GEELONG NINTH BEST TEAM EVER BY ONE MEASURE
Ben Jensen 4 October 2011

By Ben Jensen twitter.com/thecattery GEELONG CATS GEELONG is the ninth best side ever according to one email floating around Melbourne. Geelong defeated Collingwood on Saturtday to win their third flag in five years. Geelong would be the second best side of the AFL era thus far (1990-2011), with promises of more to come with the likes of Dan Menzel, Nathan Vardy waiting in the wings. GRAND FINAL MATCH REPORT AND PHOTO GALLERY

The era is defined by:
1. Winning a Premiership
2. Not missing 3 consecutive Grand Finals

The order is then decided by:
1. Most Premierships
2. Most Grand Finals
3. Most Years in Era

Era must include the side winning at least 2 premierships.

TABLE

1. Hawthorn 1983 - 1991, 8 GF's in 9 years winning 5 (1983,1986,1988,1989,1991)
2. Melbourne 1954 - 1960, 7 consecutive GF's winning 5 (1955,1956,1957,1959,1960)
3. Essendon 1941 - 1951, 9 GF's in 11 years winning 4 (1942,1946,1949,1950)
4. Fitzroy 1898 - 1906, 7 GF's in 9 years winning 4 (1898,1899,1904,1905)
5. Collingwood 1925 - 1930, 6 consecutive GF's winning the last 4
6. Richmond 1967 - 1974, 5 GF's in 8 years winning 4 (1967,1969,1973,1974)
7. Carlton 1968 - 1973, 5 GF's in 6 years winning 3 (1968,1970,1972)
8. Carlton 1906 - 1910, 5 consecutive GF's winning the first 3
9. Geelong 2007 - 2011, 4 GF's in 5 years winning 3 (2007,2009,2011)
10. Brisbane 2001 - 2004, 4 consecutive GF's winning the first 3
11. Carlton 1979 - 1982, 3 GF's in 4 years winning all 3 (1979,1981,1982)
12. Melbourne 1939 - 1941, 3 consecutive GF's winning all 3
13. Richmond 1927 - 1934, 7 GF's in 8 years winning 2 (1932,1934)
14. Collingwood 1952 - 1960, 6 GF's in 9 years winning 2 (1953,1958)
15. Collingwood 1915 - 1922, 6 GF's in 8 years winning 2 (1917,1919)
16. Collingwood 1935 - 1939, 5 consecutive GF's winning first 2
16. North Melbourne 1974 - 1978, 5 consecutive GF's winning 2 (1975,1977)
18. Collingwood 1901 - 1905, 4 GF's in 5 years winning 2 (1902,1903)
19. Hawthorn 1975 - 1978, 3 GF's in 4 years winning 2 (1976,1978)
19. West Coast 1991 - 1994, 3 GF's in 4 years winning 2 (1992,1994)
19. North Melbourne 1996 - 1999, 3 GF's in 4 years winning 2 (1996,1999)
22. Carlton 1914 - 1916, 3 consecutive GF's winning first 2
22. Geelong 1951 - 1953, 3 consecutive GF's winning first 2 (1951,1952)
22. Essendon 1983 - 1985, 3 consecutive GF's winning last 2 (1984,1985)
25. Essendon 1911 - 1912, 2 consecutive GF's winning both
25. Essendon 1923 - 1924, 2 consecutive GF's winning both
25. Adelaide 1997 - 1998, 2 consecutive GF's winning both