It's an honour that always drums up water cooler chat and incites comment section fracas'.
Each year's All-Australian team is designed to reward individual excellence and one's play, relative to those who are deployed in the same position.
While it's a lineup usually littered with the game's biggest names, lesser lights who chart a path to a blazer each year make for some of the best stories.
Who are a few doing just that, with this season now beyond its halfway junction? Take a look!
Kade Chandler
The utility of this Demon recently found itself rewarded, as the small signed a five year contract extension, signalling his importance to first-year coach Steven King's present and future plans.
He's in everything this year, is Chandler, averaging a goal a game, the most disposals of his career, four tackles (ranked ‘elite' by AFL benchmarking for small forwards), and over two clearances a game, as he receives more and more exposure to meaningful midfield minutes.
A whisker shy of one direct goal assist and six score involvements per game, Chandler has been both a driver and a beneficiary of the Demons' renewed attacking identity, having been under-utilised in the dour game plan of King's predecessor.
The South Australian is one of many smalls who will see their name in contention come season's end.
