Victoria arguably has the largest crop of Australian Rules football players, given the sport's dominance in the state.

Club captains, premiership players and endless stars have risen from the Coates Talent League (formerly known as the TAC Cup and the NAB League) ranks to forge a long-lasting legacy.

Taking a look back on the best players to come from the Talent League, we've named the greatest player each club has produced for the AFL since the century began.

Here's who we've selected, along with a few honourable mentions for each club...

2. Calder Cannons

Dane Swan

Having slipped to Pick 58, the Pies would be licking their lips by finding this diamond in the rough.

Swan took a while to get his career going, which was almost derailed by a lack of professionalism and off-field antics.

However, the champion midfielder would quickly turn his footballing around, claiming five All-Australians, a Brownlow Medal, three best and fairests, a league MVP and an AFLCA Player of the Year award.

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But more significantly, Swan was a part of the Collingwood premiership team in 2010.

The amusing midfielder led the crop from the Calder Cannons, which also produced Eddie Betts and Joe Daniher.