Experiencing life through the eyes of an AFL player is every footy fan’s dream, and while for many this may never become a reality, players are providing the next best thing through photo-sharing network Instagram.
For many years Twitter has been the social network of choice, with more than 550 players active in this space. However, in 2014 we continue to see a rapid growth in the number of players flocking to Instagram with over 600 current players actively sharing their AFL journeys through imagery every day.
To help you follow their stories we’ve compiled a list of the 22 Must Follow Players on Instagram as well as creating the Official List of AFL Players’ on Instagram, below.
Adelaide
Most Followers – Patrick Dangerfield (11,229)
Brodie Martin – brodie36
Jarryd Lyons – jarrydlyons
Kyle Hartigan – kylehartigan41
Angus Graham – angusgraham15
Brad Crouch – bcrouch2
Brent Reilly – brentcreilly_3
Cam Ellis-Yolmen – camellisyolmen
Daniel Talia – danieltalia12
Eddie Betts – eddiebthe3rd
Jake Kelly – jake_kelly
Jared Petrenko – jaredpetrenko
Lewis Johnston – ljohnston8
Luke Brown – lukebrown16
Luke Thompson – lukethompson_6
Matthew Jaensch – jaenschy10
Mitch Grigg – mitchgrigg
Matt Wright – mwright_11
Richard Douglas – richie_douglas
Rory Atkins – roryatkins
Rory Laird – rorylaird
Sam Shaw – sshaw34
Scott Thompson – s_thommo_05
Taylor Walker – texwalka13
Tom Lynch – tom_lynch27
Matt Crouch – mattcrouch2
Ricky Henderson – rickhendo
Sam Jacobs – sam_jacobs24
Kyle Cheney – kcheney13
Luke Lowden – lukelowden
Brisbane
Most Followers – Brent Moloney (3618)
Brent Moloney – beamnation3
Daniel Merrett – rogergordon
Sam Mayes – sammayes32
Tom Rockliff – tomrockliff38
Mitch Golby – mitchgolby
Pearce Hanley – pearcehanley
Archibald Smith – archibaldsmith
Brent Staker – stakes14
Claye Beams – clayebeams
Daniel Merrett – danmcstay
Daniel Rich – daniel_grich
Jack Crisp – jackcrisp
Jackson Paine – jepaine
James Aish – jamesaish
James Polkinhorne – polkaspecial
Jonathan Freeman – jonofreeman
Jordan Lisle – choco_moose
Jordan Bourke – jbourke45
Josh Green – joshgreen6
Luke McGuane – luke_mcguane
Marco Paparone – paparoneee
Matt Maguire – frankmaguire
Michael Close – mclose7
Nick Hayes – nickhayes43
Nick Robertson – robbbo18
Patrick Wearden – pattywearden
Rohan Bewick – rohanbewick
Ryan Lester – ryanlest
Sam Mayes – sammayes32
Sam Michael – samboie
Stefan Martin – stefan_martin
Darcy Gardiner – dizzgardiner
Josh Clayton – joshclayton_19
Mitch Robinson – mitchrobinson
Allen Christensen – @achristensen_28
Dayne Beams – beama17
Carlton
Most Followers – Chris Judd (44363)
Dylan Buckley – dylbuckley
Dennis Armfield – darmfield27
Andrew Walker – walkytalky1
Jaryd Cachia – jcachia
Dave Ellard – de_003
Andy McInnes – andymcinnes
Brock McLean – dirty_86
Bryce Gibbs – bgibbsy4
Cameron Giles – camerongiles
Cameron Wood – probably_wood
Chris Judd – cjayfive
Chris Yarran – yazman13
Ciaran Byrne – c_byrne94
Dale Thomas – dthomas_39
Ed Curnow – edwardcurnow
Heath Scotland – heathscotland
