Every AFL Era Explained in 17 Minutes

168 years of footy, from a cricketer's letter in 1858 to Brisbane's second three-peat. The year Fitzroy finished last and still won the flag. The Bloodbath Grand Final, when police walked onto Princes Park. Nine months of the Ten-Year Rule that handed North Melbourne its first premiership. And the Lions coming back from 17 points down with five minutes left in 2026. Which era would you go back and watch? CHAPTERS 0:00 The Melbourne rules era 1:07 The breakaway era 2:14 The Machine era 3:23 The Foreign Legion era 4:36 The war era 5:45 The Demons era 6:57 The Tigers era 8:12 The Ten-Year Rule era 9:24 The Hawthorn era 10:35 The AFL era 11:39 The Bombers and Lions era 12:51 The flooding era 13:55 The Cats and Hawks era 15:08 The drought-breakers era 16:17 The three-peat era