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. In 2026, another six inductees were recognised.
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, 300-gamer Tyson Edwards and three-time All Australian Nigel Smart.
Premiership stars Shaun Rehn and Darren Jarman, AFLW trailblazer Erin Phillips, long-serving staff member Barrie Downs and two-time Club Champion Scott Thompson were the 2026 inductees.
The Hall of Fame selection committee deemed all had made a “profound” contribution to the Adelaide Football Club.
A number of players, coaches and officials who have been associated with the Adelaide Football Club have also been recognised in the Australian Football Hall of Fame and South Australian Football Hall of Fame.
2026 Hall of Fame intro videos
2026 Event gallery
Hall of Fame inductees
Mark Ricciuto (2015)
Eight-time All Australian, 312 AFL games. 2003 Brownlow Medallist, three-time Club Champion, premiership 1998, captain 2001-07
Bob Hammond (2015)
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 (2015)
Inaugural Crow. First to play 300 AFL games. Two-time premiership player, two-time Club Champion, four-time All Australian, assistant coach
Andrew McLeod (2015)
Crows games record-holder with 340. Three-time Club Champion, two-time premiership player, two-time Norm Smith Medallist, five-time All Australian
Bill Sanders (2015)
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
Malcolm Blight (2015)
One of South Australia’s greatest footballers returned home to coach the Adelaide Crows and led them to the 1997 and 1998 premierships
Tony Modra (2015)
Adelaide’s career goals record holder until 2020 with 440 from 118 games. Five-time leading goalkicker, two-time All-Australian, Coleman Medallist
Chris McDermott (2021)
Inaugural Crows captain from 1991-94. Club Champion 1992, AFL All Australian 1992. Played 117 AFL games, was the club’s first Life Member
Simon Goodwin (2015)
Three-time Club Champion, two-time premiership player, five-time All Australian. Captained the Club from 2008-2010 and played 275 AFL games
Mark Bickley (2021)
Two-time Crows premiership captain 1997-98, three-time best team man, 272 AFL games, assistant coach, caretaker senior coach
Tyson Edwards (2021)
321 AFL games, two-time premiership player, three-time Members Most Valuable Player, three-time Club Champion runner-up
Nigel Smart (2021)
Three-time All-Australian, two-time premiership player, 278 AFL games, twice Club Champion runner-up, Board director, Chief Operating Officer
Shaun Rehn (2026)
Inaugural squad 1991, 1994 Club Champion, two-time premiership player, two-time All Australian (1994-98), State-of-Origin captain, 134 AFL games for Crows
Erin Phillips (2026)
Inaugural AFLW co-captain, three-time premiership player, three-time All Australian, two-time AFLW best and fairest, two-time Club Champion
Barrie Downs (2026)
Adelaide’s first team manager, worked at more than 500 consecutive games 1991-2015, AFLCA Lifetime Achievement Award, AFL Jack Titus award 2013
Scott Thompson (2026)
Two-time AFL Club Champion; 2012 All Australian; 269 AFL games for Crows, Coach’s Award 2011, 2017 State League Club Champion, assistant AFLW coach
Darren Jarman (2026)
Two-time premiership player (with AFC), 1996 All Australian, three-time Crows Leading Goalkicker, 121 AFL games for Crows; AFL assistant coach (2002-04)
Interim Board (2026)
Adelaide’s seven-man Interim Board built the Club in only four hectic months before the 1991 AFL season. Their decisions set the course for future success.