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Best AFL defenders of the 1970s

The best defenders of the 1970s by KICK-D, calibrated so the 95th-percentile defender season sits at 76. Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 50 games across 1970–1979.

See the all-time defenders leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-D avg Raw Best KICK
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1 Ian Robertson Footscray 61 51 41 77 29
2 Gareth Andrews Richmond 98 51 41 100 29
3 Peter Knights Hawthorn 192 50 41 100 29
4 Stephen Robins Essendon 68 50 40 93 29
5 Peter Welsh Footscray 146 48 39 93 28
6 Robert Dean South Melbourne 184 48 39 100 28
7 Steven Smith Melbourne 107 47 38 100 27
8 John Williams Collingwood 122 46 38 85 27
9 Greg Lambert South Melbourne 121 46 37 73 27
10 Jim Prentice South Melbourne 58 46 37 82 27
11 Gary Brice South Melbourne 171 46 37 77 27
12 Frank Giampaolo Melbourne 53 46 37 97 27
13 David Wall Fitzroy 116 46 37 87 26
14 Barry Lawrence St Kilda 112 45 36 87 26
15 Laurie Fowler Melbourne 146 45 36 88 26
16 Gordon Casey Footscray 116 44 36 81 26
17 Kevin OKeeffe Fitzroy 91 44 36 78 25
18 Graham Molloy Melbourne 67 44 35 66 25
19 Con Britt Collingwood 55 44 35 65 25
20 Stephen Theodore St Kilda 130 43 35 78 25
21 Ian Morrison Footscray 96 43 35 71 25
22 Kevin Higgins Fitzroy 152 43 35 78 25
23 Shane Zantuck South Melbourne 54 43 34 77 25
24 Val Perovic St Kilda 77 42 34 66 24
25 Pat Wellington Essendon 58 42 34 69 24
26 Dick Clay Richmond 138 42 34 96 24
27 Bohdan Jaworskyj Hawthorn 67 41 33 56 24
28 Darryl Gerlach Essendon 58 41 33 53 24
29 Garry Farrant North Melbourne 81 41 33 69 24
30 Robert Hyde Essendon 63 41 33 61 24
31 Tim Evans Geelong 59 40 33 60 23
32 John Rantall South Melbourne 222 40 32 72 23
33 Tony Sullivan Melbourne 166 40 32 76 23
34 Leigh Robertson Fitzroy 62 40 32 64 23
35 Ray Biffin Melbourne 154 40 32 83 23
36 Robert Elliott Melbourne 77 40 32 82 23
37 Russell Reynolds St Kilda 68 39 32 59 23
38 Bryan Quirk Carlton 76 39 32 64 23
39 Ron Andrews Essendon 87 39 32 54 23
40 Darryl Sutton North Melbourne 71 39 31 63 22
41 Jack Hawkins Geelong 145 38 31 72 22
42 Bruce Stevenson Hawthorn 70 38 31 94 22
43 Bob Murray St Kilda 62 38 31 61 22
44 Robert Muir St Kilda 60 38 31 73 22
45 Geoff Pryor Essendon 55 38 31 72 22
46 Neil Chandler St Kilda 68 38 30 74 22
47 Doug Gott Collingwood 93 37 30 69 22
48 Ian Thomson South Melbourne 74 37 30 71 21
49 Jim Jess Richmond 63 37 30 76 21
50 David OHalloran Hawthorn 92 37 30 57 21