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)
12th - Andrew Brayshaw
2024 rank: 40
A star in the purple chevron guernsey, Brayshaw has firmly solidified himself as one of the league's elite with an exhilarating 2025 campaign that helped Fremantle capture a spot in the post-season for the first time since 2022.
Brayshaw jumped ahead of the footy more regularly in 2025, averaging a career-high 4.8 inside 50s per game and 6.7 score involvements, but also was brilliant defensively, laying 6.7 tackles, highlighting his strong two-way abilities.
The expectation for Fremantle is to finally crack the top four in 2026 and with Brayshaw only just entering his physical prime at 26 years old, there's a good chance that goal is achieved.
