Great AFL eras compared

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* Known as "The Machine" - still the only AFL team to win four premierships in a row

* Coached by Jock McHale, who guided the Magpies to a record eight premierships

* Featured all-time Collingwood greats such as the Coventry brothers, Gordon and Syd

MELBOURNE 1955-57

* The Demons are the only team to win three flags in a row twice, also achieving the feat from 1939-41

* Coached by the legendary Norm Smith and featuring Ron Barassi as a star player

* The Demons would also finish second in '58, then take out the '59 and '60 premierships.

HAWTHORN 1983-91

* They never won three in a row, but the Hawks played in eight of the nine grand finals and won five premierships

* Allan Jeans coached three of the flags and Alan Joyce was in charge of the other two

* Modern-day legends Jason Dunstall, Gary Ayres, Dermott Brereton, Michael Tuck and Leigh Matthews were prominent players

BRISBANE 2001-03

* Coaching the Lions to three flags in a row was the glittering crown on the top of Matthews' unparalleled AFL career

* Since losing the '04 grand final to Port Adelaide, the Lions have only been in the finals once since

* Michael Voss, Jason Akermanis and Simon Black were all Brownlow Medallists. Combined with Nigel Lappin, they became known as the "Fab Four" midfield

HAWTHORN 2013-15

* The Alastair Clarkson era also features the '08 premiership and the epic '12 grand final loss to Sydney

* Clarkson is now the 12th four-time AFL premiership coach

* Saturday's team featured seven four-time premiership players.