KICK Rating · 2010s · midfielders
Best AFL midfielders of the 2010s
The best midfielders of the 2010s by KICK-M, calibrated so the 95th-percentile midfielder season sits at 76. Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 50 games across 2010–2019.
See the all-time midfielders leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK-M avg | Raw | Best | KICK ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Ablett | Geelong | 175 | 87 | 81 | 100 | 81 |
| 2 | Dane Swan | Collingwood | 130 | 86 | 81 | 100 | 80 |
| 3 | Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong | 223 | 81 | 77 | 100 | 75 |
| 4 | Patrick Cripps | Carlton | 99 | 80 | 76 | 100 | 75 |
| 5 | Nat Fyfe | Fremantle | 169 | 80 | 76 | 100 | 74 |
| 6 | Scott Pendlebury | Collingwood | 224 | 79 | 75 | 100 | 74 |
| 7 | Tom Mitchell | Hawthorn | 109 | 78 | 75 | 100 | 74 |
| 8 | Joel Selwood | Geelong | 223 | 78 | 75 | 100 | 74 |
| 9 | Matt Priddis | West Coast | 174 | 77 | 73 | 100 | 73 |
| 10 | Josh Kennedy | Sydney | 231 | 76 | 73 | 100 | 72 |
| 11 | Matthew Boyd | Western Bulldogs | 152 | 74 | 72 | 100 | 70 |
| 12 | Clayton Oliver | Melbourne | 82 | 74 | 72 | 100 | 71 |
| 13 | Sam Mitchell | West Coast | 173 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 70 |
| 14 | Scott Thompson | Adelaide | 151 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 70 |
| 15 | Jack Macrae | Western Bulldogs | 136 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 69 |
| 16 | Jobe Watson | Essendon | 124 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 70 |
| 17 | Tom Rockliff | Port Adelaide | 185 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 69 |
| 18 | Dayne Beams | Collingwood | 158 | 72 | 70 | 100 | 69 |
| 19 | Rory Sloane | Adelaide | 195 | 71 | 69 | 100 | 68 |
| 20 | Shane Tuck | Richmond | 53 | 71 | 69 | 100 | 68 |
| 21 | Marc Murphy | Carlton | 183 | 71 | 69 | 100 | 69 |
| 22 | Chris Judd | Carlton | 98 | 71 | 69 | 100 | 69 |
| 23 | Marcus Bontempelli | Western Bulldogs | 126 | 71 | 69 | 100 | 68 |
| 24 | Lachie Neale | Brisbane Lions | 152 | 70 | 68 | 100 | 67 |
| 25 | Callan Ward | Greater Western Sydney | 185 | 70 | 68 | 100 | 67 |
| 26 | Adam Treloar | Collingwood | 163 | 69 | 68 | 100 | 67 |
| 27 | Luke Parker | Sydney | 184 | 68 | 67 | 100 | 67 |
| 28 | Luke Shuey | West Coast | 199 | 68 | 67 | 100 | 67 |
| 29 | Zach Merrett | Essendon | 120 | 68 | 67 | 100 | 66 |
| 30 | Michael Barlow | Gold Coast | 137 | 68 | 67 | 100 | 66 |
| 31 | Jimmy Bartel | Geelong | 146 | 68 | 67 | 100 | 65 |
| 32 | Andrew Swallow | North Melbourne | 160 | 68 | 67 | 100 | 66 |
| 33 | Lenny Hayes | St Kilda | 82 | 67 | 67 | 100 | 66 |
| 34 | Dayne Zorko | Brisbane Lions | 166 | 67 | 67 | 100 | 66 |
| 35 | Trent Cotchin | Richmond | 208 | 67 | 67 | 100 | 66 |
| 36 | Dyson Heppell | Essendon | 167 | 67 | 66 | 100 | 64 |
| 37 | Brendon Goddard | Essendon | 193 | 67 | 66 | 100 | 64 |
| 38 | Stephen Coniglio | Greater Western Sydney | 127 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 65 |
| 39 | Bryce Gibbs | Adelaide | 197 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 65 |
| 40 | Leigh Montagna | St Kilda | 164 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 65 |
| 41 | Ryan OKeefe | Sydney | 99 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 65 |
| 42 | Taylor Adams | Collingwood | 127 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 65 |
| 43 | Matt Crouch | Adelaide | 100 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 65 |
| 44 | Dustin Martin | Richmond | 223 | 66 | 65 | 100 | 65 |
| 45 | Brad Crouch | Adelaide | 83 | 66 | 65 | 96 | 65 |
| 46 | David Mundy | Fremantle | 204 | 65 | 65 | 100 | 65 |
| 47 | Josh Kelly | Greater Western Sydney | 111 | 65 | 65 | 100 | 64 |
| 48 | Brent Stanton | Essendon | 132 | 64 | 65 | 100 | 64 |
| 49 | Robbie Gray | Port Adelaide | 178 | 64 | 65 | 100 | 64 |
| 50 | Ollie Wines | Port Adelaide | 140 | 64 | 64 | 100 | 64 |