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VFL/AFL Teams of the Year
[edit]Although no team was named for 1985, some almost consider inclusion in these sides to be as prestigious as receiving All-Australian honours.
1982
[edit]| B: | David Ackerly (Sydney) | Kelvin Moore (Hawthorn) | David O'Halloran (Hawthorn) |
| HB: | Ken Hunter (Carlton) | Ross Glendinning (North Melbourne) | Steven Icke (Melbourne) |
| C: | Jim Buckley (Carlton) | Brian Wilson (Melbourne) | Robert Flower (Melbourne) |
| HF: | Peter Daicos (Collingwood) | Paul Vander Haar (Essendon) | Gerard Healy (Melbourne) |
| F: | Gary Dempsey (North Melbourne) | Malcolm Blight (North Melbourne) | Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn) |
| Foll: | Mike Fitzpatrick (Carlton) | Barry Rowlings (Richmond) | Rod Ashman (Carlton) |
| Int: | Terry Wallace (Hawthorn) | Greg Smith (Sydney) | |
| Coach: | David Parkin (Carlton) | ||
1983
[edit]| B: | Des English (Carlton) | Gary Malarkey (Geelong) | Gary Ayres (Hawthorn) |
| HB: | Ken Hunter (Carlton) | Ross Glendinning (North Melbourne) | Russell Greene (Hawthorn) |
| C: | Robert Flower (Melbourne) | Terry Wallace (Hawthorn) | Geoff Cunningham (St Kilda) |
| HF: | Tim Watson (Essendon) | Terry Daniher (Essendon) | Maurice Rioli (Richmond) |
| F: | Simon Madden (Essendon) | Bernie Quinlan (Fitzroy) | Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn) |
| Foll: | Mark Lee (Richmond) | Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) | Brian Royal (Footscray) |
| Int: | Billy Picken (Collingwood) | Mark Browning (Sydney) | |
| Coach: | Allan Jeans (Hawthorn) | ||
1984
[edit]| B: | David Ackerly (Sydney) | Chris Mew (Hawthorn) | Peter Moore (Melbourne) |
| HB: | Bruce Doull (Carlton) | Ross Glendinning (North Melbourne) | Ross Thornton (Fitzroy) |
| C: | Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn) | Leon Baker (Essendon) | Robert Flower (Melbourne) |
| HF: | Gary Ablett Sr. (Geelong) | Terry Daniher (Essendon) (captain) | Gerard Healy (Melbourne) |
| F: | Mark Lee (Richmond) | Bernie Quinlan (Fitzroy) | Tony Shaw (Collingwood) |
| Foll: | Simon Madden (Essendon) | Russell Greene (Hawthorn) | Kym Hodgeman (North Melbourne) |
| Int: | Rod Ashman (Carlton) | Denis Banks (Collingwood) | Andrew Purser (Footscray) |
| Doug Hawkins (Footscray) | Greg Burns (St Kilda) | Bernie Evans (Sydney) | |
| Coach: | Kevin Sheedy (Essendon) | ||
1986
[edit]| B: | Mark Thompson (Essendon) | Gary Pert (Fitzroy) | Gary Ayres (Hawthorn) |
| HB: | Glenn Hawker (Essendon) | Paul Roos (Fitzroy) | Dennis Carroll (Sydney) |
| C: | Doug Hawkins (Footscray) | Greg Williams (Sydney) | Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn) |
| HF: | Gary Ablett Sr. (Geelong) | Terry Daniher (Essendon) (captain) | Gary Buckenara (Hawthorn) |
| F: | Wayne Blackwell (Carlton) | Brian Taylor (Collingwood) | Jim Krakouer (North Melbourne) |
| Foll: | Greg Dear (Hawthorn) | Gerard Healy (Sydney) | Dale Weightman (Richmond) |
| Int: | Craig Bradley (Carlton) | Justin Madden (Carlton) | John Platten (Hawthorn) |
| Dermott Brereton (Hawthorn) | Greg Burns (St Kilda) | Bernie Evans (Sydney) | |
| Coach: | Allan Jeans (Hawthorn) | ||
1987
[edit]| B: | Andrew Bews (Geelong) | Chris Langford (Hawthorn) | David Rhys-Jones (Carlton) |
