Our Zero Hanger AFL Player Ratings has determined who would be currently leading the Rising Star race if the season ended now.
The ratings are a fan-voted AFL player concept where two players are compared to each other based on a certified Elo rating algorithm, and you get to choose who you believe is the better player.
To fit the Rising star criteria players must be under the age of 21 and have played in 10 or less games before the season has started.
(These rankings are accurate as of May 7)
10Jack Whitlock
Leaderboard ranking: 323rd, Rating points: 1550.9.
The tall forward is figuring his game out in a much-improved second season. After playing only four games last season as an 18-year-old, he has now played in every match for Port Adelaide in 2026.
Kicking just over a goal per game, Whitlock continues to show promise as a future key forward especially after having one of his better games last round in the showdown.
