The 90s The Decade that Delivered

It was the decade to change the face of football as we knew it There would be three new teams Adelaide Freemantle and Port Adelaide We would farewell Fitzroy and watch others like Footscray Richmond Melbourne and Hawthorn battle for their existence For the first time nonVictorian Clubs would take premiership honours The West Coast winning twice and Malcolm Blights Adelaide doing the seemingly impossible by winning backtoback flags against the odds It was a decade in which the feats of goalkicking maestros Jason Dunstall and Gary Ablett were overshadowed by the record breaker Tony Lockett We marvelled at the great champions Robert Harvey sealed his greatness with a pair of Brownlow medals Wayne Carey was named All Australian captain three times and Carltons veteran Craig Bradley just got better and better through the nineties