The best twelve Australian rules players I have seen in 50 years watching the game A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size I have been watching Australian rules football at the top level since the early 1970s and have seen the semi-professional Victorian Football League (VFL) evolve into a professional Australian Football League (AFL) with players today generally faster, stronger and fitter than decades before. Over the years I have viewed many excellent players, too numerous to list in detail. While rating best players over the years is indeed a subjective task, I offer a list of twelve players that have most impressed me over the years.