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!
Western Bulldogs - 2016
A weird year for many around the world, 2016 saw extreme political shift globally. Donald Trump was controversially voted the 45th President of the United States, defeating Hilary Clinton in a vote that was allegedly interfered with by Vladimir Putin and the Russians.
As well as this, the United Kingdom has a referendum on whether they should stay or leave the European Union. The vote was pronounced 52%-48% in favour of leaving, with the commencement of "Brexit" to soon start. David Cameron' political ended shortly after, (the Prime Minister who called for the referendum), leaving Teresa May to commence Brexit.
In pop culture, Leonardo DiCaprio finally won his first Oscar, winning the Best Lead Actor for his role in 'The Revenant'.
A number of significant cultural icons unfortunately died in 2016, with names including David Bowie, Prince, George Michael, Alan Rickman, Muhammad Ali and Carrie Fisher.
In May of 2016, an unlikely internet phenomenon rose in the shape of a Gorilla named Harambe. After being shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after grabbing a young boy who fell into his enclosure, the Gorilla rose to an unlikely internet fame as a meme that was both "ironic but sincere".
When people weren't on the phones sharing memes, they were likely running around aimlessly looking for Poke-balls playing Pokemon Go. The game took the world by storm, with many scoring across far and wide just to catch them all.
