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Thinking of the oldest premiership players ever.

In recent memory -

Matthew Boyd (34)
[PLAYERCARD]Bachar Houli[/PLAYERCARD] (32)
Dale Morris (33)
Shaun Burgoune (32)
[PLAYERCARD]Brian Lake[/PLAYERCARD] (33)
Shane Crawford (34)

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Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 33, 35, 36 and 38 years old (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)

Charlie Hardy (Essendon) = 36 and 37 years old (1923, 1924)
Jim Flynn (Carlton) = 35, 36 and 37 years old (1906, 1907, 1908)

Syd Barker (Essendon) = 35 and 36 years old (1923, 1924)

George Angus (Collingwood) = 35 years old (1910)
Charlie Norris (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1916)
Percy Parratt (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1922)

Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood) = 34 and 35 years old (1902, 1903)
Dick Reynolds (Essendon) = 34 and 35 years old (1949, 1950)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)
Les Hughes (Collingwood) = 33 and 35 years old (1917, 1919)

Ted Rowell (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1910)
Jock McHale (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1917)
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1935)
Barry Cable (North Melbourne) = 34 years old (1977)
Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton) = 34 years old (1979)
Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)

George Rawle (Essendon) = 33 and 34 years old (1923, 1924)

Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1905)
Mick Grace (Carlton) = 33 years old (1907)
George McLeod (Essendon) = 33 years old (1912)
Jimmy Freake (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1922)
Fred Baring (Essendon) = 33 years old (1924)
Jack Bisset (South Melbourne) = 33 years old (1934)
Harry Vallence (Carlton) = 33 years old (1938)
Clen Denning (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1944)
Jack Mueller (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
Norm Smith (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
John Nicholls (Carlton) = 33 years old (1972)
Doug Wade (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1975)
Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
Francis Bourke (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
 
AFL era

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 38 years old (1991)

Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)

Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)

John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
 
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Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 33, 35, 36 and 38 years old (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)

Charlie Hardy (Essendon) = 36 and 37 years old (1923, 1924)
Jim Flynn (Carlton) = 35, 36 and 37 years old (1906, 1907, 1908)

Syd Barker (Essendon) = 35 and 36 years old (1923, 1924)

George Angus (Collingwood) = 35 years old (1910)
Charlie Norris (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1916)
Percy Parratt (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1922)

Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood) = 34 and 35 years old (1902, 1903)
Dick Reynolds (Essendon) = 34 and 35 years old (1949, 1950)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)
Les Hughes (Collingwood) = 33 and 35 years old (1917, 1919)

Ted Rowell (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1910)
Jock McHale (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1917)
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1935)
Barry Cable (North Melbourne) = 34 years old (1977)
Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton) = 34 years old (1979)
Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

George Rawle (Essendon) = 33 and 34 years old (1923, 1924)

Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1905)
Mick Grace (Carlton) = 33 years old (1907)
George McLeod (Essendon) = 33 years old (1912)
Jimmy Freake (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1922)
Fred Baring (Essendon) = 33 years old (1924)
Jack Bisset (South Melbourne) = 33 years old (1934)
Harry Vallence (Carlton) = 33 years old (1938)
Clen Denning (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1944)
Jack Mueller (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
Norm Smith (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
John Nicholls (Carlton) = 33 years old (1972)
Doug Wade (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1975)
Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
Francis Bourke (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
 
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AFL era

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 38 years old (1991)

Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)

Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
 
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AFL era

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 38 years old (1991)

Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)

Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)
 
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Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 33, 35, 36 and 38 years old (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)

Charlie Hardy (Essendon) = 36 and 37 years old (1923, 1924)
Jim Flynn (Carlton) = 35, 36 and 37 years old (1906, 1907, 1908)

Syd Barker (Essendon) = 35 and 36 years old (1923, 1924)

George Angus (Collingwood) = 35 years old (1910)
Charlie Norris (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1916)
Percy Parratt (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1922)
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)

Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood) = 34 and 35 years old (1902, 1903)
Dick Reynolds (Essendon) = 34 and 35 years old (1949, 1950)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)
Les Hughes (Collingwood) = 33 and 35 years old (1917, 1919)

Ted Rowell (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1910)
Jock McHale (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1917)
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1935)
Barry Cable (North Melbourne) = 34 years old (1977)
Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton) = 34 years old (1979)
Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

