KICK Rating · 1980s · ruckmen
Best AFL ruckmen of the 1980s
The best ruckmen of the 1980s by KICK-R, calibrated so the 95th-percentile ruckmen season sits at 76. Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 50 games across 1980–1989.
See the all-time ruckmen leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK-R avg | Raw | Best | KICK ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Dempsey | North Melbourne | 97 | 74 | 73 | 100 | 47 |
| 2 | Rod Blake | Geelong | 59 | 58 | 58 | 100 | 38 |
| 3 | Simon Madden | Essendon | 215 | 57 | 56 | 100 | 38 |
| 4 | Matthew Rendell | Fitzroy | 141 | 56 | 55 | 100 | 38 |
| 5 | Peter Moore | Melbourne | 136 | 55 | 55 | 98 | 37 |
| 6 | Mike Fitzpatrick | Carlton | 88 | 55 | 55 | 98 | 37 |
| 7 | Paul Salmon | Essendon | 104 | 53 | 52 | 100 | 37 |
| 8 | Jim Stynes | Melbourne | 63 | 52 | 51 | 85 | 36 |
| 9 | John Mossop | North Melbourne | 156 | 52 | 51 | 100 | 34 |
| 10 | Mark Lee | Richmond | 177 | 52 | 51 | 100 | 33 |
| 11 | Graham Teasdale | Collingwood | 53 | 52 | 51 | 86 | 34 |
| 12 | Justin Madden | Carlton | 185 | 51 | 50 | 100 | 33 |
| 13 | Andrew Purser | Footscray | 112 | 50 | 49 | 89 | 33 |
| 14 | Jeff Sarau | St Kilda | 84 | 49 | 48 | 92 | 32 |
| 15 | Wes Fellowes | Collingwood | 102 | 45 | 45 | 88 | 30 |
| 16 | Allan Sidebottom | Fitzroy | 56 | 45 | 44 | 82 | 29 |
| 17 | Steven ODwyer | Melbourne | 58 | 44 | 43 | 75 | 29 |
| 18 | Steven Taubert | Sydney | 68 | 43 | 42 | 100 | 28 |
| 19 | Michael Byrne | Sydney | 144 | 41 | 40 | 90 | 27 |
| 20 | Greg Dear | Hawthorn | 98 | 40 | 40 | 79 | 26 |
| 21 | John Ironmonger | Fitzroy | 67 | 40 | 39 | 75 | 26 |
| 22 | Darren Flanigan | Geelong | 110 | 37 | 37 | 81 | 25 |
| 23 | Warren Jones | St Kilda | 113 | 37 | 36 | 72 | 23 |
| 24 | Ian Paton | Hawthorn | 92 | 36 | 35 | 85 | 23 |
| 25 | Damian Bourke | Geelong | 77 | 33 | 32 | 72 | 21 |