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Doing a bit of digging on the Wayback Machine (Internet Archive) and came across these "teams of the year" on the AFL website circa 2001. There was a little thread about this already on the lists board a few years back but nothing substantial so thought I would repost here. Obviously they are a pre-cursor to the All-Australian teams of 1991 and beyond, but nothing much seems to be made of them in comparison to the official carnival AA teams and so forth...
What do you guys think? Besides the fact that the website erroneously refers to them as "AFL" teams of the year.
AFL Teams of the Year 1982-1990
In 1982, the first AFL team of the year was chosen by
the Victorian selectors.
With the development of the national competition, the
concept was changed slightly in 1991.
1982
B: D. Ackerly, K. Moore, D. O’Halloran.
HB: K. Hunter, R. Glendinning, S. Icke.
C: J. Buckley, B. Wilson, R. Flower.
HF: P. Daicos, P. Van Der Haar, Gerard Healy.
F: G. Dempsey, M. Blight, L. Matthews.
Foll: M. Fitzpatrick, B. Rowlings.
Rover: R. Ashman.
Inter: T. Wallace, G. Smith.
Coach: D. Parkin.
1983
B: D. English, G. Malarkey, G. Ayres.
HB: K. Hunter, R. Glendinning, R. Greene.
C: R. Flower, T. Wallace, G. Cunningham.
HF: T. Watson, T. Daniher, M. Rioli.
F: S. Madden, B. Quinlan, L. Matthews.
Foll: M. Lee, M. Tuck.
Rover: B. Royal.
Inter: W. Picken, M. Browning.
Coach: A. Jeans.
1984
B: D. Ackerly, C. Mew, P. Moore.
HB: B. Doull, R. Glendinning, R. Thornton.
C: R. DiPierdomenico, L. Baker, R. Flower.
HF: Gary Ablett, T. Daniher (capt.). Gerard Healy.
F: M. Lee, B. Quinlan, A. Shaw.
Foll: S. Madden, R. Greene.
Rover: K. Hodgeman.
Inter: R. Ashman, D. Banks, A. Purser,
D. Hawkins, G. Burns, B. Evans.
Coach: K. Sheedy.
1986
B: M. Thompson, G. Pert, G. Ayres.
HB: G. Hawker, P. Roos, D. Carroll.
C: D. Hawkins, G. Williams, R. DiPierdomenico.
HF: Gary Ablett, T. Daniher (capt.). G. Buckenara.
F: W. Blackwell, B. Taylor, J. Krakouer.
Foll: G. Dear, Gerard Healy.
Rover: D. Weightman.
Inter: C. Bradley, J. Madden, J. Platten, D. Brereton.
Coach: A. Jeans.
1987
B: A. Bews, C. Langford, D. Rhys-Jones.
HB: S. Wight, P. Roos, M. Bos.
C: R. DiPierdomenico, G. Williams, S. Stretch.
HF: W. Johnston, S. Kernahan, A. McGuinness.
F: M. Bairstow, A. Lockett, D. Weightman.
Foll: J. Madden, Gerard Healy.
Rover: J. Platten.
Inter: S. Madden, R. Morris, J. Krakouer, R. Glendinning.
1988
B: G. Ayres, C. Langford, D. Frawley.
HB: J. Worsfold, S. Silvagni, B. Lovett.
C: D. Kappler, G. Williams, C. Bradley.
HF: G. Buckenara, S. Kernahan, P. Daicos.
F: D. Weightman, J. Dunstall, S. O’Dwyer.
Foll: S. Madden, Gerard Healy.
Rover: J. Platten.
Inter: S. Morwood, D. Brereton, M. Larkin, B. Mitchell.
1989
B: A. Johnson, C. Langford, G. Pert.
HB: B. Lovett, G. Lyon, G. McKenna.
C: D. Pritchard, P. Couch, G. Brown.
HF: N. Winmar, S. Kernahan, Gary Ablett.
F: B. Stoneham, J. Dunstall, A. Bews.
Foll: S. Madden, M. Bairstow.
Rover: J. Platten.
Inter: T. Daniher, T. Watson, M. Bayes, G. Williams.
1990
B: A. Collins, S. Silvagni, J. Worsfold.
HB: B. Lovett, G. Lyon, G. O’Donnell.
C: D. Millane, A. Shaw (capt.). G. Wright.
HF: P. Daicos, S. Loewe, Gary Ablett.
F: S. Kernahan, J. Longmire, S. Russell.
Foll: S. Madden, C. Lewis.
Rover: A. McGuinness.
Inter: M. McGuane, M. Thompson, A. Liberatore, M. Tuck.
Coach: L. Matthews.
