Throughout the final years of the 1990s, AFL clubs across the land looked backwards 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 2000 AFL season will be acknowledged.
- Any player selected must have played at least 100 senior games for their respective club since the start of the 2000 AFL season.
Second up, we head to Lions' Den to break down the best names to have played for Brisbane.
SEE ALSO:ย BEST CROWS SINCE 2000
3. Lachie Neale (2019-present)
2 x Brownlow Medal (2020 and 2023)
3 x best and fairest (2019, 2020 and 2022)
3 x All-Australian (2019, 2020 and 2022)
1 x Leigh Matthews Trophy (2020)
111 games, 28.4 disposals per game, 124 Brownlow votes, 1.1 votes per game
Akin to Cameron, Neale has only called the River City home for a brief period of time, but with more Brownlows to his name than any other Lion on the prowl before him, the former Docker has more than earned his place on the podium.
If the co-captain can help lead his side to a fourth flag, there is every chance Neale will be sitting higher than third come the end of the century.
