- Barry Hall
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, …
- Caroline Wilson
Caroline Wilson (born 1960) is an Australian sports journalist. Wilson began covering football in 1982 and she has been chief football writer for Melbourne's "The Age" newspaper since 1999. The first woman to cover Australian rules football on a full-time basis and the first woman to win the AFL's gold media award, …
- Nick Davis
Nick Davis (born March 30, 1980) is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL.
- Joe Namath
Joseph William "Joe Willie" Namath (born May 31, 1943), also known as Broadway Joe, was an American football Hall of Fame quarterback in the American Football League and National Football League during the 1960s and 1970's. Namath played for the New York Jets for most of his career. He finished out his career with the Los Angeles Rams. Namath retired with a record of 77 wins, 108 losses and 3 ties.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, …
- Norm Smith
Norman Walter "Norm" Smith (born 21 November 1915 at Clifton Hill, Victoria; died 29 July 1973 at Pascoe Vale, Victoria) was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League during a remarkably successful and influential career that spanned four decades. After a brilliant playing stint with Melbourne, Smith began a coaching career that eclipsed anything that he achieved on the playing field.
- Daniel Kerr
Daniel Kerr (born May 16, 1983) is an Australian rules footballer. Kerr was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club and made his AFL debut in 2001 with the West Coast Eagles. He is a hard-running midfielder that is a vital part of the powerful midfield brigade at the Eagles, including Dean Cox, Chad Fletcher, Michael Braun, Ben Cousins and Chris Judd. Kerr is of Anglo-Indian descent. His father, Roger, played for East Fremantle in the WAFL.
- Jason Akermanis
Jason "Aka" Akermanis (born February 24, 1977) is an Australian rules footballer for the Western Bulldogs. Outspoken Akermanis made a name for himself as a Brownlow medal winning and triple premiership player with the Brisbane Lions and left the club in highly controversial circumstances.
- Dean Solomon
Dean Solomon (born January 9, 1980) is an Australian rules footballer. He currently plays for the Fremantle Dockers following a trade from the Essendon Football Club. Known for his toughness, he made his AFL debut in 1998 for Essendon and was part of their 2000 premiership team. On numerous occasions, however, Solomon has shown his lack of discipline to be detrimental to his game, one example being the 2005 clash with Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, …
- Jerry Jones
Jerrel Wayne "Jerry" Jones (Born on October 13, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise and the Dallas Desperados AFL franchise. Jones was born in Los Angeles, California. Shortly thereafter, his family moved to North Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a star running back at North Little Rock High School and eventually received a scholarship to play guard at the University of Arkansas.
- Terry Wallace
Terry Wallace (born December 13, 1958) was an Australian rules football centre position player who started at Hawthorn, played briefly at Richmond and finally at Footscray. As coach, he took the Western Bulldogs from 15th in 1996 to 3rd in 1997 and 1998. Wallace employed a number of novel ideas as coach including warming up the side on the field before the match.
- Matthew Pavlich
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.
- Chad Cornes
Chad Studley Cornes (born 12 November, 1979) is an Australian rules footballer who made his debut in 1999. He plays for Port Adelaide in the AFL, and was part of his side's 2004 premiership, captained by Warren Tredrea. He is the son of former Adelaide coach Graham Cornes and the older brother of Port Adelaide footballer Kane Cornes. He plays as a utility but mainly as a Centre Half Back. He has developed into one of the top players playing AFL.
- Anthony Rocca
Anthony Rocca (born August 15, 1977) is an Australian rules footballer who has played with the Sydney Swans and Collingwood in the AFL. Of Italian descent, Rocca is the younger brother of fellow Australian rules footballer and former teammate Saverio Rocca. Known as a family man, Anthony was rated highly as a youngster and was selected with pick no.2 by the Sydney Swans in the 1994 AFL Draft. A lifelong Collingwood supporter (hailing from the Reservoir area, …
- 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, …
- Shannon Grant
Shannon Grant (born April 19 1977) is an Australian rules footballer who is known as one of the premier midfielders in the AFL. He began his career at the Sydney Swans in 1995 before moving to the Kangaroos in 1998 and being a part of their 1999 premiership side. He has recently signed a 3 year deal with the Kangaroos. In the 2005 season, Shannon Grant was involved in numerous comeback victories by the Kangaroos.
- 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, …
- Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson (born May 23, 1978) is an Australian rules footballer. Known for his toughness, he is part of the midfield duo known as the "Johnson Boys" at the Essendon Football Club, the other member being Jason Johnson. The two are not related, however Mark does have a brother who plays in the AFL for Geelong, David Johnson. Johnson is commonly known as "Mr. Sunbury", referring to the body building award he won as a teenager in his home town of Sunbury, Victoria.
- Dustin Fletcher
Dustin Fletcher (born May 7, 1975) is an Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club. He is renowned as one of the finest defenders in the AFL, and has held down a spot at full-back for his team for many years. He is the son of former Bombers player Ken Fletcher. As part of the "Baby Bombers" premiership team of 1993, Fletcher is one of the only surviving members of that side, which included players such as James Hird, Joe Misiti, and Mark Mercuri.
- Brock McLean
Brock "Chooka" McLean is an Australian rules footballer playing for the AFL’s Melbourne Football Club. Brock, a graduate of the AIS/AFL academy, and member of the U18 International Rules team, was selected as Melbourne's second pick and 5th overall in the 2003 AFL Draft. McLean debuted in 2004 and showing instant maturity and decision making ability quickly became one of the most consistent midfielders in the side.
