This section of the website contains a selection of recently selected 'Teams of the Century', 'Teams of the Decade' and other assorted 'Best Of' combinations. I am always interested in learning of other such teams, particularly for those clubs which already feature in the Clubs section of the site. Feel free to contact me via the email address shown on the Feedback page if you have details of such teams.
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Official 'Team of the Decade 1991 to 2000' |
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| Forwards: | Darren Jarman | Tony Modra | Matthew Liptak |
| Half Forwards: | Kane Johnson | Matthew Robran | Andrew McLeod |
| Centres: | Greg Anderson | Andrew Jarman | Simon Tregenza |
| Half Backs: | Nigel Smart | Peter Caven | Mark Ricciuto |
| Backs: | Ben Hart | Rod Jameson | Mark Bickley |
| 1st Ruck: | Shaun Rehn | Chris McDermott (captain) | Tony McGuinness |
| Interchange: | Mark Mickan | Simon Goodwin | |
| Rodney Maynard | David Pittman | ||
| Coach: | Malcolm Blight | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Adelaide Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century' Announced in August 2003 |
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| Backs: | Neil Briscoe (captain) | Greg Hickey | Ashley Thompson |
| Half Backs: | Mark MacKenzie | Troy Luff | Bob McDonald |
| Centres: | Phil Manassa | Ray Moore (vice-captain) | Paul Feltham |
| Half Forwards: | Max Hodgson | Barry Breen | Ashley Reade |
| Forwards: | Lee Campbell | Greg Schlein | Fred Hummell |
| 1st Ruck: | Adam Coles | Graeme Hare | Frank Gleeson |
| Interchange: | Bill Walford | Clinton Cole | Kevin Gleeson |
| Dick Bednarski | |||
| Coach: | Steve Bird | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Balmain Football Club
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Where now?
Go to History of Box Hill Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century 1884 to 1994' Announced in August 2003 |
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| Backs: | Colin Judd (vice-captain) | Jim Bohan (captain) | Ken Ross |
| Half Backs: | Geoff Mason | Harry Jones | Marcus Boyall |
| Centres: | Reg Horkings | Lloyd Holyoak | Charlie Clamp |
| Half Forwards: | Ian Whitten | Laurie Nash | Roy Williams |
| Forwards: | Bill Luff | Gary Hammond | Geoff Simpson |
| 1st Ruck: | Frank Stubbs | Gordon Duff | R.J. 'Nipper' Bradford |
| Interchange: | Brendan Budge | Mark Davidson | Peter Oliver |
| Peter Stevenson | George Stone | Ross Wright | |
| Coach: | Angus Mason | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Camberwell Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century' |
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| Backs: | Bruce Comben | Stephen Silvagni | Geoff Southby |
| Half Backs: | John James | Bert Deacon | Bruce Doull |
| Centres: | Gary Crane | Greg Williams | Craig Bradley |
| Half Forwards: | Wayne Johnston | Stephen Kernahan (captain) | Alex Jesaulenko |
| Forwards: | Ken Hands | Harry Vallence | Rod Ashman |
| 1st Ruck: | John Nicholls | Sergio Silvagni | Adrian Gallagher |
| Interchange: | Robert Walls | Mike Fitzpatrick | |
| Trevor Keogh | Ken Hunter | ||
| Coach: | David Parkin | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Carlton Football Club
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Official 'Best All Time Team 1964 to 2003' Announced May 2004 |
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| Forwards: | Greg Edwards | Rudi Mandemaker | Robin Mulholland |
| Half Forwards: | Tony Casserly | Peter Jonas | Dean Mobbs |
| Centres: | Gilbert McAdam | Gary Window | Peter Vivian |
| Half Backs: | Heath Hopwood | John Duckworth | Mark Prior |
| Backs: | Scott Lee | Bill Cochrane | Sonny Morey |
| 1st Ruck: | Dean Farnham | Roger Girdham (captain) | John Platten |
| Interchange: | Richard Cochrane | Ken Eustice | Chris Gowans |
| James Gowans | Tom Grljusich | Brian Haraida | |
| Daniel Hulm | Rick MacGowan | Terry Moore | |
| Wilbur Wilson | |||
| Coach: | Peter Jonas | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Central District Football Club
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| CITY/CITY-SOUTH
Announced in 2002 |
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| Backs: | Rusty Wainwright | Verdun Howell | Brian Lowe |
| Half Backs: | John Bingley | Laurie Nash | Harry Styles |
| Centres: | Laurie Moir | Berkley Cox | Kim Saltmarsh |
| Half Forwards: | Roy Cazaly | Geoff Long | Craig Coombes |
| Forwards: | Graham Wilkinson (captain) | Stan Morcom | Bill Linger |
| 1st Ruck: | Jock Connell senior (vice-captain) | Derek Peardon | Paul Luttrell |
| Interchange: | Jim Wynwood | Mike Delanty | |
| Bill Spearman | Stuart Barclay | ||
| Coach: | Bob Miller | ||
Where now?
