The greatest honour in Australian football is being awarded tonight with the 2026 Hall of Fame class unveiled in Melbourne.
Fox Footy is the only place to watch the live broadcast tonight from 7:30pm AEST as six new inductees are announced.
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It’s already known that Swan Districts great Bill Walker became the Australian Football Hall of Fame’s 34th Legend, with his elevation announced earlier this year.
Walker is the only man in WA football history to have won four Sandover Medals, joining the smaller group of Legends who spent their careers primarily or entirely outside of the VFL, such as Ken Farmer (elevated in 2025), Russell Ebert (2022), Merv McIntosh (2021), Jack Oatey (2021), Barrie Robran (2001) and Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer (1996 inaugural selection).
Five-time best-and-fairest winner Walker debuted for Swan Districts back in 1961, playing in premiership sides in each of his first three seasons at senior level.
He played 305 total WAFL games between 1961 and 1976, becoming a club champion in his fifth season and captaining the club for seven years.
Bill Walker, former Swan Districts footballer. p/ /football clubsSource: News Corp Australia
South Australian great Tim Evans was the first Hall of Fame inductee of the evening.
A stalwart of the Port Adelaide Football Club between 1975 and 1986 after beginning his career at Geelong, Evans enters the Hall after having already earned entry to the South Australian and Tasmanian Football Hall of Fames in 2002 and 2008 respectively.
He kicked over 1,000 goals – 993 at Port – leading its tally a whopping 10 times, and being named at full forward in their Greatest Team. He earned life membership at the club in 1984.
Next into the Hall was John Worsfold – one of the elite few to have captained and coached an AFL premiership, let alone both at the same club.
The Eagles legend began his playing career at South Fremantle before arriving at West Coast for the 1987 season, playing 209 games over 11 years at the club. Worsfold led the Eagles to premierships as a player in 1992 and 1994, before doing it all again as senior coach in 2006.
He then helped get Essendon back to its feet after the supplements saga, coaching the Bombers in 107 games between 2016 and 2020.
West Coast Eagles celebrate their premiership win over the Sydney Swans at Subiaco Oval , Perth , WA . Coach John Worsfold with the cup .Source: News Limited
Tiwi Islands legend David Kantilla was the third inductee of the night. Kantilla, recognised as the SANFL’s first Indigenous player, played 113 games for South Adelaide between 1961 and 1966, kicking 106 goals.
Kantilla was named in the Indigenous Team of the Century, is a member of the South Adelaide Club Hall of Fame, and also represented the state on four occasions in 1964 and 1965. Sadly, Kantilla passed away in 1978.
David KantillaSource: Supplied
Players, coaches, umpires, administrators and media members who have made significant contributions to Australian Football at any level are eligible.
AFL players are eligible for selection when they have been retired for at least five years, meaning 2020 retirees like Kade Simpson, Harry Taylor and Gary Ablett Junior are eligible for the first time in 2026. They join potential recently-retired inductees like Jarryd Roughead, Jordan Lewis, Jarrad McVeigh, Aaron Sandilands and Steve Johnson.
The likes of Shaun Burgoyne and Eddie Betts are a year away, with David Mundy, Joel Selwood and both Josh Kennedys two years away.
Other notable champions still waiting include Dustin Fletcher and Saverio Rocca.
Garry Lyon, John Leedham, Peter Darley, Luke Hodge, George Owens and Nick Riewoldt were selected in the 2025 class while Erin Phillips and Daisy Pearce became the first AFLW players in the Hall.
2025 Inductees (L-R) Erin Phillips, Nick Riewoldt, Garry Lyon, Luke Hodge and Daisy Pearce pose during the Australian Football Hall of Fame at Crown Palladium on June 10, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)Source: Getty Images