AFL Insights

2026 season

Player rankings

Season-average AFL player ratings derived from cached AFL Tables box scores. Filter by club or position and the table always rolls up to the top 50 matches.

Updated Monday 18 May 2026, 2:31 PM

No.1 overall

Bailey Smith

Geelong · 122.2 rating

Leading ruck

Brodie Grundy

Sydney · 117.6 rating

Most top-50 reps

Collingwood

4 players in the overall top 50

Filters

Top 50 for any filter set

Derived from cached AFL Tables match stats. Position groups are inferred from each player's season profile.

Showing top 50 of 587 matching players.

587 rated players 18 clubs 4 position groups
# Player Team Pos Rating
1
Bailey Smith Overall #1
Geelong GEE
Midfielders 122.2
2
Nick Daicos Overall #2
Collingwood COL
Key forwards 120.1
3
Brodie Grundy Overall #3
Sydney SYD
Rucks 117.6
4
Errol Gulden Overall #4
Sydney SYD
Midfielders 116
5
Harry Sheezel Overall #5
North Melbourne NTH
Midfielders 114.9
6
Archie Roberts Overall #6
Essendon ESS
Midfielders 114
7
Luke Jackson Overall #7
Fremantle FRE
Rucks 109.9
8
Zak Butters Overall #8
Port Adelaide PORT
Midfielders 109.7
9
Lachie Ash Overall #9
GWS GWS
Midfielders 109.4
10
Jordan Dawson Overall #10
Adelaide ADE
Key forwards 109.1
11
Jack Sinclair Overall #11
St Kilda STK
Midfielders 108.1
12
Max Gawn Overall #12
Melbourne MEL
Rucks 108
13
Marcus Bontempelli Overall #13
Western Bulldogs WBD
Key forwards 106.8
14
Max Holmes Overall #14
Geelong GEE
Midfielders 106.7
15
Tristan Xerri Overall #15
North Melbourne NTH
Rucks 106.4
16
Isaac Heeney Overall #16
Sydney SYD
Key forwards 105.9
17
Lachie Neale Overall #17
Brisbane Lions BRL
Midfielders 105.5
18
Zach Merrett Overall #18
Essendon ESS
Midfielders 105.3
19
Lachie Whitfield Overall #19
GWS GWS
Midfielders 104.5
20
Callum Wilkie Overall #20
St Kilda STK
Midfielders 104
21
Ed Richards Overall #21
Western Bulldogs WBD
Midfielders 101.7
22
Clayton Oliver Overall #22
GWS GWS
Midfielders 101.3
23
Will Ashcroft Overall #23
Brisbane Lions BRL
Midfielders 101.1
24
Sam Walsh Overall #24
Carlton CAR
Midfielders 100.9
25
Josh Daicos Overall #25
Collingwood COL
Midfielders 100.8
26
John Noble Overall #26
Gold Coast GCS
Midfielders 100.7
27
Christian Petracca Overall #27
Gold Coast GCS
Key forwards 100.6
28
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera Overall #28
St Kilda STK
Key forwards 100
29
Dayne Zorko Overall #29
Brisbane Lions BRL
Midfielders 99.3
30
Jack Steele Overall #30
Melbourne MEL
Midfielders 99.1
31
Jayden Short Overall #31
Richmond RIC
Midfielders 99
32
Dan Houston Overall #32
Collingwood COL
Midfielders 98.9
33
Noah Anderson Overall #33
Gold Coast GCS
Midfielders 98.9
34
Kysaiah Pickett Overall #34
Melbourne MEL
Key forwards 98.6
35
Luke Davies-Uniacke Overall #35
North Melbourne NTH
Midfielders 96.8
36
Justin McInerney Overall #36
Sydney SYD
Key forwards 96.1
37
Matthew Kennedy Overall #37
Western Bulldogs WBD
Midfielders 96.1
38
Tom Liberatore Overall #38
Western Bulldogs WBD
Midfielders 96
39
Finn Callaghan Overall #39
GWS GWS
Midfielders 95.8
40
Jack Crisp Overall #40
Collingwood COL
Midfielders 95.8
41
Bodhi Uwland Overall #41
Gold Coast GCS
Midfielders 95.4
42
Jarman Impey Overall #42
Hawthorn HAW
Midfielders 95.4
43
Andrew Brayshaw Overall #43
Fremantle FRE
Midfielders 95
44
Luke Parker Overall #44
North Melbourne NTH
Midfielders 94.9
45
Sam Flanders Overall #45
St Kilda STK
Midfielders 94.8
46
Jake Bowey Overall #46
Melbourne MEL
Midfielders 94.5
47
Wayne Milera Overall #47
Adelaide ADE
Midfielders 94.1
48
Sam Berry Overall #48
Adelaide ADE
Midfielders 93.5
49
Caleb Serong Overall #49
Fremantle FRE
Midfielders 93.4
50
Jeremy Cameron Overall #50
Geelong GEE
Key forwards 93.2

Position groups are inferred from season stat profiles, so they are directional buckets rather than official AFL role listings.