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.

However, for the league's young expansion clubs, the chance to sit down and select their finest sides has not yet arisen.

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.
  • All statistics and awards must have been accrued while playing for the club in question.
  • 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 to Carrara to run the rule of the best Gold Coast Suns to have shone since inception.

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4. Jarrod Witts (2017-present)ย 

1 x best and fairest (2019)
125 games

The Suns' co-captain has been a consistent cog in the middle of the field since making the move north from Collingwood at the end of 2016.

While not an All-Australia, Witts was part of the initial squad in 2022, and took out his maiden Club Champion gong three years prior.

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 01: Jarrod Witts of the Suns and Todd Goldstein of the Kangaroos compete for the ball during the round 15 the Gold Coast Suns and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at Metricon Stadium on July 1, 2017 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)