To celebrate the 25th season of countryfootyscores.com we're going to have a bit of fun. So let's look at who have been the best former country footy players drafted to the AFL. To ensure '25' drafts we are going to start with the 1999 draft.
We have made our selections and the results will be tallied and shared in our online 2024 Season Preview magazine, due to come out prior to the first round of the 2024 country footy season.
The process is simple:
- Choose who you think has been the best former country footballer drafted at each draft pick from Pick 1 to Pick 25. Essentially if you had to pick the best player from each selection for your team, who would it be?
- Drafts will be 1999 - 2023 to ensure we have '25' drafts to choose from.
- All players drafted at each draft prick are included, irrespective of how many games they may or may not have played.
- Players are those from clubs that play in AFL Vic country leagues, so some NSW based players maybe included on that basis if their club plays in an affiliated AFL Vic league
- Whilst some leagues may have moved to Metro competitions, they have been included as they were in Vic Country affiliated leagues at the time of the player being drafted.
- Yes we know Justin Koschitzke is from Brocklesby. However he was aligned with Albury when he went to the Murray Bushrangers, so that's why he (and others) is listed slightly differently.
- AFLW players are not included in this poll due to the small number of drafts completed in this 25 year time frame
Have fun!
