The Tasmanian Football

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was established to help recognise outstanding services and overall contribution made to the sport of

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. Any participant of the sport, including players, umpires, media personalities and coaches, may be inducted. A physical hall was established in 2005 after the Tasmanian Community Fund provided a $50,000 grant to assist

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and the Launceston City Council with establishment of a permanent facility at

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. The decision to locate the Hall of Fame at the ground was because the site had recently been redeveloped and was positioned as the "true home of Tasmanian football". AFL Tasmania initiated the Hall of Fame nomination process, with a number of clubs, players and grounds nominated and accepted into the Hall of Fame since 2005. The public Hall of Fame opened to the public on Saturday 21 February 2009. The induction criteria were expanded in 2007, allowing "The Gravel" Oval of Queenstown to be honoured. Other inductees have included

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, Paul Sproule, Verdun Howell,

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and the Smithton 'Saints' Football Club.

2005 – Inductees

The 'Icons' of Tasmanian Football are listed in bold *

Gordon Abbott Gordon Allen Abbott (26 September 1914 – 19 April 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football Debuting with Geelong in 1936, Abbott spent three years with th ...

* Matthew Armstrong * Noel Atkins * Jim Atkinson * Roy Bailey * Darrel Baldock *

Vic Barwick Victor Albert Ernest Joseph Barwick (17 June 1879 – 20 December 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football Barwick began his early football career in the Tasmanian town ...

* Bill Berryman * John Bingley * Hugh Cameron * Bruce Carter * Terry Cashion *

* George Challis * Jack Charlesworth * John Chick * Bert Chilcott * Don Clark * Scott Clayton * Neil Conlan * Jock Connell *

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* Berkley Cox * Daryn Cresswell *

* Peter Daniel * Craig Davis * Col Deane * John Devine *

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* Ian Drake * Jack Dunn * Brian Eade *

Rodney Eade Rodney Eade (born 4 April 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Australian Football League. He is a former coach of the Sydney Swans, the Western Bulldogs and the Gold Coast Football Club. He has, to date, coached 377 ...

* Darrell Eaton * Steven Febey * Terry Fellows * Bill Fielding *

Adrian Fletcher Adrian Fletcher (born 10 October 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer and current assistant coach. He is regarded as one of football's nomads, having played for five Australian Football League clubs in his 13-year career. Fletcher's p ...

* Peter Floyd *

Brendon Gale Brendon Gale (born 18 July 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). As a qualified lawyer, he practised law with a commercial law firm for some time after ...

* Don Gale * Michael Gale * Jack Gardiner *

Rex Garwood Rex Elvyn Garwood (15 May 1930 – 16 May 2007) was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football in the Tasmanian Football League and first-class cricket for Tasmania during the 1950s. Football TFL career Best known for his expl ...

Horrie Gorringe Horace Charles Gorringe (4 July 1895 – 17 July 1994) was an Australian rules football player in Tasmania, who is considered to have been one of the greatest Follower (Australian rules football), rovers in the game's history. Family The son o ...

* David Grant * Graeme Hamley * Royce Hart * Pat Hartnett * Jack Hawksley *

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* Verdun Howell * Paul Hudson *

Peter Hudson Peter John Hudson Order of Australia, AM (born 19 February 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL) and for the New ...

* Eric Huxtable *

Des James Des James (1952 – 27 June 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Sandy Bay Football Club, Sandy Bay in the Tasmanian Football League (TFL). James, a back pocket, is noted his performances at the 1979 Perth State of Origin Carn ...

* Tassie Johnson * Peter Jones * Tim Lane * Barry Lawrence * Noel Leary * Graeme Lee * John Leedham * Allan Leeson * Allan Leitch * Trevor Leo * Greg Lethborg * Danny Ling * Geoff Long * Harry Long * Brian Lowe * Gavin Luttrell * Alastair Lynch * Les Manson * Peter Marquis * Paddy Martin * Horrie Mason * Leo McAuley * Fred McGinis * Kevin McLean * Jack McMurray, Jr. * Stephen MacPherson * Jack Metherell * Bob Miller * George Miller * Colin Moore * Laurie Nash * Robert Neal * Gavin O'Dea * Ian Paton * Burnie Payne *

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* Fred Pringle * Darrin Pritchard *

Len Pye Leonard Edward Thomas 'Apples' Pye (21 February 1911 – 20 September 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1930s. He also had a notable career in the TANFL with North Hobart which saw him ...

* Vern Rae * Alan Rait * Trevor Ranson * Matthew Richardson * Michael Roach * Colin Robertson *

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* Jack Rough *

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* Don Scott * Lerrel Sharp * Robert Shaw * Fred Smith * Hec Smith * Ricky Smith * Stuart Spencer * Paul Sproule * Ian Stewart * Barry Strange * Raynor 'Rattler' Summers * Darryl Sutton * Algy Tynan * Viv Valentine * George Viney * Paddy Walsh * Peter Walsh *

Ivor Warne-Smith Ivor Warne-Smith (29 October 1897 – 4 March 1960) was an Australian footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League and for the Latrobe Football Club in the North-Western Football Union in Tasmania. D ...

