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.
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 | 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 |