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Best AFL defenders of the 2010s

The best defenders of the 2010s by KICK-D, calibrated so the 95th-percentile defender season sits at 76. Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 50 games across 2010–2019.

See the all-time defenders leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-D avg Raw Best KICK
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1 Heath Shaw Greater Western Sydney 215 85 67 100 54
2 Jeremy McGovern West Coast 126 82 64 100 47
3 Alex Rance Richmond 185 81 64 100 46
4 Tom Stewart Geelong 66 79 62 100 48
5 Beau Waters West Coast 58 79 62 100 52
6 Brian Lake Hawthorn 103 78 62 100 47
7 Jeremy Howe Collingwood 179 78 61 100 50
8 Michael Hurley Essendon 166 77 61 100 49
9 Tom McDonald Melbourne 160 77 61 100 48
10 James Sicily Hawthorn 82 76 60 100 49
11 Josh Gibson Hawthorn 159 76 60 100 46
12 Michael Hibberd Melbourne 139 76 60 100 49
13 Cale Hooker Essendon 173 74 59 100 46
14 Sam Fisher St Kilda 107 74 59 96 48
15 Jack Grimes Melbourne 83 74 59 96 51
16 Nick Haynes Greater Western Sydney 124 73 58 100 44
17 Tom Langdon Collingwood 87 73 58 94 47
18 Harry Taylor Geelong 215 73 58 100 45
19 Alex Witherden Brisbane Lions 51 72 57 97 48
20 Dane Rampe Sydney 159 71 57 100 43
21 Scott Thompson North Melbourne 211 71 56 100 43
22 Steven May Melbourne 129 70 56 100 41
23 Harris Andrews Brisbane Lions 96 70 56 100 39
24 Jake Lever Melbourne 73 70 56 93 40
25 Michael Johnson Fremantle 158 70 56 100 46
26 Ricky Petterd Richmond 52 70 56 89 51
27 Kade Kolodjashnij Melbourne 79 70 56 91 45
28 Tom Barrass West Coast 65 70 56 89 38
29 Dustin Fletcher Essendon 86 70 56 91 43
30 Nick Vlastuin Richmond 137 68 55 100 44
31 Greg Broughton Gold Coast 93 68 55 97 48
32 Jack Martin Gold Coast 93 68 54 85 50
33 Heath Grundy Sydney 210 68 54 93 41
34 Sean Dempster St Kilda 139 67 54 100 41
35 Phil Davis Greater Western Sydney 159 67 54 99 39
36 Luke McPharlin Fremantle 102 67 54 89 42
37 Jake Carlisle St Kilda 132 67 54 100 42
38 Garrick Ibbotson Fremantle 129 67 54 100 44
39 Nathan Grima Essendon 75 67 53 92 42
40 Troy Chaplin Richmond 134 66 53 94 41
41 Ben Reid Collingwood 138 66 53 96 43
42 Sam Gilbert St Kilda 144 66 53 100 45
43 Matt Maguire Brisbane Lions 67 66 53 98 40
44 Trent McKenzie Port Adelaide 104 66 52 100 43
45 Lynden Dunn Collingwood 139 65 52 100 43
46 Lachie Henderson Geelong 156 65 52 96 42
47 Nick Maxwell Collingwood 88 65 52 93 42
48 Dylan Roberton St Kilda 120 65 52 96 43
49 Ted Richards Sydney 141 65 52 100 38
50 Graham Johncock Adelaide 54 65 52 82 45