# Australian Football Hall of Fame

The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established with 136 inductees. As of 2024, this figure has grown to more than 300, including 32 "Legends". Jason Dunstall became the most recent inductee to achieve Legend status in 2024. There had previously been 32 official Legends prior to Dunstall's elevation, but disgraced player Barry Cable had his football honours rescinded after being found guilty of historical child sex abuse.
Since 2015, anyone involved in the game from its inception in 1858 until at least five years after their retirement are theoretically eligible; however, as of 2024, very few outside the elite leagues—the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL), the West Australian Football League (WAFL), the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), the Challenge Cup of 1870–1876, the South Australian Interclub competition of 1870–1876, and the Victorian Football Association (VFA) of 1877–1896) have been inducted.

## Selection
### Selection criteria

A committee considers candidates on the basis of their ability, integrity, sportsmanship and character. While the number of games played, coached or umpired, or years of service in the case of administrators and media representatives, is a consideration, it alone does not determine eligibility.
Players must be retired from the game for at least five years before they become eligible for induction (extended from three years in 2015), while coaches, umpires, administrators and media representatives are eligible immediately upon retirement.
The committee considers candidates from all states and territories of Australia and from all Australian football competitions within Australia.
The following excerpt from the official Hall of Fame website highlights the main criteria used by the committee in selecting inductees to the Hall of Fame:
* The Committee shall consider a candidate's outstanding service and overall contribution to the game of Australian Football in determining a candidate's eligibility for induction into the Hall of Fame.
* Without limiting clause 5.1, the Committee may consider a candidate's individual record, ability, integrity, sportsmanship and character.
* The number of football games played, coached or umpired or the years of service provided shall only be a consideration and shall not be determinative in assessing a candidate's eligibility.
* A player, coach, umpire, administrator or media representative involved at any level of Australian Football may be eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame.
* Candidates shall be adjudged on the basis of their overall contribution to Australian Football, as opposed to one specific aspect.
In 2010, several amendments were made to the selection criteria, with key changes including:
* The maximum number of inductees in any single year reduced from eight to six, to increase the emphasis and honour for those inducted. This change was reversed in 2018.
* The requirement to induct a minimum of three recently retired players (retired within 10 years of each induction ceremony) reduced to a minimum of two, to ensure older players deserving of induction are represented in proportion. This requirement was removed completely in 2018.
* The requirement to have one inductee from the grouping of categories umpire/administrator/media every year changed to a minimum of one from this category every two years. In 2018, the requirement for people in the media or administration categories to have retired was removed.
* The Hall of Fame selection committee to be independent from the AFL Commission. The wording in the charter has been changed so that the selection committee recommends to the commission for "endorsement" rather than for "approval".
* Selectors would be appointed for an initial term of three years, with two further opportunities to be appointed for subsequent three year terms (total of nine years).
* At least 25 per cent of the selection committee to reside outside of Victoria.

### Selection committee

The selection committee, as of 2021, comprises the chairman of the AFL Commission Richard Goyder, Paul Marsh (CEO of AFL Players Association), broadcasters (Michelangelo Rucci, Karen Lyon, Bruce McAvaney and Tania Armstrong), and former players (Ross Glendinning, Graham Cornes, Michael O'Loughlin and David Parkin) as well as Mark Genge (statistics/history consultant) and Patrick Keane (secretary).
Previous selectors have included Mike Fitzpatrick, Kevin Bartlett, Brendon Gale, historian Col Hutchinson, and broadcasters Harry Gordon, Geoff Christian, Caroline Wilson, Tim Lane, Mike Sheahan, Patrick Smith, Dennis Cometti and Jim Main.
Australian Football Hall of Fame selectors :
| Induction | Selectors |
| 1996 | South Australia: Max Basheer. Victoria: Kevin Bartlett, John Kennedy, Lou Richards, Percy Beames, Peter Allen, Mark Patterson, Mike Sheehan, Harry Gordon, Caroline Wilson, Joan Kirner, Tom Reynolds. Western Australia: Geoff Christian. |
| 2009 | Mike Fitzpatrick, Brian Atkinson, Kevin Bartlett, Brendon Gale, Tim Lane, Jim Main, David Parkin, Tom Reynolds, Mike Sheahan, Patrick Smith, Leigh Whicker, Caroline Wilson. |
| 2013 | Mike Fitzpatrick, Dennis Cometti, Bruce McAvaney, Michelangelo Rucci, Stephen Phillips, David Parkin, Matt Finnis. |
| 2014 | South Australia: Bruce McAvaney, Michelangelo Rucci. Victoria: Mike Fitzpatrick, Matt Finnis, Jim Main (1), David Parkin, Stephen Phillips, Col Hutchinson, Patrick Clifton. Western Australia: Dennis Cometti. |
| 2021 | South Australia: Graham Cornes, Bruce McAvaney, Michael O'Loughlin, Patrick Keane, Mark Genge. Victoria: Karen Lyon, David Parkin, Paul Marsh. Western Australia: Richard Goyder, Tania Armstrong, Ross Glendinning. |

