Who has the most to gain from winning the flag this year?
Everyone who receives that elusive premiership medallion gets to relish in one of the greatest achievements of their life, but the legacy boost means more to a particular few.
Some have toiled away at their club for years on end, racking up accolades upon accolades without the ultimate glory.
For other it's a numbers game; adding a second, third or fourth flag to take their career legacy to new heights.
The storylines are endless among the four teams remaining, players and coaches everywhere with statements to make and reputations to build.
We look at 10 names on this list with the most to gain from winning the AFL premiership in two weeks' time, counting down to an obvious number one, but starting with...
3. Lachie Neale
Casting your eye over his list of achievements makes you wonder if Lachie Neale is one of the more underrated players in the modern era;
- 2x Brownlow Medal
- Leigh Matthews AFLPA MVP
- AFLCA Champion Player of the Year
- 4x All-Australian
- 5x club best & fairest
- 3x Ross Glendinning / 2x Marcus Ashcroft Medals
All this and yet Neale is rarely discussed among the Abletts, Pendleburys, Judds and Fyfes of the world.
Collecting the inaugural Ron Barassi Medal as premiership captain and a potential Norm Smith to boot would be the crowning achievement of one of the great careers in AFL history, sending Neale's name straight into discussions with the names above.
