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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5. Michael Walters (2009-present)
5 x leading goalscorer (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019)
1 x All-Australian (2019)
222 games, 348 goals, 1.6 goals per game
Turbo-charged and deadly if left unattended, Walters is a livewire in every sense of the term.
Even if he moves a tick slower than he used to, the Swan Districts product proved he still had the goods in 2023, completing his first 30-plug goal season since 2019.
A fan favourite, Docker fans will have every finger crossed 'Sonny' can salute in September before he eventually hangs up the boots.
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