2026 AFL MVP

Who will be the 2026 Zero Hanger AFL MVP?

Each week this season, our panel of four Zero Hanger pundits have picked the best five players on ground each game.

Points were then awarded on a 5-4-3-2-1 scoring system to determine the overall MVP for the 2026 season, powered by Winning Edge Presentations.

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RANKRANK		PLAYER	LAST ROUNDLAST	TOTALTOTAL
1	Magpies Collingwood	Nick Daicos	13	67
2	Bulldogs Western	Marcus Bontempelli	0	61
2	Demons Melbourne	Max Gawn	2	61
4	Power Port Adelaide	Zak Butters	10	58
5	Swans Sydney	Isaac Heeney	20	50
5	Cats Geelong	Max Holmes	20	50
7	Saints St Kilda	Callum Wilkie	15	48
8	Dockers Fremantle	Caleb Serong	0	47
9	Dockers Fremantle	Luke Jackson	18	46
10	Giants GWS	Clayton Oliver	15	45
11	Kangaroos North Melbourne	Luke Davies-Uniacke	7	42
12	Suns Gold Coast	Christian Petracca	0	40
13	Lions Brisbane	Will Ashcroft	0	39
14	Demons Melbourne	Kysaiah Pickett	0	38
15	Eagles West Coast	Harley Reid	0	37
16	Giants GWS	Finn Callaghan	16	35
16	Hawks Hawthorn	Connor MacDonald	0	35
16	Lions Brisbane	Lachie Neale	17	35
19	Swans Sydney	Brodie Grundy	15	34
19	Hawks Hawthorn	Jai Newcombe	14	34
19	Crows Adelaide	Josh Rachele	20	34
19	Dockers Fremantle	Josh Treacy	0	34
23	Power Port Adelaide	Aliir Aliir	0	33
23	Bombers Essendon	Archie Roberts	19	33
23	Cats Geelong	Bailey Smith	14	33
26	Hawks Hawthorn	Jack Ginnivan	20	30
27	Lions Brisbane	Zac Bailey	19	28
27	Blues Carlton	Sam Walsh	10	28
29	Swans Sydney	Justin McInerney	7	27
29	Kangaroos North Melbourne	Harry Sheezel	6	27
29	Demons Melbourne	Jack Steele	0	27
32	Crows Adelaide	Wayne Milera	6	26
32	Tigers Richmond	Tim Taranto	0	26
32	Saints St Kilda	Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera	18	26
35	Dockers Fremantle	Shai Bolton	0	25
35	Hawks Hawthorn	Jack Gunston	0	25
35	Cats Geelong	Tom Stewart	0	25
38	Swans Sydney	Errol Gulden	0	24
38	Suns Gold Coast	Ben King	0	24
38	Suns Gold Coast	Bodhi Uwland	3	24
38	Hawks Hawthorn	Nick Watson	0	24
42	Giants GWS	Lachie Ash	10	23
42	Kangaroos North Melbourne	Dylan Stephens	0	23
44	Bombers Essendon	Zach Merrett	14	22
45	Bulldogs Western	Matthew Kennedy	0	21
45	Suns Gold Coast	Touk Miller	0	21
47	Bulldogs Western	Joel Freijah	0	20
47	Kangaroos North Melbourne	Finn O'Sullivan	0	20
47	Bulldogs Western	Ed Richards	0	20
50	Dockers Fremantle	Andrew Brayshaw	0	19
50	Power Port Adelaide	Jason Horne-Francis	1	19
52	Swans Sydney	Joel Amartey	0	18
52	Kangaroos North Melbourne	Colby McKercher	0	18
52	Hawks Hawthorn	Dylan Moore	2	18
52	Swans Sydney	Tom Papley	9	18
