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Best AFL defenders of the 2000s

The best defenders of the 2000s by KICK-D, calibrated so the 95th-percentile defender season sits at 76. Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 50 games across 2000–2009.

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

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-D avg Raw Best KICK
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1 Heath Shaw Collingwood 90 76 61 99 53
2 Sam Fisher St Kilda 117 73 58 100 50
3 Darren Milburn Geelong 208 73 58 100 52
4 Dustin Fletcher Essendon 178 68 54 100 43
5 Adrian Hickmott Carlton 73 67 54 85 50
6 Ben Graham Geelong 110 66 53 99 48
7 Adam McPhee Essendon 164 66 53 94 47
8 David Wirrpanda West Coast 188 64 52 97 46
9 Mark Johnson Fremantle 192 63 51 100 46
10 Graham Johncock Adelaide 166 63 50 94 45
11 Andrew Welsh Essendon 138 63 50 93 45
12 Michael Johnson Fremantle 81 62 50 97 43
13 Sam Gilbert St Kilda 61 62 50 85 43
14 James Clement Collingwood 154 62 49 100 42
15 Chris Scott Brisbane Lions 107 61 49 92 43
16 Andrew Kellaway Richmond 135 60 48 90 43
17 Tyson Stenglein West Coast 204 60 48 94 45
18 Chris Newman Richmond 151 60 48 91 42
19 Chad Morrison Collingwood 81 59 47 80 43
20 Daniel Pratt North Melbourne 93 59 47 84 41
21 Brodie Holland Collingwood 123 59 47 100 44
22 Justin Leppitsch Brisbane Lions 117 59 47 87 39
23 Nick Maxwell Collingwood 115 58 47 88 39
24 Brian Lake Western Bulldogs 146 58 47 99 38
25 Amon Buchanan Sydney 116 58 47 95 44
26 Brett Montgomery Western Bulldogs 141 58 47 82 42
27 Mark Chaffey Richmond 125 58 46 87 42
28 Dean Solomon Fremantle 183 58 46 90 42
29 Richard Tambling Richmond 92 58 46 91 43
30 Chris Johnson Brisbane Lions 150 57 46 97 41
31 Troy Chaplin Port Adelaide 78 57 46 88 39
32 Glenn Archer Kangaroos 145 57 46 81 40
33 Scott McMahon North Melbourne 51 57 46 73 40
34 Campbell Brown Hawthorn 141 57 46 88 41
35 Luke McPharlin Fremantle 149 57 46 94 40
36 Ryan Hargrave Western Bulldogs 161 57 46 91 39
37 Paul Wheatley Melbourne 133 57 46 89 40
38 Beau Waters West Coast 58 57 46 87 41
39 Simon Beaumont Hawthorn 118 57 46 94 41
40 Jade Rawlings Kangaroos 119 57 46 100 41
41 Danny Jacobs Hawthorn 121 57 46 95 39
42 Martin Mattner Sydney 142 57 46 88 41
43 Anthony McDonald Melbourne 50 56 45 85 42
44 Kris Barlow Hawthorn 85 56 45 92 42
45 Dean Rioli Essendon 77 56 45 92 42
46 Patrick Bowden Richmond 70 56 45 96 41
47 Byron Pickett Melbourne 149 56 45 95 41
48 Tim Notting Brisbane Lions 184 56 45 97 41
49 Ben Hart Adelaide 124 56 45 76 39
50 John Blakey Kangaroos 60 56 45 85 40