Josh Bootsma – josh_bootsma
Kane Lucas – kanelucas09
Lachie Henderson – ljhendo23
Levi Casboult – levi41
Luke Reynolds – lukereynolds31
Marc Murphy – marcmurphy3
Matthew Kreuzer – mattkreuz
Matthew Watson – mattwatson10
Michael Jamison – instajamick
Nicholas Graham – nickeygraham32
Nick Holman – nickholmann20
Patrick Cripps – patrickcripps
Rob Warnock – robwarnock
Sam Docherty – dochertysam
Simon White – whiteman43
Thomas Bell – thomasbell1
Tom Temay – tomtemay
Troy Menzel – troymenzel2
Zach Tuohy – zach2e
Andrejs Everitt – andrejseveritt
Kade Simpson – 3wadeks6
Kristian Jaksch – kristianjaksch
Liam Jones – J0nes19
Collingwood
Most Followers – Dane Swan (40,454)
Alex Fasolo – alexfasolo
Sam Dwyer – samdwyer20
Brent Macaffer – brentmacaffer3
Brodie Grundy – brodiegrundy
Tyson Goldsack – TLGold6
Ben Kennedy – benkennedy35
Scott Pendlebury – sp_10
Jarryd Blair – jarrydblair
Luke Ball – lpbal
Taylor Adams – taylorjamesadams
Clinton Young – dasheryoung
Jarrod Witts – j_witts
Nathan Brown – njbrown16
Jesse White – jesse_jackson_
Ben Reid – reidy20
Steele Sidebottom – srs91
Lachlan Keeffe – lachlankeeffe
Josh Thomas – jt__91
Ben Hudson – mr_scud
Marley Williams – mwilliams_26
Tony Armstrong – Tonaaayy
Ben Sinclair – bensincs
Jackson Ramsay – jacksonramsay
Travis Cloke – travis32cloke
Patrick Karnezis – patrickkarnezis
Alan Toovey – toovs
Matthew Scharenberg – matthewscharenberg
Dane Swan – danes84
Kyle Martin – kylemarto
Peter Yagmoor – yaggz38
Nathan Freeman – nathfreeman39
Paul Seedsman – pseedsman
Tom Langdon – tomlangdon1
Adam Oxley – oxxyy
Corey Gault – coreygault_
Jack Frost – jlfrost
Jonathon Marsh – jonathonmarsh
Caolan Mooney – c_m48
Levi Greenwood – levi_greenwood
Essendon
Most Followers – Dyson Heppell (18,187)
Alex Browne – alexbrowne92
Ariel Steinberg – areilsteinberg25
Ben Howlett – benhowlett40
Brendon Goddard – brendongoddard09
Cale Hooker – hooksy26
Cory Dell’Olio – cory_dell
Courtenay Dempsey – naetum
David Myers – myersy23
David Zaharakis – zacka11
Dylan Van Unen – dylvan
Dyson Heppell – dysonheppell
Elliott Kavanagh – e_kavanagh_28
Orazio Fantasia – fantasia_7
Fraser Thurlow – fraserthurlow
Jackson Merrett – jacksonmerrett20
Jake Melksham – jakemelksham
Jason Ashby – jasonashby14
Jason Winderlich – jason_winderlich
Joe Daniher – joedaniher
Johnny Rayner – rayner_johnny
Kurt Aylett – kurtaylett
Kyle Hardingham – hardingham34
Mark Baguley – baggas46
Marty Gleeson – martygleeson35
Michael Hurley – mickhurley
Michael Hibberd – michaelhibberd
Nick Kommer – nickkommer
Nick O’Brien – nickobrien35
Patty Ambrose – pattyambrose
Shaun Edwards – shaunye19
Tayte Pears – taytepears
Tom Bellchambers – thomas_bellchambers
Travis Colyer – travcolyer
Will Hams – willbahams
Zach Merrett – zacharymerrett
James Gwilt – jimmyg33
Jonathan Giles – joffagiles
Adam Cooney – adamcooney17
Fremantle
Most Followers – Matthew Pavlich (10,106)
Clancee Pearce – clancee
Hayden Ballantyne – hballas
Stephen Hill – stephenhill32
Peter Faulks – peterfaulks
Alex Pearce – alexpearce10
