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 second edition (40-31) of our top 50 AFL players right now...

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34th - Dayne Zorko

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 29: Dayne Zorko of the Lions kicks during the round three AFL match between Brisbane Lions and Geelong Cats at The Gabba, on March 29, 2025, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 29: Dayne Zorko of the Lions kicks during the round three AFL match between Brisbane Lions and Geelong Cats at The Gabba, on March 29, 2025, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

2024 rank: 43

Zorko's mid-thirties revitalisation continues to be a marvelling football story, as the now 36-year-old once again played an integral part in Brisbane's successful premiership defence.

Only three players averaged more metres gained per game than Zorko in 2025, and all of them were midfielders. Zorko's lethal kick sets up the Lions' transition seamlessly, allowing him to average 6.4 rebound 50s and 5.6 score involvements per game.

Those figures rank second among listed defenders, excluding Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, who transitioned to a more permanent midfield role in the final two months of the season.

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