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.
- 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 head west to decide which Dockers can be counted as the ten best of this century.
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7. Andrew Brayshaw (2018-present)
1 x Leigh Matthews Trophy (2022)
1 x best and fairest (2022)
1 x All-Australian (2022)
123 games, 23.8 disposals per game, 55 Brownlow votes, 0.4 votes per game
Despite hailing from Melbourne, Brayshaw has become one of the faces of Fremantle's current generation, with the ball-magnet acting as vice-captain to Alex Pearce, alongside his midfield mate Caleb Serong.
Don't let the baby face fool you, the 2022 Doig medallist is as hard as nails. And with time on his side, expect to see the 24-year-old climb further up lists like these.
