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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 149 84 79 100 78
2 Lachie Neale Brisbane Lions 152 76 73 100 72
3 Clayton Oliver Greater Western Sydney 141 76 73 100 72
4 Christian Petracca Gold Coast 142 74 71 100 70
5 Jack Steele Melbourne 141 73 71 100 70
6 Nick Daicos Collingwood 112 73 71 100 70
7 Zach Merrett Essendon 143 72 70 100 69
8 Harry Sheezel North Melbourne 85 71 69 100 68
9 Jordan Dawson Adelaide 146 71 69 100 66
10 Jarryd Lyons Brisbane Lions 69 71 69 100 68
11 Touk Miller Gold Coast 130 70 68 100 68
12 Tom Liberatore Western Bulldogs 130 69 68 100 68
13 Rory Laird Adelaide 140 69 68 100 67
14 Patrick Cripps Carlton 146 69 68 100 67
15 Josh Dunkley Brisbane Lions 146 68 67 100 66
16 Tim Taranto Richmond 124 68 67 100 67
17 Andrew Brayshaw Fremantle 149 67 67 100 66
18 Caleb Serong Fremantle 142 67 67 100 66
19 Matt Rowell Gold Coast 121 67 67 100 66
20 Jack Macrae St Kilda 134 66 66 100 65
21 Tom Green Greater Western Sydney 114 66 66 100 65
22 Darcy Parish Essendon 103 65 65 100 65
23 Noah Anderson Gold Coast 146 65 65 100 64
24 Tom Mitchell Collingwood 94 65 65 100 64
25 Sam Walsh Carlton 128 65 65 100 64
26 Brad Crouch St Kilda 77 65 65 100 64
27 Luke Davies-Uniacke North Melbourne 125 64 65 100 64
28 Bailey Smith Geelong 119 64 64 100 64
29 Isaac Heeney Sydney 137 63 64 100 63
30 Errol Gulden Sydney 109 63 64 100 62
31 Josh Kelly Greater Western Sydney 110 63 63 100 63
32 Adam Treloar Western Bulldogs 97 63 63 100 63
33 Hugh McCluggage Brisbane Lions 156 63 63 100 63
34 Zak Butters Port Adelaide 135 63 63 100 62
35 Jai Newcombe Hawthorn 118 62 63 100 62
36 Luke Parker North Melbourne 137 62 63 95 62
37 Jack Viney Melbourne 118 62 63 100 62
38 Will Ashcroft Brisbane Lions 76 61 62 100 62
39 Ollie Wines Port Adelaide 142 61 62 100 61
40 Dayne Zorko Brisbane Lions 139 61 62 100 60
41 Jack Sinclair St Kilda 138 60 61 100 59
42 Callum Mills Sydney 113 60 61 100 59
43 Chad Warner Sydney 126 60 61 96 60
44 Sam Docherty Carlton 89 59 60 98 57
45 Matt Crouch Adelaide 54 59 60 88 60
46 Lachie Whitfield Greater Western Sydney 135 59 60 88 58
47 Cameron Guthrie Geelong 77 59 60 100 59
48 George Hewett Carlton 115 58 59 100 58
49 Jack Crisp Collingwood 157 58 59 97 57
50 Tim Kelly West Coast 130 58 59 100 58