Best Teams of the AFL Era (1990-2018)

[Back One Out]

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EFA

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Premierships

1. Hawthorn = 5
2. West Coast = 4
3. Brisbane = 3
4. Geelong = 3
5. Adelaide = 2
6. North Melbourne = 2
7. Essendon = 2
8. Collingwood = 2
9. Sydney = 2
10. Richmond = 2
11. Carlton = 1
12. Port Adelaide = 1
13. Western Bulldogs = 1

Grand Finals

1. West Coast = 7 (4-3)
2. Geelong = 7 (3-4)
3. Hawthorn = 6 (5-1)
4. Sydney = 6 (2-4)
5. Collingwood = 6 (2-4)
6. Brisbane = 4 (3-1)
7. Essendon = 4 (2-2)
8. North Melbourne = 3 (2-1)
9. Adelaide = 3 (2-1)
10. Carlton = 3 (1-2)
11. St Kilda = 3 (0-3)
12. Richmond = 2 (2-0)
13. Port Adelaide = 2 (1-1)
14. Western Bulldogs = 1 (1-0)
15. Melbourne = 1 (0-1)
16. Fremantle = 1 (0-1)
17. GWS = 1 (0-1)

Top 4 (after Finals)

1. Geelong = 14
2. West Coast = 10
3. North Melbourne = 10
4. Collingwood = 10
5. Hawthorn = 8
6. Sydney = 8
7. Adelaide = 8
8. Western Bulldogs = 7
9. St Kilda = 7
10. Brisbane Bears/Lions = 6
11. Essendon = 6
12. Melbourne = 6
13. Port Adelaide = 5
14. Richmond = 5
15. Carlton = 4
16. Fremantle = 3
17. GWS = 3

Finals

1. West Coast = 23
2. Geelong = 21
3. Sydney = 20
4. Hawthorn = 18
5. Essendon = 17
6. North Melbourne = 16
7. Adelaide = 15
8. Collingwood = 15
9. Western Bulldogs = 14
10. St Kilda = 11
11. Carlton = 11
12. Brisbane = 11
13. Port Adelaide = 10
14. Melbourne = 10
15. Richmond = 8
16. Fremantle = 7
17. GWS = 4

Bottom 4

1. Brisbane = 16 (Bears = 7, Lions = 9)
2. Richmond = 11
3. Melbourne = 11
4. Fremantle = 9
5. St Kilda = 9
6. Carlton = 9
7. Gold Coast = 7
8. Western Bulldogs = 6
9. Essendon = 6
10. Sydney = 6
11. Fitzroy = 5 (defunct in 1996)
12. Hawthorn = 5
13. Collingwood = 5
14. North Melbourne = 5
15. West Coast = 4
16. Port Adelaide = 3
17. GWS = 3
18. Adelaide = 2
19. Geelong = 0

Wooden Spoons

1. Carlton = 5
2. Brisbane Bears/Lions = 4
3. Sydney = 3
4. Melbourne = 3
5. Fitzroy = 2
6. Richmond = 2
7. GWS = 2
8. St Kilda = 2
9. Gold Coast = 2
10. Collingwood = 1
11. Fremantle = 1
12. Western Bulldogs = 1
13. West Coast = 1
14. Essendon = 1

 

[SSSSSS]

Best TEAM of the AFL era

B. G.Wanganeen - S.Silvagni - M.Scarlett
HB. P.Roos - G.Jakovich - A.McLeod
C. P.Matera - G.Williams - N.Winmar
HF. G.Ablett Sr. - W.Carey - C.Rioli
F. T.Lockett - J.Dunstall - E.Betts
R. D.Cox - M.Voss - B.Cousins

I/C. R.Harvey - G.Ablett Jr. - A.Sandilands - M.Richardson

Lack of Hodge is greatly disturbing.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Lack of Hodge is greatly disturbing.

Who does he replace?

 

[Gavin Excell]

Who does he replace?

