Your AFL club's A-GradersBy SEN
1 Feb 2026SEN's Liam Pickering has named his A-Graders for every AFL club heading into the 2026 season.
Pickering's A-Graders are each club's cream of the crop, and he also named the B-Graders on each team who make up the top end of each best 23.
RichmondA-Graders (1): Nick Vlastuin
“Lynch was, Prestia was, but only one A-Grader.”
B-Graders: Noah Balta, Tom Lynch, Jayden Short, Toby Nankervis, Tim Taranto, Dion Prestia
“This is not a knock on them, it’s just where they are at. I think (Josh) Gibcus can be a good player if he gets a run, Sam Banks is talented.
“Their kids are good. Sam Lalor could be anything!”
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Adelaide (3): Jordan Dawson, Riley Thilthorpe, Izak Rankine
Brisbane (7): Harris Andrews, Lachie Neale, Zac Bailey, Cam Rayner, Hugh McCluggage, Josh Dunkley, Will Ashcroft
Carlton (3): Jacob Weitering, Patrick Cripps, Sam Walsh
Collingwood (4): Darcy Moore, Nick Daicos, Josh Daicos, Jamie Elliott
Essendon (1): Zach Merrett
Fremantle (4): Alex Pearce, Hayden Young, Caleb Serong, Andrew Brayshaw
Geelong (6): Zach Guthrie, Tom Stewart, Max Holmes, Patrick Dangerfield, Jeremy Cameron, Bailey Smith
Gold Coast (5): Sam Collins, Noah Anderson, Ben King, Matt Rowell, Christian Petracca
GWS Giants (7): Sam Taylor, Lachie Whitfield, Lachie Ash, Toby Greene, Jesse Hogan, Tom Green, Finn Callaghan
Hawthorn (3): James Sicily, Jai Newcombe, Will Day
Melbourne (2): Max Gawn, Kysaiah Pickett
North Melbourne (2): Nick Larkey, Harry Sheezel
Port Adelaide (3): Connor Rozee, Zak Butters, Jason Horne-Francis
St Kilda (3): Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Callum Wilkie, Jack Sinclair
Sydney (5): Charlie Curnow, Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Errol Gulden, Tom Papley
Western Bulldogs (5): Bailey Dale, Marcus Bontempelli, Sam Darcy, Ed Richards, Tom Liberatore
West Coast (0): -
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2026/02/01/afl-2026-a-grade-and-b-grade-players-at-every-club-2026-season
