Adelaide Football Club Hall of Fame
The Adelaide Football Club’s Hall of Fame was established in 2015, during the Club’s 25th season.
Adelaide honoured eight of its greatest contributors of the first 25 seasons in 2015 and then six years later added four more Crows greats to the group.
Two-time premiership coach Malcolm Blight, players Andrew McLeod, Simon Goodwin, Tony Modra, Ben Hart and Mark Ricciuto, and administrators Bob Hammond and Bill Sanders were the first inductees. In 2021 they were joined by first Crows captain Chris McDermott, premiership captain Mark Bickley, Tyson Edwards and Nigel Smart.
The Hall of Fame selection committee deemed all had made a “profound” contribution to the Adelaide Football Club.
Hall of Fame inductees
Mark Ricciuto
Eight-time All Australian, 312 AFL games. 2003 Brownlow Medallist, three-time Club Champion, premiership player 1998, captain 2001-2007
Bob Hammond
1990-91 Adelaide interim Board member and then inaugural chairman for the Club’s first decade in the AFL. AFL Commissioner 2001-11
Ben Hart
The inaugural Crow was the first to play 300 AFL games. Two-time premiership player, two-time Club Champion, four-time All Australian, assistant coach
Andrew McLeod
Crows games record-holder with 340. Three-time Club Champion, two-time premiership player, two-time Norm Smith Medallist, five-time All Australian
Tony Modra
Adelaide’s career goals record holder until 2020 with 440 from 118 games. Five-time leading goalkicker, two-time All-Australian, Coleman Medallist
Malcolm Blight
One of South Australia’s greatest footballers returned home to coach the Crows and led them to the 1997 and 1998 titles
Simon Goodwin
Three-time Club Champion, two-time premiership player, five-time All Australian. Captained the Club from 2008-2010 and played 275 AFL games
Bill Sanders
Adelaide’s first general manager and CEO, for 11 years. Wrote words for the Club song. Later served on the Board and was Chairman from 2004-08
Chris McDermott
Inaugural Crows captain from 1991-94. Club Champion 1992, AFL All Australian 1992. Played 117 AFL games, was the club’s first Life Member
Tyson Edwards
321 AFL games, two-time premiership player, three-time Members Most Valuable Player, three-time Club Champion runner-up
Nigel Smart
Three-time All-Australian, two-time premiership player, 278 AFL games, twice Club Champion runner-up, Board director, Chief Operating Officer
Mark Bickley
Two-time Crows premiership captain, three-time best team man, 272 AFL games, assistant coach, caretaker senior coach