## Legends

The Legends category is reserved for those who are deemed to have had a significant impact on the game of Australian rules football. Most "Legends" enshrined to date represent former players who played the majority or the whole of their career in the VFL/AFL, with three players in Barrie Robran, Jack Oatey (SANFL) and Merv McIntosh (WAFL) being selected for careers in other state leagues. Being named as a "Legend" of the Australian Football Hall of Fame is the highest honour which can be bestowed onto an individual Australian footballer. As of 2024, there are 32 Legends, less than one in 400 (<0.25%) of all VFL/AFL players, and the feat is considerably rarer when considering other leagues outside of the AFL.
In 2010, several amendments to the Legends category were made to ensure the exclusivity and prestige of the Hall of Fame. Among them were:
* The Legends category remains exclusively for recognition of the most significant playing and coaching records
* The number of Legends that can be part of the Hall of Fame remains at a maximum of 10 percent of the total inductees
* Criteria for elevating an inductee to Legend status requires that only ‘playing and coaching’ records be taken into account and not a candidate's overall contribution to the game outside of playing and coaching
Legends :
| Inductee | Year elevated | Games | Goals | Premierships | Premierships | Highlights |
| Inductee | Year elevated | Games | Goals | Player | Coach | Highlights |
| Darrel BaldockDarrel Baldock representing Tasmanian underage side in Brisbane | 2006 | 123 games St Kilda (119) New Norfolk (4) | 237 goals St Kilda (237) New Norfolk (0) | 5 premierships VFL (1) St Kilda 1966 NWFU (4) Latrobe 1969 1970 (TSP) 1971 1972 | 4 premierships NWFU (4) Latrobe 1969 1970 (TSP) 1971 1972 | Representative honours: 2× All-Australian (1961, 1966) Victoria (10 games) Tasmania (15 games) League honours: 3× Wander Medal (1957, 1959, 1971) Club honours: St Kilda captain (1963–1968) 3× St Kilda Best & Fairest (1962, 1963, 1965) 4× St Kilda leading goal-kicker (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965) Coaching record: St Kilda 1987–1989 (18–44–0) |
| Ron Barassi Ron Barassi commencing his prolific VFL career | 1996 | 253 games Melbourne (204) Carlton (50) | 330 goals Melbourne (295) Carlton (35) | 6 premierships VFL (6) Melbourne 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1964 | 4 premierships VFL (4) Carlton 1968 1970 North Melbourne 1975 1977 | Representative Honours: 3× All-Australian (1956, 1958, 1961) Australia (4 games) Victoria (? games) Club honours Melbourne captain (1960–1964) 2× Melbourne Best & Fairest (1961, 1964) 2× Melbourne leading goal-kicker (1958, 1959) Coaching Record: Carlton 1965–1971 (99–47–1) North Melbourne 1973–1980 (129–66–3) Melbourne 1981–1985 (33–77–0) Sydney 1993–1995 (13–46–0) |
| Kevin Bartlett | 2000 | 403 Games Richmond (403) | 778 Goals Richmond (778) | 5 premierships VFL (6) Richmond 1967 1969 1973 1974 1980 | | Representative Honours: Australia (4 games) Victoria (20 games) League Honours: Norm Smith Medal (1980) Club honours: Richmond captain (1979) 5× Richmond Best & Fairest (1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1977) 4× Richmond leading goal-kicker (1974, 1975, 1977, 1983) Coaching Record: Richmond 1988–1991 (27–61–0) |
| Malcolm Blight | 2017 | 342 Games Woodville (164) North Melbourne (178) | 803 Goals Woodville (359) North Melbourne (444) | 2 premierships VFL (2) North Melbourne 1975 1977 | 2 premierships AFL (2) Adelaide 1997 1998 | Representative Honours: 2× All-Australian player (1972, 1985) 2× All-Australian coach (1997, 1998) South Australia (7 games) Victoria (7 games) League Honours: Magarey Medal (1972) Brownlow Medal (1978) Coleman Medal (1982) Ken Farmer Medal (1985) Club honours 2× Woodville Best & Fairest (1972, 1985) North Melbourne Best & Fairest (1978) 4× North Melbourne leading goal-kicker (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982) North Melbourne Championship of Australia winner (1975) Coaching Record: North Melbourne player-coach 1981 (6–10–0) Woodville player-coach 1983–85, coach 1986–1987 (29–62–0) Geelong 1989–1994 (89–56–0) Adelaide 1997–1999 (41–33–0) St. Kilda 2001 (3–12–0) |
| Haydn Bunton Sr. | 1996 | 208 Games Fitzroy (119) Subiaco (72) Port Adelaide (17) | 427 Goals Fitzroy (207) Subiaco (190) Port Adelaide (30) | | | Representative Honours: Victoria (12 games) Western Australia (6 games) League Honours: 3× Brownlow Medal (1931, 1932, 1935) 3× Sandover Medal (1938, 1939, 1941) Club honours: Fitzroy captain (1932, 1936–1937) Subiaco captain (1938–1939, 1941) 2× Fitzroy Best & Fairest (1934, 1935) 3× Subiaco Best & Fairest (1938, 1939, 1941) 2× Fitzroy leading goal-kicker (1936, 1937) 4× Subiaco leading goal-kicker (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941) Coaching Record: Fitzroy 1936 (2–0–16) Subiaco 1938–1939, 1941 (18–42–0) North Adelaide 1947–1948 (13–21–0) |
| Roy Cazaly | 1996 | 198 Games St Kilda (99) South Melbourne (99) | 167 Goals St Kilda (38) South Melbourne (129) | | | Representative Honours: Victoria (13 games) Tasmania (5 games) Club honours: St Kilda captain (1920) St Kilda Best & Fairest (1918) South Melbourne Best & Fairest (1923) South Melbourne leading goal-kicker (1921, 1922) Coaching Record: South Melbourne 1922, 1937–1938 (12–38–2) Hawthorn 1942–1943 (10–20–0) |
| John Coleman | 1996 | 98 Games Essendon (98) | 537 Goals Essendon (537) | 2 premierships VFL (2) Essendon 1949 1950 | 2 premierships VFL (2) Essendon 1962 1965 | Representative Honours: All-Australian (1953) Victoria (12 games) League Honours: 5× VFL leading goal-kicker (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953) Club honours: Essendon Best & Fairest (1949) 6× Essendon leading goal-kicker (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954) Coaching Record: Essendon 1961–1967 (91–40–3) |
| Gordon Coventry | 1998 | 306 Games Collingwood (306) | 1,299 Goals Collingwood (1299) | 5 premierships VFL (5) Collingwood 1927 1928 1929 1930 1935 | | Representative Honours: Victoria (25 games) League Honours: 6× VFL leading goal-kicker (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1933) Club honours: Collingwood Best & Fairest (1933) 16× Collingwood leading goal-kicker (1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937) |
| Jack Dyer | 1996 | 312 Games Richmond (312) | 433 Goals Richmond (443) | 2 premierships VFL (2) Richmond 1934 1943 | 1 premierships VFL (1) Richmond 1943 | Representative Honours: Victoria (16 games) Club honours: Richmond captain (1941–1949) 7× Richmond Best & Fairest (1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946) Richmond leading goal-kicker (1947, 1948) Coaching Record: Richmond 1941–1952 (135–89–2) |
| Jason Dunstall | 2024 | 269 Games Hawthorn (269) | 1254 Goals Hawthorn (1254) | 4 premierships VFL/AFL (4) Hawthorn 1986 1988 1989 1991 | | Representative honours: Victoria (3 games, 14 goals) Queensland (4 games, 10 goals) Allies (1 game, 0 goals) Club honours AFLPA MVP: 1992 3× Coleman Medal: 1988, 1989, 1992 2× All-Australian team: 1992, 1994 Hawthorn captain: 1995–1998 4× Peter Crimmins Memorial Trophy: 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993 12× Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 1986–1996, 1998 Simpson Medal: 1989 E. J. Whitten Medal: 1989 Hawthorn Hall of Fame – Legend status Hawthorn Team of the Century |
| Russell Ebert | 2022 | 417 Games Port Adelaide (392) North Melbourne (25) | 309 Goals Port Adelaide (294) North Melbourne (15) | 3 premierships SANFL (3) Port Adelaide 1977 1980 1981 | | Representative Honours: South Australia (29 games) South Australia state coach 1996, 1997, 1998 League Honours: 4× Magarey Medal (1971, 1974, 1976, 1980) Jack Oatey Medal (1981) Club honours: Port Adelaide captain (1974–1978, 1983–1985) 6× Port Adelaide Best & Fairest (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981) Port Adelaide leading goal-kicker (1968) Coaching Record: Port Adelaide 1983-1987 (64-52-0) Woodville 1988-1990 (24-40-0) |
| Graham Farmer | 1996 | 356 Games East Perth (176) Geelong (101) West Perth (79) | 227 Goals East Perth (157) Geelong (65) West Perth (55) | 6 premierships WAFL (5) East Perth 1956 1958 1959 West Perth 1969 1971 VFL (1) Geelong 1963 | 2 premierships WAFL (2) West Perth 1969 1971 | Representative Honours: Tassie Medal (1956) 3× All-Australian (1956, 1958, 1961) 2× Simpson Medal (1956, 1961) Australia (1968) Western Australia (31) Victoria (5) League Honours: 3× Sandover Medal (1956, 1957, 1960 2× Simpson Medal (1959, 1969) Club honours: Geelong captain (1965–1967) West Perth captain (1968–1971) 7× East Perth Best & Fairest (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961) 2× Geelong Best & Fairest (1963, 1964) West Perth Best & Fairest (1969) Coaching Record: Western Australia 1977 (1–1–0) West Perth 1968–1971 (60–29–2) Geelong 1973–1975 (24–42–0) East Perth 1976–1977 (30–15–0) |
| Royce Hart | 2013 | 188 Games Richmond (187) Glenelg (1) | 369 Goals Richmond (369) Glenelg (0) | 4 premierships VFL (4) Richmond 1967 1969 1973 1974 | | Representative Honours: All-Australian (1969) Australia (1968) Victoria (11) Club honours: Richmond captain (1972–1975) 2× Richmond Best & Fairest (1969, 1972) 2× Richmond leading goal-kicker (1967, 1971) Coaching Record: Footscray 1980–1982 (8–45–0) |
