Ahead of the inaugural Powercor Country Program game against Essendon in Round 4, Geelong Cats historian Col Hutchinson selected a team of the greatest country footballers to have represented the club. It was published in the Weekly Times.
Geelong Team of the Country
B: Corey Enright – Kimba, SA (311 games), Harry Taylor – Geraldton, WA (182 games), George ‘Jocka’ Todd – Queenscliff, VIC (232 games)
HB: Dick Grigg – Drysdale, VIC (194 games), Reg Hickey – Lismore, VIC (245 games), Mark Bos – Wandella, VIC (195 games)
C: Wayne Closter – Bacchus Marsh, VIC (191 games), Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves – Cressy, VIC (124 games), Michael Turner – Warrnambool, VIC (245 games)
HF: Bob Davis – Clunes, VIC (189 games), Fred Flanagan – Swan Hill, VIC (163 games), Steve Johnson – Wangaratta, VIC (233 games)
F: Gary Ablett Snr – Drouin, VIC (242 games), Doug Wade – Horsham, VIC (208 games), Gary Ablett Jnr – Modewarre, VIC (192 games)
R: Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer – Katanning, WA (101 games), Garry Hocking – Cobram, VIC (274 games), Billy Goggin – Lethbridge, VIC (248 games)
IC: Paul Couch – Nirranda, VIC (259 games), Tom Hawkins – Finley, NSW (168 games), Joel Selwood – Sandhurst, VIC (206 games), Mark Bairstow – Lake Grace, WA (146 games)
EMG: Jack Hawkins – Finley, NSW (182 games), Peter Pianto – Eaglehawk, VIC (121 games), Lindsay White – Orford, VIC (117 games)