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Best AFL defenders of the 1980s

The best defenders of the 1980s by KICK-D, calibrated so the 95th-percentile defender season sits at 76. Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 50 games across 1980–1989.

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

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-D avg Raw Best KICK
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1 John Worsfold West Coast 52 58 46 79 33
2 Peter Knights Hawthorn 67 55 45 100 32
3 Ricky Barham Collingwood 108 51 41 85 29
4 Rod Lester-Smith Brisbane Bears 96 49 40 89 28
5 Peter McConville St Kilda 163 49 40 81 28
6 David Grant St Kilda 95 48 39 78 28
7 Peter Foster Footscray 106 47 38 82 27
8 Dean Rice St Kilda 64 47 38 76 27
9 Michael Christian Collingwood 60 47 38 95 27
10 Phil Egan Richmond 120 46 37 92 27
11 Wayne Harmes Carlton 127 46 37 84 27
12 Ian Fairley North Melbourne 90 46 37 82 26
13 Tom Alvin Carlton 118 45 37 81 26
14 Robert Mace Brisbane Bears 80 45 37 82 26
15 Graeme Yeats Melbourne 93 45 36 82 26
16 Darren Crocker North Melbourne 52 45 36 88 26
17 Denis Banks Collingwood 123 45 36 78 26
18 Val Perovic Carlton 97 45 36 69 26
19 David Rhys-Jones Carlton 167 45 36 71 26
20 Jim Jess Richmond 160 44 36 92 26
21 Steve Reynoldson Brisbane Bears 131 44 36 82 25
22 Chris Mew Hawthorn 194 44 35 76 25
23 Rod MacPherson Brisbane Bears 50 43 35 68 25
24 Shane Morwood Collingwood 136 43 35 86 25
25 Bernard Toohey Sydney 180 43 35 100 25
26 Jon Dorotich Carlton 82 42 34 74 24
27 Jim Sewell Footscray 76 42 34 82 24
28 Sean Wight Melbourne 77 42 34 60 24
29 Graeme Landy Geelong 129 41 34 71 24
30 Earl Spalding Melbourne 65 41 33 78 24
31 Phil Cronan Footscray 75 41 33 70 24
32 Mark Yeates Geelong 147 41 33 86 24
33 Greg Phillips Collingwood 84 41 33 65 23
34 John Blakey Fitzroy 78 41 33 74 24
35 Craig McGrath Fitzroy 58 40 33 68 23
36 David OKeeffe Brisbane Bears 100 40 33 85 23
37 John Manton Richmond 59 40 32 78 23
38 Murray Rance West Coast 79 40 32 63 23
39 Peter Giles Melbourne 113 40 32 78 23
40 Gary Pert Fitzroy 147 40 32 83 23
41 Terry Smith Richmond 100 39 32 60 23
42 Neil Cordy Sydney 175 39 32 64 22
43 Stephen Silvagni Carlton 75 39 31 68 23
44 Shane Zantuck Melbourne 95 39 31 63 23
45 Anthony Daniher Essendon 166 39 31 77 22
46 Grant Lawrie Fitzroy 139 38 31 63 22
47 Paul Hamilton Essendon 70 38 31 69 22
48 Ray Jencke Hawthorn 53 37 30 58 22
49 Chris Langford Hawthorn 149 37 30 63 22
50 David OHalloran Hawthorn 68 37 30 57 21