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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 17 88 82 100 82
2 Nick Daicos Collingwood 17 85 80 100 80
3 Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs 18 81 77 100 77
4 Isaac Heeney Sydney 16 80 76 100 76
5 Harry Sheezel North Melbourne 18 79 76 100 76
6 Jordan Dawson Adelaide 15 79 75 100 75
7 Lachie Neale Brisbane Lions 18 77 74 98 74
8 Clayton Oliver Greater Western Sydney 18 77 73 97 73
9 Zak Butters Port Adelaide 17 75 72 100 72
10 Ed Richards Western Bulldogs 17 73 71 98 71
11 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera St Kilda 14 72 70 98 70
12 Will Ashcroft Brisbane Lions 18 70 69 99 69
13 Noah Anderson Gold Coast 17 70 69 91 69
14 Max Holmes Geelong 18 70 68 88 68
15 Tim Taranto Richmond 15 70 68 89 68
16 Jason Horne-Francis Port Adelaide 17 68 67 90 67
17 Patrick Cripps Carlton 18 68 67 85 67
18 Zach Merrett Essendon 18 67 66 94 66
19 Jai Newcombe Hawthorn 18 67 66 90 66
20 Matt Rowell Gold Coast 13 66 65 100 65
21 Caleb Serong Fremantle 15 65 65 95 65
22 Luke Davies-Uniacke North Melbourne 18 64 64 89 64
23 Finn Callaghan Greater Western Sydney 18 64 64 82 64
24 Christian Petracca Gold Coast 16 64 64 87 64
25 Chad Warner Sydney 18 63 63 93 63
26 Jack Steele Melbourne 18 63 63 94 63
27 Sam Walsh Carlton 18 61 62 90 62
28 Hugo Garcia St Kilda 18 61 62 90 62
29 Jack Sinclair St Kilda 14 61 62 79 62
30 Andrew Brayshaw Fremantle 18 61 61 77 61
31 Archie Roberts Essendon 15 60 61 93 61
32 Matthew Kennedy Western Bulldogs 18 58 59 79 59
33 Josh Daicos Collingwood 18 57 58 86 58
34 Josh Dunkley Brisbane Lions 18 57 58 82 58
35 Harley Reid West Coast 18 57 58 100 58
36 Jordan de Goey Collingwood 16 57 58 85 58
37 Sam Flanders St Kilda 11 56 58 69 58
38 George Hewett Carlton 13 56 57 78 57
39 Justin McInerney Sydney 12 55 57 79 57
40 Lachie Whitfield Greater Western Sydney 15 55 57 76 57
41 Touk Miller Gold Coast 18 55 56 84 56
42 John Noble Gold Coast 18 55 56 86 56
43 Wayne Milera Adelaide 16 55 56 75 56
44 Sam Durham Essendon 16 55 56 83 56
45 Darcy Parish Essendon 14 54 55 90 55
46 Bailey Dale Western Bulldogs 17 53 55 87 55
47 Luke Parker North Melbourne 18 53 55 73 55
48 Tim Kelly West Coast 16 53 55 75 55
49 Nick Blakey Sydney 18 53 54 91 54
50 Ryley Sanders Western Bulldogs 16 53 54 70 54