The south-west has produced a number of AFL stars over the past 20 years.
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But which of the 37 who have played since the turn of the millennium will you crown as the best player to come from the region?
Below is all the players who have played at least one game at the elite level from 2000 to 2020.
Tom Cole
Warrnambool, 31 games, West Coast 2016-present, 2018 premiership player, 2018 Rising Star nominee, played in three finals, 28 wins, 13 losses
Matt Maguire
South Warrnambool, 170 games, St Kilda 2002-9, Brisbane 2010-15, kicked 21 goals, played in four finals, collected five Brownlow votes, plaed in 82 wins, 87 losses, one draw
Marty Gleeson
Koroit, 78 games, Essendon 2012-present, kicked five goals, played in two finals, 27 wins, 50 losses, one draw
Easton Wood
Camperdown, 161 games, Western Bulldogs 2007-present, 2016 premiership captain, 2015 All-Australian, 2015 best and fairest, Bulldogs captain 2018-19, kicked 18 goals, played in eight finals, collected nine Brownlow votes, played in 83 wins, 78 losses
David Astbury
Tatyoon, 130 games, Richmond 2009-present, 2017, '19 premiership player, kicked nine goals, played in eight finals, earnt one Brownlow vote, featured in 75 wins, 53 losses, two draws
Max Rooke
Casterton, 135 games, Geelong 2002-2010, 2007, '09 premiership player, kicked 58 goals, played in 10 finals, collected nine Brownlow votes, featured in 83 wins, 50 losses, two draws
Chris Heffernan
Terang, 170 games, Essendon 1997-2002, 06-7, Melbourne 2003-5, 2000 premiership player, kicked 56 goals, played in 12 finals, scored six Brownlow votes, 89 wins, 79 losses, two draws
Ben Cunnington
Cobden, 210 games, North Melbourne 2009-present, 2014, '19 club best and fairest, kicked 83 goals, featured in eight finals, collected 53 brownlow votes, featured in 109 wins, 101 losses
Brent Moloney
South Warrnambool, 166 games, Geelong 2003-4, Melbourne 2005-12, Brisbane 2013-14, 2011 Melbourne best and fairest, kicked 46 goals, Rising Star nominee in 2004, played in four finals, accumulated 36 Brownlow votes 54 wins, played in 109 losses, three draws
Scott Lucas
Camperdown, 270 games, Essendon 1996-2009, kicked 471 goals, 2000 premiership player, 2003, '06 best and fairest, played in 14 finals, collected 58 brownlow votes, played in 148 wins, 120 losses, two draws
Jonathan Brown
South Warrnambool, 256 games, Brisbane 2000-14, nailed 594 goals, 2001-3 premiership player, 2007, '09 All-Australian, 2007-9 best and fairest, Lions captain 2008-13, 2007 Coleman Medal winner, played in 17 finals, 145 wins, 108 losses, three draws, claimed 112 Brownlow votes
Lewis Taylor
Terang Mortlake, 113 games, Brisbane 2014-19, Sydney Swans 2020-present, 2014 Rising Star winner, kicked 88 goals, collected one brownlow vote, played in 27 wins, 86 losses
Gary Rohan
Cobden, 126 games, Sydney 2009-18, Geelong 19-present, kicked 121 goals, played in 16 finals, won four Brownlow votes, played in 83 wins, 42 losses, one draw
Jeremy Cameron
Dartmoor, 155 games, Greater Western Sydney 2011-present, kicked 403 goals, 2019 Coleman Medallist, 2013 best and fairest, 2013, '19 All-Australian, 2013, '15 22-under-22 side, 2012 Rising Star nominee, played in nine finals, 70 wins, 82 losses, three draws, won 46 Brownlow votes
Liam Picken
Hamilton, 198 games, Western Bulldogs 2009-19, 2016 premiership, kicked 87 goals, played in 11 finals, collected 11 Brownlow votes, 99 wins, 99 losses
Sean Darcy
