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	Ron Barassi A colossus of the AFL world, Ron played 203 games for the Melbourne Football Club. He was a team member of six Melbourne premiership sides and represented Victoria 18 times. He won 10 Grand Finals – eight as a player and four as a coach. Ron is also credited with being fundamental to the survival and subsequent success of the Sydney Swans and thus a key player in the emergence of the national competition.
	Peter Bell Peter Bell was captain of the Fremantle Dockers from 2002 until 2006 and was awarded Fremantle's Best & Fairest in 2001, 2002 and 2004. Prior to joining Fremantle, Peter was the recipient of the North Melbourne Kangaroos Best & Fairest Award in 2000. He won a Premiership with North Melbourne in 1999 and was All-Australian in 1999 and 2003. He played a total of 286 games, earning AFL Life Membership and Fremantle Football Club Life Membership in 2007.
	Jude Bolton Jude is a highly respected leader at the Sydney Swans, revered for his courage and ability to overcome. He found his way to Sydney via Geelong and first ran out for the Swans in 1999. An AFL Rising Star nominee in 2000, he played all 24 matches in 2004 and led the Brownlow Medal count in 2005 before injury interrupted his season. In 2005, Jude became a Premiership player.
	Greg Chappell One of Australia's finest ever batsmen, Greg Chappell captained the Australian Cricket Team on 48 occasions and played 87 Test Matches. Greg was a leader of the World Series Cricket breakaway and played his best cricket during that extraordinarily tough phase of competition. On retirement Greg was the highest run-getter in Australian Test history – surpassing Bradman during his last Test appearance, when he scored 122. Greg also holds the Test catching record for fieldsmen and the title of most runs scored in a single match.
	Ian Chappell Regarded by many as the best cricket captain to lead Australia, Ian Chappell is a highly respected commentator and journalist. Ian first played for South Australia at 18 against Tasmania in 1962, making his Test debut in 1964, playing 71 of his 75 Test appearances consecutively. A captain who inspired tremendous loyalty from his men, Ian was a prime mover in a new age in cricket, challenging authority & campaigning for better payments & conditions for players, which led to the creation of World Series Cricket.
	Mick Doohan Michael 'Mick' Doohan is a five times 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion. Originally from the Gold Coast, Mick raced in Australian Superbikes in the late 80s, and is the only 500cc or MotoGP World Champion to have won a World Superbike race. He made his Grand Prix debut for Honda on a 500cc motorcycle in 1989, winning his first 500cc championship in 1994. From then until 1998 he dominated the class, winning five consecutive 500cc World Championships. In 1996 he was inducted as a Member of the Order of Australia for his contribution to the sport of motor racing.
	Ben Elias Ben Elias is best known for his outstanding Rugby League football career. There is, however, a lot more to Ben Elias than football. Behind the Balmain Tigers most capped player is a very astute businessman. His playing career highlights include: 12 years with the Balmain Tigers; 19 matches for NSW in State of Origin (2 times captain); 12 test matches for Australia, vice–captain on 1990 Kangaroo tour; captained Australia in seven tour matches in 1986 and two tour matches in 1990; Rugby League Week Player of the Year (1988); Dally M Hooker of the Year (1985,88, 92).
	Drew Ginn Making his international debut in 1995, Drew had the opportunity to join the famous 'Oarsome Foursome'. In 1996, the new Oarsome Foursome successfully defended their Olympic title in Atlanta, giving Drew his first gold medal and instant celebrity status. In 1999, Drew and James Tomkins went to the World Championships in Canada and won a gold in the coxless pairs. Tragically, Drew injured his back and regrettably withdrew from Olympic selection and missed the Sydney 2000 Olympics. In 2002 he and Tomkins gave it another go. Their campaign to win in Athens 2004 culminated in a perfect race.
	Adam Goodes One of the finest athletes ever to grace the game, Adam was recruited from the Horsham/North Ballarat U18's in 1997. He debuted for the Sydney Swans in 1999 and won the AFL Rising Star in that year. Adam has thrived under the coaching of Paul Roos and became a Premiership player in 2005. Adam won the coveted Brownlow Medal in 2003 and again in 2006.
	Shane Gould The holder of every Women's Freestyle World Record, Shane Gould entered competitive swimming as a 13 year old and retired at the age of 17. During that period, she amassed 11 world records and qualified for the 1972 Munich Olympics in seven individual events. During her career, Shane won five individual Olympic medals – three gold, one silver and one bronze.
	Phil Kearnes Often acknowledged as the world's best rugby hooker, Phil Kearns is Australia's most capped hooker. Following his debut in 1989, Phil played 67 Test matches for Australia and captained the Wallabies on 10 occasions. Phil was a member of the 1991 and 1999 World Cup winning teams and 17 Bledisloe Cup Teams, three as Series Captain. Phil also represented the 'Rest of the World' against the All Blacks for the NZ Rugby Centenary.
	Geoff Lawson Geoff 'Henry' Lawson has had an outstanding career in Australian cricket both nationally and internationally. Geoff first represented Australia in 1979 in India and played in 12 tours. He captained NSW 40 times until his retirement in 1992. He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to cricket in 1990, the Australian Sports Medal in 2002 and was made a life member of the NSW Cricket Association for his services to the game. Geoff received the Centenary Medal for services to the community through sport.
	Paul Roos Now acknowledged as one of the greats of the game, Paul Roos played 356 games for Fitzroy & Sydney and was seven times an all-Australian. In 2002 he started coaching the Swans with a pack of, what many described as, 'ordinary' players and delivered a Premiership three years later. Paul was awarded the AFL Coaches' Association Coach of the Year in 2003.
	Colin Scotts A champion schoolboy rugby player, Colin is the only Australian to win a football scholarship in the USA and then have an outstanding career in the NFL. Colin played defensive end for the University of Hawaii, the St Louis Cardinals, the Arizona Cardinals and the Houston Oilers. Colin played five years of college football and five years as a professional.
	James Tomkins A founding crew-member of the amazing 'Oarsome Foursome', James Tompkins has been at the top of his sport for an unprecedented 20 years, competing in a record five Olympic Games. Victories started in the 1990 World Rowing Championships and continued with gold in Barcelona Olympics (1992); gold at Atlanta Olympics (1996); gold in coxed four and coxed pairs at the 1998 World Championships; the coxless pairs at 1999 Worlds; bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics; won coxless pairs in 2003 World Championships and gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
	Michael Voss "There has not been a better midfielder in the game in 30 years," stated Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews of Michael Voss. A player of over 250 games, Michael won the 1996 Brownlow Medal and led the Lions to the 2001-02-03 premierships. Michael is a five-times club B&F winner and five-times All-Australian selection (captain 2002-03). He was voted AFLPA Most Valuable Player in 2002-03 and in 2009 became the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions.
	Katrina Webb Katrina Webb is a paralympic athlete who has won medals in three successive Olympics – 1996, 2000 and 2004 – and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. A devastating injury to Katrina's left knee dampened a promising netball career and revealed a diagnosis of cerebral palsy to her right side, an infliction which had been with her since birth. This discovery led to Katrina pursuing an athletic career and her subsequent success. In 1996 she was awarded an Order of Australia medal for services to sport and in 1999 she received the Queen's Trust Achiever Award.