Part two of this series will look at the greatest teams in the modern era of AFL football.
While the AFL has only established in 1990, there are still numerous teams who can promote their argument for being the greatest team of all time.
Some of these teams dominated for a substantial period of time, without achieving the amount of success they ultimately deserved, while others can lay claim to winning consecutive premierships.
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6. Richmond 2017-2020
No Richmond supporter in the wildest dreams would have expected the Tigers to be on this list in Round 23, 2016.
As the final siren sounded at the SCG, the Tigers walked off the field 113 points in the rear of the Swans.
Nothing was expected of Richmond in 2017 despite the inclusions of Dion Prestia, Josh Caddy and Toby Nankervis in the trade period.
But fresh off the back of the Western Bulldog's fairytale premiership in 2016, the Tigers ended a 37-year premiership drought by beating Adelaide on Grand Final day.
Richmond could have made it back to back premierships in 2018 had it not been for a Mason Cox demolition in the preliminary final.
But instead of letting the result deter their resolute, the Tigers brought Tom Lynch to the club as a free agent.
Lynch's contribution to the Tigers in 2019 can not be downplayed given the number of injuries they faced that season, which made the 89-point win over GWS in the Grand Final even more special.
Then came the premiership against all odds in 2020. Rival supporters and football identities, including David Koch spoke out about the unfair advantage Richmond had by playing the Grand Final at the MCG.
By relocating to Queensland due to the global pandemic, the Tigers were against the odds to win the premiership. Added to this, their reputation also took a hit after some highly publicised issues on and off-the-field.
Richmond's resilience was no more telling than in their six-point against Port Adelaide in the preliminary final.
Against the minor premiers on their home patch, the Tigers put in a performance for the ages to silence noisy Power fans and their President who questioned their ability to play away from home.
Grand Final night again highlighted their resilience as they came from 15 points down at half-time to run away with a 31-point win against Geelong and a third flag in four years.
No talk of this Richmond team would be complete without mentioning Dustin Martin.
The unlikely protagonist has cemented his place as arguably the greatest Tiger of all time by winning the 2017 Brownlow Medal and three Norm Smith Medals.
