South Australia has produced some of the game's greatest players.

Ranging from premiership captains to Brownlow medallists, the traditional football state has a proud history in the game, playing host to a competition for over a century.

Taking a look back on the best players to come from the SANFL, we've named the greatest player each club has produced for the AFL since the century began.

Here's who we've selected, along with a few honourable mentions for each SANFL club...

6. South Adelaide

Ryan Griffen

While South Adelaide has failed to win a SANFL premiership in 60 years, they have long been considered a football factory, with Western Bulldogs and GWS midfielder Ryan Griffen one of their best products.

Drafted with pick three in the 2004 National Draft, Griffen went on to become one of the league's premier midfielders, twice winning the Bulldogs' best and fairest award and earning All-Australian selection in 2013.

After 202 games with the Dogs, Griffen controversially walked out on the club at the end of 2014 to join GWS, where he finished his career on 257 games.

Power midfield gun Jason Horne-Francis is fast proving worthy of this mantle despite his age of just 21, already putting his name up in lights in his first 65 games.

Essendon ruckman Sam Draper, Collingwood small forward Beau McCreery and All-Australian rebounding defender Caleb Daniel have also forged strong AFL presences.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17: Ryan Griffen poses during a Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL portrait session on January 17, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)