Actually just reviewing that team

E Betts is an imposter

 

[PerthBoy86]

Eagles arguably the best if you consider consistently being competitive over the 30 years of the AFL. Hawks were pretty ordinary for most of the 90s and early 00s. We also have the shortest longest drought, of 12 years (twice). Only WC and Hawthorn have won a flag in the 90s, 00s and 10s, although there was a 17 year gap between 1991 and 2008.

 

[Walt Kowalski]

Actually just reviewing that team

E Betts is an imposter

Criticisms taken on board, had a bit of a revise. Agree 100% about Hodge, and Buckley should be in there as well. Just oversights on my part.

B. G.Wanganeen - S.Silvagni - M.Scarlett
HB. P.Roos - G.Jakovich - A.McLeod
C. P.Matera - G.Williams - N.Buckley
HF. G.Ablett Sr. - W.Carey - C.Rioli
F. T.Lockett - J.Dunstall - G.Ablett Jr.
R. D.Cox - M.Voss - B.Cousins

I/C. R.Harvey - L.Hodge - J. Hird - M.Richardson

 

[Gavin Excell]

Criticisms taken on board, had a bit of a revise. Agree 100% about Hodge, and Buckley should be in there as well. Just oversights on my part.

B. G.Wanganeen - S.Silvagni - M.Scarlett
HB. P.Roos - G.Jakovich - A.McLeod
C. P.Matera - G.Williams - N.Buckley
HF. G.Ablett Sr. - W.Carey - C.Rioli
F. T.Lockett - J.Dunstall - G.Ablett Jr.
R. D.Cox - M.Voss - B.Cousins

I/C. R.Harvey - L.Hodge - J. Hird - M.Richardson

Looks good

Of that team think Roos and Richo only players never to play in a GF

 

[AvantGardener]

Criticisms taken on board, had a bit of a revise. Agree 100% about Hodge, and Buckley should be in there as well. Just oversights on my part.

B. G.Wanganeen - S.Silvagni - M.Scarlett
HB. P.Roos - G.Jakovich - A.McLeod
C. P.Matera - G.Williams - N.Buckley
HF. G.Ablett Sr. - W.Carey - C.Rioli
F. T.Lockett - J.Dunstall - G.Ablett Jr.
R. D.Cox - M.Voss - B.Cousins

I/C. R.Harvey - L.Hodge - J. Hird - M.Richardson

You really don't need Richardson with Carey, Dunstal, Lockett plus I wouldnt have Richo anywhere near a team like this anyway. Judd is better than Matera and Cousins from WCE alone.

 

[Towmotar]

Criticisms taken on board, had a bit of a revise. Agree 100% about Hodge, and Buckley should be in there as well. Just oversights on my part.

B. G.Wanganeen - S.Silvagni - M.Scarlett
HB. P.Roos - G.Jakovich - A.McLeod
C. P.Matera - G.Williams - N.Buckley
HF. G.Ablett Sr. - W.Carey - C.Rioli
F. T.Lockett - J.Dunstall - G.Ablett Jr.
R. D.Cox - M.Voss - B.Cousins

I/C. R.Harvey - L.Hodge - J. Hird - M.Richardson

Richo ahead of Buddy???

 

[PhatBoy]

Lack of Hodge is greatly disturbing.

Ablett Jr on the bench equally so

 

[PhatBoy]

Eagles arguably the best if you consider consistently being competitive over the 30 years of the AFL. Hawks were pretty ordinary for most of the 90s and early 00s. We also have the shortest longest drought, of 12 years (twice). Only WC and Hawthorn have won a flag in the 90s, 00s and 10s, although there was a 17 year gap between 1991 and 2008.

Fair comment.
The only rider I’d attach is that though they have made 2 more finals series than us in that time (and obviously won 1 more flag), they have also finished at the arse end of the ladder 4 times.
The cats haven’t finished bottom four in more than 32 years or something.

 

[Bollox]

Criticisms taken on board, had a bit of a revise. Agree 100% about Hodge, and Buckley should be in there as well. Just oversights on my part.

