SEN’s AFL Player of the Year and Rising Star votes - Round 3, 2025
SEN • April 1st, 2025 1:06 pm

The SEN and AFL Nation Player of the Year voting is back for 2025.
See the 3-2-1 votes from the Round 3 matches below:
SEN’s Player of the Year votes - Round 3
Essendon (72) v (60) Port Adelaide
3: Zach Merrett (ESS)2: Sam Durham (ESS)1: Dylan Shiel (ESS)
Who missed: Xavier Duursma was next in line and unlucky to miss.
Carlton (75) v (83) Western Bulldogs
3: Tom Liberatore (WB)2: Sam Davidson (WB)1: Tom De Koning (CAR)
Who missed: Matt Kennedy was very stiff not to be awarded a vote.
Melbourne (62) v (120) Gold Coast
3: Matt Rowell (GCS)2: Noah Anderson (GCS)1: Touk Miller (GCS)
Who missed: A number of Suns lining up including Ben King and Bailey Humphrey.
St Kilda (135) v (53) Richmond
3: Jack Sinclair (STK)2: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)1: Jack Macrae (STK)
Who missed: Mitch Owens and Rowan Marshall were considered.
Hawthorn (76) v (64) GWS Giants
3: Will Day (HAW)2: Cam Mackenzie (HAW)1: Nick Watson (HAW)
Who missed: Feels like this was the key trio.
Brisbane (70) v (61) Geelong
3: Hugh McCluggage (BRI)2: Will Ashcroft (BRI)1: Dayne Zorko (BRI)
Who missed: Harris Andrews, Jack Payne and Max Holmes were all in the mix.
Adelaide (114) v (78) North Melbourne
3: Izak Rankine (ADE)2: Jake Soligo (ADE)1: Rory Laird (ADE)
Who missed: Taylor Walker could have nicked a vote on another day.
West Coast (68) v (106) Fremantle
3: Caleb Serong (FRE)2: Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)1: Luke Jackson (FRE)
Who missed: Josh Treacy very unlucky.
BYE: Collingwood, Sydney
Leaderboard - Round 3
6: Will Day (HAW)6: Jordan Dawson (ADE)5: Tom De Koning (CAR)5: Noah Anderson (GCS)5: Matt Rowell (GCS)5: Izak Rankine (ADE)5: Chad Warner (SYD)4: Zach Merrett (ESS)4: Tom Liberatore (WB)4: Jack Sinclair (STK)4: Jack Macrae (STK)4: Finn Callaghan (GWS)3: Tristan Xerri (NM)3: Toby Nankervis (RIC)3: Toby Greene (GWS)3: Sam Taylor (GWS)3: Nick Daicos (COL)3: Lachie Neale (BRI)3: Jye Caldwell (ESS)3: Josh Dunkley (BRI)3: Jake Soligo (ADE)3: Jai Newcombe (HAW)3: Hugh McCluggage (BRI)3: Ed Richards (WB)3: Dan Houston (COL)3: Connor Rozee (PA)3: Caleb Serong (FRE)3: Bailey Smith (GEE)
The young 'uns will not be overlooked.
SEN’s Rising Star votes - Round 3
3: Harvey Langford (MEL)2: Christian Moraes (PA)1: Hugo Garcia (STK)
Who missed: Fremantle's Murphy Reid and Essendon's Archie Roberts were in calculations.
Leaderboard - Round 3
3: Sam Lalor (RIC)3: Max Gruzewski (GWS)3: Harvey Langford (MEL)3: Connor O'Sullivan (GEE)2: Tyrell Dewar (WCE)2: Murphy Reid (FRE)2: Ed Allan (COL)2: Christian Moraes (PA)1: Xavier Lindsay (MEL)1: Levi Ashcroft (BRI)1: James Leake (GWS)1: Hugo Garcia (STK)