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!
Geelong - 2011
A royal wedding highlighted 2011, with Will and Kate tying the knot. Millions were tuned in to the event, which was the first royal wedding since Will's father Charles remarried to Camilla in 2006.
A string of natural disasters rock the world at the start of 2011, with Queensland being struck by floods, an earthquake hitting Christchurch, as well as a 9.0-earthquake shaking Japan, an event followed by a devastating tsunami.
The US also planned and executed the successful assassination of Osama Bin Laden, with President Barack Obama announcing the death of the Al Qaeda leader in a press conference in May.
Steve Jobs and Amy Winehouse were among a number of famous deaths, both leaving a strong legacy in their respective fields. Kim Jong-Il was announced to have also died, whilst Libya's former leader Muammar Gadafi was killed by rebels in an air strike.
