With our picks for the best defensive groups that never overlapped in the AFL era in the books, it is now time to shift our focus to the opposite end of the field.
When we think about the game's greatest highlights, it is usually the men in the goal square that acted as architects.
When we as fans cast our minds back to the first numbers we ever had stitched onto our replica jumpers, it was usually the full forward's digits that we selected.
They are the men that keep both the scoreboard and the turnstiles ticking.
With the AFL era now 32 years old (1990 to the present day), we here at Zero Hanger have decided to select a group of club greats on each line whose careers never overlapped.
As with our group of defenders, here are the ground rules for selection:
1. Three players must be selected from each club.
2. Even if they have played for multiple clubs, no player can be selected on the list of two teams.
3. All players must have played at least a portion of their careers from 1990 onwards.
4. As mentioned, no player can have played an in-season match with any of their colleagues during their time at their selected club.
For example, should Jason Dunstall be selected for Hawthorn, then all of his forward line friends from 1985 to 1998 will fail our criteria.
With that in mind, here is our best stab.
Let us know how we have gone and which clubs you feel have fared best.
Melbourne
David Neitz – 1993-2008 (306 games and 631 goals)
Having played the most games and kicked the most goals in Melbourne's history, David Neitz was at Winx like odds to make our list.
Across his 16 years in a red and blue guernsey, Neitz lead the Demons in goal scoring on seven occasions, was an All-Australian twice, a Bluey Truscott medallist once and won the 2002 Coleman medal with a tally of 82 goals.
The long-serving spearhead also maintained a 2.02 goals per game average over his 306 appearances.
Liam Jurrah – 2009-2012 (36 games and 81 goals)
Although it was only brief, Liam Jurrah's AFL career was downright exhilarating.
Despite lacing up for less than 50 games, many will remember the ‘Walpiri Wizard' for provided us with the Mark of the Year in 2010.
Melbourne fans will also look back fondly on his 2011 season, a year in which he topped the club's goalkicking with 40.26 from 18 appearances.
Jesse Hogan – 2014-2018 (71 games and 152 goals)
Although maligned and now at his third AFL club, it is worth remembering that Jesse Hogan posted some admirable numbers with the Demons.
In a 2015 season that saw him named as the league's Rising Star, Jesse Hogan also won the club's goalkicking award with 44 majors.
After another off-season maturing and learning his craft, he repeated the dosage in 2016, this time with a total of 41 goals.
2017 may have seen a dip with just 21 goals, however, this was achieved in spite of interruptions caused by a cancer diagnosis and a broken collarbones.
Hogan did bounce back with 47 majors in 2018, but was shipped off to the Dockers at year's end.
