They are:

1: Rod McGregor

An outstanding player at junior levels, Rod quickly made his presence felt in the top grade for the Magpies, being picked in the Monaro side in 1975 to play France while still only 18. In 1977 Rod took up an offer to play for St George and had what only can be described as a season you could only dream about.

Rod was selected for the NSW team to play Great Britain after only a handful of first grade appearances and went on to play a huge part in the Dragons premiership winning side that year.

After another season with the Dragons and then spending 1979 with South Sydney, Rod returned to Yass and took over as captain/coach of the Magpies, and led them to a grand final appearance in 1981.

2: Jack Nash (accepted by his son Bob Nash)

The Nash family are synonymous with the birth of rugby league in Yass. Brothers Jack and Tom played in the first ever game back in 1919 while uncle Mick was a prominent member of the administration of the club. It was Jack however, that rose to prominence on the field during those early years, captaining the team and taking over the coaching duties in 1922 and 1923.

The clever half back was instrumental in many of the clubs Massy Cup successes in the 1920s including a famous game where with time almost up, he set up a try then kicked the goal from sideline to down the Queanbeyan Warrigals 10-9. Jack was finally recognised at representative level in 1929 when selected for Group 8 despite being considered the best half in the area for many years.

3: Colin 'Yic' York (accepted by his son Peter York)

Colin York made his debut for Yass in 1922 and quickly established himself as one of the best players in the district. 1928 was a watershed year for the tough front rower that saw him first selected for Group 8, then Southern Districts, Combined Country, NSW and finally, he found himself packing down in the front row of Australia against the Poms in Brisbane. He also played the second test but was forced to withdraw from the third due to illness.

He continued to represent NSW over the next couple of years and was considered extremely unlucky not to be picked in the 1930 Kangaroo tour to Great Britain. He spent a season away in 1932 but returned to Yass in 1933, playing out his career here until his retirement in 1936.

4: Ray Dowling (accepted by his son Louie Dowling)

Originally from Dalton, Ray played for Gunning and Crookwell prior to moving to Yass in 1935. Ray represented combined country in 1938 where he was described as a man-mountain among six goliaths and played a huge part in Yass's first ever premiership win in 1939. He was still packing down in the front row at the age of 37 when Yass won the 1948 title and continued to pull on the boots occasionally until 1955.

Ray was described by former Canterbury and NSW front rower Henry Porter as the toughest footballer he ever played against, but the ultimate accolade came in the 1960's by legendary rugby league writer Tom Goodman. Tom began his career as a cadet journalist at the Goulburn Post and saw Ray play in his prime. When asked to select his greatest ever side, he picked six English internationals, six Australian internationals and Ray Dowling.

5: Max Paterson (accepted by his son Ian Paterson)

The tall wiry front rower made his first-grade debut in 1948, packing down in the front row with Ray Dowling and was instrumental in Yass's charge to the Group 8 premiership that year. Max also won premierships with the club in 1954 and 1959 but missed the 1956 decider due to suspension, which was a familiar theme throughout his career. While many players came and went from the pack over the years he played, Max was a constant and one of the first players picked in first grade each week.

Max also had an uncanny ability to score tries, notching numerous doubles throughout his career but it was the ferocity with which he played up front that made him one of the competitions most feared forwards for over a decade in Group 8.

6: Billy Rayner (accepted by his nephew Terry 'Buck' Rayner)

Young Billy was already making a name for himself in the junior ranks before playing first grade for Yass with many good judges declaring he was destined for the big time. How right they were. Billy quickly established himself in Yass's top-grade team and earned Group 8 and Monaro selection, where scouts from Parramatta noted the hooker's profound ball-winning ability.

Billy played in Yass's 1954 premiership winning side and headed to Sydney at the end of 1955 where he had a long and successful career in the rough and tumble Sydney competition playing over 200 games for the Eels. Representative honours came for Billy first in 1957 when picked for City Firsts then in 1960 when he played for NSW then Australia in two tests against the French to become Yass's second international.

7: Bobby Moore (accepted by his wife Fay Moore)

To many who played with and against him, Bobby Moore was simply the best centre ever to grace the local playing fields in the district. Quick, tough and with a classic bootlace tackling style, Bobby was admired far and wide with numerous respected judges saying he had the ability to play for Australia if he went to Sydney to try his hand.

Bobby made his top-grade debut in 1948 and played in four premiership winning sides, the only man to do so during Yass's golden age of rugby league. He also played in two other grand finals for the black and whites and was a constant in the Group 8 and Monaro representative teams during the 1950s.

8: Paul 'Nugget' Vitler

The Vitler family has had a long association with the Magpies with Nuggets father Leo playing in Yass's first ever game in 1919 while his uncle Mick was a prominent player in the 1920s and 30s for the town.

Nugget began his Magpies career in 1959 in the juniors, making his top-grade debut in 1962.

Originally a centre, Nugget swapped to the pack in 1964 and quickly established himself as one of the best back rowers in Group 8, amassing over 200 first grade games over the next decade and a half. Nugget had three stints as captain/coach of the Magpies before finally retiring in 1978

9: Peter Brady

The dynamic lock was renowned for his classic boot lace tackling style and nonstop work rate during a long career with Yass. Peter played in the 1975 juniors premiership winning team, making his first-grade debut in 1977 and quickly became one of the first players picked every week. Peter was a runaway winner of the Group 8 player of the year award in 1980 but his perceived lack of size was held against him when representative teams were picked.

Peter took over the coaching duties in 1983 in what was a hard year for the club and in 1984, played lower grades for the Canberra Raiders, picking up numerous man of the match awards. He returned to Yass the following season and played in the Magpies 1986 Canberra Cup premiership winning team, retiring after the win.