This list features 10 of the most iconic performances of the year; players shining in the most pressured environments, producing jaw-dropping displays of individual dominance, and team-carrying efforts under severe duress.
A lot goes into judging the top on-field performances in our code, systems and algorithms don't seem to capture the memorability of the moment, the conditions of the arena, the magnitude of the contest or even the match-winning efforts that transpire.
Fantasy points and SuperCoach scores highlight the best accumulative players on any given day, but also don't do justice to what will appear in the history books decades down the line. Bobby Hill's fantasy scores in his Norm Smith Medal performance might not jump off the page, but the emotion and buzz it created as it unfolded will leave it fresher in the memory banks to tell future generations.
Without further ado, number 10 on this list is...
8. Jeremy Cameron - Rd 2 vs Carltonย
Stats: 6 goals, 25 disposals, 11 score involvements, 8 marks
The only performance on this list which came in a losing side, Jeremy Cameron's Round 2 clash against fellow spearhead Charlie Curnow was box-office material.
Cameron's 25 touches were collected forward, back, centre and with damaging execution.
His six goals were kicked on the boundary, outside 50, with busted ribs and little forward line assistance.
He kicked half of Geelong's 12 majors and nearly carried the Cats to a comeback win for the ages, if not for Curnow's bag of five at the other end.
