- Ted Whitten
Edward James 'Ted' Whitten (born July 27, 1933, died August 17, 1995) was an Australian rules football player. Playing 321 VFL games for his beloved Footscray between 1951 and 1970, he became known by the moniker "Mr. Football". In 1996, he was among the first batch of inductees to the Australian Football Hall of Fame, immediately elevated to "Legend" status, and was selected as Captain of the AFL Team of the Century.
- Matthew Richardson
Matthew "Richo" Richardson (born March 19, 1975), is a professional Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League. He has been the club's key forward through the late 1990s and the 2000s, and the club's leading goalscorer eleven times. He has been selected in the all-Australian team in 1996 and 2001. He has kicked the most goals at the MCG. Richardson was the fourth pick (a father-son selection) in the 1992 AFL Draft, …
- Ian Stewart
Ian Harlow Stewart (born July 30, 1943) was an Australian rules football player with Hobart in the Tasmanian Football League (1962), and in the Victorian Football League with St Kilda (1963-1970) and Richmond (1971-1975). He later coached South Melbourne and Carlton, and was an administrator at St Kilda. Stewart is one of only four men to win the game's most coveted award, the Brownlow medal, three times.
- Paul Roos
Paul Roos (born 27 June, 1963) is a former Australian rules football player in the VFL/AFL and now a coach in the Australian Football League.
- Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson (born July 18, 1976 in Hoppers Crossing, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer with, and Captain of, the Western Bulldogs Football Club.
- Gavin Wanganeen
Gavin Wanganeen (born 18 June 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer. He has played in two Australian Football League premierships with Essendon and Port Adelaide. Wanganeen began his career aged 16 with Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) (prior to that club joining the AFL), winning the SANFL Rookie of the Year award and gaining the attention of AFL side Essendon.
- John Coleman
John Douglas Coleman (November 28, 1928 - April 5 1973) was a player (1949 to 1954) and coach (1961 to 1967) for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (now the AFL). No person who saw Coleman play would deny that Coleman ranks as one of the half dozen greatest Australian footballers of all time. A spectacular, high-leaping forward who compiled the second highest goal average in the history of VFL/AFL football, …
- Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (born October 20, 1984) is a full back or ruckman for the Fremantle Dockers. Recruited from Perth Football Club in the WAFL with selection 8 in the 2004 Preseason Draft, he is a graduate of the Clontarf Football Academy<small><sup>;</sup></small>. He made his debut against Richmond in Round 4 of 2005 when Matthew Carr was a late withdrawal from the team due to illness. Due to promising performances at both WAFL and AFL levels and his versatility, …
- Paul Williams
Paul Williams (born April 3, 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer with both Collingwood and Sydney. Williams began his AFL career with Collingwood, joining them from Tasmanian club North Hobart. Playing in a number of positions ranging from half back to half forward, the tough-tackling Williams was a regular in the mostly unsuccessful Collingwood side of the late 1990s, racking up 189 games and kicking 223 goals (his best being 6 against Carlton in 1996).
- Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins (born April 25 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the VFL/AFL. He finished equal fifth in the 1990 Brownlow Medal, the same year he was awarded the Peter Crimmins Medal as the club's best and fairest. In 2006 Collins commenced coaching the Coburg Tigers in the Victorian Football League.
- Chris Judd
Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September, 1983) is the premiership captain of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.
- Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson (born 30 September 1961) was an Australian rules footballer in the VFL. Early in his career, he played in the centre and later became a forward pocket. At Melbourne he developed into an aggressive player, winning possessions in packs and showed great handballing skills. Believed to be the only player to have won a Brownlow Medal at his third club. At 20 years of age, he was also the youngest winner since Bob Skilton in 1959.
- Brendon Lade
Brendon Lade (born July 10, 1976 on Kangaroo Island, Australia) is an Australian rules footballer. Able to play as both a relieving ruckman and forward, Lade was part of Port Adelaide's inaugural AFL side in Round 1, 1997. Lade grew up playing football for Western Districts Football Club on Kangaroo Island where his Dad was coaching the A grade side. At the age of 8 he moved to the Wasanger Football Club where he played the remainder of his football utill he turned 16.
