The Greatest Of All Time debate is one of the most fierce and touchy discussions one could possibly have when it comes to football.
Throughout the history of Aussie Rules football, there have been some absolutely fantastic players.
However, when it comes to comparing them, it can be extremely difficult to go across eras and decide on the greatest player of all time.
Hence, for the sake of this piece, we will only be looking at players drafted this century.
Since football is such a subjective sport, people's hearts can get in the way of their heads when it comes to ranking different players.
In order to use the most objective measure possible and remove such bias, we have created a ranking system to determine the top 10 players drafted this century.
To be clear, the only bit of opinion in this piece is the point allocation itself, which isn't perfect rather than the actual rankings themselves.
With all that being said, let's take a look at the top 10 players drafted since 2000 according to the ranking system which is outlined below.
Ranking System:ย
Games (50=5 points, 100=10, 150=15, 200=20, 250=25, 300=30, 350=35)
Best and Fairest (20)
Coleman Medal (40)
All-Australian (30)
Brownlow Medal (100 for 1st, 50 for 2nd and 25 for 3rd)
Norm Smith (100)
8. Dane Swan - 410 points
Dane Swan is one of the most underrated footballers in AFL history, winning a Premiership, a Brownlow Medal, three Best and Fairest awards and accumulating five All-Australian blazers in his time at the Pies.
The cult figure has little to no weaknesses in the middle of the park, often bursting away from stoppages with his great acceleration.
Also, unlike many others on this list, the Magpie was able to kick goals, snagging 211 goals across his 258-game career.
Not only that but he was a big-game player who always showed up in the key moments of blockbuster matches, claiming a pair of ANZAC Day Medals.
