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)
4. Patrick Dangerfield - 550 points
Patrick Dangerfield has probably been the most consistent player over the last 10 years across the AFL.
He is always in and around the votes on Brownlow night and always manages to make an impact on the game whether it be by his explosive pace, clean hands or goalkicking ability.
In his career to date, the superstar Cat is a Brownlow medallist, a four-time Best and Fairest and an eight-time All-Australian.
Most importantly for him individually, the ex-Crow brought home a Premiership medal this year after falling agonisingly close on multiple occasions.
