The best AFL player at each age from 18 to 37

SEN SA Breakfast duo Mark Bickley and Jarrod Walsh have picked the best AFL player at each age from 18 up to 37.

With young stars dominating early and veterans still adding plenty well beyond their primes, some big names found their way onto this list.

The only age that wasn’t accounted for was 35, with no current AFL players that age as of March 27, 2025. Patrick Dangerfield is the closest with the star Cat turning 35 on April 5.

Check out Bickley and Walsh’s picks for each age below.

(Ages correct as of March 27, 2025).

18

Sam Lalor (Richmond): 18 years, 6 months.

19

Harley Reid (West Coast): 19 years, 11 months.

20

Will Ashcroft (Brisbane): 20 years, 10 months.

21

Jason Horne-Francis (Port Adelaide): 21 years, 9 months.

22

Nick Daicos (Collingwood): 22 years, 2 months.

23

Chad Warner (Sydney): 23 years, 10 months.

24

Zak Butters (Port Adelaide): 24 years, 6 months.

25

Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle): 25 years, 4 months.

26

Nick Larkey (North Melbourne): 26 years, 9 months.

27

Jordan Dawson (Adelaide): 27 years, 11 months.

28

Charlie Curnow (Carlton): 28 years, 1 month.

29

Christian Petracca (Melbourne): 29 years, 2 months.

30

Patrick Cripps (Carlton): 30 years, 0 months.

31

Jeremy Cameron (Geelong): 31 years, 11 months.

32

Tom Stewart (Geelong): 32 years, 0 months.

33

Max Gawn (Melbourne): 33 years, 2 months.

34

Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong): 34 years, 11 months.

35

N/A

36

Dayne Zorko (Brisbane): 36 years, 1 month.

37

Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood): 37 years, 2 months.