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 Tuesday 14 July 2026, 4:19 AM

No.1 overall

Harry Sheezel

North Melbourne · 121.7 rating

Leading ruck

Max Gawn

Melbourne · 109.5 rating

Most top-50 reps

GWS

5 players in the overall top 50

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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 646 matching players.

646 rated players 18 clubs 4 position groups
# Player Team Pos Rating
1
Harry Sheezel Overall #1
North Melbourne NTH
Midfielders 121.7
2
Nick Daicos Overall #2
Collingwood COL
Key forwards 121.3
3
Bailey Smith Overall #3
Geelong GEE
Midfielders 119.7
4
Jordan Dawson Overall #4
Adelaide ADE
Key forwards 117.5
5
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera Overall #5
St Kilda STK
Key forwards 110
6
Max Gawn Overall #6
Melbourne MEL
Rucks 109.5
7
Isaac Heeney Overall #7
Sydney SYD
Key forwards 109.3
8
Brodie Grundy Overall #8
Sydney SYD
Rucks 109.1
9
Lachie Ash Overall #9
GWS GWS
Midfielders 106.9
10
Zach Merrett Overall #10
Essendon ESS
Midfielders 106.5
11
Zak Butters Overall #11
Port Adelaide PORT
Midfielders 106.2
12
Luke Jackson Overall #12
Fremantle FRE
Rucks 106.2
13
Max Holmes Overall #13
Geelong GEE
Midfielders 106
14
Will Ashcroft Overall #14
Brisbane Lions BRL
Midfielders 106
15
Clayton Oliver Overall #15
GWS GWS
Midfielders 105.4
16
Marcus Bontempelli Overall #16
Western Bulldogs WBD
Key forwards 105.2
17
Lachie Neale Overall #17
Brisbane Lions BRL
Midfielders 104.8
18
Noah Anderson Overall #18
Gold Coast GCS
Midfielders 104.7
19
Errol Gulden Overall #19
Sydney SYD
Midfielders 104.6
20
Ed Richards Overall #20
Western Bulldogs WBD
Midfielders 104.2
21
Archie Roberts Overall #21
Essendon ESS
Midfielders 102.7
22
Callum Wilkie Overall #22
St Kilda STK
Midfielders 102.1
23
Tristan Xerri Overall #23
North Melbourne NTH
Rucks 101.4
24
Josh Daicos Overall #24
Collingwood COL
Midfielders 101.3
25
Lachie Whitfield Overall #25
GWS GWS
Midfielders 101.3
26
Sam Walsh Overall #26
Carlton CAR
Midfielders 100.3
27
Finn Callaghan Overall #27
GWS GWS
Midfielders 99.9
28
Jack Sinclair Overall #28
St Kilda STK
Midfielders 99.5
29
Dayne Zorko Overall #29
Brisbane Lions BRL
Midfielders 99.4
30
John Noble Overall #30
Gold Coast GCS
Midfielders 99.3
31
Jason Horne-Francis Overall #31
Port Adelaide PORT
Key forwards 98.9
32
Kysaiah Pickett Overall #32
Melbourne MEL
Key forwards 97.7
33
Andrew Brayshaw Overall #33
Fremantle FRE
Midfielders 97.3
34
Luke Parker Overall #34
North Melbourne NTH
Midfielders 97.2
35
Sam Berry Overall #35
Adelaide ADE
Midfielders 96.9
36
Bradley Hill Overall #36
St Kilda STK
Midfielders 96.3
37
Luke Davies-Uniacke Overall #37
North Melbourne NTH
Midfielders 95.6
38
Nic Newman Overall #38
Carlton CAR
Midfielders 95.3
39
Bailey Dale Overall #39
Western Bulldogs WBD
Midfielders 95.1
40
Matthew Kennedy Overall #40
Western Bulldogs WBD
Midfielders 94.8
41
Patrick Cripps Overall #41
Carlton CAR
Midfielders 94.8
42
Wayne Milera Overall #42
Adelaide ADE
Midfielders 94.3
43
Jack Steele Overall #43
Melbourne MEL
Midfielders 94.1
44
Jayden Short Overall #44
Richmond RIC
Midfielders 93.1
45
Zac Bailey Overall #45
Brisbane Lions BRL
Key forwards 92.6
46
Will Day Overall #46
Hawthorn HAW
Midfielders 92.3
47
Chad Warner Overall #47
Sydney SYD
Key forwards 92.3
48
Toby Greene Overall #48
GWS GWS
Key forwards 92.1
49
Rory Laird Overall #49
Adelaide ADE
Midfielders 91.9
50
Sam Flanders Overall #50
St Kilda STK
Midfielders 91.6

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