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Join our Fantasy SRP leagueKane Cornes' top 50 AFL players: 50-31
SEN • February 14th, 2026 7:42 pm
SEN's Kane Cornes has released the first instalment of his top 50 AFL players ahead of the 2026 season!
Counting down on 7NEWS, Cornes has officially listed players 50 through 31, featuring some contentious calls including Geelong superstar Bailey Smith.
Despite finishing third in the Brownlow and earning his first All-Australian blazer, Cornes believes he isn't damaging enough to push the upper echelong of the list, residing at 42.
“You could make the case he should be higher, but I didn’t want the top 50 dominated by midfielders.” Cornes told 7NEWS.com.au.
“I love the way he plays... but I just think there are more damaging mids in the top 50. Top 40 is still pretty good.”
Also featuring within the first instalment is Port Adelaide's Jason Horne-Francis.
A favourite of Cornes', Horne-Francis suffered a drastic slide from Kane's 2025 edition, slipping from 20 last season to 39.
“He just hasn’t done it consistently enough, unfortunately, with a bit of injury and a bit of the way (Port Adelaide) play him,” Cornes said.
“They like to use him forward so he just gets squeezed out of the midfield a bit.”
See Cornes' rankings from 50-31 below:
50. Aaron Naughton
49. Sam Walsh
48. Tom Liberatore
47. Dayne Zorko
46. Mitch Georgiades
45. Will Ashcroft
44. Josh Treacy
43. Zac Bailey
42. Bailey Smith
41. Jordan Clark
40. Bailey Dale
39. Jason Horne-Francis
38. Jaspa Fletcher
37. Toby Greene
36. Charlie Curnow
35. Connor Rozee
34. Josh Dunkley
33. Tom Green
32. Andrew Brayshaw
31. Dylan Moore
The remainder of Cornes' list is set for release over the coming week.
