KICK Rating · 2000s · ruckmen
Best AFL ruckmen of the 2000s
The best ruckmen of the 2000s by KICK-R, calibrated so the 95th-percentile ruckmen season sits at 76. Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 50 games across 2000–2009.
See the all-time ruckmen leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK-R avg | Raw | Best | KICK ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Darcy | Western Bulldogs | 130 | 63 | 64 | 100 | 61 |
| 2 | Peter Everitt | Sydney | 144 | 61 | 62 | 100 | 57 |
| 3 | Brad Ottens | Geelong | 173 | 59 | 60 | 100 | 56 |
| 4 | Dean Cox | West Coast | 175 | 59 | 59 | 100 | 54 |
| 5 | Jeff White | Melbourne | 190 | 59 | 59 | 100 | 54 |
| 6 | Aaron Sandilands | Fremantle | 126 | 55 | 55 | 100 | 49 |
| 7 | Steven King | St Kilda | 148 | 55 | 55 | 100 | 50 |
| 8 | Josh Fraser | Collingwood | 189 | 55 | 54 | 100 | 51 |
| 9 | Matthew Primus | Port Adelaide | 92 | 53 | 53 | 88 | 49 |
| 10 | Hamish McIntosh | North Melbourne | 70 | 53 | 53 | 83 | 49 |
| 11 | Michael Gardiner | St Kilda | 107 | 52 | 51 | 100 | 47 |
| 12 | Brendon Lade | Port Adelaide | 160 | 51 | 50 | 99 | 46 |
| 13 | David Hille | Essendon | 143 | 50 | 49 | 100 | 45 |
| 14 | Jason Ball | Sydney | 75 | 49 | 48 | 100 | 45 |
| 15 | Greg Stafford | Richmond | 109 | 47 | 46 | 96 | 43 |
| 16 | Troy Simmonds | Richmond | 183 | 47 | 46 | 90 | 43 |
| 17 | Corey McKernan | Kangaroos | 94 | 47 | 46 | 100 | 44 |
| 18 | Dean Brogan | Port Adelaide | 134 | 47 | 46 | 81 | 43 |
| 19 | Matthew Allan | Essendon | 50 | 46 | 45 | 83 | 41 |
| 20 | Jamie Charman | Brisbane Lions | 114 | 45 | 44 | 87 | 40 |
| 21 | David Hale | North Melbourne | 107 | 45 | 44 | 88 | 41 |
| 22 | Darren Jolly | Sydney | 149 | 44 | 43 | 100 | 39 |
| 23 | Paddy Ryder | Essendon | 66 | 43 | 42 | 89 | 40 |
| 24 | Cameron Cloke | Carlton | 51 | 43 | 42 | 73 | 40 |
| 25 | Ben Hudson | Western Bulldogs | 87 | 43 | 42 | 79 | 39 |
| 26 | Steven Alessio | Essendon | 66 | 42 | 41 | 97 | 39 |
| 27 | Will Minson | Western Bulldogs | 83 | 42 | 41 | 69 | 38 |
| 28 | Steven McKee | Collingwood | 53 | 41 | 40 | 82 | 38 |
| 29 | Matthew Burton | Kangaroos | 70 | 41 | 40 | 73 | 35 |
| 30 | Mark Seaby | West Coast | 83 | 40 | 39 | 77 | 36 |
| 31 | Barnaby French | Carlton | 98 | 39 | 38 | 81 | 35 |
| 32 | Rhett Biglands | Adelaide | 105 | 38 | 37 | 74 | 34 |
| 33 | Robert Campbell | Hawthorn | 96 | 38 | 37 | 68 | 34 |
| 34 | Matthew Clarke | St Kilda | 108 | 37 | 36 | 82 | 32 |
| 35 | Mark Porter | Kangaroos | 80 | 37 | 36 | 93 | 33 |
| 36 | Clark Keating | Brisbane Lions | 64 | 37 | 36 | 75 | 32 |
| 37 | Beau McDonald | Brisbane Lions | 69 | 37 | 36 | 61 | 32 |
| 38 | Mark Blake | Geelong | 66 | 37 | 36 | 60 | 32 |
| 39 | Cain Ackland | Carlton | 66 | 35 | 35 | 78 | 32 |
| 40 | Simon Taylor | Hawthorn | 53 | 34 | 33 | 58 | 30 |
| 41 | Peter Street | Western Bulldogs | 56 | 32 | 31 | 67 | 27 |
| 42 | Trent Knobel | Richmond | 59 | 30 | 30 | 67 | 26 |