- Mark Ricciuto
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.
- Brett Kirk
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.
- Matthew Knights
Matthew Knights (born 5 October, 1970) was a football player with Richmond Football Club Knights wore the number 33 guernsey in 279 games between 1988-2002 for the Tigers whom he captained between 1997-2000. Playing in Richmond's midfield for the majority of his career, Knights was known for his ball winning ability if not his athleticism. Gifted with excellent "vision" or spacial awareness, and consistently reliable delivery from his left boot, …
- Rohan Connolly
Rohan Connolly (born 1965) is an Australian journalist specialising in Australian rules football writing for "The Age" newspaper in Melbourne. Connolly began his media career writing for "The Sun News Pictorial" in 1983 before moving to The Age in 1987. He has been with the paper ever since, and is currently a football writer. Connolly also appears on 3AW's AFL coverage as a boundary rider and in other on-air roles with the radio station.
- Brent Staker
Brent Staker (born May 23 1984) is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, who plays for the West Coast Eagles. Staker grew up in Broken Hill in remote country New South Wales. Recruited from NSW/ACT Rams (Under 18s), he made his debut in 2003. In round seven 2004, he earned a Norwich Rising Star award when he kicked three goals against Melbourne.
- Tadhg Kennelly
Tadhg Kennelly (born 1 July 1981) is a former Gaelic football player from Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland, who is now a backline Australian rules football player for the Sydney Swans, in the AFL. He is the son of Tim Kennelly, a former All-Ireland winner with Kerry. After his debut in 2001 (following elevation from the rookie list), he now is a permanent in the Sydney line-up as a dashing rebound defender.
- Glenn Mitchell
Glenn Mitchell is a sports broadcaster and writer for ABC Radio's Grandstand program and is based in Perth. He joined ABC Radio Sport in January 1990 and his voice has become familiar to listeners around Australia with his commentaries on Australian rules football and international and state cricket. At the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, Glenn was the cycling commentator for ABC Radio and at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, …
- Marc Murphy
Marc Murphy (born July 19, 1987) is an Australian rules footballer, recruited at number one in the 2005 AFL Draft by the Carlton Football Club Marc is the son of John Murphy, who is a Hall-of-Famer and legend of the Fitzroy Football Club. He was eligible to be taken by the Brisbane Lions under the father-son rule, but declined the offer. Carlton subsequently took him in the draft with the prized first pick (a priority pick).
- Shaun Burgoyne
Shaun Playford Burgoyne (born October 21, 1982) is an Australian rules footballer. The younger brother of fellow Port Adelaide player Peter Burgoyne and son of former Port Adelaide player Peter Burgoyne Snr., he made his AFL debut in 2002. He has previously been a steady contributor across the forward line for the Power, before becoming a rebounding defender to great effect.
- Peter Burgoyne
Peter Gabriel Burgoyne (born January 29, 1978) is an indigenous Australian rules footballer. Beginning his AFL career with the inaugural Port Adelaide side to enter the AFL, Burgoyne has become well-regarded for his performance as an attacking midfielder. He was selected straight from the Port Adelaide side in the SANFL in their changeover from one league to the other.
- Adam Selwood
Adam Selwood (born 1 May 1984) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Selwood was recruited from Bendigo Pioneers as the Eagles' third pick, and number 53 overall in the 2002 AFL Draft. In 2003, his debut season, Selwood played two games including the losing elimination final against Adelaide. He played three games in 2004 before osteitis pubis curtailed his season.
- Robert Murphy
Robert Murphy (born June 9, 1982) is an AFL player who was drafted to the Western Bulldogs with pick 13 in the 1999 National Draft. Murphy has played many positions throughout his career but during the 2005 season he cemented a place as a small Centre half forward. He kicked 33 goals from this position and his overhead marking and leading ability were invaluable to the team.
- Peter Everitt
Peter "Spida" Everitt (born May 3, 1974) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans. He is known as one of the real larrikins of the AFL. He made his debut for St. Kilda in 1993 and in 2003 began playing for Hawthorn. Everitt was traded to the Sydney Swans at the end of 2006.
- Luke Power
Luke Power (born January 8, 1980) is an Australian rules footballer. As part of the Brisbane Lions' star midfield, he has been dubbed the fifth member of the "Fab Five", a star-studded, 3-time AFL premiership-winning midfield group consisting of Power, Jason Akermanis, Nigel Lappin, Michael Voss and Simon Black. Power debuted for the Lions as an 18-year-old in 1998, and he has been noted ever since for his skills and desire to win the ball.
- 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).
- Nick dal Santo
Nick Dal Santo (born February 14, 1981) is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL with the Geelong Football Club.
- Adam Cooney
Adam Cooney (born September 30, 1985) is an Australian rules footballer, playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL. As a solid midfielder, he was picked up as the number one draft pick in 2003 AFL Draft as a priority pick. When he debuted on the scene in 2004 his hairstyle became his trademark, his long golden locks instantly recognisable and sometimes taken advantage of by the opposition.
- Bart Starr
Bryan Bartlett Starr (born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama) is a former professional American football player and coach. Wearing #15, he was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers (1956-1971) and the MVP of the first two Super Bowls. He earned four Pro Bowl selections and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977. The son of an Air Force NCO, Starr played High School football at Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama, …