Anthony Morabito – moraa2
Brady Grey – bradygrey_
Chris Mayne – cmayne23
Colin Sylvia – colsylvia
Craig Moller – craigy_moller
Garrick Ibbotson – ibbo5
Haiden Schloithe – haidenschloithe
Hayden Crozier – haydencrozier
Jack Hannath – jackhannath
Jacob Ballard – jacobballard6
Jayden Pitt – jaydenpitt
Jon Griffin – g_riff12
Lachie Neale – lachieneale
Lee Spurr – leespurr34
Matthew Pavlich – mav_29
Michael Barlow – benderbarlow
Nathan Fyfe – @natfyfe
Nick Suban – @subes8
Paul Duffield – @themuffinman41
Ryan Crowley – @thecrowl
Tanner Smith – @tannersmith_22
Tendai Mzungu – @tmzungu
Tom Sheridan – @tommy_sheridan
Zac Clarke – @zclakkas
Geelong
Most Followers – Jimmy Bartel (31,199)
Nick Bourke – @nickbourke42
James Kelly – @jamespopkelly
George Horlin Smith – @georgehorlinsmith
Brad Hartman – @bradharts36
Cam Eardley – @cameardley
Daniel Menzel – @danielmenzel10
Darcy Lang – @laaaang
George Burbury – @georgeburbury
Hamish McIntosh – @smacka17
Jackson Sheringham – @jackoshez
Jackson Thurlow – @jacksonthurlow
Jake Kolodjashnij – @jake_kola
James Toohey – @jtoohey41
Jarrad Jansen – @jarradjansen
Jimmy Bartel – @jrb03
Joel Hamling – @joel_hamling
Joel Selwood – @joelselwood14
Josh Caddy – @Josh_Caddy
Josh Walker – @walkerj34
Lincoln McCarthy – @lincmcca06
Mathew Stokes – @mattjstokes
Michael Luxford – @mickeyluxford
Mitch Brown – @mitchbrown_1
Mitch Duncan – @mitchduncan22
Nathan Vardy – @nvardy30
Jared Rivers – @rivdawg25
Shane Kersten – @shanekersten
Steven Motlop – @smotlop
Taylor Hunt – @light_the_candle59
Tom Hawkins – @tomhawkins_
Mitch Clark – mitchclark
Rhys Stanley – rstanley28
Gold Coast
Most Followers – Gary Ablett Jnr (51,200)
Jack Hutchins – jackhutch
Trent McKenzie – trentmckenzie
Gary Ablett Jnr – garyablettjnr
Karmichael Hunt – kdnk7
Josh Hall – h_hall46
Aaron Hall – aaronhall33
Alex Sexton – alexsexton_
Andrew Boston – andrewboston13
Brandon Matera – brandonmatera
Charlie Dixon – charlie_dixon
Daniel Gorringe – danielgorringe
Danny Stanley – dstanley25
David Swallow – swallow00
Dion Prestia – dionprestia
Harley Bennell – hedwardb
Henry Schade – henryschade
Jack Leslie – jack_leslie22
Jack Martin – jackmartin_12
Jackson Allen – jackoallen_
Jacob Gilbee – j_gilbee
Jaeger O Meara – jeageromeara
Jeremy Taylor – jezztaylor
Jesse Lonergan – jesselonergan
Joey Daye – joeydaye
Kade Kolodjashnij – kolodjashnij
Leigh Osborne – ozstriker41
Liam Patrick – lpatrick43
Luke Russell – russellluke8
Matthew Warnock – warnockmatt
Michael Coad – michaelcoad
Nathan Bock – bocko44
Rory Thompson – rorythompson
Steven May – stevenmay
Tom Lynch – tom_lynch
Tom Nicholls – tnichs
Zac Smith – zacsmith_2
Nick Malceski – nickmalceski9
Mitch Hallahan – mjhallahan38
Greater Western Sydney
Most Followers – Jeremy Cameron (5361)
Jeremy Cameron – jezzacameron
Rory Lobb – rorylobb
Adam Kennedy – adamkennedy40
Adam Tomlinson – Adamtomlinson20
Adam Treloar – adstreloar
Aidan Corr – aidancorr
Andrew Phillips – andrew_flipper27
Callan Ward – calward
Cameron McCarthy – cammccarthy95
