From the Brownlow Medal to the best haircut in the AFL 🔮

The captains have had their say on a whole range of topics ahead of the season.https://t.co/uRRzCtsKY8

— AFL (@AFL) March 4, 2025

How the captains voted

Which other club is most likely to reach the Grand Final? 
(Nine captains correctly picked eventual premier 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 Telstra 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 (SA 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)
 
Did you start out playing NAB AFL Auskick? What was the club?
15 – Yes
3 – No

Clubs:

• Ivanhoe VIC
• Ulverstone Robins TAS
• Northampton WA
• Penguin TAS
• South Augusta SA
• Darley/Bacchus Marsh VIC
• St Ives Saints NSW
• Hawthorn Citz VIC
• Watsons Park Ashburton VIC
• Mooroopna VIC
• Cobden VIC
• Naracoorte SA
• Eltham VIC
• St Albans VIC
• Robe SA

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 gamer
 
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 Telstra Pre-Game Entertainment this September?
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

Each year Maxy votes one of his team mates for rising star or coleman.

Wonder if he was the Harvey Langford shout.

1 hour ago, roy11 said:

Each year Maxy votes one of his team mates for rising star or coleman.

Wonder if he was the Harvey Langford shout.

No, he would’ve voted for himself as best haircut 😁

Curious to know who put forward Mabior Chol for the Coleman.

 

Edited March 4Mar 4 by Demon Jack

I wanna know who did Auskick in St Albans!

I really want to believe that the 'AFL commissioner' line was a different captain using the anonymity to take the [censored] out of Patrick Dangerfield.

Personally I reckon Gawn would have to be the 'stay-at-home Dad'.

I think the 'favourite footy commentator' responses are telling - and I'm saying that from a pyschology of survey responses perspective. Pretty clear that the way people answered was not so much by identifying a favourite as by putting down the name of the first commentator they could think of who didn't irritate them.

Some of the answers are amusing. I know they're not meant to be but so often AFL players and ex-players are  clueless with predictions. Sure they'd realise from experience how unusual it would be for a first-gamer to get 30 possessions or anyone to kick a 50m goal against a three-goal wind. But a lot of fans know this stuff anyway and many experts have insight that would not be gained merely just watching for 4 quarters. 

1 hour ago, Ghostwriter said:

I wanna know who did Auskick in St Albans!

Same here haha close to home 

1 hour ago, Ghostwriter said:

I wanna know who did Auskick in St Albans!

 

3 minutes ago, Demongirl35 said:

Same here haha close to home 

 

James Sicily

1 hour ago, Lucifers Hero said:

 

 

James Sicily

Thanks Luci.

1 hour ago, Demongirl35 said:

Same here haha close to home 

You’re a Snorbs gal??????

13 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

You’re a Snorbs gal??????

Deer park for years but moved out near Gisborne in the last couple months :)