Best full-backs in A-League

The highest-potential full-backs in A-League, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

D. Wilmering of Newcastle Jets is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 22.1, and Y. Salas has been the form player this season, grading 43.7, and C. Armiento leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. McGarry has improved his Season rating most, up +27.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Wilmering of Newcastle Jets is the most valuable name in this group at 2.2.

Auckland · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. McGarry+27.3SsN

Brisbane Roar · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	D. Wilmering Full-back	Newcastle Jets	25	22	22
2	Joel Bertolissio Full-back	Newcastle Jets	22	25	22
3	L. Mauragis Full-back	Central Coast Mariners	24	29	21
4	J. Rawlins Full-back	Melbourne Victory	22	2113.6%	2158.7%
5	C. Talbot Full-back	Macarthur	25	21	21
6	C. A. Shamoon Full-back	Perth Glory	21	24	20
7	J. Barnett Full-back	Adelaide United	25	17	20
8	M. Sheridan Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	20	20
9	S. Sutton Full-back	Perth Glory	24	15	20
10	H. Politidis Full-back	Macarthur	24	21	19
11	L. Kelly-Heald Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	21	17	19
12	J. Inserra Full-back	Melbourne Victory	21	11	19
13	A. Simmons Full-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	23	15	18
14	D. Pierias Full-back	Adelaide United	26	10	18
15	W. Scott Full-back	Macarthur	26	15	17
16	N. Atkinson Full-back	Melbourne City	27	4495.1%	1661.4%
17	C. Armiento Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	27	12	16
18	C. Elliot Full-back	Auckland	27	29	16
19	P. Cancar Full-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	25	5575%	1660%
20	J. McGarry Full-back	Brisbane Roar	28	33515.1%	1555.5%
21	J. Carluccio Full-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	25	7	15
22	A. Gersbach Full-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	29	20178.1%	1349.2%
23	Y. Salas Full-back	Brisbane Roar	30	44	12
24	F. de Vries Full-back	Auckland	31	34154.8%	1251.8%
25	B. Garuccio Full-back	Sydney	31	39	12
26	R. Kitto Full-back	Adelaide United	31	17	11
27	T. Payne Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	32	6	9
28	S. Roux Full-back	Central Coast Mariners	33	26	8
29	A. Behich Full-back	Melbourne City	35	3364.7%	868.2%
30	R. Grant Full-back	Sydney	35	39	8
31	Š. Gržan Full-back	Macarthur	32	9	8
32	H. Sakai Full-back	Auckland	36	29269.6%	728.6%