The voting for Zero Hanger's 2025 Finals MVP have been locked in, with two players polling perfect games from the weekend's opening matches of the series.
Hawthorn's Jai Newcombe and Fremantle's Caleb Serong have both been awarded unanimous best-afield outings to open September, with the latter doing so despite his side falling to the Suns.
Serong was a key player in the Dockers' fight back on Saturday night, while Newcombe was a clear standout in Hawthorn's thrilling elimination final victory over GWS.
The next highest vote-getters from the weekend were Collingwood captain Darcy Moore and Geelong ace Oliver Dempsey, who were both one vote shy of Serong and Newcombe's perfect 20.
Gold Coast skipper Noah Anderson was the Suns' top vote-getter from their win over the Dockers, with 13 votes, level with Cats utility Mark Blicavs in fifth overall from the first week of the finals.
Rounding out the top 10 are Collingwood gun Jordan De Goey (12 votes), Gold Coast machine Matthew Rowell (11 votes), Hawks pair Blake Hardwick (10 votes) and Jarman Impey (nine votes), and Cats speedster Max Holmes (nine votes).
Each week of this finals series, four Zero Hanger judges will give 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 votes on every game, with votes in the 2025 AFL Grand Final to be worth double.
Past winners of the Zero Hanger Final MVP include Will Ashcroft (2024) and Bobby Hill (2023).
| Mitch Keating | Aidan Cellini | Hayden Farquhar | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Darcy Moore | Nick Daicos | Darcy Moore | Darcy Moore |
| 4 | Isaac Quaynor | Darcy Moore | Jordan De Goey | Jordan De Goey |
| 3 | Jordan De Goey | Jamie Elliott | Isaac Quaynor | Jamie Elliott |
| 2 | Brayden Maynard | Steele Sidebottom | Jamie Elliott | Ned Long |
| 1 | Ned Long | Jordan De Goey | Nick Daicos | Nick Daicos |
| Mitch Keating | Aidan Cellini | Hayden Farquhar | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Oliver Dempsey | Oliver Dempsey | Oliver Dempsey | Max Holmes |
| 4 | Max Holmes | Jeremy Cameron | Mark Blicavs | Oliver Dempsey |
| 3 | Mark Blicavs | Mark Blicavs | Tom Atkins | Mark Blicavs |
| 2 | Tom Atkins | Shaun Mannagh | Josh Dunkley | Tom Atkins |
| 1 | Josh Dunkley | Oisin Mullin | Oisin Mullin | Jeremy Cameron |
| Mitch Keating | Aidan Cellini | Hayden Farquhar | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Jai Newcombe | Jai Newcombe | Jai Newcombe | Jai Newcombe |
| 4 | Jarman Impey | Connor MacDonald | Blake Hardwick | Blake Hardwick |
| 3 | Finn Callaghan | Jack Ginnivan | Finn Callaghan | Jarman Impey |
| 2 | Blake Hardwick | Tom Green | Tom Green | Tom Green |
| 1 | Connor MacDonald | Jarman Impey | Jarman Impey | James Worpel |
| Mitch Keating | Aidan Cellini | Hayden Farquhar | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Caleb Serong | Caleb Serong | Caleb Serong | Caleb Serong |
| 4 | Matthew Rowell | Matthew Rowell | Noah Anderson | Noah Anderson |
| 3 | Noah Anderson | Andrew Brayshaw | Jarrod Witts | Matthew Rowell |
| 2 | Wil Powell | Noah Anderson | Wil Powell | Andrew Brayshaw |
| 1 | Jarrod Witts | David Swallow | Andrew Brayshaw | Hayden Young |
LEADERBOARD
| RANK | PLAYER | LAST ROUND | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb Serong |
20 | 20 |
| 1 | Jai Newcombe |
20 | 20 |
| 3 | Darcy Moore |
19 | 19 |
| 3 | Oliver Dempsey |
19 | 19 |
| 5 | Noah Anderson |
13 | 13 |
| 5 | Mark Blicavs |
13 | 13 |
| 7 | Jordan De Goey |
12 | 12 |
| 8 | Matthew Rowell |
11 | 11 |
| 9 | Blake Hardwick |
10 | 10 |
| 10 | Max Holmes |
9 | 9 |
| 10 | Jarman Impey |
9 | 9 |
Every vote from the weekend can be found here.
