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)

5. Buddy Franklin - 494 points

Buddy is the person on this list that suffers the most from this ranking system due to the fact that he is a forward and therefore is likely to get fewer opportunities to score more points in this ranking system.

That being said, he has been absolutely incredible all throughout his career, from kicking 100 goals in a season to winning two Premierships to kicking his 1000th goal last year.

Across his 18 years in the AFL to date, Franklin has been a two-time Premiership player, a four-time Coleman medallist, a Best and Fairest and a recipient of eight All-Australian blazers.

Built at 195cm and 100kg, the fact Franklin has a raking left foot and is freakishly athletic on the deck makes him a generational talent.