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 Sydney's west tos ettle which Giants tower above the rest.
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9. Harry Himmelberg (2016-present)
152 games, 161 goals, 1.06 goals per gameย
Across the course of his time in charcoal and orange, Himmelberg has acted as GWS' Mr. Fix-It, plugging holes down back while also pulling his weight up forward.
No more was this evident during the Giants' Gather Round win last year, a contest that saw the Wagga Wagga native slot goals, save one and haul in a peach of a Hangar.
With Himmelberg inked on at Homebush until the end of 2029, expect to see the swingman climb higher in the seasons to come.
