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.

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-R avg Raw Best KICK
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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