KICK Rating · 2021 season · defenders
2021 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2021 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 | Tom Stewart | Geelong | 20 | 93 | 76 | 100 | 58 |
| 2 | Jacob Weitering | Carlton | 22 | 92 | 75 | 100 | 52 |
| 3 | Jordan Ridley | Essendon | 21 | 90 | 72 | 100 | 53 |
| 4 | Luke Ryan | Fremantle | 19 | 89 | 71 | 100 | 53 |
| 5 | Harris Andrews | Brisbane Lions | 23 | 89 | 70 | 92 | 47 |
| 6 | Jeremy McGovern | West Coast | 14 | 88 | 69 | 95 | 48 |
| 7 | Darcy Moore | Collingwood | 13 | 87 | 68 | 100 | 49 |
| 8 | Aliir Aliir | Port Adelaide | 24 | 84 | 66 | 100 | 46 |
| 9 | Steven May | Melbourne | 22 | 84 | 66 | 98 | 47 |
| 10 | Jake Lever | Melbourne | 25 | 84 | 66 | 91 | 44 |
| 11 | Sam Taylor | Greater Western Sydney | 19 | 82 | 65 | 100 | 45 |
| 12 | Tom Doedee | Adelaide | 20 | 82 | 65 | 89 | 46 |
| 13 | Jack Scrimshaw | Hawthorn | 18 | 81 | 63 | 82 | 50 |
| 14 | Blake Hardwick | Hawthorn | 20 | 80 | 63 | 94 | 50 |
| 15 | Jack Lukosius | Gold Coast | 22 | 80 | 63 | 92 | 52 |
| 16 | Nick Vlastuin | Richmond | 12 | 79 | 63 | 96 | 47 |
| 17 | Dougal Howard | St Kilda | 21 | 77 | 61 | 100 | 42 |
| 18 | Liam Jones | Carlton | 19 | 76 | 60 | 100 | 38 |
| 19 | Nick Haynes | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 76 | 60 | 96 | 44 |
| 20 | Chris Mayne | Collingwood | 17 | 76 | 60 | 81 | 51 |
| 21 | Tom Barrass | West Coast | 16 | 75 | 60 | 82 | 41 |
| 22 | Trent McKenzie | Port Adelaide | 14 | 74 | 59 | 91 | 44 |
| 23 | Tom Jonas | Port Adelaide | 24 | 74 | 59 | 100 | 42 |
| 24 | Wil Powell | Gold Coast | 22 | 73 | 58 | 100 | 45 |
| 25 | Changkuoth Jiath | Hawthorn | 16 | 73 | 58 | 82 | 44 |
| 26 | Sam Collins | Gold Coast | 19 | 72 | 58 | 91 | 39 |
| 27 | Tarryn Thomas | North Melbourne | 21 | 72 | 58 | 88 | 54 |
| 28 | Marcus Adams | Brisbane Lions | 17 | 72 | 57 | 95 | 41 |
| 29 | Lachie Henderson | Geelong | 21 | 72 | 57 | 84 | 43 |
| 30 | Jack Henry | Geelong | 24 | 72 | 57 | 89 | 43 |
| 31 | Dane Rampe | Sydney | 20 | 69 | 55 | 91 | 43 |
| 32 | Nathan Broad | Richmond | 14 | 69 | 55 | 89 | 42 |
| 33 | Charlie Ballard | Gold Coast | 21 | 68 | 54 | 95 | 38 |
| 34 | Josh Rotham | West Coast | 19 | 68 | 54 | 78 | 42 |
| 35 | Isaac Quaynor | Collingwood | 20 | 68 | 54 | 75 | 43 |
| 36 | Tom Clurey | Port Adelaide | 10 | 68 | 54 | 70 | 38 |
| 37 | Callum Wilkie | St Kilda | 22 | 67 | 53 | 88 | 40 |
| 38 | Tom McCartin | Sydney | 22 | 67 | 53 | 90 | 37 |
| 39 | Brad Sheppard | West Coast | 19 | 66 | 53 | 74 | 44 |
| 40 | Dylan Grimes | Richmond | 21 | 66 | 53 | 82 | 38 |
| 41 | Sam Frost | Hawthorn | 22 | 66 | 52 | 66 | 38 |
| 42 | Oleg Markov | Gold Coast | 16 | 65 | 52 | 74 | 44 |
| 43 | Tom McDonald | Melbourne | 23 | 64 | 51 | 90 | 47 |
| 44 | Jake Kelly | Adelaide | 19 | 64 | 51 | 81 | 40 |
| 45 | Taylor Duryea | Western Bulldogs | 25 | 63 | 51 | 77 | 41 |
| 46 | Alex Keath | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 63 | 50 | 77 | 37 |
| 47 | Mason Redman | Essendon | 21 | 62 | 50 | 80 | 41 |
| 48 | Nathan Wilson | Fremantle | 18 | 62 | 49 | 79 | 40 |
| 49 | Brennan Cox | Fremantle | 12 | 62 | 49 | 71 | 34 |
| 50 | Harry Edwards | West Coast | 10 | 60 | 48 | 67 | 34 |