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Best AFL defenders of the 2020s

The best defenders of the 2020s by KICK-D, calibrated so the 95th-percentile defender season sits at 76. Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 50 games across 2020–2029.

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

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-D avg Raw Best KICK
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1 James Sicily Hawthorn 114 91 73 100 56
2 Tom Stewart Geelong 132 90 71 100 55
3 Luke Ryan Fremantle 147 87 68 100 53
4 Jeremy McGovern West Coast 64 86 67 100 48
5 Steven May Melbourne 116 86 67 100 47
6 Jordan Ridley Essendon 94 82 65 100 48
7 Harris Andrews Brisbane Lions 157 79 62 100 43
8 Jacob Weitering Carlton 136 78 62 100 43
9 Nick Vlastuin Richmond 128 78 61 100 47
10 Callum Wilkie St Kilda 150 77 61 100 46
11 Sam Taylor Greater Western Sydney 107 77 61 100 42
12 Jeremy Howe Collingwood 96 74 59 100 44
13 Darcy Moore Collingwood 124 74 59 100 39
14 Josh Worrell Adelaide 71 73 58 86 46
15 Tom Doedee Brisbane Lions 60 71 57 89 41
16 Nick Haynes Carlton 113 71 57 100 43
17 Mason Redman Essendon 126 71 57 100 46
18 Alex Witherden West Coast 67 70 56 92 46
19 Harry Himmelberg Greater Western Sydney 153 70 55 100 45
20 Aliir Aliir Port Adelaide 145 68 55 100 39
21 Sam Collins Gold Coast 144 68 55 100 38
22 Bodhi Uwland Gold Coast 66 68 54 100 43
23 Jack Scrimshaw Hawthorn 107 68 54 93 42
24 Tom Barrass Hawthorn 123 67 54 100 36
25 Wil Powell Gold Coast 125 67 54 100 43
26 Jake Lever Melbourne 127 66 53 92 37
27 Liam Jones Western Bulldogs 78 66 53 100 34
28 Mark Keane Adelaide 61 66 53 100 37
29 Josh Battle Hawthorn 135 65 52 96 41
30 Blake Hardwick Hawthorn 150 65 52 100 43
31 Jack Buckley Greater Western Sydney 92 65 52 86 38
32 Zach Guthrie Geelong 126 65 52 100 42
33 Brennan Cox Fremantle 115 64 51 100 37
34 Mac Andrew Gold Coast 82 64 51 89 38
35 Mason Wood St Kilda 114 64 51 97 46
36 Connor Idun Greater Western Sydney 134 64 51 82 41
37 Lewis Young Carlton 72 63 50 100 36
38 Miles Bergman Port Adelaide 110 62 50 94 42
39 Jack Lukosius Port Adelaide 108 62 50 92 43
40 Charlie Ballard Gold Coast 107 62 50 100 34
41 Jake Bowey Melbourne 92 62 50 92 43
42 Dougal Howard St Kilda 97 62 50 100 35
43 Tom McCartin Sydney 131 62 50 92 35
44 Josh Weddle Hawthorn 75 62 50 80 41
45 Noah Balta Richmond 120 62 49 99 38
46 Nathan Broad Richmond 133 61 49 95 37
47 Tom McDonald Melbourne 91 61 49 90 40
48 Jayden Laverde Greater Western Sydney 117 61 49 100 38
49 Mitch McGovern Carlton 97 61 49 87 40
50 Tom Jonas Port Adelaide 77 61 49 100 35