B. G.Wanganeen - S.Silvagni - M.Scarlett
HB. P.Roos - G.Jakovich - A.McLeod
C. P.Matera - G.Williams - N.Buckley
HF. G.Ablett Sr. - W.Carey - C.Rioli
F. T.Lockett - J.Dunstall - G.Ablett Jr.
R. D.Cox - M.Voss - B.Cousins

I/C. R.Harvey - L.Hodge - J. Hird - M.Richardson

Lockett to FF Dunstall to FP.
B Cousins was more of a flanker/outside mid type. You really don't want him at the clearances. R Harvey, Gablett Jr or C Judd easily onfield at the bounce with Williams + Cox.
Cousins a wing or HFF or dropped.
Hird onfield to HFF, Rioli bench or dropped.

In: Riewoldt + Enright + Judd + Your choice of Milne/Daicos/Betts in FP.
Out: Richo Rioli Cousins Wanganeen

 

[Pessimistic]

Im backing the hawks triple premiership 16 with buddy, dunstall, crawford, dew, tom mitchell, chris Langford to make the top two best of teams

 

[Hawkk]

Eagles arguably the best if you consider consistently being competitive over the 30 years of the AFL. Hawks were pretty ordinary for most of the 90s and early 00s. We also have the shortest longest drought, of 12 years (twice). Only WC and Hawthorn have won a flag in the 90s, 00s and 10s, although there was a 17 year gap between 1991 and 2008.

Hawks are actually the only team to win flags in the 60s, 70s, 80s as well as the 90s, 00s and 10s but whose counting

They are also 2-0 against the Eagles in flags

 

[PerthBoy86]

Hawks are actually the only team to win flags in the 60s, 70s, 80s as well as the 90s, 00s and 10s but whose counting

They are also 2-0 against the Eagles in flags

Yes, Hawthorn's record since 1961 is certainly remarkable. In 1964 they had 1 flag, Melbourne 12. No one could've imagined they'd overtake Melbourne. But we're only talking AFL here...and yes, much to my chagrin lol.

 

[Pessimistic]

Yes, Hawthorn's record since 1961 is certainly remarkable. In 1964 they had 1 flag, Melbourne 12. No one could've imagined they'd overtake Melbourne. But we're only talking AFL here...and yes, much to my chagrin lol.

Youd have been certified for predicting that

 

[PerthBoy86]

Youd have been certified for predicting that

I know. It's like if St Kilda overtook Richmond.

 

[Pessimistic]

I know. It's like if St Kilda overtook Richmond.

I think the hawks were the party club before the saints discovered it

 

[Walt Kowalski]

Lockett to FF Dunstall to FP.
B Cousins was more of a flanker/outside mid type. You really don't want him at the clearances. R Harvey, Gablett Jr or C Judd easily onfield at the bounce with Williams + Cox.
Cousins a wing or HFF or dropped.
Hird onfield to HFF, Rioli bench or dropped.

In: Riewoldt + Enright + Judd + Your choice of Milne/Daicos/Betts in FP.
Out: Richo Rioli Cousins Wanganeen

Feel free to pick your own teams, if you want!

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Premierships

1. Hawthorn = 5
2. West Coast = 4
3. Brisbane = 3
4. Geelong = 3
5. Richmond = 3
6. Adelaide = 2
7. North Melbourne = 2
8. Essendon = 2
9. Collingwood = 2
10. Sydney = 2
11. Carlton = 1
12. Port Adelaide = 1
13. Western Bulldogs = 1

Grand Finals

1. Geelong = 8 (3-5)
2. West Coast = 7 (4-3)
3. Hawthorn = 6 (5-1)
4. Sydney = 6 (2-4)
5. Collingwood = 6 (2-4)
6. Brisbane = 4 (3-1)
7. Essendon = 4 (2-2)
8. Richmond = 3 (3-0)
9. North Melbourne = 3 (2-1)
10. Adelaide = 3 (2-1)
11. Carlton = 3 (1-2)
12. St Kilda = 3 (0-3)
13. Port Adelaide = 2 (1-1)
14. Western Bulldogs = 1 (1-0)
15. Melbourne = 1 (0-1)
16. Fremantle = 1 (0-1)
17. GWS = 1 (0-1)