Go to History of City/City-South Football Club
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Where now?
Go to History of Clarence Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century' |
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| Backs: | Bob Atkinson | Ron Promnitz | Trevor Price |
| Half Backs: | Dave Starbuck | Brad Nimmo (captain) | Tony Tancredi |
| Centres: | Alan Mannix | Jim Sullivan | Gary Sheldon |
| Half Forwards: | Lance Collins | Bill Byron | Laurie Birt |
| Forwards: | Ken Ingram | Bob Pratt | Brian Allison |
| 1st Ruck: | Jim Jenkins | Colin Hobbs | Clarrie Mears |
| Interchange: | Ray Jordon | Henry Kerley | Mick Erwin |
| Jack Condon | Tim Reinets | Mark Weidemann | |
| Coach: | Phil Cleary | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Coburg Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century' Updated, with the addition of Gavin Brown as a 4th interchange player, in July 2002 |
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| Backs: | Harold Rumney | Jack Regan | Syd Coventry |
| Half Backs: | Billy Picken | Albert Collier | Nathan Buckley |
| Centres: | Thorold Merrett | Bob Rose | Darren Millane |
| Half Forwards: | Des Fothergill | Murray Weideman | Dick Lee |
| Forwards: | Phonse Kyne | Gordon Coventry | Peter Daicos |
| 1st Ruck: | Len Thompson | Des Tuddenham | Harry Collier |
| Interchange: | Tony Shaw | Wayne Richardson | Marcus Whelan |
| Gavin Brown | |||
Where now?
Go to History of Collingwood Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century' Announced in October 2004 |
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| Backs: | Kevin Shinners | Ian Abraham | Allan Osborne |
| Half Backs: | Bill Thompson | Gerald Pennefather | Peter Stedwell |
| Centres: | Darren Hall | Brian Waters | Danny Hibbert |
| Half Forwards: | Pat Flaherty | Lou Wright | Rodney Evans |
| Forwards: | Alan Morrow (captain) | Jim Miller | Sean Millane |
| 1st Ruck: | Eddie Melai | Hugh Mitchell | Denis Knight |
| Interchange: | Darren Bourke | Gary Milligan | Brian Shinners |
| Terry Reid | Ray Orchard | Graham Kendall | |
| Coach: | Alan Morrow | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Dandenong Football Club
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Official Team of the Century Announced in November 1997 |
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| Forwards: | Alan Ebbs | George Doig | Vic French |
| Half Forwards: | Alan Preen | George Prince | Jack Sheedy (captain) |
| Centres: | Chris Mainwaring | William Truscott | Ray Sorrell |
| Half Backs: | Norm Rogers | Carlisle Jarvis | Doug Green |
| Backs: | Michael Brennan | Con Regan | George Mavor |
| 1st Ruck: | Jack Clarke | Brian Peake (vice-captain) | Jim Conway |
| Interchange: | Graham Melrose | Lin Richards | David Hollins |
| Coach: | John Dolan | ||
Where now?
