Editorial · All 13 ranked

Greatest AFL/NRL of All Time

Every athlete in our afl/nrl coverage, ranked by documented honours and records.

A living list, updated as careers unfold.

Rank	Athlete	Sport	Nation	Honours	Honours
1	Cameron SmithAFL/NRL	AFL/NRL	Australia	Asian Tour Rookie of the Yearx4	4
2	Daly Cherry-EvansAFL/NRL · Five-eighth, Halfback	AFL/NRL	Australia	NRL Grand Final Winnerx6	6
3	Lance FranklinAFL/NRL · Key forward	AFL/NRL	Australia	AFL Premiershipsx5	5
4	Marcus BontempelliAFL/NRL	AFL/NRL	Australia	AFL Premiership Playerx6	6
5	Johnathan ThurstonAFL/NRL	AFL/NRL	Australia	NRL Premiershipx6	6
6	Dustin MartinAFL/NRL · Midfielder / Forward	AFL/NRL	Australia	AFL Premiershipsx6	6
7	Charlie CurnowAFL/NRL · Key Forward	AFL/NRL		All-Australian teamx4	4
8	James TedescoAFL/NRL	AFL/NRL	Australia	Dally M Medalx4	4
9	Jeremy CameronAFL/NRL · Key Forward	AFL/NRL		AFL Premiershipx4	4
10	Nicho HynesAFL/NRL · Halfback, Fullback	AFL/NRL	Australia	NRL Grand Final Winnersx5	5
11	Kalyn PongaAFL/NRL · Fullback, Five-eighth	AFL/NRL	New Zealand	Dally M Medalx3	3
12	Clayton OliverAFL/NRL · Midfielder	AFL/NRL	Australia	AFL Premiership Playerx2	2
13	Christian PetraccaAFL/NRL · Midfielder / Forward	AFL/NRL	Australia	AFL Premiership Playerx2	2

Methodology: compiled from each athlete's documented honours, records and public estimates on their AthleteWiki profile. All 13 eligible athletes ranked. Updated 2026-08-01.