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Frank Grealy

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Top Goalkicker
1921
Year--Goals:
1921--21

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 5
Played: 1921
Games:  14
Goals:    21

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1921

Jack Hanley

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Top Goalkicker
1922
Year--Goals:
1922--15

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 1
Played: 1921--1924
Games:  54
Goals:    36
Coach: 1921;  14 games - 0% won

Achievements:
  • 1 season Glenelg Coach (incl. Captain Coach 1921)
  • 3 seasons Glenelg Captain 1921--1923
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1922
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1921--1939
  • 3 State Games

Summary
Stongly built Hanley was a high-marking ruckman who missed only two of Glenelg's first 56 games over four seasons, before he needed a serious operation and retired. He died aged just 35, only seven years after leading the Tigers in their first game against West Adelaide. Despite overwhelming odds, he consistently played outstanding football.

Biographical
Jack Hanley began his football career at Christian Brothers College, where he was coached by A. C. Norden , one of Victoria 's best umpires, who was in Adelaide at the time. On leaving college, Hanley played for South B grade, but after one season he was promoted to the senior eighteen. After two years with South he shifted to West, and there in his five years with that club played his best football. He was living at Glenelg when the Bays first came into existence, and he threw in his lot with the young side. He led them for three years, until a serious operation in 1924 compelled him to retire as a player.
From 'The Tiger', 1962

David Harrold

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Top Goalkicker
1923
Year--Goals:
1923--15

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 51
Played: 1923--1925
Games:  31
Goals:    33

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1923

Jack Owens

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Top Goalkicker 10 seasons
1924--1932, 1934
Year--Goals:
1924--49,   1925--30,    1926--64,    1927--80,    1928--83,    1929--72,    1930--99,    1931--78,    1932--102,    1934--89

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th 8th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 6th 7th 1st

Glenelg Career
Player#: 66
Played: 1924--1935
Games:  177
Goals:    827

Achievements:
  • 2 seasons Glenelg Captain 1933--1934
  • 100 Game Player
  • 800 Career Goals
  • 1X 100+ Goals in a Season 1932
  • 8X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1926--1931, 1933--1934
  • 10X 10 Goals in a Match
  • 10X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1924--1932, 1934
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1921--1939
  • 4X SANFL Top Goalkicker 1926*, 1927, 1928, 1932
  • Premiership Captain 1934
  • Premiership Player 1934
  • 1 Grand Finals as Captain - 1934
  • 1 Grand Finals Played - 1934
  • Kicked 13 goals in successive games against Port & South in 1932
  • 9 State Games, 26 Goals
  • SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002

Summary
Owens made up for a lack of height and weight with great anticipation and judgement and an uncanny ability to time his leap. His left-foot screw punts were long and straight. He was continually handed out rough treatment with two or three opponents competing with him for marks but he still consistently managed to kick bags of goals.
Jack Owens -- Goals by Season
192449193099
192530193178
1926641932102
192780193373
192883193489
19297219358
Total827


Clem Rosewarne

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Top Goalkicker
1933
Year--Goals:
1933--74

Glenelg ladder positions:
6th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 155
Played: 1933
Games:  16
Goals:    74

Achievements:
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1933
  • 1X 10 Goals in a Match
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1933

Ron Birrell

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Top Goalkicker 2 seasons
1935--1936
Year--Goals:
1935--33, 1936--39

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th 7th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 173
Played: 1934--1937
Games:  24
Goals:    78

Achievements:
  • 2X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1935--1936
  • Premiership Player 1934
  • 1 Grand Finals Played - 1934

Percy Winkler

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Top Goalkicker
1937
Year--Goals:
1937--55

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 105
Played: 1928--1932, 1936--1938
Games:  92
Goals:    149

Achievements:
  • 100 Career Goals
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1937
  • 1X 10 Goals in a Match
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1937

Leslie Lush

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Top Goalkicker 2 seasons
1938--1939
Year--Goals:
1938--60, 1939--56

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th 8th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 211
Played: 1938--1940
Games:  34
Goals:    127

Achievements:
  • 100 Career Goals
  • 2X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1938--1939
  • 2X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1938--1939

Frank Burt

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Top Goalkicker 3 seasons
1940--1941, 1945
Year--Goals:
1940--52, 1941--55, 1945--55

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th 6th 7th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 221
Played: 1939--1946
Games:  86
Goals:    255

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Best & Fairest 1945
  • 200 Career Goals
  • 3X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1940--1941, 1945
  • 1X 10 Goals in a Match
  • 3X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1940--1941, 1945

Summary
A clever forward pocket-rover who was always dangerous around goals.

