We've reached the final ten of our top 50 players list for 2024, where the cream of our competition's crop is unveiled.

With a mix of their 2023 highs and the ceilings they can reach this year, we've predicted the best of the best to headline the competition by the end of the coming season.

Here are THE ten best players we believe will emerge as the stars of the show in 2024.

PART I:ย BEST PLAYERS OF 2024 (50-41)
PART II:ย BEST PLAYERS OF 2024 (40-31)
PART III:ย BEST PLAYERS OF 2024 (30-21)
PART IV: BEST PLAYERS OF 2024 (20-11)ย 

6. Zak Butters

The second of the three young guns to explode into Brownlow contention last season, Zak Butters is priming himself to become one of the best players in the competition for the next five years or more with his combination of toughness, skill and borderline irrational confidence.

Standing just 180cm and carrying a 77kg frame, becoming one of the competition's best inside midfielders is a near impossible task when competing with the likes of Christian Petracca, Marcus Bontempelli, Patrick Cripps and Tom Green, yet Butters stands toe-to-toe with just about anyone.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 09: Zak Butters of the Power kicks during the round 13 AFL match between Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide Power at Marvel Stadium, on June 09, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

The praise for the 23-year-old coming out of from South Australia heading into this season is overwhelming and after toying with opponents in Port Adelaide's recent practice match with the Crows, we can safely expect Butters to continue his string of form in 2024.