Top 4 (after Finals)

1. Geelong = 15
2. West Coast = 10
3. North Melbourne = 10
4. Collingwood = 10
5. Hawthorn = 8
6. Sydney = 8
7. Adelaide = 8
8. Western Bulldogs = 7
9. St Kilda = 7
10. Brisbane Bears/Lions = 7
11. Essendon = 6
12. Melbourne = 6
13. Richmond = 6
14. Port Adelaide = 6
15. Carlton = 4
16. Fremantle = 3
17. GWS = 3

Finals

1. West Coast = 24
2. Geelong = 22
3. Sydney = 20
4. Hawthorn = 18
5. Essendon = 17
6. North Melbourne = 16
7. Collingwood = 16
8. Adelaide = 15
9. Western Bulldogs = 15
10. Brisbane = 12
11. St Kilda = 12
12. Carlton = 11
13. Port Adelaide = 11
14. Melbourne = 10
15. Richmond = 9
16. Fremantle = 7
17. GWS = 4

Bottom 4

1. Brisbane = 16 (Bears = 7, Lions = 9)
2. Richmond = 11
3. Melbourne = 11
4. Fremantle = 9
5. St Kilda = 9
6. Carlton = 9
7. Gold Coast = 7
8. Sydney = 7
9. Western Bulldogs = 6
10. Essendon = 6
11. North Melbourne = 6
12. Hawthorn = 6
13. Fitzroy = 5 (defunct in 1996)
14. Collingwood = 5
15. West Coast = 4
16. Port Adelaide = 3
17. GWS = 3
18. Adelaide = 3
19. Geelong = 0

Wooden Spoons

1. Carlton = 5
2. Brisbane Bears/Lions = 4
3. Sydney = 3
4. Melbourne = 3
5. Fitzroy = 2
6. Richmond = 2
7. GWS = 2
8. St Kilda = 2
9. Gold Coast = 2
10. Collingwood = 1
11. Fremantle = 1
12. Western Bulldogs = 1
13. West Coast = 1
14. Essendon = 1
15. Adelaide = 1

 

[Walt Kowalski]

B. G.Wanganeen - S.Silvagni - M.Scarlett
HB. P.Roos - G.Jakovich - A.McLeod
C. P.Matera - G.Williams - N.Buckley
HF. G.Ablett Sr. - W.Carey - J.Hird
F. T.Lockett - J.Dunstall - G.Ablett Jr.
R. D.Cox - M.Voss - C.Judd

D.Jarman - R.Harvey - L.Hodge - A.Sandilands


Probably a bit closer to a consensus team now. Added the second ruck on the bench.

Plenty of versatile key position players on the ground so Jarman, Harvey and Hodge can all do the rotations fwd, mid and back respectively. Enough multi position players (Hird, Roos, Buckley, Abletts) who can go anywhere on the ground.

 

[Monkey King]

Old thread bump, but the OP confuses "team" for "club". Stupid thread only gets one post from me calling it stupid.

Brisbane threepeat, or Essendon 2000, or Carlton 1995, or WCE 1994, or Geelong threepeat.

These are the best teams I've seen since the league changed it's name to AFL.

 

[col44]

Old thread bump, but the OP confuses "team" for "club". Stupid thread only gets one post from me calling it stupid.

Brisbane threepeat, or Essendon 2000, or Carlton 1995, or WCE 1994, or Geelong threepeat.

These are the best teams I've seen since the league changed it's name to AFL.

Speaking of stupid.. when did Geelong threepeat?

 

[Monkey King]

Speaking of stupid.. when did Geelong threepeat?

Fair call, but you know what I meant.