Throughout the final years of the 1990s,ย AFLย clubs across the land looked backward rather than forward, with selectors, historians and superstars converging to name their Teams of the 20th Century.

So, as we near the quarter-time mark of the 21st century, what better time to run the rule on which players are likely to feature when the selectors of tomorrow get together in several decades' time?

While every club has an array of deadset legends that can be called on, we here at Zero Hanger have employed the following rules of selection:

  • Only statistics recorded and achievements accrued since the start of the 2000ย AFLย season will be acknowledged.
  • All statistics and awards must have been accrued while playing for the club in question.
  • Any player selected must have played at least 100 senior games for their respective club since the start of the 2000ย AFLย season.

For our final instalment, we head west to assess who the top Dogs are at the Whitten Oval.

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3. Scott West (2000-2008)

4 x best and fairest (2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005)
4 x All-Australian (2000, 2004, 2005 and 2006)
177 games, 27.7 disposals per game, 113 Brownlow votes, 0.6 votes per gameย 

West by name; West by nature, the gun ball-winner was a beacon for the Western Suburbs side on both sides of the millennium.

While West never broke through for any number of the Brownlow Medals he was seen as a shoo-in for, the see-ball, get-ball operator left a lasting legacy at the Whitten Oval, one that is still being added to by his son and current Bulldog, Rhylee.