| Peter Hudson | 1999 | 288 games VFL Hawthorn (129) TANFL New Norfolk (78) Glenorchy (81) | 1,721 Goals VFL Hawthorn (727) TANFL New Norfolk (378) Glenorchy (616) | 2 premierships VFL (1) Hawthorn 1971 TANFL Glenorchy 1975 | | Representative Honours: 2× All-Australian (1966, 1969) Australia (1968) Victoria (10 games) League Honours: 4× Coleman Medal (1968, 1970, 1971, 1977) 2× William Leitch Medal (1978, 1979) Club honours: 2× Hawthorn Best & Fairest (1968, 1970) 6× Hawthorn leading goal-kicker (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1977) |
| Bill Hutchison | 2003 | 290 Games Essendon (290) | 496 Goals Essendon (496) | 4 premierships VFL (4) Essendon 1942 1946 1949 1950 | | Representative Honours: 2× All-Australian (1953, 1956) Victoria captain (1953, 1956) Victoria (30 games) League Honours: 2× Brownlow Medal (1952, 1953) Club honours: Essendon captain (1951–1957) 7× Essendon Best & Fairest (1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956) Essendon leading goal-kicker (1948) |
| Alex Jesaulenko | 2008 | 279 Games Carlton (256) St Kilda (23) | 444 Goals Carlton (424) St Kilda (20) | 4 premierships VFL (4) Carlton 1968 1970 1972 1979 | 1 premierships VFL (1) Carlton 1979 | Representative Honours: 2× All-Australian (1969, 1972) Victoria (15 games) Club honours: Carlton captain (1974–1976, 1978–1979) St Kilda captain (1981) Carlton Best & Fairest (1975) 3× Carlton leading goal-kicker (1969, 1970, 1971) Coaching Record: Carlton 1978–1979 (35–7–0) St Kilda 1980–1982 (13–49–2) Carlton 1989–1990 (18–15–1) |
| John Kennedy Sr. | 2020 | 164 Games Hawthorn (164) | 29 Goals Hawthorn (29) | | 3 premierships VFL/AFL (3) Hawthorn 1961 1971 1976 | Representative Honours: Victoria player (4 games) Victoria coach (1 game) Club honours: Hawthorn captain (1955–59) Victoria captain (1957) Hawthorn Best & Fairest (1950, 1951, 1952, 1954) Coaching Record: Hawthorn 1957, 1960–1963, 1967–1976 (181–116–2) North Melbourne 1985–1989 (55–44–3) |
| Tony Lockett | 2015 | 281 Games St Kilda (183) Sydney (98) | 1,360 Goals St Kilda (898) Sydney (462) | | | Representative Honours: 5× All-Australian (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998) Victoria (5 games) E.J. Whitten Medal (1995) League Honours: Brownlow Medal (1987) 4× Coleman Medal (1987, 1991, 1996, 1998) Club honours: 2× St Kilda Best & Fairest (1987, 1991) Sydney Best & Fairest (1995) 10× St Kilda leading goal-kicker (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994) 5× Sydney leading goal-kicker (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) |
| Leigh Matthews | 1996 | 332 Games Hawthorn (332) | 915 Goals Hawthorn (915) | 4 premierships VFL (4) Hawthorn 1971 1976 1978 1983 | 4 premierships AFL (4) Collingwood 1990 Brisbane 2001 2002 2003 | Representative Honours: All-Australian player (1972) 4× All-Australian coach (1998, 2001, 2002, 2003) Australia (1972) Victoria (14 games) League Honours: Coleman Medal (1975) Club honours: Hawthorn captain (1981–1985) 8× Hawthorn Best & Fairest (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982) 6× Hawthorn leading goal-kicker (1973, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) Coaching Record: Victoria 1997–1998 (2–0–0) Collingwood 1986–1995 (125–94–5) Brisbane 1999–2008 (128–88–3) |
| Jock McHale | 2005 | 261 Games Collingwood (261) | 18 Goals Collingwood (18) | 2 premierships VFL (2) Collingwood 1910 1917 | 8 premierships VFL (8) Collingwood 1917 1919 1927 1928 1929 1930 1935 1936 | Club honours: Collingwood captain (1912–1913) Coaching Record: Collingwood 1912–1949 (467–237–10) |
| Merv McIntosh | 2021 | 217 Games Perth (217) | 79 Goals Perth (79) | 1 premiership WAFL (1) Perth 1955 | | Representative Honours: All-Australian (1953) Western Australia (24 games) Tassie Medal (1953) League Honours: 3× Sandover Medal (1948, 1953, 1954) 3× Simpson Medal (1952, 1953, 1955) Club honours: 7× Perth Best & Fairest (1946–1950, 1952, 1954) |
| Kevin Murray | 2010 | 377 Games Fitzroy (333) East Perth (44) | 71 Goals Fitzroy (51) East Perth (20) | | | Representative Honours: 2× All-Australian (1958, 1966) Victoria (24 games) Western Australia (6 games) League Honours: Brownlow Medal (1969) Club honours: Fitzroy captain (1963–1964, 1967–1972) 9× Fitzroy Best & Fairest (1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969) East Perth Best & Fairest (1965) Coaching Record: Fitzroy 1963–1964 (?-?-?) East Perth 1965–1966 (0–34–0) |
| John Nicholls | 1996 | 328 Games Carlton (328) | 307 Goals Carlton (307) | 3 premierships VFL (3) Carlton 1968 1970 1972 | 1 premierships VFL (1) Carlton 1972 | Representative Honours: 2× All-Australian (1966, 1969) Australia (1968) Victoria (31 games) Club honours: Carlton captain (1963, 1968–1974) 5× Carlton Best & Fairest (1959, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967); Coaching Record: Carlton 1972–1975 (63–31–3) Glenelg 1977–1978 (30–20–0) |
| Jack Oatey | 2021 | 186 Games Norwood (181) South Melbourne (5) | 237 Goals Norwood (233) South Melbourne (4) | 4 premierships SANFL (4) Norwood-North Adelaide 1943 Norwood 1945 1948 1950 | 10 premierships SANFL (10) Norwood 1945 1948 1950 Sturt 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1974 1976 | Representative Honours: South Australia (7 games) South Australia state coach 1950, 1959 Club honours: Norwood captain (1945–52) 4× Norwood Best & Fairest (1940, 1941, 1942, 1945) Coaching Record: Norwood 1945–56 (147–81–1) West Adelaide 1957–60 (52–26–0) Sturt 1962-82 (314–152–4) Only person to coach over 500 wins in all senior Australian rules football (521 wins) |
| Bob Pratt | 1996 | 158 Games South Melbourne (158) | 681 Goals South Melbourne (681) | 1 premiership VFL (1) South Melbourne 1933 | | League Honours: 3× VFL leading goal-kicker Club honours: 6× South Melbourne leading goal-kicker (1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1939) |
| Dick Reynolds | 1996 | 320 Games Essendon (320) | 442 Goals Essendon (442) | 4 premierships VFL (4) Essendon 1942 1946 1949 1950 | 4 premierships VFL (4) Essendon 1942 1946 1949 1950 | Representative Honours: Victoria (19 games) League Honours: 3× Brownlow Medal (1934, 1937, 1938) Club honours: Essendon captain (1939–1950) 7× Essendon Best & Fairest (1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943) Essendon leading goal-kicker (1943) Coaching Record: Essendon 1939–1960 (277–137–6) |
| Barrie Robran | 2001 | 201 Games North Adelaide (201) | 196 Goals North Adelaide (196) | 2 premierships SANFL (4) North Adelaide 1971 1972 | | Representative Honours: South Australia (17 games) South Australia captain (1974) League Honours: 3× Magarey Medal (1968, 1970, 1973) Club honours: North Adelaide captain (1974–1977) 8× North Adelaide Best & Fairest (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976) Coaching Record: North Adelaide 1978–1980 (21–45–0) |
| Kevin Sheedy | 2018 | 251 Games Richmond (251) | 91 Goals Richmond (91) | 3 premierships VFL (3) Richmond 1969 1973 1974 | 4 premierships VFL/AFL (4) Essendon 1984 1985 1993 2000 | Representative Honours: Australia coach (4 games) 4× All-Australian coach (1984, 1985, 1993, 2000) Victoria player (8 games) Victoria coach (4 games) Club honours: Richmond captain (1978) Richmond Best & Fairest (1976) Coaching Record: Essendon 1981–2007 (386–242–7) Greater Western Sydney 2012–2013 (3–41–0) |
| Bob Skilton | 1996 | 237 Games South Melbourne (237) | 412 Goals South Melbourne (412) | | | Representative Honours: Victoria (25 games) League Honours: 3× Brownlow Medal (1959, 1963, 1968) Club honours: South Melbourne captain (1961–1969, 1970–1971) 9× South Melbourne Best & Fairest (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968) 3× South Melbourne leading goal-kicker 1959, 1962, 1963 Coaching Record: South Melbourne 1965–1966 (16–19–0) Melbourne 1974–1976 (28–60–0) |
| Norm Smith | 2007 | 227 Games Melbourne (210) Fitzroy (17) | 527 Goals Melbourne (546) Fitzroy (26) | 4 premierships VFL (4) Melbourne 1939 1940 1941 1948 | 6 premierships VFL (6) Melbourne 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1964 | Representative Honours: Victoria (2 games) League Honours: VFL Leading goal-kicker (1941) Club honours: Melbourne captain (1945–1947) Melbourne Best & Fairest (1938) 4× Melbourne Leading goal-kicker (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941) Coaching Record: Fitzroy 1949–1951 (30–23–2), Melbourne 1952–1967 (198–107–5) South Melbourne 1969–72 (26–61–0) |
| Ian Stewart | 1997 | 218 Games St Kilda (127) Richmond (78) Hobart (13) | 80 Goals St Kilda (25) Richmond (55) Hobart | 2 premierships VFL (2) St Kilda 1966 Richmond 1973 | | Representative honours: All-Australian (1966) Victoria (?) League honours: 3× Brownlow Medal (1965–66, 1971) Club honours: St Kilda captain (1969) St Kilda Best & Fairest (1964, 1966) Richmond Best & Fairest (1971) Coaching record: South Melbourne 1976–1977, 1979–1981 (49–60–2) Carlton 1978 (1–2–0) |
| Ted Whitten | 1996 | 321 Games Footscray (321) | 360 Goals Footscray (360) | 1 premiership VFL (1) Footscray 1954 | | Representative Honours: Tassie Medal (1958) 3× All-Australian (1956, 1958, 1961) Victoria (29 games) Club honours: Footscray captain (1957–1966, 1969–1971) Footscray Best & Fairest (1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961) Footscray leading goal-kicker (1961, 1962, 1964, 1968) Coaching Record: Footscray 1957–1966, 1969– 1971 (91–137–0) |

