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SEN’s AFL Player of the Year and Rising Star votes - Round 21, 2026
SEN • August 4th, 2026 3:53 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 21
Collingwood (72) v (97) Geelong
3: Oliver Dempsey (GEE)2: Tom Stewart (GEE)1: Nick Daicos (COL)
Who missed: Dan McStay was stiff.
Fremantle (78) v (41) Western Bulldogs
3: Karl Worner (FRE)2: Josh Treacy (FRE)1: Oscar McDonald (FRE)
Who missed: Tom Liberatore was the Dogs' best.
St Kilda (88) v (107) Sydney
3: Errol Gulden (SYD)2: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)1: Chad Warner (SYD)
Who missed: Max Hall close, Nick Blakey stiff.
Hawthorn (99) v (83) North Melbourne
3: Jai Newcombe (HAW)2: Nick Watson (HAW)1: Jarman Impey (HAW)
Who missed: Mabior Chol was great, Sheezel NM's best.
Port Adelaide (63) v (75) GWS Giants
3: Lachie Whitfield (GWS)2: Stephen Coniglio (GWS)1: Jason Horne-Francis (PA)
Who missed: Clear three.
Carlton (154) v (78) Brisbane
3: Jagga Smith (CAR)2: George Hewett (CAR)1: Brodie Kemp (CAR)
Who missed: Harry McKay worth a mention.
Richmond (84) v (73) West Coast
3: Tim Taranto (RIC)2: Harley Reid (WCE)1: Marcus Herbert (WCE)
Who missed: Sam Lalor immense, as was Tom Lynch.
Gold Coast (105) v (114) Melbourne
3: Max Gawn (MEL)2: Matt Rowell (GCS)1: Tom Sparrow (MEL)
Who missed: John Noble good, Joel Fitzgerald next best.
Essendon (73) v (145) Adelaide
3: Riley Thilthorpe (ADE)2: Jordan Dawson (ADE)1: Izak Rankine (ADE)
Who missed: Peter Wright kicked six, Billy Dowling's best career game.
Leaderboard
36: Nick Daicos (COL)30: Marcus Bontempelli (WB)24: Will Ashcroft (BRI)24: Jai Newcombe (HAW)22: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)21: Isaac Heeney (SYD)21: Bailey Smith (GEE)21: Jordan Dawson (ADE)20: Zak Butters (PA)19: Patrick Cripps (CAR)19: Max Holmes (GEE)19: Luke Jackson (FRE)18: Max Gawn (MEL)16: Murphy Reid (FRE)16: Jason Horne-Francis (PA)15: Harley Reid (WCE)14: Kysaiah Pickett (MEL)14: Harry Sheezel (NM)13: Luke Davies-Uniacke (NM)13: Lachie Neale (BRI)12: Shai Bolton (FRE)12: Josh Treacy (FRE)12: Ed Richards (WB)12: Chad Warner (SYD)12: Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)11: Noah Anderson (GCS)11: Jarman Impey (HAW)11: Jacob Van Rooyen (MEL)11: Izak Rankine (ADE)11: Christian Petracca (GCS)10: Zac Bailey (BRI)10: Wayne Milera (ADE)10: Jordan De Goey (COL)10: Caleb Serong (FRE)10: Brodie Grundy (SYD)
We’ll also keep track of our version of the Rising Star in 2026.
SEN’s Rising Star votes - Round 21
3: Jagga Smith (CAR)2: Cooper Hynes (WB)1: Harry Dean (CAR)
Who missed: Dyson Sharp just missed out.
Leaderboard
30: 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)5: Cooper Hynes (WB)4: Harry Dean (CAR)4: Zeke Uwland (GCS)4: Sam Cumming (RIC)4: Lachie Jaques (WB)4: Dyson Sharp (ESS)3: Talor Byrne (CAR)3: Sullivan Robey (ESS)2: Mitch Edwards (GEE)2: Leo Lombard (GCS)2: Jasper Alger (RIC)2: Jack Whitlock (PA)1: Ty Gallop (BRI)1: Sam Grlj (RIC)1: Oliver Francou (WCE)1: Lachlan Gulbin (GCS)1: Billy Wilson (CAR)
