KICK Rating · 2017 season · midfielders
2017 Midfielders — KICK-M
The top midfielders of the 2017 AFL season by KICK-M 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 midfielders leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK-M avg | Raw | Best | KICK ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong | 24 | 94 | 93 | 100 | 92 |
| 2 | Gary Ablett | Gold Coast | 14 | 89 | 85 | 100 | 84 |
| 3 | Tom Mitchell | Hawthorn | 22 | 89 | 85 | 100 | 84 |
| 4 | Dustin Martin | Richmond | 25 | 88 | 83 | 100 | 82 |
| 5 | Dayne Zorko | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 84 | 79 | 100 | 78 |
| 6 | Rory Sloane | Adelaide | 24 | 84 | 79 | 100 | 77 |
| 7 | Josh Kelly | Greater Western Sydney | 24 | 82 | 77 | 100 | 76 |
| 8 | Nat Fyfe | Fremantle | 21 | 81 | 77 | 100 | 74 |
| 9 | Scott Pendlebury | Collingwood | 16 | 81 | 76 | 100 | 76 |
| 10 | Patrick Cripps | Carlton | 14 | 81 | 76 | 100 | 75 |
| 11 | Dayne Beams | Brisbane Lions | 18 | 79 | 75 | 100 | 74 |
| 12 | Taylor Adams | Collingwood | 22 | 79 | 75 | 97 | 75 |
| 13 | Sam Docherty | Carlton | 22 | 79 | 75 | 97 | 70 |
| 14 | Joel Selwood | Geelong | 20 | 79 | 75 | 100 | 73 |
| 15 | Mitch Duncan | Geelong | 24 | 78 | 75 | 100 | 73 |
| 16 | Bryce Gibbs | Carlton | 22 | 77 | 74 | 100 | 73 |
| 17 | Zach Merrett | Essendon | 22 | 76 | 73 | 100 | 72 |
| 18 | Marcus Bontempelli | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 76 | 73 | 100 | 72 |
| 19 | Marc Murphy | Carlton | 22 | 76 | 73 | 96 | 72 |
| 20 | Clayton Oliver | Melbourne | 22 | 76 | 73 | 100 | 72 |
| 21 | Luke Parker | Sydney | 24 | 75 | 73 | 100 | 71 |
| 22 | Matt Crouch | Adelaide | 25 | 75 | 72 | 94 | 72 |
| 23 | Josh Kennedy | Sydney | 21 | 75 | 72 | 95 | 72 |
| 24 | Lachie Neale | Fremantle | 21 | 75 | 72 | 100 | 71 |
| 25 | Adam Treloar | Collingwood | 21 | 74 | 72 | 96 | 72 |
| 26 | Ollie Wines | Port Adelaide | 23 | 74 | 72 | 99 | 71 |
| 27 | Brad Crouch | Adelaide | 20 | 74 | 72 | 96 | 71 |
| 28 | Tom Rockliff | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 74 | 71 | 100 | 71 |
| 29 | Brad Ebert | Port Adelaide | 23 | 74 | 71 | 96 | 70 |
| 30 | Luke Shuey | West Coast | 23 | 73 | 71 | 100 | 70 |
| 31 | Dyson Heppell | Essendon | 23 | 73 | 70 | 100 | 69 |
| 32 | Nathan Jones | Melbourne | 16 | 72 | 70 | 95 | 69 |
| 33 | Elliot Yeo | West Coast | 23 | 71 | 69 | 100 | 64 |
| 34 | Callan Ward | Greater Western Sydney | 25 | 71 | 69 | 99 | 69 |
| 35 | Trent Cotchin | Richmond | 25 | 71 | 69 | 100 | 67 |
| 36 | Jack Macrae | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 70 | 69 | 100 | 68 |
| 37 | Stephen Coniglio | Greater Western Sydney | 10 | 70 | 69 | 97 | 68 |
| 38 | Sebastian Ross | St Kilda | 22 | 69 | 68 | 93 | 68 |
| 39 | Jarryd Lyons | Gold Coast | 17 | 69 | 68 | 100 | 67 |
| 40 | Jack Ziebell | North Melbourne | 19 | 68 | 67 | 89 | 65 |
| 41 | Steele Sidebottom | Collingwood | 22 | 68 | 67 | 81 | 66 |
| 42 | Shaun Higgins | North Melbourne | 21 | 67 | 66 | 90 | 65 |
| 43 | Matt Priddis | West Coast | 21 | 66 | 66 | 97 | 66 |
| 44 | Ben Cunnington | North Melbourne | 20 | 66 | 65 | 100 | 64 |
| 45 | Dylan Shiel | Greater Western Sydney | 24 | 65 | 65 | 83 | 65 |
| 46 | Sam Menegola | Geelong | 22 | 65 | 65 | 96 | 64 |
| 47 | Jack Viney | Melbourne | 17 | 65 | 65 | 99 | 64 |
| 48 | Brendon Goddard | Essendon | 23 | 64 | 64 | 86 | 62 |
| 49 | Jack Steven | St Kilda | 20 | 63 | 64 | 88 | 63 |
| 50 | Rory Laird | Adelaide | 25 | 62 | 63 | 97 | 60 |