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2017 Defenders — KICK-D

The top defenders of the 2017 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.

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-D avg Raw Best KICK
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1 Michael Hurley Essendon 21 94 77 99 58
2 Jeremy Howe Collingwood 21 92 75 100 57
3 Jeremy McGovern West Coast 24 91 73 100 54
4 Michael Hibberd Melbourne 18 90 72 100 58
5 Alex Rance Richmond 25 87 68 84 46
6 Steven May Gold Coast 17 87 68 91 50
7 Dylan Roberton St Kilda 22 86 67 96 53
8 Tom McDonald Melbourne 22 81 64 87 53
9 Jake Lever Adelaide 20 81 64 93 45
10 Liam Jones Carlton 12 77 61 100 41
11 Robbie Tarrant North Melbourne 21 77 61 86 47
12 Heath Shaw Greater Western Sydney 25 75 60 78 48
13 Will Hoskin-Elliott Collingwood 22 75 59 85 53
14 Kade Kolodjashnij Gold Coast 11 74 59 82 49
15 Lachie Henderson Geelong 22 74 59 91 45
16 Tom Barrass West Coast 19 72 58 81 39
17 Nick Vlastuin Richmond 15 72 57 91 44
18 Nick Haynes Greater Western Sydney 19 71 57 88 44
19 Tom Jonas Port Adelaide 21 71 56 90 41
20 Scott Thompson North Melbourne 21 71 56 100 41
21 Luke Ryan Fremantle 11 70 56 100 44
22 Matt Scharenberg Collingwood 10 70 56 70 45
23 Oscar McDonald Melbourne 20 70 56 93 40
24 Tom Langdon Collingwood 11 70 56 77 45
25 James Sicily Hawthorn 19 70 56 93 45
26 Cale Hooker Essendon 20 70 56 84 50
27 Jack Martin Gold Coast 22 70 55 79 51
28 Jayden Hunt Melbourne 21 69 55 94 46
29 Jake Carlisle St Kilda 22 69 55 91 40
30 Harry Taylor Geelong 25 68 54 82 44
31 Josh Smith Collingwood 13 68 54 89 46
32 David Astbury Richmond 25 68 54 88 39
33 Caleb Marchbank Carlton 16 67 53 77 41
34 Heath Grundy Sydney 24 67 53 87 39
35 Dane Rampe Sydney 17 67 53 91 40
36 Harris Andrews Brisbane Lions 22 66 53 74 36
37 Ben Reid Collingwood 15 66 53 96 45
38 Aaron Mullett North Melbourne 18 66 53 84 43
39 Martin Gleeson Essendon 18 66 53 79 40
40 Daniel Talia Adelaide 23 66 52 100 37
41 Ryan Lester Brisbane Lions 22 65 52 83 46
42 Jimmy Webster St Kilda 17 65 52 72 43
43 Michael Johnson Fremantle 22 64 52 80 41
44 Easton Wood Western Bulldogs 17 64 51 78 39
45 Lee Spurr Fremantle 16 64 51 83 42
46 Joel Hamling Fremantle 22 64 51 76 35
47 Kaiden Brand Hawthorn 17 63 50 79 39
48 Sam Frost Melbourne 16 62 50 73 36
49 Nathan Wilson Greater Western Sydney 24 62 50 82 42
50 Phil Davis Greater Western Sydney 24 62 50 99 36