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.
6. Mil Hanna
Born in Qantara, Lebanon, Milham "Mil" Hanna, was a cult figure at the Carlton Football Club and was the first Lebanese-born player in VFL/AFL history. Hanna was also the only player with Lebanese descent until the debut of Bachar Houli in 2007.
Nicknamed 'the Cranium', because of his clean-shaven head, Hanna played 190 games for Carlton. The fast paced wingman achieved All-Australian honours in 1992 and was a part of the Blues 1995 premiership winning team. In 2016, Hanna was inducted into the Carlton Hall of Fame.