Go to History of East Fremantle Football Club
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Official Team of the Century 1906 to 1944 Announced in June 2006 |
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| Backs: | Wally Fletcher | Harry Sherlock | Alby Western |
| Half Backs: | H. 'Nashy' Brentnall | Ray Starr | Archie Herd |
| Centres: | Ike Allen | W. 'Digger' Thomas | Jackie Guhl |
| Half Forwards: | Mick Cronin (captain) | 'Paddy' Hebbard | Bert Harrold |
| Forwards: | W. 'Billy' Thomas | H. 'Bonny' Campbell | H. 'Nugget' Gepp |
| 1st Ruck: | George Owens | Val Sparrow | Larry Duffy |
| 19th Man: | Herbie Screaigh | ||
| Coach: | Phil Matson | ||
Where now?
Go to East Perth's Official Team of the Century 1945 to 2005
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Official Team of the Century 1945 to 2005 Announced in June 2006 |
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| Backs: | Stephen Curtis | John Watts | Malcolm Atwell |
| Half Backs: | Ken McAullay | Ross Glendinning | Jim Washbourne |
| Centres: | Phil Kelly | Syd Jackson | Derek Chadwick |
| Half Forwards: | Ted Kilmurray | Malcolm Brown | Peter Spencer |
| Forwards: | Ron Alexander | Phil Tierney | Keith Doncon |
| 1st Ruck: | Graham Farmer | Kevin Murray | Jack Sheedy (captain) |
| Interchange: | Bradley Smith | Bob Graham | Tom Everett |
| Ryan Turnbull | |||
| Coach: | Jack Sheedy | ||
Where now?
Go to History of East Perth Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century' |
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| Backs: | Gavin Wanganeen | Fred Baring | Tom Fitzmaurice |
| Half Backs: | Barry Davis | Wally Buttsworth | Harold Lambert |
| Centres: | Reg Burgess | Jack Clarke | Michael Long |
| Half Forwards: | James Hird | Ken Fraser | Terry Daniher |
| Forwards: | Bill Hutchison | John Coleman | Albert Thurgood |
| 1st Ruck: | Simon Madden | Tim Watson | Dick Reynolds (captain) |
| Interchange: | Mark Thompson | Keith Forbes | Frank Maher |
| William Griffith | |||
Where now?
Go to History of Essendon Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century' Announced in February 2002 |
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| Backs: | Bill Stephen | Fred Hughson | Frank Curcio |
| Half Backs: | Kevin Murray (captain) | Paul Roos | Gary Pert |
| Centres: | Warwick Irwin | John Murphy | Wilfred Smallhorn |
| Half Forwards: | Owen Abrahams | Bernie Quinlan | Garry Wilson (vice-captain) |
| Forwards: | Norm Brown | Jack Moriarty | Alan Ruthven |
| 1st Ruck: | Alan Gale | Norm Johnstone | Haydn Bunton Senior |
| Interchange: | Michael Conlan | Richard Osborne | Alastair Lynch |
| Harvey Merrigan | Percy Parratt | Percy Trotter | |
| Coach: | Len Smith | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Fitzroy Football Club
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'Hall of Legends' Inaugurated in 1995 |
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| 1995 | Jack Clarke (East Fremantle) | George Doig (East Fremantle) | Stephen Michael (South Fremantle) |
| Clive Lewington (South Fremantle) | Steve Marsh (South Fremantle) | Jack Sheedy (East Fremantle) | |
| 1996 | William Truscott (East Fremantle) | Brian Peake (East Fremantle) | John Todd (South Fremantle) |
| Bernie Naylor (South Fremantle) | |||
| 1997 | Con Regan (East Fremantle) | John Gerovich (South Fremantle) | Frank Treasure (South Fremantle) |
| George Prince (East Fremantle) | |||
| 1998 | Frank Jenkins (South Fremantle) | Jim Conway (East Fremantle) | Brian Ciccotosto (South Fremantle) |
| Doug Green (East Fremantle) | |||
| 1999 | Tom Grljusich (South Fremantle) | Carlisle Jarvis (East Fremantle) | |
| 2000 | Maurice Rioli (South Fremantle) | John Dolan (East Fremantle) | |
Where now?
