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THE results are in and it's decisive - the BFNL's Team of the 2000s would defeat the Team of the 2010s.
That's the opinion of those who voted in the Bendigo Advertiser's match-up of the two star-studded line-ups where readers had the chance to tip not only the outcome of the game, but who they favoured in each of the 1-on-1 match-ups, while also picking their preferred interchange quartet.
In the overall vote of who would win the game, it was the Team of the 2000s that came out on top 69% to 31%.
Across the board, the 19 match-ups went the way of the 2000s 11-7, while there was one contest that couldn't be split.
When the final siren sounded on voting at 10am on Friday, the match-up on the QEO grandstand wing of Golden Square premiership team-mates Mark Lloyd (2000s) and Adam Baird (2010s) finished at an even 50% each.
The other tight battles included the ruck-rovers, with 2010s captain Jack Geary edging out fellow hard-nut Ollie Messaoudi 52%-48%, while 2010s half-forward Ben Weightman (52%) and 2000s half-back Marcus Barham (48%) also had an enthralling clash.
The BFNL's Team of the 2000s was unveiled at the league's Hall of Fame gala evening in October of 2010.
Captain-coach Derrick Filo, who beat Simon Rosa 69%-31% in the centre, said at the time: "It was great to be picked in the side. There's great players in the team right across the board, so it was a big thrill to be part of it... you wouldn't mind coaching a side like that."
Across the two sides are 15 Michelsen medallists and 36 players who have played in BFNL premierships.
The coach of the 2010s is Darryl Wilson.
ALL THE MATCH-UP RESULTS:
2000s players named first
KEIRAN NIHILL (24%) v LACHLAN SHARP (76%)
MAL BORCHARD (12%) v GRANT WEEKS (88%)
ROD SHARP (29%) v MATT GRETGRIX (71%)
MARCUS BARHAM (48%) v BEN WEIGHTMAN (52%)
KAIN ROBINS (64%) v JUSTIN MADDERN (36%)
SHANNON MILWARD (26%) v BRODIE FILO (74%)
MATT ASTON (62%) v RHYS MAGIN (38%)
DERRICK FILO (69%) v SIMON ROSA (31%)
MARK LLOYD (50%) v ADAM BAIRD (50%)
SIMON ELSUM (58%) v KALLEN GEARY (42%)
BEN SEXTON (73%) v MATT THORNTON (27%)
LUKE SAUNDERS (89%) v JON COE (11%)
STEVEN OLIVER (84%) v TIM WALSH (16%)
STEVEN REAPER (77%) v TIM HILL (23%)
DARREN FARRUGIA (61%) v CLAYTON ANDERSON (39%)
JOHN HARDINGE (41%) v TIM MARTIN (59%)
OLLIE MESSAOUDI (48%) v JACK GEARY (52%)
MATT FITZGERALD (62%) v JOSH BOWE (38%)
RICK ANDREWS, BRADY HERDMAN, DARREN WASLH, JASON GRIFFIN (69%) v LEE COGHLAN, TYRONE DOWNIE, TOM WATERS, SCOTT WALSH (31%)
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