Cats, Bombers name Teams of the Country

With the inaugural 'Country Game' coming up between Geelong and Essendon, the two clubs have picked their greatest ever teams made up of players from regional areas of Australia.

Geelong's Team of the Country

B: Corey Enright – Kimba, SA, Harry Taylor – Geraldton, WA, George Todd – Queenscliff, VIC

HB: Dick Grigg – Drysdale, VIC , Reg Hickey – Lismore, VIC, Mark Bos – Wandella, VIC

C: Wayne Closter – Bacchus Marsh, VIC, Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves – Cressy, VIC, Michael Turner – Warrnambool, VIC

HF: Bob Davis – Clunes, VIC, Fred Flanagan – Swan Hill, VIC, Steve Johnson – Wangaratta, VIC

F: Gary Ablett Snr – Drouin, VIC, Doug Wade – Horsham, VIC, Gary Ablett Jnr – Modewarre, VIC

R: Graham Farmer – Katanning, WA, Garry Hocking – Cobram, VIC, Billy Goggin – Lethbridge, VIC

IC: Paul Couch – Nirranda, VIC, Tom Hawkins – Finley, NSW, Joel Selwood – Sandhurst, VIC, Mark Bairstow – Lake Grace, WA

EMG: Jack Hawkins – Finley, NSW, Peter Pianto – Eaglehawk, VIC, Lindsay White – Orford, VIC

Essendon's Team of the Country 

B: Bob McClure - Meelyan, VIC, Bill Brittingham - Warnambool, VIC, Gavin Waganeen - Mt Gambier, SA

HB: Norm McDonald - Belmont, VIC, Ian Shelton - Avenel, VIC, Neale Daniher - Ungarie, NSW

C: Reg Burgess - Apsley, VIC, Hugh Torney - Dering, VIC, Michael Long - Tiwi Islands, NT

HF: Terry Daniher - Ungarie, NSW, Roger Merrett - Kanlva, VIC, Scott Lucas - Camperdown, VIC

F: Alan Noonan - Warragul, VIC, John Coleman - Hastings, VIC, Frank Maher - Ballarat, VIC

Foll: Hugh Torney - Dering, VIC, Tim Watson - Dimboola, VIC, Jason Johnson - Kilmore, VIC

I/C: Leon Baker - South Bunbury, WA, Merv Neagle - Dimboola, VIC, Bill Duckworth, VIC, Percy Bushby - Narrandera, NSW, Ken Fletcher - Tatura, VIC, Glenn Hawker - Kaniva, VIC