KICK Rating · 1970s · ruckmen

Best AFL ruckmen of the 1970s

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

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#	Player	Team	GP	KICK-R avg	Raw	Best	KICK ref
1	Gary Dempsey	North Melbourne	201	66	67	100	46
2	Ron Alexander	Fitzroy	88	54	54	96	36
3	Len Thompson	South Melbourne	210	53	52	100	36
4	Graham Teasdale	South Melbourne	88	51	50	100	35
5	Mike Fitzpatrick	Carlton	62	50	49	86	34
6	Jeff Sarau	St Kilda	142	50	49	100	35
7	Simon Madden	Essendon	110	50	49	100	34
8	Peter Jones	Carlton	200	48	47	91	32
9	Sam Newman	Geelong	170	46	45	86	32
10	Barry Goodingham	South Melbourne	146	45	45	85	30
11	Carl Ditterich	Melbourne	174	45	44	98	31
12	Don Scott	Hawthorn	214	43	43	83	29
13	Terry Moore	Hawthorn	54	43	42	79	29
14	Russell Crow	Fitzroy	68	43	42	88	27
15	Graeme Jenkin	Essendon	96	42	41	100	28
16	Ian Hampshire	Footscray	154	41	40	99	28
17	Peter Moore	Collingwood	113	40	39	91	27
18	Peter Keenan	Essendon	165	40	39	78	27
19	Brian Roberts	South Melbourne	93	39	39	90	26
20	Norm Brown	Fitzroy	58	39	38	77	26
21	John Nicholls	Carlton	107	37	37	77	25
22	Brian Mynott	St Kilda	121	35	34	73	23
23	Rod Blake	Geelong	117	33	32	100	22
24	Mick Nolan	North Melbourne	104	33	32	70	21
25	Craig McKellar	Melbourne	135	32	32	84	22
26	Steven Taubert	Essendon	55	31	30	71	21
27	Ian Paton	Hawthorn	63	25	24	48	18