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...

5. Perth Demons

Lance Franklin

The Demons were once home to the greatest forward of this century, Lance 'Buddy' Franklin.

The athletic and powerful key forward was drafted with the fifth overall pick in the 2004 draft and would end his career as a 1000-goal forward across a stellar career with Hawthorn and Sydney.

Franklin claimed four Coleman Medals and a record-tying eight All-Australian selections through 354 games while also collecting two premierships in the brown and gold along the way.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 1: Lance Franklin of Western Australia in action during the skills session during Day Three of the National AFL Draft Camp at the Australian Institute of Sport on October 1, 2004 in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
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The Western Australian would also lead his club's goalkicking in 13 separate seasons - six as a Hawk and seven as a Swan.

Fremantle great Michael Johnson is another notable name from the Demons to be drafted this century, as are 2023 Norm Smith Medal winner Bobby Hill, three-club midfielder Jaeger O'Meara and former Dockers and Magpies utility Chris Mayne.

It's worth noting the 1999 Perth class, consisting of Leon Davis, Chance Bateman, and Ryan Hargrave and led by West Coast champion Darren Glass.