KICK Rating · 2025 season · defenders
2025 Defenders — KICK-D
The top defenders of the 2025 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 | 23 | 85 | 67 | 95 | 49 |
| 2 | Tom Stewart | Geelong | 18 | 83 | 65 | 87 | 50 |
| 3 | Nick Vlastuin | Richmond | 21 | 83 | 65 | 100 | 50 |
| 4 | Callum Wilkie | St Kilda | 23 | 82 | 65 | 100 | 49 |
| 5 | Luke Ryan | Fremantle | 24 | 82 | 65 | 95 | 50 |
| 6 | Steven May | Melbourne | 16 | 81 | 64 | 96 | 45 |
| 7 | Harris Andrews | Brisbane Lions | 27 | 80 | 63 | 97 | 43 |
| 8 | Harry Himmelberg | Greater Western Sydney | 24 | 79 | 63 | 88 | 48 |
| 9 | Mason Redman | Essendon | 19 | 79 | 62 | 100 | 50 |
| 10 | Josh Worrell | Adelaide | 25 | 78 | 62 | 86 | 47 |
| 11 | Sam Taylor | Greater Western Sydney | 20 | 78 | 61 | 100 | 42 |
| 12 | Miles Bergman | Port Adelaide | 18 | 77 | 61 | 94 | 51 |
| 13 | Nick Haynes | Carlton | 23 | 76 | 60 | 87 | 45 |
| 14 | Jacob Weitering | Carlton | 23 | 75 | 59 | 89 | 41 |
| 15 | Jack Silvagni | Carlton | 12 | 74 | 59 | 79 | 44 |
| 16 | Jake Bowey | Melbourne | 23 | 74 | 59 | 81 | 51 |
| 17 | Josh Weddle | Hawthorn | 18 | 71 | 56 | 80 | 46 |
| 18 | Lachlan Cowan | Carlton | 11 | 70 | 56 | 69 | 46 |
| 19 | Connor Idun | Greater Western Sydney | 24 | 70 | 56 | 82 | 43 |
| 20 | Tom McDonald | Melbourne | 16 | 70 | 56 | 84 | 40 |
| 21 | Zach Guthrie | Geelong | 26 | 70 | 56 | 100 | 45 |
| 22 | Jack Payne | Brisbane Lions | 12 | 70 | 56 | 76 | 37 |
| 23 | Mark Keane | Adelaide | 25 | 68 | 54 | 100 | 37 |
| 24 | Jeremy Howe | Collingwood | 16 | 68 | 54 | 100 | 38 |
| 25 | Aliir Aliir | Port Adelaide | 22 | 68 | 54 | 100 | 38 |
| 26 | Daniel Turner | Melbourne | 18 | 68 | 54 | 86 | 39 |
| 27 | Josh Battle | Hawthorn | 26 | 67 | 53 | 87 | 42 |
| 28 | Jack Henry | Geelong | 19 | 67 | 53 | 80 | 38 |
| 29 | Sam Collins | Gold Coast | 22 | 66 | 53 | 83 | 35 |
| 30 | Bodhi Uwland | Gold Coast | 25 | 66 | 52 | 80 | 40 |
| 31 | Sam Banks | Richmond | 21 | 65 | 52 | 78 | 47 |
| 32 | Mac Andrew | Gold Coast | 24 | 65 | 52 | 81 | 37 |
| 33 | Ryan Maric | West Coast | 21 | 65 | 52 | 81 | 44 |
| 34 | Wil Powell | Gold Coast | 25 | 64 | 52 | 80 | 41 |
| 35 | Lawson Humphries | Geelong | 24 | 64 | 52 | 78 | 43 |
| 36 | Ben Miller | Richmond | 23 | 64 | 51 | 69 | 37 |
| 37 | Darcy Moore | Collingwood | 22 | 64 | 51 | 84 | 33 |
| 38 | Tom McCartin | Sydney | 20 | 64 | 51 | 92 | 36 |
| 39 | Jayden Laverde | Essendon | 13 | 63 | 51 | 72 | 38 |
| 40 | Blake Hardwick | Hawthorn | 26 | 63 | 51 | 98 | 41 |
| 41 | Mitch McGovern | Carlton | 16 | 63 | 50 | 71 | 41 |
| 42 | Reuben Ginbey | West Coast | 22 | 62 | 50 | 74 | 37 |
| 43 | Jack Buckley | Greater Western Sydney | 19 | 62 | 50 | 86 | 36 |
| 44 | Connor OSullivan | Geelong | 25 | 62 | 49 | 81 | 36 |
| 45 | Sam De Koning | Geelong | 22 | 62 | 49 | 82 | 38 |
| 46 | Nathan Broad | Richmond | 22 | 62 | 49 | 71 | 36 |
| 47 | Jack Scrimshaw | Hawthorn | 14 | 61 | 49 | 63 | 37 |
| 48 | Daniel Rioli | Gold Coast | 19 | 61 | 49 | 79 | 43 |
| 49 | Tom Cole | West Coast | 17 | 61 | 49 | 67 | 40 |
| 50 | Ryan Angwin | Greater Western Sydney | 10 | 61 | 49 | 71 | 43 |