Allan Crabb

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Top Goalkicker
1946
Year--Goals:
1946--26

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 271
Played: 1942, 1945--1956
Games:  204
Goals:    168
plus ?? games with Glenelg-West

Achievements:
  • 3 seasons Glenelg Captain 1949, 1955--1956
  • Glenelg Best & Fairest 1949
  • 200 Game Player
  • 100 Career Goals
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1946
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1940--1960
  • Magarey Medallist 1949
  • 1 Grand Finals Played - 1950
  • Runner-up in Magarey Medal in 1950
  • 20 State Games
  • SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002
  • Tomkins Medallist (under-19s) in 1941

Summary
A 6 ft 2 inch ruckman, who was lion-hearted and one of the toughest players the game has seen. A safe mark with a big leap, and the ability to kick with either foot, his mental and physical toughness made him a noted big-game player. The VFL presented him with a trophy as their choice as SA's best in a famous win against the Vics in 1951, a year in which he was named in Sporting Life's all-star Australian Team of the Year.


Notes:
Tied with Ned Hender for Top Goalkicker in 1946
 

Ned Hender

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Top Goalkicker
1946
Year--Goals:
1946--26

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 254
Played: 1941--1946
Games:  47
Goals:    79

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1946
  • SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002


Notes:
Tied with Allan Crabb for Top Goalkicker in 1946
 

Colin Churchett

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Top Goalkicker 6 seasons
1947--1951, 1953
Year--Goals:
1947--66,    1948--88,    1949--72,    1950--105,    1951--102,    1953--74

Glenelg ladder positions:
7th 6th 6th 2nd 3rd 3rd

Glenelg Career
Player#: 278
Played: 1943, 1946--1954
Games:  144
Goals:    555
played with Glenelg-West in 1943

Achievements:
  • 100 Game Player
  • 500 Career Goals
  • 2X 100+ Goals in a Season 1950--1951
  • 4X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1947--1949, 1953
  • 1X 10 Goals in a Match
  • 6X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1947--1951, 1953
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1940--1960
  • 4X SANFL Top Goalkicker 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951
  • 1 Grand Finals Played - 1950
  • Best of 13 goals in a match v South in 1949
  • 7 State Games, 30 Goals
  • SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002

Summary
A full forward who seemed to have a sixth sense where the goals were to such an extent that a freakish snap at first would appear a fluke – but he could do it time after time. He was the only SANFL footballer to kick 100 goals in a season between 1941 and 1969 – and he did it twice. He could snap with either foot and was the first man to consistently kick goals from the boundary line with the checkside punt.

Laurie Taylor

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Top Goalkicker
1952
Year--Goals:
1952--39

Glenelg ladder positions:
5th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 288
Played: 1944, 1950, 1952
Games:  29
Goals:    61

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1952

Brian Rundle

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Top Goalkicker 2 seasons
1954--1955
Year--Goals:
1954--58, 1955--56

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th 6th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 362
Played: 1950--1956
Games:  85
Goals:    178

Achievements:
  • 100 Career Goals
  • 2X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1954--1955
  • 2X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1954--1955
  • Leading SANFL Goalkicker at end of Minor Round in 1955 -- was passed by Sturt's Paul Caust in Finals series

Neil Davies

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Top Goalkicker
1956
Year--Goals:
1956--23

Glenelg ladder positions:
6th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 368
Played: 1951--1963
Games:  143
Goals:    105
Coach: 1958--1959, 1961;  44 games - 42% won

Achievements:
  • 3 seasons Glenelg Coach (incl. Captain Coach 1958--1959)
  • 3 seasons Glenelg Captain 1957--1959
  • 2X Glenelg Best & Fairest 1953, 1956
  • 100 Game Player
  • 100 Career Goals
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1956
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1940--1960
  • SA State Captain 1957, 1958
  • All Australian 1953
  • Runner-up in Magarey Medal in 1953
  • 20 State Games, 11 Goals
  • SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002

