DES TUDDENHAM

A LEADING player for Collingwood and Essendon in the ’60s and ’70s, Tuddenham was remembered for his attack on the ball. He began his career with Collingwood in 1962, and a year later, took out the club’s best-andfairest award. He became captain in 1966, a position he held until the end of the 1969 season. In 1970, a pay dispute with the club led him to be stood down — he was later reinstated but was no longer captain. Tuddenham crossed to Essendon in 1972 and took on the role of captain-coach until 1975 before he returned again to Collingwood to play the 1976 and 1977 seasons. Tuddenham later returned to coaching, this time with South Melbourne.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Played 251 games, kicking 317 goals for Collingwood and Essendon, 1962-1977

Collingwood best and fairest 1963

Collingwood captain 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1976

Essendon captain 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975

Victorian state representative 5 times

Coached Essendon 1972-75

Coached South Melbourne 1978

Collingwood Team of the Century
ADRIAN LOWE

GAVIN BROWN

CAPTAIN, premiership player, three-time best-and-fairest winner — Brown ranks as one of the elite members of the Collingwood family. In his 254 games with the Magpies, he captained the club for fi ve years, and was named on the interchange bench for its Team of the Century. While he started his senior career playing on the wing, Brown also made a name for himself as a damaging forward. He played a pivotal role in the Magpies’ drought-breaking premiership side in 1990. After kicking a goal in the opening term of the grand final, Brown was knocked out by Essendon’s Terry Daniher at quarter-time, sparking a massive brawl. He returned to the ground later in the game and promptly kicked his second goal of the day.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Played 254 games, kicking 195 goals for Collingwood, 1987-2000

Collingwood premiership 1990

Collingwood best and fairest 1989, 1994, 1997

Victorian state representative 11 times

International rules representative 1990

E. J. Whitten medallist 1989, 1997

All-Australian 1989, 1991, 1994

Collingwood captain 1994-1998

Collingwood Team of the Century
NICK SHERIDAN

GLEN JAKOVICH

ONE of the pre-eminent centre half-backs of his time, Jakovich earned great distinction as one of the few defenders who was able to contain the rampaging Wayne Carey in the 1990s. While Carey did win his share of those contests, it is generally acknowledged that, at his peak, Jakovich had the better of the Duck. In his 13-year career with West Coast, Jakovich played a club-record 276 games and was named best-and-fairest four times — in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 2000 — a record later equalled by Ben Cousins. In 1992, Jakovich played in the Eagles’ premiership team. He was also a member of the premiership side in 1994, and was named in the All-Australian sides of 1994 and ’95.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Played 276 games, kicking 60 goals for West Coast, 1991-2004

West Coast premierships 1992, 1994

West Coast best-and-fairest 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000

WA state representative eight times

International rules representative 2003

All-Australian 1994, 1995
NICK SHERIDAN

GEOF MOTLEY

ONE of Port Adelaide’s most decorated players before the club’s induction to the AFL, Motley played 258 games in the SANFL between 1953 and 1966. In this time, he was the only player to take the fi eld in all of the club’s nine premiership wins between 1954 and 1965 (these were a winning run from 1954-59, followed by victories in 1962, 1963 and 1965) and was captain from 1959 to the end of his career. Motley, who kicked 156 goals in his 13-year career, was the winner of the club’s best-and-fairest award in 1958, 1959, 1963 and 1965. He was also a state representative for South Australia 28 times and a Magarey medallist, for the SANFL’s best-and-fairest player, in 1964. Regarded as a fair player because he was never reported during his career, Motley also dabbled in coaching; Port Adelaide from 1959 to 1961, and post-playing career, with North Adelaide from 1967 to 1969. After coaching, Motley began player managing, with his clients including Nathan Buckley and Warren Tredrea. Motley is a life member of the Port Adelaide Football Club, the SANFL and was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2001, he was named on the half-back line in Port Adelaide’s greatest team of 1870 to 2000. Motley also has a Medal of the Order of Australia.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Premierships 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965
Port Adelaide best-and-fairest 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965

Port Adelaide captain 1959-1966.