52	Eagles West Coast	Jake Waterman	0	18
57	Demons Melbourne	Jacob van Rooyen	0	17
57	Bombers Essendon	Peter Wright	9	17
59	Swans Sydney	Nick Blakey	0	16
59	Magpies Collingwood	Josh Daicos	0	16
59	Bulldogs Western	Aaron Naughton	0	16
59	Giants GWS	Jake Stringer	0	16
63	Kangaroos North Melbourne	Charlie Comben	0	15
63	Crows Adelaide	Izak Rankine	15	15
63	Suns Gold Coast	Jarrod Witts	0	15
66	Suns Gold Coast	Noah Anderson	0	14
66	Lions Brisbane	Jarrod Berry	0	14
66	Magpies Collingwood	Steele Sidebottom	0	14
66	Crows Adelaide	Josh Worrell	0	14
66	Kangaroos North Melbourne	Tristan Xerri	0	14
71	Giants GWS	Aaron Cadman	13	13
71	Blues Carlton	Patrick Cripps	4	13
71	Hawks Hawthorn	Mitchell Lewis	13	13
71	Suns Gold Coast	John Noble	0	13
71	Dockers Fremantle	Alex Pearce	13	13
76	Hawks Hawthorn	Tom Barrass	0	12
76	Saints St Kilda	Max Hall	0	12
76	Suns Gold Coast	Bailey Humphrey	0	12
76	Kangaroos North Melbourne	Nick Larkey	0	12
76	Tigers Richmond	Jayden Short	0	12
76	Demons Melbourne	Tom Sparrow	0	12
76	Kangaroos North Melbourne	Cooper Trembath	0	12
83	Dockers Fremantle	Jye Amiss	0	11
83	Lions Brisbane	Charlie Cameron	0	11
83	Lions Brisbane	Keidean Coleman	0	11
83	Eagles West Coast	Milan Murdock	0	11
83	Bombers Essendon	Darcy Parish	11	11
83	Kangaroos North Melbourne	Luke Parker	1	11
83	Saints St Kilda	Jack Silvagni	11	11
83	Lions Brisbane	Dayne Zorko	0	11
91	Lions Brisbane	Sam Draper	10	10
91	Bulldogs Western	Buku Khamis	0	10
91	Lions Brisbane	Logan Morris	0	10
91	Crows Adelaide	Alex Neal-Bullen	3	10
91	Dockers Fremantle	Murphy Reid	1	10
96	Cats Geelong	Tom Atkins	9	9
96	Cats Geelong	Tanner Bruhn	7	9
96	Power Port Adelaide	Darcy Byrne-Jones	0	9
96	Cats Geelong	Sam De Koning	0	9
96	Swans Sydney	Tom McCartin	1	9
96	Blues Carlton	Mitch McGovern	0	9
96	Cats Geelong	Shannon Neale	0	9
96	Saints St Kilda	Jack Sinclair	0	9
96	Swans Sydney	Chad Warner	0	9
105	Swans Sydney	Riley Bice	0	8
105	Magpies Collingwood	Scott Pendlebury	0	8
105	Swans Sydney	Jai Serong	0	8
108	Giants GWS	Stephen Coniglio	0	7
108	Power Port Adelaide	Kane Farrell	0	7
108	Magpies Collingwood	Dan Houston	0	7
108	Bulldogs Western	Lachie Jaques	0	7
108	Lions Brisbane	Ryan Lester	0	7
108	Magpies Collingwood	Harry Perryman	0	7
108	Magpies Collingwood	Isaac Quaynor	6	7
108	Bulldogs Western	Bailey Williams	0	7
108	Saints St Kilda	Mason Wood	0	7
117	Hawks Hawthorn	Josh Battle	6	6
117	Crows Adelaide	Jordon Butts	0	6
117	Cats Geelong	Jeremy Cameron	0	6
117	Tigers Richmond	Seth Campbell	0	6
117	Giants GWS	Joe Fonti	0	6
117	Magpies Collingwood	Billy Frampton	0	6
117	Eagles West Coast	Tim Kelly	0	6
117	Tigers Richmond	Sam Lalor	0	6
