Here's a couple of pieces from Australia on the best the AFL has to offer in 2015

The Age's Rohan Connelly, a superb expert on footy, has his "mid-season All-Australian team" out, and I have to say - it's hard to argue with anyone he's selected: 

Back line: 

Midfield:

Forwards:

And his four off-the-bench?

Hard to argue with a single name. Here's a great piece from www.afl.com.au on the "firestarters" on each club - who it is that the club leans on for the spark it needs to succeed, especially when it's running low.

And finally, a small promotion for our own list of outstanding players this season, most of whom are pictured above, after ten rounds:
Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) - 173 points
Dan Hannebury (Sydney) - 111 points
David Armitage (St Kilda) - 88 points
Dylan Shiel (GWS) - 82 points
Scott Pendelbury (Collingwood) - 75 points
Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) - 72 points
Matt Priddis (West Coast) - 71 points
Michael Hurley (Essendon) - 70 points
Lance Franklin (Sydney) - 68 points/