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 he to Alberton to assess which Port players stand above the pack.
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5. Ollie Wines (2013-present)
1 x Brownlow Medal (2021)
1 x best and fairest (2021)
1 x All-Australian (2021)
228 games, 25.2 disposals per game, 120 Brownlow votes, 0.5 votes
As the Power's lone Brownlow medallist, Wines was always going to feature near the summit of this list.
Though all of his individual achievements came during the one season, the Echuca native's 2021 season was one to savour, with Wines averaging 32.7 disposals, 5.9 clearances and one-and-a-half Brownlow votes.
