Bailey Smith gets beaten to the title of AFL’s best haircut by the LAST player you would expect
Which other club is most likely to reach the Grand Final?
(Nine captains correctly picked Brisbane in 2024)
9 – Brisbane Lions
8 – GWS GIANTS
1 – Sydney
Who do you think will win the 2025 Brownlow Medal?
(In 2024, no captains nominated eventual Brownlow medallist Patrick Cripps)
6 – Nick Daicos
4 – Marcus Bontempelli
2 – Caleb Serong
1 – Patrick Cripps, Jordan Dawson, Harry Sheezel, Jason Horne-Francis, Zak Butters, Tom Green
Who do you think will win the 2025 Coleman Medal?
(In 2024, no captains nominated eventual Coleman medallist Jesse Hogan)
5 – Jeremy Cameron
4 – Charlie Curnow, Jesse Hogan
2 – Nick Larkey
1 – Ben King, Riley Thilthorpe, Mabior Chol
Who do you think will win the 2025 AFL Rising Star?
(In 2024, no captains nominated eventual Ron Evans medallist Ollie Dempsey)
4 – Sam Lalor
3 – Jagga Smith
2 – Sid Draper
1 – Bo Allan, Harvey Langford, Leo Lombard, Finn O’Sullivan, Isaac Kako, Connor O’Sullivan, Ty Gallop, Joe Berry, Levi Ashcroft
Which clubs are you most looking forward to watching match up this year?
5 – Adelaide and Port Adelaide (Showdown)
3 – Port Adelaide and Hawthorn, Collingwood and Essendon (on ANZAC Day), Sydney and GWS GIANTS (NSW Derby)
2 – Carlton and Collingwood, Brisbane and Sydney (Grand Final Replay)
If you weren’t an AFL footballer, what would you be?
2 – Fireman, soccer player, entrepreneur/business owner
1 – Author, Contiki tour operator, high performance coach, professional surfer, stay at home dad, teacher, travel TV show host, chef, cricketer, AFL Commissioner, calf model, professional game
Who is your favourite footy commentator?
6 – Bruce McAvaney
2 – Dale Thomas
1 – Alister Nicholson, Matthew Richardson, Brad Johnson, Adam Papalia, Jordan Lewis, Anthony Hudson, Brian Taylor, James Brayshaw, Hamish McLachlan, Matt Hill
Who has the best haircut in the AFL?
2 – Max Gawn
1 – Bailey Smith, Mabior Chol, Brandon Walker, Harry McKay, Kamdyn McIntosh, Lachie Jones, Aaron Naughton, Bayley Fritsch, Zak Jones, Dane Rampe, Gryan Miers (when he had dreadlocks), Griffin Logue (in 2019), Luke Davies-Uniacke, Sam Draper, Taylor Walker, Hugo Ralphsmith
Name a past player you’d love to have in your team this year in their prime?
3 – Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin
1 – Alex Rance, Tony Lockett, Anthony Koutoufides, Cyril Rioli, Nick Riewoldt, David Wirrpanda, Matthew Richardson, Gary Ablett jnr, Andrew McLeod, Chris Judd, Byron Pickett, Bill Hutchison, Billy Goggin, Matthew Scarlett, Robert ‘Dipper’ DiPierdomenico
Who would you love to see perform at the grand final pre-match entertainment?
2 – King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
1 – Tame Impala & Dua Lipa, AC/DC, Robbie Williams, Dido, Charli XCX, Led Zeppelin, Mumford & Sons, SZA, Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beyonce, Zach Bryan, Eminem, Justin Bieber, Kings of Leon, Chris Stussy
