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Oldest AFL Club Yearly Playing Ages

# Club Year Average
Playing Age
Finish
That Year
Average Finish
Next 5 Years
Oldest Players
1 Hawthorn 1996 26.221 8th 9.4 Chris Langford (33yo, 21 games)John Platten (33yo, 21 games)Jason Dunstall (31yo, 23 games)Paul Salmon (31yo, 18 games)Darren Kappler (31yo, 19 games)Andrew Collins (30yo, 22 games)Darrin Pritchard (30yo, 21 games)Ray Jencke (30yo, 23 games)Scott Maginness (29yo, 1 games)Paul Dear (29yo, 2 games)
2 Carlton 1996 25.939 6th 6.6 Justin Madden (34yo, 21 games)Stephen Kernahan (32yo, 19 games)Greg Williams (32yo, 18 games)Craig Bradley (32yo, 19 games)Peter Dean (31yo, 8 games)Earl Spalding (31yo, 12 games)Barry Mitchell (30yo, 4 games)Mil Hanna (29yo, 10 games)Adrian Gleeson (28yo, 4 games)Stephen Silvagni (28yo, 24 games)
3 North Melbourne 1996 25.464 1st 4.8 Ian Fairley (31yo, 24 games)Ross Smith (31yo, 3 games)Mark Roberts (30yo, 22 games)John Blakey (29yo, 24 games)Matt Armstrong (29yo, 18 games)Darren Crocker (29yo, 15 games)Dean Laidley (29yo, 24 games)Craig Sholl (28yo, 23 games)Brett Allison (27yo, 13 games)Mick Martyn (27yo, 25 games)
4 Melbourne 1996 25.418 14th 9.4 Andrew Obst (31yo, 22 games)Craig Turley (30yo, 16 games)Todd Viney (30yo, 12 games)Jim Stynes (29yo, 22 games)Brett Lovett (29yo, 20 games)David Grant (29yo, 7 games)Dean Irving (29yo, 9 games)Garry Lyon (28yo, 6 games)Alastair Clarkson (27yo, 22 games)Darren O'Brien (27yo, 13 games)
5 Adelaide 1996 24.945 12th 6.8 Chris McDermott (32yo, 9 games)Tony McGuinness (31yo, 18 games)Andrew Jarman (30yo, 17 games)Greg Anderson (29yo, 8 games)Wayne Weidemann (29yo, 5 games)Darren Jarman (29yo, 19 games)Scott Hodges (27yo, 2 games)Sean Tasker (27yo, 6 games)David Pittman (27yo, 19 games)Tony Modra (27yo, 19 games)
6 Geelong 1996 24.754 7th 9.4 Gary Ablett (34yo, 17 games)Paul Couch (31yo, 21 games)Bill Brownless (29yo, 11 games)Barry Stoneham (28yo, 19 games)Liam Pickering (27yo, 12 games)Garry Hocking (27yo, 23 games)Paul Brown (26yo, 1 games)John Barnes (26yo, 19 games)Leigh Tudor (26yo, 12 games)Sean Simpson (25yo, 20 games)
7 Brisbane 1996 24.516 3rd 6.8 Roger Merrett (35yo, 17 games)Andrew Bews (31yo, 17 games)Michael McLean (31yo, 5 games)Scott McIvor (29yo, 9 games)Gilbert McAdam (29yo, 19 games)Richard Champion (27yo, 25 games)Alastair Lynch (27yo, 18 games)Craig Lambert (27yo, 20 games)Andrew Gowers (26yo, 22 games)Troy Clarke (26yo, 2 games)
8 Sydney 1996 24.340 2nd 7.4 Derek Kickett (33yo, 25 games)Paul Roos (32yo, 24 games)Tony Lockett (30yo, 22 games)Mark Bayes (29yo, 8 games)Kevin Dyson (28yo, 22 games)Andrew Dunkley (27yo, 25 games)Dean McRae (27yo, 3 games)Dale Lewis (26yo, 12 games)Paul Kelly (26yo, 25 games)Gavin Rose (26yo, 6 games)
