Best Current Country Player

[O'KNOWLEDGABLE ONE]

Wasn't sacked Saint - advised club that wasn't going to reapply for season 2009. Will be heading closer to home to continue coaching & playing for family reasons more than anything. Looking foward to getting the broken hand fixed from last trial game early in year against Renmark. Had a bit to do with not being able to be out there on the deck most of the time this year. Getting better with age pal - still got 10 years left of quality football. May aswell defend myself seeming I jumped on here last night hammered and blew my cover. Thanks for the nice encouraging words though.

[Saint]

Sorry big fella il get my facts straight next time

[Bat Pad]

Brady dawe gun

[lion heart]

Surely Trevor Rigney deserves a mention.... absolute superstar

[best on hill]

chris prime just won his second mail medal after again this year kicking a 100 goals. maybe he is the best country player at the moment..

[Bubbz82]

Best on Hill I'd have to agree about Tractor.. Not many Full Forwards in Country today that win Mail Medals like he has.

A player I have seen play this year in the country championships was Luke Button. Awesome player !! And I think he got Runner Up in Mail Medal in RMFL.

Another from Port Augusta Mark Fuller is a gun too...

[Hafey]

Russell Sawford West Augusta , worth throwing his hat in the ring . He doesnt leap tall buildings but he will run straight through them.

[silicone skyline]

Russell Love Mussell is probably up there in the past, but if you saw the man play lately, I really wouldn't be chucking his hat in the ring, best kept on the head.
I'm sure he would agree.
Never saw him at his peak but damn, what he's doing at his age today is testament of the player he was.

[silicone skyline]

Best country player I would vote for Ryan Bennett for Renmark or Matt Manfield for Roopena.
Ryan's at the beginning of a big country career if he stays at home, but after making the All-Australian country team this year, he would get my vote.

[Baron Greenback]

That Les Pearson from Berri's not a bad player....

[BJ Ernest]

What about P Spetialidis from Berri! Very underrated!

[silicone skyline]

Saf would go close, but he would probably agree that Bennett shades him in most area.
Pearson is up there with the State's best country water runners.

[razorback7]

B.Pearce (kersbrook) has just won his second mail medal in a row... surely that puts his name up there for one of the best at the moment.

[Bat Pad]

Matt Cooper from Hahndorf. Played in 2 League flags, played for South Australia, and has won 2 Mail medals i think. And unlike a couple of other players mentioned on this thread plays is one of the stronger country leagues going round. Still smashes it.

[Bat Pad]

Best country player I would vote for Ryan Bennett for Renmark or Matt Manfield for Roopena.
Ryan's at the beginning of a big country career if he stays at home, but after making the All-Australian country team this year, he would get my vote.

Agree that Ryan Bennett can play. How old is he? 21?

[silicone skyline]

Just turned 21 recently.

[best on hill]

Russell Sawford West Augusta , worth throwing his hat in the ring . He doesnt leap tall buildings but he will run straight through them.

russell plays and coaches west whyalla he did have a year at central augusta after he left weerona bay!

[best on hill]

That Les Pearson from Berri's not a bad player....

is that les pearson from rudall and roopena fame???

[best on hill]

Saf would go close, but he would probably agree that Bennett shades him in most area.
Pearson is up there with the State's best country water runners.

i remember les as a nippy lippy wingman!!

[silicone skyline]

Lippy? Not al ot has changed then.