KICK Rating · 2000s · forwards
Best AFL forwards of the 2000s
The best forwards of the 2000s by KICK-F, calibrated so the 95th-percentile forward season sits at 76. Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 50 games across 2000–2009.
See the all-time forwards leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK-F avg | Raw | Best | KICK ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Riewoldt | St Kilda | 180 | 80 | 69 | 100 | 63 |
| 2 | Brad Johnson | Western Bulldogs | 225 | 76 | 66 | 100 | 62 |
| 3 | Matthew Richardson | Richmond | 161 | 76 | 66 | 100 | 59 |
| 4 | Matthew Lloyd | Essendon | 189 | 73 | 64 | 100 | 57 |
| 5 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle | 212 | 73 | 63 | 100 | 59 |
| 6 | Jonathan Brown | Brisbane Lions | 183 | 71 | 62 | 100 | 56 |
| 7 | Warren Tredrea | Port Adelaide | 208 | 71 | 62 | 100 | 56 |
| 8 | Jason Akermanis | Western Bulldogs | 220 | 70 | 61 | 100 | 58 |
| 9 | Adam Goodes | Sydney | 232 | 69 | 60 | 100 | 57 |
| 10 | Barry Hall | Sydney | 198 | 69 | 60 | 100 | 53 |
| 11 | Nathan Brown | Richmond | 169 | 69 | 60 | 100 | 56 |
| 12 | Steve Johnson | Geelong | 128 | 67 | 58 | 100 | 54 |
| 13 | Lance Franklin | Hawthorn | 100 | 67 | 58 | 100 | 52 |
| 14 | Wayne Carey | Adelaide | 64 | 66 | 57 | 100 | 52 |
| 15 | Scott Lucas | Essendon | 199 | 66 | 57 | 100 | 53 |
| 16 | Brendan Fevola | Carlton | 185 | 65 | 56 | 100 | 49 |
| 17 | Lance Whitnall | Carlton | 148 | 64 | 55 | 100 | 51 |
| 18 | Aaron Hamill | St Kilda | 119 | 63 | 54 | 100 | 51 |
| 19 | Jason Porplyzia | Adelaide | 64 | 63 | 54 | 90 | 50 |
| 20 | Brett Burton | Adelaide | 147 | 62 | 54 | 100 | 50 |
| 21 | Daniel Giansiracusa | Western Bulldogs | 164 | 62 | 54 | 91 | 51 |
| 22 | Anthony Rocca | Collingwood | 162 | 61 | 53 | 100 | 48 |
| 23 | Chris Tarrant | Fremantle | 195 | 61 | 53 | 100 | 48 |
| 24 | Michael OLoughlin | Sydney | 201 | 61 | 52 | 100 | 47 |
| 25 | Travis Cloke | Collingwood | 97 | 60 | 51 | 99 | 48 |
| 26 | Corey Jones | North Melbourne | 152 | 60 | 51 | 100 | 48 |
| 27 | Quinten Lynch | West Coast | 149 | 60 | 51 | 100 | 48 |
| 28 | Blake Caracella | Collingwood | 122 | 60 | 51 | 89 | 49 |
| 29 | Fraser Gehrig | St Kilda | 164 | 59 | 51 | 100 | 45 |
| 30 | Russell Robertson | Melbourne | 194 | 59 | 50 | 100 | 46 |
| 31 | Daniel Bradshaw | Brisbane Lions | 182 | 59 | 50 | 100 | 45 |
| 32 | Drew Petrie | North Melbourne | 172 | 59 | 50 | 100 | 48 |
| 33 | Alastair Lynch | Brisbane Lions | 99 | 59 | 50 | 100 | 43 |
| 34 | Nathan Thompson | North Melbourne | 156 | 58 | 50 | 100 | 45 |
| 35 | Cameron Mooney | Geelong | 178 | 58 | 49 | 100 | 45 |
| 36 | Brad Green | Melbourne | 197 | 58 | 49 | 100 | 47 |
| 37 | David Neitz | Melbourne | 165 | 58 | 49 | 100 | 43 |
| 38 | Jarrad Waite | Carlton | 110 | 57 | 49 | 91 | 46 |
| 39 | Mitch Morton | Richmond | 50 | 57 | 48 | 100 | 44 |
| 40 | David Schwarz | Melbourne | 59 | 57 | 48 | 83 | 46 |
| 41 | Angus Monfries | Essendon | 87 | 56 | 47 | 99 | 45 |
| 42 | Jarryd Roughead | Hawthorn | 99 | 56 | 47 | 100 | 43 |
| 43 | Alan Didak | Collingwood | 154 | 56 | 47 | 100 | 45 |
| 44 | Justin Koschitzke | St Kilda | 138 | 56 | 47 | 100 | 44 |
| 45 | Justin Longmuir | Fremantle | 135 | 56 | 47 | 88 | 44 |
| 46 | Mark LeCras | West Coast | 55 | 56 | 47 | 96 | 42 |
| 47 | Chris Grant | Western Bulldogs | 124 | 56 | 47 | 100 | 44 |
| 48 | Kayne Pettifer | Richmond | 106 | 55 | 46 | 99 | 43 |
| 49 | Nick Holland | Hawthorn | 74 | 55 | 46 | 100 | 43 |
| 50 | Saverio Rocca | Kangaroos | 112 | 55 | 46 | 100 | 40 |