SEN’s AFL Player of the Year and Rising Star votes - Round 18, 2026

The business end of the season is almost here and the POTY race is heating up.

See our Player of the Year votes below:

SEN’s POTY votes - Round 18

Fremantle (111) v (73) Sydney

3: Murphy Reid (FRE)
2: Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)
1: Josh Treacy (FRE)

Who missed: Shai Bolton, Errol Gulden and Charlie Curnow were all close.

Collingwood (89) v (85) North Melbourne

3: Josh Daicos (COL)
2: Jy Simpkin (NM)
1: Jeremy Howe (COL)

Who missed: Weird game for votes. Tristan Xerri and Darcy Cameron were both great.

St Kilda (87) v (73) Port Adelaide

3: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)
2: Callum Wilkie (STK)
1: Rowan Marshall (STK)

Who missed: Brad Hill the unluckiest.

GWS Giants (86) v (73) Geelong

3: Shaun Mannagh (GEE)
2: Sam Taylor (GWS)
1: Toby Greene (GWS)

Who missed: Clayton Oliver was sooooooo stiff.

Carlton (39) v (103) Hawthorn

3: Jack Ginnivan (HAW)
2: Lloyd Meek (HAW)
1: Blake Hardwick (HAW)

Who missed: Connor Macdonald was a bit unlucky.

Adelaide (128) v (49) Gold Coast

3: Izak Rankine (ADE)
2: Jordan Dawson (ADE)
1: Sam Berry (ADE)

Who missed: Wayne Milera was close. Tex kicked five but four of those in the last term when the game was done.

Western Bulldogs (86) v (70) West Coast

3: Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
2: Aaron Naughton (WB)
1: Harley Reid (WCE)

Who missed: Ed Richards just pipped by Harley.

Melbourne (111) v (65) Richmond

3: Jacob Van Rooyen (MEL)
2: Jake Bowey (MEL)
1: Tom Sparrow (MEL)

Who missed: Joel Fitzgerald was very good in his fourth game. Jack Steele played well.

Brisbane (149) v (59) Essendon

3: Will Ashcroft (BRI)
2: Lachie Neale (BRI)
1: Zac Bailey (BRI)

Who missed: Cam Rayner was bloody good.

Leaderboard

29: Nick Daicos (COL)
25: Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
21: Jai Newcombe (HAW)
21: Isaac Heeney (SYD)
20: Zak Butters (PA)
19: Will Ashcroft (BRI)
19: Max Holmes (GEE)
19: Luke Jackson (FRE)
19: Jordan Dawson (ADE)
18: Bailey Smith (GEE)
17: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)
15: Patrick Cripps (CAR)
15: Max Gawn (MEL)
15: Jason Horne-Francis (PA)
14: Harry Sheezel (NM)
13: Murphy Reid (FRE)
13: Luke Davies-Uniacke (NM)
13: Lachie Neale (BRI)
13: Kysaiah Pickett (MEL)
13: Harley Reid (WCE)
12: Shai Bolton (FRE)
11: Noah Anderson (GCS)
11: Jacob Van Rooyen (MEL)
11: Christian Petracca (GCS)
11: Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)
10: Josh Treacy (FRE)
10: Jordan De Goey (COL)
10: Izak Rankine (ADE)

We’ll also keep track of our version of the Rising Star in 2026.

SEN’s Rising Star votes - Round 18

3: Willem Duursma (WCE)
2: Jagga Smith (CAR)
1: Sullivan Robey (ESS)

Who missed: Plenty in the mix for one vote including Leo Lombard, Billy Wilson and Ty Gallop.

Leaderboard

23: Jagga Smith (CAR)
15: Willem Duursma (WCE)
8: Phoenix Gothard (GWS)
8: Patrick Retschko (RIC)
8: Jacob Farrow (ESS)
7: Cooper Trembath (NM)
6: Josh Lindsay (WCE)
6: Jobe Shanahan (WCE)
4: Lachie Jaques (WB)
4: Sam Cumming (RIC)
3: Zeke Uwland (GCS)
3: Harry Dean (CAR)
3: Cooper Hynes (WB)
3: Sullivan Robey (ESS)
2: Mitch Edwards (GEE)
2: Leo Lombard (GCS)
2: Jasper Alger (RIC)
2: Jack Whitlock (PA)
1: Sam Grlj (RIC)
1: Lachlan Gulbin (GCS)
1: Billy Wilson (CAR)
1: Tay Gallop (BRI)
1: Oliver Francou (WCE)