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SEN’s AFL Player of the Year and Rising Star votes - Round 18, 2026
SEN • July 14th, 2026 2:25 pm
The business end of the season is almost here and the POTY race is heating up.
See our Player of the Year votes below:
SEN’s POTY votes - Round 18
Fremantle (111) v (73) Sydney
3: Murphy Reid (FRE)2: Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)1: Josh Treacy (FRE)
Who missed: Shai Bolton, Errol Gulden and Charlie Curnow were all close.
Collingwood (89) v (85) North Melbourne
3: Josh Daicos (COL)2: Jy Simpkin (NM)1: Jeremy Howe (COL)
Who missed: Weird game for votes. Tristan Xerri and Darcy Cameron were both great.
St Kilda (87) v (73) Port Adelaide
3: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)2: Callum Wilkie (STK)1: Rowan Marshall (STK)
Who missed: Brad Hill the unluckiest.
GWS Giants (86) v (73) Geelong
3: Shaun Mannagh (GEE)2: Sam Taylor (GWS)1: Toby Greene (GWS)
Who missed: Clayton Oliver was sooooooo stiff.
Carlton (39) v (103) Hawthorn
3: Jack Ginnivan (HAW)2: Lloyd Meek (HAW)1: Blake Hardwick (HAW)
Who missed: Connor Macdonald was a bit unlucky.
Adelaide (128) v (49) Gold Coast
3: Izak Rankine (ADE)2: Jordan Dawson (ADE)1: Sam Berry (ADE)
Who missed: Wayne Milera was close. Tex kicked five but four of those in the last term when the game was done.
Western Bulldogs (86) v (70) West Coast
3: Marcus Bontempelli (WB)2: Aaron Naughton (WB)1: Harley Reid (WCE)
Who missed: Ed Richards just pipped by Harley.
Melbourne (111) v (65) Richmond
3: Jacob Van Rooyen (MEL)2: Jake Bowey (MEL)1: Tom Sparrow (MEL)
Who missed: Joel Fitzgerald was very good in his fourth game. Jack Steele played well.
Brisbane (149) v (59) Essendon
3: Will Ashcroft (BRI)2: Lachie Neale (BRI)1: Zac Bailey (BRI)
Who missed: Cam Rayner was bloody good.
Leaderboard
29: Nick Daicos (COL)25: Marcus Bontempelli (WB)21: Jai Newcombe (HAW)21: Isaac Heeney (SYD)20: Zak Butters (PA)19: Will Ashcroft (BRI)19: Max Holmes (GEE)19: Luke Jackson (FRE)19: Jordan Dawson (ADE)18: Bailey Smith (GEE)17: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)15: Patrick Cripps (CAR)15: Max Gawn (MEL)15: Jason Horne-Francis (PA)14: Harry Sheezel (NM)13: Murphy Reid (FRE)13: Luke Davies-Uniacke (NM)13: Lachie Neale (BRI)13: Kysaiah Pickett (MEL)13: Harley Reid (WCE)12: Shai Bolton (FRE)11: Noah Anderson (GCS)11: Jacob Van Rooyen (MEL)11: Christian Petracca (GCS)11: Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)10: Josh Treacy (FRE)10: Jordan De Goey (COL)10: Izak Rankine (ADE)
We’ll also keep track of our version of the Rising Star in 2026.
SEN’s Rising Star votes - Round 18
3: Willem Duursma (WCE)2: Jagga Smith (CAR)1: Sullivan Robey (ESS)
Who missed: Plenty in the mix for one vote including Leo Lombard, Billy Wilson and Ty Gallop.
Leaderboard
23: Jagga Smith (CAR)15: 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: Zeke Uwland (GCS)3: Harry Dean (CAR)3: Cooper Hynes (WB)3: 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)1: Oliver Francou (WCE)
