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Brilliant sunshine dapples the SCG on Wednesday morning as the Sydney Swans take the field for their main training session. This is the weather the harbour city is famed for, the kind that allows thoughts of the beach as late in the year as April and as early as September.It is also part of what defines Sydney as distinct from Melbourne, with its much derided fickle weather, weird terminology for beer glasses down the pub and embrace of that funny indigenous game where there is no advantage line: AFL.This year, though, a strange thing has happened. Sydney has somehow managed to achieve equal representation in the finals for the penultimate week of the AFL season. On Friday, the Swans will travel to the MCG to play Geelong. Then on Saturday, the leagues own venture capitalist project, Greater Western Sydney, will host the Western Bulldogs at Spotless Stadium.A further irony to this scenario is added by the fact that GWS progression to this week came at the expense of the Swans themselves, in a qualifying final at ANZ Stadium. That result arguably summed up the sense of quiet (though occasionally more vocal) resentment felt by the Swans towards their relatively new rivals, given all the outside assistance GWS have received in the AFLs pursuit of a more substantial market share north of the Murray River.But the fact of the matter is that the Swans were themselves once the beneficiaries of league assistance in dire times, and some would levy the accusation that they still are. The twin towers of Kurt Tippett and Lance Franklin both arrived through high-profile deals that had other clubs and supporters wondering at the mathematical improbability of it all.That assistance had begun as far back as 1993 and the appointment of Ron Barassi as coach. As recounted by Peter Lalor in his biography: What should have been the AFLs defining moment of expansion was a continual running sore, an ill-planned blight blight on its spreading empire. Too far away to deal with properly, too foreign to understand. The Victorians found an entrenched and hostile local opposition and were losing the battle.Year by year, piece by piece, the Swans were built up into the impressive unit they are in 2016. A grand final appearance arrived as soon as 1996, before premierships in 2005 and 2012. Through the work of Barassi, Rodney Eade, Paul Roos and now John Longmire, Sydney have put their stamp on the league in a way that now allows regeneration more or less seamlessly. The captain, Kieran Jack, is a local product, and he noted how the list has turned over since the 2012 finals.Weve probably spoken about it during the year a little bit, the development and how quickly its been able to regenerate itself, Jack said. We did a photo last week with the Adelaide game and I think there were only six players who played in that final over in Adelaide in 2012, so its happened really quickly, but its a credit to the club, the development staff, the coaches, the leaders that are around to be able to quickly bring them up to speed.Theyve probably seen it from afar the finals games with the Swans playing in it, it helps that theyve been involved, but probably the differences between the last two weeks have also helped them really simplify things, know what works, the level of play they need to play at, theyll take confidence going into Friday.The Swans possess two of the competitions most admired youngsters, the 2016 Rising Star Callum Mills and also the coaches choice as best young player, Isaac Heeney. It has been Jacks responsibility to imbue the young men with the values the club has espoused for some time, much as the likes of Brett Kirk and Jarrad McVeigh did for him. Focused on the spectre of the Cats, Jack kept it pretty simple, and harked back to a win at Geelong earlier in the year.I just think our attitude and desire to put pressure on the ball was top notch, some of the best weve done for the year, he said. so its pretty simple, thats what we need to bring.Youve got to realise these opportunities dont come around very often so thats the messaging were getting across to the young boys and youve just got to enjoy it and realise what youre playing for. We dont care what position were in medical side or form side or what the betting is saying, weve got a chance to play in a Grand Final and thats what youve got to look forward to.An hour or so after Jack speaks, Heath Shaw does the same for GWS. The Swans last premiership also happened to be the first season for the Giants, in which the fledgling club picked up two wins. Four years on and the ledger entering September 2016 was 16 wins and six losses, enough to squeeze into the top four on percentage. Their progress is in sharp contrast to the dead end seemingly reached by fellow expansion club Gold Coast.The result of generous trade and draft concessions by the AFL to its subsidiary, used with great effectiveness by a coaching group helmed by Leon Cameron, is a highly skilled and motivated group, now rested extensively ahead of