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KICK Rating · 1980s

Best AFL players of the 1980s

The top 100 players of the 1980s decade, ranked by games-weighted KICK Rating average across 1980–1989. Minimum 50 games in the decade to qualify. Filter by position below.

#PlayerTeamGP KICK avg Best Career
1 Gary Dempsey North Melbourne 97 47 89 44
2 Gary Ablett Geelong 117 45 100 46
3 Jason Dunstall Hawthorn 109 44 97 45
4 Leigh Matthews Hawthorn 122 44 78 45
5 Mark Bairstow Geelong 64 43 81 42
6 Malcolm Blight North Melbourne 55 43 89 39
7 Stephen Kernahan Carlton 94 42 93 43
8 Garry Wilson Fitzroy 101 41 69 45
9 Bernie Quinlan Fitzroy 153 41 84 38
10 Peter Featherby Geelong 81 41 93 38
11 Nicky Winmar St Kilda 63 41 82 40
12 Gary Buckenara Hawthorn 151 40 76 40
13 Greg Williams Sydney 115 40 94 40
14 Terry Wallace Footscray 182 40 74 37
15 Robert Wiley West Coast 104 39 78 38
16 Craig Bradley Carlton 93 39 65 42
17 Chris Mainwaring West Coast 59 39 66 38
18 Greg Healy Melbourne 106 38 71 37
19 John Platten Hawthorn 95 38 75 37
20 Rod Blake Geelong 59 38 74 28
21 Gerard Healy Sydney 179 38 73 37
22 Brian Royal Footscray 144 38 73 37
23 Simon Madden Essendon 215 38 82 36
24 Matthew Rendell Fitzroy 141 38 81 36
25 Tim Watson Essendon 186 38 64 34
26 Peter German North Melbourne 106 38 70 36
27 Tony Lockett St Kilda 112 38 95 43
28 Barry Mitchell Sydney 110 38 66 39
29 Paul Couch Geelong 97 38 76 37
30 Stephen Malaxos West Coast 53 38 76 37
31 Kelvin Templeton Melbourne 76 37 78 38
32 Peter Moore Melbourne 136 37 66 33
33 Paul Salmon Essendon 104 37 100 42
34 Rodney Ashman Carlton 126 37 75 35
35 Tony Shaw Collingwood 200 37 63 36
36 Mike Fitzpatrick Carlton 88 37 67 36
37 Barry Round Sydney 113 37 70 32
38 Terry Daniher Essendon 214 37 72 35
39 Michael Richardson Brisbane Bears 134 36 92 36
40 Tony Buhagiar Footscray 108 36 63 36
41 Peter Daicos Collingwood 176 36 67 37
42 Jim Stynes Melbourne 63 36 61 40
43 Wayne Schimmelbusch North Melbourne 133 36 73 35
44 Ian Dunstan North Melbourne 64 36 57 33
45 Dermott Brereton Hawthorn 148 36 83 35
46 Michael Pickering Richmond 101 36 73 35
47 Mark Arceri North Melbourne 69 36 66 34
48 Paul Roos Fitzroy 165 36 80 36
49 Michael Mitchell Richmond 50 35 66 34
50 Wayne Johnston Carlton 181 35 86 35
51 Ross Glendinning West Coast 185 35 76 35
52 Mark Williams Brisbane Bears 190 35 81 35
53 Jim Krakouer North Melbourne 134 35 62 34
54 Mark Harvey Essendon 88 35 66 34
55 Michael Roach Richmond 169 35 95 35
56 Brian Taylor Collingwood 134 35 83 34
57 Kym Hodgeman North Melbourne 91 35 74 35
58 Brad Hardie Brisbane Bears 108 35 71 35
59 Brian Wilson Melbourne 180 35 77 33
60 Leon Baker Essendon 86 34 59 34
61 Tony McGuinness Footscray 87 34 73 36
62 Neville Bruns Geelong 171 34 70 34
63 Brian Peake Geelong 66 34 58 34
64 Richard Loveridge Hawthorn 136 34 69 34
65 Robert Flower Melbourne 139 34 73 34
66 Gavin Brown Collingwood 61 34 55 35
67 Kevin Bartlett Richmond 89 34 68 42
68 Mark Naley Carlton 57 34 64 33
69 Peter Bosustow Carlton 65 34 76 34
70 Darren Millane Collingwood 106 34 62 36
71 Garry Lyon Melbourne 75 34 63 37
72 Matthew Larkin North Melbourne 108 34 53 33
73 Bruce Lindner Geelong 60 34 83 32
74 Wayne Blackwell Carlton 99 34 67 34
75 Graham Teasdale Collingwood 53 34 58 35
76 John Annear West Coast 162 34 72 34
77 David Cloke Collingwood 171 34 68 31
78 Alan Johnson Melbourne 128 34 57 34
79 Dale Weightman Richmond 188 34 68 33
80 Geoff Raines Brisbane Bears 186 34 57 34
81 Simon Beasley Footscray 154 34 95 34
82 John Mossop North Melbourne 156 34 69 32
83 Richard Osborne Fitzroy 142 34 77 31
84 Stephen Wallis Footscray 148 34 54 32
85 Alex Marcou St Kilda 134 34 65 33
86 John Worsfold West Coast 52 33 56 25
87 Greg Burns St Kilda 154 33 59 33
88 Mark Lee Richmond 177 33 86 31
89 Warwick Capper Brisbane Bears 106 33 84 33
90 Greg Wells Carlton 55 33 79 40
91 Craig Davis Sydney 85 33 67 31
92 Tony Elshaug Collingwood 135 33 70 33
93 Adrian Gleeson Carlton 70 33 77 33
94 Paul Hawke Collingwood 113 33 66 33
95 Justin Madden Carlton 185 33 70 31
96 Barry Rowlings Richmond 134 33 75 32
97 Michael Tuck Hawthorn 223 33 71 32
98 Andrew Purser Footscray 112 33 61 33
99 Scott McIvor Brisbane Bears 99 33 61 30
100 Jeff Sarau St Kilda 84 32 63 34