Welcome to Zero Hanger's top 50 player rankings for 2025 - a list based primarily on a player's 2025 production in addition to their career pedigree and future projections.

The bar is as high as ever to impact as an AFL footballer consistently, let alone to a star level. All-Australian discussions are in constant debate as several guns often find themselves snubbed from proper recognition.

Here is the penultimate edition (20-11) of our top 50 AFL players of 2025...

READ: PART 1 (50-41)
READ: PART 2 (40-31)
READ: PART 3 (30-21)

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11th - Zak Butters

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13: Zak Butters of the Power celebrates at full time during the round five AFL match between Port Adelaide Power and Hawthorn Hawks at Adelaide Oval, on April 13, 2025, in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13: Zak Butters of the Power celebrates at full time during the round five AFL match between Port Adelaide Power and Hawthorn Hawks at Adelaide Oval, on April 13, 2025, in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

2024 rank: 11

Butters achieved a third-straight best and fairest medal in 2025, despite facing early injury interruptions to his campaign to remain on the fringe of the AFL's top 10.

The 24-year-old would ultimately average a career-high 28.0 disposals, 6.6 clearances and 6.1 score involvements over 20 games and earn a spot in the 2025 All-Australian squad, standing out as one of few bright spots in the Power's marred season.

Even while missing three games, Butters still recorded an extraordinary 87 coaches votes for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year in 2025. That's an average of 4.35 votes per game - only bettered by Bailey Smith and Marcus Bontempelli.

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