Since 1996, well over 250 players and personalities have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Each year, a further six names join this illustrious cast, but only after their credentials are crossed examined by a committee of astute judges.
The criteria for selection is said to include a player's record, ability, integrity, sportsmanship and character.
Additionally, eligibility for enshrinement only begins after a player has hung their boots up for at least five years.
In the words of the AFL themselves, โtheir [the players] identities are always a hotly debated topic and a fiercely protected secret.โ
With the intention of removing this veil of secrecy, we here at Zero Hanger have cast our minds back to find the players most suitable for selection from 2015's retiring class.
As just over a handful of names are chosen each year, it is highly unlikely that all six of the names listed will be inducted this year, but as they each meet the benchmarks for selection, it seems inevitable that all will each be included in due time.
5. Chris Judd
2002-2015 โ 279 games (West Coast and Carlton)
Should any adjective other than sublime be used to describe Chris Judd's 14 seasons in the AFL, then the author is performing a complete disservice to both parties.
Across his tenures with both the Eagles and the Blues, Judd amassed a haul of honours so impressive that many pundits see him as potentially the greatest midfielder of the modern era.
With six All-Australians, three John Nicholls medals, two league MVPS, a pair of West Coast B&FS, two Brownlows, a flag, a Norm Smith and the 2015 Madden medal, it is a matter of when not if in terms of Judd's induction alongside the greats from the past.
