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Best AFL midfielders of the 1970s

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

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

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-M avg Raw Best KICK
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1 Greg Wells Melbourne 209 55 56 100 41
2 Adrian Gallagher North Melbourne 117 55 56 100 41
3 Norm Goss Hawthorn 162 53 55 98 40
4 Wayne Richardson Collingwood 200 53 55 100 40
5 Ian Nankervis Geelong 206 50 52 96 38
6 David Thorpe Richmond 113 50 52 99 38
7 Paul Callery St Kilda 179 48 50 100 36
8 Graeme Melrose North Melbourne 111 47 49 82 36
9 Barry Armstrong Carlton 174 47 49 100 36
10 Peter Crimmins Hawthorn 106 47 48 91 36
11 Ray Shaw Collingwood 109 46 48 84 35
12 Warwick Irwin Fitzroy 184 46 47 100 35
13 Glenn Elliott Melbourne 147 46 47 98 35
14 Peter Featherby Geelong 54 45 47 82 35
15 Barry Cable North Melbourne 115 45 47 86 35
16 Graeme Allan Fitzroy 82 45 47 100 35
17 John Greening Collingwood 70 45 47 100 34
18 Wayne Closter Geelong 102 45 46 86 34
19 Geoff Raines Richmond 68 44 45 80 33
20 Stan Alves North Melbourne 180 44 45 86 33
21 Michael Tuck Hawthorn 160 43 44 97 33
22 Geoff Jennings Footscray 99 42 44 84 32
23 Ian Dunstan Footscray 114 42 44 100 32
24 Bruce Nankervis Geelong 163 42 43 81 32
25 Trevor Keogh Carlton 198 42 43 94 32
26 Ricky Quade South Melbourne 155 41 43 77 32
27 Ian Miller Fitzroy 80 41 43 85 31
28 Barry Rowlings Richmond 100 40 41 75 30
29 John Pitura Richmond 127 39 40 90 30
30 Keith Greig North Melbourne 189 39 40 64 29
31 Barry Price Collingwood 106 38 40 90 29
32 Paul Feltham Richmond 135 38 39 85 29
33 John Burns Geelong 112 38 39 82 29
34 Alan Stoneham Footscray 128 38 39 76 29
35 Kevin Sheedy Richmond 206 38 39 82 29
36 Garry Foulds Essendon 99 38 39 69 29
37 Francis Bourke Richmond 208 38 39 73 29
38 Des Meagher Hawthorn 127 37 39 80 28
39 Geoff Ablett Hawthorn 142 37 38 75 28
40 Peter Bennett Essendon 50 37 38 82 28
41 Graham Gaunt Melbourne 50 36 37 83 27
42 Mark Browning South Melbourne 90 36 37 68 27
43 Russell Greene St Kilda 112 34 36 78 26
44 John Byrne North Melbourne 71 33 34 79 25
45 Robert Neal Geelong 103 32 33 67 24