| HB: | Sean Wight (Melbourne) | Paul Roos (Fitzroy) | Mark Bos (Geelong) |
| C: | Robert DiPierdomenico (Hawthorn) | Greg Williams (Sydney) | Steven Stretch (Melbourne) |
| HF: | Wayne Johnston (Carlton) | Stephen Kernahan (Carlton) | Tony McGuinness (Footscray) |
| F: | Mark Bairstow (Geelong) | Tony Lockett (St Kilda) | Dale Weightman (Richmond) |
| Foll: | Justin Madden (Carlton) | Gerard Healy (Sydney) | John Platten (Hawthorn) |
| Int: | Simon Madden (Essendon) | Russell Morris (Hawthorn) | Jim Krakouer (North Melbourne) |
| Ross Glendinning (West Coast) | | ||
| Coach: | |||
1988
[edit]| B: | Gary Ayres (Hawthorn) | Chris Langford (Hawthorn) | Danny Frawley (St Kilda) |
| HB: | John Worsfold (West Coast) | Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) | Brett Lovett (Melbourne) |
| C: | Darren Kappler (Fitzroy) | Greg Williams (Sydney) | Craig Bradley (Carlton) |
| HF: | Gary Buckenara (Hawthorn) | Stephen Kernahan (Carlton) | Peter Daicos (Collingwood) |
| F: | Dale Weightman (Richmond) | Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) | Steve O'Dwyer (Melbourne) |
| Foll: | Simon Madden (Essendon) | Gerard Healy (Sydney) | John Platten (Hawthorn) |
| Int: | Shane Morwood (Collingwood) | Dermott Brereton (Hawthorn) | Matthew Larkin (North Melbourne) |
| Barry Mitchell (Sydney) | | ||
| Coach: | |||
1989
[edit]| B: | Alan Johnson (Melbourne) | Chris Langford (Hawthorn) | Gary Pert (Fitzroy) |
| HB: | Brett Lovett (Melbourne) | Garry Lyon (Melbourne) | Guy McKenna (West Coast) |
| C: | Darrin Pritchard (Hawthorn) | Paul Couch (Geelong) | Gavin Brown (Collingwood) |
| HF: | Nicky Winmar (St Kilda) | Stephen Kernahan (Carlton) | Gary Ablett Sr. (Geelong) |
| F: | Barry Stoneham (Geelong) | Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) | Andrew Bews (Geelong) |
| Foll: | Simon Madden (Essendon) | Mark Bairstow (Geelong) | John Platten (Hawthorn) |
| Int: | Terry Daniher (Essendon) | Tim Watson (Essendon) | Mark Bayes (Sydney) |
| Greg Williams (Sydney) | | ||
| Coach: | |||
1990
[edit]| B: | Andrew Collins (Hawthorn) | Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) | John Worsfold (West Coast) |
| HB: | Brett Lovett (Melbourne) | Garry Lyon (Melbourne) | Gary O'Donnell (Essendon) |
| C: | Darren Millane (Collingwood) | Tony Shaw (Collingwood) (captain) | Graham Wright (Collingwood) |
| HF: | Peter Daicos (Collingwood) | Stewart Loewe (St Kilda) | Gary Ablett Sr. (Geelong) |
| F: | Stephen Kernahan (Carlton) | John Longmire (North Melbourne) | Scott Russell (Collingwood) |
| Foll: | Simon Madden (Essendon) | Chris Lewis (West Coast) | Tony McGuinness (Footscray) |
| Int: | Mick McGuane (Collingwood) | Mark Thompson (Essendon) | Tony Liberatore (Footscray) |
| Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) | | ||
| Coach: | Leigh Matthews (Collingwood) | ||
Multiple selections
[edit]Of the 44 players and coaches that were selected on multiple occasions, only Leigh Matthews was named as both. Matthews featured twice as a player in the 1982 and 1983 Teams of the Year, before also featuring as a coach in the 1990 Team of the Year.
Players
[edit]Coaches
[edit]| Coach | Times selected | Seasons selected |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Jeans | 2 | 1983, 1986 |