Summary
Made such a stunning start to his league career in 1951 he played for South Australia after just three league games. In his third season he was an All-Australian and he continued to prove himself at the highest level in 20 State matches. A player with electrifying pace, he was the first Glenelg player to captain South Australia. Colin Richens called him “the best”. A player with a great leap, only serious knee injuries stopped him being remembered as one of South Australia’s greatest champions. As captain-coach he led Glenelg to the 1959 preliminary final after winning The Advertiser Cup night competition.

Kevin Abley

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Top Goalkicker
1957
Year--Goals:
1957--41

Glenelg ladder positions:
7th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 394
Played: 1954--1964
Games:  173
Goals:    96

Achievements:
  • 100 Game Player
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1957
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1940--1960
  • 1 State Game

Summary
A relentless, hard and versatile player who was outstanding at either end of the ground but is best remembered as a quality full back.

Raymond Rocher

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Top Goalkicker
1958
Year--Goals:
1958--38

Glenelg ladder positions:
7th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 431
Played: 1957--1958
Games:  26
Goals:    37

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1958

Fred Pemberton

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Top Goalkicker
1959
Year--Goals:
1959--44

Glenelg ladder positions:
3rd

Glenelg Career
Player#: 460
Played: 1959
Games:  17
Goals:    44

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1959

Colin Richens

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Top Goalkicker 2 seasons
1960, 1962
Year--Goals:
1960--29, 1962--29

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th 5th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 429
Played: 1957--1968
Games:  209
Goals:    220

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Captain 1960
  • 4X Glenelg Best & Fairest 1959, 1961, 1963, 1966
  • 200 Game Player
  • 200 Career Goals
  • 2X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1960, 1962
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1961--1976
  • 12 State Games, 4 Goals
  • SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002

Summary
A rover who was quick off the mark, had superb ball skills and uncanny anticipation, which often allowed him to snare the ball from opposition ruckmen. A fiercely determined competitor, fiery red-head he won State selection as a rover, then later in his career as a back pocket.


Notes:
Tied with Harry Kernahan for Top Goalkicker in 1960
 

Harry Kernahan

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Top Goalkicker
1960
Year--Goals:
1960--29

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 457
Played: 1959--1965, 1969--1971
Games:  176
Goals:    149

Achievements:
  • 2 seasons Glenelg Captain 1964--1965
  • 100 Game Player
  • 100 Career Goals
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1960
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1961--1976
  • 2 Grand Finals Played - 1969 1970
  • Great of Glenelg
  • 10 State Games
  • SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2018

Summary
Loping ruckman who was an expert palmer. His determination and courage was shown by the way he played on with a broken collarbone in South Australia’s win against Western Australia in Perth in 1962. His influence on Glenelg was enormous as, during his 14 year reign as secretary-general manager the Tigers won three premierships.


Notes:
Tied with Colin Richens for Top Goalkicker in 1960
 

Neil Crompton

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Top Goalkicker
1961
Year--Goals:
1961--37

Glenelg ladder positions:
7th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 480
Played: 1961
Games:  18
Goals:    37

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1961

Kevin Rowe

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Top Goalkicker
1963
Year--Goals:
1963--43

Glenelg ladder positions:
7th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 486
Played: 1961--1969
Games:  65
Goals:    103

Achievements:
  • 100 Career Goals
  • 1X 10 Goals in a Match
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1963
  • 1 Grand Finals Played - 1969
  • Reserves Magarey Medallist in 1968

Brian McGowan

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Top Goalkicker
1964
Year--Goals:
1964--54

Glenelg ladder positions:
4th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 505
Played: 1964--1966
Games:  58
Goals:    115

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Captain 1966
  • Glenelg Best & Fairest 1965
  • 100 Career Goals
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1964
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1964
  • 118 Games with South Melbourne - 171 Goals, was their leading goalkicker in 1961

Summary
Tiny rover with great ball getting ability and a sixth sense around the goals.

