Four Adelaide Crows greats were tonight inducted into the SA Football Hall of Fame.

Ben Hart, Simon Goodwin, Andrew McLeod and Mark Ricciuto were among 11 new additions to the prestigious group.

Hart played 311 AFL games from 1992 to 2006. An inaugural squad member when Adelaide entered the AFL in 1991, he became the youngest ever Crow on AFL debut (17 years, 256 days) the following year and won All Australian selection in his first AFL season.

He played in the 1997 and 1998 premierships, won two club champion awards (1999, 2002) and in 2006 became the first Crow to play 300 games. He was an assistant coach with the Crows from 2008-11) and this year joined Collingwood.

Simon Goodwin, now an assistant coach with Essendon, also was a dual premiership player with the Crows. He retired during the 2010 season after 275 AFL games and was the captain in his last three seasons. He won three club champion awards (2000, 2005, 2006) and was a six-time All Australian.

Andrew McLeod, who retired late in the 2010 season after a club record 340 AFL games, won the Norm Smith Medal as best-on-ground in both premiership wins.

He was a three-time Club Champion (1997. 2001, 2007) and five-time All Australian.

2003 Brownlow Medallist Mark Ricciuto played 312 AFL games for Adelaide from 1993-2007. An injury stopped him from playing in Adelaide’s first premiership but he was there for the 1998 victory.

He also won the first of three club champion awards in 1998, was chosen in eight All-Australian teams and captained the Crows in his last seven seasons.

The other inductees were Ken Cunningham, Kevin Duggan QC, Garry McIntosh, Don McSweeny, Warren Tredrea, Gavin Wanganeen and Richard Williams.

Ben Hart

PLAYING RECORD:
• 26 games and 4 goals for North Adelaide 1990 - 1992, 2007
• 311 games and 45 goals for Adelaide (AFL) 1992 - 2006 ( 31 preseason games not included)

PREMIERSHIPS :
• Member of the premiership teams for Adelaide (AFL) 1997, 1998
• Member of the Pre-season premiership team for Adelaide (AFL) 2003

MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
• 8 games for South Australia (State of Origin)

INTERNATIONAL MATCHES FOR AUSTRALIA:
• 4 games for Australia

ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Best and Fairest for Adelaide (AFL - Malcolm Blight Medal ) 1999, 2002

• All Australian 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002
• Player life member of Adelaide (AFL)
• Player life member of the AFL
• Youngest ever Adelaide player (17 years 257 days on debut)
• First Adelaide player to play 300 games for the Club

COACHING RECORD:
• Assistant Coach of Adelaide (AFL) 2008 - 2011
• Assistant Coach of Collingwood (AFL) 2012 - ongoing

Simon Goodwin

PLAYING RECORD:
• 18 games and 1 goal for South Adelaide 1992 - 1998
• 275 games and 162 goals for Adelaide (AFL) 1997- 2010 (26 pre-season games and 21 goals not included)
• Captain of Adelaide FC (AFL) 2008 - 2010

PREMIERSHIPS :
• Member of the Pre-season premiership team for Adelaide (AFL) 2003
• Member of the Premiership teams for Adelaide (AFL) 1997, 1998

MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
• 1 game for South Australia 1998 (State of Origin)
• 1 game for the “Dream Team” 2008

INTERNATIONAL MATCHES FOR AUSTRALIA:
• 3 games for Australia 2000, 2001

ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Winner Malcolm Blight Medal (Best and Fairest AFC AFL) 2000, 2005, 2006
• Runner up for the Malcolm Blight medal 2007, 2008
• Michael Tuck Medal winner 2006
• All Australian 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009
• Life Member of Adelaide (AFL) 2005 

COACHING RECORD:
• Assistant Coach of Essendon FC (AFL) 2011 - ongoing

Andrew McLeod

PLAYING RECORD:
• 23 games and 36 goals for Port Adelaide (Magpies) 1994 - 1996
• 340 games and 275 goals for Adelaide (AFL) 1995- 2010
(31 pre-season games and 18 goals not included)

PREMIERSHIPS :

• Member of the Port Adelaide SANFL premiership team 1994

• Member of the Pre-season premiership team for Adelaide (AFL) 2003
• Member of the Premiership teams for Adelaide (AFL) 1997, 1998

INTERSTATE REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES: 
• 1 game for Allies Team 1997 (State of Origin)
• 1 game for the “Dream Team” 2008

INTERNATIONAL MATCHES FOR AUSTRALIA: 
• 6 games for Australia 2000, 2001, 2005
• Captain of the International Rules side 2005

ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Two time Norm Smith Medal winner 1997, 1998 (only one of two players to achieve this honour)
• Michael Tuck Medal winner 2003
• Winner Malcolm Blight Medal (Best and Fairest AFC AFL) 1997, 2001, 2007
• Runner up for the Malcolm Blight medal 1998, 1999, 2000
• All Australian 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007 (Captain)
• Runner Up in the Brownlow Medal 2001
• AFL Player’s Association Most Valuable Player award 2001
• Member of the Indigenous Team of the Century
• Jim Stynes medal winner 2005
• Life Member of Adelaide (AFL) 2003
• Games record holder for Adelaide (AFL)

SERVICE RECORD:
• Indigenous Liaison Officer for the AFL 2011 - ongoing

COACHING RECORD:
• Australian U16 Indigenous Coach for the AFL 2010 - ongoing
• SANFL State Under 21 Indigenous Coach 2011
• Development Coach for Adelaide 2012 - ongoing
• Assistant Coach for Norwood 2012 - ongoing

Mark Ricciuto

PLAYING RECORD:
• 26 games and 7 goals for West Adelaide 1992 - 1993
• 312 games and 292 goals for Adelaide (AFL) 1993 - 2007 (26 preseason games and 13 goals not included)
• Captain of Adelaide (AFL) 2001 - 2007

PREMIERSHIPS :
• Member of the premiership teams for Adelaide (AFL) 1998
• Member of the pre-season premiership team for Adelaide (AFL) 2003

MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
• 5 games for South Australia (State of Origin)

INTERNATIONAL MATCHES FOR AUSTRALIA:
• 4 games for Australia 1998, 2000

ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Three time Best and Fairest for Adelaide (AFL - Malcolm Blight Medal ) 1998, 2003, 2004
• All Australian 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 (Captain), 2005 (Captain)
• Brownlow Medal winner 2003 (Runner up 2004)
• AFL Rising Star Nominee 1993
• AFL Players Association Best Captain 2005, 2006
• Leading Goal Kicker 2006 (44 goals)
• Best Team Man 1994, 2003
• Merv Agars Medallist 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004
• Player life member of Adelaide (AFL)
• Player life member of the AFL
• Games Record holder for Adelaide (as of 2007)
• Was the second youngest player ever to reach 300 games (31 yrs 44 days) behind Simon Madden, but was the quickest ever in duration to reach 300 career games (13 years 82 days)
• Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame 2011