At Tuesday night's 2024 induction ceremony for the Australian Football Hall of Fame in Melbourne, Hawthorn goal-kicking great Jason Dunstall was elevated to be the 32nd Legend in the history of the game.
A further six new members were welcomed into the Hall of Fame with their careers spanning both the current national competition at AFL level and the histories of the state leagues.
The six new inductees are Michael Graham, Chris McDermott, Ralph Robertson (deceased), Ray Schofield (deceased), Dane Swan and Kelvin Templeton.
Mr Goyder thanked his fellow selectors Graham Cornes, Ross Glendinning, Debbie Lee, Karen Lyon, Andrew McLeod, Paul Marsh, Alister Nicholson, Michael O'Loughlin, David Parkin and Patrick Keane (Secretary) and said he was delighted to welcome the 2024 inductees into the Hall of Fame.
"I'm pleased to be able to celebrate tonight and recognise the tremendous achievements of the 2024 inductees and further congratulate Jason Dunstall on his elevation to Legend Status. For all our Hall of Fame members and new Legend, their contribution to football is outstanding and each person alongside their family and friends should be immensely proud," said Mr Goyder.
"The Hall of Fame is marked both by the quality of its members, and also – just as importantly - by those who are waiting for induction that will come for them in the years ahead."
Mr Goyder also announced the retirement of David Parkin as a selector with his role to be filled by Simon Madden. The Hall of Fame selection panel also had a recommendation endorsed by the AFL Commission that a deceased Legend would be elevated for the 2025 year.
Jason Dunstall was a four-time premiership player, four-time best and fairest and four-time All Australian, kicking 1254 career goals for Hawthorn and winning three Coleman medals.
Graham was a member of the Indigenous Team of the Century as a two-state star, McDermott was the Inaugural Captain of the Adelaide Crows, Swan a Brownlow Medallist, premiership player and five-time All Australian for Collingwood, Templeton a Brownlow and Coleman Medallist while two deceased greats were also inducted, New South Wales pioneer Ralph Robertson and WAFL great, Ray Schofield.
The records of each inductee are as follows:
Legend Elevation
Jason Dunstall
269 games for Hawthorn 1985-98, 1254 goals
Three games for Victoria, 14 goals
Four games for Queensland, 10 goals
One game for Allies, zero goals
4x Premierships 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991
4x best and fairest 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993
12x leading goalkicker 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998
3x Coleman Medal 1988, 1989, 1992
4x All-Australian 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994
Captain 1995-98
Haw Team of the Century
Qld Team of the Century;
E.J. Whitten Medal 1989;
21 games for Coorparoo, 73 goals, 1984
1984 Coorparoo premiership;
Inductees
Michael Graham (SANFL / NTFL)
282 games for Sturt, 1971-85, 455 goals
230 games for St Mary’s (NTFL) 1969-70 to 1986-87
11 games for SA
1974, 1976 SANFL premierships
1978-79, 1983-84 and 1985-86 NTFL premierships
1969-70 and 1973-74 Club Best and Fairest
1978-79 Club Leading Goals
1973-74 Nichols Medal (Season Best and Fairest, NTFL)
1978-79 Chaney Medal (Grand Final Best on Ground, NTFL)
Captain 1975-76
1970 Western Border Medal
Sturt Team of the Century (half forward)
Indigenous Team of the Century (interchange)
Northern Territory Team of the Century (half forward)
SANFL Indigenous Team of the Century (half forward)
Chris McDermott (SANFL / AFL)
277 games for Glenelg 1981-90 and 1995-96, 184 goals
117 games for Adelaide Crows 1991-96, 31 goals
10 games for North Adelaide 1997
15 games for SA
1985, 1986 Premierships
1986, 1987, 1988 (all Glenelg), 1992 (Adelaide) Best and Fairest
1986 (carnival), 1987 (carnival), 1992 All Australian
1987 Simpson Medal
1987 Fos Williams Medal
Captain Glenelg 1989-90
Inaugural Captain Adelaide 1991-94
Coach North Adelaide 1997-2000
Ralph Robertson (deceased) (NSW Pioneer)
St Kilda 1899-1900, 14 games
East Sydney 1903-1908, estimated 80 games.
North Shore 1909-14, estimated 70 games.
Captain 1904-08 (Easts) and 1909-14 (North Shore).
2x Premierships 1903, 1909
39 games for NSW 1903-13
NSW national Carnival captain 1908 1911 1914
Killed on Active Service 1917
Ray Schofield (deceased) (WAFL)
277 games for West Perth, 1943-58, 261 goals
21 games for WA (1953, 1956 Carnival Representative)
2x Premierships 1949 1951
5x Best and Fairest 1948 1950 1953 1954 1955
Leading goals 1947, 1957
Captain 1952, 1957-58
Coach 1958
Dane Swan (AFL)
258 games for Collingwood, 211 goals
2010 Premiership
2011 Brownlow Medal
2008, 2009, 2010 Best and Fairest
2010 AFLPA MVP
2010 Jim Stynes Medal
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 All Australian
Kelvin Templeton (VFL)
143 games for Footscray 1974-82, 494 goals
34 games for Melbourne 1983-85, 99 goals
10 games for Victoria, 36 goals
1980 Brownlow Medal
1978, 1980 Best and Fairest
1978 (118 goals), 1979 (91 goals) Coleman Medal
1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1984 Club Leading Goals
1982 Captain
1995 – 2002 Sydney Swans Chief Executive Officer
