Who is the best afl player of all time?

2009:

Gary Ablett Jnr.

As opinions vary considerably on these kinds of topics, the only genuine place of resort to answer a question such as this in the AFL is the official AFL itself ... the official best and fairest player recognized as such by the AFL is the player who last won the much-coveted, Brownlow Medal, and that was 'Gary Ablett Jnr' - last year in 2009.

At the moment - Gary Ablett Junior

2010:

'Buddy' Franklin OR:

1. - Dane Swan (Collingwood) 2. - Chris Judd (Carlton) 3. - Nick Riewoldt (St. Kilda) 4. - Leigh Montagna (St. Kilda) 5. - Jonathan Brown / Adam Goodes (Brisbane / Sydney). Another very strong contender is Gary Ablett Jnr - finished 2nd; with Dane Swan 3rd.

Chris Judd it was who eventually won the coveted Brownlow Medal.

2011:

OPINION 1:

Dale Thomas has been travelling brilliantly most of this year.

In my view, the other player to watch is Chris Judd - for a possible second medal in a row!

OPINION 2:

These are my top 25 players in the AFL as of the 23/8/2011:

1. Chris Judd

2. Scott Pendelbury

3. Gary Ablett Jr

4. Dane Swan

5. Buddy Franklin

6. Adam Goodes

7. Luke Hodge

8. Marc Murphy

9. Cyril Rioli

10. Paul Chapman

11. Brenden Goddard

12. Matthew Scarlett

13. Jobe Watson

14. Dale Thomas

15. Joel Selwood

16. Matthew Boyd

17. Jack Reiwoldt

18. Aaron Sandilands

19. Nick Dal Santo

20. Brett Delideo

21. Bryce Gibbs

22. Lenny Hayes

23. Scott Thompson (Adel)

24. Travis Cloke

25. Andrew Swallow