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Australian rules football has been played in NSW since the early 1880s. Its more than 140 years have been full of champions, trailblazers and characters and the NSW Australian Football Hall of Fame recognises those who have given our game so much in this state.
The NSW Australian Football Hall of Fame was unveiled in 2024, with 100 people inducted.
According to its charter, the purpose of the Hall of Fame is to:
“Recognise and enshrine players, coaches, umpires, administrators, volunteers and media representatives who have made a most significant contribution to the game of Australian Football in NSW since its inception in 1880.”
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100 inaugural NSW Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Name | Category | Era | Region |
George Crisp | Player/Admin | 1880-1892 | Sydney |
Phillip Sheridan | Admin | 1880-1892 | Sydney |
Jim Phelan | Player/Admin | 1880-1925 | Sydney |
Harry J Hedger MBE | Player/Admin | 1881-1910 1903-12 | Sydney |
Ralph Robertson | Player | 1903-14 | Sydney |
Chris Lethbridge | Player/Coach | 1913-22 | Sydney |
Stan Milton | Player | 1919-1940 | Sydney |
Sir Doug Nicholls | Player | 1922-1947 | Murray |
W R “Billy” McKoy | Player | 1924-35 | Sydney |
Frank Dixon | Player/Coach | 1926-62 | Sydney |
Jimmy Stiff | Player | 1929-1935 | Sydney |
Stan Powditch | Player | 1929-1943 | Sydney |
Wilbur (Bill) Mohr | Player | 1929-41 | Riverina |
Gordon Strang | Player | 1931-36; 1938 | Murray |
Haydn Bunton | Player | 1931-37; 1942 | Murray |
Jack Williamson | Player | 1932-1941 | Sydney |
Ken Ferguson | Admin | 1934-1969 | Sydney |
Syd Felstead | Player/Admin | 1938-1974 | Sydney |
Bill Elliott | Admin | 1940-1950 | HCC |
Jack Armstrong | Player/Coach/Umpire | 1944-1978 | Sydney |
Jack Dean | Player/Coach/Admin | 1945-1980 | Sydney |
Ray Tunbridge | Player/Coach/Admin | 1945-1990 | South Coast |
Garry O’Connell | Player/Coach/Admin | 1945-2000 | Hume |
Jim & Edna Daniher | Player/Coach/Admin | 1946-2006 | Northern Riverina |
Bill Hart | Administrator | 1946-78 | Riverina |
Jack Luhrs | Media | 1948-1990 | Riverina |
Harry Gardiner | Player/Coach/Admin | 1949-1970 | Hume |
Bert Schmidt | Media | 1950-1980s | Riverina |
John Yates | Admin | 1950-2004 | Riverina |
Ossie Grose | Player | 1950-60s | Sydney |
Bill Barton | Player/Coach | 1952-1978 | Hume |
Stan Hague | Player/Coach/Admin | 1952-2005 | Northern Riverina |
Mervyn Wegener | Player/Admin | 1953-2009 | Hume |
Ellis Noack | Player | 1953-80 | Sydney |
Peter Carroll | Player/Coach/Admin | 1954-2005 | Hume |
Lindsay Norman | Player/Admin | 1954-2007 | Hume |
Brian Lenton | Player/Coach/Admin | 1956-2019 | North West |
Allan Jeans | Player/Coach | 1961-1976 | Murray |
Tom Carroll | Player | 1961-63 | Riverina |
Ian Granland OAM | Admin | 1962-current | HCC |
Sid Robins | Player | 1963 – 1980 | Riverina |
Ross Elwin | Player/Coach | 1963 – 1997 | Riverina |
Lionel Johnston | Admin | 1964-2013 | Broken Hill |
Ted Ray | Admin | 1965-2005 | Sydney |
Doug Priest | Player/Coach/Admin | 1965-75 | Riverina |
Keith & Paula Rees | Player/Coach/Admin/Umpire | 1966-2019 | Northern Riverina |
Rick Quade | Player | 1967 – | Riverina |
Bert Haynes | Player/Coach | 1967-1993 | Riverina |
Laurie Pendrick | Player | 1970 – 1990 | Riverina |
Greg Harris | Player/Coach | 1970-1997 | Sydney |
