Throughout the final years of the 1990s, 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:
Next up, we head to Sydney's west tos ettle which Giants tower above the rest.
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174 games
Alongside his great mate Callan Ward, Davis acted as skipper for the first eight seasons of the Giants' history.
And though neither he nor his team would win any awards under his stewardship, the former Crow set a foundation to build off in Sydney's west.
As a life member, Davis' name is sure to bob up when selectors eventually converge to name their greatest Giants side of this century.
152 games, 161 goals, 1.06 goals per game
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.
202 games, 24.5 dispoals per game, 73 Brownlow votes, 0.4 votes per game
Brought east to Sydney's west under massive wraps, Coniglio has proven himself to be worth the hype across the past decade and change.
While injuries have hindered the Western Australian's influence, 'Cogs' has hit his stride again of late, with the former skipper averaging 26.7 disposals per game across the course of the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
1 x best and fairest (2020)
1 x All-Australian (2020)
203 games, 6.3 marks per game
For seasons on end, Haynes proved an immovable object under the ball inside the Giants' back half.
While a sublime aerialist, the Victorian has also proven to be a handy conduit heading forward, with Haynes' disposal often acting as the opening move in scoring chains.
Like Coniglio, Haynes has bounced back from a lull of late, featuring on 20 occasions last season.
1 x best and fairest (2012)
235 games, 23.5 disposals per game, 91 Brownlow votes, 0.4 votes per game
Hear the maxim 'lead by example' and many footy fans are sure to have Callan Ward in mind.
After punting on himself and shifting from Melbourne's west, the former Bulldog wasted no time in hitting his straps, claiming the Giants' inaugural best and fairest gong in 2012.
Still hard at it, expect Ward to keep ticking until every last drop of fuel leaves his tank.
1 x best and fairest (2015)
2 x All-Australian (2015 and 2016)
152 games, 20.9 disposals, 6.3 rebound 50s and 6.2 marks per game
While a legacy Magpie after following in the footsteps of his father Ray and brother Rhyce, Shaw added to his legacy after trading Olympic Park for Homebush, proving the Giants with plenty of run, thrust and attitude across his seven seasons in Sydney.
Though Shaw was unable to add a second premiership medallion during his career's second chapter, his pair of All-Australian blazers and Kevin Sheedy Medal act as due rewards for sublime services rendered.
2 x best and fairest (2018 and 2020)
1 x All-Australian (2018)
209 games, 23.5 disposals per game, 56 Brownlow votes, 0.3 votes per game
Brought north with the opening pick of the 2012 draft, Whitfield may have failed to stack on a tonne of weight, however, the Dandenong Stringray's product has evolved into an ever-reliable outside runner.
Now a veteran amongst Adam Kingsley's youthful cast, Whitfield continues to have an important role to play in writing the early pages of GWS' history books.
2 x best and fairest (2017 and 2021)
1 x All-Australian (2017)
198 games, 24.7 disposals per game, 88 Brownlow votes, 0.4 per game
Skillful, sharp and statistically proficient, Kelly has been the Giants' most discerning and damaging midfielder since the club's inception in 2012.
Another gun Victorian brought north and another blue-chip pick that failed to drag his feet when it came to getting his hands dirty.
Few opposition sides have an answer for the 28-year-old who still threatens more room for growth.
1 x Coleman Medal (2019)
1 x best and fairest (2013)
9 x leading goalkicker (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020)
2 x All-Australian (2013 and 2019)
171 games, 427 goals, 2.5 goals per game
Perhaps the greatest key forward in the game today, the Dartmoor deadeye could never be faulted for wastefulness, with Cameron leading the Giants' goalkicking in each of his nine seasons with the club.
While his days in charcoal and orange are over, it would take a once-in-a-generation forward to knock Cameron off his current perch as the Giants' greatest-ever spearhead.
2 x best and fairest (2016 and 2023)
3 x All-Australian (2016, 2021 and 2023)
215 games, 20.8 disposals per game, 331 goals, 1.5 goals per game, 72 Brownlow votes, 0.3 votes per game
Like Scott Pendlebury at Collingwood and his nemesis Bontempelli at the Bulldogs, when you think of the Giants, you think of Greene.
Once a baby-faced top-ten draftee, Greene wasted little time in turning into an assassin, both before goal and in the eye of the MRO.
However, while the Victorian's wrap sheet will always follow him, Greene's must-watch abilities ahead of the ball and in the guts have seen him earn plenty of positive nods too, namely as the All-Australian skipper last season.