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We are currently working on collating and displaying in diagram style 'fields' the entire "official" teams of the century selected by most senior football clubs since the 1990s. In addition, we will showcase a number of other "unofficial" 'All-Star' teams that have been selected by various commentators and experts over the years, including from 'Full Points Footy', as well as quite a few of our own making.
Below are listed some of the official 'Teams of the Century" selected by AFL clubsin the late 1990s, early 2000s.
B | Bruce Comben | Stephen Silvagni | Geoff Southby |
HB | John James | Bert Deacon | Bruce Doull |
C | Garry Crane | Greg Williams | Craig Bradley |
HF | Wayne Johnston | Stephen Kernahan (c) | Alex Jesaulenko |
F | Ken Hands | Harry Vallance | Rod Ashman |
R | John Nicholls | Sergio Silvagni | Adrian Gallagher |
Int | Robert Walls Trevor Keogh |
Mike Fitzpatrick | Ken Hunter |
Emerg | Laurie Kerr Rod McGregor |
Bob Chitty | Horrie Clover |
Coach | David Parkin |
(Selected in 2000)
B | Harold Rumney | Jack Regan | Syd Coventry (c) |
HB | Billy Picken | Albert Collier | Nathan Buckley |
C | Thorold Merrett | Bob Rose | Darren Millane |
HF | Des Fothergill | Murray Weideman | Dick Lee |
F | Phonse Kyne | Gordon Coventry | Peter Daicos |
R | Len Thompson | Des Tuddenham | Harry Collier |
Int | Tony Shaw Gavin Brown |
Wayne Richardson | Marcus Whelan |
Emerg | |||
Coach | Jock McHale |
(Selected in 1997, Updated 2002)
B | Gavin Wanganeen | Fred Baring | Tom Fitzmaurice |
HB | Barry Davis | Wally Buttsworth | Harold Lambert |
C | Reg Burgess | Jack Clarke | Michael Long |
HF | James Hird | Ken Fraser | Terry Daniher |
F | Bill Hutchison | John Coleman | Albert Thurgood |
R | Simon Madden | Tim Watson | Dick Reynolds (c) |
Int | Mark Thompson Billy Griffith |
Keith Forbes | Frank Maher |
Emerg | |||
Coach | Kevin Sheedy |
(Selected in 1997)
B | Bill Stephen | Fred Hughson | Frank Curcio |
HB | Kevin Murray (c) | Paul Roos | Gary Pert |
C | Wilfred Smallhorn | John Murphy | Warwick Irwin |
HF | Owen Abrahams | Bernie Quinlan | Garry Wilson |
F | Allan Ruthven | Jack Moriarty | Norm Brown |
R | Alan Gale | Norm Johnstone | Haydn Bunton |
Int | Michael Conlan Richard Osborne |
Alastair Lynch Percy Parratt |
Harvey Merrigan Percy Trotter |
Emerg | |||
Coach | Len Smith |
(Selected in 2001)
B | Bernie Smith | George Todd | John Newman |
HB | Dick Grigg | Reg Hickey (c) | Joe Slater |
C | Michael Turner | Edward Greeves | Leo Turner |
HF | Gary Ablett snr | Fred Flanagan | Bob Davis |
F | Henry Young | Doug Wade | Peter Pianto |
R | Graham Farmer | Garry Hocking | Bill Goggin |
Int | David Clarke Les Hardiman |
Paul Couch | Alec Eason |
Emerg | Ian Nankervis Cliff Rankin |
Jack Collins | Tom Quinn |
Coach | Reg Hickey |
(Selected in 2001)
B | Gary Ayres | Kelvin Moore | Albert Mills |
HB | Col Austen | Chris Mew | Peter Knights |
C | Robert DiPierdomenico | Jim Bohan | Brendan Edwards |
HF | Graham Arthur (c) | Dermott Brereton | Gary Buckenara |
