KICK Rating · 2024 season · defenders
2024 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2024 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 | Luke Ryan | Fremantle | 23 | 94 | 77 | 100 | 61 |
| 2 | Jeremy McGovern | West Coast | 18 | 92 | 75 | 100 | 54 |
| 3 | Tom Stewart | Geelong | 21 | 92 | 74 | 100 | 59 |
| 4 | Steven May | Melbourne | 17 | 90 | 71 | 88 | 51 |
| 5 | James Sicily | Hawthorn | 22 | 90 | 71 | 100 | 56 |
| 6 | Nick Vlastuin | Richmond | 22 | 82 | 65 | 100 | 49 |
| 7 | Callum Wilkie | St Kilda | 23 | 82 | 64 | 100 | 47 |
| 8 | Harry Himmelberg | Greater Western Sydney | 25 | 81 | 64 | 94 | 50 |
| 9 | Harris Andrews | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 80 | 63 | 96 | 42 |
| 10 | Jacob Weitering | Carlton | 21 | 80 | 63 | 100 | 44 |
| 11 | Tom Barrass | West Coast | 18 | 77 | 61 | 90 | 41 |
| 12 | Mason Redman | Essendon | 21 | 77 | 61 | 90 | 49 |
| 13 | Zach Guthrie | Geelong | 25 | 76 | 61 | 95 | 47 |
| 14 | Josh Worrell | Adelaide | 12 | 76 | 60 | 83 | 46 |
| 15 | Jeremy Howe | Collingwood | 18 | 75 | 60 | 100 | 44 |
| 16 | Josh Battle | St Kilda | 23 | 75 | 60 | 85 | 45 |
| 17 | Wil Powell | Gold Coast | 18 | 74 | 59 | 86 | 46 |
| 18 | Mason Wood | St Kilda | 17 | 74 | 59 | 88 | 52 |
| 19 | Sam Collins | Gold Coast | 23 | 74 | 59 | 100 | 39 |
| 20 | Charlie Comben | North Melbourne | 18 | 74 | 59 | 100 | 42 |
| 21 | Tom McDonald | Melbourne | 22 | 74 | 59 | 82 | 42 |
| 22 | Aliir Aliir | Port Adelaide | 24 | 72 | 58 | 88 | 41 |
| 23 | Jack Buckley | Greater Western Sydney | 23 | 71 | 56 | 79 | 40 |
| 24 | Mark Keane | Adelaide | 21 | 71 | 56 | 84 | 40 |
| 25 | Daniel Rioli | Richmond | 23 | 70 | 56 | 89 | 50 |
| 26 | Sam Taylor | Greater Western Sydney | 17 | 70 | 56 | 100 | 37 |
| 27 | Connor Idun | Greater Western Sydney | 25 | 70 | 55 | 75 | 44 |
| 28 | Jack Scrimshaw | Hawthorn | 24 | 70 | 55 | 80 | 42 |
| 29 | Jake Lever | Melbourne | 17 | 69 | 55 | 92 | 39 |
| 30 | Mitch McGovern | Carlton | 18 | 69 | 55 | 78 | 43 |
| 31 | Darcy Moore | Collingwood | 22 | 69 | 55 | 81 | 36 |
| 32 | Lawson Humphries | Geelong | 10 | 69 | 55 | 69 | 45 |
| 33 | Mac Andrew | Gold Coast | 19 | 69 | 55 | 89 | 41 |
| 34 | Liam Jones | Western Bulldogs | 21 | 67 | 53 | 90 | 34 |
| 35 | Miles Bergman | Port Adelaide | 26 | 67 | 53 | 74 | 45 |
| 36 | Brodie Kemp | Carlton | 21 | 65 | 52 | 80 | 40 |
| 37 | Alex Sexton | Gold Coast | 15 | 65 | 52 | 88 | 44 |
| 38 | Ben Miller | Richmond | 21 | 64 | 51 | 78 | 36 |
| 39 | Ben McKay | Essendon | 23 | 64 | 51 | 84 | 36 |
| 40 | Jack Henry | Geelong | 25 | 64 | 51 | 77 | 36 |
| 41 | Bodhi Uwland | Gold Coast | 21 | 63 | 51 | 100 | 38 |
| 42 | Ryan Lester | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 63 | 51 | 78 | 39 |
| 43 | Jayden Laverde | Essendon | 21 | 63 | 50 | 100 | 38 |
| 44 | Noah Balta | Richmond | 19 | 62 | 50 | 95 | 39 |
| 45 | Blake Hardwick | Hawthorn | 25 | 62 | 49 | 100 | 42 |
| 46 | Nathan Broad | Richmond | 22 | 61 | 49 | 95 | 36 |
| 47 | Charlie Ballard | Gold Coast | 23 | 61 | 49 | 72 | 33 |
| 48 | Tom McCartin | Sydney | 21 | 61 | 49 | 71 | 32 |
| 49 | Jack Payne | Brisbane Lions | 17 | 60 | 48 | 94 | 33 |
| 50 | Heath Chapman | Fremantle | 16 | 60 | 48 | 67 | 39 |