One of the great exercises when talking footy is to debate your club's best draft steals. Sure, high draft picks are great, but everyone knows it's much easier to hit a winner with a top 10 selection than it is with a pick in the 50's. Or in the Rookie Draft for that matter.
So we've decided to put together something for you to refer to next time the debate springs up over a couple of beers.
For the purposes of this exercise, anyone drafted before pick 40 is ineligible and we've decided to keep it in the AFL era. This is by no means a complete list, every year tosses up several gems and sadly, we can't include them all.
So without further distraction, here are our biggest draft steals for every club in the competition.
The Crows proved a tricky one to select with plenty of worthy candidates, however it's hard to go past Sloane. Not only one of the toughest and most popular players in the competition, he's a leader and a benchmark for his club.
Incredibly tough at the contest, Sloane inspires his team mates to greater heights whenever he's alongside them. With two B&F's, All-Australian selection in 2016 and now captain of the club, he's proved to be more than good vale for a pick in the mid 40's.
Honourable mentions: Ben Rutten (Rookie selection), Tex Walker (pick 75), Rory Laird (Rookie selection)
Overlooked in four consecutive drafts, Dayne Zorko quickly set about making up for lost time once the Lions picked him up.
Transforming himself from a livewire small forward into a damaging offensive midfielder, Zorko has played at least 20 games every season since being drafted.
His list of achievements includes four B&F's, All-Australian selection and current captain of the club. It's fair to assume the rest of the competition would love to have him.
Honourable mentions: Robert Copeland (Rookie selection), Tom Rockliff (Pre Season pick 5), Harris Andrews (pick 61)
When you snag perhaps the best small forward to ever play the game in the Pre Season draft, you know you've done well.
Betts became an instant hit with Blues fans, electrifying crowds with his incredible skill and phenomenal goals. He is only the third player to have kicked 300 or more goals for two clubs in AFL/VFL history.
A three time All-Australian who's won the leading goal kicker award twice at the Blues and four times at the Crows, he's also won Goal of the Year four times. On top of that, he's been voted the most popular player in the AFL, an incredible draft steal.
Honourable mentions: Andrew Carazzo (Rookie selection), Ed Curnow (Rookie selection), Kade Simpson (pick 45)
This was a no brainer, a walk up Hall of Famer both on and off the field. Dane Swan was taken at pick 58 in the 2001 'SuperDraft' and while he struggled early, he more than made up for it.
Faster than he looked, Swan's contested work around the stoppages and ability to burst away from opponents saw him become the premier midfielder in the game for a while.
His list of achievements is staggering, setting a new record for amount of votes when winning the Brownlow Medal in 2011 just the tip of the iceberg. A 2010 premiership player, Leigh Matthews trophy winner in 2010, five time All-Australian and three time B&F winner, Swan is undoubtedly one of the greatest steals in Draft history.
Honourable mentions: Nick Maxwell (Rookie selection), Heritier Lumumba (Rookie Selection), Tyson Goldsack (pick 63)
Another no brainer, James Hird is perhaps the greatest steal in AFL draft history. Being taken at pick 79, he quickly went about putting together one of the most glittering careers in the modern game.
Starting his career as a forward capable of hitting the scoreboard, Hird quickly developed into an elite midfielder with almost no weaknesses. An elite work rate coupled with sublime skill, he became an AFL icon.
His accomplishments are staggering. A two time premiership player (once as captain), he won the Norm Smith Medal in 2000. On top of that, he won the Brownlow Medal in 1996, was a five time All-Australian and Essendon B&F winner while he staggeringly also won the leading goalkicker award at the Bombers, twice!
Honourable mentions: Cale Hooker (Pick 54), Orazio Fantasia (pick 55), Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (Rookie selection)
Freo nailed this speculative selection when targeting big man Aaron Sandilands. A mountain who became one of the best ruckman the AFL has seen, Sandi proved incredible value.
Going on to play over 270 games for the Dockers, Sandilands' career was also hit hard by injuries, sadly costing him the chance to play 300 games.
However this doesn't diminish his achievements, winning two B&F's and becoming a four time All-Australian over his illustrious career.