Devon Smith – devon_smith10
Dylan Addison – dylanaddison
Dylan Shiel – dylanshiel
Jacob Townsend – Jacob Townsend31
Jake Barrett – jakebarrett16
Jed Lamb – jedlamb11
Jonathon Patton – jonnypatton
Joshua Kelly – joshuaakelly
Kurt Aylett – kurtaylett
Lachie Plowman – lachplow
Lachie Whitfield – lachiewhitfield
Liam Sumner – liamsumner28
Matt Buntine – mattybunts
Nathan Wilson – nathanwilo16
Nick Haynes – nickhaynes19
Phil Davis – phildavis1
Rhys Palmer – rhyscpalmer
Sam Reid – samuelreid23
Shane Mumford – shane_mumford
Stephen Gilham – stephen_gilham
Stephen Coniglio – stephenconiglio
Tim Mohr – tommohr39
Tim Golds – timgolds
Toby Greene – tobyfgreene
Tomas Bugg – tommybugg
Tom Boyd – tomboyd15
Tom Downie – tomdownie
Zac Williams – zaccywilliams
Hawthorn
Most Followers – Josh Gibson (27,321)
Jarryd Roughead – roughy02
Jordan Lewis – jordanlewis3
Matthew Suckling – m04ttsuckling
Josh Gibson – joshgibson06
Taylor Duryea – docduryea
Bradley Hill – bradleyhill10
Brendan Whitecross – brendanwhitex
Brad Sewell – bradsewell12
Grant Birchall – birchall14
Luke Hodge – hodgey015
Isaac Smith – issie16
Brian Lake – brianlake17
Jonathon Ceglar – cegs18
Jack Gunston – jgunston19
David Hale – hale20
Ben Ross – _benross21_
Luke Breust – luke_breust
Tim O’Brien – tim_obrien23
Ben Stratton – benstratton89
Ryan Schoenmakers – ryanschoey
Liam Shiels – liamshiels
Matthew Spangher – spang27
Paul Puopolo – poppy_1987
Will Langford – langford_san
Angus Litherland – gusliquorland31
Jonathan Simpkin – jsimpkin32
Cyril Rioli – jrboyrioli
Jordan Kelly – jkels34
Sam Grimley – sgrimley
Derick Wanganeen – derickwanganeen
Jed Anderson – j_anderson37
Alex Woodward – alex_woodward39
Billy Hartung – billyhartung
James Sicily – jsicily41
Kaiden Brand – kaiden_brand
Dallas Willsmore – d_willsmore
Dayle Garlett – daizy_garlett
Zac Webster – zacwebster
Kurt Heatherley – kurt_heatherley
Shem Taputu – shemtaputu
James Frawley – chip88
Jono O’Rourke – j_orourke
Melbourne
Most Followers – Nathan Jones (10,100)
Viv Michie – vivmichie
Ro Bail – rohb44
Mark Jamar – m_jamar
Dean Kent – deankent16
Jesse Hogan – jessehogan1
Matt Jones – mattjones_45
Jordie McKenzie – jordiemck
Jake Spencer – jakespencer33
Jeremy Howe – howdawg38
Jack Trengove – jtren9
Jack Watts – Jacksonred
Jack Grimes – jgrimess
Nathan Jones – nathan2jones
Jay Kennedy-Harris – jkennedyharris
Jack Viney – jackviney7
Jayden Hunt – jaydenhunt
Neville Jetta – jetts39
James Harmes – james_harmes
Tom McDonald – tommcdonald25
Max Gawn – maxygawn
Max King – maxwilliamking
Luke Tapscott – luketapscott35
Shannon Byrnes – S_byrnes10
Bernie Vince – vincetagram23
Mitch Clisby – mitchclis
Sam Blease – samblease
Christian Salem – christiansalem
Maia Westrupp – maiawestrupp
Col Garland – colgarland
Lynden Dynn – lyndendunn14
Christian Petracca – christianpetracca
Angus Brayshaw – angus_brayshaw10
Jeff Garlett – jeffyg38
Heritier Lumumba – heritier_lumumba
Sam Frost – lefrost
North Melbourne
Most Followers – Majak Daw (10,197)