Go to History of Fremantle Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century' Announced in 2001 |
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| Backs: | Bernie Smith | George Todd | John Newman |
| Half Backs: | Dick Grigg | Reg Hickey (captain) | Joe Slater |
| Centres: | Michael Turner | Edward Greeves | Leo Turner |
| Half Forwards: | Gary Ablett | Fred Flanagan | Bob Davis |
| Forwards: | Henry Young | Doug Wade | Peter Pianto |
| 1st Ruck: | Graham Farmer | Garry Hocking | Bill Goggin |
| Interchange: | David Clarke | Paul Couch | Les Hardiman |
| Alec Eason | |||
| Coach: | Reg Hickey | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Geelong Football Club
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| GLENELG
Inaugurated in 2002 |
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| 1921 to 1939: | Len Sallis | George Johnston | Jack Owens |
| Jim Handby | Mel Brock | ||
| 1940 to 1960: | Alan Crabb | Neil Davies | Ray Hunt |
| Don Hewett | Colin Churchett | ||
| 1961 to 1976: | Harry Kernahan | Colin Richens | Dennis Phillis |
| Rex Voigt | Graham Cornes | Neil Kerley | |
| Peter Marker | Brian Colbey | ||
| 1977 to 2000: | John MacFarlane | David Marshall | Chris McDermott |
| Kym Hodgeman | Paul Weston | Scott Salisbury | |
| Stephen Kernahan | Peter Carey | Tony McGuinness | |
Where now?
Go to History of Glenelg Football Club
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| GLENORCHY
Official ' Team of the Century' Announced in 2000 |
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| Backs: | Roland Curley | Roy Witzerman | Allan Leitch |
| Half Backs: | Trevor Sprigg | Barry Strange | Robert Dykes |
| Centres: | Ben Atkin | Neil Conlan | Michael Styles (captain) |
| Half Forwards: | John Klug | Max Griffiths | David Pearce |
| Forwards: | Danny Ling | Peter Hudson | Gary Linton |
| 1st Ruck: | Jack Rough | Rex Garwood | Ron Maney |
| Interchange: | Kevin Baker | Adrian Fletcher | Max McMahon |
| Michael Mansfield | John Chick | ||
| Kevin Morgan | Denis Lester | ||
| Coach: | Roy Cazaly | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Glenorchy Football Club
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| HAWTHORN
Announced in 2003 |
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| Backs: | Gary Ayres | Kelvin Moore | Albert Mills |
| Half Backs: | Col Austen | Chris Mew | Peter Knights |
| Centres: | Robert Dipierdomenico | Jim Bohan | Brendan Edwards |
| Half Forwards: | Graham Arthur (captain) | Dermott Brereton | Gary Buckenara |
| Forwards: | Jason Dunstall | Peter Hudson | John Platten |
| 1st Ruck: | Don Scott | Michael Tuck | Leigh Matthews |
| Interchange: | Chris Langford | Ian Law | Roy Simmonds |
| Paul Salmon | |||
| Coach: | John Kennedy | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Hawthorn Football Club
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| HOBART
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| Backs: | John Emin | Jamie Shanahan | Neville Legro |
| Half Backs: | 'Paddy' Williams | Alan Appleton | Len Commane |
| Centres: | John Golding | Ian Stewart | David Sullivan |
| Half Forwards: | Paul Sproule (captain) | Arthur Cole | Kerry Wilson |
| Forwards: | 'Bill' Williams | Paul Courto | Trevor Leo |
| 1st Ruck: | Mal Pascoe | Dennis Powell | Burnie Payne |
| Interchange: | Scott Wade | Malcolm Bugg | Peter Ratcliffe |
| Geoff Keogh | Stephen Gilbee | Brenton Tapp | |
| Mark Browning | Martin Free | Wayne Petterd | |
| Coach: | Paul Sproule | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Hobart Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century' Announced in 2003 |
