Overview
- Sport Australia Hall of Fame named its 2025 inductees—six athletes and Dr Peter Harcourt—on August 7 and will formally honour them at a November 17 gala presided over by chair John Bertrand.
- Lleyton Hewitt rejoins the pantheon after winning two Grand Slam titles and holding the world No. 1 tennis ranking for 75 consecutive weeks, and Cameron Smith was celebrated for reaching 400 NRL games, 42 State of Origin appearances and 56 Tests with 33 as captain.
- Jason Dunstall secured induction following 269 games and 1,254 goals for Hawthorn, highlighted by four VFL/AFL premierships.
- Laura Geitz captained Australia to Netball World Cup victories in 2011 and 2015 and Commonwealth Games gold in 2014 while Torah Bright was honoured as the nation’s most decorated winter Olympian with one gold and one silver medal.
- Mark Schwarzer was recognised for over two decades in top-flight football, three Socceroos World Cup campaigns and more than 500 English Premier League appearances.