexton | Gold Coast | 16 | 62 | 50 | 94 | 46 |
| 47 | Oscar McDonald | Melbourne | 15 | 62 | 50 | 80 | 38 |
| 48 | Luke Brown | Adelaide | 22 | 61 | 49 | 80 | 42 |
| 49 | Sean Dempster | St Kilda | 19 | 61 | 49 | 93 | 36 |
| 50 | Nathan Krakouer | Port Adelaide | 15 | 61 | 49 | 72 | 38 |