Tyler Sonsie

Richmond has used the most players of any AFL club at the quarter-way mark of the 2026 home-and-away season.

The Tigers have had 34 players represent them in the opening six rounds, which is one more than Essendon and Carlton.

Richmond's players used number is set to increase by at least two on Friday night, with the news Sam Cumming and Tom Burton will make their Tiger debuts.

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Cumming gets the news he's debuting!

Watch the moment Adem Yze told Sam Cumming he will be playing his first AFL game against Melbourne this Friday at Anzac Day Eve.

Sydney, which is on top of the League ladder, has used the least number of players so far this season – just 27.

A look at the list below reveals a correlation between the number of players used by each club and ladder position.

Players used after Round 6, 2026
34 – Richmond (18th)
33 – Essendon (17th), Carlton (16th)
32 – West Coast (15th), Adelaide (10th)
31 – Greater Western Sydney (14th), Port Adelaide (12th)
30 – Melbourne (8th)
29 – Collingwood (11th), Brisbane (9th), Western Bulldogs (7th), Geelong (6th), Hawthorn (3rd), Fremantle (2nd)
28 – St Kilda (13th), North Melbourne (5th), Gold Coast (4th)
27 – Sydney (1st)