Almanac Teams: The Balme(y) Iles; Obscure 36s (1980- )

The second Number 36 side from Rodney Boyd has plenty of representation from the Victorian Goldfields and Western District, with many more interesting names from as far afield as Latin America.

Almanac Teams: Three-for-one Pies! Best of 36 (1980- )

Is Number 36 the tipping point? Rodney Boyd is starting to dig deep for his best sides series, though the Magpies have had no shortage of quality in the jumper!

Almanac Teams: Number 35 Obscure (1980- )

The second of Rodney Boyd’s Number 35 sides features some of the more interesting names to have donned the jumper – including a Tigers captain, Geelong all time great and former West Coast coach.

Almanac Teams: The Horse and the Frog, Best of 35 (1980- )

We’re halfway to Number 70 (will we get that far? Who knows!) in Rodney Boyd’s best of sides since 1980. Today’s team is all about a sextet of absolute stars in any era, with a few handy cameos thrown in.

Almanac Teams: Ask for more, 34 (1980- )

Here’s the double up for Number 34s from Rodney Boyd, packed with some interesting names and stories from their time in the VFL/AFL and beyond.

Almanac Teams: A Hogg and three ‘hams; the Best of 34 (1980- )

Surprisingly the numbers continue to produce some quality sides for Rodney Boyd as his latest foray into Number 34 shows – they might need some luck down back with the high ball though…

Almanac Teams: A Cloke(d) Hunter in the Weed; Obscure 33s (1980- )

Rodney Boyd’s second crack at the players of the Number 33 has some lasting cult figures (and haircuts going through a bit of a revival of late!) and some less noted relatives of more famous names.

Almanac Teams: Knights, Rookes and Royals; the Best of Number 33 (1980- )

There’s seemingly a bit of a theme with the names in Rodney Boyd’s side today – maybe they’d be best suited to running out on the Queen’s Birthday?

Almanac Teams: Dirty debut, 32 (1980- )

Rodney Boyd takes another dip into Number 32, this time with perhaps a little less ability and class, but plenty of interesting characters – like the club nomad who only made relatively few appearances on the big stage, but managed to snag two flags in a week.

Almanac Teams: Thirty-two, buckle my shoe (1980- )

Number 32 is definitely a midfielder’s playground and bats surprisingly deep in talent for a high number – Rodney Boyd explains his selections.

Almanac Teams: 22 more flavours of 31 (1980- )

With Rodney Boyd’s more obscure Number 31 names, perhaps unsurprisingly several Dees connections pop up – some good, some bad and some ugly.

Almanac Teams: Players in 31 flavours (1980- )

It might be a tough ask for Rodney Boyd’s Number 31 side to compete, but as long as they hit their talls lace out and the immortal words of their coach fire them up, who knows what could happen?

Almanac Teams: 30 seconds (1980- )

Players with five numbers, budding fourth generation grandsons and one who might have been a redheaded step-captain head Rodney Boyd’s obscure Number 30s side.

Almanac Teams: Thirty love (1980- )

Rodney Boyd’s best of Number 30 features a healthy dose of height and role-playing mids in what is a less flashy side than others. Two Brownlows for the skipper doesn’t hurt though…

Almanac Teams: Ridiculous or sublime? 29 (1980- )

Rodney Boyd’s more obscure Number 29 side had to bend his own rules a little bit to fit in a Long Bomb to Snake – who features alongside a Miami arrestee and a recently departed VFA great.

Almanac Teams: Rise and shine, twenty-nine (1980- )

You want rovers, you’ve come to the right place…Rodney Boyd’s Number 29 side is bursting with little blokes who dominated the on-ball position, but the skipper played in almost every other spot on the ground.

Almanac Teams: Altered states, 28 (1980- )

Back to the Number 28s for Rodney Boyd this week – a team with family dynasties, administration roles and youthful Brownlows featuring.

Almanac Teams: In a state, twenty-eight (1980- )

Number 28 seems to attract ‘cult-figure’ small forwards according to Rodney Boyd’s best of since 1980, but it also has some mature recruit talent and a big Sun to change things up.

Almanac Teams: The other 27 club (1980- )

He usually sticks around 1980 as a cutoff, but today Rodney Boyd has made a couple of exceptions…one particularly exceptional.

Almanac Teams: The 27 Club (1980- )

Rucks galore in Rodney Boyd’s side this week, with some in and under brilliance to balance the tall timber that dominates the Number 27.