* Keith Welsh *

* Greg Wilson * Bob Withers * Graeme Wright * Eric Zschech

2006 – Inductees

* Simon Atkins * Bill Atwell * Doug Barwick * Ray Biffin * Chris Bond *

Noel Clarke Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is an English actor, writer, director and producer. Rising to prominence for playing Mickey Smith in ''Doctor Who'' (2005–2006, 2008, 2010), he received critical acclaim for writing, directing, and ...

* Garry Davidson * Keith Dickenson * John Fitzallen * Jack Hinds *

Graham Hunnibell Graham Charles 'Moose' Hunnibell (born 2 January 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also had a noted career in Tasmania, where he played at North Launceston, New N ...

* Nigel Hyland * Joe Littler * Ellis Maney * Tony Martyn * Ernie Matthews * Warren McCarthy * David McQuestin * Kerry O'Neill *

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* Neil Rawson * Noel Reid * Graeme Saltmarsh *

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Ray Stokes Raymond Gordon "Ray" Stokes (21 May 1924 – 26 February 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was born in Longford. After making his debut for Richmond in the 1946 seaso ...

Ted Turner Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor, and Philanthropy, philanthropist. He founded the CNN, Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour United States cable news, ...

* Ronald Tyson * Scott Wade * Athol Webb * Ian Westell * Jim 'Dodger' Williams * Tony 'Chang' Young

2007 – Inductees

* Ken Austin *

Andy Bennett Andrew Bennett (born 30 March 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 110 games for South Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL from 1974 to 1979 and 35 games for Hawthorn and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) fr ...

* Max Brown * Noel Carter * Dale Chugg * Athol Cooper * Chris Fagan * Martin Flanagan *

Wayne Fox Wayne "Baldy" Fox (born 4 January 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for various clubs in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League (TANFL) and later, the TFL Statewide League. He also played with Footscray in t ...

* Les Fyle *

John Greening John Greening (born 25 December 1950 in Burnie) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the VFL. Greening attended Montello Primary School and Parklands High as he grew up in the industrial town of Burnie in n ...

* Ivan Hayes * Len Hayes * Scott Jeffery * Steane Kremerskothen * William Leitch * Gary Linton * James Manson * Danny Noonan * Wally Ride * Roy Ringrose *

Jamie Shanahan James Shanahan (born 6 December 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early career He played with Hobart in the Tasmanian Football League from 1986 to 199 ...

David Stockdale David Adam Stockdale (born 20 September 1985) is an English Association football, football manager and former professional player who is manager of club Farsley Celtic F.C., Farsley Celtic. A Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper, Stoc ...

* George Vautin * Royce Viney * Graeme Wilkinson

2008 – Inductees

* Ben Atkin * Kevin Bailey * John Bonney * Colin Campbell * Lance Crosswell * Harold Dowling *

Robbie Dykes Robert "Robbie" Dykes is a former Australian rules football player and coach. He played for Glenorchy and New Norfolk in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League. Dykes made his debut for Glenorchy in 1970 at the age of 16. He won a pre ...

* Tim Evans *

Steve Goulding Steve Goulding (born 1954) is an English drummer, who has played as a member of Graham Parker and the Rumour, the Associates, Poi Dog Pondering, the Waco Brothers, Sally Timms and the Drifting Cowgirls and the Mekons. He also played the dru ...

* Ron Hall * Les Hepper * Nathan Howard * Ray James * Andy Lovell * Graeme Mackey * Neil Maynard * Don McLeod *

Keith Roberts Keith John Kingston Roberts (20 September 1935 – 5 October 2000) was an English science fiction author. He began publishing with two stories in the September 1964 issue of ''Science Fantasy'' magazine, "Anita" (the first of a series of stor ...

* Graeme Shephard * Col Stokes * Charlie Thompson * Darren Trevena * Kevin Williams * Mark Williams

2009 – Inductees

* Grant Allford * Bob Beakley * Gordon Bowman * Stephen Carey * Harry Coventry * Gary Dawson * Mike Delanty * Grant Fagan * Matthew Febey * Des Graham * Michael Hunnibell * David Langmaid * Wendell Langmaid * Tom Lee * Jim Manson *

John McCarthy John McCarthy may refer to: Government * John George MacCarthy (1829–1892), Member of Parliament for Mallow constituency, 1874–1880 * John McCarthy (Irish politician) (1862–1893), Member of Parliament for the Mid Tipperary constituency, ...

