KICK Rating · 2020 season · defenders
2020 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2020 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 | James Sicily | Hawthorn | 11 | 80 | 63 | 96 | 47 |
| 2 | Nick Haynes | Greater Western Sydney | 17 | 79 | 62 | 100 | 44 |
| 3 | Tom Stewart | Geelong | 17 | 79 | 62 | 80 | 49 |
| 4 | Luke Ryan | Fremantle | 17 | 78 | 62 | 90 | 45 |
| 5 | Jordan Ridley | Essendon | 17 | 77 | 61 | 85 | 45 |
| 6 | Steven May | Melbourne | 17 | 72 | 57 | 88 | 41 |
| 7 | Jeremy McGovern | West Coast | 11 | 68 | 54 | 84 | 38 |
| 8 | Nick Vlastuin | Richmond | 19 | 65 | 52 | 70 | 38 |
| 9 | Robbie Tarrant | North Melbourne | 16 | 65 | 52 | 77 | 38 |
| 10 | Harris Andrews | Brisbane Lions | 16 | 65 | 52 | 79 | 34 |
| 11 | Darcy Moore | Collingwood | 18 | 64 | 51 | 73 | 35 |
| 12 | Brad Sheppard | West Coast | 18 | 63 | 51 | 70 | 41 |
| 13 | Michael Hurley | Essendon | 14 | 63 | 50 | 72 | 37 |
| 14 | Dane Rampe | Sydney | 11 | 62 | 50 | 81 | 36 |
| 15 | Sam Collins | Gold Coast | 17 | 61 | 49 | 69 | 33 |
| 16 | Jack Martin | Carlton | 13 | 61 | 49 | 65 | 45 |
| 17 | Tom Barrass | West Coast | 18 | 61 | 49 | 83 | 32 |
| 18 | Jacob Weitering | Carlton | 17 | 60 | 48 | 78 | 34 |
| 19 | Liam Jones | Carlton | 17 | 60 | 48 | 78 | 30 |
| 20 | Nick Coffield | St Kilda | 18 | 60 | 48 | 63 | 36 |
| 21 | Jack Lukosius | Gold Coast | 17 | 59 | 47 | 82 | 38 |
| 22 | Tom Jonas | Port Adelaide | 19 | 58 | 46 | 86 | 32 |
| 23 | Jake Lever | Melbourne | 17 | 57 | 46 | 75 | 32 |
| 24 | Jack Scrimshaw | Hawthorn | 12 | 57 | 46 | 65 | 35 |
| 25 | Jake Carlisle | St Kilda | 13 | 55 | 45 | 66 | 34 |
| 26 | Hayden Crozier | Western Bulldogs | 15 | 55 | 45 | 74 | 36 |
| 27 | Dougal Howard | St Kilda | 19 | 55 | 44 | 84 | 30 |
| 28 | Lachie Henderson | Geelong | 14 | 55 | 44 | 65 | 35 |
| 29 | Trent McKenzie | Port Adelaide | 17 | 55 | 44 | 63 | 32 |
| 30 | Brennan Cox | Fremantle | 13 | 55 | 44 | 56 | 31 |
| 31 | Aidan Corr | Greater Western Sydney | 15 | 53 | 43 | 71 | 32 |
| 32 | Heath Shaw | Greater Western Sydney | 17 | 52 | 42 | 64 | 33 |
| 33 | Noah Balta | Richmond | 17 | 52 | 42 | 75 | 29 |
| 34 | Charlie Ballard | Gold Coast | 16 | 52 | 42 | 68 | 28 |
| 35 | Ryan Lester | Brisbane Lions | 15 | 52 | 42 | 63 | 31 |
| 36 | Michael Gibbons | Carlton | 15 | 51 | 41 | 67 | 39 |
| 37 | Ben Ainsworth | Gold Coast | 16 | 51 | 41 | 79 | 39 |
| 38 | Michael Hibberd | Melbourne | 14 | 51 | 41 | 67 | 34 |
| 39 | Harry Cunningham | Sydney | 17 | 50 | 41 | 57 | 35 |
| 40 | Callum Wilkie | St Kilda | 19 | 50 | 41 | 67 | 31 |
| 41 | Nathan Wilson | Fremantle | 15 | 50 | 40 | 64 | 32 |
| 42 | Josh Battle | St Kilda | 13 | 50 | 40 | 73 | 34 |
| 43 | Tom Clurey | Port Adelaide | 18 | 49 | 40 | 71 | 28 |
| 44 | Kamdyn McIntosh | Richmond | 18 | 49 | 40 | 63 | 35 |
| 45 | Ethan Hughes | Fremantle | 17 | 49 | 40 | 56 | 31 |
| 46 | Darcy Gardiner | Brisbane Lions | 18 | 49 | 40 | 57 | 30 |
| 47 | Dylan Grimes | Richmond | 19 | 49 | 39 | 64 | 29 |
| 48 | Isaac Quaynor | Collingwood | 11 | 48 | 39 | 66 | 32 |
| 49 | Josh Rotham | West Coast | 10 | 48 | 39 | 65 | 29 |
| 50 | Jackson Nelson | West Coast | 15 | 48 | 39 | 76 | 34 |