Welcome to Zero Hanger’s top 50 player rankings for 2025 – a list based primarily on a player’s 2025 production in addition to their career pedigree and future projections.
The bar is as high as ever to impact as an AFL footballer consistently, let alone to a star level. All-Australian discussions are in constant debate as several guns often find themselves snubbed from proper recognition.
Here is the second edition (40-31) of our top 50 AFL players right now…
READ: PART 1 (50-41)40th – Luke Jackson
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – APRIL 06: Luke Jackson of the Dockers celebrates a goal during the 2025 AFL Round 04 match between the Fremantle Dockers and the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium on April 6, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Janelle St Pierre/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
2024 rank: N/A
Luke Jackson has been on the precipice of a breakout campaign for several seasons, and it finally arrived in full form in 2025, averaging career-best numbers across the board with 17.8 disposals, 3.4 clearances and 6.0 score involvements per game.
His athleticism makes him one of the most dangerous ruck-forward threats in the competition, and with the new ruck duel rules set to be introduced in 2026, he’s likely to be even more dominant in those contests.
Fremantle’s budding young core is expected to take a leap again next year, and the premiership pedigree of Jackson will undoubtedly help them take that jump.