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OSFC TEAM OF THE CLUB ’ S FIRST CENTURY Announced at the club ' s Centenary Dinner on 4 March
PLAYER GAMES COMMENTS
John Anderson * 229
Inspirational leader . Ruck-rover , club captain for seven years , six-time best and fairest winner , 11-time state representative , state captain twice , all-Australian representative twice and three-time premiership player . Life Member and VAFA Big V Champion .
Ben Barnett * 6 years
Champion footballer and Test cricketer . First rover , twice best and fairest winner , five-time state representative , state captain and three-time A Section premiership player .
Mike Bates 24
Champion ruckman . Previous state representative , best and fairest winner and A Section premiership player .
Marten Bedford * 59 Very skilful and pacy wingman . Twice state representative and all-Australian representative .
Peter Brown 192
Jack Bull 99
Champion backman . Played 44 games for Fitzroy . Three-time state representative and all-Australian representative . Life Member .
Champion follower . Twice best and fairest winner , state representative and club captain for three years . Premiership player twice with Collegians
Steve Collins 154 Excellent centreline player . Best and fairest winner and three-time state representative .
Andrew Crow 144
Champion ruckman . Twice best and fairest winner , VAFA A Section best and fairest winner and state representative .
Mick Eggleston * 68 Creative forward . Best and fairest winner . Life Member .
Richard Eva
118
Michael Fitchett *
67
Rob Fuller
157
Peter Harkness *
73
Adam Houlihan
103
David Hughes
163
Ian Law
71
Gordon Law *
267
Jim Lillie *
59
Ken Melville
59
Top backman . Four-time best and fairest winner , state under 23 representative and club captain for three years .
Brilliant forward creating drive from the centre . State representative twice and club captain for three years . Later played 30 games for Hawthorn .
Champion halfback flanker . State representative for 10 years , state captain for seven years and club captain for nine years . Life Member and VAFA Legend of the Big V . Previously played four games for Richmond .
Tremendous ruckman , skinny as a bean pole . Three-time best and fairest winner , state representative , VAFA Olympic Games representative , all-Australian representative and club captain .
Highly skilled utility player . Member of the famous Houlihan football family who previously played 61 games for Geelong and 33 games for Richmond .
Champion goalkicking forward . Five-times leading goalkicker , best and fairest winner , club captain for three years , premiership player and captain , state representative for six years , state captain , three-time all-Australian representative , AAFC team captain and AAFC Medal winner . Life Member and VAFA Legend of the Big V .
Champion rover . Best and fairest winner , VAFA A Section best and fairest winner , threetime state representative and all-Australian representative . Later played 106 games for Hawthorn . Son of Gordon Law .
Champion forward . Best and fairest winner , eight-time A Section premiership player , one-time games played record holder , club captain and twice state representative . Life Member and father of Ian Law .
Hard concentrated full back with a good kick-out . State and all-Australian representative and club captain .
Talented centreman . Former Melbourne best and fairest winner and premiership player who played 71 games for Melbourne as an amateur before captaining Old Scotch .
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