Ray Button

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Top Goalkicker 3 seasons
1965--1967
Year--Goals:
1965--61, 1966--37, 1967--45

Glenelg ladder positions:
6th 10th 4th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 499
Played: 1963--1972
Games:  135
Goals:    245

Achievements:
  • 100 Game Player
  • 200 Career Goals
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1965
  • 1X 10 Goals in a Match
  • 3X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1965--1967
  • 2 Grand Finals Played - 1969 1970

Summary
As a yougster keen on athletics he cleared 5ft 11in in the high jump - more than his own height - at Mitchell Park Technical School. As a high marking forward with Glenelg his aerial skills were compared with "Blue" Johnston. He could change the course of a game with his spectacular feats. His mark over Port Adelaide's Bob Elix at Alberton in 1965 was considered one of the greatest in South Australian football history.


Notes:
Tied with Bob Anesbury for Top Goalkicker in 1967
 

Bob Anesbury

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Top Goalkicker
1967
Year--Goals:
1967--45

Glenelg ladder positions:
4th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 488
Played: 1961--1970
Games:  134
Goals:    156

Achievements:
  • 100 Game Player
  • 100 Career Goals
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1967
  • 2 Grand Finals Played - 1969 1970


Notes:
Tied with Ray Button for Top Goalkicker in 1967
 

DK 'Fred' Phillis

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Top Goalkicker 7 seasons
1968--1972, 1975--1976
Year--Goals:
1968--30,    1969--137,    1970--107,    1971--102,    1972--75,    1975--128,    1976--104

Glenelg ladder positions:
5th 2nd 2nd 6th 6th 2nd 3rd

Glenelg Career
Player#: 530
Played: 1966--1978, 1981
Games:  280
Goals:    884

Achievements:
  • 200 Game Player
  • 800 Career Goals
  • 5X 100+ Goals in a Season 1969--1971, 1975--1976
  • 3X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1972--1973, 1978
  • 9X 10 Goals in a Match
  • 7X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1968--1972, 1975--1976
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1961--1976
  • Magarey Medallist 1969
  • 5X SANFL Top Goalkicker 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976
  • Premiership Player 1973
  • 6 Grand Finals Played - 1969 1970 1973 1974 1975 1977
  • 10 State Games, 26 Goals
  • SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002

Summary
Strong-leading and powerful-marking, he was the first full forward to win a Magarey Medal (only Port’s Scott Hodges has done it since). On his day he was unstoppable, as he was when he booted a club record 18.6 against Central District in 1975.

Peter Carey

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Top Goalkicker
1973
Year--Goals:
1973--69

Glenelg ladder positions:
1st

Glenelg Career
Player#: 580
Played: 1971--1988
Games:  448
Goals:    521

Achievements:
  • 6 seasons Glenelg Captain 1983--1988
  • 3X Glenelg Best & Fairest 1975, 1979, 1981
  • 400 Game Player
  • 500 Career Goals
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1973
  • 1X 10 Goals in a Match
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1973
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1977--1990
  • Fos Williams Medallist 1981
  • 2X All Australian 1979, 1980
  • 2X Premiership Captain 1985 1986
  • 3X Premiership Player 1973 1985 1986
  • 4 Grand Finals as Captain - 1985 1986 1987 1988
  • 10 Grand Finals Played - 1973 1974 1975 1977 1981 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988
  • Great of Glenelg
  • Best on Ground in 1973 Grand Final v North
  • 19 State Games
  • SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002
  • Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2009

Summary
“Super” made his league debut as a 17 year old in 1971 against Centrals at Elizabeth while still a student at Seacombe High School. He established himself early in his career at centre-half-forward - booting six goals from that position in a best-afield performance in the 1973 grand final win. He remained the keystone in Glenelg's forward line until around 1978, when he transitioned into the club's no.1 ruckman - and remained there until is retirement after the 1988 grand final. He was club captain for 6 seasons from 1983 onwards, and maintained his high standards throughout his career with many observers rating him as best on ground in Glenelg's 1986 grand final win. During his playing career he amassed 448 league games for Glenelg as well as 19 state appearances and won many awards including 3 Glenelg best & fairest awards, 1 Fos Williams Medal and 2 All Australian selections. Since retirement he has been inducted into the Glenelg Hall of Fame, the SA Football Hall of Fame and the Australian Football Hall of Fame and has been made a Great of Glenelg.