SA state representative 28 times

Magarey medallist 1964

Coached Port Adelaide 1959-1961

Coached North Adelaide 1967-1969

Life member — Port Adelaide Football Club

Life member — SANFL

Member of South Australian Football Hall of Fame
ADRIAN LOWE

KEVIN SHEEDY

ONE of the names most synonymous with the AFL for his work in the game over four decades, Sheedy is a favourite son of both Richmond and Essendon. As a player, he ran out 251 times for the Tigers and kicked 91 goals from 1967 to 1979. He was also best-and-fairest in 1976. Sheedy was a member of the premiership teams of 1969, 1973 and 1974 and won the AFL Players Association most valuable player award in 1974. Richmond club captain in 1978, Sheedy was a Victorian state representative eight times and was inducted into the club’s Team of the Century. Sheedy began his off-field career as senior coach of Essendon in 1981 and was to remain in that role with the Bombers for 27 years. He coached Essendon in 635 games for 386 wins, 242 losses and seven draws, including flags in 1984, 1985, 1993 and 2000. Sheedy was the All-Australian coach in each year his club won the premiership and was the International rules coach in 2005 and 2006. He was always a catalyst for change in the league.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
AS A COACH

Coached Essendon 635 times, 1981-2007 (386 wins, 242 losses, 7 draws)

Essendon premierships 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000

Essendon pre-season premierships 1981, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2000

Coached Australian international rules team 2005, 2006

All-Australian coach 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000

Essendon Team of the Century

AS A PLAYER

Played 251 games, kicking 91 goals for Richmond, 1967-1979

Richmond premierships 1969, 1973, 1974

Richmond best-and-fairest 1976

Victorian state representative eight times

AFLPA MVP Award 1974

Richmond captain 1978

Richmond Team of the Century
ADRIAN LOWE

NOEL TEASDALE

A NORTH MELBOURNE legend for his on-field expertise as a ruckman and a full-back, Teasdale is also remembered for being one of four Brownlow medallists at the club. Teasdale played 178 games for the Kangaroos, kicking 71 goals. Although premiership success eluded the club until 1975, Teasdale was a key figure in North Melbourne’s pre-season premiership wins in 1965 and 1966, years in which he captained the club. At the 2005 dinner to determine the Shinboner of the Century, Teasdale was the players’ choice as the leading player from 1951 to 1960. He won his 1965 Brownlow retrospectively.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Played 178 games, kicking 71 goals for North Melbourne, 1956-1967
North Melbourne pre-season premierships 1965, 1966

North Melbourne best-and-fairest 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966

Brownlow medallist 1965

Victorian state representative 17 times

All-Australian 1966

North Melbourne captain 1965, 1966, 1967

North Melbourne Team of the Century
ADRIAN LOWE

GARRY HOCKING

THE winner of a clubrecord four best-and fairest awards, “Buddha” Hocking is deservedly acknowledged as one of the greatest players ever to pull on the blue and white hoops. He carved a reputation for himself as a hard-at-it midfielder in his 274 games with the Cats’ star-studded side of the late 1980s and early ’90s, and earned himself a spot as a follower in Geelong’s Team of the Century, which was named in 2001. While he was given the club captaincy in 1995, Hocking relinquished it after five rounds to concentrate on his own football. However, he was given the opportunity to skipper the club again in 1999. As well as playing in four losing grand fi nal sides— 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995 — Hocking several times came close to winning the Brownlow Medal. He also pulled on the Victorian guernsey eight times in state-of-origin, and was four times All-Australian.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Played 274 games, kicking 243 goals for Geelong, 1987-2001

Geelong best-and-fairest 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996

Victorian state representative eight times

All-Australian 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996

Geelong captain 1995, 1999

Geelong Team of the Century
NICK SHERIDAN

TOM MCARTHUR

IN THE tight-knit community that revolves around Australian football in Queensland, McArthur has long been considered a legend. A baker, McArthur played 58 senior games for the Western Districts Australian Football Club in the QAFL, before being injured in a car accident in 1958. His injuries forced him to hang up his guernsey, and he took up umpiring in 1959. Over the next 26 years, McArthur set a national record by umpiring 502 games at senior level in the state league, the most games offi ciated by any umpire in a major league in Australia. It is a record that is well known among Queensland footy circles, and one that, it is widely believed, will never be broken. In 1976, he was awarded the VFL Merit Award for services to Australian football. He was also an active participant in the umpires’ association,. McArthur offi ciated in 14 senior QAFL grand fi nals and 10 Queensland state representative matches.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Umpired a national record 502 senior games over four decades from 1959-1985

Officiated in 14 senior QAFL grand finals

Officiated in 10 Queensland state representative matches

Queensland Team of the Century umpire
NICK SHERIDAN