AFL's Top 40 Goalkickers
53 Josh Kennedy, Lance Franklin
48 Tom Lynch (GC)
43 Josh Jenkins
41 Eddie Betts
38 Jesse Hogan, Jack Gunston
37 Jack Riewoldt
35 Taylor Walker
34 Tom Hawkins
33 Jeremy Cameron, Jake Stringer, Luke Breust
32 Jack Darling
31 Cyril Rioli
30 Charlie Dixon, Jack Watts
29 Chad Wingard, Steve Johnson
28 Tim Membrey, Aaron Young, Toby Greene, Paul Puopolo
27 Josh Bruce, Ben Brown, Jarrad Waite
26 Sam Lloyd, Mark LeCras
25 Brent Harvey
24 Alex Fasolo, Matthew Pavlich, Joe Daniher, Hayden Ballantyne, Tom Lynch (Ad), Michael Walters, Steven Motlop
23 Lindsay Thomas, Daniel Menzel, James Sicily
22 Ty Vickery
Here's how they rank in other facets of the game...
Tackles (avg)
6.1 Cyril Rioli
4.6 Paul Puopolo
4.1 Luke Breust, Jarrad Waite
3.9 Toby Greene
3.8 Eddie Betts
3.5 Aaron Young, Mark LeCras
3.4 Josh Kennedy, Michael Walters
3.3 Jack Gunston
3.2 Matthew Pavlich
3.1 Alex Fasolo, Lindsay Thomas
2.9 Tom Hawkins, Sam Lloyd, Hayden Ballantyne
2.6 Josh Bruce
2.5 Lance Franklin, Brent Harvey
2.4 Jack Darling
2.2 Jack Riewoldt, Chad Wingard, Steve Johnson, Daniel Menzel
2.0 Josh Jenkins
1.9 Steven Motlop
1.8 Jake Stringer, James Sicily
1.7 Tom Lynch (GC), Jesse Hogan, Charlie Dixon, Jack Watts, Ty Vickery
1.6 Tim Membrey, Tom Lynch (Adel)
1.5 Taylor Walker, Jeremy Cameron
1.4 Ben Brown
1.1 Joe Daniher
Contested possessions
8.1 Cyril Rioli, Luke Breust
8.0 Jarrad Waite
7.9 Paul Puopolo, Tom Lynch (Adel)
7.7 Jack Riewoldt
7.6 Charlie Dixon
7.4 Eddie Betts, Steve Johnson
7.3 Josh Kennedy
7.2 Chad Wingard
7.1 Jake Stringer, Aaron Young, Toby Greene
7.0 Tom Lynch (GC)
6.9 Lance Franklin
6.8 Michael Walters
6.6 Jesse Hogan, Jack Gunston
6.5 Alex Fasolo
6.2 Josh Jenkins
6.1 Taylor Walker, Jack Watts, Ben Brown
6.0 Tom Hawkins, James Sicily, Daniel Menzel
5.9 Jack Darling, Mark LeCras, Matthew Pavlich
5.7 Brent Harvey
5.5 Josh Bruce, Joe Daniher
5.4 Hayden Ballantyne, Lindsay Thomas
5.1 Jeremy Cameron
4.9 Tim Membrey
4.7 Sam Lloyd
4.6 Steven Motlop

4.4 Ty Vickery
Effective possessions + tackles + 1%ers
19.4 Toby Greene
18.1 Brent Harvey
17.6 Cyril Rioli, Jack Gunston
17.5 Michael Walters
17.1 Aaron Young
16.6 Steven Motlop
16.1 Paul Puopolo
16.0 Alex Fasolo, Tom Lynch (Adel)
15.9 Jack Watts
15.7 Lance Franklin
15.5 Jarrad Waite
14.8 Luke Breust
14.6 Eddie Betts
14.5 Steve Johnson, Mark LeCras
14.3 Chad Wingard
13.9 Daniel Menzel, Josh Jenkins, Jesse Hogan
13.7 Jake Stringer
13.6 Josh Kennedy, Jack Riewoldt
13.3 Matthew Pavlich, Sam Lloyd
13.1 Taylor Walker, Jack Darling
12.9 Charlie Dixon, Tom Lynch (GC)
12.3 Hayden Ballantyne
12.2 Tom Hawkins, Ben Brown, Tim Membrey
11.7 Josh Bruce
11.0 Joe Daniher
10.8 Jeremy Cameron, Lindsay Thomas
10.7 James Sicily
8.9 Ty Vickery
Champion Data
102.5 Josh Kennedy
96.4 Jack Gunston
96.0 Jarrad Waite
95.5 Jack Riewoldt
95.4 Lance Franklin
92.9 Josh Jenkins
90.7 Cyril Rioli
90.5 Brent Harvey, Tom Lynch (GC)
90.3 Tom Lynch (Adel)
89.1 Eddie Betts
87.7 Jesse Hogan
87.3 Toby Greene
84.6 Jack Watts
84.1 Aaron Young
83.9 Taylor Walker
83.8 Chad Wingard
83.6 Steven Motlop
82.7 Paul Puopolo, Michael Walters
82.5 Steve Johnson
82.0 Daniel Menzel
81.5 Luke Breust
81.4 Alex Fasolo
78.2 Jake Stringer
77.9 Mark Lecras
77.5 Tom Hawkins, Tim Membrey
76.9 Matthew Pavlich
76.5 Ben Brown
74.6 Jack Darling
74.0 Sam Lloyd
72.9 Jeremy Cameron
72.3 Charlie Dixon
64.3 Joe Daniher, James Sicily
62.7 Hayden Ballantyne
60.9 Lindsay Thomas
58.2 Josh Bruce
55.3 Ty Vickery
AFLCA votes
48 Tom Lynch (GC)
45 Josh Kennedy
40 Lance Franklin, Eddie Betts
31 Cyril Rioli
28 Toby Greene
27 Jack Watts
26 Tom Lynch (Adel), Nick Riewoldt
24 Jack Gunston, Jarrad Waite, Jesse Hogan
23 Luke Dahlhaus
22 Steve Johnson
22 Josh Jenkins
21 Taylor Walker
17 Charlie Dixon
15 Jake Stringer, Paul Puopolo, Mark LeCras
14 Brent Harvey, Tim Membrey, Isaac Heeney
13 Jeremy Cameron, Rory Lobb
12 Michael Walters, Alex Fasolo, Jack Darling, Joe Daniher
11 Aaron Young, James Sicily
10 Jack Riewoldt
9 Orazio Fantasia
8 Chad Wingard, Shane Edwards, Dan Menzel, Charlie Cameron, Levi Casboult, Matt Taberner
Conclusion:
Based on stats alone, Cyril Rioli and Eddie Betts are clearly the two best small forwards of 2016.
Betts has been the best finisher with 2.75 goals per game, while Cyril's contested work & defensive pressure has been off the charts.