SEN’s AFL Finals Player of the Year votes - Wildcard Round

The 2026 finals series is off to a flying start.

The Blues and the Dogs took home the chocolates in the AFL's inaugural Wildcard Round, dominating the votes in the first week of SEN's Finals Player of the Year count.

Five players will receive votes from every game across September, with a 5-4-3-2-1 voting system in place.

The player with the most votes after Grand Final day will be crowned SEN's Finals Player of the Year.

See our Wildcard votes below:

Wildcard Round

Western Bulldogs (96) v (93) Collingwood

5: Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
4: Arty Jones (WB)
3: Matthew Kennedy (WB)
2: Nick Daicos (COL)
1: Aaron Naughton (WB)

Who missed: Bailey Dale and Joel Freijah made a case.

Melbourne (55) v (74) Carlton

5: Sam Walsh (CAR)
4: Jacob Weitering (CAR)
3: Jagga Smith (CAR)
2: Ben Ainsworth (CAR)
1: Ollie Hollands (CAR)

Who missed: Adam Cerra and Patrick Cripps were in the running, Max Gawn Melbourne's best.

Leaderboard

5: Sam Walsh (CAR)
5: Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
4: Jacob Weitering (CAR)
4: Arty Jones (WB)
3: Jagga Smith (CAR)
3: Matthew Kennedy (WB)
2: Ben Ainsworth (CAR)
2: Nick Daicos (COL)
1: Ollie Hollands (CAR)
1: Aaron Naughton (WB)