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...

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9. Woodville-West Torrens

Brian Lake

One of the best full-backs in the modern era, Brian Lake deserves his place as Woodville-West Torrens' best product this century among a crowded field.

Taken by the Western Bulldogs at the bargain price of pick 71 in the 2001 National Draft, Lake took a couple of seasons to cement his place but soon proved a cornerstone of the Dogs' finals appearances in the late 2000s.

A dual All-Australian and 2007 Bulldogs best and fairest winner, Lake made the switch to Hawthorn in 2013, where he won three premierships along with the 2013 Norm Smith Medal.

At 195cm and nearly 100kg, Lake possessed the size and positioning smarts to diffuse the competition's big-name full forwards as one of the league's toughest match-ups.

Also in the conversation were dual best and fairest Bernie Vince, Geelong premiership small forward Tyson Stengle, Adelaide half-back Brodie Smith and Melbourne livewire Kysaiah Pickett.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Brian Lake of the Hawks celebrates with the Premeirship Cup during the 2014 AFL Grand Final match between the Sydney Swans and the Hawthorn Hawks at Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 27, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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