Kevin Sheedy’s dream of recognising Southern NSW’s best footballers will be realised next month when the Riverina AFL Team Of The Century is named.

The likes of Wayne Carey, Paul Kelly, Shane Crawford, Alan Jeans and the Daniher brothers head a list of 50 names from which the Team of the Century will be selected.

AFL NSW/ACT, AFL Riverina and the GIANTS have worked in conjuction to finalise the team which will be presented at a gala function at  the Murrumbidgee Turf Club on Friday, March 20.

Sheedy, who originally raised the idea more than two years ago, will be a guest speaker on the night, alongside Team Of The Century nominees John Longmire, Dennis Carroll and Paul Kelly.

To secure a place at the event or find out more information, please contact the AFL Wagga office on (02) 5924 4600 or email karen.suckling@aflnswact.com.au.

Riverina AFL Team of the Century Candidates



George Anderson

Riverina club: Howlong

VFL-AFL club: Collingwood

Games: 104

Achievements: 1917 Premiership Player 



Leo Barry

Riverina club: Deniliquin

VFL-AFL club: Sydney

Games: 237

Achievements: 2003 International rules, 2004-05 All Australian, 2005 Premiership player



Norm Betson

Riverina club: Culcairn
V
FL-AFL club: Essendon

Games: 78

Achievements: 1943 grand final 



Mark Bos

Riverina club: Wandella

VFL-AFL club: Geelong

Games: 195

Achievements: 1987-88 Geelong best and fairest, Victoria representative



Luke Breust 

Riverina club: Temora

VFL-AFL club: Hawthorn

Games: 91

Achievements: 2013-14 Premiership Player, 2014 All Australian, 172 goals 



Bill Brown

Riverina club: Hay

VFL-AFL club: Richmond

Games: 130

Achievements: 1967, 1969 Premiership player



Bill Brownless

Riverina club: Jerilderie

VFL-AFL club: Geelong

Games: 198

Achievements: 1991 All Australian, 1991-92 Geelong leading goalkicker, NSW representative, 4 grand finals 



Percy Bushby

Riverina club: Narrandera

VFL-AFL club: Essendon

Games: 142

Achievements: 1942, 1944 Premiership Player, 1944 Essendon best and fairest, Victoria representative 



Wayne Carey

Riverina club: North Wagga

VFL-AFL club: North Melbourne, Adelaide

Games: 272

Achievements: 7 time All Australian, 4 time All Australian captain, 2 time AFL MVP, 1996 and 1999 Premiership player, 4 time North Melbourne best and fairest, 5 time North Melbourne leading goalkicker, AFL Hall of Fame, Captain of North Melbourne Team of the Century



Dennis Carroll

Riverina club: Ganmain

VFL-AFL club: South Melbourne/Swans

Games: 219

Achievements: Swans Team of the Century, Victoria and NSW representative, Swans captain for seven years 



Tom Carroll

Riverina club: Ganmain

VFL-AFL club: Carlton

Games: 55

Achievements: 1961 VFL leading goalkicker, 3 time Carlton leading goalkicker 



Wayne Carroll

Riverina club: MCU, Ganmain

VFL-AFL club: Sydney

Games: 56

Achievements: 1984 Mark of the Year



Bert Clay

Riverina club: Henty

VFL-AFL club: Fitzroy

Games: 157

Achievements: 1944 Premiership Player 



Shane Crawford

Riverina club: Finley

VFL-AFL club: Hawthorn

Games: 305

Achievements: 1999 Brownlow Medallist, 4 time All Australian, AFL Hall of Fame, 4 time Hawthorn best and fairest, AFL MVP, 2008 Premiership player 



Anthony Daniher

Riverina club: Ungarie, Turvey Park

VFL-AFL club: Essendon, Sydney

Games: 233

Achievements: 1991 All Australian, 1985 Swans runner up best and fairest



Chris Daniher

Riverina club: Ungarie

VFL-AFL club: Essendon

Games: 124

Achievements: 1993 Premiership Player, NSW representative



Neale Daniher

Riverina club: Ungarie

VFL-AFL club: Essendon

Games: 82

Achievements: 1979 VFL recruit of the year, 1981 Essendon best and fairest, Victoria and NSW representative



Terry Daniher

Riverina club: Ungarie

VFL-AFL club: South Melbourne, Essendon

Games: 313

Achievements: 3 time All Australian, 1985 All Australian captain, 1983 AFL MVP, AFL Hall of Fame, 1982 Essendon best and fairest, 1984-85 Premiership player, 2 time Essendon leading goalkicker, Essendon Team of the Century 



Brian Gleeson

Riverina club: Berrigan

VFL-AFL club: St Kilda

Games: 71

Achievements: 1957 Brownlow Medal, 1957 St Kilda best and fairest, Victoria representative



Frank Gumbleton

Riverina club: Ganmain

VFL-AFL club: North Melbourne

Games: 147

Achievements: 1975, 1977 Premiership player 



Paul Hawke

Riverina club: Wagga Tigers

VFL-AFL club: Sydney, Collingwood

Games: 114

Achievements: 



Jack Hawkins

Riverina club: Finley

VFL-AFL club: Geelong

Games: 182

Achievements: 1976 24 votes in Brownlow Medal



Tom Hawkins

Riverina club: Finley

VFL-AFL club: Geelong

Games: 147

Achievements: 2009, 2011 Premiership Player, 2012 All Australian, 2012 Geelong best and fairest, 3 time Geelong leading goalkicker 



