North Melbourne captain Brent Harvey has again figured in Mike Sheahan's list of the top 50 AFL players.

The champion midfielder was ranked number 29 despite missing much of the 2009 season with a dislocated elbow.

Harvey averaged 22 possessions a game and finished the season strongly to poll nine Brownlow Medal votes.

Now in his 15th season, Harvey looks set to spend more time up forward this year with the Kangaroos continuing to develop its youngsters through the midfield.

The list
1. Gary Ablett (Geelong)
2 . Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
3. Lance Franklin (Hawthorn)
4. Chris Judd (Carlton)
5. Jonathan Brown (Brisbane)
6. Joel Selwood (Geelong)
7. Adam Goodes (Sydney)
8. Matthew Scarlett (Geelong)
9. Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
10. Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)
11. Paul Chapman (Geelong)
12. Lenny Hayes (St Kilda)
13. Dean Cox (West Coast)
14. Brian Lake (Western Bulldogs)
15. Jimmy Bartel (Geelong)
16. Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle)
17. Brendon Goddard (St Kilda)
18. Daniel Kerr (West Coast)
19. Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle)
20. Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs)
21. Ryan O'Keefe (Sydney)
22. Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda)
23. Steve Johnson (Geelong)
24. Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs)
25. Sam Fisher (St Kilda)
26. Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)
27. Heath Shaw (Collingwod)
28. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
29. Brent Harvey (North Melbourne)
30. Luke Power (Brisbane Lions)
31. Brendan Fevola (Brisbane Lions)
32. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
33. Craig Bolton (Sydney)
34. Leigh Montagna (St Kilda)
35. Dane Swan (Collingwood)
36. Corey Enright (Geelong)
37. Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn)
38. Marc Murphy (Carlton)
39. Darren Jolly (Collingwood)
40. Mitch Clark (Brisbane Lions)
41. Kurt Tippett (Adelaide)
42. Shaun Higgins (Western Bulldogs)
43. Alan Didak (Collingwood)
44. Paddy Ryder (Essendon)
45. Barry Hall (Western Bulldogs)
46. Bernie Vince (Adelaide)
47. Aaron Davey (Melbourne)
48. Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs)
49. Mark Le Cras (West Coast)
50. Brad Sewell (Hawthorn)