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SEN’s AFL Player of the Year and Rising Star votes - Round 19, 2026
SEN • July 21st, 2026 2:39 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 19
Geelong (102) v (75) St Kilda
3: Bailey Smith (GEE)2: Rowan Marshall (STK)1: Gryan Miers (GEE)
Who missed: This was the clear three.
Sydney (71) v (87) Adelaide
3: Wayne Milera (ADE)2: Darcy Fogarty (ADE)1: Tom Papley (SYD)
Who missed: Izak Rankine was next.
Port Adelaide (75) v (103) Fremantle
3: Caleb Serong (FRE)2: Joe Richards (PA)1: Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)
Who missed: Ollie Wines was good, as was Jye Amiss.
North Melbourne (76) v (92) Melbourne
3: Tom Sparrow (MEL)2: Jake Bowey (MEL)1: Kysaiah Pickett (MEL)
Who missed: Matt Jefferson and Luke Davies-Uniacke were in the mix.
Collingwood (90) v (69) Carlton
3: Nick Daicos (COL)2: Darcy Cameron (COL)1: Patrick Cripps (CAR)
Who missed: Clear trio.
West Coast (69) v (93) Brisbane
3: Harris Andrews (BRI)2: Will Ashcroft (BRI)1: Kai Lohmann (BRI)
Who missed: Josh Dunkley and Lachie Neale were very close.
Richmond (52) v (122) Hawthorn
3: Jarman Impey (HAW)2: Connor Macdonald (HAW)1: Mitch Lewis (HAW)
Who missed: Nick Watson was around the mark.
Gold Coast (68) v (77) Western Bulldogs
3: Marcus Bontempelli (WB)2: Touk Miller (GCS)1: Tim English (WB)
Who missed: Bailey Williams and Matt Kennedy were both good.
Essendon (67) v (64) GWS Giants
3: Sam Durham (ESS)2: Zach Merrett (ESS)1: Nick Bryan (ESS)
Who missed: This is the trio.
Leaderboard
32: Nick Daicos (COL)28: Marcus Bontempelli (WB)21: Will Ashcroft (BRI)21: Jai Newcombe (HAW)21: Isaac Heeney (SYD)21: Bailey Smith (GEE)20: Zak Butters (PA)19: Max Holmes (GEE)19: Luke Jackson (FRE)19: Jordan Dawson (ADE)17: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)16: Patrick Cripps (CAR)15: Max Gawn (MEL)15: Jason Horne-Francis (PA)14: Kysaiah Pickett (MEL)14: Harry Sheezel (NM)13: Murphy Reid (FRE)13: Luke Davies-Uniacke (NM)13: Lachie Neale (BRI)13: Harley Reid (WCE)12: Shai Bolton (FRE)12: Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)11: Noah Anderson (GCS)11: Jacob Van Rooyen (MEL)11: Christian Petracca (GCS)10: Wayne Milera (ADE)10: Josh Treacy (FRE)10: Jordan De Goey (COL)10: Izak Rankine (ADE)10: Caleb Serong (FRE)
We’ll also keep track of our version of the Rising Star in 2026.
SEN’s Rising Star votes - Round 19
3: Dyson Sharp (ESS)2: Jagga Smith (CAR)1: Zeke Uwland (GCS)
Who missed: Pat Retschko, Jobe Shanahan and Billy Wilson were all considered.
Leaderboard
25: 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)4: Zeke Uwland (GCS)3: Dyson Sharp (ESS)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)