Honourable mentions: Lachie Neale (pick 58), Michael Walters (pick 54), Michael Barlow (Rookie selection)
The Cats are notorious for finding value at the draft, it's been Stephen Wells' great gift. With so many eligible for this it's a tough choice, but few could argue with 'Boris' Enright being their greatest steal.
Taken with pick 47, he quickly became one of the first names on the Geelong team sheet every week during their triple premiership dynasty. Perhaps the best Half Back Flanker to ever play the game, Enright's courage, skills and reading of the game were sublime.
His list of achievements is befitting of his talents. A triple premiership premier, dual B&F winner and six time All-Australian, 'Boris' is one of the greats down at the Cattery.
Honourable mentions: Tom Stewart (Pick 40), Mark Blicavs (Rookie selection), Max Rooke (Rookie selection), James Podsiadly (Rookie selection)
It was always going to be tough to pick someone for the Gold Coast, given their short lifespan in the competition so far.
However it's hard to go past Sexton. At times he's single-handedly kept The Suns in games with his goalkicking abilities and appetite for competition.
The fact he was taken with pick 88 amongst a raft of first round picks, yet has won their leading goalkicker award twice, speaks volumes about his character and work ethic.
Honourable mentions: Sam Collins (Mature age pre-selection), Adam Saad (Rookie selection), Aaron Hall (Preseason selection)
As with the Suns, the Giants have had an incredible array of first and second round picks in their short lifetime, which severely hinders any attempt to find their biggest steal.
Which makes Zac Williams the standout. Since being drafted he's played 124 games and become an exciting rebound defender.
While he's had his struggles since his move to Carlton, there's no denying that Williams has proven value for his draft pick.
Honourable mentions: N/A
The Hawks have generally nailed their early draft picks to the point of not needing to find as many steals, however that hasn't stopped them from finding their share of bargains.
At 47, Luke Breust has proven to be incredible value. An exciting mid-sized forward who can kick a bag, with an elite set shot and goal sense, he was invaluable during the Hawks dynasty.
A triple premiership player, dual All-Australian and Hawthorn leading goalkicker, he has become one of the great forwards of the modern era. In his 235 games, he's kicked well over 400 goals and with time still on his side, he should easily go past 500.
Honourable mentions: Brad Sewell (Rookie selection), Ben Stratton (pick 46), Paul Puopulo (Pick 66), Ben Dixon (pick 77)
The Dees have had a few very nice steals over the years but in terms of value, it's hard to go past James McDonald. A heart and soul player who gave everything to the club, getting him at pick 79 is one they can be justifiably delighted with.
Playing 251 games for Melbourne, perhaps the only downside is that McDonald could have played even more games, after being shown the door by Mark Neeld.
An All-Australian in 2006, JMac also won back to back B&F's in 2006 and 2007. His leadership, work ethic and toughness saw him called up for the International Rules series in 2006 as well. Truly great value for a pick in the late 70's.
Honourable mentions: Aaron Davey (Rookie selection), Russell Robertson (Pick 48), Cameron Bruce (pick 64), Mark Jamar (Rookie selection)
This one is extremely straightforward, despite the Roos very good success with some of their latter picks throughout the 90's.
'Boomer' is the games record holder, having played an astonishing 432 times at AFL level, kicking over 500 goals as well. Harvey was an incredible servant to the North Melbourne Football Club, giving his all right to the very end.
When he retired he was arguably still in their top 3 players, such was his ability. Captain of the club from 2009-2001, he was a four time All-Australian, five time B&F winner and named in the North Melbourne team of the century.
'Boomer' has to go down as one of the greatest value picks from any AFL draft.
Honourable mentions: John Blakey (Traded for pick 68), David King (pick 46), Peter Bell (Pre-Season selection), Byron Pickett (Pick 67), Andrew Swallow (pick 43)
Port have had some serious steals over the years and it's hard to argue that Robbie Gray isn't the pick of the bunch.
Starting his career as small forward with slick skills and incredible goal sense, Gray transformed himself into the best clearance player in the competition for several years.