- Jonathan Brown
Jonathan Brown (born 29 October, 1981) is a three-time Australian Football League premiership winning forward and for the Brisbane Lions. He is co-captain of the club. Brown is generally regarded as one of the most exciting forwards in the competition.
- Chris Lewis
Chris Lewis (born 17 March 1968) is an Australian rules footballer who played over 200 AFL senior games for the West Coast Eagles. Chris is an Indigenous Australian. Lewis attended Christ Church Grammar for his secondary education, one of the elite indepependent schools in Western Australia. At the time, Christ Church apprently did not allow Year 10 students to play in the First XVIII football team (which was reserved for Year 11 and 12 boys, for safety reasons).
- Matthew Lloyd
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.
- John Barnes
John Barnes (born June 1, 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
- Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes (born January 8, 1980) is an Australian rules football player and dual Brownlow Medal winner.He is regarded as one of the greats of the modern faster game alongside names such as Judd and Akermanis He began with the North Ballarat Rebels in the Victorian Football League, but was drafted into the Australian Football League by the Sydney Swans in 1997, as the No. 43 pick. Goodes spent the 1998 season in the reserves competition, …
- Robert Harvey
Robert Jeffrey Harvey (born August 21, 1971) is an Australian Rules Football Player in the Australian Football League recognised as one of the League's best midfielders and noted for his supreme endurance. He is known as one of the great players of his generation, along with Michael Voss, Shane Crawford, Scott West, Nathan Buckley, Mark Ricciuto and James Hird. He is the grandson of former Australian Test cricketer Merv Harvey and grandnephew of Neil Harvey, …
- Jim Stynes
Jim Stynes OAM (born April 23, 1966) is a former Australian rules football player. Though he had no contact with the sport until the age of eighteen he went on to become one of its most successful players with a Brownlow Medal and the current record for the most consecutive games. Stynes' 12-year VFL/AFL career from 1987 to 1998 was played with the Melbourne Football Club.
- Alastair Lynch
Alastair Graeme Lynch (born 19 June, 1968) is an Australian Football League full forward from Burnie, Tasmania who had a highly-successful career, despite chronic illness and injury. Date of Birth:
- Michael Long
Michael Long (born October 1, 1969 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a former Australian rules footballer and spokesperson against racism in sport.
- Carl Peterson
Carl Peterson (born July 3, 1987) is an Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club who play out of the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- Tony Brown
Tony Brown (born May 28 1977) is an Australian rules footballer who has played in the AFL and the SANFL. Recruited from Geelong Falcons, Brown made his AFL debut in 1995 with the St Kilda Football Club. Playing as a rover, Brown was a hard-running player, even if he wasn't as flashy as the young brigade around the mid-90s at St Kilda, consisting of Austinn Jones and Joel Smith. Brown played in the Saints' 1997 losing Grand Final.
- Kevin Sheedy
Kevin John Sheedy AM (born December 24, 1947) is the current coach of AFL club Essendon, and a former player for Richmond. Sheedy was the quintessential self-made player. Not blessed with great skills, he was able to carve out a brilliant career with dedication, perseverance and thoughtfulness. At his peak, he was a supreme big-game performer who epitomised the "kill or be killed" attitude of the Richmond club.
- Peter Hudson
Peter John Hudson <small>AM</small> is a former Australian Rules Football player, considered one of the greatest Australian rules football full-forwards in the game's history. Hudson was prolific in his goal scoring in all senior competitions in which he competed. Originally from Tasmania, Hudson played with New Norfolk Football Club, in the Tasmanian Football League kicking 378 goals in 78 games.
