AFL Players' Top 50 rankings (Full List Revealed!)

[adammania9]

AFL players are coming together to pick a top 50. They have a pretty good idea. According to the site, there are 15 players making their debut in the list. Two of them made the top 20 (without knowing, I'm guessing Tom J. Lynch and Patrick Cripps)

50-41: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-02-...50-tough-demon-debuts-as-the-countdown-begins
40-36: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-01/afl-players-top-50-magpie-soars-in-the-spotlight
35-31: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-...ising-blue-patrick-cripps-the-next-chris-judd
30-26: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-03/afl-players-top-50-baby-bombers-next-challenge
25-21: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-06/afl-players-top-50-is-dylan-shiel-the-greatest-giant-of-all
20-16: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-07/afl-players-top-50-the-day-max-gawn-became-invincible
15-13: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-09/afl-players-top-50-tom-lynch-versus-the-greats
12:10: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-10/afl-players-top-50-how-sloane-stepped-up-after-dangerfield
9-7: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-13/afl-players-top-50-why-the-swans-made-kennedy-sole-captain
6-4: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-15/afl-players-top-50-the-bonts-five-best-finals-moments
3-1: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-16/afl-players-top-50-the-battle-to-be-footys-no1

My top 10 predictions is as follows: (Not my list, my prediction for the players' list)
1. Patrick Dangerfield
2. Nat Fyfe
3. Lance Franklin
4. Scott Pendlebury
5. Alex Rance
6. Gary Ablett Jr
7. Marcus Bontempelli
8. Joel Selwood
9. Max Gawn
10. Josh P. Kennedy

50. Jack Viney
Melbourne | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 57
Debut: 2013
Games: 70

49. Tom Hawkins
Geelong | Key Forward
Last year's ranking: 44
Official AFL Player Rating: 66
Debut: 2007
Games: 189

48. Trent Cotchin
Richmond | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 22
Official AFL Player Rating: 39
Debut: 2008
Games: 173

47. Travis Boak
Port Adelaide | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 16
Official AFL Player Rating: 26
Debut: 2007
Games: 199

46. Dayne Beams
Brisbane Lions | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 28
Official AFL Player Rating: 302
Debut: 2009
Games: 128

45. Michael Hurley
Essendon | Key Defender
Last year's ranking: - (suspended)
Official AFL Player Rating: 346
Debut: 2009
Games: 119

44. Jordan Lewis
Melbourne | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 27
Official AFL Player Rating: 117
Debut: 2005
Games: 264

43. Stephen Coniglio
GWS Giants | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 87
Debut: 2012
Games: 85

42. Heath Shaw
GWS Giants | Half-Back Flanker
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 36
Debut: 2005
Games: 237

41. Jobe Watson
Essendon | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: - (suspended)
Official AFL Player Rating: 429
Debut: 2003
Games: 200

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40. Adam Treloar
Collingwood | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 18
Debut: 2012
Games: 101

39. Steele Sidebottom
Collingwood | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 79
Debut: 2009
Games: 49

38. Taylor Walker
Adelaide | Key Forward
Last year's ranking: 38
Official AFL Player Rating: 92
Debut: 2009
Games: 130

37. Luke Shuey
West Coast | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 20
Debut: 2010
Games: 134

36. Dayne Zorko
Brisbane Lions | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 10
Debut: 2012
Games: 101

35. Jack Steven
St Kilda | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 45
Official AFL Player Rating: 14
Debut: 2009
Games: 134

34. Jarryd Roughead
Hawthorn | Key Forward
Last year's ranking: 11
Official AFL Player Rating: 154
Debut: 2005
Games: 231

33. Nathan Jones
Melbourne | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 42
Official AFL Player Rating: 79
Debut: 2006
Games: 69

32. Patrick Cripps
Carlton | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 44
Debut: 2014
Games: 44

31. Luke Hodge
Hawthorn | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 5
Official AFL Player Rating: 50
Debut: 2002
Games: 286

