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A snapshot of the eight newest inductees into the Australian Football Hall of Fame and the 32nd legend, Russell Ebert.
THE AFL HALL OF FAME'S NEW LEGEND AND EIGHT INDUCTEES:
RUSSELL EBERT
* Died November 5 last year, aged 72
* 32nd Hall Of Fame Legend
* An initial 1996 Hall Of Fame inductee
* Port Adelaide greatest team (centre) and the club's greatest player
* Only four-time SANFL Magarey Medallist
* Club-record 392 games for Port Adelaide, six-time club best and fairest
* Three-time SANFL premiership player
* Port captain 1974-78 and 83-85
* 29 games for SA
* 25 games for North Melbourne in 1979
* Coached Port (1983-87) and Woodville (1988-90)
INDUCTEES:-
TERRY CASHION (dec)
* Tasmania team of the century (rover)
* 193 games in New Town, Clarence, Longford and Sandy Bay 1939-40 and 1946-54
* 14 games for Tasmania, Tassie Medal at the 1950 national carnival
* Seven-time best and fairest winner
* 1952 premiership winner with Sandy Bay
* 1953 Leitch Medal (TFL)
BILL DEMPSEY
* West Perth team of the century, Indigenous team of the century (back pocket)
* 343 games for West Perth, 1960-76 - second-most in WAFL
* Estimated 140 games for Darwin Buffaloes in NTFL, 1959-69
* 14 games for WA
* Three-time WA premiership players, three-time NT premiership player
* Simpson Medal 1969
* West Perth and Darwin captain
MIKE FITZPATRICK
* 97 games for Subiaco 1970-74, 150 games for Carlton 1975-83
* 11 games for WA, two for Victoria
* Four-time premiership player - one with Subiaco and three with Carlton
* Captained Carlton 1980-83
* Three-time club best and fairest, one with Subiaco and two with Carlton
* Carlton director 1989-95
* AFL Commission 2003-17
* AFL chair 2008-17
BRENT HARVEY
* AFL games record holder - 432 for North Melbourne, 1996-2016, 518 goals
* 1999 premiership
* Five-time club best and fairest, four-time All-Australian
* Captain 2009-11
MATTHEW PAVLICH
* 353 games for Fremantle, 2000-16, 700 goals
* Six-time club best and fairest, six-time All-Australian
* Eight-time leading Fremantle goalkicker
* Captain 2007-15
MICHAEL TAYLOR
* Norwood Hall Of Fame Legend
* 289 games for Norwood 1972-80 and 1985-87, 94 games for Collingwood 1981-84
* 13 games for SA
* 1975 and '78 (captain) Norwood premiership player
* Six-time Norwood best and fairest
* Captain 1978-90
* SA coach 1993-94, West Adelaide coach 1996-2000
TED TYSON (dec)
* West Perth team of the century
* 228 games West Perth 1930-45, 1203 goals at 5.25 per game
* Four games for WA
* Four-time premiership players
* Two-time WAFL leading goalkicker
* 11-time club leading goalkicker
* Six times 100 goals in a season
NICKY WINMAR
* St Kilda team of the century, Indigenous team of the century
* 309 games, 415 goals - 58 games for South Fremantle 1983-86, 283 games for St Kilda 1987-98, 21 games for Western Bulldogs 1999
* Eight games for WA
* Two-time St Kilda best and fairest winner, club leading goalkicker 1988
* Three-time All-Australian