117	Magpies Collingwood	Brayden Maynard	6	6
117	Crows Adelaide	Lachlan McAndrew	0	6
117	Magpies Collingwood	Tim Membrey	0	6
117	Power Port Adelaide	Joe Richards	0	6
117	Eagles West Coast	Deven Robertson	0	6
117	Hawks Hawthorn	James Sicily	0	6
131	Lions Brisbane	Josh Dunkley	0	5
131	Eagles West Coast	Willem Duursma	0	5
131	Bulldogs Western	Tim English	0	5
131	Saints St Kilda	Hugo Garcia	5	5
131	Hawks Hawthorn	Blake Hardwick	5	5
131	Tigers Richmond	Ben Miller	0	5
131	Hawks Hawthorn	Josh Ward	0	5
131	Cats Geelong	James Worpel	5	5
139	Bulldogs Western	Arthur Jones	0	4
139	Swans Sydney	James Jordon	0	4
139	Bulldogs Western	Tom Liberatore	0	4
139	Demons Melbourne	Jake Melksham	0	4
139	Demons Melbourne	Brody Mihocek	0	4
139	Cats Geelong	Mark O'Connor	4	4
139	Swans Sydney	James Rowbottom	0	4
139	Demons Melbourne	Harry Sharp	0	4
139	Power Port Adelaide	Jordon Sweet	0	4
139	Kangaroos North Melbourne	George Wardlaw	0	4
139	Saints St Kilda	Marcus Windhager	0	4
150	Power Port Adelaide	Jase Burgoyne	0	3
150	Magpies Collingwood	Jack Crisp	3	3
150	Giants GWS	Brent Daniels	3	3
150	Bulldogs Western	Sam Darcy	0	3
150	Crows Adelaide	Jordan Dawson	0	3
150	Kangaroos North Melbourne	Zane Duursma	0	3
150	Bombers Essendon	Isaac Kako	3	3
150	Demons Melbourne	Jake Lever	0	3
150	Bulldogs Western	Rory Lobb	0	3
150	Cats Geelong	Shaun Mannagh	0	3
150	Swans Sydney	Callum Mills	3	3
150	Suns Gold Coast	Ethan Read	0	3
150	Eagles West Coast	Elliot Yeo	0	3
163	Tigers Richmond	Noah Balta	0	2
163	Crows Adelaide	Sam Berry	2	2
163	Giants GWS	Kieren Briggs	0	2
163	Magpies Collingwood	Jordan De Goey	0	2
163	Bombers Essendon	Xavier Duursma	2	2
163	Suns Gold Coast	Lachlan Gulbin	0	2
163	Blues Carlton	George Hewett	0	2
163	Swans Sydney	Matthew Roberts	0	2
163	Suns Gold Coast	Matthew Rowell	2	2
163	Bulldogs Western	Ryley Sanders	0	2
163	Power Port Adelaide	Jack Watkins	0	2
163	Giants GWS	Lachie Whitfield	2	2
175	Power Port Adelaide	Joe Berry	0	1
175	Bulldogs Western	Connor Budarick	0	1
175	Bombers Essendon	Nate Caddy	0	1
175	Demons Melbourne	Kade Chandler	0	1
175	Dockers Fremantle	Jordan Clark	0	1
175	Suns Gold Coast	Alex Davies	0	1
175	Saints St Kilda	Tom De Koning	0	1
175	Bombers Essendon	Jacob Farrow	0	1
175	Blues Carlton	Elijah Hollands	0	1
175	Giants GWS	Jayden Laverde	1	1
175	Swans Sydney	Jake Lloyd	0	1
175	Cats Geelong	Jack Martin	0	1
175	Cats Geelong	Connor O'Sullivan	1	1
175	Giants GWS	Jake Riccardi	0	1
175	Magpies Collingwood	Lachlan Schultz	0	1
175	Magpies Collingwood	Oscar Steene	0	1
175	Crows Adelaide	Riley Thilthorpe	0	1
175	Demons Melbourne	Caleb Windsor	0	1