The Australian Football League (AFL) tonight inducted six greats into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, at its annual dinner held in Melbourne.

Former club captains Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs), Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide) and Anthony Koutoufides (Carlton) were inducted with their modern day contemporaries Andrew McLeod (Adelaide Crows) and Matthew Richardson (Richmond), and former Carlton and Perth captain Ern Henfry.

The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996 and serves to recognise players, coaches, umpires, administrators, and media representatives who have made an outstanding contribution to Australian football.

Background on the new inductees follows and all previous inductees and legends are listed in the 2014 AFL Record Season Guide.  

Ern Henfry –

85 Games for Perth 1937-41, 1945 and 1953-54, kicking 86 goals.

84 Games for Carlton 1944 and 1947-52, kicking 20 goals.

Two Games for WA.

Two Games for Victoria.

Carlton Premiership 1947.

Perth Best and Fairest 1941.

Carlton Best and Fairest 1947, 1949.

Carlton Captain 1947-52.

Victoria Captain 1949.

Perth Captain 1953-54.

Perth Coach 1953-59 and 1962-64 for 242 games – 139 wins, 103 losses.

WA Coach 1956-57.

Perth Premiership Coach 1955.

Perth Team of the Century (Centre).

Carlton Hall of Fame Inductee 1992.

WAFL Hall of Fame Inductee 2004.

Brad Johnson -

364 Games for Western Bulldogs 1994-2010, kicking 558 goals.

Three Games for Victoria, kicking five goals.

Six Games for Australia.

Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest 1999, 2002, 2006.

Western Bulldogs Captain 2006-10.

Western Bulldogs Leading Goalkicker 2001 (48), 2005 (42), 2006 (74), 2007 (59), 2008 (50).

All Australian 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 (captain), 2007.

Western Bulldogs Team of the Century.

Anthony Koutoufides –

278 Games for Carlton, 1992-2007, kicking 226 goals.

One Game for Victoria, kicking no goals

Carlton Premiership 1995.

Carlton Best and Fairest 2001, 2005.

Carlton Leading Goalkicker 1997 (28 goals).

Carlton Captain 2004-06.

All Australian 1995, 2000.

Andrew McLeod –

340 Games for the Adelaide Crows 1995-2010, kicking 275 goals.

23 Games for the Port Adelaide Magpies (SANFL) 1994-96, kicking 35 goals.

One Game for the Allies, kicking no goals.

One Game for the Dream Team, kicking no goals.

Six Games for Australia.

Adelaide Crows Premiership 1997, 1998.

Port Adelaide Magpies Premiership 1994.

Adelaide Crows Best and Fairest 1997, 2001, 2007.

All Australian 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007 (captain).

Indigenous Team of the Century (Ruck Rover).

SANFL Hall of Fame Inductee.

Norm Smith Medallist 1997, 1998.

Michael Tuck Medallist 2003.

Jim Stynes Medallist 2005.

Matthew Richardson –

282 Games for Richmond 1993-2009, kicking 800 goals.

One Game for Tasmania.

Two Games for the Allies.

One Game for the Dream Team.

Two Games for Australia.

Richmond Best and Fairest 2007.

Richmond Leading Goalkicker 1994 (56), 1996 (91), 1997 (47), 1998 (55), 1999 (67), 2001 (59), 2002 (36), 2003 (33), 2004 (65), 2005 (65), 2006 (45), 2007 (53), 2008 (48).

All Australian 1996, 1999, 2008.

Richmond Team of the Century (Half Forward).

Alex Jesaulenko Medallist 1996.

Warren Tredrea –

255 games for Port Adelaide 1997-2010, kicking 549 goals.

26 games for the Port Adelaide Magpies (SANFL) 1996-97 and 2007, kicking 33 goals.

Two games for South Australia, kicking no goals.

Three games for Australia.

Port Adelaide Premiership 2004.

Port Adelaide Magpies Premiership 1996.

Port Adelaide Best and Fairest 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009.

Port Adelaide Leading Goalkicker 1998 (33), 1999 (40), 2000 (32), 2001 (51), 2003 (58), 2004 (81), 2005 (65), 2009 (51).

Port Adelaide Captain 2006-08.

All Australian 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (vice-captain)