Aaron Black – aaronblack35
Aaron Mullett – aaronmullett41
Ben Brown – bdbrown50
Ben Jacobs – benny_jacobs5
Brad McKenzie – bradmckenzie
Cam Delaney – cam_del
Daniel Currie – dancurrie
Eric Wallace – the_atypicalamericanathlete
Jack Ziebell – jackziebell
Jamie Macmillan – jamacmillan
Joel Tippett – jay_tippett
Kayne Turner – kayneturner
Kieran Harper – kieranharper23
Lachie Hansen – hanners6
Leigh Adams – patchadams13
Liam Anthony – liam_anthony
Luke McDonald – luke_mcdonald
Majak Daw – majakdaw
Mason Wood – masonjameswood
Max Warren – maxwarren_
Michael Firrito – spud_11_
Mitch Wilkins – wilko_33
Nathan Grima – narny17
Nick Dal Santo – nickdalsanto
Robbie Tarrant – tazza25
Robin Nahas – nahas26
Ryan Bastinac – rb3_
Sam Wright – sam_wright19
Scott McMahon – scott42
Shaun Atley – shaunatley
Taylor Garner – tay_garner
Taylor Hine – taylorhine1
Tim McGenniss – timmy_mcgenniss
Todd Goldstein – toddgoldstein22
Tom Curran – tomcur
Trent Dumont – trentdumont
Jarrad Waite – jarradwaite
Port Adelaide
Most Followers – Chad Wingard (14,347)
Angus Monfries – amonfries06
Ben Newton – bpnewts
Brad Ebert – bradebert07
Brett Ebert – brett_ebert
Cameron O’Shea – cameronoshea
Cameron Hitchcock – hitchy2
Chad Wingard – chadwingard
Campbell Heath – campbellheath
Daniel Flynn – flynnersdan
Daniel Stewart – danielbstewart
Danny Butcher – dbutch11
Darren Pfeiffer – darrenpfeiffer
Domenic Cassisi – domcassis
Hamish Hartlett -hharts
Jack Hombsch – jackhombsch
Jackson Trengove – jacksontrengove12
Jake Neade – jakeneade32
Jared Polec – jaredpolec
Jarman Impey – jarmanimpey
Jason Davenport – graceof41
Jasper Pittard – jasperpittard
Jay Schulz – jayschulz28
John Butcher – johnbutcher11
Kane Mitchell – kdashno
Kane Cornes – kanecornes
Karl Amon – karlamonn
Lewis Stevenson – sleuthos
Matt Agius – matt_agius
Matt Lobbe – lobster23
Matt White – thezone19
Richmond
Most Followers – Trent Cotchin (17,994)
Ben Lennon – Ben_lennon
Cadeyn Williams – Cadeynwilliams
Steven Morris – Stevemorris38
Aaron Edwards – Azzaedwards27
Alex Rance – Alexrance
Brett Deledio – Brettdeledio03
Ben Griffiths – Griffo24
Brad Helbig – Bradhelbig32
Brandon Ellis – Brandonellis
Brett O’Hanlon – Bohanlonn
Chris Newman – Cnewmo
Daniel Jackson – Danjackson23
David Astbury – Davidastbury
Dylan Grimes – Instagrime2
Jake Batchelor – Jakebatchelor
Kamdyn McIntosh – Kamdynmcintosh
Liam McBean – liammcbean_
Dustin Martin – dustinlmartin
Matt Dea – Mattydea
Matthew Arnot – Marn0t
Matthew McDonough – Matthewmcdonough
Nathan Foley – Axelf41
Nick Vlastuin – Nvlastuin
Reece Conca – Rconca30
Nathan Gordon – Nathan__gordon
Ricky Petterd – Ricky_pet
Sam Lloyd – Samlloyd44
Shane Edwards – Shaneedwards10
Shaun Grigg – Shaungrigg6
Todd Banfield – Tbanfield
Todd Elton – Toddelton
Trent Cotchin – Trentcotchin9
St Kilda
Most Followers – Sam Fisher (10,782)
Tom Hickey – tomhickey91
Trent Dennis Lane – trentdennislane
Jimmy Webster – jimmy_webster
Adam Schneider – snides_13
Arryn Siposs – arrynsiposs
Billy Longer – tugga5
Brodie Murdoch – murds30
