The debate over who the best player in the AFL is rages on week-in-week-out and will forever more as the answer remains subjective rather than objective.
However, in 2026, Zero Hanger has used our fan-driven Player Rater system to determine where footballers rank across the league in the eyes of the devoted.
The ratings are done through the AFL Player Rater and are based on performance and consistency and look to provide real-time rankings of where each player sits.
So how does your club's best 10 players stack up when compared to the rest?
At the halfway mark of the season, we have delved into how you, the fans, have rated players' opening 12-13 games at all 18 clubs, with the analysis below.
Geelong currently has the most players in the overall top 10, with Jeremy Cameron (fourth), Tom Stewart (fifth) and Patrick Dangerfield (10th).
Brisbane, Collingwood, Fremantle, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, Sydney and Western Bulldogs all have one player inside the top 10.
Ladder leaders Fremantle and Sydney are tied with the most players inside the top 50 with six-apiece making the cut from their respective talent-laden squads.
Rankings are as of start of the day June 11, 2026.
7Geelong
The fact star midfielder Max Holmes is not ranked inside the top 50 is a mystery.
But even more of a shock is to see arguably the game's best winger in Oliver Dempsey not inside the Cats' top 10, nor the league's top 120 players.
Seeing Patrick Dangerfield ranked in the league's top 10 may be due to fans remembering the good old days of Danger.
- Jeremy Cameron (4)
- Tom Stewart (5)
- Patrick Dangerfield (11)
- Bailey Smith (14)
- Max Holmes (57)
- Gryan Miers (78)
- Shaun Mannagh (96)
- Shannon Neale (98)
- Mark Blicavs (112)
- Connor O'Sullivan (121)
