If you're a team, you've got to have one; a mascot is a defining part of a team's fandom and, in some cases, helps usher in a new wave of fans during their childhood. The idea behind them is to empower and believe it or not, they are still a representation of the club's image.

When I was a kid, I had a love for mascots and their image, whether it was waiting in line for a picture, collecting their footy cards or waiting till they made the journey around to the ground for a high-five and picture.

By using what's left of my childhood wonder, I set out to rank each club's mascot based on creativity, design and overall feel to see which ones in the league stand out as the best.

14Fremantle Dockers - Johnny ‘The Doc' Docker

Sorry Freo Fans, Dokka the Quokka isn't being counted here due to not technically being the club's main mascot. That goes to Johnny Docker, who's just a stereotypical surfer dude that is at least trying to be on theme in matching the Dockers theme of the water.

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