AFL all-time team builder — can your side go 23-0?
Short answer: pick any nine players from the game’s 849 cards since 1990, play the season, and see how often your side goes 23-0. Our all-time side — Carey, Silvagni, Hird, Martin, Judd, Gawn, Bontempelli, Ablett Sr and Fyfe — goes 23-0 in about 75% of simulated seasons. Computed by the same engine that scores the 23-0 draft, not voted, and not an official team.
Build your all-time side
2 defenders, 3 midfielders, 1 ruck, 2 forwards and 1 utility, any player in any slot, each player once. Your side plays the same 2,000 simulated seasons as ours.
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At a glance
- Our all-time side goes 23-0 in about 75% of 2,000 simulated seasons, most likely finishes 23-0 and averages 22.7 wins.
- The pool: 849 cards of 635 players from 19 clubs, covering the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. Each player can appear once, even with cards in more than one decade.
- Our side takes four from the 1990s, one from the 2000s, two from the 2010s and two from the 2020s.
- The strongest single-decade side is our team of the 1990s, which goes 23-0 in about 71% of its simulated seasons.
- No side is certain to go 23-0: even ours drops at least one game in about 25% of seasons.
Checked 21 October 2026
Our all-time side
- DEFWayne CareyDefender · North Melbourne · 1990s · FWD/DEF
- DEFStephen SilvagniDefender · Carlton · 1990s · DEF
- MIDJames HirdMidfielder · Essendon · 1990s · MID
- MIDDustin MartinMidfielder · Richmond · 2010s · MID/FWD
- MIDChris JuddMidfielder · West Coast · 2000s · MID/FWD
- RUCMax GawnRuck · Melbourne · 2020s · RUC/FWD
- FWDMarcus BontempelliForward · Footscray · 2020s · MID/FWD
- FWDGary Ablett SrForward · Geelong · 1990s · FWD
- UTILNat FyfeUtility · Fremantle · 2010s · MID/FWD
2 defenders, 3 midfielders, 1 ruck, 2 forwards and 1 utility, from every card in the game, one card per player. Each is valued in his slot the way the draft values him: full value on his listed lines and at utility, less out of position. All nine play on a line they are listed for. Most likely record 23-0, 22.7 wins on average.
Quick answers
- By our engine, the best all-time AFL side the game's cards allow is Wayne Carey (North Melbourne, 1990s), Stephen Silvagni (Carlton, 1990s), James Hird (Essendon, 1990s), Dustin Martin (Richmond, 2010s), Chris Judd (West Coast, 2000s), Max Gawn (Melbourne, 2020s), Marcus Bontempelli (Footscray, 2020s), Gary Ablett Sr (Geelong, 1990s) and Nat Fyfe (Fremantle, 2010s). See the side→
- Our all-time side goes 23-0 in about 75% of 2,000 simulated seasons against the game's All-Star opponents, and averages 22.7 wins. Play yours against it→
- Can any side be certain to go 23-0? No. Every game carries some chance of an upset, so even our all-time side drops at least one game in about 25% of simulated seasons. Build a side→
- The defenders in our all-time side are Wayne Carey (North Melbourne, 1990s) and Stephen Silvagni (Carlton, 1990s). See the side→
- The midfielders in our all-time side are James Hird (Essendon, 1990s), Dustin Martin (Richmond, 2010s) and Chris Judd (West Coast, 2000s). See the side→
- The ruck in our all-time side is Max Gawn (Melbourne, 2020s). See the side→
- The forwards in our all-time side are Marcus Bontempelli (Footscray, 2020s) and Gary Ablett Sr (Geelong, 1990s), with Nat Fyfe (Fremantle, 2010s) at utility. See the side→
- No nine can beat ours on the game's scoring, because ours is the strongest legal side from every card. The best you can do is match it, or load ours and see what a swap costs. Load our side→
- The builder holds 849 cards of 635 players since 1990, a curated squad for each club and decade, searchable by name, club or decade. Search them→
- Our team of the 1990s goes 23-0 in about 71% of simulated seasons, the best of any single decade: Wayne Carey, Stephen Silvagni, Nathan Buckley, Michael Voss, James Hird, Jim Stynes, Jason Dunstall, Gary Ablett Sr and Tony Lockett. The 1990s side→
- Our team of the 2010s goes 23-0 in about 61% of simulated seasons: Sam Mitchell, Alex Rance, Nat Fyfe, Gary Ablett Jr, Dustin Martin, Max Gawn, Patrick Dangerfield, Lance Franklin and Scott Pendlebury. The 2010s side→
- Our team of the 2020s so far goes 23-0 in about 60% of simulated seasons: Tom Stewart, Harris Andrews, Patrick Cripps, Lachie Neale, Clayton Oliver, Max Gawn, Marcus Bontempelli, Charlie Curnow and Patrick Dangerfield. The 2020s side→
- Our team of the 2000s goes 23-0 in about 60% of simulated seasons: Wayne Carey, Matthew Pavlich, James Hird, Chris Judd, Ben Cousins, Dean Cox, Michael Voss, Gary Ablett Jr and Nathan Buckley. The 2000s side→
Team of the decade
All four decade sides side by side →Common questions
What is the AFL all-time team builder?
A free tool to pick your all-time side from every card in the 23-0 draft game since 1990 — 2 defenders, 3 midfielders, 1 ruck, 2 forwards and 1 utility — and play it over 2,000 simulated seasons. It shows your side's 23-0 chance next to the side our engine computes. Neither is an official team, and the tool is not endorsed by the AFL.
What is the best AFL team of all time?
By our engine, from the game's cards: Wayne Carey (North Melbourne, 1990s), Stephen Silvagni (Carlton, 1990s), James Hird (Essendon, 1990s), Dustin Martin (Richmond, 2010s), Chris Judd (West Coast, 2000s), Max Gawn (Melbourne, 2020s), Marcus Bontempelli (Footscray, 2020s), Gary Ablett Sr (Geelong, 1990s) and Nat Fyfe (Fremantle, 2010s). It goes 23-0 in about 75% of simulated seasons. It is computed, not voted.
How is my side scored?
The way the game scores a draft: each player is worth his full value on his listed lines and at utility, and less out of position, and your side is measured against the strongest nine the cards allow. Your side and ours then play the same 2,000 seasons against the game's All-Star opponents.
Can I pick a best 22?
No. Sides in the 23-0 game are nine players — 2 defenders, 3 midfielders, 1 ruck, 2 forwards and 1 utility — so the builder picks nine. It is the game's format, not a full match-day line-up.
Can a player appear twice?
No. A player with cards in more than one decade or club can fill one slot only, the same rule the draft enforces. Pick whichever of his cards you like.
Why is a great player missing?
The builder can only use the game's cards, a curated squad for each club and decade (849 cards in all), and only 2 defenders, 3 midfielders, 1 ruck, 2 forwards and 1 utility fit. A great player can miss our side because his line is already full of stronger cards.
Why are no ratings shown?
The ratings are what you draft against in the game, so we keep them off the page. The sides and their season odds are shown; the numbers behind the picks are not.
Sources
- Player cards (names, clubs, decades and listed lines): the 23-0draft game’s own, a curated squad for each club and decade since 1990, with statistics from AFL Tables (afltables.com).
- Our all-time side and our teams of the decade: computed by Unbeaten Season’s draft-game engine from those cards. They are not official teams and are not endorsed by the AFL or any club.
- Season odds: 2,000simulated seasons against the game’s All-Star opponents, the same seasons for your side and ours. Checked 21 October 2026.
Now draft one for real
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