We’re a pretty informal lot at One Week at A time. We’re not huge on pomp and ceremony. There aren’t too many Sirs or Madams walking through our offices and we like to keep it simple and down to Earth. Pretty much we’re first names kind of people. As such we’ve selected the INFORMAL AFL TEAM of the Century – only first names allowed.
While it’s not currently all that valid or in vogue, we decided to pick the side in traditional positions and have the players selected there being suited to such a position. We have not selected Brent Harvey at Centre Half Back, which the Kangaroos did in Round three of season 2015.
Below you’ll find some pretty informal thoughts on the players selected and how I have viewed them - If i have viewed them at all.
From the back line:
Full Back Line
Brad/Chris Scott: I could never really tell them apart so it’s only fair that I don’t separate them here either. Feisty customers, the Scott brothers could be relied upon to make life difficult for the small and medium sized forwards of any team. They loved the physical aspect of the game, and played best when they were angry.
Mick Martyn: As effective as he was rough looking, Mick was the bane of many full forwards through his time with both the Kangaroos and Blues, but more so at the Kangaroos. A fierce competitor, he was known more for the reduction of others stats rather than for the compiling of his own. He was truly a beast of the backline.
Mal Michael: As big as they come. Mal was a brute of a character whose fist managed to greet the ball before the forwards hands more often than not, while occasionally managing to brush the forwards head as well to sweeten the deal. Best remembered for his time with the Lions, Mal was the subject of a few choice words after he retired with a year to go on his contract before playing the next year with the Bombers.