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.
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 2000 AFL 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 2000 AFL season.
Next up, we run the rule over Melbourne, to see which Demons proved deadliest.
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Adem Yze (2000-2008)
1 x best and fairest (2001)
1 x All-Australian (2002)
177 games, 196 goals, 1.1 goals per game, 20.4 disposals per game, 71 Brownlow votes, 0.4 votes per game
Adept at finding the footy as well as splitting the big sticks, Yze's versatility was only bettered by his availability as his key attribute, with the Shepperton native playing 226 games on the trot between 1997 and 2007.
A fixture in his rolled sleeves, gloves and gelled hair, Yze proved a favourite amongst fans and teammates alike because, unlike a Gumpian box of chocolates, you always knew what you were going to get from him.
