Throughout the final years of the 1990s,ย 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 2000ย AFLย season will be acknowledged.
- Any player selected must have played at least 100 senior games for their respective club since the start of the 2000ย AFLย season.
Next up, we're crossing over to Olympic Park to catalogue the cream of Collingwood's crop of champions.
PREVIOUS TOP TENS: CROWS, LIONS, BLUES
8. Darcy Moore (2015-present)ย
2 x All-Australian (2020 and 2023)
1 x premiership player - captain (2023)
150 games
Since the club's first league flag in 1902, only 11 Magpies have ever captained their side to premiership glory. This list can be whittled down to just two since the turn of the millennium, with only one of these names having ever earned dual All-Australian honours: Darcy Moore.
And at just 28, the smiling face of the new Magpies still has plenty of winters yet to land more flags and blazers, as well as surge further up this list.
