Who would you rate as the strongest premiership side in the AFL era?

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Is this a serious question? All due respect to Hawthorn and Geelong, but the poll should be titled who is the 2nd best team of the AFL, with Brisbane left out as the clear #1.

 

[citizen-erased]

The Dons were unbeatable and probably should have snagged at least one more in that era. Any other coach than Sheedy and they would have.

overall as a team they underachieved.
certainly lose points when comparing them to the dynasty teams.

But as a single premiership side, they were the most unbeatable favourites i can remember in my time watching footy.

 

[Pessimistic]

Gotta love composite teams this ones a bit unbalances cos the 3-4 premiership heros are excluded

Fb Gilham Frawley Guerra(2)
Hb Suckling(2) Croad Ladson
C Bateman Crawford Young
Hf Osborne Franklin(2) Schenmakers
Ff Williams McEvoy(2) Brown
Fol. Campbell Sewell(2) Duryea(2)

Int. Renouf Bailey Simpkin Spangher Ellis

 

[Pessimistic]

Is this a serious question? All due respect to Hawthorn and Geelong, but the poll should be titled who is the 2nd best team of the AFL, with Brisbane left out as the clear #1.

We love the brisbane team, but they did come last one year

 

[JackOutback]

West Coast 92/94 always under appreciated in these threads. They were winning premierships at the same time as they were working out the travel, away grand finals etc. It’s out of them, Brisbane and Geelong, with Carlton and Essendon I’m the mix for individual seasons.

 

[AuntyBlindEye]

Brisbane. Easily. Very easily. Stupidly easily.

 

[RUNVS]

The best team by far is 1991, but you have to include their non-AFL era.

Can't include the zoning era.

 

[shaqsuns]

I love these opinionated lists so here’s mine;

1) Essendon 2000
2) Geelong 2008 (yes I know they lost but that team was their best)
3) Brisbane 2002
4) West Coast 1994
5) Geelong 2009
6) Brisbane 2003
7) Geelong 2007
8) Hawthorn 2013
9) Carlton 1995
10) Collingwood 2010


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[HeHateMe]

Still think that 2014 grand final is the best game of footy a grand finalist has played in the modern era.

Unlike 2007, 2016 and 2019 the opposition actually turned up but then the hawks put on a absolute clinic.

As to the best side that's harder because you have teams that are unstoppable for a year or a final series but dont turn that into a dynisity. I think it's two discussions, the best team and the best era with every chance they end up different.

 

[razaxp360]

I imagine the 5 votes for Richmond are all Richmond fans. No one thinks they are really in this debate.

Hate to say but totally agree I mean..it depends on how you look at it but have we really even won a final since like 2001? Its hard to tell these days

 

[Hawkie_McHawkHawk]

The Lions side was the pinnacle of AFL football for me, back when the sport was as close to a perfect balance of toughness and skills.. every single bloke in that side was either a man mountain or extremely talented- it was hard to not appreciate how much they used to bully their opposition physically and mentally

 

[The King!]

Poort beat Geelong only a few weeks before that GF and in Geelong too. The result was no certainty going in to the game. The margin simply revealed Poort's character under pressure.

port just beat geelong , geelong probably due for a loss

they had everyones measure imo

port were ordinary

 

[PhatBoy]

If you didn't vote for Brisbane in this vote you have rocks in your head. Won 3 Grand Finals in a row against Melbourne clubs at the MCG and completely controlled the competition aside from Port for those years. Hawthorn are a close second but the 3 they won were against interstate competition. Geelong were great but a 5 year collection of their wins.

I’ve said this before - the ACHIEVEMENT of winning three in a row is greater than winning 3 in 5 years, but in a competition designed to be as even as this one is, being the best side across 5 years is still worthy of putting us in the conversation

 

[PetterdHoisted]

The Lions side was the pinnacle of AFL football for me, back when the sport was as close to a perfect balance of toughness and skills.. every single bloke in that side was either a man mountain or extremely talented- it was hard to not appreciate how much they used to bully their opposition physically and mentally

This, the Lions would physically monster any other side.

Before that I had been in awe of 95 blues

 

[PhatBoy]

Harley Scarlett Milburn
Taylor Egan Enright
Ablett Bartel Selwood
Chapman Hawkins Johnson
Podsiadly Mooney Stokes
Ottens Corey Bartel

Mackie Kelly Ling Duncan

Stokes and Podsiadly the only two who were never AA aside from Duncan, who has been in the squad if I’m not mistaken. That’s as good as any composite squad from any of the other sides IMO

 

[calman]

Brisbane by a mile , starting midfield consisting of three Brownlow medalists in voss, black and akermanis to start with

 

[PhatBoy]

Harley Scarlett Milburn
Taylor Egan Enright
Ablett Bartel Selwood
Chapman Hawkins Johnson
Podsiadly Mooney Stokes
Ottens Corey Bartel

Mackie Kelly Ling Duncan

Stokes and Podsiadly the only two who were never AA aside from Duncan, who has been in the squad if I’m not mistaken. That’s as good as any composite squad from any of the other sides IMO

Just realised I’d named Bartel twice. Chuck Kelly in the starting side and whack a other AA ruckman in Stephen King on the bench

 

[Thornton Melon]

Brisbane by a mile , starting midfield consisting of three Brownlow medalists in voss, black and akermanis to start with

Correct. This team was a monster.

 

[Stumpy Pete]

Brisbane 01-03 were a joy to watch (except when they beat you in consecutive grand finals). As others have said a classic mix of football talent, toughness and just the sheer will to win.

Best after that hard to choose but the ‘95 Blues were a fantastic side.

Regards

S. Pete

 

[Sir_Loin]

Port Power. Three minor premierships and a flag. In a ******* row. Powerhouse.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Still think that 2014 grand final is the best game of footy a grand finalist has played in the modern era.

Unlike 2007, 2016 and 2019 the opposition actually turned up but then the hawks put on a absolute clinic.

As to the best side that's harder because you have teams that are unstoppable for a year or a final series but dont turn that into a dynisity. I think it's two discussions, the best team and the best era with every chance they end up different.

Yawn

Hawthorn

 

[Jezzrr]

Brissy Lions without a shadow of doubt; beating Vic teams at the G makes for much more validity. Football's invincibles
2004 was their last crack and they might of just spent their last hoorah in the unwarranted prelim travel (on a Sat night..) - even the AFL were tiresome of their domination. Hell, I was!

Also note that their premiership team remained very much the same through the dynasty, as it was when they finished bottom in the late 90s

 

[RUNVS]

Hate to say but totally agree I mean..it depends on how you look at it but have we really even won a final since like 2001? Its hard to tell these days

Aren't the only ones either though. The Collingwood 2010 and Bulldogs 2016 votes look pretty suspicious too, as does the 2018 West Coast vote.

 

[Chinacats]

I’ve said this before - the ACHIEVEMENT of winning three in a row is greater than winning 3 in 5 years, but in a competition designed to be as even as this one is, being the best side across 5 years is still worthy of putting us in the conversation

Cats dynasty lasted 5 years whereas a 3 peat is 3. Hmm interesting debate but I agree 3 peat back it up.

 

[HeHateMe]

Yawn

Hawthorn

Touched a nerve have I.

2008 was also an amazing performance from that team.