2023 AFL Player Ratings for Round 13
Last updated: Jun 6, 2023, 4:58AM | Published: Jun 6, 2023, 4:57AM
Stats Insider's AFL Player Ratings have been updated ahead of Round 13 of the 2023 AFL season.
Footy fans frequently ask who the best AFL players are, and our unbiased, data-driven rankings aim to provide an answer.
Let's look at the most recent AFL Player Ratings from Stats Insider.
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AFL Player Ratings: Key Defenders
Darcy Moore (Collingwood)
Harris Andrews (Brisbane)
Steven May (Melbourne)
Sam Taylor (GWS)
Jacob Weitering (Carlton)
There is only a slight change to our AFL player ratings for key defenders from last week, with Carlton's Jacob Weitering replacing St Kilda's Callum Wilkie in the top five.
Darcy Moore retains his spot at the top after Collingwood defeated West Coast in Perth, while Harris Andrews stays in second after the Lions had a bye.
AFL Player Ratings: General Defenders
Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
Jack Sinclair (St Kilda)
James Sicily (Hawthorn)
Jordan Dawson (Adelaide)
Tom Stewart (Geelong)
Collingwood's Nick Daicos, the Brownlow Medal favourite at Betfair, sits atop our AFL player ratings for general defenders after a 30-disposal outing against the Eagles.
Elsewhere, Geelong's Tom Stewart replaces Bailey Dale in the top five following an impressive performance in the Cats' win over the Bulldogs.
AFL Player Ratings: Midfielders
Clayton Oliver (Melbourne) & Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
Lachie Neale (Brisbane)
Zach Merrett (Essendon)
The most notable change this week is that Christian Petracca now shares the top spot with Clayton Oliver in both the midfielder and overall categories of our AFL player ratings.
With an overall rating of 99.4 for both Petracca and Oliver, our objective, data-driven AFL player ratings system deems them to be the league's top two players.
AFL Player Ratings: Rucks
Jarrod Witts (Gold Coast)
Sean Darcy (Fremantle)
Tim English (Western Bulldogs)
Max Gawn (Melbourne
Rowan Marshall (St Kilda)
Jarrod Witts takes Sean Darcy's spot as our best ruck following Gold Coast's Round 12 win against Adelaide, while the Western Bulldogs' Tim English switches places with Melbourne captain Max Gawn.
AFL Player Ratings: Key Forwards
Charlie Curnow (Carlton)
Jeremy Cameron (Geelong)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong)
Taylor Walker (Adelaide)
Joe Daniher (Brisbane)
Charlie Curnow is still slightly ahead of Jeremy Cameron in our AFL player rankings for key forwards. With 38 goals each, the two players are tied atop the Coleman Medal leaderboard.
AFL Player Ratings: General Forwards
Shai Bolton (Richmond)
Toby Greene (GWS)
Jake Stringer (Essendon)
Isaac Heeney (Sydney)
Charlie Cameron (Brisbane)
Shai Bolton of Richmond continues to be rated highest in our AFL player ratings for general forwards following Round 12.
AFL Player Ratings: Overall
Clayton Oliver (Melbourne) & Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
Lachie Neale (Brisbane)
Zach Merrett (Essendon)
Shai Bolton (Richmond)
Zak Butters (Port Adelaide)
Jack Sinclair (St Kilda)
Darcy Moore (Collingwood) & James Sicily (Hawthorn)
How We Rank Every AFL Player
It's challenging to accurately rank every player in the AFL, but we take a methodical, data-driven approach to the assignment.
Our thorough analysis considers a number of variables, including match reports, coaches' votes, and AFL media votes. We can identify the players who have been key to each game using this process. Yet to assure an accurate evaluation of every AFL player, we also apply a unique scoring methodology, similar to AFL SuperCoach, in our study.
Our main objective is to do everything possible to provide the most accurate player ratings in the AFL. We work hard to provide each player with the accolades they merit based on their on-field performance, whether they are well-known superstars or unsung contributors.
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