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Along the same lines as Dogman's jumper number topic and having just got back from the bush got me thinking of who have been the best players from each WA country town as I was driving through each. I will get the ball rolling but feel free to add those you think might be worthy. I will start with the Great Northern/Midlands zone for EF and do each WAFL clubs country zone each week.

Geraldton- Chris Mainwaring, Jim Sewell, Steve McCann, Murray Wrensted, Paddy Ryder
Northampton- Paul Hasleby, Josh Kennedy, Andrew Lockyer, Daniel Chick
Chapman Valley- Kasey Green
Mullewa- Preston Wall, Dwane Simpson
Dongara- Brad Tunbridge
Mingenew- Clinton Browning
Morawa- Max Johnson
Carnamah- Kevin Taylor, Kevin Clune
Carnarvon- Troy Cook, Stephen Bilcich
Cervantes- Mark LeCras
Kalbarri- ?
Three Springs-
Moora- Andrew Purser?
Yalgoo- Josh Simpson

Can add Scotty Rowlands & Glen Hoult to that list mate cannot remember what junior club they came from but I can tell you that Houlty would have been on the Eagle squad if he hadn't have headed back to the Crayboat decks so soon

Yep definitely mate both were very good players and I know I have missed heaps more good ones from up that way ..maybe our ol mate Frosty can chime in with his rare 2 bobs worth to help out!!

Actually there was another guy named Brian Mazzuchelli who was a diamond but just couldn't stand living in the big smoke so he went back home too

I think you will find that Brad Tunbridge was a Mullewa boy.
Jamie Cripps (West Coast & St Kilda) - Northampton
Chris Hicks - Geraldton
Glenn Hoult Carnarvon/Shark Bay
I think you will find that Jim Sewell was from Mingenew
Harry Taylor (Geelong)played 40+ league games for the Sharks, juniors at Northamptom (same team as Josh Kennedy) and senior footy in Geraldton.
Shane Woewoedin (Brownlow medallist) played juniors in Geraldton.
I think Merv Carrott, Wayne Barnden and Graham Kickett played for Chapman Valley.
Darren Capewell may have been from either Carnarvon or Geraldton. Tropiano, currently at Perth is from Geraldton.

Southerner wrote: Actually there was another guy named Brian Mazzuchelli who was a diamond but just couldn't stand living in the big smoke so he went back home too

He is in the GNFL team of the Centenary. Played about 5 league games for East Freo, made his debut in derby, gave the South Freo centreman Cooper? a bath but did his knee and then returned home.

Ron Bentley too


Late Edit: Barry Cooper #7 but he retired way earlier than when Brian made his debut mate

Leith Teakle - Geraldton played about 200 games for the Sharks.

Southerner wrote: Ron Bentley too


Late Edit: Barry Cooper #7 but he retired way earlier than when Brian made his debut mate

East Fremantle recruited Ron Bentley from Mines Rovers in Collie. After he retired from WAFL he went to Geraldton and coached a number of GNFL Teams.

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Cheers - where was Glen Durnthaler originally from