Former Fitzroy superstar and inaugural Brisbane Lions Hall of Fame Legend Haydn Bunton Snr has been named captain of the ACT and Southern NSW Team of the Century.

Bunton, who was born and raised in Albury, News South Wales, is widely regarded as one of the game’s greatest ever players, having won three Brownlow Medals in a career that spanned just 119 senior VFL games.

He is also an AFL Hall of Fame Legend and a member of the AFL Team of the Century.

Bunton was one of two former Fitzroy greats to be selected in the team, alongside Michael Conlan who played 210 matches for the Lions from 1977-89.

Despite originally hailing from Tasmania, Conlan played the majority of his junior football at the Manuka Football Club in the ACT, before being recruited to Fitzroy.

The entire 24-man team includes eight members of the Australian Football Hall of Fame, 22 VFL/AFL Premierships and seven Brownlow Medals in a reflection of the strength of the region over the past 100 years.

The ACT and Southern NSW Team of the Century selection panel was chaired by GIANTS inaugural Head Coach Kevin Sheedy and included Brian Quade, Greg Carroll and Tony Peek.

The full ACT and Southern NSW Team of the Century is listed below:

B: Bernard Toohey (Geel/Syd), Craig Bolton (Syd), Leo Barry (Syd)
HB: Neale Daniher (Ess), Gordon Strang (Rich), Dennis Carroll (Syd)
C: Michael Conlan (Fitz), Paul Kelly )Syd), Shane Crawford (Haw)
HF: Terry Daniher (SM/Ess), Wayne Carey (NM/Adel), James Hird (Ess)
F: Alex Jesaulenko (Carl/StK), Bill Mohr (StK), John Longmire (Syd)
FOLL: Brian Gleeson (StK), Brett Kirk (Syd), Haydn Bunton Snr (Fitz)
INT: David Murphy (Syd), Percy Bushby (Ess), Bill Brownloess (Geel), Ricky Quade SM), Dean Solomon (Ess/Fre), Brett Allison (NM/Syd)

COACH: Allan Jeans (StK/Haw/Rich)