Australian Football Hall of Fame

The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators.

The inaugural ceremony included 136 inductees, with twelve awarded Legend status. As of 2025, this figure has grown to 338, including 33 Legends. South Australian goal kicking star Ken Farmer became the most recent inductee to be elevated to Legend status in 2025.

Since 2015, players, coaches, umpires, administrators and media representatives who have made significant contributions to Australian football – at any level – from the game's inception in 1858 (in the case of players, until at least five years after their retirement) is theoretically eligible.

However, as of 2025, only nine inductees had a majority of, or their entire career, outside the elite leagues (the Victorian unaffiliated era of 1870–1876, the Victorian Football Association (VFA) of 1877–1896, the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL), the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and the West Australian Football League (WAFL), as well as the AFL Women's, the SANFL Women's League and the WAFL Women's).