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FWC on Sport Nation guideSEN’s AFL Player of the Year and Rising Star votes - Round 16, 2026
SEN • June 30th, 2026 7:06 pm
The 2026 season rolls on and the votes continue to come.
See our Player of the Year votes below:
SEN’s POTY votes - Round 16
Brisbane (126) v (83) Sydney
3: Chad Warner (SYD)2: Will Ashcroft (BRI)1: Josh Dunkley (BRI)
Who missed: Zac Bailey was excellent.
Hawthorn (96) v (82) GWS Giants
3: Jai Newcombe (HAW)2: Will Day (HAW)1: Cam Mackenzie (HAW)
Who missed: Finn Callaghan was the Giants' best.
Carlton (117) v (64) West Coast
3: Ben Ainsworth (CAR)2: Sam Walsh (CAR)1: Patrick Cripps (CAR)
Who missed: George Hewett next in line.
Collingwood (106) v (72) Richmond
3: Nick Daicos (COL)2: Jordan De Goey (COL)1: Tim Taranto (RIC)
Who missed: Lachie Schultz slightly unlucky.
Port Adelaide (97) v (71) Adelaide
3: Zak Butters (PA)2: Jason Horne-Francis (PA)1: Mitch Georgiades (PA)
Who missed: Jordon Sweet can consider himself unlucky.
North Melbourne (79) v (65) Essendon
3: Harry Sheezel (NM)2: Luke Davies-Uniacke (NM)1: Caleb Daniel (NM)
Who missed: Sam Durham and Luke Parker were close.
Fremantle (80) v (29) Gold Coast
3: Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)2: Luke Jackson (FRE)1: Murphy Reid (FRE)
Who missed: Shai Bolton and Michael Frederick knocking on the door.
Leaderboard
26: Nick Daicos (COL)22: Marcus Bontempelli (WB)21: Jai Newcombe (HAW)20: Zak Butters (PA)20: Isaac Heeney (SYD)19: Max Holmes (GEE)19: Luke Jackson (FRE)18: Bailey Smith (GEE)15: Patrick Cripps (CAR)14: Jordan Dawson (ADE)13: Will Ashcroft (BRI)13: Max Gawn (MEL)13: Kysaiah Pickett (MEL)12: Shai Bolton (FRE)12: Luke Davies-Uniacke (NM)12: Jason Horne-Francis (PA)12: Harry Sheezel (NM)12: Harley Reid (WCE)11: Noah Anderson (GCS)11: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)11: Lachie Neale (BRI)11: Christian Petracca (GCS)10: Murphy Reid (FRE)10: Jordan De Goey (COL)9: Josh Treacy (FRE)9: Finn Callaghan (GWS)9: Ed Richards (WB)9: Chad Warner (SYD)9: Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)
We’ll also keep track of our version of the Rising Star in 2026.
SEN’s Rising Star votes - Round 16
3: Patrick Retschko (RIC)2: Harry Dean (CAR)1: Ty Gallop (BRI)
Who missed: Talor Byrne, Zeke Uwland, Jagga Smith and Jack Dalton all could have grabbed a vote.
Leaderboard
19: Jagga Smith (CAR)12: 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)4: Lachie Jaques (WB)4: Sam Cumming (RIC)3: Harry Dean (CAR)3: Cooper Hynes (WB)2: Sullivan Robey (ESS)2: Mitch Edwards (GEE)2: Leo Lombard (GCS)2: Jasper Alger (RIC)2: Jack Whitlock (PA)1: Sam Grlj (RIC)1: Lachlan Gulbin (GCS)1: Billy Wilson (CAR)1: Tay Gallop (BRI)
