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June 28, 2006
Lockett Enters Hall of Fame
As if anyone doubted this wasn't going to happen but Tony Lockett, the VFL/AFL Greatest All Time Goalkicker has been been selected to the Australian Football Hall of Fame at the first time of eligibly along with 7 others including 1978 South Melbourne Best and Fairest winner John Murphy.
Tony Lockett
Played 183 games for St Kilda, 1983-94, kicking 898 goals.
Played 98 games for Sydney, 1995-99 and 2002, kicking 462 goals.
Played 5 games for Victoria, kicking 19 goals.
St Kilda Best and Fairest 1987, 1991.
Sydney Best and Fairest 1995.
Brownlow Medallist 1987.
EJ Whitten Medallist 1995.
Coleman Medallist 1987, 1991, 1996, 1998.
All Australian 1987, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998.
Club Leading Goalkicker 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
St Kilda Team of the Century (full forward).
Sydney Team of the Century (full forward).
Number One All-Time VFL / AFL Leading goalkicker.
John Murphy
Played 214 games for Fitzroy, 1967-77, kicking 326 goals.
Played 23 games for South Melbourne, 1978-79, kicking 40 goals.
Played 9 games for North Melbourne, 1979-80, kicking 8 goals.
Played 11 games for Victoria, kicking 11 goals.
Fitzroy Best and Fairest 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977.
South Melbourne Best and Fairest 1978.
Fitzroy captain 1973-77.
Fitzroy leading goalkicker 1971, 1976.
South Melbourne leading goalkicker 1978.
Fitzroy Team of the Century (centre).
Posted by robbieando at June 28, 2006 01:11 AM