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===The Experts and the Criteria===
Geelong Advertiser football writer, Nick Wade, worked with some of the biggest names over the history of GFL footy, including Peter Kelly, Arthur Hodgson and John Fitzgerald, to find the greatest 50 players to play in the league. The panel followed a strict criteria of 100 games with a club solely during its GFL era.
===The Greatest of them All: Frank Fopiani===
The panel of local experts decided that North Shore and St Marys onballer, Frank Fopiani, was the greatest of them all. They said Fopiani was chosen was because he was "the best player in the best team of his era" which included a bevy of best and fairest awards at North Shore. When the club won six premierships in succession from 1995 until 2000, and Fopiani was also voted the best player on ground in the North Shore grand final win of 1993, his first season at the Seagulls.
Fopiani was regarded to "hardly fumble below his knees, rarely missed a target with his dozens of weekly disposals and used his pace and evasiveness to break away from a contest". However, it was his successful move to St Mary’s, where he coached the club into the 2003 GFL grand final - which the Saints lost in a replay after a drawn first game - and then won the best-on-ground medal in the 2004 premiership that separated Fopiani from the rest.<ref>http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/localfooty/gfl-top-50-players-of-all-time-frank-fopiani-is-the-best-weve-seen/story-fnjuhsge-1227416775230</ref>
===Former Cats star in local return===
Among the top 50 greatest GFL players, there were no less than eightformer VFL/AFL players - [[Alan Woodman]], [[Ray Sarcevic]], [[Basil Flynn]], [[John Fitzgerald]], [[Ron Watt]], [[Paul Corrigan]], [[Brett Hungerford]] and [[Michael Schulze]] - all of which had played senior games for the [[Geelong Cats]], though five of them had made less than 10 VFL/AFL appearances.
===The Greatest Ever 50 GFL players===
1. Frank Fopiani
2. Alan Woodman
3. Tim Sheringham
4. John Albon
5. Ray Sarcevic
6. Basil Flynn
7. Alex Rizun
8. Clinton Wells
9. Tim Sherman
10. Jim Cail
11. Tom Hall
12. Glenn Keast
13. Shaun Ballans
14. Warwick Knuckey
15. Rick Wilde
16. Jake Carmody
17. Dale Amos
18. Brad Firman
19. John Fitzgerald
20. Dean Talbot
21. Dale Carson
22. Daniel Lovick
23. Paul Keating
24. Glen Wallace
25. Brad Nicholls
26. Mark Hall
27. Ian Durran
28. Leigh Crichton
29. Mal Eddy
30. Ron Watt
31. Dean Smith
32. Paul Corrigan
33. Tom Gilligan
34. Wayne Tyquin
35. Jason Armistead
36. Mark Dahlhaus
37. Brett Torney
38. Cam Wright
39. Stephen Winter
40. Adam Rodgers
41. Brett Hungerford
42. Gary Kelly
43. Mark Stewart
44. Cory Bauer
45. Glen Lyons
46. Andrew Kelly
47. Luke Buckland
48. Aaron Greaves
49. Michael Schulze
50. John Pickering' |
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+In 2015, to celebrate the [[Geelong Advertiser]] compiled the top 50 list of the greatest ever [[Geelong Football League]] players since the competition had broken away from the [[Geelong & District Football League]] in 1979.
+===The Experts and the Criteria===
+
+Geelong Advertiser football writer, Nick Wade, worked with some of the biggest names over the history of GFL footy, including Peter Kelly, Arthur Hodgson and John Fitzgerald, to find the greatest 50 players to play in the league. The panel followed a strict criteria of 100 games with a club solely during its GFL era.
+
+===The Greatest of them All: Frank Fopiani===
+
+The panel of local experts decided that North Shore and St Marys onballer, Frank Fopiani, was the greatest of them all. They said Fopiani was chosen was because he was "the best player in the best team of his era" which included a bevy of best and fairest awards at North Shore. When the club won six premierships in succession from 1995 until 2000, and Fopiani was also voted the best player on ground in the North Shore grand final win of 1993, his first season at the Seagulls.
+
+Fopiani was regarded to "hardly fumble below his knees, rarely missed a target with his dozens of weekly disposals and used his pace and evasiveness to break away from a contest". However, it was his successful move to St Mary’s, where he coached the club into the 2003 GFL grand final - which the Saints lost in a replay after a drawn first game - and then won the best-on-ground medal in the 2004 premiership that separated Fopiani from the rest.<ref>http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/localfooty/gfl-top-50-players-of-all-time-frank-fopiani-is-the-best-weve-seen/story-fnjuhsge-1227416775230</ref>
+
+===Former Cats star in local return===
+
+Among the top 50 greatest GFL players, there were no less than eightformer VFL/AFL players - [[Alan Woodman]], [[Ray Sarcevic]], [[Basil Flynn]], [[John Fitzgerald]], [[Ron Watt]], [[Paul Corrigan]], [[Brett Hungerford]] and [[Michael Schulze]] - all of which had played senior games for the [[Geelong Cats]], though five of them had made less than 10 VFL/AFL appearances.
