AFL - Year in review 2011

Too old, too slow and as it turned out, too good. If any team proved the doubters wrong in 2011, it was Geelong.

The Cats, who were abandoned by their best player and coach 12 months earlier, reinvented themselves under first-year coach Chris Scott to claim their third flag in five years.

In stark contrast, it was a year to forget for four coaches who were unceremoniously sacked by their clubs, while on the sunny shores of Queensland, a new team was born. (Getty Images)