KICK Rating · 2000s · midfielders

Best AFL midfielders of the 2000s

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

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#PlayerTeamGP KICK-M avg Raw Best KICK
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1 Nathan Buckley Collingwood 136 73 71 100 71
2 Brett Ratten Carlton 65 71 69 97 69
3 Scott West Western Bulldogs 176 67 66 100 66
4 Jimmy Bartel Geelong 150 64 64 100 64
5 Simon Black Brisbane Lions 224 63 64 100 64
6 Chris Judd Carlton 178 63 64 100 64
7 Matt Priddis West Coast 61 63 64 100 64
8 Nigel Lappin Brisbane Lions 151 63 64 100 64
9 Peter Bell Fremantle 183 62 63 100 63
10 James Hird Essendon 136 62 63 100 63
11 Sam Mitchell Hawthorn 150 62 62 100 62
12 Dane Swan Collingwood 119 61 62 100 62
13 Anthony Koutoufides Carlton 128 61 62 100 62
14 Adam Simpson North Melbourne 216 61 61 100 61
15 Gary Ablett Geelong 166 60 61 100 61
16 Ben Cousins Richmond 169 60 61 94 61
17 Joel Selwood Geelong 70 60 61 100 61
18 Marc Murphy Carlton 79 60 61 91 61
19 Lenny Hayes St Kilda 197 59 60 100 60
20 Simon Goodwin Adelaide 202 59 60 100 60
21 Shane Tuck Richmond 109 59 60 95 60
22 Daniel Cross Western Bulldogs 125 59 60 99 60
23 Luke Ball St Kilda 135 58 60 100 60
24 Joel Corey Geelong 198 58 59 100 59
25 Joel Bowden Richmond 207 58 59 100 59
26 Luke Hodge Hawthorn 150 58 59 100 59
27 Luke Power Brisbane Lions 215 57 59 100 59
28 Nick Dal Santo St Kilda 168 57 58 100 58
29 Michael Voss Brisbane Lions 160 57 58 97 58
30 Robert Harvey St Kilda 155 57 58 100 58
31 Scott Pendlebury Collingwood 71 57 58 99 58
32 Jason Johnson Essendon 169 57 58 100 58
33 Nick Stevens Carlton 191 57 58 100 58
34 Brent Harvey North Melbourne 214 57 58 100 58
35 Leigh Montagna St Kilda 116 56 58 100 58
36 Shane Crawford Hawthorn 168 56 58 100 58
37 Mark Ricciuto Adelaide 162 56 57 100 57
38 Wayne Campbell Richmond 112 56 57 98 57
39 Paul Hasleby Fremantle 187 55 57 96 57
40 Tyson Edwards Adelaide 229 55 57 100 57
41 Paul Chapman Geelong 169 55 57 100 57
42 Adem Yze Melbourne 176 55 56 100 56
43 Adam Cooney Western Bulldogs 134 55 56 100 56
44 Scott Thompson Adelaide 149 54 56 100 56
45 Andrew McLeod Adelaide 227 54 56 99 56
46 Scott Camporeale Essendon 145 54 55 100 55
47 Jobe Watson Essendon 89 54 55 100 55
48 Brett Deledio Richmond 105 53 55 99 55
49 Peter Burgoyne Port Adelaide 193 53 55 100 55
50 Brent Stanton Essendon 116 53 55 100 55