- Nathan Buckley
Nathan Buckley (born July 26, 1972) is an Australian rules football player and captain of the Collingwood Football Club. He is one of the most notable players of the game in the last 10 years alongside the likes of Michael Voss, James Hird, Robert Harvey and Wayne Carey.
- Brendan Fevola
Brendan 'Fev' Fevola (born January 20, 1981) is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League. He plays the position of full-forward and has apart from his sporadic footballing ability, is notable for his appearances on the Channel Nine's "The Footy Show" on Thursday nights during the season.
- Chris Tarrant
Chris Tarrant (born September 18, 1980 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian rules football player for the Fremantle Football Club. He often plays in the full-forward position. Tarrant is noted for his spectacular high marking, athleticism and pace on a lead. Tarrant originally played for South Mildura and moved to Bendigo in 1996 on an AFL scholarship. In his younger days he was a top basketballer, …
- Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly (born July 28 1969) is a champion Australian rules footballer, winning the Brownlow Medal and serving as captain of the Sydney Swans for ten seasons. Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Kelly initially played rugby league for Wagga Brothers but turned to Australian rules football at age 15. Recruited to the AFL by the Swans, Kelly made his debut in 1990, was appointed captain in 1993, won the Brownlow Medal (the AFL's highest individual honour) in 1995, …
- Jason Johnson
Jason Johnson (born January 25, 1978) is an Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club. Known as a tireless running midfielder, Johnson's career honours include All-Australian selection in 2001, the same year he won the W.S. Crichton Medal for Essendon's Best and Fairest player. His namesake Mark Johnson is part of a midfield duo known at Essendon as the "Johnson boys", however Mark and Jason are actually not related in any way.
- Ryan Murphy
Ryan Murphy (born May 24, 1985) is a full forward or key defender for the Fremantle Dockers. He was drafted to Fremantle in the 2003 AFL Draft at selection 12. As a junior he played for the Gippsland Power in the Victorian TAC Cup competition. He was twice named All-Australian at under-18 level. After playing well for the South Fremantle Football Club in the WAFL in 2004, …
- Adam Campbell
Adam Campbell (born January 25 1985) is an Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League.
- James Hird
James Albert Hird (born February 4, 1973) is an Australian rules footballer, formerly the captain of the Essendon Football Club. A versatile player who can play in a key forward position, a midfielder or as a sweeper in defence, he is generally considered to be one of the best and most fearless modern player in the game of Australian rules football, and one of the greatest players of all time.
- Shane Crawford
Shane Crawford (born September 9, 1974 in Mount Barker, South Australia) is an Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. Shane spent much of his childhood in Finley, New South Wales and Myrtleford, Victoria.
- John Murphy
John Murphy (born November 20, 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (now AFL). Murphy debuted with the Fitzroy Football Club in 1967, and went on to set the record for consecutive games played from debut -158 matches. This record held until 2005 when surpassed by Jared Crouch from Sydney. Murphy was made captain of Fitzroy in 1973, …
- Jason Taylor
Jason Taylor (born 23 September, 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Taylor played 91 games for Fitzroy, Hawthorn, and Collingwood from 1990 to 1997.
- Darryl White
Darryl White (b. 12 June 1973) is an Australian rules footballer whose career with the Brisbane Bears and Lions in the Australian Football League lasted from 1992 to 2005. An Indigenous Australian, in 2005 he was named at fullback in the Australian rules football Indigenous Team of the Century. White grew up in Alice Springs in central Australia, playing junior football for the Pioneer Football Club. Like many of his peers he had a difficult adolescence, …
- David Schwarz
David "The Ox" Schwarz (born July 24, 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who retired in 2003.
- Sam Kekovich
"Slammin'" Sam Kekovich (born March 11, 1950), son of a Myrtleford tobacco farmer, and the younger brother of Carlton full-forward Brian Kekovich, is an Australian media personality and former Australian rules football player. He is well known for his controversial behaviour, both on and off the field, and his lamb industry advertisements. He is also well known for his satires as spokesman for Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) to promote lamb.