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30. Jeremy Cameron
GWS Giants | Key Forward
Last year's ranking: 33
Official AFL Player Rating: 126
Debut: 2012
Games: 93

29. Lachie Neale
Fremantle | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 34
Debut: 2012
Games: 92

28. Zach Merrett
Essendon | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 32
Debut: 2011
Games: 106

27. Shaun Burgoyne
Hawthorn | Utility
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 32
Debut: 2011
Games: 106

26. Dyson Heppell
Essendon | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: - (suspended)
Official AFL Player Rating: 216
Debut: 2011
Games: 106

25. Nick Riewoldt
St Kilda | Key Forward/Outside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 25
Official AFL Player Rating: 157
Debut: 2001
Games: 319

24. Dylan Shiel
GWS Giants | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking:
Official AFL Player Rating: 19
Debut: 2012
Games: 87

23. Todd Goldstein
North Melbourne | Ruckman
Last year's ranking: 12
Official AFL Player Rating: 6
Debut: 2008
Games: 171

22. Callan Ward
GWS Giants | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking:
Official AFL Player Rating: 21
Debut: 2008
Games: 167

21. Matt Priddis
West Coast | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking:
Official AFL Player Rating: 16
Debut: 2006
Games: 219

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20. Sam Mitchell
West Coast | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 6
Official AFL Player Rating: 23
Debut: 2002
Games: 307

19. Eddie Betts
Adelaide | Small Forward
Last year's ranking: 32
Official AFL Player Rating: 28
Debut: 2005
Games: 253

18. Cyril Rioli
Hawthorn | Small Forward
Last year's ranking: 17
Official AFL Player Rating: 9
Debut: 2008
Games: 178

17. Max Gawn
Melbourne | Ruckman
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 13
Debut: 2011
Games: 61

16. Robbie Gray
Port Adelaide | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 10
Official AFL Player Rating: 3
Debut: 2007
Games: 155

15. Josh J. Kennedy
West Coast | Key Forward
Last year's ranking: 15
Official AFL Player Rating: 38
Debut: 2008
Games: 188

14. Tom J. Lynch
Gold Coast | Key Forward
Last year's ranking: -
Official AFL Player Rating: 25
Debut: 2011
Games: 102

13. Daniel Hannebery
Sydney Swans | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 14
Official AFL Player Rating: 15
Debut: 2009
Games: 170

12. Dustin Martin
Richmond | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 20
Official AFL Player Rating: 30
Debut: 2010
Games: 153

11. Rory Sloane
Adelaide | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking 30
Official AFL Player Rating: 8
Debut: 2009
Games: 141

10. Alex Rance
Richmond | Key Defender
Last year's ranking: 19
Official AFL Player Rating: 27
Debut: 2009
Games: 150

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9. Luke Parker
Sydney Swans | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 18
Official AFL Player Rating: 11
Debut: 2011
Games: 127

8. Gary Ablett Jr
Gold Coast | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 2
Official AFL Player Rating: 164
Debut: 2002
Games: 288

7. Josh P. Kennedy
Sydney Swans | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 13
Official AFL Player Rating: 2
Debut: 2008
Games: 183

6. Scott Pendlebury
Collingwood | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 4
Official AFL Player Rating: 4
Debut: 2006
Games: 236

5. Marcus Bontempelli
Western Bulldogs | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 49
Official AFL Player Rating: 5
Debut: 2014
Games: 63

4. Joel Selwood
Geelong | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 8
Official AFL Player Rating: 12
Debut: 2007
Games: 228

3. Lance Franklin
Sydney Swans | Key Forward
Last year's ranking: 7
Official AFL Player Rating: 17
Debut: 2005
Games: 247

2. Nat Fyfe
Fremantle | Inside Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 1
Official AFL Player Rating: 29
Debut: 2010
Games: 117

1. Patrick Dangerfield
Geelong | Balanced Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 3
Official AFL Player Rating: 1
Debut: 2008
Games: 178

