We've reached the top 20 of our top 50 players list for 2024, where the cream of our competition's crop awaits their unveiling.
Seven members of last year's All-Australian side have already been named, highlighting the surplus of talent on display in the league.
The future of the league is in good hands, as is the upcoming season, where the following stars, young and old, will shine.
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)
1. 20 - Taylor Walker
Few players have turned a corner in the twilight of their playing career the way 'Tex' has done within the last 24 months.
Last year's key forward crown was a two-man race the entire season, while Nick Larkey performed phenomenally in that North Melbourne side, but it was a 33-year-old Taylor Walker against a 26-year-old Charlie Curnow in the peak of his physical prime.
The man booted 76 goals from 22 games and collected 16 Brownlow votes; only once before had he reached 60 majors in a season during a deep Adelaide finals run in 2012.
It could be dangerous betting against Walker in a year with much to prove, even as he hits his mid-30s, we'll play it safe keeping him in the top 20.
