It is quite the task to succeed in the AFL, even harder for those recruited from overseas to play the game.
These players have gone most of their life to that point, not knowing what Aussie rules is most of the time.
Than there are players who are born overseas but move to Australia at a young age, giving them ample time to learn the sport as they grow up.
This list will look at players on both sides of the coin, those who were not born here but moved at a young age, and those who were recruited from other sports worldwide.
Those who played before 1965 do not make the cut.
Honourable Mentions:
Current: Former No.1 Draft Pick and Rising Star Bomber Andrew McGrath (Canada), 2016 Norm Smith medallist and Premiership Bulldog Jason Johannisen (South Africa).
Former: Heritier Lumumba (Brazil) and Trent Croad (New Zealand) were both Premiership players and All-Australians at the Magpies and Hawks respectively.
Mike Pyke (Canada) won a Premiership at the Swans in 2005, and was the first international sportsman (rugby) outside of Gaelic football to switch to AFL.
Brian Mynott (England), played in the Saints only premiership in 1966.
8. Zach Tuohy
Another Gaelic football recruit, Zach Tuohy has become quite a player in AFL. Recruited by Carlton in 2010 and debuting in 2011, Tuohy quickly became a key component of the Blues defence. By 2015, Tuohy finished third in that year's Best and Fairest and was named in the AFL Coaches Association All-Australian team.
Tuohy moved to Geelong in 2017, and just as he did at the Blues, has become an important player for the Cats.
Last year, Tuohy played his 200th game, becoming only the second Irish player to ever do so.
And in 2018, Tuohy famously kicked a goal after the siren to win a game against the Demons. This is the dream of every Aussie kid who wishes to play footy, just not sure if this is what Tuohy dreamed of back in Ireland.
