Centre-forwards with the Best Potential in A-League 25/26
The highest-potential centre-forwards in A-League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
E. Marcondes of Melbourne City is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 25.2, and S. Cosgrove has been the form player this season, grading 44.7.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Brook has improved his Season rating most, up +32.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, L. Brook of Auckland is the most valuable name in this group at 1.2.
19 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. MarcondesCentre-forward |  Melbourne City | 31 | 873.4% | 2543.4% |
| 2 | M. CaputoCentre-forward | Melbourne City | 21 | 30 | 21 |
| 3 | L. BrookCentre-forward |  Auckland | 25 | 33 | 2140.5% |
| 4 | M. MemetiCentre-forward | Melbourne City | 19 | 23 | 20 |
| 5 | C. PiperCentre-forward |  Wellington Phoenix | 24 | 26 | 20 |
| 6 | B. GibsonCentre-forward |  Newcastle Jets | 23 | 15 | 20 |
| 7 | S. DespotovskiCentre-forward |  Perth Glory | 19 | 17 | 19 |
| 8 | J. VidicCentre-forward |  Brisbane Roar | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| 9 | O. LavaleCentre-forward |  Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 10 | 18 |
| 10 | S. CosgroveCentre-forward | Auckland | 29 | 45226.3% | 1558.6% |
| 11 | G. MayCentre-forward | Auckland | 28 | 28452% | 1561.3% |
| 12 | Víctor CampuzanoCentre-forward |  Sydney | 29 | 2216.8% | 1372.1% |
| 13 | N. VergosCentre-forward |  Melbourne Victory | 30 | 2635.6% | 1163.5% |
| 14 | B. BorelloCentre-forward |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 31 | 24 | 1077.2% |
| 15 | C. LongCentre-forward | Brisbane Roar | 31 | 2490.6% | 949.5% |
| 16 | R. FraserCentre-forward | Western Sydney Wanderers | 32 | 20813.6% | 777.9% |
| 17 | A. TaggartCentre-forward | Perth Glory | 33 | 2544.3% | 777.3% |
| 18 | A. NabboutCentre-forward | Melbourne City | 33 | 13 | 7 |
| 19 | K. BarbarousesCentre-forward | Western Sydney Wanderers | 36 | 19 | 6 |