SEN’s AFL Player of the Year and Rising Star votes - Round 21, 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 21

Collingwood (72) v (97) Geelong

3: Oliver Dempsey (GEE)
2: Tom Stewart (GEE)
1: Nick Daicos (COL)

Who missed: Dan McStay was stiff.

Fremantle (78) v (41) Western Bulldogs

3: Karl Worner (FRE)
2: Josh Treacy (FRE)
1: Oscar McDonald (FRE)

Who missed: Tom Liberatore was the Dogs' best.

St Kilda (88) v (107) Sydney

3: Errol Gulden (SYD)
2: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)
1: Chad Warner (SYD)

Who missed: Max Hall close, Nick Blakey stiff.

Hawthorn (99) v (83) North Melbourne

3: Jai Newcombe (HAW)
2: Nick Watson (HAW)
1: Jarman Impey (HAW)

Who missed: Mabior Chol was great, Sheezel NM's best.

Port Adelaide (63) v (75) GWS Giants

3: Lachie Whitfield (GWS)
2: Stephen Coniglio (GWS)
1: Jason Horne-Francis (PA)

Who missed: Clear three.

Carlton (154) v (78) Brisbane

3: Jagga Smith (CAR)
2: George Hewett (CAR)
1: Brodie Kemp (CAR)

Who missed: Harry McKay worth a mention.

Richmond (84) v (73) West Coast

3: Tim Taranto (RIC)
2: Harley Reid (WCE)
1: Marcus Herbert (WCE)

Who missed: Sam Lalor immense, as was Tom Lynch.

Gold Coast (105) v (114) Melbourne

3: Max Gawn (MEL)
2: Matt Rowell (GCS)
1: Tom Sparrow (MEL)

Who missed: John Noble good, Joel Fitzgerald next best.

Essendon (73) v (145) Adelaide

3: Riley Thilthorpe (ADE)
2: Jordan Dawson (ADE)
1: Izak Rankine (ADE)

Who missed: Peter Wright kicked six, Billy Dowling's best career game.

Leaderboard

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

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

SEN’s Rising Star votes - Round 21

3: Jagga Smith (CAR)
2: Cooper Hynes (WB)
1: Harry Dean (CAR)

Who missed: Dyson Sharp just missed out.

Leaderboard

30: 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)
5: Cooper Hynes (WB)
4: Harry Dean (CAR)
4: Zeke Uwland (GCS)
4: Sam Cumming (RIC)
4: Lachie Jaques (WB)
4: Dyson Sharp (ESS)
3: Talor Byrne (CAR)
3: Sullivan Robey (ESS)
2: Mitch Edwards (GEE)
2: Leo Lombard (GCS)
2: Jasper Alger (RIC)
2: Jack Whitlock (PA)
1: Ty Gallop (BRI)
1: Sam Grlj (RIC)
1: Oliver Francou (WCE)
1: Lachlan Gulbin (GCS)
1: Billy Wilson (CAR)