Here are our reporters' selections:
CALLUM TWOMEY
5. Jesse Hogan
Dominating a forward line is no mean feat at 20. Hogan is a star now and will be for the long term.
4. Patrick Cripps
3. Isaac Heeney
2. Angus Brayshaw
1. Harris Andrews
TRAVIS KING
5. Jesse Hogan
Booted 44 goals, took the third most contested marks in the AFL and beat some of the league's best defenders. Enough said.
4. Patrick Cripps
3. Dom Sheed
2. Billy Hartung
1. Cam McCarthy
PETER RYAN
5. Patrick Cripps
Battled against the odds and won the Blues matches. He has poise, class and courage and shapes as a natural leader.
4. Jesse Hogan
3. Isaac Heeney
2. Dom Sheed
1. Darcy Lang
NICK BOWEN
5. Jesse Hogan
Key forwards are meant to take time to develop, but the 20-year-old was third in the AFL for contested marks this year and the Demons' leading goalkicker. A dead-set star in the making.
4. Patrick Cripps
3. Isaac Heeney
2. Dom Sheed
1. Adam Saad
NATHAN SCHMOOK
5. Patrick Cripps
Already one of the game's elite inside midfielders, he has filled the boots of the great Chris Judd since his retirement, which few could do.
4. Jesse Hogan
3. Dom Sheed
2. Isaac Heeney
1. Touk Miller
HARRY THRING
5. Jesse Hogan
It's been a remarkable year for the key forward, who has shown tremendous maturity and talent to boot 44 goals and rank third in the entire League for contested grabs.
4. Patrick Cripps
3. Dom Sheed
2. Jake Lever
1. Touk Miller
JENNIFER PHELAN
5. Patrick Cripps
Very tough between one and two but Cripps' consistency over the season, ability to fill the hole left by Chris Judd in a midfield often beaten, and the fact he averaged more contested possessions than Joel Selwood and Luke Parker means he should get the nod – narrowly.
4. Jesse Hogan
3. Dom Sheed
2. Isaac Heeney
1. Kamdyn McIntosh
