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. It was initially established with 136 inductees. As of 2023, this figure has grown to more than 300, including 31 "Legends". There had previously been 32 official Legends, but disgraced player Barry Cable had his football honours rescinded after being found guilty of historical child sex abuse.
George Stephenson Elliott was an Australian rules footballer who played with University and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Max James is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He also spent 5 years in the Victorian Football League (VFL) playing for South Melbourne.
Max Oaten is a former Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Max Gawn is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A ruckman, 209 cm tall and weighing 111 kg, Gawn is capable of contributing in both the ruck and forward line. A basketballer and rugby union player at a young age, he pursued his career in Australian rules football and was drafted to the Melbourne Football Club with the thirty-fourth selection in the 2009 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in the 2011 AFL season. Knee and hamstring injuries hampered his first four seasons in the AFL before he moved into the number-one ruck position at Melbourne in 2015 along with selection for the 2016 All-Australian team. Gawn was named as Melbourne's captain at the start of the 2020 AFL season, and in 2021 led the club to its first premiership since 1964.
Max Cross was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Orren Stephenson is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Tory Dickson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played mainly as a medium-sized forward.
John Stephenson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
John Samuel Stephenson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1920 to 1922.
John Stephenson was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Alex Woodward is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He attended Mazenod College.
Norm Stephenson was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bill Stephenson was a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
John William Stephenson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Frank Stephenson is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Laurie Stephenson was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
James Stephenson is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Nathan Murphy is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Magpies in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The 2021 Victorian Football League season was the 139th season of the Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League Australian rules football competition. The season commenced on 16 April was curtailed without a premiership awarded on 1 September 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.