David Armitage – armo_20
Dylan Roberton – dylanroberton
Farren Ray – fazray
Jack Billings – jackkbillings
Jack Newnes – newnesy
Jason Holmes – j_holmes45
Joshua Bruce – joshuabruce
Josh Saunders – joshsaunders35
Luke Delaney – delar1
Luke Dunstan – lukey_dunstan
Maverick Weller – maverick_weller
Terry Milera – milera32
Stephen Milne – milnedog44
Nick Riewoldt – nriewoldt
Sam Gilbert – gilbo19
Sam Fisher – samfisher25
Sam Dunnell – sammydunnell
Sebastian Ross – sebjross
Tom Curren – tommycurren
Tom Lee – tomless9
Tom Simpkin – tsimpkin
Hugh Goddard – Hugh_Goddard
Tim Membrey – timmembrey_1
Sydney
Most Followers – Lance Franklin (217,705)
Dan Hannebery – dhannebery
Ryan O’Keefe – okeeferyan
Tom Mitchell – tommitchell6
Harry Cunningham – hcunningham93
Kurt Tippett – kurttippett8
Zak Jones – zak_jones10
Jeremy Laidler – j_laids
Josh Kennedy – jpkennedy12
Toby Nankervis – toby_nankervis
Craig Bird – cbird_14
Kieren Jack – kjack_15
Gary Rohan – garyrohan16
Tommy Walsh – tommywalshkor
Jordan Lockyer – jlockss
Tom Derickx – tomderickx
Sam Reid – samreid20
Ben McGlynn – mcglynn21
Dean Towers – dean22towers
Lance Franklin – buddy_franklin23
Dane Rampe – _danerampe
Ted Richards – tedrichards25
Luke Parker – luke_parker
Matthew Dick – mattdick28
George Hewett – georgehewett29
Lewis Roberts-Thomson – lrt30
Harry Marsh – harrymarsh97
Lewis Jetta – lewisjetts
Brandon Jack – brandonjackk
Aliir Aliir – aliir36
Adam Goodes – adamroy37
Mike Pyke – mikepyke38
Heath Grundy – regyboy
Nick Smith – njsmith1
Dan Robinson – danrobinson27
Sam Naismith- samnaismith
Lloyd Perris – lloyd_perris
Xavier Richards – xavier_richards
Jake Lloyd – jakelloyd_44
Patrick Mitchell – paddy_mitchell45
Isaac Heeney – isaacheeney
West Coast
Most Followers – Nic Naitanui (34,450)
Adam Carter – adamhcarter
Andrew Gaff – andrewgaff03
Ash Smith – ashsmith28
Blayne Wilson – blaynewilson
Dean Cox – deancox20
Jeremy McGovern – jmcgovern_
Jamie Bennell – JamieBennell
Jamie Cripps – Jcripps35
Josh Hill – hillydard
Luke Shuey- lukeshuey13
Mark Hutchings – mhutchyy
Mitch Brown – mitchbrownie
Murray Newman – murraynewman
Chris Masten – mastwhat13
Pat McGinnity- patmcginnity
Nic Naitnaui – RealNaitanui
Scott Lycett – Scott_Lycett
Scott Selwood – scotty_and_the_ninjas
Sharrod Wellingham – Sharrodw_12
Will Schofield – skuzza
Western Bulldogs
Most Followers – Luke Dahlhaus (5,937)
Lach Hunter – lachhunter
Luke Dahlhaus – luke_dahlhaus
Robert Murphy – bobmurphy02
Clay Smith – claysmith14
Daniel Giansiracusa – dgia13
Fletcher Roberts – chogga21
Jack Redpath – jack_redpath
Jake Stringer – jakestringer7
Jarrad Grant – jarradgrant
Jason Johannisen – jasonj39
Jason Tutt – jasontutt
Koby Stevens – koby_stevens25
Marcus Bontempelli – marcus_bontempelli
Matt Fuller – matt_fuller36
Michael Talia – michaeltalia
Mitch Honeychurch – mitchhoneychurch
Mitch Wallis – MitchW@llis
Sam Darley – sdarley14
Tory Dickson – torydickson
Brett Goodes – goodes44
Nathan Hrovat – nathanhrovat
Lukas Webb – lukaswebb
Shane Biggs – shanebiggs
