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Best AFL midfielders of the 2020s

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

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

#PlayerTeamGP KICK-M avg Raw Best KICK
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1 Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs 155 83 79 100 78
2 Lachie Neale Brisbane Lions 158 76 73 100 72
3 Clayton Oliver Greater Western Sydney 146 75 72 100 71
4 Nick Daicos Collingwood 118 73 71 100 70
5 Jack Steele Melbourne 147 72 70 100 69
6 Christian Petracca Gold Coast 146 72 70 100 70
7 Zach Merrett Essendon 148 72 70 100 69
8 Harry Sheezel North Melbourne 88 71 69 100 68
9 Jordan Dawson Adelaide 152 71 69 100 66
10 Jarryd Lyons Brisbane Lions 69 71 69 100 68
11 Touk Miller Gold Coast 135 69 68 100 68
12 Tim Taranto Richmond 129 69 68 100 67
13 Tom Liberatore Western Bulldogs 134 69 68 100 67
14 Matt Rowell Gold Coast 126 69 68 100 67
15 Patrick Cripps Carlton 153 69 68 100 67
16 Rory Laird Adelaide 144 68 67 100 66
17 Josh Dunkley Brisbane Lions 152 68 67 100 66
18 Caleb Serong Fremantle 148 67 67 100 66
19 Andrew Brayshaw Fremantle 155 67 66 100 66
20 Jack Macrae St Kilda 136 66 66 100 65
21 Tom Green Greater Western Sydney 114 66 66 100 65
22 Noah Anderson Gold Coast 151 65 65 100 65
23 Darcy Parish Essendon 103 65 65 100 65
24 Tom Mitchell Collingwood 94 65 65 100 64
25 Sam Walsh Carlton 135 65 65 100 64
26 Bailey Smith Geelong 125 65 65 100 64
27 Errol Gulden Sydney 115 65 65 100 64
28 Brad Crouch St Kilda 77 65 65 100 64
29 Luke Davies-Uniacke North Melbourne 130 64 65 100 64
30 Isaac Heeney Sydney 141 64 64 100 64
31 Josh Kelly Greater Western Sydney 110 63 63 100 63
32 Adam Treloar Western Bulldogs 97 63 63 100 63
33 Will Ashcroft Brisbane Lions 82 63 63 100 63
34 Zak Butters Port Adelaide 135 63 63 100 62
35 Hugh McCluggage Brisbane Lions 159 62 63 100 62
36 Jai Newcombe Hawthorn 124 62 63 100 62
37 Jack Viney Melbourne 118 62 63 100 62
38 Luke Parker North Melbourne 142 62 62 95 62
39 Ollie Wines Port Adelaide 147 61 62 100 61
40 Dayne Zorko Brisbane Lions 144 61 62 100 60
41 Jack Sinclair St Kilda 138 60 61 100 59
42 Chad Warner Sydney 130 60 61 96 60
43 Sam Docherty Carlton 89 59 60 98 57
44 Matt Crouch Adelaide 54 59 60 88 60
45 Callum Mills Sydney 118 59 60 100 58
46 Lachie Whitfield Greater Western Sydney 140 59 60 88 58
47 Cameron Guthrie Geelong 77 59 60 100 59
48 George Hewett Carlton 122 58 60 100 59
49 Tim Kelly West Coast 135 58 59 100 58
50 Nic Martin Essendon 82 58 59 100 57