Star midfielder Dan Hannebery is the first Swan to be named in the AFL Players top 50 being voted in at number 13.

On the eve of the premiership season AFL.com.au presented the AFL players with a simple challenge; rank the best 50 players in the League.

Players from all 18 clubs took part in the survey.

Hannebery is the first Sydney Swans player named in the countdown with the AFL’s No. 1 player – according to his peers – unveiled on Thursday, March 16.

Dan Hannebery
Sydney Swans
Midfielder
Last year's ranking: 14
Official AFL Player Rating: 15
Debut: 2009
Games: 170
AFL Fantasy value: $655,00

Arguably the game's most consistent ball-winner, Hannebery racked up an extraordinary 802 possessions from 26 games last year on his way to a third All Australian selection, at an average of 30.8 per week. There are not many midfielders that can match the 26-year-old's gut-running ability, and over the past three seasons, he's transformed himself from a pure wingman and added more to his inside game. Recognised by his peers as one of the top 20 players for the second straight season, Hannebery is a massive part of John Longmire's outstanding midfield unit at Sydney.