John Sandland

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Top Goalkicker
1974
Year--Goals:
1974--55

Glenelg ladder positions:
2nd

Glenelg Career
Player#: 571
Played: 1970--1974
Games:  105
Goals:    224

Achievements:
  • 100 Game Player
  • 200 Career Goals
  • 3X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1972--1974
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1974
  • Premiership Player 1973
  • 2 Grand Finals Played - 1970 1973

Graham Cornes

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Top Goalkicker
1977
Year--Goals:
1977--74

Glenelg ladder positions:
2nd

Glenelg Career
Player#: 553
Played: 1967--1982
Games:  317
Goals:    347
Coach: 1985--1990;  149 games - 63% won

Achievements:
  • 6 seasons Glenelg Coach
  • Glenelg Captain 1978
  • 3X Glenelg Best & Fairest 1968, 1972, 1974
  • 300 Game Player
  • 300 Career Goals
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1977
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1977
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1961--1976
  • Tassie Medallist 1980
  • Simpson Medallist 1979
  • SA State Captain 1978
  • 4X All Australian 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988
  • 2X Premiership Coach 1985 1986
  • Premiership Player 1973
  • 5 Grand Finals as Coach - 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990
  • 8 Grand Finals Played - 1969 1970 1973 1974 1975 1977 1981 1982
  • Great of Glenelg
  • 21 State Games, 22 Goals
  • 6-2 win-loss record as SA coach v Victoria
  • Inaugural coach of Adelaide Crows
  • SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002
  • Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2012

Summary
From his first game against Sturt in 1967 it was obvious this spindly blonde had star quality. One of the most spectacular high marks in South Australian football history, he had all the skills and when it came to the crunch was at his best as with his classic mark and goal in the dying moments of the 1973 grand final.

Kym Hodgeman

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Top Goalkicker 2 seasons
1978--1979
Year--Goals:
1978--54, 1979--32

Glenelg ladder positions:
4th 7th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 602
Played: 1974--1980, 1986--1990
Games:  244
Goals:    411
Coach: 1991--1992;  48 games - 54% won

Achievements:
  • 2 seasons Glenelg Coach
  • 3X Glenelg Best & Fairest 1977, 1978, 1989
  • 200 Game Player
  • 400 Career Goals
  • 3X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1975--1976, 1978
  • 2X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1978--1979
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1977--1990
  • Magarey Medallist 1978
  • All Australian 1979
  • Premiership Player 1986
  • 1 Grand Finals as Coach - 1992
  • 5 Grand Finals Played - 1974 1975 1977 1986 1988
  • Reserves Magarey Medallist in 1974
  • Third in Magarey Medal in 1980
  • 9 State Games
  • 91 Games with North Melbourne, Best and Fairest 1984
  • SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002

Summary
Neil Kerley knew very quickly this tiny rover was “special” when he ran the wrong way straight into a charging pack of Port Adelaide players and grabbed a mark. He had electric pace and agility, skill, courage, persistence and was lethal around the goals. After a very successful stint with North Melbourne, he returned to the Bay to fulfil a lifelong dream and play in the Tigers’ 1986 premiership.


Notes:
Tied with Stephen Copping for Top Goalkicker in 1979
 

Stephen Copping

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Top Goalkicker 3 seasons
1979, 1981, 1985
Year--Goals:
1979--32, 1981--49, 1985--83

Glenelg ladder positions:
7th 2nd 1st

Glenelg Career
Player#: 603
Played: 1974--1981, 1985--1986
Games:  246
Goals:    460

Achievements:
  • 200 Game Player
  • 400 Career Goals
  • 4X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1977--1978, 1985--1986
  • 3X 10 Goals in a Match
  • 3X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1979, 1981, 1985
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1977--1990
  • Fos Williams Medallist 1982
  • 2X Premiership Player 1985 1986
  • 5 Grand Finals Played - 1975 1977 1981 1985 1986
  • 5 State Games
  • 42 games with Essendon

Summary
Remembered for those telescopic arms that stretched out to pull in the most impossible marks. His kicking style may have been ungainly but he rarely missed, making him one of the most dangerous forwards in the game - whether from a set shot or a snap from a seemingly impossible angle.


