For what has been a tumultuous decade for the Melbourne Demons, the club looks to have produced a number of players who may just go down as future club legends.
The Dees have only managed to reach September just once in that time, and while the highly sought after top draft selections came their way, only a few have lived up to the hype.
Many of the club's current best have erected from outside of the club's first-round picks or via father-son selection, with the clubs current future relying on those from their more glorified past.
Five players have won the honour of being selected into the league's All-Australian side over the past 10 seasons, with just the seven total selections shared between the quintet.
After going backwards this season, Melbourne will be desperate to start the new decade with a fresher start, hopefully matching the season they had in 2018.
10. Jesse Hogan
While Hogan's career with the Demons was short-lived, it is easy to see why the club was ecstatic upon his arrival via the 2012 mini-draft.
After battling back problems for the first few years with the Demons, Hogan soon burst onto the field to make his debut in 2015, where he would take out the Rising Star award ahead of Patrick Cripps, polling 49 votes out of a possible 50.
Hogan slotted 44 goals for the year, the most in a debut season since 1990 and finished third in the league for contested marks.
He capped off a strong first year finishing 4th in the club's best and fairest count, being nominated alongside Nathan Jones and Bernie Vince for the AFLPA MVP award and was named as the centre half-forward in the 22 Under 22 team.
Hogan entered the 2016 season with confidence. A season that Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury said the Melbourne spearhead could kick 100 goals.
While Hogan didn't quite get close to the mark, he did manage to boot 41 goals from 21 games, with kicking accuracy becoming an alarming factor to his drop in form.
But even with a growing number of critics and off-field issues, Hogan landed a spot on the 22 Under 22 again for a second consecutive year and finished runner up in the AFLCA's best young player award to the Swans' Isaac Heeney.
The next few years were a challenge for Hogan both mentally and physically, with the death of his father Tony and a diagnosis revealing he had testicular cancer in 2017.
Hogan also battled injuries and suspensions throughout the 2017 season but found a rare highlight in his 50th career game where he bagged six goals, taking him past 100 goals for the Demons.
Melbourne was relevant in September for the first time in 12 years during their 2018 campaign, with Hogan playing a major role before being ruled out of the season with a foot injury in round 21. Hogan sat sixth on the Coleman Medal race with 47 goals before the injury.
Hogan made the switch west that off-season, with the Demons dropping to 17th in 2019 following their prized season prior.
