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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.

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-R avg Raw Best KICK
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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