KICK Rating · 2020s · ruckmen
Best AFL ruckmen of the 2020s
The best ruckmen of the 2020s by KICK-R, calibrated so the 95th-percentile ruckmen season sits at 76. Raw formula + overall KICK shown for transparency. Minimum 50 games across 2020–2029.
See the all-time ruckmen leaderboard or read how positional KICK works.
| # | Player | Team | GP | KICK-R avg | Raw | Best | KICK ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Gawn | Melbourne | 144 | 88 | 89 | 100 | 76 |
| 2 | Rowan Marshall | St Kilda | 140 | 76 | 76 | 100 | 68 |
| 3 | Brodie Grundy | Sydney | 126 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 67 |
| 4 | Tim English | Western Bulldogs | 137 | 74 | 74 | 100 | 64 |
| 5 | Reilly OBrien | Adelaide | 126 | 72 | 72 | 100 | 60 |
| 6 | Tristan Xerri | North Melbourne | 89 | 70 | 71 | 100 | 63 |
| 7 | Toby Nankervis | Richmond | 113 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 61 |
| 8 | Jarrod Witts | Gold Coast | 113 | 69 | 69 | 100 | 60 |
| 9 | Darcy Cameron | Collingwood | 134 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 57 |
| 10 | Sean Darcy | Fremantle | 98 | 65 | 65 | 100 | 56 |
| 11 | Kieren Briggs | Greater Western Sydney | 83 | 64 | 65 | 100 | 57 |
| 12 | Oscar McInerney | Brisbane Lions | 125 | 64 | 65 | 100 | 57 |
| 13 | Lloyd Meek | Hawthorn | 88 | 61 | 61 | 100 | 53 |
| 14 | Todd Goldstein | Essendon | 108 | 60 | 61 | 100 | 53 |
| 15 | Jordon Sweet | Port Adelaide | 64 | 60 | 60 | 100 | 53 |
| 16 | Tom Hickey | Sydney | 50 | 59 | 60 | 88 | 52 |
| 17 | Luke Jackson | Fremantle | 137 | 59 | 59 | 100 | 54 |
| 18 | Matt Flynn | West Coast | 58 | 57 | 57 | 93 | 49 |
| 19 | Tom De Koning | St Kilda | 111 | 56 | 56 | 100 | 50 |
| 20 | Rhys Stanley | Geelong | 92 | 56 | 55 | 93 | 49 |
| 21 | Sam Draper | Brisbane Lions | 95 | 53 | 53 | 100 | 46 |
| 22 | Darcy Fort | Brisbane Lions | 65 | 53 | 52 | 89 | 47 |
| 23 | Marc Pittonet | Carlton | 85 | 53 | 52 | 83 | 45 |
| 24 | Bailey Williams | West Coast | 102 | 52 | 51 | 100 | 45 |
| 25 | Peter Ladhams | Sydney | 58 | 51 | 50 | 95 | 45 |
| 26 | Rory Lobb | Western Bulldogs | 125 | 49 | 48 | 100 | 43 |
| 27 | Mason Cox | Fremantle | 83 | 41 | 40 | 95 | 35 |