BACKS
Glenn Archer
Being a North Melbourne supporter, I grew up wearing the No.11 on my back. I loved the way he played.

Stephen Silvagni
Would very rarely be beaten man-on-man. A Carlton great.

Leo Murphy
Leo Murphy is my grandpa who played over 100 games for Hawthorn, also winning two best and fairests.

HALF-BACKS
Andrew McLeod
Won two Norm Smith Medals, in 1997 and 1998. A great running player who has great skills.

Glen Jakovich
A tough competitor who had great duels with one of the game’s best players, Wayne Carey.

Nathan Buckley
I was never was a big fan of the Pies but Buckley’s skills were great to watch, especially his kicking over long distances.

CENTRES
Peter Matera
One of the best running midfielders of the game. Amazing smarts and skills.

John Murphy
John Murphy is my dad. He won six best and fairests and was named in the centre of Fitzroy’s team of the century.

Chris Judd
I chose to wear the No.3 at Carlton because I loved watching Juddy play. He played great footy at such a young age and I'm sure his best is yet to come.

HALF-FORWARDS
Gary Ablett Jr
One of my favourite players to watch in the AFL at the moment, he is so exciting to watch. Great evasive skills and uses his pace.

Wayne Carey
I think Wayne Carey is the best player I have seen. He would win games off his own boot.

Gary Ablett Sr
Could do some freakish things on the footy field that will probably never be repeated.

FORWARDS
Jason Dunstall
One of the best goalkickers of all time. I’ve watched replays of him play and he had the best hands going around.

Stephen Kernahan
Captained the Blues at such a young age. He was a great leading forward and a great captain.

Greg Williams
One of the smartest players who has played the game, he could kick bags of goals and had one of the best sets of hands in the business.

FOLLOWERS
Dean Cox
Has taken the ruck position to a new level, racking up disposals at will. He has great skills.

Michael Voss
A triple premiership captain who was hard and tough. He had great skills and led by example.

Ben Cousins
Won multiple best and fairests. He has got an amazing running ability. In his prime he would run his opponents into the ground and kick great goals.

INTERCHANGE
James Hird
Took games by the scruff of the neck. Hird would always stand up when his team needed him.

Matthew Richardson
I love watching Richo play. He can play anywhere on the ground and do some freakish things.

Daniel Kerr
Part of the great West Coast midfield that made the 2005 and 2006 grand finals. An exciting and skilful onballer who can kick some amazing goals.

Brendan Fevola
Another player who can do some amazing things on the footy field. If someone had to kick for my life, I would choose Fev.

The views in this article are those of the author and not necessarily those of the clubs or the AFL.