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)
3. Dustin Martin - 611 points
Dustin Martin is probably the most suited player to the scoring system out of everyone else due to the numerous accolades he has collected, despite being less consistent than many on this list.
His accolades are ones to dream of, collecting three Norm Smith Medals, one Brownlow Medal, two Best and Fairest awards and four All-Australian blazers.
His peak is probably just about better than anyone's on this list, however, his prime never went for as long as many others, meaning he falls back to number three.
The most special thing about Martin though is that he can impact a game like no other, whether it be in the middle or up forward.
The perfect example demonstrating his impact is the 2020 Grand Final, where he dominated the second half, picking the Tigers up from the jaws of defeat to illation.