(* denotes ineligible player)
Adelaide
Izak Rankine had a massive finish to the season with four best on grounds in his last seven games to run over the top of his captain.
25 - Izak Rankine
21 - Jordan Dawson
10 - Sam Berry
8 - Josh Rachele
5 - Riley Thilthorpe*
4 - Darcy Fogarty*
3 - Taylor Walker*
2 - James Peatling
1 - Rory Laird, Lachlan McAndrew, Alex Neal-Bullen, Jake Soligo
Brisbane Lions
Will Ashcroft was on a sparkling run of form in the second half of the season, polling 2-3 votes in eight of Brisbane's last ten matches.
27 - Will Ashcroft
20 - Lachie Neale
13 - Zac Bailey*
9 - Logan Morris
5 - Kai Lohmann
3 - Jarrod Berry, Darcy Wilmot
2 - Hugh McCluggage
1 - Levi Ashcroft, Josh Dunkley, Eric Hipwood, Dayne Zorko
Carlton
Patty Cripps had just three votes to his name after Round 9 before recording five best on grounds in his remaining 14 matches.
27 - Patrick Cripps
14 - Sam Walsh
13 - George Hewett
12 - Jagga Smith
4 - Harry McKay
2 - Ben Ainsworth, Oliver Florent
1 - Harry Dean, Marc Pittonet
Collingwood
Jordan De Goey and Scott Pendlebury were the only Collingwood players other than medal winner Daicos to be best on ground in 2026.
47 - Nick Daicos
8 - Jordan De Goey
5 - Scott Pendlebury
4 - Jack Crisp
3 - Daniel McStay
2 - Josh Daicos, Steele Sidebottom
1 - Darcy Cameron, Jamie Elliott, Tim Membrey, Sam Swadling
Essendon
Darcy Parish picked up his six votes across two games, given best on ground in Round 5 (W 113-68 v Melbourne) and Round 11 (L 74-56 v Richmond).
9 - Zach Merrett
6 - Darcy Parish
4 - Sam Durham
2 - Dyson Sharp
1 - Nate Caddy, Archie Roberts, Will Setterfield
Fremantle
Freo's ruckman was on 17 votes after 15 rounds before his vote polling dried right up. Murphy Reid collected back-to-back threes in Rounds 10-11 and 20-21, as did Caleb Serong in Rounds 3-4 and Patrick Voss in Rounds 12-13.
19 - Luke Jackson
15 - Shai Bolton, Murphy Reid
14 - Caleb Serong
9 - Andrew Brayshaw
8 - Jye Amiss
7 - Josh Treacy, Patrick Voss
3 - Jordan Clark
2 - Matthew Johnson
1 - Hayden Young
Geelong
Bailey Smith went through two notable purple patches, collecting three consecutive best on grounds in Rounds 3-5 and Rounds 22-24. The next five on the Geelong leaderboard, right down to Jeremy Cameron, all got three votes at least once.
36 - Bailey Smith
10 - Max Holmes
9 - Shaun Mannagh
6 - Oliver Dempsey
5 - Shannon Neale
4 - Jeremy Cameron
3 - Tanner Bruhn, Patrick Dangerfield, Tom Stewart
2 - Tom Atkins, Oliver Henry, Lawson Humphries, Gryan Miers
Gold Coast
Christian Petracca needed no time to make a noticeable impact at his new club in 2026, taking three votes in four of his first six games of the season.
15 - Noah Anderson, Christian Petracca
12 - Matt Rowell
9 - Touk Miller
7 - John Noble
4 - Ben King
2 - Daniel Rioli
1 - Bailey Humphrey*, Ben Long*, Bodhi Uwland, Zeke Uwland
GWS Giants
Clayton Oliver was a consistent poller, accumulating 23 despite only one best on ground. He was awarded two votes on eight occasions.
23 - Clayton Oliver
10 - Finn Callaghan, Toby Greene
6 - Jake Stringer
5 - Lachie Ash
3 - Phoenix Gothard
2 - Stephen Coniglio, Lachie Whitfield
1 - Brent Daniels, Harvey Thomas
Hawthorn
Nine different Hawks got the coveted three votes this year, from Newcombe all the way down to Hardwick.
