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...
6. South Fremantle
The Bulldogs' best from this century are mostly contemporary, hence the nod to Kelly in this exercise.
The Cat-turned-Eagles star is seen as one of the best mature-aged recruits since 2000, having been plucked out of South Fremantle in 2017 after averaging over 26 disposals and kicking 26 goals from 23 games that year.
Geelong's masterstroke selection of the flashy onballer would quickly have an impact on the Cats's flag contention, with Kelly polling 13 Brownlow votes in his maiden campaign at AFL level. He would poll a further 24 the following year to finish fifth overall, earning an All-Australian selection the same year.
Kelly pursued a move back to Western Australia ahead of the 2020 season and hasn't quite managed to live up to the high price the Eagles paid for his services despite a best and fairest last year.
Current AFL stars Shai Bolton and Tim English have also been drafted out of South Fremantle in recent years, while premiership Lion Ash McGrath and former Hawthorn sharpshooter Mark Williams are worth mentioning.
The Bulldogs' products through the 1980s and '90s certainly lead the way, with Brad Hardie, Nicky Winmar, Peter Matera, Glen Jakovich, Jeff Farmer and Peter Bell also healing from South Fremantle.
