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.

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Geelong

Corey Enright (pick 47)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 01: Mitch Duncan and Corey Enright of the Cats celebrate with the Premiership Cup after winning the 2011 AFL Grand Final match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Geelong Cats at Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 1, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

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)

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