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Best AFL forwards of the 1970s

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

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

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-F avg Raw Best KICK
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1 Peter Hudson Hawthorn 74 85 74 100 51
2 Garry Wilson Fitzroy 167 75 66 100 47
3 Leigh Matthews Hawthorn 205 75 65 100 47
4 Peter McKenna Carlton 123 75 65 100 45
5 John Murphy North Melbourne 185 74 65 100 47
6 Kevin Bartlett Richmond 224 73 63 100 45
7 David Clarke Geelong 165 67 58 100 42
8 George Bisset Collingwood 103 66 57 100 41
9 Bill Ryan Geelong 61 66 57 100 41
10 Peter Bedford Carlton 148 63 55 100 39
11 Kelvin Templeton Footscray 101 63 55 100 38
12 Geoff Blethyn Essendon 65 61 53 100 37
13 Malcolm Blight North Melbourne 123 61 52 100 37
14 Greg Parke Fitzroy 136 61 52 100 37
15 Doug Wade North Melbourne 117 60 51 100 35
16 Brian Walsh Essendon 115 60 51 100 37
17 Alex Ruscuklic Carlton 65 60 51 92 36
18 Larry Donohue Geelong 101 59 50 100 35
19 Bruce Monteath Richmond 96 59 50 100 36
20 Robert Walls Fitzroy 197 59 50 100 36
21 Bernie Quinlan Fitzroy 204 59 50 100 36
22 Paul Sarah Geelong 126 58 49 100 35
23 Royce Hart Richmond 132 58 49 100 35
24 Bob Keddie Hawthorn 62 57 48 90 34
25 George Young St Kilda 108 57 48 100 34
26 Robert Peterson North Melbourne 72 57 48 100 34
27 Phil Carman Melbourne 77 57 48 100 34
28 Paul Vander Haar Essendon 50 56 47 82 34
29 Rodney Ashman Carlton 110 56 47 91 34
30 Allan Davis Essendon 191 56 47 100 33
31 John Hendrie Hawthorn 173 55 46 100 33
32 Des Tuddenham Collingwood 128 55 46 100 33
33 Terry Daniher Essendon 54 55 46 100 32
34 Alex Jesaulenko Carlton 201 54 45 100 32
35 Alan Noonan Richmond 127 54 45 98 32
36 Bob Beecroft Fitzroy 77 54 44 100 31
37 Mark Maclure Carlton 116 53 43 98 31
38 Robert Lamb South Melbourne 65 52 42 100 30
39 Michael Moncrieff Hawthorn 166 52 42 100 29
40 Gary Lofts St Kilda 54 51 42 98 30
41 Sam Kekovich Collingwood 99 51 42 100 30
42 Rex Hunt St Kilda 169 51 41 100 30
43 Neil Balme Richmond 159 51 41 83 29
44 Henry Coles Melbourne 114 50 41 82 29
45 Rene Kink Collingwood 103 50 41 89 29
46 Steve Hoffman Footscray 148 50 40 81 29
47 Ross Brewer Collingwood 133 50 40 95 29
48 Arnold Briedis North Melbourne 110 50 40 100 29
49 Craig Davis Collingwood 78 50 40 93 28
50 Terry Bright Geelong 75 49 40 87 29