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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 103 92 75 100 57
2 Tom Stewart Geelong 122 91 73 100 56
3 Luke Ryan Fremantle 135 88 69 100 54
4 Jeremy McGovern West Coast 64 86 67 100 48
5 Steven May Melbourne 116 86 67 100 47
6 Jordan Ridley Essendon 90 84 66 100 49
7 Nick Vlastuin Richmond 116 80 63 100 48
8 Harris Andrews Brisbane Lions 145 80 63 100 43
9 Jacob Weitering Carlton 131 79 62 100 43
10 Sam Taylor Greater Western Sydney 100 78 62 100 43
11 Callum Wilkie St Kilda 139 76 61 100 45
12 Darcy Moore Collingwood 123 74 59 100 39
13 Jeremy Howe Collingwood 86 74 59 100 44
14 Josh Worrell Adelaide 60 74 59 86 45
15 Nick Haynes Carlton 101 72 58 100 43
16 Tom Doedee Brisbane Lions 60 71 57 89 41
17 Mason Redman Essendon 117 71 57 100 46
18 Alex Witherden West Coast 67 70 56 92 46
19 Harry Himmelberg Greater Western Sydney 141 70 56 100 46
20 Tom Barrass Hawthorn 116 69 55 100 37
21 Aliir Aliir Port Adelaide 133 69 55 100 39
22 Sam Collins Gold Coast 132 69 55 100 37
23 Jack Scrimshaw Hawthorn 105 68 55 93 42
24 Wil Powell Gold Coast 115 68 54 100 43
25 Jake Lever Melbourne 116 67 53 92 37
26 Mark Keane Adelaide 56 67 53 100 37
27 Liam Jones Western Bulldogs 78 66 53 100 34
28 Zach Guthrie Geelong 114 66 52 100 42
29 Blake Hardwick Hawthorn 138 66 52 100 43
30 Jack Buckley Greater Western Sydney 89 65 52 86 38
31 Bodhi Uwland Gold Coast 54 65 52 100 40
32 Brennan Cox Fremantle 105 65 52 100 37
33 Josh Battle Hawthorn 125 65 52 96 41
34 Mason Wood St Kilda 103 64 51 97 45
35 Lewis Young Carlton 71 63 51 100 36
36 Dougal Howard St Kilda 92 63 51 100 35
37 Charlie Ballard Gold Coast 105 63 51 100 35
38 Jack Lukosius Port Adelaide 105 63 51 92 44
39 Nathan Broad Richmond 121 63 50 95 38
40 Mitch McGovern Carlton 85 63 50 87 40
41 Connor Idun Greater Western Sydney 122 63 50 82 40
42 Mac Andrew Gold Coast 70 62 50 89 37
43 Miles Bergman Port Adelaide 105 62 50 94 42
44 Tom McDonald Melbourne 89 62 50 90 40
45 Noah Balta Richmond 108 62 49 95 37
46 Jayden Laverde Greater Western Sydney 108 62 49 100 38
47 Josh Weddle Hawthorn 66 62 49 80 40
48 Charlie Comben North Melbourne 52 61 49 100 35
49 Tom Jonas Port Adelaide 77 61 49 100 35
50 Tom McCartin Sydney 122 61 49 92 34