AFL Power Rankings 2027

The Brisbane Lions open 2027 in first place. Against an average side they sit +14.8 points a game, ahead of Sydney and Geelong.

Start of 2027: points per game against an average club, measured at a neutral ground. Attack is the points a side scores above average, and defence is the points it keeps out. Once the off-season pull towards the middle is done, move records the change since the end of 2026.
#	Club	Move	Net	Attack	Defence
1	Brisbane	–	+14.8	+17.4	−2.6
2	Sydney	–	+14.5	+13.0	+1.5
3	Geelong	–	+14.1	+13.4	+0.6
4	Fremantle	–	+12.8	+5.7	+7.1
5	Hawthorn	–	+11.6	+7.1	+4.4
6	Adelaide	–	+6.8	+6.2	+0.5
7	Carlton	–	+5.4	+2.2	+3.1
8	Melbourne	–	+5.0	+7.3	−2.3
9	Western Bulldogs	–	+1.8	+0.1	+1.7
10	Collingwood	–	+0.9	+3.0	−2.1
11	GWS	–	−0.2	+3.1	−3.3
12	Gold Coast	–	−1.8	+0.5	−2.4
13	St Kilda	–	−2.1	−0.5	−1.6
14	North Melbourne	–	−7.3	−1.1	−6.2
15	Port Adelaide	–	−11.2	−6.2	−5.0
16	West Coast	–	−20.8	−10.8	−10.0
17	Richmond	–	−21.8	−13.1	−8.7
18	Essendon	–	−22.3	−10.7	−11.7

Where each other model places the teams

Each model publishes these power rankings to the Squiggle API, using the latest update before this build.
Club	afl-tips.com	Squiggle	Aggregate	Stattraction	Massey Ratings	Wheelo Ratings	Elo Predicts!	Winnable
Brisbane	1	5	1	4	1	3	1	1
Sydney	2	3	5	3	2	1	10	2
Geelong	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3
Fremantle	4	4	4	1	4	4	8	4
Hawthorn	5	1	3	5	5	5	4	5
Adelaide	6	11	6	7	6	7	6	8
Carlton	7	7	9	8	7	8	11	7
Melbourne	8	10	8	6	8	6	13	6
Western Bulldogs	9	6	10	9	10	10	3	11
Collingwood	10	8	7	11	9	9	5	9
GWS	11	12	11	12	11	12	7	10
Gold Coast	12	9	12	13	13	11	9	13
St Kilda	13	13	13	10	12	13	14	12
North Melbourne	14	14	15	15	15	14	16	14
Port Adelaide	15	15	14	14	14	15	12	15
West Coast	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	16
Richmond	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	17
Essendon	18	18	17	18	18	18	15	18