KICK Rating · 2020s · forwards
Best AFL forwards of the 2020s
The best forwards of the 2020s by KICK-F, calibrated so the 95th-percentile forward season sits at 76. Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 50 games across 2020–2029.
See the all-time forwards leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK-F avg | Raw | Best | KICK ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Heeney | Sydney | 126 | 76 | 66 | 100 | 62 |
| 2 | Toby Greene | Greater Western Sydney | 120 | 68 | 59 | 100 | 55 |
| 3 | Jeremy Cameron | Geelong | 128 | 68 | 59 | 100 | 52 |
| 4 | Charlie Curnow | Sydney | 95 | 68 | 59 | 100 | 53 |
| 5 | Tom Hawkins | Geelong | 103 | 66 | 57 | 100 | 50 |
| 6 | Shai Bolton | Fremantle | 136 | 65 | 56 | 100 | 53 |
| 7 | Joe Daniher | Brisbane Lions | 99 | 64 | 55 | 100 | 50 |
| 8 | Harry McKay | Carlton | 108 | 64 | 55 | 100 | 50 |
| 9 | Jesse Hogan | Greater Western Sydney | 103 | 63 | 54 | 100 | 48 |
| 10 | Taylor Walker | Adelaide | 115 | 61 | 52 | 100 | 47 |
| 11 | Charlie Dixon | Port Adelaide | 86 | 61 | 52 | 88 | 47 |
| 12 | Aaron Naughton | Western Bulldogs | 125 | 61 | 52 | 100 | 46 |
| 13 | Peter Wright | Essendon | 91 | 60 | 52 | 88 | 47 |
| 14 | Izak Rankine | Adelaide | 109 | 60 | 52 | 97 | 48 |
| 15 | Chad Wingard | Hawthorn | 53 | 59 | 51 | 100 | 48 |
| 16 | Riley Thilthorpe | Adelaide | 81 | 59 | 51 | 95 | 46 |
| 17 | Lance Franklin | Sydney | 53 | 59 | 50 | 91 | 45 |
| 18 | Tom Papley | Sydney | 117 | 59 | 50 | 99 | 46 |
| 19 | Jake Stringer | Greater Western Sydney | 100 | 58 | 49 | 100 | 45 |
| 20 | Tom Lynch | Richmond | 80 | 57 | 49 | 100 | 43 |
| 21 | Jack Gunston | Hawthorn | 92 | 57 | 48 | 100 | 42 |
| 22 | Josh Rachele | Adelaide | 71 | 56 | 47 | 90 | 44 |
| 23 | Jeremy Finlayson | Port Adelaide | 85 | 56 | 47 | 90 | 43 |
| 24 | Jamie Elliott | Collingwood | 118 | 55 | 46 | 82 | 42 |
| 25 | Mitch Lewis | Hawthorn | 66 | 55 | 46 | 100 | 41 |
| 26 | Kysaiah Pickett | Melbourne | 132 | 55 | 46 | 100 | 43 |
| 27 | Jamie Cripps | West Coast | 114 | 54 | 45 | 87 | 42 |
| 28 | Jack Riewoldt | Richmond | 85 | 54 | 45 | 100 | 40 |
| 29 | Josh Treacy | Fremantle | 86 | 54 | 45 | 97 | 41 |
| 30 | Tim Membrey | Collingwood | 116 | 54 | 45 | 100 | 40 |
| 31 | Jake Waterman | West Coast | 88 | 54 | 45 | 100 | 40 |
| 32 | Jack Darling | North Melbourne | 129 | 54 | 45 | 87 | 41 |
| 33 | Charlie Cameron | Brisbane Lions | 152 | 54 | 44 | 85 | 40 |
| 34 | Cameron Zurhaar | North Melbourne | 118 | 53 | 44 | 90 | 41 |
| 35 | Max King | St Kilda | 82 | 53 | 44 | 100 | 39 |
| 36 | Todd Marshall | Port Adelaide | 94 | 53 | 44 | 94 | 39 |
| 37 | Bayley Fritsch | Melbourne | 129 | 53 | 44 | 85 | 39 |
| 38 | Mitch Georgiades | Port Adelaide | 97 | 53 | 44 | 100 | 39 |
| 39 | Jack Ginnivan | Hawthorn | 91 | 53 | 44 | 91 | 41 |
| 40 | Oscar Allen | Brisbane Lions | 86 | 53 | 44 | 84 | 39 |
| 41 | Tyson Stengle | Geelong | 104 | 53 | 44 | 79 | 40 |
| 42 | Jack Higgins | St Kilda | 116 | 53 | 43 | 87 | 39 |
| 43 | Nick Larkey | North Melbourne | 121 | 52 | 43 | 100 | 38 |
| 44 | Michael Walters | Fremantle | 81 | 52 | 42 | 73 | 39 |
| 45 | Brody Mihocek | Collingwood | 124 | 52 | 42 | 98 | 38 |
| 46 | Matthew Taberner | Fremantle | 53 | 52 | 42 | 75 | 38 |
| 47 | Kai Lohmann | Brisbane Lions | 50 | 52 | 42 | 75 | 39 |
| 48 | Luke Breust | Hawthorn | 83 | 52 | 42 | 80 | 38 |
| 49 | Mabior Chol | Hawthorn | 101 | 51 | 42 | 88 | 38 |
| 50 | Liam Ryan | St Kilda | 93 | 51 | 42 | 83 | 38 |