+
+===The Greatest Ever 50 GFL players===
+1. Frank Fopiani
+2. Alan Woodman
+3. Tim Sheringham
+4. John Albon
+5. Ray Sarcevic
+6. Basil Flynn
+7. Alex Rizun
+8. Clinton Wells
+9. Tim Sherman
+10. Jim Cail
+11. Tom Hall
+12. Glenn Keast
+13. Shaun Ballans
+14. Warwick Knuckey
+15. Rick Wilde
+16. Jake Carmody
+17. Dale Amos
+18. Brad Firman
+19. John Fitzgerald
+20. Dean Talbot
+21. Dale Carson
+22. Daniel Lovick
+23. Paul Keating
+24. Glen Wallace
+25. Brad Nicholls
+26. Mark Hall
+27. Ian Durran
+28. Leigh Crichton
+29. Mal Eddy
+30. Ron Watt
+31. Dean Smith
+32. Paul Corrigan
+33. Tom Gilligan
+34. Wayne Tyquin
+35. Jason Armistead
+36. Mark Dahlhaus
+37. Brett Torney
+38. Cam Wright
+39. Stephen Winter
+40. Adam Rodgers
+41. Brett Hungerford
+42. Gary Kelly
+43. Mark Stewart
+44. Cory Bauer
+45. Glen Lyons
+46. Andrew Kelly
+47. Luke Buckland
+48. Aaron Greaves
+49. Michael Schulze
+50. John Pickering
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<h2>Contents</h2>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#The_Experts_and_the_Criteria"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">The Experts and the Criteria</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#The_Greatest_of_them_All:_Frank_Fopiani"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">The Greatest of them All: Frank Fopiani</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Former_Cats_star_in_local_return"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Former Cats star in local return</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#The_Greatest_Ever_50_GFL_players"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">The Greatest Ever 50 GFL players</span></a></li>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Experts_and_the_Criteria">The Experts and the Criteria</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=GFL_greatest_players&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: The Experts and the Criteria">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p>Geelong Advertiser football writer, Nick Wade, worked with some of the biggest names over the history of GFL footy, including Peter Kelly, Arthur Hodgson and John Fitzgerald, to find the greatest 50 players to play in the league. The panel followed a strict criteria of 100 games with a club solely during its GFL era.</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Greatest_of_them_All:_Frank_Fopiani">The Greatest of them All: Frank Fopiani</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=GFL_greatest_players&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Greatest of them All: Frank Fopiani">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p>The panel of local experts decided that North Shore and St Marys onballer, Frank Fopiani, was the greatest of them all. They said Fopiani was chosen was because he was "the best player in the best team of his era" which included a bevy of best and fairest awards at North Shore. When the club won six premierships in succession from 1995 until 2000, and Fopiani was also voted the best player on ground in the North Shore grand final win of 1993, his first season at the Seagulls.</p>
<p>Fopiani was regarded to "hardly fumble below his knees, rarely missed a target with his dozens of weekly disposals and used his pace and evasiveness to break away from a contest". However, it was his successful move to St Mary’s, where he coached the club into the 2003 GFL grand final - which the Saints lost in a replay after a drawn first game - and then won the best-on-ground medal in the 2004 premiership that separated Fopiani from the rest.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Former_Cats_star_in_local_return">Former Cats star in local return</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=GFL_greatest_players&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Former Cats star in local return">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p>Among the top 50 greatest GFL players, there were no less than eightformer VFL/AFL players - <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alan_Woodman" title="Alan Woodman">Alan Woodman</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ray_Sarcevic" title="Ray Sarcevic">Ray Sarcevic</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Basil_Flynn" title="Basil Flynn">Basil Flynn</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Fitzgerald" title="John Fitzgerald" class="mw-disambig">John Fitzgerald</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ron_Watt" title="Ron Watt">Ron Watt</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Paul_Corrigan" title="Paul Corrigan" class="mw-disambig">Paul Corrigan</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brett_Hungerford" title="Brett Hungerford">Brett Hungerford</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Michael_Schulze" title="Michael Schulze">Michael Schulze</a> - all of which had played senior games for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Geelong_Cats" title="Geelong Cats" class="mw-redirect">Geelong Cats</a>, though five of them had made less than 10 VFL/AFL appearances.</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Greatest_Ever_50_GFL_players">The Greatest Ever 50 GFL players</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=GFL_greatest_players&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The Greatest Ever 50 GFL players">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p>1. Frank Fopiani 2. Alan Woodman 3. Tim Sheringham 4. John Albon 5. Ray Sarcevic 6. Basil Flynn 7. Alex Rizun 8. Clinton Wells 9. Tim Sherman 10. Jim Cail 11. Tom Hall 12. Glenn Keast 13. Shaun Ballans 14. Warwick Knuckey 15. Rick Wilde 16. Jake Carmody 17. Dale Amos 18. Brad Firman 19. John Fitzgerald 20. Dean Talbot 21. Dale Carson 22. Daniel Lovick 23. Paul Keating 24. Glen Wallace 25. Brad Nicholls 26. Mark Hall 27. Ian Durran 28. Leigh Crichton 29. Mal Eddy 30. Ron Watt 31. Dean Smith 32. Paul Corrigan 33. Tom Gilligan 34. Wayne Tyquin 35. Jason Armistead 36. Mark Dahlhaus 37. Brett Torney 38. Cam Wright 39. Stephen Winter 40. Adam Rodgers 41. Brett Hungerford 42. Gary Kelly 43. Mark Stewart 44. Cory Bauer 45. Glen Lyons 46. Andrew Kelly 47. Luke Buckland 48. Aaron Greaves 49. Michael Schulze</p>
<p>50. John Pickering</p>
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