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| Backs: | Glenn Archer | David Dench | Michael Martyn |
| Half Backs: | John Rantall | Ross Glendinning | Ted Jarrard |
| Centres: | Keith Greig | Les Foote | Laurie Dwyer |
| Half Forwards: | Malcolm Blight | Wayne Carey | Wayne Schimmelbusch |
| Forwards: | John Dugdale | Jock Spencer | Allen Aylett |
| 1st Ruck: | Noel Teasdale | Anthony Stevens | Barry Cable |
| Interchange: | Brent Croswell | Barry Davis | Peter Steward |
| Sam Kekovich | |||
| Coach: | Denis Pagan | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Kangaroos/North Melbourne Football Club
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Official 'Best Team 1949 to 1999' Announced in 2000 |
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| Backs: | Jack Brereton | Kevin Bradburn | Kevin Fox |
| Half Backs: | Peter Steele | Kerry Doran (captain) | Mick Rodwell |
| Centres: | Gary Baker | Adrian Webb | Peter Hills |
| Half Forwards: | Roger Chapman | David Donaghy | Jack Kuilenburg |
| Forwards: | Les Nichols | Bob Smith | Peter Crowe |
| 1st Ruck: | Brian Yost | Scott Wade | Burnie Payne |
| Interchange: | Graham Hills | Craig Bradburn | Ray Lorkin |
| Peter Unsworth | |||
| Coach: | Grant Fagan | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Kingston Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century' Announced in May 2001 |
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| Backs: | Leo McAuley | Trevor Ranson | Joe Cahill |
| Half Backs: | Gary Davis | Darrell Crosswell | 'Paddy' Martin |
| Centres: | Roy Cooper | Jack Beveridge | Cliff Tabe |
| Half Forwards: | Graeme Lee | Ken Walker | Lance Crosswell |
| Forwards: | Phil Haughan | Ross McCrimmon | Noel Atkins |
| 1st Ruck: | Graham Wise | Bob Withers | Alby Dunn |
| Interchange: | Grant Alford | Robert Dutton | Paul Ellis |
| Murray Columbine | Ray Levett | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Launceston Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century' Announced in September 2001 |
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| Backs: | David Berne | Don Brooks | Paul Vinar |
| Half Backs: | 'Roly' Chugg | Ike Hayes (vice-captain) | Peter Jago |
| Centres: | Gus O'Brien | Terry Cashion | John Fitzallen |
| Half Forwards: | Stephen Theodore | Barry Lawrence | Jack Barnes |
| Forwards: | Len Pitt | Michael Roach | John Smith |
| 1st Ruck: | Fred Davies (captain) | Casey Lawrence | Lyndon Dakin |
| Interchange (from): | Colin Eyles | Alan Chugg | Jeff Heathcote |
| Garry Mahar | Colin Johnstone | Bob Cheek | |
| Aub Jones | Mike Smart | Roger Hoggett | |
| Geoff Frier | Bob Pitt | Tom Barwick | |
| Damien Lavelle | Neil Kearney | ||
| Coach: | Fred Davies | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Longford Football Club
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Official 'Team of the Century' Announced in 2000 |
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| Backs: | John Beckwith | Bob Johnson | Don Cordner |
| Half Backs: | Noel McMahen | Gary Hardeman | Don Williams |
| Centres: | Brian Dixon | Allan La Fontaine | Robert Flower (vice-captain) |
| Half Forwards: | Hassa Mann | Ivor Warne-Smith | Garry Lyon |
| Forwards: | Jack Mueller | Norm Smith | Percy Beames |
| 1st Ruck: | Denis Cordner | Ron Barassi (captain) | Stuart Spencer |
| Interchange: | Frank Adams | Albert Chadwick | Wally Lock |
| Laurie Mithen | Jim Stynes | Todd Viney | |
| Coach: | Norm Smith | ||
Where now?
Go to History of Melbourne Football Club
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