KICK Rating · 1990s · midfielders
Best AFL midfielders of the 1990s
The best midfielders of the 1990s by KICK-M, calibrated so the 95th-percentile midfielder season sits at 76. Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 50 games across 1990–1999.
See the all-time midfielders leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK-M avg | Raw | Best | KICK ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Buckley | Collingwood | 142 | 67 | 66 | 100 | 49 |
| 2 | Shane Crawford | Hawthorn | 136 | 59 | 60 | 100 | 44 |
| 3 | Robert Harvey | St Kilda | 204 | 59 | 60 | 100 | 44 |
| 4 | Wayne Campbell | Richmond | 183 | 57 | 59 | 100 | 43 |
| 5 | Daryn Cresswell | Sydney | 163 | 56 | 58 | 100 | 43 |
| 6 | James Hird | Essendon | 110 | 56 | 57 | 100 | 42 |
| 7 | Nathan Burke | St Kilda | 211 | 56 | 57 | 100 | 42 |
| 8 | Mark Bairstow | Geelong | 82 | 55 | 57 | 100 | 42 |
| 9 | Craig Bradley | Carlton | 219 | 55 | 56 | 100 | 41 |
| 10 | Peter Bell | Kangaroos | 100 | 54 | 56 | 100 | 41 |
| 11 | Adrian Fletcher | Fremantle | 182 | 54 | 55 | 100 | 41 |
| 12 | Garry Hocking | Geelong | 201 | 54 | 55 | 100 | 41 |
| 13 | Andrew Thompson | St Kilda | 67 | 54 | 55 | 100 | 41 |
| 14 | Paul Kelly | Sydney | 197 | 53 | 54 | 100 | 40 |
| 15 | Anthony Stevens | Kangaroos | 202 | 52 | 54 | 100 | 40 |
| 16 | Barry Mitchell | Carlton | 111 | 52 | 54 | 100 | 40 |
| 17 | Ben Cousins | West Coast | 83 | 52 | 53 | 100 | 39 |
| 18 | Scott West | Western Bulldogs | 147 | 52 | 53 | 100 | 39 |
| 19 | Mick McGuane | Carlton | 112 | 52 | 53 | 97 | 39 |
| 20 | Tony Liberatore | Western Bulldogs | 209 | 52 | 53 | 100 | 39 |
| 21 | Wayne Schwass | Sydney | 200 | 51 | 53 | 100 | 39 |
| 22 | Greg Williams | Carlton | 135 | 51 | 53 | 100 | 39 |
| 23 | Peter Matera | West Coast | 200 | 51 | 53 | 100 | 39 |
| 24 | Matthew Knights | Richmond | 193 | 51 | 53 | 100 | 39 |
| 25 | Brett Ratten | Carlton | 189 | 51 | 52 | 100 | 39 |
| 26 | Scott Camporeale | Carlton | 104 | 51 | 52 | 100 | 39 |
| 27 | Joel Bowden | Richmond | 58 | 50 | 52 | 100 | 38 |
| 28 | Josh Francou | Port Adelaide | 64 | 50 | 52 | 100 | 38 |
| 29 | Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide | 149 | 50 | 52 | 100 | 38 |
| 30 | Andrew Leoncelli | Melbourne | 64 | 50 | 51 | 100 | 38 |
| 31 | Tony McGuinness | Adelaide | 135 | 50 | 51 | 100 | 38 |
| 32 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions | 128 | 50 | 51 | 100 | 38 |
| 33 | Michael Braun | West Coast | 51 | 49 | 51 | 99 | 37 |
| 34 | Joe Misiti | Essendon | 140 | 49 | 51 | 100 | 37 |
| 35 | Marcus Ashcroft | Brisbane Lions | 212 | 49 | 51 | 100 | 37 |
| 36 | Paul Couch | Geelong | 162 | 49 | 50 | 89 | 37 |
| 37 | Scott Burns | Collingwood | 85 | 49 | 50 | 100 | 37 |
| 38 | Chris Mainwaring | West Coast | 142 | 49 | 50 | 91 | 37 |
| 39 | Dean Kemp | West Coast | 215 | 48 | 50 | 85 | 37 |
| 40 | Brad Boyd | Brisbane Lions | 85 | 48 | 50 | 100 | 37 |
| 41 | Paul Broderick | Richmond | 194 | 48 | 50 | 100 | 36 |
| 42 | Dennis Carroll | Sydney | 52 | 48 | 49 | 88 | 36 |
| 43 | Tony Francis | St Kilda | 161 | 48 | 49 | 95 | 36 |
| 44 | Anthony Condon | Hawthorn | 116 | 48 | 49 | 86 | 36 |
| 45 | Fraser Brown | Carlton | 160 | 48 | 49 | 100 | 36 |
| 46 | Jim Wynd | Fitzroy | 95 | 48 | 49 | 88 | 36 |
| 47 | Scott Russell | Sydney | 198 | 48 | 49 | 97 | 36 |
| 48 | Tony Shaw | Collingwood | 93 | 47 | 49 | 94 | 36 |
| 49 | Anthony Koutoufides | Carlton | 148 | 47 | 49 | 100 | 36 |
| 50 | Ben Allan | Fremantle | 145 | 47 | 49 | 92 | 36 |