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Thanks to Richo83
Adelaide: Walker (38), Betts (19), Sloane (11)
Brisbane: Beams (46), Zorko (36)
Carlton: Cripps (32)
Collingwood: Treloar (40), Sidebottom (39), Pendlebury (6)
Essendon: Hurley (45), Watson (41), Z. Merrett (28), Heppell (26)
Fremantle: Neale (29), Fyfe (2)
Geelong: Hawkins (49), Selwood (4), Dangerfield (1)
Gold Coast: Lynch (14), Ablett Jr (8)
Greater Western Sydney: Coniglio (43) Shaw (42), Cameron (30), Shiel (24), Ward (22)
Hawthorn: Roughead (34), Hodge (31), Burgoyne (27), Rioli (18)
Melbourne: Viney (50), Lewis (44), Jones (33), Gawn (17)
North Melbourne: Goldstein (23)
Port Adelaide: Boak (47), Gray (16)
Richmond: Cotchin (48), Martin (12), Rance (10)
St Kilda: Steven (35), Riewoldt (25)
Sydney: Hannebery (14), Parker (9), Kennedy (7), Franklin (3)
West Coast: Shuey (37), Priddis (21), Mitchell (20), Kennedy (15)
Western Bulldogs: Bontempelli (5)

Happy to have guessed the top three in correct order and nine of the top 10 in o order (Parker made it instead of Gawn).

 

[00Stinger]

AFL players are coming together to pick a top 50. They have a pretty good idea. According to the site, there are 15 players making their debut in the list. Two of them made the top 20 (without knowing, I'm guessing Tom J. Lynch and Patrick Cripps)

I reckon with 99% confidence one will be Max Gawn

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

don't think jobe should be in the top 50 isn't the same player. also treloar's is to low top 30 player

 

[lamby]

38. Taylor Walker
Last year's ranking: 38
A poor year for the Tex by his standards, I think he should have fallen a bit, maybe outside the fifty.

That is a bit harsh. He scored less goals last year (but still 47), but he played further away from the goal as the Crows had other goal kickers. His number were still top 50 level:

• #2 Goal Assists
• #5 in Marks
• #9 in Contested Marks
• #10 in Goals
• #14 in Marks inside 50

 

[Forward Press]

Yeah Treloar had more of an impact last year than Sidebum and somehow is still below him. Weird. Pendles=Treloar>>>rest of the Pies midfield.

 

[adammania9]

That is a bit harsh. He scored less goals last year (but still 47), but he played further away from the goal as the Crows had other goal kickers. His number were still top 50 level:

• #2 Goal Assists
• #5 in Marks
• #9 in Contested Marks
• #10 in Goals
• #14 in Marks inside 50

It was a bit harsh but personally, I'd have him a little bit out of the count.

Yeah Treloar had more of an impact last year than Sidebum and somehow is still below him. Weird. Pendles=Treloar>>>rest of the Pies midfield.

Yeah Sideass can be a very reliable player in big games where he tends to play best, but he's a little hot and cold for me and he does make a few rookie errors along the way which prevents him from being elite. Wouldn't be too far away from the fifty but just outside for me.

 

[Power Raid]

a pretty handy top 10

 

[WCEbrody]

Shuey and Treloar underrated.

I suspect players like Gaff & Priddis will be slightly overrated in the players top 50.

 

[JohnnyFontane90]

i think gray, parker and sam mitchell should all be top 10 players. but i guess you're splitting hairs when you get those guys.

boak and watson are overrated here

think shuey and treloar are underrated here

 

[Nuggets73]

My top 10 predictions is as follows: (Not my list, my prediction for the players' list)
1. Patrick Dangerfield
2. Nat Fyfe
3. Lance Franklin
4. Scott Pendlebury
5. Alex Rance
6. Gary Ablett Jr
7. Marcus Bontempelli
8. Joel Selwood
9. Max Gawn
10. Josh P. Kennedy

Very good list mate ... But I will be very, very surprised if this guy isn't in the Top 10 ... wait & see

And this guy surely must be Top 20 .. personally I'd have him in the top 10 ... he's that good
... IMO, he'll overtake Franklin this year as the best forward in the comp

 

[avishka5]

Shuey and Treloar underrated.