Cobden, 27 games, Fremantle 2017-present, 2018 22-under-22 side, kicked seven goals, played in seven wins, 20 losses
Zach Merrett
Cobden, 127 games, Essendon 2014-present, 2016, '19 best and fairest, 2017 All-Australian, 2016-18 22-under-22 side, Bombers vice-captain 2017-19, kicked 44 goals, 2014 Rising Star nominee, played in three finals, 56 wins, 70 losses, one draw, won 61 Brownlow votes
Jordan Lewis
Warrnambool, 319 games, Hawthorn 2005-16, Melbourne 17-19, 2008, 2013-15 premierships, 2014 All-Australian, 2014 best and fairest, kicked 161 goals, 2005 Rising Star nominee, Hawthorn vice-captain, played in 26 finals, collected 71 Brownlow votes, featured in 200 wins, 118 losses, one draw
Rowan Marshall
Portland, 34 games, St Kilda 2017-present, 14 games, collected seven Brownlow votes, featured in nine wins, 25 losses, Runner-up best and fairest 2019
Hugh McLuggage
South Warrnambool, 64 games, Brisbane 2017-present, 2017 Rising Star nominee, kicked 40 goals, 2019 22-under-22 side, played in two finals, collected six Brownlow votes, 24 wins, 40 losses
James Rahilly
South Warrnambool, 90 games, Geelong 1998-2005, 11 goals, collected two brownlow votes, played in 34 wins, 54 losses, two draws
Luke Thompson
Timboon, 20 games, Adelaide 2011-14, kicked two goals, played in two finals, six wins, 14 losses
Willem Drew
Koroit, 10 games, Port Adelaide 2017-present, played in five wins, five losses
Sam Walsh
Cobden, 23 games, Carlton 2019-present, kicked six goals, 2019 Rising Star winner, 2019 22-under-22 side, collected six Brownlow votes, seven wins, 16 losses
Jackson Merrett
Cobden, 56 games, Essendon 2012-18, kicked 23 goals, collected two Brownlow votes, 24 wins, 32 losses
Jordie McKenzie
Terang, 79 games, Melbourne 2009-2015, kicked 10 goals, six Brownlow votes, 18 wins, 60 losses, one draw
Luke Vogels
Terang, 17 games, Sydney 2005-7, kicked 11 goals, played in one final, nine wins, eight losses
David Haynes
North Warrnambool Eagles, 65 games, West Coast 2000-03, Geelong '04-05, 58 goals, played in five finals, 28 wins, 35 defeats, two draws, collected two Brownlow votes
Billie Smedts
North Warrnambool Eagles, 47 games, Geelong 2011-16, Carlton 2017, kicked 20 goals, played in 29 wins, 18 losses
Dan Nicholson
Port Fairy/Derrinullum, 32 games, Melbourne 2011-14, four goals, played in seven wins, 25 losses, one Brownlow vote
Shannon Watt
Cavendish, 155 games, North Melbourne 1998-2009, nine goals, played in five finals, 81 wins, 72 losses, two draws
Michael Jamieson
Hamilton, 150 games, Carlton 2007-2016, two goals, played in five finals, 63 wins, 85 defeats, two draws
Cedric Cox
Camperdown, 13 games, Brisbane 2017-present, three goals, played in three wins, 10 losses
Josh Corbett
North Warrnambool Eagles, Gold Coast 2019-present, nine games, three goals, nine defeats
Luke Hodge
Colac, 346 games, Hawthorn 2002-17, Brisbane 2018-19, 194 goals, 2008, 2013-15 premiership player, three-time premiership captain, Hawthorn captain 2011-16, 2008, 2014 Norm Smith Medallist, 2005, 2008, 2015 All-Australian, 2005, 2010 best and fairest, 2002 Rising Star nominee, played in 25 finals, 198 wins, 146 losses, two draws, collected 131 Brownlow votes
Amon Buchanan
Colac, 134 games, Sydney 2002-09, Brisbane 2010-12, kicked 66 goals, 2005 premiership player, played in 11 finals, 69 wins, 63 losses, two draws, collected 13 Brownlow votes
Nathan Foley
Colac, 154 games, Richmond 2004-2015, 44 goals, played in one final, 64 wins, 87 losses, three draws, scored 25 Brownlow votes
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