9 Western Bulldogs 1996 24.302 15th 5.8 Richard Osborne (31yo, 10 games)Stephen Wallis (31yo, 21 games)Mark Hunter (30yo, 9 games)Tony Liberatore (30yo, 22 games)Tony Campbell (28yo, 8 games)Allen Jakovich (28yo, 7 games)Peter Quill (26yo, 19 games)Nigel Kellett (26yo, 19 games)Scott Wynd (26yo, 21 games)Barry Standfield (26yo, 3 games)
10 Essendon 1996 24.289 4th 5.6 Mark Thompson (32yo, 8 games)Gary O'Donnell (30yo, 25 games)Mark Harvey (30yo, 24 games)David Grenvold (30yo, 1 games)Chris Daniher (30yo, 19 games)Peter Cransberg (28yo, 2 games)Darren Bewick (28yo, 18 games)Peter Somerville (27yo, 21 games)Sean Denham (26yo, 17 games)Dean Wallis (26yo, 12 games)
11 West Coast 1996 24.275 5th 9.2 David Hart (32yo, 21 games)Chris Mainwaring (30yo, 22 games)Peter Sumich (28yo, 7 games)Chris Waterman (27yo, 12 games)John Worsfold (27yo, 2 games)Don Pyke (27yo, 8 games)Dean Kemp (27yo, 21 games)Chris Lewis (27yo, 8 games)Peter Matera (26yo, 24 games)Guy McKenna (26yo, 22 games)
12 Collingwood 1996 23.858 11th 12.8 Alan Richardson (30yo, 5 games)Craig Kelly (29yo, 12 games)Gavin Brown (28yo, 20 games)Mick McGuane (28yo, 5 games)Graham Wright (27yo, 13 games)Gavin Crosisca (27yo, 20 games)Tony Francis (27yo, 20 games)Damian Monkhorst (26yo, 15 games)Alex McDonald (26yo, 22 games)Scott Russell (25yo, 21 games)
13 St Kilda 1996 23.587 10th 9.8 Lazar Vidovic (31yo, 17 games)Nicky Winmar (30yo, 11 games)Dean Anderson (28yo, 11 games)Jamie Shanahan (28yo, 22 games)Stewart Loewe (27yo, 22 games)Nathan Burke (26yo, 22 games)Darren Bourke (26yo, 4 games)Luke Beveridge (25yo, 16 games)Jayson Daniels (25yo, 21 games)Rod Keogh (25yo, 15 games)
14 Richmond 1996 23.449 9th 9.2 Greg Dear (32yo, 8 games)Michael Gale (29yo, 22 games)Brendon Gale (27yo, 22 games)Chris Bond (27yo, 21 games)Stuart Wigney (26yo, 2 games)Tony Free (26yo, 1 games)Paul Broderick (26yo, 22 games)Paul Bulluss (26yo, 11 games)Scott Turner (25yo, 5 games)John Howat (25yo, 5 games)
15 Fremantle 1996 23.068 13th 14.0 David Hynes (29yo, 12 games)Andrew McGovern (27yo, 9 games)Dale Kickett (27yo, 21 games)Scott Edwards (27yo, 9 games)Ben Allan (27yo, 8 games)Scott Watters (27yo, 10 games)Todd Ridley (27yo, 3 games)Phil Gilbert (26yo, 3 games)Brad Rowe (26yo, 8 games)Greg Madigan (26yo, 4 games)
16 Fitzroy 1996 22.549 16th Jeff Hogg (29yo, 14 games)John McCarthy (29yo, 18 games)Mick Dwyer (27yo, 8 games)Simon Atkins (27yo, 19 games)Jason Baldwin (26yo, 11 games)Darren Holmes (25yo, 7 games)Stephen Paxman (25yo, 21 games)Frank Bizzotto (24yo, 4 games)Brad Boyd (24yo, 16 games)Matthew Dent (24yo, 19 games)