Throughout the final years of the 1990s,ย AFLย 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 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 turn to Moorabbin to rank the Saints of the century.
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9. Sam Fisher (2004-2016)
- 1x All-Australian (2008)
- 2x Best & Fairest (2008, 2011)
- 228 games, 19.3 disposals per game, 7 marks per game
Ross Lyon's defensive stalwart during St Kilda's grand-final runs in 2009-10, Sam Fisher was close to the best backman in the competition during this period.
Elite in the air while providing quality dash out of defensive 50, Fisher often saved his best for the biggest games, racking up 42 touches and 16 marks in a 2009 qualifying final victory over Collingwood before a further 30 disposals, seven marks and a goal off half-back in the preliminary final victory two weeks later.
