The fastest AFL players of 2025 have been revealed, with Sydney's Nick Blakey taking the crown as the league's speedster this year.
The Swans half-back clocked a top speed of 36.1km/h in his side's Round 12 meeting with Adelaide at the SCG, with that pace 0.2km/h better than the next best in Richmond pressure forward Maurice Rioli.
Both Blakey and Rioli feature twice in the top six speeds recorded by the AFL's tracking system this year, with GWS ace Darcy Jones and Collingwood livewire Bobby Hill both tied for third overall with speeds of 35.8km/h.
Rioli's second-best speed (35.6km/h) for the year came in the Tigers' Round 19 win over West Coast, and may have been clocked during his memorable chasedown tackle on Eagle Brady Hough.
MAURICE RIOLI WHAT A TACKLE 🌟#AFLEaglesTigers pic.twitter.com/KEwd5LSsOv
— AFL (@AFL) July 19, 2025
GWS forward Callum Brown is another prolific name among this year's quickest players, featuring five times among the top 25 speeds recorded this year.
Brown's top speed came in at 34.9km/h, while he managed to reach the 34.5km/h barrier four more times.
Melbourne was the only club not to have a player reach the 34km/h mark this year, with young wingman Caleb Windsor their quickest at 33.7km/h.
The fastest AFL player on record is former Geelong forward Gary Rohan, who clocked a time of 37.8km/h in 2023. Blakey's top 2025 speed sees him fall into the top 10 fastest players on record.
Fastest AFL player speeds recorded in 2025
Nick Blakey (36.1km/h), Round 12 vs Adelaide
Maurice Rioli (35.9km/h), Round 18 vs Essendon
Darcy Jones (35.8km/h), Round 5 vs St Kilda
Bobby Hill (35.8km/h), Round 8 vs Geelong
Maurice Rioli (35.6km/h), Round 19 vs West Coast
Nick Blakey (35.6km/h), Round 21 vs Essendon
Jed Walter (35.4km/h), Round 2 vs Melbourne
Lachie McNeil (35.3km/h), Round 1 vs North Melbourne
Adam Saad (34.9km/h), Round 5 vs West Coast
Callum Brown (34.9km/h), Round 9 vs Geelong
Malcolm Rosas (34.9km/h), Round 10 vs Hawthorn
Rhyan Mansell (34.9km/h), Round 21 vs Gold Coast
Sam Wicks (34.7km/h), Round 4 vs NM
Daniel Rioli (34.7km/h), Round 6 vs Richmond
Joe Fonti (34.7km/h), Round 8 vs Sydney
Callum Brown (34.7km/h), Round 21 vs Western Bulldogs
Nick Watson (34.7km/h) - Week 1 Finals vs GWS
Darcy Jones (34.6km/h), Round 4 vs West Coast
Jordan Clark (34.6km/h) - Round 14 vs North Melbourne
Jy Simpkin (34.5km/h), Round 6 vs Carlton
Callum Brown (34.5km/h), Round 11 vs Carlton
Laitham Vandermeer (34.5km/h), Round 9 vs Gold Coast
Callum Brown (34.5km/h), Round 15 vs GWS
Callum Brown (34.5km/h), Round 18 vs Geelong
Beau McCreery (34.5km/h), Round 23 vs Adelaide
Every AFL team's fastest player in 2025
Adelaide - Izak Rankine (34.3km/h), Round 21 vs Hawthorn
Brisbane - Charlie Cameron (34.3km/h), Round 14 vs GWS
Carlton - Adam Saad (34.9km/h), Round 5 vs West Coast
Collingwood - Bobby Hill (35.8km/h), Round 8 vs Geelong
Essendon - Sam Durham (34.1km/h) - Round 2 vs Adelaide
Fremantle - Jordan Clark (34.6km/h) - Round 14 vs North Melbourne
Geelong - Zach Guthrie (34.4km/h), Round 22 vs Essendon
Gold Coast - Jed Walter (35.4km/h), Round 3 vs Melbourne
GWS - Darcy Jones (35.8km/h), Round 5 vs St Kilda
Hawthorn - Nick Watson (34.7km/h) - Week 1 Finals vs GWS
Melbourne - Caleb Windsor (33.7km/h), Round 18 vs North Melbourne
North Melbourne - Jy Simpkin (34.5km/h), Round 6 vs Carlton
Port Adelaide - Josh Sinn/Lachlan Jones (34.1km/h), Round 1 vs Collingwood/Round 23 vs Carlton
Richmond - Maurice Rioli (35.9km/h), Round 18 vs Essendon
St Kilda - Darcy Wilson (34.3km/h), Round 6 vs Western Bulldogs
Sydney - Nick Blakey (36.1km/h), Round 12 vs Adelaide
West Coast - Sandy Brock (34.0km/h), Round 9 vs Richmond
Western Bulldogs - Lachie McNeil (35.3km/h), Round 1 vs North Melbourne
