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Best AFL midfielders of the 1980s

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

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

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-M avg Raw Best KICK
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1 Mark Bairstow Geelong 64 57 58 100 43
2 Peter Featherby Geelong 81 54 55 100 41
3 Greg Williams Sydney 115 53 55 100 40
4 Terry Wallace Footscray 182 52 54 100 40
5 Robert Wiley West Coast 104 51 53 100 39
6 Craig Bradley Carlton 93 51 53 89 39
7 Chris Mainwaring West Coast 59 51 53 90 39
8 Greg Healy Melbourne 106 51 52 96 38
9 John Platten Hawthorn 95 50 52 100 38
10 Gerard Healy Sydney 179 50 52 99 38
11 Peter German North Melbourne 106 49 51 95 38
12 Barry Mitchell Sydney 110 49 51 90 38
13 Paul Couch Geelong 97 49 51 100 38
14 Stephen Malaxos West Coast 53 49 51 100 38
15 Tony Shaw Collingwood 200 48 50 86 37
16 Michael Richardson Brisbane Bears 134 48 49 100 36
17 Ian Dunstan North Melbourne 64 47 48 77 36
18 Mark Williams Brisbane Bears 190 46 48 100 35
19 Mark Harvey Essendon 88 46 47 89 35
20 Kym Hodgeman North Melbourne 91 45 47 100 35
21 Leon Baker Essendon 86 45 47 80 34
22 Tony McGuinness Footscray 87 45 47 99 34
23 Neville Bruns Geelong 171 45 47 95 34
24 Brian Peake Geelong 66 45 47 78 34
25 Richard Loveridge Hawthorn 136 45 47 94 34
26 Darren Millane Collingwood 106 45 46 85 34
27 Matthew Larkin North Melbourne 108 45 46 71 34
28 Wayne Blackwell Carlton 99 45 46 91 34
29 John Annear West Coast 162 45 46 98 34
30 Alan Johnson Melbourne 128 45 46 78 34
31 Dale Weightman Richmond 188 44 46 92 34
32 Geoff Raines Brisbane Bears 186 44 46 77 34
33 Stephen Wallis Footscray 148 44 46 74 34
34 Alex Marcou St Kilda 134 44 46 89 34
35 Greg Burns St Kilda 154 44 45 80 33
36 Greg Wells Carlton 55 43 45 100 33
37 Tony Elshaug Collingwood 135 43 45 95 33
38 Adrian Gleeson Carlton 70 43 44 100 33
39 Paul Hawke Collingwood 113 43 44 89 33
40 Barry Rowlings Richmond 134 43 44 100 33
41 Michael Tuck Hawthorn 223 43 44 96 33
42 Scott McIvor Brisbane Bears 99 43 44 82 33
43 Robert DiPierdomenico Hawthorn 189 42 44 94 32
44 Mark Withers Brisbane Bears 54 42 44 95 32
45 Doug Hawkins Footscray 182 42 44 90 32
46 Glenn Hawker Carlton 195 42 44 93 32
47 Matt Armstrong Fitzroy 62 42 43 91 32
48 Bruce Nankervis Geelong 90 41 43 73 32
49 Andrew Bews Geelong 145 41 43 87 32
50 David Murphy Sydney 98 41 43 84 31