## Player inductees

| Player | Club | State | Playing career | Games played (goals) | Year inducted | Legend status |
| Gary Ablett Sr. | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1982 | 6 (10) | 2005 | |
| Gary Ablett Sr. | Geelong | Victoria | 1984–1997 | 242 (1021) | 2005 | |
| John Abley | Port Adelaide | South Australia | 1950–1961 | 212 (1) | 2020 | |
| Michael Aish | Norwood | South Australia | 1979–1993 | 307 (449) | 2023 | |
| Jason Akermanis | Brisbane Bears | Queensland | 1995–1996 | 38 (44) | 2015 | |
| Jason Akermanis | Brisbane Lions | Queensland | 1997–2006 | 210 (263) | 2015 | |
| Jason Akermanis | Western Bulldogs | Victoria | 2007–2010 | 77 (114) | 2015 | |
| Glenn Archer | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1992–2007 | 311 (148) | 2012 | |
| Graham Arthur | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1955–1968 | 232 (201) | 1996 | |
| Allen Aylett | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1952–1964 | 220 (311) | 1996 | |
| Gary Ayres | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1978–1993 | 269 (70) | 1999 | |
| Paul Bagshaw | Sturt | South Australia | 1964–1980 | 360 (258) | 2016 | |
| Darrel Baldock | St Kilda | Victoria | 1962–1968 | 119 (237) | 1996 | Legend |
| Darrel Baldock | East Devonport | Tasmania | 1955–1958 | 71 | 1996 | Legend |
| Darrel Baldock | La Trobe | Tasmania | 1959–1961, 1969–1973 | 158 | 1996 | Legend |
| Darrel Baldock | New Norfolk | Tasmania | 1974 | 4 | 1996 | Legend |
| Ron Barassi | Melbourne | Victoria | 1953–1964 | 204 (295) | 1996 | Legend |
| Ron Barassi | Carlton | Victoria | 1965–1969 | 50 (35) | 1996 | Legend |
| Trevor Barker | St Kilda | Victoria | 1975–1989 | 230 (134) | 2019 | |
| Jimmy Bartel | Geelong | Victoria | 2002–2016 | 305 (202) | 2023 | |
| Kevin Bartlett | Richmond | Victoria | 1965–1983 | 403 (778) | 1996 | Legend |
| Percy Beames | Melbourne | Victoria | 1931–1944 | 213 (323) | 1996 | |
| Peter Bedford | Port Melbourne | Victoria | 1965–1967, 1978–1979 | 69 | 1999 | |
| Peter Bedford | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1968–1976 | 178 (325) | 1999 | |
| Peter Bedford | Carlton | Victoria | 1977–1978 | 8 (4) | 1999 | |
| Vic Belcher | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1907–1915, 1917–1920 | 226 (62) | 1996 | |
| Peter Bell | South Fremantle | Western Australia | 1994–1995, 2009 | 49 (58) | 2015 | |
| Peter Bell | Fremantle | Western Australia | 1995, 2001–2008 | 163 (130) | 2015 | |
| Peter Bell | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1996–2000 | 123 (120) | 2015 | |
| Percy Bentley | Richmond | Victoria | 1925–1940 | 263 (275) | 1996 | |
| Mark Bickley | South Adelaide | South Australia | 1989–1990 | 53 (43) | 2009 | |
| Mark Bickley | Adelaide | South Australia | 1991–2003 | 272 (77) | 2009 | |
| Simon Black | East Fremantle | Western Australia | 1997 | 2 (0) | 2020 | |
| Simon Black | Brisbane Lions | Queensland | 1998–2013 | 322 (171) | 2020 | |
| Malcolm Blight | Woodville | South Australia | 1968–1973, 1983–1985 | 152 (342) | 1996 | Legend |
| Malcolm Blight | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1974–1982 | 178 (444) | 1996 | Legend |
| Francis Bourke | Richmond | Victoria | 1967–1981 | 300 (71) | 1996 | |
| Craig Bradley | Port Adelaide | South Australia | 1981–1985 | 98 (97) | 2006 | |
| Craig Bradley | Carlton | Victoria | 1986–2002 | 375 (247) | 2006 | |
| Dermott Brereton | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1982–1992 | 189 (427) | 1999 | |
| Dermott Brereton | Sydney | New South Wales | 1994 | 7 (7) | 1999 | |
| Dermott Brereton | Collingwood | Victoria | 1995 | 15 (30) | 1999 | |
| Gavin Brown | Collingwood | Victoria | 1987–2000 | 254 (195) | 2008 | |
| Jonathan Brown | Brisbane Lions | Queensland | 2000–2014 | 256 (594) | 2020 | |
| Nathan Buckley | Port Adelaide | South Australia | 1991–1992 | 37 (44) | 2011 | |
| Nathan Buckley | Brisbane Bears | Queensland | 1993 | 20 (21) | 2011 | |
| Nathan Buckley | Collingwood | Victoria | 1994–2007 | 260 (263) | 2011 | |
| Haydn Bunton Sr | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1931–1937, 1942 | 119 (207) | 1996 | Legend |
| Haydn Bunton Sr | Subiaco | Western Australia | 1938–1941 | 72 (190) | 1996 | Legend |
| Haydn Bunton Sr | Port Adelaide | South Australia | 1945 | 17 (30) | 1996 | Legend |
| Nathan Burke | St. Kilda | Victoria | 1987–2003 | 323 (123) | 2021 | |
| Peter Burns | Ballarat Imperial | Victoria | 1885 | 2 (5) | 1996 | |
| Peter Burns | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1885–1891 | 126 (100) | 1996 | |
| Peter Burns | Geelong | Victoria | 1892–1902 | 177 (34) | 1996 | |
| Peter Carey | Glenelg | South Australia | 1971–1988 | 448 (521) | 2009 | |
| Wayne Carey | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1989–2001 | 244 (671) | 2010 | |
| Wayne Carey | Adelaide | South Australia | 2003–2004 | 28 (56) | 2010 | |
| Terry Cashion | New Town | Tasmania | 1939–1941 | | 2022 | |
| Terry Cashion | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1942 | 5 (5) | 2022 | |
| Terry Cashion | Clarence | Tasmania | 1946–1947 | | 2022 | |
| Terry Cashion | Longford | Tasmania | 1948–1951 | | 2022 | |
| Terry Cashion | Sandy Bay | Tasmania | 1952–1954 | | 2022 | |
| Roy Cazaly | St Kilda | Victoria | 1911–1920 | 99 (39) | 1996 | Legend |
| Roy Cazaly | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1921–24, 1926–27 | 99 (128) | 1996 | Legend |
| Roy Cazaly | City | Tasmania | 1928–1930 | 51 (62) | 1996 | Legend |
| Roy Cazaly | Preston | Victoria | 1931 | 19 (26) | 1996 | Legend |
| Roy Cazaly | North Hobart | Tasmania | 1932–1933 | 26 (35) | 1996 | Legend |
| Roy Cazaly | Glenorchy (New Town) | Tasmania | 1934–1936 | 47 (41) | 1996 | Legend |
| Roy Cazaly | Camberwell | Victoria | 1941 | 2 (1) | 1996 | Legend |
| Albert Chadwick | Melbourne | Victoria | 1920–1928 | 141 (45) | 1996 | |
| Albert Chadwick | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1929 | 17 (8) | 1996 | |
| John Coleman | Essendon | Victoria | 1949–1954 | 98 (537) | 1996 | Legend |
| Gordon Coventry | Collingwood | Victoria | 1920–1937 | 306 (1299) | 1996 | Legend |
| David Christy | Ballarat | Victoria | 1885–1888 | 44 (18) | 1996 | |
| David Christy | Melbourne | Victoria | 1891–1896 | 88 (67) | 1996 | |
| David Christy | Fremantle (1882) | Western Australia | 1896–1897 | 11 (1) | 1996 | |
| David Christy | Imperials | Western Australia | 1897 | 6 (0) | 1996 | |
| David Christy | East Fremantle | Western Australia | 1898–1912 | 196 (191) | 1996 | |
| Jack Clarke (Vic) | Essendon | Victoria | 1951–1967 | 263 (180) | 1996 | |
| Jack Clarke (WA) | East Fremantle | Western Australia | 1952–1962 | 206 (6) | 1999 | |
| Ron Clegg | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1945–1960 | 231 (156) | 1996 | |
| Horrie Clover | Carlton | Victoria | 1920–1931 | 147 (396) | 1996 | |
| Albert Collier | Collingwood | Victoria | 1925–1930, 1933–1939 | 205 (54) | 1996 | |
| Albert Collier | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1941–1942 | 12 (12) | 1996 | |
| Harry Collier | Collingwood | Victoria | 1926–1940 | 253 (299) | 1996 | |
| Graham Cornes | Glenelg | South Australia | 1967–1982 | 317 (339) | 2012 | |
| Graham Cornes | South Adelaide | South Australia | 1983–1984 | 47 (42) | 2012 | |
| Graham Cornes | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1979 | 5 (10) | 2012 | |
| George Coulthard | Carlton | Victoria | 1876–1882 | 87 (57) | 1996 | |
| Syd Coventry | Collingwood | Victoria | 1922–1934 | 227 (62) | 1996 | |
| Dean Cox | East Perth | Western Australia | 1999–2003 | 26 (9) | 2020 | |
| Dean Cox | West Coast | Western Australia | 2001–2014 | 290 (169) | 2020 | |
| Shane Crawford | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1993–2008 | 305 (224) | 2012 | |
| Vic Cumberland | Melbourne | Victoria | 1898–1901 | 50 (15) | 1996 | |
| Vic Cumberland | St Kilda | Victoria | 1903–1904, 1907–1908, 1912–1915, 1920 | 126 (72) | 1996 | |
| Vic Cumberland | Sturt | South Australia | 1909–1911 | 37 (33) | 1996 | |
| Peter Daicos | Collingwood | Victoria | 1979–1993 | 250 (549) | 1999 | |
| John Daly | Norwood | South Australia | 1887–1898 | 119 (12) | 1996 | |
| John Daly | West Adelaide | South Australia | 1899–1904 | 56 (9) | 1996 | |
| Terry Daniher | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1976–1977 | 19 (22) | 1998 | |
| Terry Daniher | Essendon | Victoria | 1978–1992 | 294 (447) | 1998 | |
| Rick Davies | Sturt | South Australia | 1970–1980, 1982–1984 | 317 (635) | 2013 | |
| Rick Davies | South Adelaide | South Australia | 1985–1986 | 33 (146) | 2013 | |