George Rawle (Essendon) = 33 and 34 years old (1923, 1924)

Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1905)
Mick Grace (Carlton) = 33 years old (1907)
George McLeod (Essendon) = 33 years old (1912)
Jimmy Freake (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1922)
Fred Baring (Essendon) = 33 years old (1924)
Jack Bisset (South Melbourne) = 33 years old (1934)
Harry Vallence (Carlton) = 33 years old (1938)
Clen Denning (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1944)
Jack Mueller (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
Norm Smith (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
John Nicholls (Carlton) = 33 years old (1972)
Doug Wade (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1975)
Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
Francis Bourke (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)
 
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AFL era

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 38 years old (1991)

Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)
Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) = 35 years old (2024)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)

Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)
 

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Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 33, 35, 36 and 38 years old (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)

Charlie Hardy (Essendon) = 36 and 37 years old (1923, 1924)
Jim Flynn (Carlton) = 35, 36 and 37 years old (1906, 1907, 1908)

Syd Barker (Essendon) = 35 and 36 years old (1923, 1924)

George Angus (Collingwood) = 35 years old (1910)
Charlie Norris (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1916)
Percy Parratt (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1922)
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)
Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) = 35 years old (2024)

Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood) = 34 and 35 years old (1902, 1903)
Dick Reynolds (Essendon) = 34 and 35 years old (1949, 1950)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)
Les Hughes (Collingwood) = 33 and 35 years old (1917, 1919)

Ted Rowell (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1910)
Jock McHale (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1917)
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1935)
Barry Cable (North Melbourne) = 34 years old (1977)
Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton) = 34 years old (1979)
Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

George Rawle (Essendon) = 33 and 34 years old (1923, 1924)

Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1905)
Mick Grace (Carlton) = 33 years old (1907)
George McLeod (Essendon) = 33 years old (1912)
Jimmy Freake (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1922)
Fred Baring (Essendon) = 33 years old (1924)
Jack Bisset (South Melbourne) = 33 years old (1934)
Harry Vallence (Carlton) = 33 years old (1938)
Clen Denning (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1944)
Jack Mueller (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
Norm Smith (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
John Nicholls (Carlton) = 33 years old (1972)
Doug Wade (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1975)
Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
Francis Bourke (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)
 
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AFL era

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 38 years old (1991)

Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)
Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) = 35 years old (2024)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)

Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)
So Zorko just became the oldest first-time AFL premiership player. Fair effort.

Edit: unless you count Michael Tuck in 1991??
 
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Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 33, 35, 36 and 38 years old (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)

Charlie Hardy (Essendon) = 36 and 37 years old (1923, 1924)
Jim Flynn (Carlton) = 35, 36 and 37 years old (1906, 1907, 1908)

Syd Barker (Essendon) = 35 and 36 years old (1923, 1924)
Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) = 35 and 36 years old (2024, 2025)

George Angus (Collingwood) = 35 years old (1910)
Charlie Norris (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1916)
Percy Parratt (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1922)
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)

Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood) = 34 and 35 years old (1902, 1903)
Dick Reynolds (Essendon) = 34 and 35 years old (1949, 1950)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)
Les Hughes (Collingwood) = 33 and 35 years old (1917, 1919)

Ted Rowell (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1910)
Jock McHale (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1917)
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1935)
Barry Cable (North Melbourne) = 34 years old (1977)
Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton) = 34 years old (1979)
Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

George Rawle (Essendon) = 33 and 34 years old (1923, 1924)

Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1905)
Mick Grace (Carlton) = 33 years old (1907)
George McLeod (Essendon) = 33 years old (1912)
Jimmy Freake (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1922)
Fred Baring (Essendon) = 33 years old (1924)
Jack Bisset (South Melbourne) = 33 years old (1934)
Harry Vallence (Carlton) = 33 years old (1938)
Clen Denning (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1944)
Jack Mueller (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
Norm Smith (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
John Nicholls (Carlton) = 33 years old (1972)
Doug Wade (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1975)
Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
Francis Bourke (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)
Ryan Lester (Brisbane Lions) = 33 years old (2025)
 
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AFL era

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 38 years old (1991)

Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) = 35 and 36 years old (2024, 2025)

Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)

Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)
Ryan Lester (Brisbane Lions) = 33 years old (2025)
 
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