21 - Jai Newcombe
11 - Connor Macdonald
9 - Jack Gunston, Nick Watson
7 - Jack Ginnivan
6 - Will Day
5 - Josh Battle, Jarman Impey
3 - Blake Hardwick, James Sicily*, Josh Ward
2 - Dylan Moore
1 - Tom Barrass, Mitch Lewis
Melbourne
Veteran ruckman Max Gawn became Melbourne's all-time top votegetter with a career best of 28 votes.
28 - Max Gawn
20 - Kysaiah Pickett
12 - Tom Sparrow
10 - Jacob van Rooyen*
4 - Jack Steele
3 - Kade Chandler, Ed Langdon, Harvey Langford
1 - Joel Fitzgerald, Changkuoth Jiath, Harrison Petty
North Melbourne
As was the case with many of the other top votegetters on the night, Sheezel went on a tear with three consecutive best on grounds from Rounds 14 through 16, when North Melbourne beat up the bottom-three trio of West Coast, Essendon and Richmond.
27 - Harry Sheezel
19 - Luke Davies-Uniacke
6 - Luke Parker
3 - Tristan Xerri*
2 - Paul Curtis*, Colby McKercher, Jy Simpkin, Dylan Stephens, Cooper Trembath
1 - Jack Darling, Nick Larkey
Port Adelaide
Butters briefly took the lead off Daicos after he polled in nine consecutive games from Rounds 2 to 10, but his injury-forced absence from the last five rounds always meant he was going to fall away from the top of the tree.
26 - Zak Butters
22 - Jason Horne-Francis*
4 - Aliir Aliir
3 - Jase Burgoyne
2 - Mitch Georgiades, Joe Richards
1 - Darcy Byrne-Jones*, Jordon Sweet
Richmond
Tim Taranto's 32 disposals and nine tackles in Richmond's Round 21 win over West Coast was Richmond's only best on ground performance this year.
10 - Tim Taranto
3 - Jack Ross
1 - Noah Balta
1 - Sam Lalor
St Kilda
St Kilda's two-million dollar man collected 2-3 votes in eight of his last 13 individual appearances of the season to ensure that, once he took the lead from captain Cal Wilkie at Round 8, he would never be looking back.
21 - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
12 - Max Hall
9 - Callum Wilkie
7 - Hugo Garcia, Brad Hill
5 - Rowan Marshall
3 - Sam Flanders, Mitch Owens
2 - Liam Ryan
1 - Jack Sinclair, Marcus Windhager
Sydney
Errol Gulden showed Sydney just how dearly they missed him throughout the first two-thirds of the season, collecting best on ground performances in each of the last five rounds of 2026 to finish with 17.
26 - Isaac Heeney
17 - Errol Gulden
16 - Brodie Grundy
12 - Chad Warner
10 - Charlie Curnow
5 - Nick Blakey
3 - Tom McCartin, Justin McInerney, Tom Papley, Malcolm Rosas
2 - Riley Bice
1 - Joel Amartey, Braden Campbell
West Coast
The ineligible Reid was best on ground in rounds 8, 10 and 12 when West Coast beat GWS and Essendon.
15 - Harley Reid*
6 - Jake Waterman
4 - Elliot Yeo
2 - Reuben Ginbey, Tim Kelly
1 - Milan Murdock, Bailey Williams
Western Bulldogs
With eight best on grounds in 2026, Marcus Bontempelli
34 - Marcus Bontempelli
16 - Ed Richards
4 - Aaron Naughton
3 - Joel Freijah
2 - Matthew Kennedy
1 - Lachie Bramble, Sam Darcy, Tim English
Most votes by club
102 - Sydney
100 - Fremantle
87 - Geelong
86 - Brisbane, Hawthorn, Melbourne
82 - Adelaide
76 - Carlton
75 - Collingwood
71 - St Kilda
68 - Gold Coast
67 - North Melbourne
63 - GWS Giants
62 - Western Bulldogs
61 - Port Adelaide
31 - West Coast
24 - Essendon
15 - Richmond