battle with the Bulldogs. Shaw arrived three years ago, thinking he would help develop the team and AFL in the west of Sydney. He was happy to admit this years progress was unexpected.This quickly, nah, he said when asked if he had arrived in Sydney thinking GWS were on a rocket to the top. I knew there was the talent and the players there but they were 19-20 years old when I first got here, the previous year theyd won one game, my expectations were pretty low going into my first year but we won six games and that was a big tick for us.Next year we set the standard a little bit higher, we won 11 games, just missed finals and once again we gave that year a tick, this year we lifted again, but there was a quiet confidence about this group that wed done alright and we could do a lot better and it showed throughout this year the way we went about it.Weve had some lulls but we are confident we can beat anyone, this group has fast tracked in the last 12 months phenomenally and I am rapt to be part of this club, I am rapt I made the decision to come here and I am rapt to be playing in a prelim because a two year hiatus from finals isnt fun at all.One thing that has not developed at the same speed at the Giants is the level of support for the AFL in Sydney. While the Swans have built up a dedicated and strong supporter base, they are secondary figures to the NRL and Union culture of NSW. The Giants remain the subject of derision for the same reason, as Roy Masters thundered in the Sydney Morning Herald this week:The Giants dont belong to Sydney; they belong to the AFL who has subsidised them over $100m, gifted them No.1 draft choices, salary cap concessions and exclusive access to NSW regions to put them in a position where they can make the grand final after five years.Even Mills, on the occasion of winning the Rising Star award, remarked that the great thing about playing in Sydney is that no-one knows who he is. That may well change should both Sydney teams find a way to elbow past their Victorian opponents at the weekend.There was even an omen of sorts in the hours after Swans training wrapped up at the SCG. 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Each year, fans vote for their favorite player in the five different roles in League of Legends and the teams are assembled based on their region. Often this tournament -- while meaning little competitively -- plays to the fans desires, mixing and matching some of the best, although more likely the most popular, in each role in each region.But what if this event became more like the Olympics? Instead of having some of the players who made it into the lineups based off their popularity, what would happen if the best performer in each role was chosen? What would those lineups look like?Lets take a look at each region and the top player at each position to reimagine League of Legends All-Stars rosters.North AmericaDream Lineup Top: Jung Impact Eon-yeong; Jungle: Kim Reignover Yeu-jin; Mid: S?ren Bjergsen Bjerg; AD carry: Yiliang Doublelift Peng; Support: Zaqueri Aphromoo BlackThis is North Americas lineup for Thursday and, quite frankly, the best lineup available currently from the pool. Good work, North American fans, youve given the region the best possible roster to compete on the world stage, if we deduct cohesion as a factor. This lineup, with mixtures of Cloud9, Immortals, Team SoloMid and Counter Logic Gaming, truly represents the melting pot of North America and the best talent, and each of these players are the most popular by vote.We wouldnt have it any other way. Cloud9s 2013 world champion top laner Impact had one heck of a second part of the year, leading the way for his team to be the second best in North America and showing that his career is far from over. Simultaneously, fellow South Korean pro Reignover made his name as the best jungler in North America and arguably the best in the west; he was the only member of the privately voted All-Pro team who was not on Team SoloMid.As for the remainder of the lineup, its hard to argue any mid laner comes close to Team SoloMids Bjergsen, who has continued to be the shining star in that lane since his North American debut nearly three years ago. And while the bottom lane of this team was voted together due to their popularity as the former Counter Logic Gaming duo, both Doublelift and Aphromoo are among the top of their respective roles.EuropeDream Lineup Top: Andrei Odoamne Pascu; Jungle: Kim Trick Gang-yun; Mid: Fabian Febiven Diepstraten; AD carry: Konstantinos FORG1VEN Tzortziou; Support: Alfonso mithy Aguirre RodríguezThis lineup contrasts heavily to the fan-voted lineup, primarily due to the fan vote reflecting the most popular in Europe (not coincidentally three members of the longtime Fnatic team, pre-2015.) But this lineup shows the best in Europe in their role from the previous season with a mixture of players from H2K Gaming, G2 Esports and Fnatic, each of which were in the top four this season.While theres an argument to be made for the top lane, as Europe has several