* Chris Reynolds * Hedley Rooke * Roger Steele *

Kevin Symons Kevin Symons (born 1970) is an American actor. Biography Symons is best known for role as Dr. Kevin Adams in the television series ''Darcy's Wild Life'', as well as Councilman Bill Dexhart in the television comedy '' Parks and Recreation''. H ...

* Gary Williamson *

Darren Winter Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "oak tree". According to other sources, it is thought to come from ...

2010 – Inductees

* Fred Davies *

Kerry Good Kerry Good (born 10 November 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the VFL during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Good was a forward and kicked 49 goals in the 1981 VFL season, including a career be ...

* Brad Green *

Ray Groom Raymond John Groom (born 3 September 1944) is an Australian lawyer and former sportsman and politician, representing the Liberal Party in the Federal Parliament 1975–84 and the Tasmanian Parliament 1986–2001. He was a Federal and state m ...

* Ricky Hanlon * Brady Rawlings * Chris Riewoldt *

Russell Robertson Russell "Robbo" Robertson (born 24 November 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who last played for the Melbourne Football Club. Robertson is one of the Melbourne's great goalkickers, being one of just four players in ...

* Peter Sharp * Michael Styles * Hedley Thompson * Albert Waddle

2011 – Inductees

* Steve Beaumont * Gavin Cooney * Graham Fox * Max Griffiths * Ben Harrison * Len Lewis * Harry McDonald *

Simon Minton-Connell Simon Minton-Connell (born 26 April 1969) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Australian Football League (AFL). VFL/AFL career Nephew of the great full-forward Peter Hudson ...

* Trent Nichols * Tony Pickett * Lindsay Webb * Wayne Wing

2012 – Inductees

* Paul Vinar * Roger Browning *

Derek Peardon Derek Peardon (born 24 September 1950) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1968 and 1971 for the Richmond Football Club. At the age of five Peardon and his sister Annette were taken from their family on ...

* Rod Butler * Ian Marsh * Peter Johnston * Mark "Bill" Williams *

Peter Roozendaal Peter Roozendaal (born 14 February 1962) is a former Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 pl ...

* Darryn Perry * Jade Rawlings

2013 – Inductees

* Trent Bartlett * Geoff Hill *

Jamie Dennis Jamie Dennis (2 April 1961 – 1 April 1995) was an Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 pla ...

* Bill Sorell * Wayne Youd * John Heathcote * Leigh McConnon * Tony Maguire * Brodie Holland * Chris Jones

2014 – Inductees

Ron Marney Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media *Big Ron (EastEnders), Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character *Ron (King of Fighters), Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the pr ...

* Vern O'Byrne * Kevin King *

Barry Walker Barry Walker (born 24 March 1968) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the Penrith Panthers in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Playing career Walk ...

* Tony Browning *

Stephen Nichols Stephen Earl Nichols (born February 19, 1951) is an American television actor who is recognized for his roles on various daytime soap operas. He has portrayed Steve Johnson (Days of Our Lives), Steve "Patch" Johnson on NBC's ''Days of Our Lives' ...

* Peter King *

Cameron Clayton Cameron Clayton (born 5 February 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Clayton came to the VFL from Tasmanian club New Norfolk and would go on ...

* John Klug * Daniel Hulm

2015 – Inductees

* Harold 'Nunky' Ayers *

Mal Pascoe Malcolm Lawrence Pascoe (31 March 1933 – 24 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He played 94 senior Victorian Football League (VFL) games for the Essendon Football Club from 1953 to 1958, and played 177 senior Tasman ...

* Roy Apted *

Jim Leitch James Kenneth Leitch (born 11 August 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL during the mid-1960s. He later played in Tasmania and represented the state in interstate matches. Early career A wingman, ...

* Kerry Doran * Andrew Vanderfeen * Roland Curley * Dion Scott *

Scott McCallum James Scott McCallum (born May 2, 1950) is an American businessman and former politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 43rd governor of Wisconsin, ascending from the lieutenant governorship when Tommy Thompson resigned in 2001 to ...

* Ben Beams

2016 – Inductees

* Trevor Best * Ken Lette * Terry Morris * Michael Seddon * David Noble * Robert Groenewegen * Nick Probert * Brendon Bolton *

Ian Callinan Ian David Francis Callinan (born 1 September 1937) is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. Education Born in Casino, New South Wales, Callinan was raised in Brisbane, Queenslan ...

Grant Birchall Grant Birchall (born 28 January 1988) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League. He is a 4 time AFL Premiership player and All-Australian and ...

2018 – Inductees

* Vic Belcher * Greg Moline * Vic Castles * Maurie Sankey * Dennis Powell * Athol Hodgetts * Bill Trethewie * Mitch Lefevre * Luke Crane *

Jack Riewoldt Jack Riewoldt ( ; born 31 October 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a three-time premiership player, a three-time Coleman Medallis ...

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