Greg Verdon | Player/Admin | 1970-2009 | Riverina |
John Sullivan | Umpire | 1970-2019 | HCC |
Ross Henshaw | Player | 1921-1983 | Hume |
Mark Rendell | Umpire | 1973-2003 | Sydney |
Rod Gillett | Admin | 1974-2019 | North Coast |
Mark Maclure | Player | 1974-86 | Sydney |
Rod Carter | Player | 1974-90 | Sydney |
Kevin Taylor | Media | 1975-1995 | Sydney |
Wayne Walker | Player/Coach | 1975-2002 | Broken Hill |
Peter Johns | Player/Admin | 1975-92 | Broken Hill |
Terry Daniher | Player/Coach | 1976-95 | Northern Riverina |
Neale Daniher | Player/Coach | 1978-2007 | Northern Riverina |
Neil Cordy | Player/Media | 1979-93 | Sydney |
Rod Podbury | Player | 1980-93 | Sydney |
Anthony Daniher | Player | 1981-1997 | Northern Riverina |
Chris Daniher | Player/Coach | 1981-2018 | Northern Riverina |
Dennis Carroll | Player | 1981-93 | Riverina |
Alan Simpson | Admin/Umpire | 1983-2019 | Sapphire Coast Football League |
Greg Wollaston | Player/Admin | 1983-2019 | Sapphire Coast Football League |
Tony Lockett | Player | 1983-99 & 2002 | Sydney |
Geoff Day | Player/Admin | 1984-2018 | Central West |
David Murphy | Player/Coach | 1984-2020 | Murray |
Shane Lenon | Player/Coach | 1985- | Riverina |
Craig Davis | Player/Admin | 1986-2007 | Sydney |
Tim Beard | Umpire | 1987-2016 | Riverina |
David Boulton | Umpire | 1987-present | Sapphire Coast Football League |
Jim & Jill Woodlock | Admin | 1987-today | North Coast |
John Longmire | Player/Coach | 1988-95; 1997-99 | Hume |
Wayne Carey | Player | 1989-2001 | Riverina |
Paul Kelly | Player | 1990-2002 | Riverina |
Maurice Goolagong | Player | 1990-2005 | HCC |
Christine Burrows | Umpire/Coach | 1997-present | HCC |
Frank Kalayzich | Admin/Umpire | 1990-pres | Sydney |
Patrick O’Donoghue | Umpire | 1990-pres | Riverina |
Richard Colless | Admin | 1993-pres | Sydney |
Brad Aiken | Player | 1994-current | Riverina |
Leo Barry | Player | 1995-2009 | Murray |
Gerry Griffiths | Admin/Umpire | 1997-2016 | North West |
Yvette Andrews | Player/Coach/Admin | 1999 – current | Sydney |
Brett Kirk | Player | 1999-2010 | Murray |
Mark McVeigh | Player/Coach | 1999-2012 | HCC |
Lenny Hayes | Player | 1999-2014 | Sydney |
Michaela Freckman | Player/Coach | 2000 – 2020 | Sydney |
Melinda Hyland | Player/Coach/Admin | 2000-2019 | Riverina |
Leanne Imrie | Administrator | 2001- | Northern Riverina |
Tracey Kick | Player/Coach | 2002-2018 | Sydney |
Jarrad McVeigh | Player | 2004-17 | HCC |
Jemma Still | Player/Coach/Admin | 2005-current | Sydney |
Kieren Jack | Player | 2007-17 | Sydney |
Amanda Farrugia | Player | 2011-2019 | Sydney |
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Details for Hall of Fame Gala Dinner 3 May 2024
From 5:30pm in the Noble Room, Sydney Cricket Ground. Enter via Members Gate A.
Dress: Formal/black tie
More details to follow
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Please note, invitations were sent to NSW Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees and their families on 22 March, 2024. If you have not received notice from AFL NSW/ACT, please contact jack.lynch@afl.com.au.
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NSW Australian Football Hall of Fame – Legends
The first intake of Hall of Fame recipients in 2024 will include 10 Legends, which will be announced on at the Gala Dinner on 3 May.
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