Notes:
Tied with Kym Hodgeman for Top Goalkicker in 1979
 

Robbie Walter

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Top Goalkicker
1980
Year--Goals:
1980--78

Glenelg ladder positions:
4th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 646
Played: 1979--1982
Games:  57
Goals:    126

Achievements:
  • 100 Career Goals
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1980
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1980
  • 1 Grand Finals Played - 1981

Michael Lunniss

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Top Goalkicker
1982
Year--Goals:
1982--69

Glenelg ladder positions:
2nd

Glenelg Career
Player#: 644
Played: 1979--1983
Games:  64
Goals:    96

Achievements:
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1982
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1982
  • 1 Grand Finals Played - 1982

Stephen Kernahan

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Top Goalkicker 2 seasons
1983--1984
Year--Goals:
1983--58, 1984--62

Glenelg ladder positions:
7th 3rd

Glenelg Career
Player#: 655
Played: 1981--1985
Games:  136
Goals:    290

Achievements:
  • 3X Glenelg Best & Fairest 1983, 1984, 1985
  • 100 Game Player
  • 200 Career Goals
  • 4X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1982--1985
  • 2X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1983--1984
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1977--1990
  • Jack Oatey Medallist 1985
  • 2X Fos Williams Medallist 1984, 1988
  • SA State Captain 1996
  • 5X All Australian 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994
  • Premiership Player 1985
  • 3 Grand Finals Played - 1981 1982 1985
  • Leading vote getter in 1983 Magarey Medal but was ineligible due to suspension
  • Kicked 10 goals in State match v Victoria in 1984
  • 16 State Games, 51 Goals
  • 251 Games for Carlton - 738 Goals, club leading Goalkicker 11 years in a row, Best and Fairest 1987, 1989, 1992, 226 Games as Captain
  • SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2002
  • Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee in 2001

Summary
He had everything. The height, the physique, the marking ability that was second to none, the long accurate kick, the big-game temperament, the leadership… how many premierships would he have helped the Tigers to if he had played in the days before Victorian clubs lured our best talent away? An icon of the Glenelg Football Club - but also of the game.

Tony Hall

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Top Goalkicker
1986
Year--Goals:
1986--73

Glenelg ladder positions:
1st

Glenelg Career
Player#: 675
Played: 1983--1987, 1995
Games:  103
Goals:    151

Achievements:
  • 100 Game Player
  • 100 Career Goals
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1986
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1986
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1977--1990
  • Jack Oatey Medallist 1986
  • All Australian 1988
  • 2X Premiership Player 1985 1986
  • 3 Grand Finals Played - 1985 1986 1987
  • 97 Games with Hawthorn, 144 Goals - 4th in Brownlow in 1988

Summary
He had the uncanny ability to mark balls he seemed to have no right to claim. When Stephen Kernahan headed for Carlton in 1986 Glenelg’s premiership chances seemingly had gone too. But Hall slipped into centre half-forward and booted six goals in a match winning grand final display.

John Seebohm

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Top Goalkicker
1987
Year--Goals:
1987--89

Glenelg ladder positions:
2nd

Glenelg Career
Player#: 634
Played: 1978--1992
Games:  319
Goals:    214

Achievements:
  • 300 Game Player
  • 200 Career Goals
  • 2X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1986--1987
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1987
  • Glenelg Hall of Fame 1977--1990
  • 2X Premiership Player 1985 1986
  • 8 Grand Finals Played - 1981 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 1992

Summary
Remembered mostly as a resolute, reliable centre half-back, he showed his versatility and skills by booting 89 goals from full forward in 1987. A wonderful and resilient clubman, he was a modest and quietly spoken star of the superstar team of the '80s, but his highly competitive nature was a critical element of the club's success.