I suspect players like Gaff & Priddis will be slightly overrated in the players top 50.

both those guys are high production players. IMO Gaff probably has become more damagingover the last couple of years and his improvement in his contested ball over the last two years is pushing him towards elite. I'll agree on priddis tho.

shuey is gun and a high impact player but if he can improve his production to Gaff or Priddis sort, then he would be as good as any in the top 10.

 

[Substance]

I'm confused by the polls. Does too high mean they should be closer to 1? Or is that too low??

 

[DrakeOMalfoy]

Treloar way too low. Should certainly be above Sidebottom at the very least

 

[blueiris]

Beams shouldn't be top 50 he's missed too many games to be considered

 

[A Swallow]

Beams shouldn't be top 50 he's missed too many games to be considered

Agreed. Fit he's in my top 10 mids in the comp though. Gun.

 

[Yellow Feathers]

Treloar top 20 easily.

 

[Jobe Watson]

How the hell do Hurley and Watson just walk back into the top 50 after not playing for 12 months? Watson was cooked 2 years ago and Hurley who whilst is probably top 50 when he's playing good, consistent footy, hasn't been sighted since the back end of 2015. Plenty of other players who will miss out on the top 50 that won't get in. Another classic case of Essendon players being severely overrated by the media.

Yeah, the guy who was an All-Australian caliber player when he was last on the field probably forgot how to play football over the last 12 months. Why aren't you sooking about Dayne Beams' inclusion considering he played just 7 quarters of football last year?

Also, you know this was voted on by the players?

 

[Papa G]

That is a bit harsh. He scored less goals last year (but still 47), but he played further away from the goal as the Crows had other goal kickers. His number were still top 50 level:

• #2 Goal Assists
• #5 in Marks
• #9 in Contested Marks
• #10 in Goals
• #14 in Marks inside 50

A key forward who was 10th on the goal kicker list is actually lucky to be on the list at all. Also, after Boak's last 2 years I'm not sure he deserves to be in the top 150 to be perfectly honest.

 

[00Stinger]

How the hell do Hurley and Watson just walk back into the top 50 after not playing for 12 months? Watson was cooked 2 years ago and Hurley who whilst is probably top 50 when he's playing good, consistent footy, hasn't been sighted since the back end of 2015. Plenty of other players who will miss out on the top 50 that won't get in. Another classic case of Essendon players being severely overrated by the media.

Except this was voted on by the PLAYERS, nothing to do with the media

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[00Stinger]

Check my reply to the last guy commenting that

Yeah i know. I saw it after i had posted my comment

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[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Jordy Lewis is not top 50. Given they have paid no attention to players out of the game... At Hawthorn i'd have before him in no order well behind:
- Rough
- Cyril
- Mitchell
- Jags
- Gunston
- Smith
...

That's easily out of our mob alone...

Even at Melbourne... Jones, Viney, Gawn, Vince, MacDonald and Hogan...

 

[Randomizor]

Watson far too high. For all his career he has, what, one legitimate AA? He's just kind of average. Nowhere near top 50.

 

[Stoods]

I know im probably bias but Treloar in my opinion deserves to be around the 20-30 mark.

 

[schmuttt]

Some interesting ratings there.

Sidebottom, Lewis, Watson, Boak and Walker all outside top 50 IMO.

Be interesting to compare this list to some journos at end of season and see how it pans out.

 

[00Stinger]

don't think jobe should be in the top 50 isn't the same player. also treloar's is to low top 30 player

Some interesting ratings there.

Sidebottom, Lewis, Watson, Boak and Walker all outside top 50 IMO.

Be interesting to compare this list to some journos at end of season and see how it pans out.

Watson far too high. For all his career he has, what, one legitimate AA? He's just kind of average. Nowhere near top 50.

Watson is a star, anyone doubting that has no clue.