| Rick Davies | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1981 | 20 (37) | 2013 | |
| Barry Davis | Essendon | Victoria | 1961–1972 | 218 (65) | 1997 | |
| Barry Davis | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1973–1975 | 71 (54) | 1997 | |
| Bob Davis | Geelong | Victoria | 1948–1958 | 189 (141) | 1996 | |
| Jim Deane | South Adelaide | South Australia | 1945–1953, 1955–1957 | 157 (95) | 2019 | |
| Jim Deane | Richmond | Victoria | 1954–1955 | 33 (17) | 2019 | |
| Bill Dempsey | West Perth | Western Australia | 1960–1976 | 343 (89) | 2022 | |
| Gary Dempsey | Western Bulldogs (Footscray) | Victoria | 1967–1978 | 207 (105) | 1996 | |
| Gary Dempsey | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1979–1984 | 122 (39) | 1996 | |
| David Dench | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1969–1984 | 275 (29) | 2000 | |
| Robert DiPierdomenico | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1975–1991 | 240 (130) | 2007 | |
| Carl Ditterich | St Kilda | Victoria | 1963–1972, 1976–1978 | 203 (156) | 2004 | |
| Carl Ditterich | Melbourne | Victoria | 1973–1975, 1979–1980 | 82 (43) | 2004 | |
| Brian Dixon | Melbourne | Victoria | 1954–1968 | | 2010 | |
| George Doig | East Fremantle | Western Australia | 1933–1941, 1945 | | 2002 | |
| Bruce Doull | Carlton | Victoria | 1969–1986 | | 1996 | |
| Jason Dunstall | Coorparoo | Queensland | 1984 | | 2002 | Legend |
| Jason Dunstall | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1985–1998 | | 2002 | Legend |
| Jack Dyer | Richmond | Victoria | 1931–1949 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Russell Ebert | Port Adelaide | South Australia | 1968–1978, 1980–1985 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Russell Ebert | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1979 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Wels Eicke | St Kilda | Victoria | 1909–1924, 1926 | | 1996 | |
| Wels Eicke | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1925–1926 | | 1996 | |
| Corey Enright | Geelong | Victoria | 2001–2016 | | 2023 | |
| Graham 'Polly' Farmer | East Perth | Western Australia | 1953–1961 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Graham 'Polly' Farmer | Geelong | Victoria | 1962–1967 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Graham 'Polly' Farmer | West Perth | Western Australia | 1968–1971 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Ken Farmer | North Adelaide | South Australia | 1929–1941 | | 1998 | |
| Len Fitzgerald | Collingwood | Victoria | 1945–1950 | | 1996 | |
| Len Fitzgerald | Sturt | South Australia | 1951–1955, 1959–1962 | | 1996 | |
| Tom Fitzmaurice | Essendon | Victoria | 1918–1924 | | 1996 | |
| Tom Fitzmaurice | Geelong | Victoria | 1925–1928 | | 1996 | |
| Tom Fitzmaurice | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1932–1935 | | 1996 | |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | Subiaco | Western Australia | 1970–1974 | | 2022 | |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | Carlton | Victoria | 1975–1983 | | 2022 | |
| Fred Flanagan | Geelong | Victoria | 1946–1955 | | 1998 | |
| Robert Flower | Melbourne | Victoria | 1973–1987 | | 1996 | |
| Les Foote | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1941–1951 | | 1996 | |
| Les Foote | St Kilda | Victoria | 1954–1955 | | 1996 | |
| Des Fothergill | Collingwood | Victoria | 1937–1947 | | 2000 | |
| Ken Fraser | Essendon | Victoria | 1958–1968 | | 2001 | |
| Ross Glendinning | East Perth | Western Australia | 1974–1977 | | 2000 | |
| Ross Glendinning | West Coast | Western Australia | 1987–1988 | | 2000 | |
| Ross Glendinning | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1977–1986 | | 2000 | |
| Bill Goggin | Geelong | Victoria | 1958–1971 | | 2000 | |
| Simon Goodwin | Adelaide | South Australia | 1997–2010 | 275 (162) | 2017 | |
| Horrie Gorringe | Cananore | Tasmania | 1914–1930 | | 2011 | |
| Michael Graham | Sturt | South Australia | 1971–1986 | 282 (455) | 2024 | |
| Michael Graham | St Mary's | Northern Territory | 1971–1986 | 230 | 2024 | |
| Chris Grant | Western Bulldogs (Footscray) | Victoria | 1990–2007 | | 2012 | |
| Carji Greeves | Geelong | Victoria | 1923–1933 | | 1996 | |
| Keith Greig | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1971–1985 | | 1996 | |
| John Halbert | Sturt | South Australia | 1955–1968 | | 2017 | |
| Barry Hall | St Kilda | Victoria | 1996–2001 | | 2017 | |
| Barry Hall | Sydney | New South Wales | 2002–2009 | | 2017 | |
| Barry Hall | Western Bulldogs | Victoria | 2010–2011 | | 2017 | |
| Ken Hands | Carlton | Victoria | 1945–1957 | | 2009 | |
| Bob Hank | West Torrens | South Australia | 1945–1958 | | 1999 | |
| Brad Hardie | South Fremantle | Western Australia | 1979–1984, 1993 | 140 (308) | 2019 | |
| Brad Hardie | Footscray | Victoria | 1985–1986 | 47 (28) | 2019 | |
| Brad Hardie | Brisbane Bears | Queensland | 1987–1991 | 101 (192) | 2019 | |
| Brad Hardie | Collingwood | Victoria | 1992 | 2 (2) | 2019 | |
| Ben Hart | North Adelaide | South Australia | 1990–1991 | | 2016 | |
| Ben Hart | Adelaide | South Australia | 1992–2006 | | 2016 | |
| Royce Hart | Richmond | Victoria | 1967–1977 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Royce Hart | Glenelg | South Australia | 1969 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Brent Harvey | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1996–2016 | | 2022 | |
| Robert Harvey | St Kilda | Victoria | 1988–2008 | | 2012 | |
| Doug Hawkins | Western Bulldogs (Footscray) | Victoria | 1978–1994 | | 2004 | |
| Doug Hawkins | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1995 | | 2004 | |
| Lenny Hayes | St Kilda | Victoria | 1999–2014 | | 2020 | |
| Lindsay Head | West Torrens | South Australia | 1952–1970 | | 1996 | |
| Stan Heal | West Perth | Western Australia | 1939–1953 | | 2010 | |
| Stan Heal | Melbourne | Victoria | 1941 | | 2010 | |
| Gerard Healy | Melbourne | Victoria | 1979–1985 | | 2000 | |
| Gerard Healy | Sydney | New South Wales | 1986–1990 | | 2000 | |
| Ern Henfry | Perth | Western Australia | 1937–1941, 1945, 1953–1954 | | 2014 | |
| Ern Henfry | Carlton | Victoria | 1944, 1947–1952 | | 2014 | |
| Reg Hickey | Geelong | Victoria | 1926–1940 | | 1996 | |
| James Hird | Essendon | Victoria | 1992–2007 | | 2011 | |
| Garry Hocking | Geelong | Victoria | 1987–2001 | | 2008 | |
| Allan Hopkins | Western Bulldogs (Footscray) | Victoria | 1925–1934 | | 1996 | |
| Verdun Howell | City South | Tasmania | 1953–1957 | | 2016 | |
| Verdun Howell | St Kilda | Victoria | 1958–1968 | | 2016 | |
| Peter Hudson | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1967–1974 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Peter Hudson | New Norfolk | Tasmania | 1963–1966 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Peter Hudson | Glenorchy | Tasmania | 1975–1976, 1978–1979, 1981 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Ken Hunter | Claremont | Western Australia | 1975–1980 | | 2019 | |
| Ken Hunter | Carlton | Victoria | 1980–1989 | | 2019 | |
| Bill Hutchison | Essendon | Victoria | 1942–1957 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Glen Jakovich | South Fremantle | Western Australia | 1989–1991 | 51 (109) | 2008 | |
| Glen Jakovich | West Coast | Western Australia | 1991–2004 | 276 (60) | 2008 | |
| Darren Jarman | North Adelaide | South Australia | 1985–1990 | | 2007 | |
| Darren Jarman | Adelaide | South Australia | 1996–2001 | | 2007 | |
| Darren Jarman | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1991–1995 | | 2007 | |
| Alex Jesaulenko | Carlton | Victoria | 1967–1979 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Alex Jesaulenko | St Kilda | Victoria | 1980–1981 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Bob Johnson | Melbourne | Victoria | 1954–1961 | | 2012 | |
| Bob Johnson | Oakleigh | Victoria | 1970–1973 | | 2012 | |
| Bob Johnson | East Fremantle | Western Australia | 1962–1966 | | 2012 | |
| Bob Johnson | Subiaco | Western Australia | 1967 | | 2012 | |
| Brad Johnson | Western Bulldogs (Footscray) | Victoria | 1994–2010 | | 2014 | |
| Frank Johnson | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1960–1964 | | 2007 | |
| Frank Johnson | Port Melbourne | Victoria | 1950–1957 | | 2007 | |
| Wayne Johnston | Carlton | Victoria | 1979–1990 | | 2018 | |
| Chris Judd | West Coast | Western Australia | 2002–2007 | | 2021 | |
| Chris Judd | Carlton | Victoria | 2008–2015 | | 2021 | |
| Paul Kelly | Sydney | New South Wales | 1990–2002 | | 2007 | |
| Dean Kemp | West Coast | Western Australia | 1990–2001 | | 2007 | |
| Dean Kemp | Subiaco | Western Australia | 1989–1991 | | 2007 | |
