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Liam Anthony, Craig Burrows, Clint Kirey, Brad Dick, Clinton Wolf, Kevin Worthington, Tarkyn Lockyer and Graham Polak all played in the GNFL before playing WAFL and then AFL/VFL

Glenn Durnthaler - Local boy from around Melville

What about John Sims

Sims coached a lot in the GNFL at the Wesfarmers Carnivals......great thread BH.....you guys have got it pretty covered.....Did Brian Mazzuchelli have a brother called Kevin?...thought he came down to play for a season.....Maxy Johnson was better than Wrensted in his first and only year I reckon, very silky skills in 83.....Houlty was a favourite....will do some more looking for ya BH but like I said you guys appear to be spot on

Custodian wrote:

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.

Custy that was Kevin Mazzuchelli mate......Kevin Piesse wrote a book on Footy bush legends and Kevin Mazzuchelli was in it from the GNFL.....

Lance Durack was a good ruckman from Geraldton from memory, came down with Tunbridge I think.......Chris Hicks was a favourite of mine as a youngster tough wingman from memory wearing number 6.

Thanks Freez, yes it was Kevin Mazzuchelli! Another talented GNFL footballer was (Steve?) McCann who by-passed the WAFL when he was recruited directly from Geraldton by North Melbourne in the late 70's and played about 200 VFL/AFL games.

Custodian wrote: Thanks Freez, yes it was Kevin Mazzuchelli! Another talented GNFL footballer was (Steve?) McCann who by-passed the WAFL when he was recruited directly from Geraldton by North Melbourne in the late 70's and played about 200 VFL/AFL games.

McCann went over to Norths with Graham Carter. Carts came back to Old Easts.

Beasley Hutton wrote: 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

On another note, East Fremantle's country zone has been reduced over time and only teams in the GNFL - Brigades, Railways, Rovers, Towns (these four are sides are in Geraldton) , Northampton, Chapman Valley and Mullewa - are in the current East Fremantle country zone.

Gingin - Brendan Fewster

Dampier - Dean Cox
Narrogin - Barry Cable
Northam - Darren Glass