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 14 September 2026, 1:57 PM

No.1 overall

Bailey Smith

Geelong · 118.8 rating

Leading ruck

Max Gawn

Melbourne · 111 rating

Most top-50 reps

Brisbane Lions

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 670 matching players.

670 rated players 18 clubs 4 position groups
# Player Team Pos Rating
1
Bailey Smith Overall #1
Geelong GEE
Midfielders 118.8
2
Harry Sheezel Overall #2
North Melbourne NTH
Midfielders 118.6
3
Nick Daicos Overall #3
Collingwood COL
Key forwards 117.8
4
Errol Gulden Overall #4
Sydney SYD
Midfielders 116
5
Jordan Dawson Overall #5
Adelaide ADE
Key forwards 115.3
6
Max Gawn Overall #6
Melbourne MEL
Rucks 111
7
Will Ashcroft Overall #7
Brisbane Lions BRL
Midfielders 107.4
8
Isaac Heeney Overall #8
Sydney SYD
Key forwards 107
9
Luke Jackson Overall #9
Fremantle FRE
Rucks 106.4
10
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera Overall #10
St Kilda STK
Key forwards 106.3
11
Zak Butters Overall #11
Port Adelaide PORT
Midfielders 106.2
12
Brodie Grundy Overall #12
Sydney SYD
Rucks 106
13
Lachie Ash Overall #13
GWS GWS
Midfielders 104.7
14
Zach Merrett Overall #14
Essendon ESS
Midfielders 104.5
15
Noah Anderson Overall #15
Gold Coast GCS
Midfielders 103.9
16
Marcus Bontempelli Overall #16
Western Bulldogs WBD
Key forwards 103.8
17
Ed Richards Overall #17
Western Bulldogs WBD
Key forwards 103.5
18
Matt Rowell Overall #18
Gold Coast GCS
Midfielders 102.2
19
Sam Walsh Overall #19
Carlton CAR
Midfielders 102.1
20
Bradley Hill Overall #20
St Kilda STK
Midfielders 101.7
21
Lachie Whitfield Overall #21
GWS GWS
Midfielders 101.7
22
John Noble Overall #22
Gold Coast GCS
Midfielders 101.3
23
Josh Daicos Overall #23
Collingwood COL
Midfielders 101
24
Clayton Oliver Overall #24
GWS GWS
Midfielders 100.9
25
Izak Rankine Overall #25
Adelaide ADE
Key forwards 100.8
26
Jack Sinclair Overall #26
St Kilda STK
Midfielders 99.5
27
Lachie Neale Overall #27
Brisbane Lions BRL
Midfielders 99.4
28
Jason Horne-Francis Overall #28
Port Adelaide PORT
Key forwards 99.2
29
Tristan Xerri Overall #29
North Melbourne NTH
Rucks 98.8
30
Max Holmes Overall #30
Geelong GEE
Midfielders 98.6
31
Finn Callaghan Overall #31
GWS GWS
Midfielders 98.2
32
Dayne Zorko Overall #32
Brisbane Lions BRL
Midfielders 98.1
33
Archie Roberts Overall #33
Essendon ESS
Midfielders 97.4
34
Andrew Brayshaw Overall #34
Fremantle FRE
Midfielders 96.7
35
Kysaiah Pickett Overall #35
Melbourne MEL
Key forwards 96.4
36
Josh Dunkley Overall #36
Brisbane Lions BRL
Midfielders 95.6
37
Tim Taranto Overall #37
Richmond RIC
Midfielders 95.4
38
Darcy Cameron Overall #38
Collingwood COL
Rucks 95.2
39
Chad Warner Overall #39
Sydney SYD
Key forwards 95.1
40
Patrick Cripps Overall #40
Carlton CAR
Midfielders 94.8
41
Callum Wilkie Overall #41
St Kilda STK
Midfielders 94.7
42
Wayne Milera Overall #42
Adelaide ADE
Midfielders 94.7
43
Zac Bailey Overall #43
Brisbane Lions BRL
Key forwards 94.5
44
Max Hall Overall #44
St Kilda STK
Key forwards 94.5
45
Luke Parker Overall #45
North Melbourne NTH
Midfielders 94.4
46
Luke Davies-Uniacke Overall #46
North Melbourne NTH
Midfielders 93.5
47
Will Setterfield Overall #47
Essendon ESS
Midfielders 93.3
48
Vigo Visentini Overall #48
Essendon ESS
Rucks 93
49
Sam Berry Overall #49
Adelaide ADE
Midfielders 92.7
50
Tom Sparrow Overall #50
Melbourne MEL
Midfielders 92.7

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