Doing a bit of digging on the Wayback Machine (Internet Archive) and came across these "teams of the year" on the AFL website circa 2001. There was a little thread about this already on the lists board a few years back but nothing substantial so thought I would repost here. Obviously they are a pre-cursor to the All-Australian teams of 1991 and beyond, but nothing much seems to be made of them in comparison to the official carnival AA teams and so forth...
What do you guys think? Besides the fact that the website erroneously refers to them as "AFL" teams of the year.
AFL Teams of the Year 1982-1990
In 1982, the first AFL team of the year was chosen by
the Victorian selectors.
With the development of the national competition, the
concept was changed slightly in 1991.
1982
B: D. Ackerly, K. Moore, D. O’Halloran.
HB: K. Hunter, R. Glendinning, S. Icke.
C: J. Buckley, B. Wilson, R. Flower.
HF: P. Daicos, P. Van Der Haar, Gerard Healy.
F: G. Dempsey, M. Blight, L. Matthews.
Foll: M. Fitzpatrick, B. Rowlings.
Rover: R. Ashman.
Inter: T. Wallace, G. Smith.
Coach: D. Parkin.
1983
B: D. English, G. Malarkey, G. Ayres.
HB: K. Hunter, R. Glendinning, R. Greene.
C: R. Flower, T. Wallace, G. Cunningham.
HF: T. Watson, T. Daniher, M. Rioli.
F: S. Madden, B. Quinlan, L. Matthews.
Foll: M. Lee, M. Tuck.
Rover: B. Royal.
Inter: W. Picken, M. Browning.
Coach: A. Jeans.
1984
B: D. Ackerly, C. Mew, P. Moore.
HB: B. Doull, R. Glendinning, R. Thornton.
C: R. DiPierdomenico, L. Baker, R. Flower.
HF: Gary Ablett, T. Daniher (capt.). Gerard Healy.
F: M. Lee, B. Quinlan, A. Shaw.
Foll: S. Madden, R. Greene.
Rover: K. Hodgeman.
Inter: R. Ashman, D. Banks, A. Purser,
D. Hawkins, G. Burns, B. Evans.
Coach: K. Sheedy.
1986
B: M. Thompson, G. Pert, G. Ayres.
HB: G. Hawker, P. Roos, D. Carroll.
C: D. Hawkins, G. Williams, R. DiPierdomenico.
HF: Gary Ablett, T. Daniher (capt.). G. Buckenara.
F: W. Blackwell, B. Taylor, J. Krakouer.
Foll: G. Dear, Gerard Healy.
Rover: D. Weightman.
Inter: C. Bradley, J. Madden, J. Platten, D. Brereton.
Coach: A. Jeans.
1987
B: A. Bews, C. Langford, D. Rhys-Jones.
HB: S. Wight, P. Roos, M. Bos.
C: R. DiPierdomenico, G. Williams, S. Stretch.
HF: W. Johnston, S. Kernahan, A. McGuinness.
F: M. Bairstow, A. Lockett, D. Weightman.
Foll: J. Madden, Gerard Healy.
Rover: J. Platten.
Inter: S. Madden, R. Morris, J. Krakouer, R. Glendinning.
1988
B: G. Ayres, C. Langford, D. Frawley.
HB: J. Worsfold, S. Silvagni, B. Lovett.
C: D. Kappler, G. Williams, C. Bradley.
HF: G. Buckenara, S. Kernahan, P. Daicos.
F: D. Weightman, J. Dunstall, S. O’Dwyer.
Foll: S. Madden, Gerard Healy.
Rover: J. Platten.
Inter: S. Morwood, D. Brereton, M. Larkin, B. Mitchell.
1989
B: A. Johnson, C. Langford, G. Pert.
HB: B. Lovett, G. Lyon, G. McKenna.
C: D. Pritchard, P. Couch, G. Brown.
HF: N. Winmar, S. Kernahan, Gary Ablett.
F: B. Stoneham, J. Dunstall, A. Bews.
Foll: S. Madden, M. Bairstow.
Rover: J. Platten.
Inter: T. Daniher, T. Watson, M. Bayes, G. Williams.
1990
B: A. Collins, S. Silvagni, J. Worsfold.
HB: B. Lovett, G. Lyon, G. O’Donnell.
C: D. Millane, A. Shaw (capt.). G. Wright.
HF: P. Daicos, S. Loewe, Gary Ablett.
F: S. Kernahan, J. Longmire, S. Russell.
Foll: S. Madden, C. Lewis.
Rover: A. McGuinness.
Inter: M. McGuane, M. Thompson, A. Liberatore, M. Tuck.
Coach: L. Matthews.