Craig Budarick

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Top Goalkicker
1988
Year--Goals:
1988--45

Glenelg ladder positions:
2nd

Glenelg Career
Player#: 708
Played: 1987--1993
Games:  66
Goals:    150

Achievements:
  • 100 Career Goals
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1988
  • 1 Grand Finals Played - 1988

Jim West

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Top Goalkicker 3 seasons
1989, 1995--1996
Year--Goals:
1989--60, 1995--49, 1996--39

Glenelg ladder positions:
5th 7th 7th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 699
Played: 1985--1996
Games:  186
Goals:    254

Achievements:
  • 100 Game Player
  • 200 Career Goals
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1989
  • 3X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1989, 1995--1996
  • 2 Grand Finals Played - 1987 1988

John Fidge

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Top Goalkicker 3 seasons
1990, 1992--1993
Year--Goals:
1990--124, 1992--91, 1993--56

Glenelg ladder positions:
2nd 2nd 4th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 735
Played: 1989--1993
Games:  69
Goals:    316

Achievements:
  • 300 Career Goals
  • 1X 100+ Goals in a Season 1990
  • 2X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1992--1993
  • 5X 10 Goals in a Match
  • 3X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1990, 1992--1993
  • 2 Grand Finals Played - 1990 1992
  • Best of 13 goals in a match v West in 1992
  • 32 games for Melbourne, 54 goals in 1984-86
  • 27 games for Brisbane, 38 goals in 1987-89

Summary
Powerfully-built, strong-marking, long-kicking full forward who on his day was unstoppable, a real match winner.

Mark Russell

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Top Goalkicker
1991
Year--Goals:
1991--50

Glenelg ladder positions:
6th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 749
Played: 1991--1993
Games:  63
Goals:    158

Achievements:
  • 100 Career Goals
  • 2X 50-99 Goals in a Season 1991--1992
  • 1X 10 Goals in a Match
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1991

Dean Caldow

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Top Goalkicker
1994
Year--Goals:
1994--37

Glenelg ladder positions:
4th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 770
Played: 1994--1997
Games:  27
Goals:    62

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1994

Justin Scripps

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Top Goalkicker 2 seasons
1997--1998
Year--Goals:
1997--18, 1998--21

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th 9th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 781
Played: 1995--1999
Games:  68
Goals:    87

Achievements:
  • 2X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1997--1998

Ben McEntee

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Top Goalkicker
1999
Year--Goals:
1999--28

Glenelg ladder positions:
4th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 836
Played: 1998--2001
Games:  53
Goals:    52

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 1999

David Hams

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Top Goalkicker
2000
Year--Goals:
2000--38

Glenelg ladder positions:
9th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 857
Played: 2000--2001
Games:  26
Goals:    43

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2000

Sam Logan

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Top Goalkicker
2001
Year--Goals:
2001--30

Glenelg ladder positions:
9th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 881
Played: 2001--2002
Games:  23
Goals:    42

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2001

Marcus Baldwin

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Top Goalkicker
2002
Year--Goals:
2002--32

Glenelg ladder positions:
9th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 886
Played: 2002
Games:  18
Goals:    32

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2002

Sudjai Cook

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Top Goalkicker
2003
Year--Goals:
2003--24

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 843
Played: 1999--2005
Games:  122
Goals:    80

Achievements:
  • 100 Game Player
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2003

Paul Allison

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Top Goalkicker
2004
Year--Goals:
2004--26

Glenelg ladder positions:
7th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 921
Played: 2004--2005
Games:  25
Goals:    27

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2004

David Mitchell

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Top Goalkicker
2005
Year--Goals:
2005--46

Glenelg ladder positions:
8th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 936
Played: 2005--2007
Games:  54
Goals:    83

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2005

Matthew Duldig

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Top Goalkicker
2006
Year--Goals:
2006--41

Glenelg ladder positions:
6th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 913
Played: 2003--2009
Games:  94
Goals:    163

Achievements:
  • 100 Career Goals
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2006
  • 1 Grand Finals Played - 2008

Justin McConnell

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Top Goalkicker
2007
Year--Goals:
2007--64

Glenelg ladder positions:
4th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 947
Played: 2006--2009
Games:  73
Goals:    160

Achievements:
  • 100 Career Goals
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 2007
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2007

Todd Grima

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Top Goalkicker 2 seasons
2008, 2010
Year--Goals:
2008--54, 2010--58,

Glenelg ladder positions:
2nd 4th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 974
Played: 2008--2011
Games:  73
Goals:    161