F | Jason Dunstall | Peter Hudson | John Platten |
R | Don Scott | Michael Tuck | Leigh Matthews |
Int | Chris Langford Paul Salmon |
Ian Law | Roy Simmonds |
Emerg | |||
Coach | John Kennedy |
(Selected in 2001)
B | John Beckwith | Robert 'Tassie' Johnson | Donald Cordner |
HB | Noel McMahen | Gary Hardeman | Don Williams |
C | Brian Dixon | Allan La Fontaine | Robert Flower (vc) |
HF | Hassa Mann | Ivor Warne-Smith | Garry Lyon |
F | Jack Mueller | Norm Smith | Percy Beames |
R | Denis Cordner | Ron Barassi (c) | Stuart Spencer |
Int | Frank Adams Laurie Mithen |
Albert Chadwick Jim Stynes |
Wally Lock Todd Viney |
Emerg | Stan Alves Greg Wells |
Bob Johnson jnr | Ian Ridley |
Coach | Norm Smith |
(Selected in 2000)
B | Glenn Archer | David Dench | Michael Martyn |
HB | John Rantall | Ross Glendinning | Ted Jarrard |
C | Keith Greig | Les Foote | Laurie Dwyer |
HF | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Carey (c) | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
F | John Dugdale | Jock Spencer | Allen Aylett |
R | Noel Teasdale | Anthony Stevens | Barry Cable |
Int | Brent Crosswell Sam Kekovich |
Barry Davis Brent Harvey |
Peter Steward Jim Krakouer |
Emerg | David King Gary Dempsey |
John Blakey | Wayne Schwass |
Coach | Denis Pagan |
(Selected in 2001; B Harvey, J Krakouer added in 2009)
B | Kevin Sheedy | Victor Thorp | Michael Green |
HB | Basil McCormack | Gordon Strang | Mervyn Keane |
C | Francis Bourke | Bill Barrot | Dick Clay |
HF | Matthew Richardson | Royce Hart | Roger Dean |
F | Dale Weightman | Jack Titus | Bill Morris |
R | Roy Wright | Jack Dyer (c) | Kevin Bartlett |
Int | Ian Stewart Matthew Knights |
Des Rowe | Geoff Raines |
Emerg | |||
Coach | Tom Hafey |
(Selected in 1999)
B | Barry Lawrence | Verdun Howell | Kevin Neale |
HB | Trevor Barker | Neil Roberts | Daryl Griffiths |
C | Nicky Winmar | Ian Stewart | Lance Oswald |
HF | Stewart Loewe | Darrel Baldock (c) | Bill Mohr |
F | Dave McNamara | Tony Lockett | Nathan Burke |
R | Carl Ditterich | Robert Harvey | Ross Smith |
Int | Barry Breen Jim Ross |
Alan Morrow | Bob Murray |
Emerg | |||
Coach | Allan Jeans |
(Selected in 2001)
B | John Rantall | John Heriot | Vic Belcher |
HB | Bill Faul | Ron Clegg | Dennis Carroll |
C | David Murphy | Greg Williams | Herb Matthews |
HF | Tony Morwood | Laurie Nash | Gerard Healy |
F | Bob Pratt | Tony Lockett | Paul Kelly (vc) |
R | Barry Round | Peter Bedford | Bob Skilton (c) |
Int | Bill Williams Fred Goldsmith Mark Tandy |
Stevie Wright Mark Bayes |
Daryn Cresswell Harry Clarke |
Emerg | |||
Coach | Jack Bissett |
(Selected in 2003)
B | Charlie Sutton | Herb Henderson | John Schultz |
HB | Wally Donald | Ted Whitten (c) | John Jillard |
C | Harry Hickey | Allan Hopkins | Doug Hawkins (vc) |
HF | Alby Morrison | Kelvin Templeton | Chris Grant |
F | Jack Collins | Simon Beasley | George Bisset |
R | Gary Dempsey | Scott West | Brian Royal |
Int | Jim Gallagher Norm Ware |
Arthur Oliver Tony Liberatore |
Brad Johnson Scott Wynd |
Emerg | |||
Coach | Charlie Sutton |
(Selected in 2002)