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...

4. Peel Thunder

Daniel Wells

A two-time best and fairest for North Melbourne, the scintillating Wells had a stellar AFL career across his time with the Kangaroos and Collingwood.

After being drafted out of Peel at Pick 2 in 2002, Wells would play 243 games in the blue and white for a return of 150 goals.

He would quickly become a fan favourite at Arden Street and eventually secured a move to Collingwood ahead of the 2017 season after 14 years with North Melbourne.

MELBOURNE - NOVEMBER 24: (L-R) No.3 Jared Brennan, No.2 Daniel Wells and No.1 Brendon Goddard AFL 2002 were the picks after the AFL National Draft Selection Meeting at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia on November 24, 2002. (Picture by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

Wells quickly earned the respect of his new faithful but faced a luckless run with injury at his new club, playing just 15 games in three seasons before retiring.

Former Fremantle goalsneak Hayden Ballantyne, dual premiership Tiger Kamdyn McIntosh and Western Bulldogs spearhead Aaron Naughton are others to thrive at the top level after being drafted out of the Peel Thunder.