| Neil Kerley | West Adelaide | South Australia | 1952, 1955–1963 | | 1997 | |
| Neil Kerley | South Adelaide | South Australia | 1964–1966 | | 1997 | |
| Neil Kerley | Glenelg | South Australia | 1967–1969 | | 1997 | |
| Stephen Kernahan | Glenelg | South Australia | 1981–1985 | | 2001 | |
| Stephen Kernahan | Carlton | Victoria | 1986–1997 | | 2001 | |
| Peter Knights | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1969–1985 | | 1996 | |
| Anthony Koutoufides | Carlton | Victoria | 1992–2007 | | 2014 | |
| Phonse Kyne | Collingwood | Victoria | 1934–1944, 1946–1950 | | 1996 | |
| Allan La Fontaine | Melbourne | Victoria | 1934–1942, 1945 | | 1996 | |
| Chris Langford | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1983–1997 | | 2009 | |
| Nigel Lappin | Brisbane Bears | Queensland | 1994–1996 | | 2016 | |
| Nigel Lappin | Brisbane Lions | Queensland | 1997–2008 | | 2016 | |
| Tom Leahy | West Adelaide | South Australia | 1905–1909 | | 2023 | |
| Tom Leahy | North Adelaide | South Australia | 1910–1915, 1919–1921 | | 2023 | |
| Dick Lee | Collingwood | Victoria | 1906–1922 | | 1996 | |
| Johnny Lewis | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1925–1935 | | 1996 | |
| Johnny Lewis | Melbourne | Victoria | 1936–1938 | | 1996 | |
| Matthew Lloyd | Essendon | Victoria | 1995–2009 | | 2013 | |
| Tony Lockett | St Kilda | Victoria | 1983–1994 | | 2006, Legend | Legend |
| Tony Lockett | Sydney | New South Wales | 1995–1999, 2002 | | 2006, Legend | Legend |
| Michael Long | West Torrens | South Australia | 1987–1988 | | 2007 | |
| Michael Long | Essendon | Victoria | 1989–2001 | | 2007 | |
| Tom MacKenzie | West Torrens | South Australia | 1900–1904, 1909–1914 | | 1996 | |
| Tom MacKenzie | North Adelaide | South Australia | 1905–1908 | | 1996 | |
| Simon Madden | Essendon | Victoria | 1974–1992 | | 1996 | |
| Hassa Mann | Melbourne | Victoria | 1959–1968 | 178 (193) | 2013 | |
| Hassa Mann | South Fremantle | Western Australia | 1969–1971 | 62 (133) | 2013 | |
| Steve Marsh | South Fremantle | Western Australia | 1945–1956 | 226 (418) | 2006 | |
| Steve Marsh | East Fremantle | Western Australia | 1957–1958, 1960 | 39 (51) | 2006 | |
| Denis Marshall | Claremont | Western Australia | 1958–1963, 1969–1972 | | 2004 | |
| Denis Marshall | Geelong | Victoria | 1964–1968 | | 2004 | |
| Peter Matera | South Fremantle | Western Australia | 1987–1989 | 60 (88) | 2006 | |
| Peter Matera | West Coast | Western Australia | 1990–2002 | 253 (217) | 2006 | |
| Herbie Matthews | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1932–1945 | | 2003 | |
| Leigh Matthews | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1969–1985 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Chris McDermott | Glenelg | South Australia | 1981–1996 | 227 (154) | 2024 | |
| Chris McDermott | Adelaide | South Australia | 1991–1996 | 117 (25) | 2024 | |
| Chris McDermott | North Adelaide | South Australia | 1997 | 10 (0) | 2024 | |
| Rod McGregor | Carlton | Victoria | 1905–1912, 1914–1920 | | 1996 | |
| Jock McHale | Collingwood | Victoria | 1903–1920 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Merv McIntosh | Perth | Western Australia | 1939–1941, 1946–1955 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Andrew McLeod | Port Adelaide | South Australia | 1994 | | 2014 | |
| Andrew McLeod | Adelaide | South Australia | 1995–2010 | | 2014 | |
| Guy McKenna | Claremont | Western Australia | 1985–1987 | 50 (5) | 2009 | |
| Guy McKenna | West Coast | Western Australia | 1988–2000 | 267 (28) | 2009 | |
| Peter McKenna | Collingwood | Victoria | 1965–1975 | | 1999 | |
| Peter McKenna | Carlton | Victoria | 1977 | | 1999 | |
| Dave McNamara | St Kilda | Victoria | 1905–1923 | | 1996 | |
| Stephen Michael | South Fremantle | Western Australia | 1975–1985 | 243 (231) | 1999 | |
| Dan Minogue | Collingwood | Victoria | 1911–1916 | | 1996 | |
| Dan Minogue | Richmond | Victoria | 1920–1925 | | 1996 | |
| Dan Minogue | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1926 | | 1996 | |
| Sam Mitchell | Hawthorn | Victoria | 2002–2016 | | 2023 | |
| Sam Mitchell | West Coast | Western Australia | 2017 | | 2023 |
| Bill Mohr | St Kilda | Victoria | 1929–1941 | | 1996 | |
| George Moloney | Geelong | Victoria | 1931–1935 | | 1996 | |
| George Moloney | Claremont | Western Australia | 1927–1930, 1936–1945 | | 1996 | |
| Kelvin Moore | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1970–1984 | | 2005 | |
| Peter Moore | Collingwood | Victoria | 1974–1982 | | 2005 | |
| Peter Moore | Melbourne | Victoria | 1983–1987 | | 2005 | |
| Dan Moriarty | South Adelaide | South Australia | 1919–1925 | | 1996 | |
| Jack Moriarty | Essendon | Victoria | 1922 | | 2004 | |
| Jack Moriarty | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1924–1933 | | 2004 | |
| Bill Morris | Richmond | Victoria | 1942–1951 | | 2009 | |
| Graham Moss | Essendon | Victoria | 1973–1976 | | 1996 | |
| Graham Moss | Claremont | Western Australia | 1969–1972, 1977–1985 | | 1996 | |
| Geof Motley | Port Adelaide | South Australia | 1953–1966 | | 2002 | |
| Jack Mueller | Melbourne | Victoria | 1934–1950 | | 1996 | |
| John Murphy | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1967–1977 | | 2006 | |
| John Murphy | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1978–1979 | | 2006 | |
| John Murphy | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1979–1980 | | 2006 | |
| Kevin Murray | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1955–1964, 1967–1974 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Kevin Murray | East Perth | Western Australia | 1965–1966 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Ian Nankervis | Geelong | Victoria | 1967–1983 | | 2005 | |
| Laurie Nash | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1933–1937, 1945 | | 1996 | |
| Laurie Nash | Camberwell | Victoria | 1938–1941 | | 1996 | |
| Laurie Nash | City | Tasmania | 1930–1932 | | 1996 | |
| Bernie Naylor | South Fremantle | Western Australia | 1941–1954 | 194 (1034) | 2018 | |
| David Neitz | Melbourne | Victoria | 1993–2008 | | 2018 | |
| John Newman | Geelong | Victoria | 1964–1980 | | 2002 | |
| John Nicholls | Carlton | Victoria | 1957–1974 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Michael O'Loughlin | Sydney | New South Wales | 1995–2009 | | 2015 | |
| Arthur Olliver | Western Bulldogs (Footscray) | Victoria | 1935–1950 | | 2003 | |
| Charlie Pannam | Collingwood | Victoria | 1894–1907 | | 1996 | |
| Charlie Pannam | Richmond | Victoria | 1908 | | 1996 | |
| Matthew Pavlich | Woodville-West Torrens | South Australia | 1999 | | 2022 | |
| Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle | Western Australia | 2000–2016 | | 2022 | |
| Brian Peake | East Fremantle | Western Australia | 1972–1981, 1985–1990 | | 2013 | |
| Brian Peake | Perth | Western Australia | 1990 | | 2013 | |
| Brian Peake | Geelong | Victoria | 1981–1984 | | 2013 | |
| Greg Phillips | Port Adelaide | South Australia | 1976–1982, 1987–1993 | | 2020 | |
| Greg Phillips | Collingwood | Victoria | 1983–1986 | | 2020 | |
| John Platten | Central District | South Australia | 1981–1985, 1998 | 107 (254) | 2003 | |
| John Platten | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1986–1997 | 258 (228) | 2003 | |
| Bob Pratt | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1930–1939, 1946 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Bernie Quinlan | Western Bulldogs (Footscray) | Victoria | 1969–1977 | | 1996 | |
| Bernie Quinlan | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1978–1986 | | 1996 | |
| Bob Quinn | Port Adelaide | South Australia | 1933–1940, 1945–1947 | | 1996 | |
| John Rantall | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1963–1972, 1976–1979 | | 1996 | |
| John Rantall | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1973–1975 | | 1996 | |
| John Rantall | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1980 | | 1996 | |
| Jack 'Dinny' Reedman | Hotham (SAFA) | South Australia | 1887–1888 | | 1996 | |
| Jack 'Dinny' Reedman | South Adelaide | South Australia | 1889–1898 | 172 | 1996 | |
| Jack 'Dinny' Reedman | North Adelaide | South Australia | 1899–1907, 1909 | 115 | 1996 | |
| Jack Regan | Collingwood | Victoria | 1930–1941, 1943, 1946 | | 1996 | |
| Dick Reynolds | Essendon | Victoria | 1933–1951 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Mark Ricciuto | West Adelaide | South Australia | 1992–1993 | | 2011 | |
| Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide | South Australia | 1993–2007 | | 2011 | |
