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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 120 91 73 100 56
2 Tom Stewart Geelong 138 89 71 100 55
3 Jeremy McGovern West Coast 64 86 67 100 48
4 Luke Ryan Fremantle 153 86 67 100 53
5 Steven May Melbourne 116 86 67 100 47
6 Jordan Ridley Essendon 94 82 65 100 48
7 Harris Andrews Brisbane Lions 163 78 62 100 42
8 Jacob Weitering Carlton 140 78 61 100 43
9 Nick Vlastuin Richmond 133 77 61 100 47
10 Callum Wilkie St Kilda 155 77 61 100 46
11 Sam Taylor Greater Western Sydney 111 76 60 100 42
12 Darcy Moore Collingwood 124 74 59 100 39
13 Josh Worrell Adelaide 77 73 58 96 46
14 Jeremy Howe Collingwood 100 73 58 100 44
15 Nick Haynes Carlton 118 71 57 100 43
16 Tom Doedee Brisbane Lions 60 71 57 89 41
17 Mason Redman Essendon 131 70 56 100 46
18 Alex Witherden West Coast 67 70 56 92 46
19 Harry Himmelberg Greater Western Sydney 158 69 55 100 45
20 Bodhi Uwland Gold Coast 71 68 55 100 43
21 Aliir Aliir Port Adelaide 148 68 54 100 39
22 Sam Collins Gold Coast 146 68 54 100 37
23 Jack Scrimshaw Hawthorn 107 68 54 93 42
24 Wil Powell Gold Coast 129 67 53 100 43
25 Liam Jones Western Bulldogs 78 66 53 100 34
26 Lawson Humphries Geelong 57 66 53 79 45
27 Jake Lever Melbourne 132 66 53 92 37
28 Tom Barrass Hawthorn 129 66 53 100 36
29 Mark Keane Adelaide 66 66 52 100 37
30 Blake Hardwick Hawthorn 156 65 52 100 43
31 Josh Battle Hawthorn 141 65 52 96 41
32 Jack Buckley Greater Western Sydney 92 65 52 86 38
33 Connor Idun Greater Western Sydney 139 64 51 82 41
34 Zach Guthrie Geelong 132 64 51 100 42
35 Mac Andrew Gold Coast 87 64 51 89 39
36 Mason Wood St Kilda 116 64 51 97 46
37 Brennan Cox Fremantle 117 64 51 100 36
38 Jake Bowey Melbourne 98 63 51 92 43
39 Miles Bergman Port Adelaide 115 63 51 94 43
40 Jack Lukosius Port Adelaide 108 62 50 92 43
41 Noah Balta Richmond 120 62 49 99 38
42 Connor OSullivan Geelong 50 62 49 81 38
43 Dougal Howard St Kilda 98 61 49 100 34
44 Nathan Broad Richmond 137 61 49 95 37
45 Lewis Young Carlton 78 61 49 100 36
46 Tom McCartin Sydney 137 61 49 92 35
47 Charlie Ballard Gold Coast 112 61 49 100 34
48 Jayden Laverde Greater Western Sydney 119 61 49 100 38
49 Josh Weddle Hawthorn 81 61 49 80 40
50 Tom Jonas Port Adelaide 77 61 49 100 35