Who is leading the race to secure All-Australian blazers in the key forward position?
No towering tall has leapt clear from the pack in terms of goals kicked this season, with a close cluster of stars cramming into the top 10 of the Coleman Medal.
Gold Coast's Ben King is currently leading the league with 46 goals, but his impact outside of set shot kicking is next to zero. So it would be a boring and uneducated choice to select him in the final 23.
So who are the truly dominant key forwards of 2026? And who will earn All-Australian jackets come the end of the season?
Sydney star and off-season recruit Charlie Curnow had a slow start to the year as he struggled to make an impact and settle into life at his new club and city.
However, the two-time Coleman Medal winner managed to kick his two or three goals each week to keep with the pack.
Over the past eight weeks though, Curnow's forward craft has gone back to his stellar best.
He has kicked a bag of eight (against Richmond) and a bag of six (Western Bulldogs) in recent games, while increasing his disposals, impact around the ground, contested marking and score involvements.
The 29-year-old now sits second in the Coleman Medal race, one goal behind King and appears destined to receive a third All-Australian jacket despite pundits writing him off earlier in the season.
While Curnow looks to be on track to return to the heralded All-Australian side, a young gun north of him is producing a similar output in just his third season.
Brisbane's Logan Morris has been a revelation at the Lions.
After being taken with pick 31 - God knows how he slipped that far - in the 2023 national draft, Morris has been a dominant force in an attack that has won back-to-back premierships.
The 21-year-old has kicked 118 goals from his 60 games (including 53 last year) and in 2026 has taken his game to new heights as he proves himself to be a premier key forward in the league.
Morris has kicked 41 goals so far, third most across the competition, and like Curnow in recent games, his impact extends beyond just kicking goals off his own boot.
Despite standing at a smaller stature for a key forward at 191cm, Morris' mobility and impact in the forward line is undeniable.
He averages 3.2 marks inside 50, 2.7 goals, 7.4 score involvements and just under a goal assist per game. The young superstar also booted a career-best seven goals against Gold Coast this year.
Morris sits second among key forwards (and 13th across the league) for score involvements only behind West Coast's Jake Waterman.
The final key forward spot in this All-Australian forward line is where the conversation gets interesting.
Geelong star Jeremy Cameron sits equal-fourth in the league for goals and equal-seventh among key forwards for score involvements.
But he has been clearly impacted by his injured arm which he broke in last year's grand final and would need a strong finish to the season to lock up the third key forward role.
Hawthorn's Jack Gunston was the clear candidate at the halfway mark of the season.
The 34-year-old's career renaissance has been a thing to behold and in 2026 he has been a star playing the deepest possible role inside forward 50.
Gunston is averaging 3.6 goals, 4.4 marks inside 50 and 7.4 score involvements per game this year.
However, his battles with injury have stalled his run and the gun veteran may miss too many games to reach the required amount. He has played 10 matches and needs to have featured at least 16 times to qualify for All-Australian selection.
Finally, there is the Cyclone Treacy out west.
Fremantle spearhead Josh Treacy is a physical beast and one of the main factors behind the Dockers' ascendancy to top spot on the ladder and premiership contention.
Treacy has kicked 37 goals so far this season and is on track to breeze past his career-best tally of 45.
He sits equal-third with Port Adelaide's Mitch Georgiades for score involvements among key forwards this season while he and Curnow sit equal-first for most contested marks across the league.
Eight rounds remain for this mix of the game's best key forwards to make their mark and secure a spot in the All-Australian team.
