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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 24 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 Errol Gulden Sydney 13 79 75 94 75
6 Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs 24 79 75 100 75
7 Jordan Dawson Adelaide 22 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 Tim Taranto Richmond 20 74 71 100 71
13 Will Ashcroft Brisbane Lions 27 73 71 99 71
14 Lachie Neale Brisbane Lions 27 72 70 100 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 Zach Merrett Essendon 23 67 66 94 66
20 Jai Newcombe Hawthorn 25 66 66 100 66
21 Chad Warner Sydney 22 66 66 93 66
22 Caleb Serong Fremantle 24 66 65 95 65
23 Max Holmes Geelong 20 65 65 88 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 Tom Liberatore Western Bulldogs 10 60 61 86 61
32 Andrew Brayshaw Fremantle 27 60 61 77 61
33 Dayne Zorko Brisbane Lions 16 59 60 78 60
34 George Hewett Carlton 20 59 60 92 60
35 Harley Reid West Coast 23 59 60 100 60
36 Shai Bolton Fremantle 26 58 59 97 59
37 Josh Dunkley Brisbane Lions 27 58 59 82 59
38 Josh Daicos Collingwood 24 57 59 86 59
39 Jase Burgoyne Port Adelaide 23 57 58 100 58
40 Christian Petracca Gold Coast 20 57 58 87 58
41 Matthew Kennedy Western Bulldogs 24 57 58 81 58
42 Touk Miller Gold Coast 23 57 58 89 58
43 Sam Flanders St Kilda 11 56 58 69 58
44 Archie Roberts Essendon 20 56 58 93 58
45 Will Setterfield Essendon 11 56 58 96 58
46 Tim Kelly West Coast 21 56 57 75 57
47 Lachie Whitfield Greater Western Sydney 20 55 57 76 57
48 John Noble Gold Coast 23 55 57 90 57
49 Bradley Hill St Kilda 23 55 56 84 56
50 James Worpel Geelong 10 54 56 74 56