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Mark Kelvin Godfrey Ricciuto (born June 8, 1975) is a prominent Australian rules football player, representing the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League.
Ricciuto was born in Waikerie, South Australia. After some success in local leagues, he was recruited by SANFL team West Adelaide and soon after, was recruited by the Adelaide Crows as a rookie. He debuted in the AFL in 1993.
Ricciuto quickly rose to prominence in the national competition. He was an AFL Rising Star nominee in 1993 and achieved All-Australian selection in 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005 (as team captain) and was in the Adelaide Crows 1998 premiership team and 2003 Wizard Cup winning team.
He was appointed as Adelaide captain in 2001. In 2003, he won the league's highest honor, the Brownlow Medal, along with Collingwood's Nathan Buckley and Sydney's Adam Goodes.
Ricciuto is noted for his Italian heritage, and bears a large tattoo of his family name on his back.
Andrew Virgil McLeod (born August 4, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer and a champion of the Adelaide Football Club. Making his debut in 1995, McLeod was part of Adelaide's 1997 and 1998 premiership sides, where he picked up back-to-back Norm Smith Medals for best player on the ground during a Grand Final. In 2005 he captained the Australian International Rules Football team to a 2-0 victory against Ireland.
McLeod started his career at the Port Adelaide Football Club, playing for them in the SANFL before being recruited into the AFL by Fremantle and was then traded to Adelaide.
Recruited from West Adelaide Football Club (SANFL), Modra began his AFL career later than most players at 23 years of age, but made an instant impact in his debut year of 1992 with the Crows.
At first his potential at full-forward was overshadowed by senior player Scott Hodges who had a reputation as a prolific goal kicker at the Port Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL.
Modra played above his 188 cm in height, and at 91 kg had the physical strength and size to match opposition full backs.
He topped the Crows goal kicking in 1993 to 1997, winning the Coleman Medal for the most goals in the AFL in 1997. In 1993 he kicked over 100 goals with a total of 129. In 1997, he was one of the form players of the competition, with an ability for taking spectacular high marks and kicking goals from full-forward.
Modra's aerial ability was unsurpassed in his prime, and he was nominated for Mark of the Year on numerous ocassions, winning the award in 1993 and 2000. Many of his spectacular marks and goals were featured in the AFL videos Miracle Marks and Golden Goals.
Modra suffered from being in a one team town. Despite his record public opinion in South Australia was that he did not play to his full ability. Injury forced Modra out of the preliminary final in 1997 and missed the Crows first premiership. After returning from knee injury in 1998 he failed to regain form and was not considered for the Grand Final.
A keen surfer, Modra relished the opportunity of being traded to Fremantle for the 1999 season. By the middle of the 2001 season his knees had given out. Facing disciplinary action for his involvement in a hotel brawl, he retired at 32 years of age. His career games tally stood at 165 with 588 goals.
Ricciuto was born in Waikerie, South Australia. After some success in local leagues, he was recruited by SANFL team West Adelaide and soon after, was recruited by the Adelaide Crows as a rookie. He debuted in the AFL in 1993.
Ricciuto quickly rose to prominence in the national competition. He was an AFL Rising Star nominee in 1993 and achieved All-Australian selection in 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005 (as team captain) and was in the Adelaide Crows 1998 premiership team and 2003 Wizard Cup winning team.
He was appointed as Adelaide captain in 2001. In 2003, he won the league's highest honor, the Brownlow Medal, along with Collingwood's Nathan Buckley and Sydney's Adam Goodes.
Ricciuto is noted for his Italian heritage, and bears a large tattoo of his family name on his back.
Andrew Virgil McLeod (born August 4, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer and a champion of the Adelaide Football Club. Making his debut in 1995, McLeod was part of Adelaide's 1997 and 1998 premiership sides, where he picked up back-to-back Norm Smith Medals for best player on the ground during a Grand Final. In 2005 he captained the Australian International Rules Football team to a 2-0 victory against Ireland.
McLeod started his career at the Port Adelaide Football Club, playing for them in the SANFL before being recruited into the AFL by Fremantle and was then traded to Adelaide.
Recruited from West Adelaide Football Club (SANFL), Modra began his AFL career later than most players at 23 years of age, but made an instant impact in his debut year of 1992 with the Crows.
At first his potential at full-forward was overshadowed by senior player Scott Hodges who had a reputation as a prolific goal kicker at the Port Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL.
Modra played above his 188 cm in height, and at 91 kg had the physical strength and size to match opposition full backs.
He topped the Crows goal kicking in 1993 to 1997, winning the Coleman Medal for the most goals in the AFL in 1997. In 1993 he kicked over 100 goals with a total of 129. In 1997, he was one of the form players of the competition, with an ability for taking spectacular high marks and kicking goals from full-forward.
Modra's aerial ability was unsurpassed in his prime, and he was nominated for Mark of the Year on numerous ocassions, winning the award in 1993 and 2000. Many of his spectacular marks and goals were featured in the AFL videos Miracle Marks and Golden Goals.
Modra suffered from being in a one team town. Despite his record public opinion in South Australia was that he did not play to his full ability. Injury forced Modra out of the preliminary final in 1997 and missed the Crows first premiership. After returning from knee injury in 1998 he failed to regain form and was not considered for the Grand Final.
A keen surfer, Modra relished the opportunity of being traded to Fremantle for the 1999 season. By the middle of the 2001 season his knees had given out. Facing disciplinary action for his involvement in a hotel brawl, he retired at 32 years of age. His career games tally stood at 165 with 588 goals.
