Whos the best ever VFL/AFL side? I know its difficult comparing sides from different eras, but I find it hard to go past the current Brisbane team. There are people that talk about the Collingwood side that won four premierships in a row as being the best ever. I've also read about Melbourne in the 1950s and 1960s being considered the best. But I reckon to put things into perspective if that Collingwood team could appear now at their peak and be pitted against any current AFL or for that matter even VFL side they would be slaughtered. Why do I say that? In a game that requires physical fitness and physical strength they would have no chance now. For starters the average size of the team was below 180cm. They would be outmarked, outrrun and outbustled all over the field.