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 head West to decide which ten Eagles have flown highest this century.
OTHER LISTS: CROWS,ย LIONS,ย BLUES,ย PIES,ย BOMBERS,ย DOCKERS,ย CATS,ย SUNS,ย GIANTS,ย HAWKS,DEES,ย ROOS,ย POWER,ย TIGERS, SAINTS, SWANS
6. Jeremy McGovern (2011-present)ย
4 x All-Australian (2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019)
1 x premiership player (2018)
172 games, 6.8 marks per game, 3.3 rebound 50s per game
From hefty draftee to a decorated, and immovable, pillar at the back, McGovern has eked everything out of himself along his path from youngster to veteran.
Completing his apprenticeship under master defenders in Messers Glass and Hurn, McGovern has gone on to act as the senior head down back, leading the ilk of Barrass and Duggan, earning a quartet of All-Australian blazers in the process.
