Barry Hall (born February 8, 1977) is a forward with the Sydney Swans Australian rules football club and a prolific goalkicker. He is nicknamed "Big, Bad, Bustling Barry Hall" (also "Bazza", "Big Bad Barry" or various combinations of these) by media and football fans alike. The nickname dates back to the mid-late 1990s when it is believed Sandy Roberts, part of the Seven Network's AFL coverage, …

Mark Anthony Ricciuto (born June 8, 1975) is a prominent Australian rules football player, representing the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League. Ricciuto was born in Waikerie, South Australia. After some success in local leagues, he was recruited by SANFL team West Adelaide and soon after, was recruited by the Adelaide Crows as a rookie. He debuted in the AFL in 1993. Ricciuto quickly rose to prominence in the national competition.

Matthew Pavlich (b. December 31, 1981) is a South Australian-born Australian rules footballer. He plays for the Fremantle Football Club, wears guernsey number 29 and made his AFL debut in 2000. Pavlich was recruited by Fremantle (the Dockers), from Woodville-West Torrens with the fourth selection in the 1999 AFL national draft.

Simon Madden (born December 30 1957) was an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Bombers from 1974 until 1992. He was also president of the "AFL Players Association" from 1985 until 1989. Simon Madden was one of the greatest ruckman to play the game, and certainly the most durable. In all he played 378 senior matches, the most by any Essendon player, and third most league history (Behind Michael Tuck and Kevin Bartlett).

Nathan Bassett (born December 7, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club of the Australian Football League. Picked up as a rookie by Melbourne in 1997, Bassett was elevated to the senior list during the season but was unable to make his AFL debut for the Demons due to a chest injury. At the end of the season he was traded to Adelaide, and has since become one of the Crow's best defenders.

Lance Whitnall (born August 23, 1979) is an Australian rules footballer, and the captain of the Carlton Football Club. Debuting in 1997 as a 17-year-old, the young Whitnall was recruited in the 1996 AFL Draft under the father-son rule, with his father Graeme having played 66 games for Carlton in the 1970s and 1980s. The young red-headed, freckled Whitnall, known as "Big Red" or simply "Red", quickly established himself in Carlton's best 21, kicking four goals on debut, …

Barry Cable (born September 22, 1943) is a former Indigenous Australian rules footballer in the (then) West Australian National Football League (WANFL) and Victorian Football League (VFL). A brilliant rover, he was awarded the Sandover Medal as the fairest and best player in the league three times while playing with the Perth Football Club. Cable played 225 games for Perth from 1964-1969 and 1971-1973. He played in 3 successive premierships (1966-1968).

Stephen Michael (born March 15, 1956) in Kojonup, Western Australia is a former Australian rules footballer. An Australian Aborigine, he played in the WAFL from 1975-1985 with the South Fremantle Football Club, playing 243 games and kicking 231 goals. He played in South's 1980 premiership side and was captain in 1983. He holds the WAFL record for the most consecutive league games with 217. He was a strong, high leaping ruckman who won the Sandover Medal in 1980 and 1981.

Gary Dempsey (born November 22 1948) played in the ruck for the Australian rules football Footscray Football Club from 1967 to 1978, playing 206 games and winning the 1975 Brownlow Medal. He captained Footscray in 1971-2, and again in 1977-8. Dempsey won the Footscray Best and Fairest in 1970, then consecutively from 1973 to 1977. He was named as ruck in the Footscray Team of the (20th) Century. He shifted to the North Melbourne Football Club in 1979, …

Andrew Kellaway (born 23 November, 1975) is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Educated at Caulfield Grammar School, Kellaway joined his brother Duncan at Richmond in 1997. He is a defender, and in his best AFL season (2000) - he won the club's best and fairest award and was a member of the All-Australian Team.

Peter Moore (born 11 January 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League. A tall, agile ruckman with good ball skills, Moore was one of only three men to have won Brownlow medals at different clubs - Collingwood in 1979 and Melbourne in 1984. Recurring hamstring injuries saw Moore's form drop off in his final seasons with Collingwood and he was traded to Melbourne, where his career took on a resurgence.

Steve Marsh is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then) West Australian National Football League (WANFL). Marsh was regarded by good judges as the finest rover then seen in the game. Quick off the mark, elusive, courageous, a great leader and highly skilled by hand or foot - he was famed for his drop kicks to position. Born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Marsh first played with the Kalgoorlie Railways Football Club.

Peter F. Bell (born March 1, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer. He plays as a rover (or follower), is a former captain of the Fremantle Football Club, and has twice been named a member of the All-Australian Team. He is an acclaimed ball-winner and has had more than 30 possessions in a game on 39 occasions, in his 228-game career.

Merv McIntosh (born 25 November 1922) is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then) West Australian National Football League (WANFL). A brilliant ruckman, he was awarded the Sandover Medal as the fairest and best player in the league three times while playing with the Perth Football Club. Merv McIntosh played 217 games for Perth (severely curtailed by the World War II years), plus 20 state games for Western Australia in the period 1939 to 1955.

Deniston "Denis" Marshall (born 17 October 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then) West Australian National Football League (WANFL) and the Victorian Football League (VFL). Marshall was a dashing centre/half back flanker who debuted at age seventeen with Western Australian club Claremont in 1958. He represented his State in that first year.