who perform at quite a high level, none are quite as good as Odoamne. Not only did he have a strong performance at the 2016 League of Legends World Championship, but Odoamnes consistency makes him the best in the region.The argument for jungle is too close to call. The current pick is H2K Gamings Marcin Jankos Jankowski, but over the course of the season, Trick has shown himself as one of the strongest junglers as well, being one of the main focal points of G2 Esports. Trick has a higher KDA than Jankos, but Jankos has a higher kill participation than his opponent, so frankly either makes a good fit in this team.Rounding out the lineup is more clear. Former Fnatic mid laner Febiven is not only an incredible talent, but even in his roughest split yet this summer was one of the better members of the Fnatic team. AD carry FORG1VEN finally got his shot at the world stage this season and showed what hes made of -- leading H2K, alongside Jankos and Odoamne out of their group in first place. And G2 Esports support Mithy wasnt the original nominee for the team but is more deserving than ever after havving an incredible performance in both seasons since his competitive return.ddddddddddddSouth KoreaDream Lineup Top: Song Smeb Kyung-ho; Jungle: Go Score Dong-bin; Mid: Lee Faker Sang-hyeok; AD carry: Bae Bang Jun-sik; Support: Kang GorillA Beom-hyeonThis years South Korean lineup is confusing, but again its due to the popularity of the players and not their skill levels. Top lane and mid lane remain the same; Smeb and Faker are easily the best in their role in South Korea and despite being rivals, showcase exactly why South Korea is the most dominant region in the world.As for jungle, Score is a shoe-in for the best jungler in the region, competing for that title with former ROX Tigers jungler Han Peanut Wang-ho. Its clear that Bae Bengi Seong-ung (the current jungle choice) is the most popular but his skill has dropped severely since his peak in 2013, despite having a strong worlds showing and winning another championship.The AD carry and support position also rang true of the popularity contest mentality. While its hard to deny former ROX Tigers Kim PraY Jong-in is a solid AD carry, he is not as strong as two-time world champion Bang. As for the support role, current choice Hong MadLife Min-gi hasnt been the strongest support in the region for several years, with Gorilla filling that void.Mixing these five together would make South Korean a clear candidate for anything. And as the Telecom Wars heat up between SK Telecom T1 and KT Rolster next split -- the latter of which has three ineligible South Korean players, two of whom would make this list otherwise -- this lineup would ring true of the new super team mentality.ChinaDream Lineup Top: Jang Looper Hyeong-seok; Jungle: Ming ClearLove Kai; Mid: Wei We1less Zhen; AD carry: Kim Deft Hyuk-kyu; Support: Cho Mata Se-hyeongAt face value, the Chinese lineup that made it isnt terrible considering that no team can have more than two members voted in. But with some adjustments, its certainly easier to make a better lineup and that can be done by bringing together two members each of the 2016 EDward Gaming and Royal Never Give Up lineups, the two best teams in China throughout the year.As the two Chinese members of the team, ClearLove and We1less serve as anchors to the lineup. ClearLove has been the best jungler in China historically, and while We1less wasnt the best mid laner in the region, he bodes well considering the rules of voting.The firepower for this lineup comes in the form of 2014 world-champion duo Looper and Mata. You can have Mata without Looper but not Looper without Mata; Mata often controls Loopers macro play and as one of the games best strategist, made Royal Never Give Up and Samsung White well-oiled machines at their peak. As for Deft, he and Uzi Jian Uzi Zi-Hao were the best AD carries in China this year, but since Looper and Mata would be top and support, Uzi would be ineligible in this lineup.TaiwanDream Lineup Top: Chen Ziv Yi; Jungle: Hung Karsa Hau-Hsuan; Mid: Huang Maple Yi-Tang; AD carry: Chang BeBe Bo-Wei; Support: Kang Albis Chia-WeiGiven the rules, the voted lineup from Taiwan may be the best. In particular, its hard to argue against Karsa, who has proven to be a solid jungler on the world stage and is considered the best jungler in Taiwan. The same goes for Maple.This roster is a mix of talent from ahq e-Sports Club and Flash Wolves, the two best Taiwanese teams this year, as well as fan favorite and 2012 world champion BeBe. Mixing the play-style and performance of Maple and Karsa with that of Ziv, considered the best top laner in Taiwan, and Albis, one of the best supports in the region is solid.While J Team did not participate in worlds, BeBe is statistically the best AD carry in Taiwan, out of those who started for the entire season. He holds the highest kill-death-assist ratio of 8.3, while simultaneously having the second-highest kill participation at 76.5%.We wouldnt change this lineup if the same rules applied. ' ' '