Winning the premiership is without doubt the ultimate goal in football.
For some fans, they have been lucky enough to taste the sweet taste of success a handful of times in their lifetime. Others (myself included), have been starved of said success, with a weight of disappointment and mediocrity hanging over them instead.
The world was a very different place for a number of sides when they last tasted the ultimate success. So below, we have taken a look at what the world was like the last time your team were premiers of the AFL.
What did the world look like the last time your team won the flag? Have they even won one yet? Let us know in the comments!
Richmond - 2020
Not too long ago now, 2020 was a year most of us would rather forget. Not only did Richmond win the Premiership, but 2020 was also marred by the COVID-19 outbreak, essentially bringing the world to a stand still. Still in recovery and rebuild mode now, the pandemic has decimated economies and brought international and sometimes national travel to a halt.
The US presidential race caused unrest in America, with riots and protests from both political viewpoints sweeping the nation. Eventually, Joe Biden was found to have won the count, a fact that took Donald Trump a number of months to admit.
Tom Brady left and then won the Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, further stamping down his claim as the greatest of all time. Lebron James also led his new franchise LA Lakers to a championship win over the Miami Heat in the "Bubble", an NBA hub hosted at Disney World in Orlando.
With most of the world in an isolation of sorts, social media platform TikTok rose into popularity as the new social media of choice for "influencers" and creators.
