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<\/a><\/p>\nBefore attention turns solely to 2026, Zero Hanger\u00a0has named the top 50 AFL<\/a> players of 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n While taking career pedigree and future projections into account to help split decisions, our yearly rankings are primarily based on output from the 2025 season that was.\u00a0<\/p>\n A quick breakdown of our top 50 sees reigning premiers Brisbane the most featured, having seven players selected, while the Western Bulldogs<\/a> were the next best with six.<\/p>\n West Coast, Richmond and Carlton were the three clubs that failed to feature in the entire top 50.\u00a0<\/p>\n For an in-depth assessment of each selection in the top 50, you can view our five-part series of the top 50 below: Zero Hanger’s Top 50 of 2025<\/p>\n 1. Marcus Bontempelli<\/a>
PART 1 (50-41)<\/a>
PART 2 (40-31)<\/a>
PART 3 (30-21)<\/a>
PART 4 (20-11)<\/a>
PART 5 (10-1)<\/a><\/p>\n
2. Nick Daicos<\/a>
3. Jeremy Cameron<\/a>
4. Matt Rowell<\/a>
5. Noah Anderson<\/a>
6. Bailey Smith<\/a>
7. Caleb Serong<\/a>
8. Jordan Dawson<\/a>
9. Max Gawn<\/a>
10. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera<\/a>
11. Zak Butters<\/a>
12. Andrew Brayshaw<\/a>
13. Hugh McCluggage<\/a>
14. Harris Andrews<\/a>
15. Tom Green<\/a>
16. Max Holmes<\/a>
17. Ed Richards<\/a>
18. Zach Merrett<\/a>
19. Isaac Heeney<\/a>
20. Kysaiah Pickett<\/a>
21. Finn Callaghan<\/a>
22. Sam Darcy<\/a>
23. Josh Dunkley<\/a>
24. Will Ashcroft<\/a>
25. Riley Thilthorpe<\/a>
26. Sam Taylor<\/a>
27. Jack Gunston<\/a>
28. Ben King<\/a>
29. Christian Petracca<\/a>
30. Chad Warner<\/a>
31. Jai Newcombe<\/a>
32. Tristan Xerri<\/a>
33. Bailey Dale<\/a>
34. Dayne Zorko<\/a>
35. Jamie Elliott<\/a>
36. Connor Rozee<\/a>
37. Brodie Grundy<\/a>
38. Aaron Naughton<\/a>
39. Lachie Neale<\/a>
40. Luke Jackson<\/a>
41. Callum Wilkie<\/a>
42. Jordan Clark<\/a>
43. Izak Rankine<\/a>
44. Toby Greene<\/a>
45. Jason Horne-Francis<\/a>
46. Mitch Georgiades<\/a>
47. Tom Stewart<\/a>
48. Zac Bailey<\/a>
49. Errol Gulden<\/a>
50. Tom Liberatore<\/a><\/p>\n
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