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2026 Midfielders — KICK-M

The top midfielders of the 2026 AFL season by KICK-M 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 midfielders leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-M avg Raw Best KICK
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1 Bailey Smith Geelong 23 86 81 100 81
2 Nick Daicos Collingwood 23 84 79 100 79
3 Isaac Heeney Sydney 20 81 77 100 77
4 Harry Sheezel North Melbourne 21 79 75 100 75
5 Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs 24 79 75 100 75
6 Errol Gulden Sydney 12 78 74 94 74
7 Jordan Dawson Adelaide 21 77 74 100 74
8 Matt Rowell Gold Coast 18 76 73 100 73
9 Ed Richards Western Bulldogs 24 76 73 98 73
10 Zak Butters Port Adelaide 17 75 72 100 72
11 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera St Kilda 16 75 72 100 72
12 Lachie Neale Brisbane Lions 24 75 72 100 72
13 Tim Taranto Richmond 20 74 71 100 71
14 Will Ashcroft Brisbane Lions 24 73 70 99 70
15 Clayton Oliver Greater Western Sydney 23 72 70 97 70
16 Noah Anderson Gold Coast 22 71 69 91 69
17 Jason Horne-Francis Port Adelaide 21 68 67 90 67
18 Patrick Cripps Carlton 25 68 67 93 67
19 Max Holmes Geelong 19 67 67 88 67
20 Zach Merrett Essendon 23 67 66 94 66
21 Jai Newcombe Hawthorn 24 66 66 100 66
22 Chad Warner Sydney 22 66 66 93 66
23 Caleb Serong Fremantle 21 65 65 95 65
24 Luke Davies-Uniacke North Melbourne 23 64 64 100 64
25 Finn Callaghan Greater Western Sydney 19 63 64 82 64
26 Max Hall St Kilda 23 63 64 100 64
27 Sam Walsh Carlton 25 62 63 90 63
28 Hugo Garcia St Kilda 23 61 62 90 62
29 Jack Sinclair St Kilda 14 61 62 79 62
30 Jack Steele Melbourne 24 60 61 94 61
31 Andrew Brayshaw Fremantle 24 60 61 77 61
32 Tom Liberatore Western Bulldogs 10 60 61 86 61
33 George Hewett Carlton 20 59 60 92 60
34 Harley Reid West Coast 23 59 60 100 60
35 Dayne Zorko Brisbane Lions 13 58 60 78 60
36 Josh Dunkley Brisbane Lions 24 58 59 82 59
37 Josh Daicos Collingwood 24 57 59 86 59
38 Jase Burgoyne Port Adelaide 23 57 58 100 58
39 Christian Petracca Gold Coast 20 57 58 87 58
40 Matthew Kennedy Western Bulldogs 24 57 58 81 58
41 Touk Miller Gold Coast 23 57 58 89 58
42 Sam Flanders St Kilda 11 56 58 69 58
43 Archie Roberts Essendon 20 56 58 93 58
44 Will Setterfield Essendon 11 56 58 96 58
45 Tim Kelly West Coast 21 56 57 75 57
46 Lachie Whitfield Greater Western Sydney 20 55 57 76 57
47 Justin McInerney Sydney 12 55 57 79 57
48 John Noble Gold Coast 23 55 57 90 57
49 Bradley Hill St Kilda 23 55 56 84 56
50 Will Day Hawthorn 12 54 56 78 56