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SANFL News
07 Aug 2008
2008 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
 More than 300 distinguished guests gathered at AAMI Stadium tonight to welcome five new inductees into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame. Established in 2002, the South Australian Football Hall of Fame acknowledges players, coaches, umpires, administrators and journalists who have made a significant contribution to the game of Australian Football in this state. This year’s inductees are: Geoff Kingston (West Torrens 1960-1968 and Advertiser sports journalist from 1964-1989) Peter Woite (Port Adelaide 1969-1978 and Magarey Medallist 1975) Nigel Smart (South Adelaide 1988-1992, 2004, and Adelaide Crows 1991-2004) Doug Thomas (West Adelaide 1951-1956, 1961-1965) Keith Thomas (Norwood 1979-1986, 1989-1992) Geoff Kingston Era : 1961 - 1990 PLAYING RECORD :
¨ Played an unknown number of games for the Wagga Football Club prior to 1960
¨ 130 games and 301 goals for West Torrens (1960 – 1968)
MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :
¨ 14 matches for South Australia, including Carnivals in Brisbane (1961) and Hobart (1966)
ACHIEVEMENTS :
¨ Best and Fairest West Torrens (1965)
¨ Leading Goalkicker West Torrens (1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965)
¨ All Australian (1961)
¨ Player Life Member West Torrens (1968)
¨ 7-time Advertiser Team of the Year player
¨ Sporting Hall of Fame Member Wagga Wagga
¨ Named in the top 25 players in any era of SA Football (1976)
MEDIA CAREER :
Kingston was a sports journalist at The Advertiser from 1964 and Chief Football Writer from 1979 – 1989. He was also a part-time columnist in 2000.
As testament to his professionalism his colleagues offer the following:
¨ Kingston was considered somewhat ahead of his time with a new writing style that added emotion and more “art” into football writing at a time when television and talk-back radio was stealing ground as to detailing how football was being played.
¨ Multi-award winning news and feature writer.
¨ Commanded the confidence of many football administrators.
Peter Woite Era : 1961 – 1990
PLAYING RECORD :
¨ 182 games and 102 goals for Port Adelaide (1969 – 1978)
¨ 20 games for Glenelg (1979 – 1980)
PREMIERSHIPS :
¨ Member of the Port Adelaide premiership team (1977)
MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :
¨ 12 games for South Australia
ACHIEVEMENTS :
¨ Magarey Medallist (1975)
¨ Best and Fairest Port Adelaide (1975)
¨ Port Adelaide Player Life Member (1978)
¨ SANFL Player Life Member (1978)
¨ Port Adelaide Team of the Century (2001)
¨ SANFL League Life Member (2008)
¨ Awarded T.S. O’Halloran Trophy (1970)
ADMINISTRATION RECORD :
¨ SANFL Tribunal Commissioner (1993 – present)
¨ SANFL Drug & Disciplinary Tribunal (2003 – present)
¨ SANFL Salary Cap Investigation Committee (2008)
¨ State League Selector/Team Manager (1996)
Nigel Smart Era : 1991 - Onwards
PLAYING RECORD :
¨ 78 games and 29 goals for South Adelaide (1988-1992, 2004)
¨ 278 games and 116 goals for Adelaide (1991–2004)
¨ 32 games for Adelaide in AFL Pre-season Cup (1991-2004)
PREMIERSHIPS :
¨ Member of Adelaide’s premiership teams (1997, 1998)
¨ Member of Adelaide’s Pre-Season premiership cup team (2003)
MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :
¨ 8 games and 3 goals for South Australia (1990, 1992-1996, 1998-1999)
ADMINISTRATION RECORD :
¨ Adelaide Board Member (2004–present)
¨ AFL Players’ Association Delegate (1991–1998)
¨ AFL Players’ Association Executive Board (1998–2004)
ACHIEVEMENTS :
¨ All Australian (1991, 1993, 1998)
¨ Adelaide Team of the Decade
¨ First Adelaide player to play 250 games
¨ AFL Player Life Member (2003)
¨ Adelaide Life Member (1999)
Doug Thomas Era : 1991 – Onwards
PLAYING RECORD :
¨ 223 games and 110 goals for West Adelaide (1951–1956, 1961–1965)
¨ West Adelaide Captain (1963–1965)
PREMIERSHIPS :
¨ Member of the West Adelaide premiership team (1961)
MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :
¨ 5 games for South Australia
COACHING RECORD :
¨ West Adelaide Coach (1963–1964)
ADMINISTRATION RECORD :
¨ West Adelaide General Manager (1977–2006)
¨ SANFL Match and Permit Committee (1987–2006)
¨ SANFL League Director (1977, 1991–1993)
¨ Proxy League Director (1978–1990, 1994–2006)
¨ SANFL Umpires Board (1989–1993)
¨ SANFL State Selector/State of Origin Selector (1990–1995)
ACHIEVEMENTS :
¨ West Adelaide Life Member
¨ SANFL Player Life Member (1966)
¨ SANFL League Life Member (1997)
¨ Inaugural Member of the West Adelaide Hall of Fame (2005)
Keith Thomas Era : 1991 - Onwards
PLAYING RECORD :
¨ 304 games and 303 goals for Norwood (1979-1986, 1989-1992)
¨ 28 games and 15 goals for Fitzroy (1987-1988)
PREMIERSHIPS :
¨ Member of the Norwood premiership teams (1982, 1984)
MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :
¨ 5 games for South Australia
ACHIEVEMENTS :
¨ Best and Fairest Norwood (1985)
¨ Runner up Best & Fairest Norwood (1982, 1983, 1984)
¨ Leading Goalkicker Norwood (1986)
¨ Jack Oatey Medallist (1984)
¨ Norwood Player Life Member (1990)
¨ SANFL Player Life Member (1990)
¨ Inaugural Member of the Norwood Hall of Fame (2006)
¨ Norwood Team of the Century (1901–2001)
¨ Australian Sports Medal, commemorating Australian sporting achievement (2000)
ADMINISTRATION RECORD :
¨ Norwood Committee Member (1998–2000)
¨ Norwood Board of Directors (2008–present)
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