Western Australia has continued to develop and produce some of the best players to grace an AFL field for decades.

With Brownlow medallists, Coleman Medal winners, soon-to-be hall of famers and a seemingly endless list of premiership stalwarts, many out of the WAFL's pathways have gone on to be AFL icons this century alone.

Taking a look back on the best players to come from the WAFL, 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 WAFL club...

2. East Fremantle

Josh Kennedy

West Coast legend Josh Kennedy inches past Carlton captain Patrick Cripps as the No.1 Shark of this century.

Kennedy's numbers stack up tremendously, being an eight-time club-leading goalkicker, a premiership player, a two-time Coleman medallist, a three-time All-Australian and kicking the most goals in West Coast's history.

Cripps' second Brownlow Medal win this year significantly closed the gap, and he may well surpass Kennedy by the time his career is over.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Josh Kennedy of the Eagles looks to handball against Joel Hamling of the Bulldogs during the Second Elimination Final match between the West Coast Eagles and the Western Bulldogs at Domain Stadium on September 8, 2016 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Both players were drafted out of East Fremantle to Carlton, with Cripps proving to be a bargain at Pick 13 over a decade ago. The midfield bull has four All-Australian selections, an AFLPA MVP and five best-and-fairests to add to his Brownlow Medal.

Fremantle greats Paul Hasleby and Aaron Sandilands are worth noting, as are former Essendon, Port Adelaide and St Kilda ruckman Paddy Ryder, two-time Geelong premiership defender Harry Taylor and West Coast ace Elliot Yeo.