| Lou Richards | Collingwood | Victoria | 1941–1955 | | 1996 | |
| Matthew Richardson | Richmond | Victoria | 1993–2009 | | 2014 | |
| Wayne Richardson | Collingwood | Victoria | 1966–1978 | | 2003 | |
| Maurice Rioli | South Fremantle | Western Australia | 1975–1981, 1988–1990 | 168 (133) | 2016 | |
| Maurice Rioli | Richmond | Victoria | 1982–1987 | 118 (80) | 2016 | |
| Neil Roberts | St Kilda | Victoria | 1952–1962 | | 2015 | |
| Austin Robertson Jr. | Subiaco | Western Australia | 1962–1965, 1967–1974 | | 2015 | |
| Austin Robertson Jr. | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1966 | | 2015 | |
| Ralph Robertson | St Kilda | Victoria | 1899–1900 | 14 (1) | 2024 | |
| Ralph Robertson | East Sydney | New South Wales | 1903–1909 | | 2024 | |
| Ralph Robertson | North Shore | New South Wales | 1909–1914 | | 2024 | |
| Barrie Robran | North Adelaide | South Australia | 1967–1980 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Paul Roos | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1982–1994 | | 2005 | |
| Paul Roos | Sydney | New South Wales | 1995–1998 | | 2005 | |
| Bob Rose | Collingwood | Victoria | 1946–1955 | | 1996 | |
| Barry Round | Western Bulldogs (Footscray) | Victoria | 1968–1975 | | 2001 | |
| Barry Round | Sydney | New South Wales | 1976–1985 | | 2001 | |
| Allan Ruthven | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1940–1954 | | 1998 | |
| Paul Salmon | Essendon | Victoria | 1983–1995, 2000 | | 2016 | |
| Paul Salmon | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1996–2000 | | 2016 | |
| Matthew Scarlett | Geelong | Victoria | 1998–2012 | | 2018 | |
| Wayne Schimmelbusch | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1973–1987 | | 1997 | |
| Ray Schofield | West Perth | Western Australia | 1946–1958 | 259 (169) | 2024 | |
| John Schultz | Western Bulldogs (Footscray) | Victoria | 1958–1968 | | 1996 | |
| Don Scott | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1967–1981 | | 2001 | |
| Walter Scott | Norwood | South Australia | 1920–1932 | | 1996 | |
| Tony Shaw | Collingwood | Victoria | 1978–1994 | | 2010 | |
| Jack Sheedy | East Fremantle | Western Australia | 1942–1944, 1946–1955 | | 2001 | |
| Jack Sheedy | East Perth | Western Australia | 1956–1962 | | 2001 | |
| Jack Sheedy | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1944 | | 2001 | |
| Kevin Sheedy | Richmond | Victoria | 1967–1979 | | 2008 | Legend |
| Stephen Silvagni | Carlton | Victoria | 1985–2001 | | 2005 | |
| Bob Skilton | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1956–1968, 1970–1971 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Wilfred Smallhorn | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1930–1940 | | 2006 | |
| Bernie Smith | West Adelaide | South Australia | 1945–1947 | | 1996 | |
| Bernie Smith | Geelong | Victoria | 1948–1958 | | 1996 | |
| Norm Smith | Melbourne | Victoria | 1935–1948 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Norm Smith | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1949–1950 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Ross Smith | St Kilda | Victoria | 1961–1972, 1975 | | 2010 | |
| Ross Smith | Subiaco | Western Australia | 1973–1974 | | 2010 | |
| Ray Sorrell | East Fremantle | Western Australia | 1956–1963, 1967–1968 | 156 (55) | 2016 | |
| Ray Sorrell | South Fremantle | Western Australia | 1964–1965 | 22 (8) | 2016 | |
| Geoff Southby | Carlton | Victoria | 1971–1984 | | 2000 | |
| Stuart Spencer | Melbourne | Victoria | 1950–1956 | | 2005 | |
| Stuart Spencer | Clarence | Tasmania | 1957–1967 | | 2005 | |
| Anthony Stevens | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1989–2004 | | 2017 | |
| Ian Stewart | St Kilda | Victoria | 1963–1970 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Ian Stewart | Richmond | Victoria | 1971–1975 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Ian Stewart | Hobart | Tasmania | 1962 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Jim Stynes | Melbourne | Victoria | 1987–1998 | | 2003 | |
| Charlie Sutton | Footscray | Victoria | 1942–1956 | | 1996 | |
| Dane Swan | Collingwood | Victoria | 2003–2016 | 258 (211) | 2024 | |
| Mark Tandy | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1911–1926 | | 1996 | |
| Michael Taylor | Norwood | South Australia | 1972–1980, 1985–1987 | | 2022 | |
| Michael Taylor | Collingwood | Victoria | 1981–1984 | | 2022 | |
| Noel Teasdale | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1956–1967 | | 2008 | |
| Kelvin Templeton | Footscray | Victoria | 1974–1982 | 143 (434) | 2024 | |
| Kelvin Templeton | Melbourne | Victoria | 1983–1985 | 34 (99) | 2024 | |
| Len Thompson | Collingwood | Victoria | 1965–1978 | | 1998 | |
| Len Thompson | South Melbourne | Victoria | 1979 | | 1998 | |
| Len Thompson | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1980 | | 1998 | |
| Vic Thorp | Richmond | Victoria | 1910–1925 | | 1996 | |
| Albert Thurgood | Essendon | Victoria | 1892–1902, 1906 | | 1996 | |
| Jack Titus | Richmond | Victoria | 1926–1943 | | 1996 | |
| George Todd | Geelong | Victoria | 1922–1934 | | 1996 | |
| Ron Todd | Collingwood | Victoria | 1935–1939 | | 2017 | |
| Ron Todd | Williamstown | Victoria | 1940–1941, 1945–1949 | | 2017 | |
| Warren Tredrea | Port Adelaide | South Australia | 1996–2010 | | 2014 | |
| William Truscott | East Fremantle | Western Australia | 1913–1924 | | 1996 | |
| Michael Tuck | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1972–1991 | | 1996 | |
| Des Tuddenham | Collingwood | Victoria | 1962–1971, 1976–1977 | | 2008 | |
| Des Tuddenham | Essendon | Victoria | 1972–1975 | | 2008 | |
| Ted Tyson | West Perth | Western Australia | 1930–1941, 1945 | | 2022 | |
| Harry Vallence | Carlton | Victoria | 1926–1938 | | 1996 | |
| Michael Voss | Brisbane Bears | Queensland | 1992–1996 | | 2011 | |
| Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions | Queensland | 1997–2006 | | 2011 | |
| Doug Wade | Geelong | Victoria | 1961–1972 | | 1996 | |
| Doug Wade | North Melbourne | Victoria | 1973–1975 | | 1996 | |
| Bill Walker | Swan Districts | Western Australia | 1961–1976 | | 1996 | |
| Terry Wallace | Hawthorn | Victoria | 1978–1986 | | 2018 | |
| Terry Wallace | Richmond | Victoria | 1987 | | 2018 | |
| Terry Wallace | Footscray | Victoria | 1988–1991 | | 2018 | |
| Robert Walls | Carlton | Victoria | 1967–1978 | | 2006 | |
| Robert Walls | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1978–1980 | | 2006 | |
| Gavin Wanganeen | Port Adelaide | South Australia | 1990, 1997–2006 | | 2010 | |
| Gavin Wanganeen | Essendon | Victoria | 1991–1996 | | 2010 | |
| Norman Ware | Western Bulldogs (Footscray) | Victoria | 1932–1946 | | 2001 | |
| Ivor Warne-Smith | Melbourne | Victoria | 1919, 1925–1932 | | 1996 | |
| Ivor Warne-Smith | Latrobe | Tasmania | 1920–1924 | | 1996 | |
| Colin Watson | St Kilda | Victoria | 1920, 1922–1925, 1933–1935 | | 1996 | |
| Tim Watson | Essendon | Victoria | 1977–1991, 1993–1994 | | 2000 | |
| Murray Weideman | West Adelaide | South Australia | 1968–1969 | | 2007 | |
| Murray Weideman | Collingwood | Victoria | 1953–1963 | | 2007 | |
| Dale Weightman | Richmond | Victoria | 1978–1993 | | 2001 | |
| Scott West | Western Bulldogs (Footscray) | Victoria | 1993–2008 | | 2013 | |
| Mel Whinnen | West Perth | Western Australia | 1960–1977 | | 2018 | |
| Ted Whitten | Western Bulldogs (Footscray) | Victoria | 1951–1970 | | 1996 | Legend |
| Robert Wiley | Perth | Western Australia | 1974–78, 1984–88 | 179 (415) | 2021 | |
| Robert Wiley | Richmond | Victoria | 1979–1983 | 95 (127) | 2021 | |
| Robert Wiley | West Coast | Western Australia | 1987 | 18 (24) | 2021 | |
| Greg Williams | Geelong | Victoria | 1984–1985 | | 2001 | |
| Greg Williams | Carlton | Victoria | 1986–1991 | | 2001 | |
| Greg Williams | Sydney | New South Wales | 1992–1997 | | 2001 | |
| Mark Williams | West Adelaide | South Australia | 1976–1978 | | 2023 | |
| Mark Williams | Port Adelaide | South Australia | 1979–80, 1990–92 | | 2023 | |
| Mark Williams | Collingwood | Victoria | 1981–1986 | | 2023 | |
| Mark Williams | Brisbane Bears | Queensland | 1987–1990 | | 2023 | |
| Garry Wilson | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1971–1984 | | 1999 | |
| Nicky Winmar | South Fremantle | Western Australia | 1983–1986 | 58 (98) | 2022 | |
| Nicky Winmar | St. Kilda | Victoria | 1987–1998 | 230 (283) | 2022 | |
| Nicky Winmar | Western Bulldogs | Victoria | 1999 | 21 (34) | 2022 | |
| Jack Worrall | Fitzroy | Victoria | 1884–1893 | | 1996 | |
| Roy Wright | Richmond | Victoria | 1946–1959 | | 1996 | |
| Henry Young | Geelong | Victoria | 1893–1910 | | 1996 | |

