Throughout the final years of the 1990s, AFL 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 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.

Next up, we head to Princes Park to catalogue the crème de la crème of the Carlton Football Club.

SEE ALSO: BEST CROWS SINCE 2000, BEST LIONS SINCE 2000 

4. Brendan Fevola (2000-2009) 

2 x Coleman Medal (2006 and 2009)
7 x leading goalkicker (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009)
3 x All-Australian (2006, 2008 and 2009)
185 goals, 575 goals, 3.1 goals per game

Talented, but not afraid to tell you as much, Fevola was Carlton's greatest showman since the heady days of Peter Bosustow in the early 80s.

Yet, for all of the gun forward's achievements, he acted like Icarus too many times, eventually shown the door after a boozy end to the 2009 season.

Still, for those who witnessed the 'Fevolution', few will ever forget.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 08: Brendan Fevola of the Blues gathers the ball during a Carlton Blues AFL training session at Visy Park on June 8, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)