Achievements:
  • 100 Career Goals
  • 2X 50-99 Goals in a Season 2008, 2010
  • 2X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2008, 2010
  • Ken Farmer Medallist 2010
  • 1 Grand Finals Played - 2008

Ruory Kirkby

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Top Goalkicker 4 seasons
2009, 2011--2013
Year--Goals:
2009--41,    2011--39,    2012--43,    2013--24

Glenelg ladder positions:
3rd 5th 6th 9th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 953
Played: 2006--2016
Games:  167
Goals:    274

Achievements:
  • 100 Game Player
  • 200 Career Goals
  • 4X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2009, 2011--2013
  • 1 Grand Finals Played - 2008
  • 1 State Game

Summary
A popular clubman and team-mate, the strong marking left footed goalkicker played a key role in th Tiger's rise from stuggler to premiership contender under coach Mark Mickan. The athletic 194cm centre half-forward was Glenelg's leading goalscorer four times in five years between 2009-13 - at the time only club legends Jack Owens, Colin Churchett and Fred Phillis had led the goalkicking more times.

Andrew Hooper

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Top Goalkicker
2014
Year--Goals:
2014--29

Glenelg ladder positions:
10th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 1022
Played: 2013--2014
Games:  23
Goals:    40

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2014

Clint Alleway

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Top Goalkicker
2015
Year--Goals:
2015--47

Glenelg ladder positions:
9th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 1036
Played: 2014--2016
Games:  43
Goals:    90

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2015
  • Ken Farmer Medallist 2015

Josh Scott

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Top Goalkicker 2 seasons
2016, 2018
Year--Goals:
2016--42, 2018--35

Glenelg ladder positions:
7th 6th

Glenelg Career
Player#: 1043
Played: 2014--2019
Games:  90
Goals:    151

Achievements:
  • Glenelg Best & Fairest 2016
  • 100 Career Goals
  • 2X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2016, 2018
  • Premiership Player 2019
  • 1 Grand Finals Played - 2019

Summary
An inspirational, high flying key forward who courageously threw himself into the fray and was only the fifth player to win the best and fairest and be leading goalkicker in the same season. Made a remarkable recovery from a horror broken wrist to shine in the Tiger's 2019 premiership success. Was twice selected in The Advertiser Team of the Year.

Liam McBean

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Top Goalkicker 4 seasons
2017, 2019--2021
Year--Goals:
2017--38,    2019--53,    2020--39,    2021--56

Glenelg ladder positions:
7th 1st 4th 2nd

Glenelg Career
Player#: 1085
Played: 2017, 2019--2023
Games:  112
Goals:    269

Achievements:
  • 100 Game Player
  • 200 Career Goals
  • 2X 50-99 Goals in a Season 2019, 2021
  • 4X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2017, 2019--2021
  • 3X Ken Farmer Medallist 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Bob Quinn Medallist 2020
  • SA State Captain 2022
  • 2X Premiership Player 2019 2023
  • 3 Grand Finals Played - 2019 2021 2023


Notes:
Tied with Luke Reynolds for Top Goalkicker in 2019
 

Luke Reynolds

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Top Goalkicker
2019
Year--Goals:
2019--53

Glenelg ladder positions:
1st

Glenelg Career
Player#: 1095
Played: 2018--2023
Games:  107
Goals:    200

Achievements:
  • 100 Game Player
  • 200 Career Goals
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 2019
  • Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2019
  • 2X Premiership Player 2019 2023
  • 3 Grand Finals Played - 2019 2021 2023


Notes:
Tied with Liam McBean for Top Goalkicker in 2019
 

Lachlan Hosie

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Top Goalkicker 2 seasons
2022--23
Year--Goals:
2022--44,    2023--61

Glenelg ladder positions:
4th 1st

Glenelg Career
Player#: 1078
Played: 2016--2019, 2021--2023
Games:  74
Goals:    177

Achievements:
  • 100 Career Goals
  • 1X 50-99 Goals in a Season 2023
  • 2X Glenelg Top Goalkicker 2022--23
  • Ken Farmer Medallist 2023
  • Jack Oatey Medallist 2023
  • Premiership Player 2023
  • 2 Grand Finals Played - 2021 2023