## Women inductees

| Player | Club | State | Playing career | Games played (goals) | Year inducted |
| Debbie Lee | East Brunswick Scorpions (VWFL) St Albans Spurs (VWFL) | Victoria | 1991–2014 | 304 (?) | 2021 |

## Coach inductees

| Coach | Clubs coached | Record (W–L–D) | Premierships coached | Premierships coached | Year inducted | Legend status |
| Haydn Bunton Jr | Norwood | 101 (52–48–1) | | 5 | 1996 | |
| Haydn Bunton Jr | Launceston | 16 (6–10–0) | | 5 | 1996 | |
| Haydn Bunton Jr | Swan Districts | 92 (55–35–2) | 1961, 1962, 1963 | 5 | 1996 | |
| Haydn Bunton Jr | Subiaco | 314 (168–145–1) | 1986, 1988 | 5 | 1996 | |
| Haydn Bunton Jr | South Adelaide | 179 (84–93–2) | | 5 | 1996 | |
| Haydn Bunton Jr | Sturt | 42 (9–33–0) | | 5 | 1996 | |
| John Cahill | Port Adelaide | 465 (330–129–6) | 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995 | 10 | 2002 | |
| John Cahill | Collingwood | 47 (27–20–0) | | 10 | 2002 | |
| John Cahill | West Adelaide | 69 (34–35–0) | | 10 | 2002 | |
| John Cahill | South Adelaide | 20 (5–14–1) | | 10 | 2002 | |
| Tom Hafey | Richmond | 248 (173–73–2) | 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974 | 4 | 1996 | |
| Tom Hafey | Collingwood | 138 (89–47–2) | | 4 | 1996 | |
| Tom Hafey | Geelong | 66 (31–35–0) | | 4 | 1996 | |
| Tom Hafey | Sydney | 70 (43–27–0) | | 4 | 1996 | |
| Frank Hughes | Richmond | 120 (87–31–2) | 1932 | 5 | 1996 | |
| Frank Hughes | Melbourne | 254 (157–95–2) | 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948 | 5 | 1996 | |
| Allan Jeans | St Kilda | 332 (193–138–1) | 1966 | 4 | 1996 | |
| Allan Jeans | Hawthorn | 221 (159–61–1) | 1983, 1986, 1989 | 4 | 1996 | |
| Allan Jeans | Richmond | 22 (5–17–0) | | 4 | 1996 | |
| John Kennedy Sr | Hawthorn | 299 (181–116–2) | 1961, 1971, 1976 | 3 | 1996 | Legend |
| John Kennedy Sr | North Melbourne | 113 (55–55–3) | | 3 | 1996 | Legend |
| Johnny Leonard | South Melbourne | 19 (13–6–0) | | 5 | 1996 | |
| Johnny Leonard | West Perth | 66 (43–22–1) | 1934, 1935 | 5 | 1996 | |
| Johnny Leonard | Claremont | 109 (65–43–1) | 1938, 1939, 1940 | 5 | 1996 | |
| Mick Malthouse | Footscray | 135 (67–66–2) | | 3 | 2019 | |
| Mick Malthouse | West Coast | 243(156–85–2) | 1992, 1994 | 3 | 2019 | |
| Mick Malthouse | Collingwood | 286 (163–121–2) | 2010 | 3 | 2019 | |
| Mick Malthouse | Carlton | 54 (20–33–1) | | 3 | 2019 | |
| Phillip Matson | Subiaco | 1913–1914 | 1913 | 8 | 2004 | |
| Phillip Matson | East Perth | 1918–1924, 1926–1928 | 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927 | 8 | 2004 | |
| Jack Oatey | Norwood | 229 (147–81–1) | 1945, 1948, 1950 | 10 | 1996 | Legend |
| Jack Oatey | West Adelaide | 78 (52–26–0) | | 10 | 1996 | Legend |
| Jack Oatey | Sturt | 470 (314–152–4) | 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976 | 10 | 1996 | Legend |
| David Parkin | Hawthorn | 94 (57–37–0) | 1978 | 4 | 2002 | |
| David Parkin | Carlton | 355 (219–134–2) | 1981, 1982, 1995 | 4 | 2002 | |
| David Parkin | Fitzroy | 69 (30–39–0) | | 4 | 2002 | |
| Jack Sheedy | East Fremantle | 39 (23–16–0) | | 2 | 2001 | |
| Jack Sheedy | East Perth | 223 (149–72–3) | 1956, 1959 | 2 | 2001 | |
| Kevin Sheedy | Essendon | 634 (386–242–6) | 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000 | 4 | 2008 | Legend |
| Kevin Sheedy | GWS Giants | 44 (3–41–0) | | 4 | 2008 | Legend |
| John Todd | Swan Districts | 417 (217–200–0) | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990 | 6 | 2003 | |
| John Todd | East Fremantle | 87 (45–41–1) | 1974 | 6 | 2003 | |
| John Todd | South Fremantle | 172 (83–88–1) | 1997 | 6 | 2003 | |
| John Todd | West Coast | 45 (20–25–0) | | 6 | 2003 | |
| Fos Williams | Port Adelaide | 447 (333–112–2) | 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965 | 9 | 1996 | |
| Fos Williams | West Adelaide | 109 (42–67–0) | | 9 | 1996 | |
| Fos Williams | South Adelaide | 18 (3–15–0) | | 9 | 1996 | |
| Norm Smith | Fitzroy | 55 (30–23–2) | | 6 | 1996 | Legend |
| Norm Smith | Melbourne | 310 (97–108–5) | 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964 | 6 | 1996 | Legend |
| Norm Smith | South Melbourne | 87 (26–61–0) | | | 1996 | Legend |

## Umpires

* Brett Allen (VFL/AFL)
* Ken Aplin (SANFL)
* Henry "Ivo" Crapp (VFA, VFL, WAFL)
* Jeff Crouch (VFL)
* Bill Deller (VFL)
* Jack Elder (VFL)
* Tom McArthur (QAFL)
* Jack McMurray Sr. (VFA, VFL, NTFA)
* Jack McMurray Jr. (VFL)
* Ian Robinson (VFL)
* Rowan Sawers (VFL/AFL)
* Bob Scott (VFL)
* Ray Scott (WANFL)
* Bryan Sheehan (VFL/AFL)

## Media

* Norman Banks (Radio, Victoria)
* Harry Beitzel (Radio and print, Victoria)
* Alf Brown (Print, Victoria)
* Hugh Buggy (Print, Victoria)
* Ron Casey (Radio and television, Victoria)
* Tony Charlton (Radio and television, Victoria)
* Geoff Christian (Radio and print, Western Australia)
* Dennis Cometti (Radio and television, National)
* Hector DeLacy (Print, Victoria)
* Bruce McAvaney (Radio and television, National)
* Reginald Wilmot (Print, Victoria)

## Administrators

* Bruce Andrew (Collingwood, ANFC)
* Max Basheer (SANFL)
* Charles Brownlow (Geelong, VFL, ANFC)
* Ron Evans (Essendon, AFL)
* Jack Hamilton (VFL)
* Bob Hammond (Adelaide, AFL)
* H. C. A. Harrison (Melbourne, VFA)
* Thomas Hill (Norwood, SANFL, ANFC)
* Sir Kenneth Luke (Carlton, VFL)
* Likely 'Like' McBrien (South Melbourne, VFL)
* Bob McLean (Port Adelaide, SANFL)
* Dr William C. McClelland (Melbourne, VFL)
* Eric McCutchan (VFL)
* Ross Oakley (VFL/AFL)
* Pat Rodriguez (Claremont, WAFL, ANFC)
* Tom Wills (Melbourne)

## Pioneers

* John Acraman
* Charles Kingston
* Richard Twopeny

## Induction ceremony

Every year there is a special Hall of Fame dinner to announce and welcome the new inductees to the Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame inductions started in Melbourne in 1996 to celebrate the VFL-AFL centenary season. Ceremonies have only been held outside of Victoria twice, once at Canberra in 2013 and once at Adelaide in 2017.
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the usual annual induction event was not held, and instead the new inductees and legend elevation were announced over four nights in a series of television shows.

### Induction locations

* 1996: Melbourne, VIC
* 1997: Melbourne, VIC
* 1998: Melbourne, VIC
* 1999: Melbourne, VIC
* 2000: Melbourne, VIC
* 2001: Melbourne, VIC
* 2002: Melbourne, VIC
* 2003: Melbourne, VIC
* 2004: Melbourne, VIC
* 2005: Melbourne, VIC
* 2006: Melbourne, VIC
* 2007: Melbourne, VIC
* 2008: Melbourne, VIC
* 2009: Melbourne, VIC
* 2010: Melbourne, VIC
* 2011: Melbourne, VIC
* 2012: Melbourne, VIC – (Crown)
* 2013: Canberra, ACT – (Old Parliament House)
* 2014: Melbourne, VIC – (Crown)
* 2015: Melbourne, VIC – (Crown)
* 2016: Melbourne, VIC – (Crown)
* 2017: Adelaide, SA – (Adelaide Oval)
* 2018: Melbourne, VIC – (Crown)
* 2019: Melbourne, VIC – (Crown)
* 2020: Televised event only (COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2021: Televised event only (COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2022: Melbourne, VIC – (Crown)
* 2023: Melbourne, VIC – (Crown)
* 2024: Melbourne, VIC – (Centrepiece)

## Criticism

The Hall of Fame has been criticised by football writers and historians for being heavily biased towards figures from Victoria.
The initial selection committee was made up of 11 Victorians, one South Australian and one Western Australian, with the current selection committee being made up of six Victorians, two Western Australians and one South Australian. Of the 136 inaugural inductees into the Hall of Fame, 116 played substantial parts of their careers in Victoria, with eleven of the thirteen "Legends" from Victoria.
Criticism has also been slated at the under-representation of pioneers and other early stars of the game, as Adam Cardosi wrote in 2014:
   If we take the HOF at face value, footy legends only started to appear in number from the 1930s, and reached a high point in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Thus, according to the HOF's reckoning, the first sixty five years of the game is worth one legend, while the next sixty five years is worth 24 legends.
In 2018, the same criticism was levelled by ABC sport reporter James Coventry, who mentioned that over 60% of Legends inducted were either playing or coaching in 1969.
   I would never suggest Kevin Sheedy is not a worthy Legend, he absolutely is, but you have to think something's gone seriously wrong with past selection for the #HallofFame to now be in a position where 17 of its 28 Legends were active in 1969.

## Declined inductions

In 2021, Garry McIntosh and Adam Goodes both declined their nominations to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Goodes declined due to the lack of support and remedial action taken by the AFL in response to the racial abuse he had endured in his final years playing in the AFL, while McIntosh stated that "he did not play the game for personal honours".

## Removed inductees

Barry Cable was removed from the Hall of Fame in 2023 and his Legend Status was revoked after he was found civilly liable in a sexual abuse lawsuit.