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Full results from SEN's 2024-2025 AFL Fan Survey revealed

By Nic Negrepontis

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In November of 2024, we released our annual AFL fan survey asking you the big questions around the footy landscape.

Thousands of respondents later and we have all the data we need to provide a snapshot of where things sit.

From the state of the game, to the best players, to 2025 predictions and MORE, here's how it all ended up.

Each question was answered by over 2000 fans. See the results below:

How would you rate Andrew Dillon and Laura Kane’s first full season in charge of the AFL?

Great: 1.4%
Good: 23.9%
Average: 39.3%
Poor: 22%
Awful: 13.4%

Who will win the 2025 AFL wooden spoon?

Richmond: 69.5%
West Coast: 11.9%
North Melbourne: 8.1%
St Kilda: 2.6%
Essendon: 1.6%

Which young star will be the best player in 5 years?

Nick Daicos: 33.2%
Harley Reid: 19%
Will Ashcroft: 12.3%
Sam Darcy: 10.1%
Harry Sheezel: 8.1%

Putting team bias aside… Who is the best midfielder in the AFL right now?

Marcus Bontempelli: 40.9%
Patrick Cripps: 22%
Nick Daicos: 13.4%
Lachie Neale: 10.1%
Isaac Heeney: 5.5%

The breakout star of 2025 will be who?

Will Ashcroft: 22.2%
Sam Darcy: 20.3%
Harley Reid: 14.7%
George Wardlaw: 7.1%
Riley Thilthorpe: 6.0%

Putting team bias aside… The best key defender in the AFL is?

Sam Taylor: 29.7%
Harris Andrews: 20.5%
Jacob Weitering: 19.5%
James Sicily: 9.0%
Steven May: 4.6%

Putting team bias aside… The best key forward in the AFL is?

Jeremy Cameron: 35%
Jesse Hogan: 30.4%
Charlie Curnow: 23%
Nick Larkey: 4.9%
Sam Darcy: 1.9%

Putting team bias aside… The best ruckman in the AFL is?

Max Gawn: 57%
Tristan Xerri: 12%
Rowan Marshall: 7.9%
Oscar McInerney: 6.3%
Tom De Koning: 5.9%

Putting team bias aside… Which team will improve the most in 2024?

North Melbourne: 15.8%
Gold Coast: 15.1%
Fremantle: 14.6%
Adelaide: 10.9%
Collingwood 10.1%

What should the AFL interchange look like in 2025?

Five on the bench: 65.3%
Four on the bench, no sub: 20.9%
Four on the bench, one sub: 13.8%

Should the AFL introduce a mid-season trade period?

Yes: 54%
No: 46%

If Tasmania is team No.19, where should AFL team no.20 be?

Darwin: 47.8%
3rd team in WA: 17%
Canberra: 15.4%
3rd team in SA: 11.4%
Alice Springs: 3.7%

Tasmania should not enter the AFL until their stadium is ready to go?

Yes: 57.6%
No: 42.4%

Who will win the 2024 AFL premiership?

Brisbane: 22.8%
Collingwood: 15.5%
Carlton: 14.2%
GWS Giants: 11.4%
Hawthorn: 7.8%

Who is your LEAST favourite AFL Team?

Collingwood: 23.3%
Carlton: 16.5%
Essendon: 15.8%
Geelong: 8.7%
Port Adelaide: 7.8%

Who is your SECOND favourite AFL team?

GWS Giants: 13.5%
Tasmania: 11.8%
Brisbane: 11.1%
Gold Coast: 7.4%
Sydney: 5.7%

Should Gather Round remain in South Australia permanently?

Yes, leave it in SA: 57.8%
No, give Perth a go: 18.6%
No, give Tassie a go: 10.2%
No, give Brisbane a go: 7.1%
No, give Sydney a go: 6.3%

Which 2024 AFL finalist will slide the furthest down the ladder in 2025?

Port Adelaide: 26.5%
Sydney: 17.2%
Western Bulldogs: 16.9%
Geelong: 14.8%
Hawthorn: 12.6%

State of the game: AFL players have never been more talented than they are now?

Yes: 66.7%
No: 33.3%

State of the game: The game was MOST watchable in which decade?

1990s: 29.2%
2000s: 20.3%
2020s: 19.1%
2010s: 14.7%
1980s: 14%

Should the AFL take Brownlow Medal voting off of the umpires?

Yes: 44.2%
No: 55.8%

Should the AFL allow players suspended by the MRO to still win the Brownlow Medal?

Yes: 58.2%
No: 41.8%

Who has been the best AFL player of the 2020s (so far)?

Marcus Bontempelli: 38%
Lachie Neale: 20.2%
Patrick Cripps: 17.2%
Jeremy Cameron: 5.2%
Max Gawn: 4.8%

Which AFL team "won" the 2024 trade period?

Richmond: 48.9%
Collingwood: 16.8%
Hawthorn: 15.5%
Adelaide: 6.9%
Carlton: 5%

Who is the best AFL play-by-play commentator on television?

Anthony Hudson: 38.8%
Dwayne Russell: 13.8%
Matt Hill: 12.5%
James Brayshaw: 7.4%
Brian Taylor: 5.4%

Who is the best AFL expert commentator on television?

Nathan Buckley: 17.6%
David King: 12.5%
Jason Dunstall: 12.3%
Luke Hodge: 10.1%
Garry Lyon: 8.9%

Which AFL Friday night footy TV broadcast will be better in 2025?

Fox Footy: 80.6%
Channel Seven: 19.4%

Who is the best AFL news breaker?

Tom Morris: 21.8%
Mitch Cleary: 14.9%
Cal Twomey: 13.9%
Sam Edmund: 13.4%
Caroline Wilson: 7.8%