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
6. Brodie Grundy (2013-2022)
2 x best and fairest (2018 and 2019)
2 x All-Australian (2018 and 2019)
177 games, 5629 hitouts, 31.8 hitouts per game
The last two seasons may have seen his star slip a bit in league circles, but when it came to his days in black and white, Grundy was an out-and-out gun.
Twice voted as the Pies' best and fairest - seasons in which he was also named the best ruckman in the league - the man-bunned big man made each of his midfielders shine by providing them with silver service.
