KICK Rating · 2022 season · defenders
2022 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2022 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 | 22 | 99 | 85 | 100 | 63 |
| 2 | Tom Stewart | Geelong | 19 | 93 | 76 | 100 | 58 |
| 3 | Steven May | Melbourne | 21 | 92 | 74 | 100 | 52 |
| 4 | Nick Vlastuin | Richmond | 16 | 91 | 73 | 100 | 57 |
| 5 | Tom Barrass | West Coast | 19 | 89 | 69 | 100 | 47 |
| 6 | Sam Taylor | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 88 | 69 | 100 | 49 |
| 7 | Luke Ryan | Fremantle | 24 | 85 | 67 | 100 | 53 |
| 8 | Alex Witherden | West Coast | 13 | 81 | 64 | 86 | 51 |
| 9 | Darcy Moore | Collingwood | 24 | 80 | 63 | 97 | 42 |
| 10 | Mason Redman | Essendon | 19 | 80 | 63 | 100 | 51 |
| 11 | Harry Himmelberg | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 80 | 63 | 100 | 51 |
| 12 | Jordan Ridley | Essendon | 20 | 79 | 62 | 87 | 47 |
| 13 | Jeremy Howe | Collingwood | 24 | 78 | 62 | 84 | 45 |
| 14 | Lewis Young | Carlton | 19 | 77 | 61 | 100 | 41 |
| 15 | Jack Scrimshaw | Hawthorn | 18 | 76 | 60 | 93 | 47 |
| 16 | Brennan Cox | Fremantle | 23 | 76 | 60 | 83 | 43 |
| 17 | Callum Wilkie | St Kilda | 22 | 75 | 60 | 100 | 43 |
| 18 | Harris Andrews | Brisbane Lions | 24 | 73 | 58 | 89 | 39 |
| 19 | Nathan Broad | Richmond | 23 | 70 | 55 | 94 | 42 |
| 20 | Jacob Weitering | Carlton | 17 | 69 | 55 | 94 | 39 |
| 21 | Sam Collins | Gold Coast | 22 | 69 | 55 | 82 | 37 |
| 22 | Keidean Coleman | Brisbane Lions | 18 | 69 | 55 | 78 | 46 |
| 23 | Daniel Rioli | Richmond | 23 | 69 | 55 | 81 | 47 |
| 24 | Marcus Adams | Brisbane Lions | 18 | 68 | 54 | 82 | 38 |
| 25 | Tom Doedee | Adelaide | 20 | 67 | 54 | 77 | 40 |
| 26 | Dougal Howard | St Kilda | 16 | 67 | 53 | 100 | 36 |
| 27 | Josh Battle | St Kilda | 20 | 66 | 53 | 96 | 41 |
| 28 | Aliir Aliir | Port Adelaide | 19 | 66 | 53 | 82 | 36 |
| 29 | Charlie Ballard | Gold Coast | 18 | 66 | 52 | 78 | 35 |
| 30 | Zach Guthrie | Geelong | 20 | 65 | 52 | 78 | 43 |
| 31 | Ben McKay | North Melbourne | 13 | 65 | 52 | 77 | 33 |
| 32 | Paddy McCartin | Sydney | 23 | 64 | 52 | 90 | 36 |
| 33 | Sam De Koning | Geelong | 22 | 63 | 51 | 71 | 34 |
| 34 | Wil Powell | Gold Coast | 11 | 63 | 51 | 77 | 41 |
| 35 | Blake Hardwick | Hawthorn | 22 | 63 | 50 | 82 | 40 |
| 36 | Jack Payne | Brisbane Lions | 12 | 63 | 50 | 68 | 37 |
| 37 | Heath Chapman | Fremantle | 17 | 62 | 50 | 80 | 41 |
| 38 | Griffin Logue | Fremantle | 20 | 62 | 50 | 92 | 39 |
| 39 | Changkuoth Jiath | Hawthorn | 14 | 62 | 50 | 90 | 40 |
| 40 | Lachie Young | North Melbourne | 20 | 62 | 50 | 76 | 39 |
| 41 | Aidan Corr | North Melbourne | 20 | 62 | 49 | 97 | 36 |
| 42 | Mason Wood | St Kilda | 19 | 61 | 49 | 72 | 44 |
| 43 | Marlion Pickett | Richmond | 19 | 61 | 49 | 86 | 41 |
| 44 | Jayden Laverde | Essendon | 22 | 61 | 49 | 88 | 37 |
| 45 | Ben Ainsworth | Gold Coast | 22 | 61 | 49 | 78 | 47 |
| 46 | Daniel McKenzie | St Kilda | 11 | 61 | 49 | 65 | 42 |
| 47 | Robbie Fox | Sydney | 14 | 60 | 48 | 80 | 41 |
| 48 | Tom Jonas | Port Adelaide | 21 | 60 | 48 | 99 | 35 |
| 49 | Daniel McStay | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 60 | 48 | 72 | 45 |
| 50 | Tim OBrien | Western Bulldogs | 11 | 60 | 48 | 73 | 34 |