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2023 Defenders — KICK-D

The top defenders of the 2023 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 James Sicily Hawthorn 19 100 86 100 66
2 Tom Stewart Geelong 21 97 82 100 62
3 Luke Ryan Fremantle 23 92 74 100 59
4 Callum Wilkie St Kilda 24 90 71 100 53
5 Jacob Weitering Carlton 26 89 70 100 48
6 Nick Vlastuin Richmond 21 88 69 93 50
7 Harris Andrews Brisbane Lions 26 88 69 100 46
8 Darcy Moore Collingwood 23 88 68 100 45
9 Steven May Melbourne 23 87 68 100 47
10 Jordan Ridley Essendon 16 85 67 93 50
11 Mason Wood St Kilda 24 83 65 97 57
12 Brennan Cox Fremantle 20 82 64 100 46
13 Noah Balta Richmond 23 81 64 90 44
14 Wil Powell Gold Coast 18 81 64 100 49
15 Sam Taylor Greater Western Sydney 18 80 63 100 42
16 Mason Redman Essendon 23 79 63 88 50
17 Tarryn Thomas North Melbourne 12 78 62 85 58
18 Nick Haynes Greater Western Sydney 15 78 61 100 46
19 Blake Hardwick Hawthorn 23 77 61 84 49
20 Alex Witherden West Coast 21 75 60 85 49
21 Harry Himmelberg Greater Western Sydney 24 75 59 91 48
22 Tom Barrass West Coast 14 73 58 96 37
23 Mitch McGovern Carlton 22 72 57 87 43
24 Charlie Ballard Gold Coast 23 72 57 100 38
25 Brodie Kemp Carlton 17 71 57 81 42
26 Nathan Broad Richmond 19 71 57 90 42
27 Sam Collins Gold Coast 23 71 57 99 38
28 Jack Buckley Greater Western Sydney 26 71 56 74 40
29 Keidean Coleman Brisbane Lions 22 71 56 94 46
30 Tom McCartin Sydney 14 70 56 80 37
31 Josh Battle St Kilda 21 70 56 89 40
32 Daniel Rioli Richmond 23 70 55 79 48
33 Isaac Quaynor Collingwood 26 69 55 95 42
34 Chayce Jones Adelaide 16 69 55 85 49
35 Jeremy Howe Collingwood 13 68 55 77 43
36 Aliir Aliir Port Adelaide 24 68 54 77 36
37 Connor Idun Greater Western Sydney 26 68 54 73 42
38 Tom Doedee Adelaide 10 67 54 85 39
39 Jayden Hunt West Coast 23 67 54 79 46
40 Jayden Laverde Essendon 18 67 54 95 42
41 Lewis Young Carlton 15 67 53 77 38
42 Liam Jones Western Bulldogs 16 67 53 94 33
43 Josh Worrell Adelaide 12 66 53 70 41
44 Jake Lever Melbourne 24 66 53 88 36
45 Aidan Corr North Melbourne 18 65 52 84 39
46 Zach Guthrie Geelong 23 65 52 83 42
47 Jack Lukosius Gold Coast 22 65 52 87 48
48 Ben McKay North Melbourne 19 64 51 79 34
49 Griffin Logue North Melbourne 14 64 51 70 36
50 Ryan Lester Brisbane Lions 19 63 51 73 39