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 | 131 | 77 | 67 | 100 | 63 |
| 2 | Toby Greene | Greater Western Sydney | 126 | 69 | 60 | 100 | 55 |
| 3 | Jeremy Cameron | Geelong | 134 | 68 | 59 | 100 | 52 |
| 4 | Charlie Curnow | Sydney | 100 | 68 | 59 | 100 | 53 |
| 5 | Tom Hawkins | Geelong | 103 | 66 | 57 | 100 | 50 |
| 6 | Shai Bolton | Fremantle | 142 | 66 | 57 | 100 | 53 |
| 7 | Harry McKay | Carlton | 113 | 64 | 55 | 100 | 50 |
| 8 | Joe Daniher | Brisbane Lions | 99 | 64 | 55 | 100 | 50 |
| 9 | Jesse Hogan | Greater Western Sydney | 105 | 62 | 54 | 100 | 48 |
| 10 | Izak Rankine | Adelaide | 113 | 61 | 53 | 97 | 49 |
| 11 | Peter Wright | Essendon | 95 | 61 | 52 | 88 | 47 |
| 12 | Charlie Dixon | Port Adelaide | 86 | 61 | 52 | 88 | 47 |
| 13 | Aaron Naughton | Western Bulldogs | 131 | 60 | 52 | 100 | 46 |
| 14 | Taylor Walker | Adelaide | 116 | 60 | 52 | 100 | 47 |
| 15 | Chad Wingard | Hawthorn | 53 | 59 | 51 | 100 | 48 |
| 16 | Lance Franklin | Sydney | 53 | 59 | 50 | 91 | 45 |
| 17 | Riley Thilthorpe | Adelaide | 85 | 59 | 50 | 95 | 45 |
| 18 | Tom Papley | Sydney | 122 | 59 | 50 | 99 | 46 |
| 19 | Jake Stringer | Greater Western Sydney | 106 | 58 | 49 | 100 | 45 |
| 20 | Tom Lynch | Richmond | 85 | 57 | 49 | 100 | 43 |
| 21 | Jack Gunston | Hawthorn | 96 | 57 | 48 | 100 | 42 |
| 22 | Jeremy Finlayson | Port Adelaide | 85 | 56 | 47 | 90 | 43 |
| 23 | Josh Rachele | Adelaide | 76 | 56 | 47 | 90 | 44 |
| 24 | Kysaiah Pickett | Melbourne | 138 | 56 | 47 | 100 | 43 |
| 25 | Josh Treacy | Fremantle | 92 | 56 | 47 | 97 | 42 |
| 26 | Jamie Elliott | Collingwood | 123 | 55 | 46 | 82 | 42 |
| 27 | Mitch Lewis | Hawthorn | 72 | 55 | 46 | 100 | 41 |
| 28 | Jamie Cripps | West Coast | 114 | 54 | 45 | 87 | 42 |
| 29 | Jake Waterman | West Coast | 94 | 54 | 45 | 100 | 41 |
| 30 | Jack Riewoldt | Richmond | 85 | 54 | 45 | 100 | 40 |
| 31 | Tim Membrey | Collingwood | 118 | 54 | 45 | 100 | 40 |
| 32 | Jack Darling | North Melbourne | 134 | 54 | 45 | 87 | 41 |
| 33 | Charlie Cameron | Brisbane Lions | 158 | 54 | 44 | 85 | 40 |
| 34 | Shannon Neale | Geelong | 55 | 54 | 44 | 92 | 40 |
| 35 | Mitch Georgiades | Port Adelaide | 102 | 54 | 44 | 100 | 39 |
| 36 | Jack Ginnivan | Hawthorn | 97 | 53 | 44 | 91 | 41 |
| 37 | Cameron Zurhaar | North Melbourne | 123 | 53 | 44 | 90 | 41 |
| 38 | Max King | St Kilda | 82 | 53 | 44 | 100 | 39 |
| 39 | Bayley Fritsch | Melbourne | 135 | 53 | 44 | 85 | 39 |
| 40 | Tyson Stengle | Geelong | 104 | 53 | 44 | 79 | 40 |
| 41 | Todd Marshall | Port Adelaide | 96 | 53 | 44 | 94 | 39 |
| 42 | Oscar Allen | Brisbane Lions | 87 | 53 | 44 | 84 | 39 |
| 43 | Jack Higgins | St Kilda | 118 | 53 | 43 | 87 | 39 |
| 44 | Brody Mihocek | Melbourne | 126 | 52 | 42 | 98 | 38 |
| 45 | Nick Larkey | North Melbourne | 126 | 52 | 42 | 100 | 38 |
| 46 | Michael Walters | Fremantle | 81 | 52 | 42 | 73 | 39 |
| 47 | Nick Watson | Hawthorn | 53 | 52 | 42 | 78 | 39 |
| 48 | Matthew Taberner | Fremantle | 53 | 52 | 42 | 75 | 38 |
| 49 | Mabior Chol | Hawthorn | 103 | 51 | 42 | 88 | 38 |
| 50 | Luke Breust | Hawthorn | 83 | 51 | 42 | 80 | 38 |