Now being touted as perhaps the Power's greatest ever player, this four time All-Australian, triple B&F winner and dual leading goalkicker has also represented Australia three times int he International Rules series.
All of this after suffering one of the more gruesome knee injuries you'll ever see early in his career, Robbie Gray goes down as one of the all time great draft steals.
Honourable mentions: Dom Cassisi (pick 50), Justin Westhoff (pick 71), Tom Jonas (Rookie selection)
The Tigers proved incredibly tough to pick, given the sheer amount of hits they've had in the pre-season and rookie drafts, but it's hard to go past Grimes.
While others in the honourable mentions category may have achieved as much or more, Grimes has been crucial to the Tigers success over the past 5 years.
A stalwart in the Richmond backline, he's overcome injury issues early in his career to be a reliable intercept and lockdown defender for the club.
A triple premiership player who has won All-Australian honours, his list of accomplishments could perhaps be subsidised by the scalps he has taken during his tenure in the Richmond backline, particularly in big games.
Honourable mentions: Nick Daffy (pick 49), Darren Gaspar (Pre-season selection), Chris Newman (pick 55), Jayden Short (Rookie seletion), Kane Lambert (Rookie selection)
The Saints haven't been particularly good at drafting over the years, particularly late on, however there's no arguing this was an absolute bargain.
Stephen Milne is one of the best small forwards in the history of the game, being taken with a rookie selection from right under the nose of the Bombers at the age of 20.
He would go on to kick almost 600 goals, winning All-Australian honours twice, landing a selection in the International Rules team for Australia twice and become a leading goalkicker for the Saints on four occasions.
One of the game's cult figures, or most hated depending on your allegiances, there's no denying the 'Tip Rat' was box office material and one of the great diamonds in the rough of the AFL era.
Honourable mentions: Austinn Jones (pick 48), Sam Fisher (pick 55), Jarryn Geary (pick 58)
One thing becomes clear when looking at the Swans' draft history, they have an incredible success rate. While it was tempting to pick Kirk here, solely because of that viral clip of his work for the Channel 7 Saturday football coverage, it could only be Goodes.
Not just one of the greatest draft steals ever, Goodes is also one of the best to have ever played AFL football. A dominant player all over the ground, Goodes' incredible athleticism allowed gave the Swans incredible flexibility during his career.
A dual Brownlow medalist and premiership player, Goodes was also a triple B&F winner and leading goalkicker for the swans, four time All-Australian and the 1999 Rising Star. Throw in the 372 games and nearly 500 goals and the value for a pick 43 is clear for all to see.
Honourable mentions: Andrew Dunkley (pick 56), Michael O'Loughlin (pick 40), Brett Kirk (Rookie selection), Ryan O'Keefe (pick 56), Luke Parker (pick 40)
The Eagles have found some incredible bargains across the years, notably in the rookie draft. Dean Cox stands above all both literally and figuratively.
Widely considered the best ruckman of the modern era, if not of all time, Cox proved to be invaluable to the Eagles across his career. A dominant tap ruckman who's work at the contests was only bettered by his work around the ground.
During his career, West Coast essentially had an extra midfielder, with Cox's engine allowing him to collect possessions at will. A 290 game star who won an astonishing six All-Australian selections, Cox was also a premiership player and club B&F winner.
Honourable mentions: Dean Kemp (Pick 119), Andrew Embley (pick 57), Matt Priddis (Rookie selection), Jeremy McGovern (Rookie selection)
As far as late draft Hail Mary's go, Chris Grant has perhaps proven the best of the lot. Taken at pick 105, he starred for the Bulldogs for over a decade.
A dominant Centre-Half Forward who oozed class and skill, Grant's work for the Doggies in the late 90's propelled them to within a kick of their first Grand Final since the 50's.
A three time All-Australian and dual B&F winner, Grant was inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame in 2012 and polled the most Brownlow votes in 1997, sadly being ineligible to win the award. Truly one of the greatest late picks of all time.
Honourable mentions: Daniel Cross (Pick 56), Brian Lake (pick 71), Matthew Boyd (Rookie selection), Dale Morris (Rookie selection), Easton Wood (Pick 43)