Bernie Hore

Riverina club: Rand

VFL-AFL club: Geelong

Games: 60

Achievements: 1937 Premiership player 



Ryan Houlihan

Riverina club: Corowa

VFL-AFL club: Carlton

Games: 201

Achievements: 



Colin Hounsell

Riverina club: Collingullie

VFL-AFL club: South Melbourne/Sydney

Games: 122

Achievements: 



Paul Kelly

Riverina club: Wagga Tigers

VFL-AFL club: Sydney

Games: 234

Achievements: 1995 Brownlow Medallist, 3 time All Australian, AFL Hall of Fame, 4 time Sydney best and fairest, Swans Team of the Century 



Geoff Kingston

Riverina club: Turvey Park

VFL-AFL club: -

Games: -

Achievements: 14 time South Australia representative, 1961 All Australian, 130 games at West Torrens 



Justin Koschitzke

Riverina club: Brocklesby

VFL-AFL club: St Kilda

Games: 200

Achievements: 2001 AFL rising star, 3 grand finals 



Max Kruse

Riverina club: Leeton

VFL-AFL club: South Melbourne

Games: 88

Achievements: 



John Longmire

Riverina club: Corowa-Rutherglen

VFL-AFL club: North Melbourne

Games: 200

Achievements: 1990 Coleman Medal, 1990 North Melbourne best and fairest, 5 time North Melbourne leading goalkicker, 1999 Premiership player 



Ben Mathews

Riverina club: Corowa

VFL-AFL club: Sydney

Games: 198

Achievements: 2005 Premiership Player 



Daniel McPherson

Riverina club: Ganmain

VFL-AFL club: Sydney

Games: 111

Achievements: 



Bill Mohr

Riverina club: Wagga Wagga

VFL-AFL club: St Kilda

Games: 195

Achievements: 735 goals, 1936 VFL leading goalkicker, AFL Hall of Fame, 2 time St Kilda best and fairest, 11 time St Kilda leading goalkicker, St Kilda Team of the Century, Victoria representative 



Cameron Mooney

Riverina club: Turvey Park

VFL-AFL club: North Melbourne, Geelong

Games: 221
Achievements: 1999, 2007, 2009 Premiership Player, 2007 All Australian, 2009 Geelong leading goalkicker



Jason Mooney

Riverina club: Turvey Park

VFL-AFL club: Sydney, Geelong

Games: 129

Achievements: 1996 grand final



David Murphy

Riverina club: Turvey Park

VFL-AFL club: Sydney

Games: 156

Achievements: 1988 All Australian, Swans Team of the Century, Victoria representative



Craig Nettlebeck

Riverina club: Leeton

VFL-AFL club: Sydney, Fremantle, Melbourne

Games: 78

Achievements: 



John Pitura

Riverina club: Wagga Tigers

VFL-AFL club: South Melbourne, Richmond

Games: 139

Achievements: Victoria representative 



Jim Prentice

Riverina club: Ariah Park

VFL-AFL club: South Melbourne

Games: 58

Achievements: 



Ricky Quade

Riverina club: Ariah Park-Mirrool

VFL-AFL club: South Melbourne

Games: 164

Achievements: 1976 South Melbourne best and fairest



Adam Schneider 

Riverina club: Osborne

VFL-AFL club: Sydney, St Kilda

Games: 213

Achievements: 2005 Premiership Player, 2006 International Rules 



Brett Scott

Riverina club: TRYC

VFL-AFL club: Sydney

Games: 59

Achievements: 



Brad Seymour

Riverina club: Wagga Tigers

VFL-AFL club: Sydney

Games: 133

Achievements: 1996 grand final



John Sharrock

Riverina club: Toolybuc

VFL-AFL club: Geelong

Games: 94

Achievements: 1963 Premiership Player, 1966 third in Brownlow Medal, Victoria representative 



Greg Smith

Riverina club: Ardlethan

VFL-AFL club: South Melbourne, Collingwood

Games: 127

Achievements: Victoria representative 



Isaac Smith

Riverina club: Temora, East Wagga-Kooringal, Wagga Tigers

VFL-AFL club: Hawthorn

Games: 86

Achievements: 2013-14 Premiership player



Matt Suckling

Riverina club: East Wagga-Kooringal, Wagga Tigers

VFL-AFL club: Hawthorn

Games: 77

Achievements: 2011 International Rules, 2014 Premiership player 



Bernard Toohey

Riverina club: Barooga

VFL-AFL club: Geelong, Sydney, Footscray

Games: 263

Achievements: 1987 All Australian, Sydney Swans leading goalkicker 1989



Jason Wild

Riverina club: Collingullie

VFL-AFL club: Collingwood

Games: 70

Achievements: Collingwood reserves best and fairest 



Coaches


Neale Daniher

VFL-AFL club: Melbourne

Games: 223

Achievements: 2000 grand final 



Allan Jeans

VFL-AFL club: St Kilda, Hawthorn, Richmond

Games : 575

Achievements: AFL Hall of Fame coach, St Kilda Team of the Century coach, 1966 St Kilda premiership coach, 1983, 1986, 1989 Hawthorn premiership coach



John Longmire

VFL-AFL club: Sydney

Games: 99

Achievements: 2012 Premiership coach