Mark "Rubbers" Mickan is a former Australian rules footballer who has the unusual history of being on the inaugural player list for two VFL/AFL clubs - Brisbane Bears and Adelaide Crows. He began and finished his senior career with SANFL club West Adelaide. All-Australian Team selection in 1988 marked the pinnacle of his playing career.

Jack K. "Stork" Clarke (born 26/6/1931; died 23 March 1997) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) West Australian National Football League (WANFL). A brilliant ruckman, he was awarded the Sandover Medal as the fairest and best player in the league in 1957 while playing with the East Fremantle Football Club. Clarke played 206 games for East Fremantle, plus 26 state games for Western Australia in the period 1952 to 1962.

James A. "Jim" Ross (born 18 October, 1927) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL. He was a star ruckman and centre half-forward. Ross won three club Best and Fairest awards. He left St Kilda and coached in Tasmania when only 26 years old, winning All-Australian selection in 1958. He was the fifth Tasmanian inducted into St Kilda's Hall of Fame. During his career at St Kilda he represented Victoria four times.

Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978) is an Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League from 1996 to present. He has played over 200 games for West Coast as one of their key midfielders, and is one of the highest rated midfielders in the competition, gaining a spot in the All Australian Midfield.

Brian Dixon (born 20 May 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer and Victorian Politician. Dixon played 252 VFL games for Melbourne between 1954 and 1968, playing mostly on the wing. He had a stellar football career, playing in five premierships, winning in 1960 he was Melbourne Best and Fairest, while in 1961 he was selected in the All Australian Team and he also won the Tassie Medal. In 2000 he was named in Melbourne's Team of the Century.

Glen Jakovich (born 24 March, 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles. Glen was recruited from South Fremantle in Western Australia and debuted in 1991 and played most of his career at the Centre Half Back position; selected in that position in the All Australian team of 1994 and 1995. Glen was notable for his duels with rival Centre Half Forward, Kangaroos Football Club's Wayne Carey. Carey was considered to be one of the best of all time, …

Matthew James Lloyd (born April 16 1978) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for and is captain of the Essendon Bombers Australian Football League. Widely regarded as the best full-forward currently playing, he is the leading goal scorer of all time for Essendon and the tenth highest in VFL/AFL history.

David Neitz (born January 22, 1975), nicknamed Neita, is an Australian rules footballer, and captain of the Melbourne Football Club (the Demons). Neitz was born in Ulverstone, Tasmania, and entered the Australian Football League in 1993 as a key position player, and soon became one of Melbourne's best young prospects. In 1994, Neitz was named to his first Victorian State of Origin team, …

Leo Barry (born May 19, 1977) is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL with the Sydney Swans. Originally from Deniliquin, New South Wales, he attended St Ignatius' College, Riverview before being drafted as a zone selection in the 1994 National Draft and making his debut in the final round of the 1995 season against Collingwood. For the next few seasons he played in the forward line without consistency, struggling to find a place in an already strong forward line.

Brett Kirk (born 25 October 1976) is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known colloquially as "Kirky", "Captain Kirk", during the 2005 AFL Finals Series, "Captain Blood" and by teammates as "Hippy". Kirk is a hard working and onfield leader who has played in a premiership with the Sydney Swans.

Adam McPhee (born October 6 1982) is an Australian rules football football player, who currently wears the number 33 jumper for the Essendon Bombers. He is a versatile player who has played in both attack and defence, and is much admired for his aggressive approach at the football. He is a very talented player and is thought to be one of the best traded players in the AFL. McPhee was originally recruited by the Fremantle Dockers, with whom he made his debut in 2001.

John Schultz (born September 28, 1938) is a former Australian rules football player, who played for the Footscray Football Club in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL) and is one of the club's greatest players. John Schulz was considered a "gentle giant", known as much for his fairness as for his brilliance. An effective knock ruckman, he was acclaimed for good tackling, elegant marking and hard, fair bumping.

Christopher Lloyd Johnson (born May 30, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He is co-captain of the Brisbane Lions. He currently plays as a senior defender, having begun his career with Fitzroy in 1994. He was one of eight players allowed to transfer to Brisbane when Fitzroy merged with the Brisbane Bears to form the Brisbane Lions. His career highlights include three premierships with Brisbane, …

Michael K. O'Loughlin (born 20 February 1977) is an Indigenous Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL. Selected in the 3rd round of the 1994 National Draft, O'Loughlin played 11 senior games for the Swans in 1995 and earned a Rising Star award nomination. The following year, he was a key player in the team that won the minor premiership and then lost to North Melbourne in the Grand Final.

Gary Buckenara (born July 3, 1958) played Australian rules football for the Hawthorn Football Club in the VFL during the 1980s. Buckenara first played senior football for Subiaco in the WAFL from 1979 to 1981. Subiaco agreed to lease him for three years for $210,000 and after a court case began his career at Hawthorn.

Mark Harvey (born June 11 1965) is a former player of the Essendon Football Club. He played 206 games from 1984 to 1997, kicking 190 goals, and was assistant coach from 1998 to 2005. He is currently assistant coach of the Fremantle Australian rules football team. Harvey was originally known as a skilful forward, playing that role in the 1984 and 1985 premiership sides, including kicking four goals in the 1985 premiership win.