Following the VFL State Team taking on the SANFL at Glenelg in Gather Round in the State League's showpiece event of the year, we cast our eye over some of the VFL players with the most compelling AFL attributes.

With Collingwood's Angus Anderson and West Coast duo Milan Murdock and Tom McCarthy joining a growing number of mature-agers thriving early in their AFL careers, attention on the state leagues is growing.

There are plenty of players with attractive resumes.

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Marcus Herbert (Geelong VFL)

Has a consistent body of work behind him for Geelong VFL as a tough, strong and athletic ball-winner. His footy IQ and physicality have improved markedly across the past 12 months and he consistently takes the game up to AFL-listed midfielders. 

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