The 2021 season has finally been and gone, with the Dees getting up in the big dance against the Dogs to break a 57-year drought and cap off an action-packed year.
With this, Zero Hanger has collated a list of the top-50 players in the competition now the year is over, with the final part containing spots 10 through 1.
The top 50 AFL players after season 2021 (50-41)
The top 50 AFL players after season 2021 (40-31)
The top 50 AFL players after season 2021 (30-21)
The top 50 AFL players after season 2021 (20-11)
8. Sam Walsh
With only three seasons of AFL football under his belt, it's beyond belief how Sam Walsh is this good at only 21 years of age.
The midfielder was easily the Blues' best this year, winning the club best and fairest and scooping up his first All-Australian selection in what was a huge year from the youngster.
Midfielder
Disposals
Tackles
Clearances
Walsh finished seventh in the competition for effective disposals, sixth in handballs per game and averaged 29.8 disposals per game across his 22 matches in 2021 - an absolutely mammoth output.
Throw in the fact that he managed to poach fourth place in the Brownlow Medal tally and it seems that it's a matter of when, not if, Walsh takes home 'Charlie'.
After a year that tested Carlton as an establishment, the appointment of Michael Voss could signal a new era for the Blues with the development of Walsh in 2021 possibly foreshadowing what lies ahead.
