Geelong and Hawthorn: the greatest modern teams

By Matthew Lloyd
Updated April 19 2014 - 7:13pm, first published 2:55pm

Geelong and Hawthorn are the greatest modern-day football clubs in the AFL by the length of the Flemington straight. Collingwood, Essendon, Carlton and Richmond all like to beat their chests about how powerful they are through slogans, puff pieces and grand statements, but Geelong and Hawthorn are the football clubs that everyone else is striving to emulate due to their professionalism, excellence and sustained success over a lengthy period.

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